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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1902
Page
5
A detailed account describes the decline from once strong nerve power to persistent fatigue mental fog and listless study or work. It notes diminished memory, irritability, dull head sensations, morning backache, bad mouth taste, dim vision, and potential heart palpitations. The text warns that without treatment this exhausted state risks insanity or total nervous prostration.
Dr. Greene's Nervura promises restoration of strength to the weakened system. It allegedly vitalizes the brain and nerves, boosts physical powers, and restores lusty vigor after overwork or folly, urging readers not to miss its use for life and happiness.
Dr. Greene recommends taking Nervura with Nervura's Laxura pills for constipation torpid liver and biliousness. The pills work with Nervura to keep bowels regular and liver active, aiding a sugar coated easy to take remedy. Dr. Greene located at 34 Temple Place Boston offers free consultation by person or letter cure.
Chatham March 20. Charles O Higgins of Cleveland has offered a $500 reward for the recovery of William H Mack official of Houtelle Transportation and one of the Monomoy disaster victims. A four man patrol will search the beach for two weeks while crews hope bodies lie in sand at Shovelful Shoal. Rescue efforts by inexperienced life savers and Captain Mayo's crew are praised as among the coast's finest. The wrecked schooner Burton may be saved with underwriters' aid and funds will be held to aid families of the life savers, six widows and four children, many under 16, including an insane 15 year old girl.
March 20 Chatham reports a dangerous Monomoy shoal near misses of wrecks. Captain Elmer F Mayo leads the Monomoy life saving crew aided by Surfman Bloomer to rescue a schooner crew. The Elwood Burton crew from St John NB is housed after a trying voyage. Bloomer and crew face gale conditions to reach distressed vessels off Handkerchief shoal.
Funds raised for Monomoy life-savers families exceed 14000 with responses statewide. Senator Nye to tour Cape Cod with relief money. mass meetings planned across towns. The Park Theatre offers proceeds from a March 27 performance of Cap of Fortune. Wellfleet forms a local committee. New Bedford subscription tops 200. The Humane Society of Massachusetts contributes.
The New England Conservatory of Music hosted a reception last night by the senior class for the junior class with Mme Louise Homer and her husband Sidney Homer as guests of honor. A fine Sleeper Hall program featured Mme Homer singing, followed by a collation in the dining hall as guests departed after 11.
Lieutenant Worth G Ross of the revenue cutter service will present a lecture at Tremont Theatre Sunday evening to aid the Monomoy relief fund. The event features rescues, storm and shipwreck views, and photographs of Captain Joshua James. Proceeds support life saving on Cape Cod and honor fallen Monomoy crew members.
March 20. Residents say Monomoy work proves the need for a second life saving crew at the lower Monomoy end near Chatham. A new Point Rip station between Chatham and Monomoy would leave four miles of beach patrol for each crew, impossible in severe storms.
A Boston Brewers Association compromise offer to brewery workers proposes an eight hour day, sent after unions demanded ten hours. About 1500 workers in unions No 14 and 29 have been on ten hour shifts. details withheld until a meeting next Sunday at Tremont Street.
Visitors filled the Horticultural Hall for prize awards at the flower show. Exhibits included hyacinths, begonias, carnations, and orchids with rich displays by Mrs. Gardner and Mrs. Cheney. Notable offerings featured Rambler roses, 25 roses from Waban conservatories, and an orchid with 1322 blooms by Mrs. Whitin. The Boston Concert Orchestra performed in the exhibition room.
Breaking down, five years is the average length men can stand the strain of the work at these stations. Monomoy and Point Rip require strong crews. History shows two crews at Point Kip could be used to advantage, with each worked harder than most U S stations. The Monomoy crew’s tragedy proves no crew should be sent out alone on such a dangerous coast.
Legislature members will actively raise funds for the Monomoy life savers families and contribute personally. Speaker designates Cape representatives Swift Waterhouse and Cummings to collect contributions from members.
A historic donation list shows the Monomoy Fund receiving contributions totaling 6,833.00 with many donors including Mrs. George Lee, Clement Parker & Co, Henry B. Sears, Alfred Bowditch, Tilem & Morrison, Miss L. Thacher, and John C. Paige & Co. The document records individual gifts ranging from 1.00 to 100.00, with several names repeated across multiple lines and a final recap noting Previously acknowledged entries and a current total of 6,833.00. The page reflects a period fundraising ledger listing donors, amounts, and associated firms with organizational backing from Boston financials and shipping houses.
In consumption and other diseases, continued Scott's Emulsion treatment yields small daily gains in strength and weight. Taken for weeks or months it causes no disturbance while it works, creating new flesh and strengthening the lungs. Send for a free sample from Scott & Bowne.
Representatives from nearly all major New England breweries meet to form a new association to protect against labor demands. Officers elected include Alvin Carl president James Hanley vice president and Hadward Ruhl treasurer. Secretary Lieber notes no discussion of the master brewers compromise until member organizations decide acceptance.
Rosy Finkelstein a 16 year old resident of Cross street was charged with loitering after a Hanover street restaurant dispute. Judge Adams discharged her finding no proof she lingered beyond five minutes after any order to move on. The girl and her employer filed complaints against Patrolman Flood seeking redress.
Charlestown swept all games against Old Dorchester in an Amateur league pin match played last evening at Charlestown alleys. Only one Charlestown player failed to exceed 200, while just one Old Dorchester player matched that mark. Butters led Charlestown with a 247 second string, lifting the team total to 931.
Commercial won two games with large margins against the Charles Town artillerymen in the Amateur league battle pin series. They lost the final frame by two pins. Tower of the Brockton five was the only player to roll above 200.
F A Bottom of Cookshire Quebec reports twenty years of offensive catarrh and breath bad enough to offend himself. He tried many remedies until Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder gave instant relief after the first application and cured him.
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