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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1911
Page
7
Northampton March 19 J E De Thebes offers a home spun formula for happiness and well being. He cites daily olive oil for good looks digestion and spirits a daily glass of buttermilk and a hops pillow for restful sleep stressing that proper sleep is essential alongside cultivating cheerfulness.
Advertisement claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act as a second stomach to digest food. It offers a free trial package, notes one grain digests 3000 grains, and lists 40,000 physicians who use and recommend the remedy. Sold nationwide for 50 cents per box with free samples via F A Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
Sidelights on Civil War crisis era from the Massachusetts paper recounting 1861 days. Notes on events, figures, and local reaction as tensions rise toward outbreak.
Fifty years ago authorities in Massachusetts quietly assessed readiness as Adjutant General Schouler reported 5000 infantry armed and officered. About 3000 were equipped with rifled muskets others with smoothbores updated from flintlocks. he requested 2000 more rifled muskets to form a fully prepared force.
The Boston Post notes Petersburg lies in the slave region of Virginia and within 50 miles half the state's slaves reside, yet it gave only a 117 vote majority for secession, a figure seen as a setback for secessionists and a potential settlement of their hopes in the state.
A Savannah dispatch reports New York vessels held by Savannah authorities were released in exchange for the return of arms by the New York police to the claimants. The arms were shipped from New York to the Confederate capital and New York and Washington authorities did not sustain the seizure.
In the United States Senate debate on March 20 1861 Senator Simmons argued against forcing the seceding states back and predicted the issue would resolve itself within six months. He cautioned that agitation could lead to new threats while noting the administration’s intentions appeared pacific toward the states.
The remark notes that agitation is their vocation, adds they never produced a dollar and never will, drawing laughter from the audience as the point lands with ironic humor.
A Washington despatch states Engineer Archibald resigned after being offered the same post in the Confederate States and gifted a furnished house. Private Confederate correspondence later shows commissioners sought trained US service members with Southern service rewards. Archibald's case is not specifically recorded.
A Washington dispatch reports indications of an armed clash between Governor Houston’s friends and secessionists in Texas. Many favor keeping Federal troops to aid Unionists. The seizure of a vessel carrying oil for Galveston lighthouses, carried out by a so-called vigilance committee led by Sherman, is described as dastardly and cowardly.
A Washington correspondent notes Charles Francis Adams of Massachusetts has been appointed to represent the United States at the legation in London. His popularity in London is expected to rival that of his father, and his son may accompany him as secretary of legation.
TIFF of New York City is the only man in the United States with no given name or initials. He signs checks with one name and manufactures box shocks. LORD NORTHCLIFF owns 30 English newspapers and is the son of a Dublin lawyer. WEEDEN GROSSMITH is an actor, artist, and antiques collector. CHARLES KLEIN was born in London to English parents. FRANKLIN MATTHEWS of the New York Sun traveled as advance agent for Beecher and Twain lectures. JULIAN HAWTHORNE is a Canadian gold miner and mining company president, son of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Am brose Nichols former superintendent of a Manchester mill dies at his Providence home after brief pneumonia illness. He was 76 or 77, and had lived in Providence for ten years since retirement.
Rev William Harmon Van Allen condemned attempts to reduce human conduct to clockwork science in a Church of the Advent sermon. He warned that removing the personal moral element risks denying moral responsibility and blaming pre determined forces for actions.
The Leyden Congregational Society of Brookline held the first of two dedication days for its new Beacon Street church built at 50000 dollars. Tonight at 8 o clock the second day events occur with an organ recital led by Everett E. Truette and officiated by Rev. Harris G. Hale and colleagues. Wallace D. Dexter will deliver the keys to Frederick A. Farrar at the close of tonight’s program.
Dr. Henderson at Harvard Medical School argues that much of the rise in living costs is driven by housewives paying for conveniences. He says basic food needs can be met by all, with price differences for flavor and variety being optional.
A critique of household spending on prepared foods and packaging. The author argues real value lies in basic nutrients and energy from foods like olive oil oats bacon and cereals, urging mindful buying to avoid paying for form and flavor rather than nutrition. Emphasizes proteids fats carbohydrates and the body’s need for varied, wholesome food.
The Rev James A Supple D D spoke at the Academy of Notre Dame on Berkeley Street as part of St Elizabeths Guild lectures. He argued the Roman pontiffs power rests on Peters primacy and that Rome and Peter are one through centuries of church history.
Mrs Helen Haynes risked smoke to save her grandchildren Maud age 10 and Herbert age 8 from a fire that destroyed a large barn and suffocated 100 hens. The blaze began shortly after 9 pm and threatened nearby lumberyards. Firefighters faced low water pressure, delaying initial suppression. The barn owned by the Sweeney estate and leased by James Haynes burned with its contents.
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