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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1916
Page
8
Miss Hyatt, executrix of Albert O. Whitaker, testified about his last days and gift plans. Witnesses described Whitaker as frugal and private, with questions about his will and possible beneficiaries. Attorneys prepared closing arguments as the Suffolk county Superior Court case moved toward the jury.
James Gallagher, 12 Hardwick Street, Cambridge, devised a ruse to alarm his separated wife at 20 Claremont Park Back Bay by fabricating a fatal auto accident involving his five year old son. He used a sobbing telephone plea to police near Central Square Cambridge. He was arrested for drunkenness and confessed to the scheme.
Free trial by mail for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets advertised as safe for all ages, with claims of aiding digestion and appetite in children. Promotes use after meals for both sick and well individuals and urges coupon submission. Sold by druggists for 50 cents.
Cambridge to pay Mayor Ma for Rockwood a salary of 0000 a year, the increase of 1500 from former mayors and the new charter limit. City Council approved the ordinance after brief opposition from Nelligan and others. The council also tabled the mayor’s 22 assistant assessors list and debated board appointments.
The Sunday Post reports Pa Van remarking it’s a cold day when you get ahead of the ladies. The line reflects his characteristic humor and local social chatter.
John O. Roorbach of Everett died yesterday at the Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital at age 55. He lived at 32 Garland Street and left a wife and two daughters. A longtime telegraphers leader, he served as treasurer of the Telegrapher Mutual Benefit Association and worked as a Pennsylvania Railroad train despatcher before twenty years with Western Union as night traffic chief.
The Harrison family of 41 Magnolia Street Malden two daughters Lillian and Mya woke suffocated by gas fumes from a furnace. The alarm spread to the father and rest of the family as they collapsed in the kitchen without serious injuries.
Cambridge City Council adopted a resolution calling for all night cars in the Cambridge tunnel. The measure asks for half hourly service between 1 and 4 a.m. to operate on the Elevated line.
The Old Belfry Club hall in Lexington was crowded yesterday as the Lexington Outlook Club presented a concert by the Troupe String Quartet. Members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—TW Sauviet violin M Grunberg violin W Blumenan viola IK J Volymann cello—performed for the audience.
The Public Service Commission heard claims the Bay State Street Railway ordered 200 cars from the Raconia Car Company for routes to Revere Beach Cambridge and Orient Heights without prior approval. The commission required plans for new cars before operation and weighed delaying securities with a fare increase petition. James I Jackson acknowledged the order.
Harold Fy Oakham of Magazine street was arraigned in Roxbury District Court and held for the grand jury under $1000 bond. Walter Warrell of Magazine street, accused of aiding Oakham, was held for the grand jury in $1000 bond.
The upcoming Sunday Post Magazine promises a feature on Ak Grisard who trains his hens to lay longer hours. Read how he uses hands on methods and timing to extend output in poultry.
A vintage advertisement claims Knowlton's Danderine makes hair lush and dandruff free. It promises rapid fullness within ten minutes and longer term growth after two weeks, touting ease, low cost, and dramatic gloss for silky, healthy hair.
An article extols the dangers of living too fast and describes symptoms of nervousness dizziness and poor appetite. It promotes Cado wean tablets as a remedy restored balance to life and claims easy self administration with directions and sealed tubes.
A beauty tip advises using real delatone powder to remove hair. Mix with water to form a paste, apply to the skin for about two minutes, then wash off to leave the area hair free. The remedy warns to ensure the product is genuine delatone.
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