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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1915
Page
3
A 1914 advertisement claims tuberculosis relates to lime loss and credits Eckman Alterative with lime salt and other ingredients for support. It stresses rest, diet, and safety, noting no opiates or habit forming drugs and offering direct purchase from Eckman Laboratory in Philadelphia.
The U S Navy yacht Scorpion anchored in the Bosphorus near the Dolmabaghcheh Palace after Lt Cmdr William F. Bricker and three sailors Ford Dowell and Leverenz drowned while trying to reach their vessel in a rowboat. The boat swamped in heavy seas from a south gale. Lt Herbert S. Babbitt and one sailor survived. Bricker arrived in Constantinople March 16 to take command.
Naval officers mourn Lieutenant Commander Bricker and two sailors who drowned when the captain's small boat foundered near the Scorpion off Constantinople. Bricker's body was recovered. the others remained missing. The Scorpion, a converted yacht of 80 tons, was stationed in Constantinople. Bricker, born 1879 in Pennsylvania, had been naval attache in Paris and assumed command of the Scorpion after leaving the Naval Academy in 1896.
A March 22 fire in Tilton's opera block on Main Street Littleton N H caused an 80000 loss. The blaze stemmed from a kerosene oil explosion in a third floor tenement. The block the largest brick structure in northern New Hampshire was destroyed. Lisbon aided and the fire did not spread to the rest of the business district. Several firemen were injured by glass and Mrs Samuel Hulburt was rescued after being overcome by smoke. Loss allocated to 21 tenants.
City Council approved a special act of the Legislature to pay damages up to 3000 dollars to Annie B. Connor widow of Daniel Connor. He died after being kicked by a fractious horse at a city veterinary house.
The Legislature approved the abolition of East Boston tunnel tolls and the measure reached the City Council for formal acceptance last night. It was referred to the Executive Council for consideration at the next meeting.
In Paris a court martial hears Francois Descieaux charged with stealing army rations. Madame Bechoff, wife of a German and Paris dressmaker, stands accused of receiving the goods. Soldiers Verges and Dupuy admit acting under orders to obtain provisions. Descleaux allegedly led the operation from the finance ministry.
Paris March 22 A joint committee of lawyers led by M M Henri Robert to aid invaded French provinces supports lawyers deprived of homes. The French committee includes M Millerand Fernand Lebon and Charles Chenu while the American panel is led by Joseph H Choate with Taft Parker and Dickinson among its members.
Berlin reports an enemy air attack Sunday over Mulheim Baden dropping three bombs on the city and the artillery barracks. Three soldiers were wounded.
France conditions its offer to buy the cotton cargo of the American steamer Dacia on establishing the American citizenship of its owners before a prize court at Brest. The American embassy in Paris informed the State Department, complicating the case as the citizenship issue is now at stake.
A promotional note claims Dys-pep-lets provide quick relief after use. It promises fresh sensation in the mouth and improved digestion, claiming benefits include reducing sourness and gas and strengthening stomach function.
Mayor Curley said Dr. Mahoney received notice from Washington that no sample of the A B C mixture used in Ward's bread had been submitted for analysis. The letter from the bureau of chemistry, a branch of the Department of Agriculture, will be a key point at today's hearing on the Mayor's pure bread bill.
John W. Duffy and Simeon A. Woodbury, removed from the Lawrence License Commission by Mayor John P. Kane after a hearing on charges, filed a petition in Superior Court requesting a rehearing of the evidence today in Salem.
Mrs A E Briggs of Eldred Pa and her husband report relief from kidney and bladder troubles after using Kilmer Swamp Root. They describe a prior bout with La Grippe and long bed rest, then kidney issues for her husband with no relief until the remedy. They urge others to try it and note sample bottles and full sizes are available through drug stores and by mail.
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