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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1919
Page
9
Manchester N H March 1 The death of Charles E Brassard under secretary of the American legation at Copenhagen was announced by cablegram to his wife He was stricken with pneumonia while about to visit this country He had been in Copenhagen a year and a half and was 33 years old formerly in business in this city.
An advertisement urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs for sick or constipated children with coated tongues, listing symptoms such as irritability feverishness and stomach upset. It promises easy relief within hours and warns against counterfeits, directing customers to ask for the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product.
Hazelhurst Ga woman praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saying it saved her from an operation after ten months of use. She suffered from a female trouble causing weeklong bed confinement with pain and weakness and now recommends the remedy to others. The ad urges readers to write for guidance and notes forty years of helping women when other medicines fail.
An ad claims Peptiron, a blend of pepsin iron wax celery and tonics, is easily assimilated and effective for grip related prostration paleness nervous debility neuralgia and sleeplessness. One or two after meals are said to do the work.
An advertisement touts Ritro-Phosphate as a daily source to build firm flesh and support brain and nerve function. It claims to replace nerve wastes, bolster energy, and says the product is sold at major Boston drug stores with a results guarantee or money back.
Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange leader Frederick O Woodruff attacked Boston valuations as ridiculous while urging opposition to Mayor Peters proposed $3 tax limit increase. Finance Commission chief George Flynn called for a $2 rise and warned of budget cuts. debate continues next Tuesday with further testimony from City and real estate officials.
Three inspectors trapped Ferandi after he took a decoy bundle of money left by Vincenzo Barone for a black hand letter. Four shots were fired, Ferandi was wounded in the abdomen and hip, Rassias was struck in the foot, and Ferandi’s life hangs in the balance as authorities seek more on the powerful organization behind the letters.
Chairman Macleod of the Public Service Commission Homer Loring and H G Clark representing Bethlehem Shipbuilding spoke to a legislative street railways committee urging equal cost sharing for operating the Bay State line beyond the basic five cent fare. Under a service-at-cost plan a seven cent need could require a six cent rider fare with one cent raised by taxation. Loring, in his first appearance in new role, projected a $3 226 000 annual road loss under the five cent fare and a roughly equal split of the burden between passengers and communities.
Mrs. George Greenwood, wife of the San Francisco bank vice president, was killed by a bomb blast in her home garden in Oakland. The explosion occurred at night and investigators could not determine if she was targeted or struck by a device she accidentally found. Only servants were present in the house.
Charles H Stearns a former Boston probation officer who filed for bankruptcy January 8 asks New York police to help locate his wife and children. He now works for a detective agency and has mailed postal cards from Spaulding Missouri. Mrs Stearns was an actress before marriage and the family is believed to have moved to New York City.
Tonight at eight o clock in Symphony Hall Governor Coolidge presiding United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge and Harvard President A Lawrence Lowell will meet to discuss the proposed covenants of a League of Nations in a public session.
The committee of arrangements led by Louis A Coolidge and Richard M Washburn says 35 000 to 40 000 wanted to hear Senator Lodge and President Lowell in Symphony Hall on March 19 but only about 3 000 seats exist. Those without tickets will receive a souvenir edition of the debate containing every word spoken. World Peace Foundation will distribute copies at 40 Mt Vernon Street Boston. A gas and electric price control bill moved to a third reading.
A nostalgic wartime style advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for indigestion. It claims the product strengthens digestion, relieves sourness gas heaviness and related distress enabling eating anything with no fear. It notes 50 cent price and wide pharmacy availability nationwide.
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