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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
4
The Sunday Post promotes two children centered features The Wishing Wisp and The Terrors of the Tiny Tads. The pieces promise engaging tales for young readers and invite families to pick up the issue.
An old advertisement claims Father Johns Medicine is unequalled as a tonic and body builder. It markets itself for flesh and strength enhancement and relief from colds throat and lung troubles including bronchitis and asthma, asserting no alcohol or dangerous drugs.
Three taxi cabs unload fifty trunks carrying 100000 dollars worth of Paquin de Paris gowns. Mannequins and maids, led by manager Charles Koenigswerther, prepare at the Somerset with Mme Henrie Joiie in charge. The exhibition of the latest Pequin creations opens today at 2 30.
An advertisement touts Poslam as a fast remedy for eczema and itching skin. It promises immediate itching cessation and daily improvement with application, claiming the skin regains natural color. The ad notes Possum Soap and a free sample offer from Emergency Laboratories.
Washington reports show passion over President Wilson's push to repeal the Panama canal toll exemption. Senate and House actions loom as Senators Owen and Jones weigh timing while Wilson and aides dispute published claims linking tolls to British Mexico policy.
Muggsy and Willie return with playful adventures in the upcoming Sunday Post. The duo aims to amuse children with lighthearted tricks and humorous sketches.
Mrs Gertrude W Sando obtained a divorce from Joseph B Sando an electrical engineer and custody of their three children. Alimony set at 20 dollars weekly. She testified to intoxicated assaults at her birthday party and another party, and a threatened shooting after a guest left. They reside in Brookline Massachusetts.
The Santa Cruz steamed from New York to San Francisco in 47 days and 4 hours without a port stop. Captain A Watson claimed a new record for the voyage via the Straits of Magellan. The oil burner used no fuel stops, cruising 13000 miles nonstop from Sandy Hook to Los Angeles Harbor area.
Boston dispatch tells how John W. Mitchell a Boston and Maine brakeman from Somerville escaped death after being thrown from a train and freezing outside Old Orchard Maine. He tried to torpedo the Portland express to save himself and was hunted for with a train before finally being found at his refuge crawling on hands and knees.
Mitchell was aboard a Portland bound freight of 40 cars when shot off the caboose at Staples Crossing Old Orchard. He lay in a snow pool of blood, unconscious for an undetermined time, later regaining senses with no idea of nearby help. He held a railroad signal torpedo and tried to stop the express, fearing trainmen would investigate the signal.
Mitchell, struck by a train after misplacing a signal, lay in the snow with a head wound and blood loss. He crawled to Old Orchard’s Elite Hotel, where Dr. A Leon Jones treated him and he recovered in bed. Portland crews later located his disappearance.
In Hartford on March 19 the first professional performance of Pilate's Daughter by Rev. Francis J. Kenzel opened at Parsons Theatre. The production drew a large audience praising the cast staging incidental music and climactic crucifixion scene. Clergy from many denominations attended and voiced approval.
Mark A. Connelly of 418 East Seventh Street South Boston worked as a waiter at the Progress Club Roxbury and was arraigned in Roxbury Court charged with illegal sale of liquor. The case was continued after a plainclothes policeman from the Dudley Street station testified he bought a drink and then arrested Connelly.
An old domestic remedy promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. The ad claims the tonic stops dandruff and itching, prevents hair loss, and ages hair against fading, with a sponge method for even application.
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