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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
8
An advertisement touts Gets-It as a simple corn remover that stops pain in two seconds. It claims no bandages or knives are needed and promotes easy application with a 25 cent bottle sold by EB Lawrence & Co Chicago and at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores Boston.
Musterole replaces mustard plasters with a pure oil of mustard based white ointment. It relieves sore throat bronchitis tonsillitis croup stiff neck asthma neuraglia headaches congestion pleurisy rheumatism lumbago plus pains back joints sprains sore muscles bruises chilblains frost feet and chest colds. Available at druggists 25¢ 50¢ and 2 50 hospital size. The Musterole Company Cleveland Ohio.
The article advises using pure coconut oil as a greaseless shampoo option instead of harsh soaps or commercial shampoos. It recommends dampening hair, rubbing in the oil to produce a rich lather, rinsing to remove dust and oil, and notes the hair cleans, dries evenly, and remains manageable. Coconut oil is cheap and widely available at drug stores.
Thousands of wives and mothers praise ORRINE for curing the drink habit and restoring happiness at home. The ad notes it can be taken secretly, costs $1 per box, and invites readers to request a free booklet from Orline Co in Washington DC, with sale through Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
A heavy spring snow storm hit Greater Boston yesterday just before 11 am, lasting nine hours with blizzard conditions. Shipping halted and trains trolleys and streets were buried in deep slush as suburbs suffered widespread disruption.
The city logged 34 inches of snow for the month and over 74 inches for the winter, surpassing weather bureau records since 1878. Snow slowed travel in streets and subways, delaying trains on several lines while shipping along the waterfront faced delays as the storm moved east over the Atlantic.
A nocturnal gale swept Cape Cod to the east, reaching 60 mph and cutting communications by telephone and telegraph. Snow added to near record winter precipitation while thermometers read 2 degrees above zero. Coast guards monitored shiplines but reported no incidents.
Walter J. Gibb of Quincy dodged a car and was struck by a mirror. Doctors performed a trephining operation to lift a displaced frontal bone fragment. He was rushed to Quincy Hospital and reported out of danger after the surgery by three physicians.
A boy’s lighted yarn dropped into dry grass ignited a Nashville blaze that raged at noon and burned 35 residential blocks before control was gained late this afternoon. Estimated loss totals 1.5 million dollars in Nashville and surrounding areas.
A fierce wind-driven blaze swept through East Nashville consuming a planing mill and spreading to nearby buildings. About 600 residences were destroyed and at least 3000 people left homeless. National Guardsmen were deployed by the governor to aid relief efforts and deter looting.
Flames devoured more than ten blocks of Augusta Georgia’s downtown on March 22 as fire spread along Broad Street. Authorities warned the blaze could reach residential districts while damage surpassed 2 million dollars and new flames moved toward homes four blocks away.
Clinton March 22 Mystery surrounds the fatal burning of Jeffrey Crayon a 35 year old factory hand He burst from a boarding house room at 72 Green Street with clothing aflame The room showed no fire signs Police called the cause unknown Doctors at the hospital reported he may have saturated himself with an inflammable liquid
More than a score of motor boat enthusiasts met at the Mosquito Fleet Yacht Club to form a fourth squadron of power boats around Boston harbor. The new unit joins the Boston Yacht Club Savin Hill Yacht Club and Quincy Yacht Club as part of the US power squadron. N L Stebbins praised the craft for war and peace roles and urged 40 to 50 foot boats at 20 knots with small guns and wireless gear.
In Worcester on March 22 a masked desperado tried to force Ralph G. Parker of C K Smith Co coal dealers at 83 Crescent street to surrender the company cash drawer contents. Police hunted the suspect in the Boston & Maine freight yards for over an hour but found nothing. A prior night burglary tore in the office door. only a revolver was taken and the safe remained untouched.
While Engine No. 27 turned a corner at Bunker Hill and Mystic streets Charlestown to a small fire at 15 Mystic street Hoseman Thomas M. Nary was thrown from the vehicle and badly bruised He was taken to the Relief Hospital.
Ehrman Manufacturing Company lithographers will relocate from Milford New Hampshire to Malden Maplewood, building an 80000 dollar plant in Waitt street behind the Maplewood station. The new facility will employ over 200 workers with a weekly payroll near 2000 dollars, after 14 years of operation in Milford.
A factory fire brigade using sand and a sprinkler system put out a blaze at M. H. Merriam & Co. on Oakland Street, Lexington, yesterday before town firefighters arrived.
German ambassador Count von Bernstorff conferred with Acting Secretary Polk in Washington on export embargoes. They discussed various subjects but the issue of armed merchant ships was not mentioned at the meeting.
The Governor's Council approved the pardons committee recommendation to commute John L. Nixon's 15 year state prison sentence for assault with intent to kill jeweler Bloomberg, shot on Washington Street in 1911. Henry Fitzgerald testified Nixon had no role in planning the robbery.
A humorous note notes Colonel Corn seeking a party emblem for a feature in the upcoming Sunday Post. The item hints at a lighthearted comic inclusion and sponsor context.
Six young women entered Wolf's My Clothier on the corner of Hanover and Portland yesterday and each bought a silk waist after hearing about a $1.98 Saturday purchase. Shoppers chose their preferred styles and left satisfied with legal stamps applied.
Thomas Carey of the F A Foster Company at 322 Summer Street was struck by the elevator cage while peering into the shaft. He remained unconscious at City Hospital, with an X ray planned to check for a possible skull fracture.
Annie L Duprey a saleswoman asked Judge OConnell in Suffolk County Divorce Court to grant a divorce from Daniel C Duprey a Boston bartender. He chased her about the house with a hammer after learning she charged 1 25 for groceries. The judge heard testimony of Dupreys expeditions with another young woman and granted the divorce on cruel and abusive treatment.
When a cough racks you it causes chest pain rub the throat and chest with Minard's liniment It loosens congestion and breaks up sever colds and coughs It may prevent a severe illness Minard's is a dependable creamy home liniment that cannot burn or blister does not stain and is used in almost every New England home Your druggist recommends it.
An old advertisement claims Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules purify the blood and cleanse the kidneys liver stomach and bladder. It touts rapid action ease of intake and a money back guarantee via the druggist if not satisfied after a few days.
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