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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1915
Page
3
Advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for debility caused by various factors. It argues the pills strengthen blood to nourish nerves and muscles and prevent sickness, offering a booklet “Building Up the Blood” and urging readers to mention the paper to receive it by mail.
An advertisement touts Musterole as a blister free mustard plaster substitute available in 25c 50c and 2.50 hospital sizes. It claims doctor and nurse endorsement and lists ailments from sore throat to pneumonia prevention. The piece mixes consumer product promotion with medical commentary on colds including causes drafts moisture vaccines and home care.
Dr. G S C Badger lectured at Harvard Medical School yesterday saying nine kinds of common cold exist and are all caused by germs. He stressed that the only way to catch a cold is contact with an infected person and warned that cold results can be highly dangerous.
An old advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets claiming a one day cold cure. Druggists refund money if it fails. Each box bears E. W. GROVEFE’S signature. Price listed as 25 cents.
A hush fell on China town as funeral services were held for two prominent Chinese residents. Between 1 and 3 pm the district gathered at Mt Hope Cemetery to pay respects and leave money, food, and gifts at the graves.
Several hundred carriages escorted the bodies of Joe Sing a prominent Chinese Mason of 3 Oxford place and On Sun owner of many restaurants in Boston and New York. Funeral carriages bore gift bundles for the dead and graves were prepared with burning in a ritual as mourners cast cash and gifts onto the caskets amid a low chant.
Maynard residents celebrate as P. J. Schnai reports his 10 hens laid 127 eggs in 14 days. The farm at 16 Brooks Street tops daily averages with nearly one egg per hen per day, a feat Schnai believes is hard to beat.
Margaret Stephens argues that men, especially the young and ignorant, push fashion follies like tight lacing and high heels. She contends corsets become unnecessary if classical sculpture is the standard of beauty.
Goshen Indiana March 21. An ante nuptial contract shows David Conrad a rich farmer and common council member agrees to pay Angie Lehman 100 a year as long as they live as husband and wife. At his death she gets 1000 and the privilege to live in the home for at least 30 days. Otherwise property remains separate.
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