Governor's veto near miss delays House session
Governor Foss withheld a veto message as the House waited over an hour for the expected note. Captain Pedrick stood by with doors open, and only when Senator Quigley arrived was the Governor persuaded the salary increase for Hampden county assistant court clerk not to violate 1904 standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foss
Thomas Pedrick
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Captain Pedrick
Hampden County
Frank Quigley
Holyoke
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Offer Quick Digestive Relief
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as fast acting aid for overloaded stomachs. It states the tablets replicate natural gastric juices to digest food, relieve gas and bad breath, and improve stomach function without harming the system. Sold by druggists for 50 cents a box with trial offers from F A Stuart Co. Marshall Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bldg
Marshall, Mich
Simple Beauty and Health Recipes From Old Advertisements
An old advertisement promotes beauty and health remedies. It suggests a skin whitening lotion from spurmax and glycerine, a spring tonic to improve appetite and liver health, a cheap shampoo using canthrax, and a delatone paste to remove facial hair. Each remedy is framed as inexpensive and effective for women seeking youthfulness.
Milk Producers Balk at New Price Cut Tactics
The milk contract dispute in Boston nears a breaking point as producers balk at a 7 cent per can price cut on all milk and 2 cents per can extra on Massachusetts milk set to take effect April 1. Vice President J K Mills of the Producers Association urges a trust of milk contractors while both sides blame the Saunders act for the trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
J. K. Mills
Producers’ Association
Massachusetts
Massachusetts milk price dispute prompts contractor warnings
W A Graustein of Boston warns that lower consumer milk prices herald later rises and that Massachusetts farmers may quit or sell at cost to compete with outside milk. He notes a drop in shipments to Boston due to bottle regulations costing state consumers over 2 1 2 million since June 15. The Milk Producers Association says contractors plan to cut seven cents per can on April first and two more cents in Massachusetts due to freight costs, but directors reject the move and call for an adjourned meeting.
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W. A. Graustein
Boston
Massachusetts
Stanley Abbott
W. A. Hunter
Milk Producers Association
Milk Producers’ Association
Cambridge Woman Injured in Arizona Train Collision
Miss Eugenie Kaul of Cambridge Massachusetts was one of three injured when the Santa Fe Overland No 1 westbound collided with the Chloride local at Kingman Arizona. Her injuries are internal but not believed dangerous. she was thrown against the opposite seat. The engineer’s quick reversal prevented a worse wreck.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Eugenie Kaul
Haley Street
Cambridge
Mass
Santa Fe Overland
Cambridge Governess Leaves for California
Miss Eugenie Kaul of 19 Haley Street Cambridge left that address early last week to accept a governess post in California. She is about 35 and had resided for some time with the Sumers family in Cambridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenie Kaul
Haley Street
Cambridge
California
Richard Sumers
Mayor Iitzgerald presses annexation amid debate in Jamaica Plain
Mayor Iitzgerald spoke to the Mendell Brotherhood at the Boylston Congregational Church Jamaica Plain on metropolitan district annexation. He contrasted Hyde Park opposition with Boston's wealth and debt, arguing Boston’s assets per person exceed most cities and defending metropolitan spending.
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Iitzgerald
Mendell Brotherhood
Boylston Congregational Church
Jamaica Plain
Hyde Park
Boston
School Street
Cambridge
Newton
United States
Finance Commission
Trinity Church Opens New Parish House at 22 St James Ave
The Rev Alexander Mann announces the purchase of Trinity Church's new parish house at 22 St James Avenue. Rest rooms for young workers near Copley Square will be provided to give a daytime eating and club space for youths employed in mercantile and nearby establishments.
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Trinity Church
ST. James Avenue
Copley Square
Alexander Mann
Adamson's Cough Ball Gum Promoted By Druggists
Admen urge shoppers to buy Adamson's Cough Ball Gum from local druggists with claims it cures coughs and related symptoms. The promotion emphasizes easy access and quick relief from coughing.
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Adamson
Referendum in Brookline votes on firemen day off
Brookline moves toward a referendum to decide if firemen should get one day off in five. A petition signed by 170 voters led to a special town meeting warrant for April 6 after a March 15 discussion. Public sentiment split among supporters and opponents.
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Brookline
Board of Selectmen
World's Best Flower Show opens with seven societies
The Mechanics Building hosts a historic joint convention of seven major floriculture groups led by the Society of American Florists. Exhibits from England to Japan, with prizes totaling thousands, promise a world class show inside Grand Hall and Exhibition Hall. Governor Foss Mayor Fitzgerald and Senator McCall will inaugurate the event at 8 p.m. Saturday. Public hours start Sunday 1 to 10 p.m. with free admission for children 1 to 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanics Building
America
Florist Society
Society of American Florists and Ornamental Horticulturists
American Rose Society
American Carnation
Ciety
Gladiolus Society
National Sweet Pea Society
Florists and Gardeners’ Club
National Association of Gardeners of America
Gardeners of America
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
England
Holland
Switzerland
Italy
South America
India
Mexico
China
Japan
Grand Hall
Exhibition Hall
Carbone
Galvin
Cusumano
Foss
Fitzgerald
McCall
Lake Champlain Ice Likely To Delay Navigation
Burlington Vermont March 21 The ice on Lake Champlain remains thick and solid with no deterioration in weeks and is not expected to yield navigation until about April 15 about a month later than last year. Measurements show ice about a foot and a half thick and of good quality. A year ago this month the lake had little ice.
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Burlington, Vt
Lake
Champlain
Preachers Do Not Improve Declining Rural Clergy
In Decatur Illinois on March 21 Dean J H Skinner of Purdue University told an inter church conservation congress that rural preachers are a back number. He argued country preachers should study agriculture and warned graduates would reject $600 jobs for higher paying secular work. BE White Allen Macon County Farmers Institute president echoed the critique blaming clergy for social and educational backwardness in farming communities.
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Decatur
Ill
J. H. Skinner
Purdue University
Inter-Church Conservation Congress
BE. White Allen
Macon County Farmers’ Institute
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Pottsville
Penn
Benjamin Granger
Ekey
Washington
Miss Kaul
Jamaica
New England
Orchestra
Mme
Antoinette Cantareull
Paris Conservatoire
Iy Winged CO
Henry Siegel Co
Vermont
Rouville
the Specialty Shop, Inc
Canalemont
Lake Champlain
Platte Val
Lyons
France
Suen
Paris
St. Gall
Batiste
Val
Sain Jered
Prive
Boston, Mass
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