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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
9
Jeffries Point Residents Plan Rally Over Car Service
Residents of Jeffries Point East Boston will hold a mass meeting at the Quincy Adams School hall on Webster Street to frame protest resolutions against changes in street car service. The line has ceased entering the tunnel and now ends at Maverick Square. Rep M E Bradley leads the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeffries Point
Boston
Maverick Square
Quincy Adams School
Webster Street
M. E. Bradley
Janitor of BU Law School Found Dead
Frank Fisher, janitor at Boston University Law School, was found dead in bed late yesterday by lodger Miss Catherine Scarborough. Landlord Mrs. Annia Fowler, a cousin, said Fisher came from Poland and used the surname Fisher in this country, a translation of his Polish name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. U. Law School
Frank Fisher
Boston University Law School
Catherine Scarborough
Wilks Street
South End
Annia Fowler
Poland
Fisher
Cascarets Claim Gentle Liver and Bowel Cleansing
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a mild cleansing remedy for biliousness and constipation. It promises a clear head and regulated digestion by morning without the next day sickness and suggests use for both adults and children.
Rectors Advice from Dr Lewis Baker on health and tonics
Reader questions cover kidney pain hair loss weight loss nerves and colds. Answers recommend balm o e tablets flatly, plain yellow mirror for dandruff, arbolone tablets for weight loss, cadomene tablets for nerves, and mentholaxene cough syrup for colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis Baker
Little Johnnie Wiseacre and Fairy Stories Debate
Folklore, theater lore, and child imagination collide as eight year old Johnnie rejects adventure tales and fairy lore in a backstage chat with Miss Pickford. The exchange probes whether children should read myths and fantasy or stick to sage authors and factual world knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnnie Wiseacre
Ibsen
Johnnie
Miss Pickford
Shakspere and
Sudermann
Hamlet
Macbeth
Boy Scouts
Peter Pan
Santa Claus
Acting career guidance amid stage opportunities
A reader panel discusses evaluating a typed scenario before sending to studios. Advice cautions against leaving steady work for acting, noting long preparation and responsibilities. Mary Pickford’s talks are to appear five days weekly in the Daily Post and Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Pickford
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Governor Nominates Two For State Posts in Maine
Governor Curtis nominated Reginald C. Ingalls of Bar Harbor to the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation to fill a vacancy due to Samuel R. Haines resignation. He also named Frank A. Tirrell Jr. as recorder of the Rockland Municipal Court, with Ingalls qualifying as an employer of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta
Curtis
Reginald C. Ingalls
Bar Harbor
State Board of Arbitration
Samuel R. Haines
Pittsfield
Mr. Ingalls
Frank A. Tirrell, Jr
Rockland
Probe Fire Drives Family to Street in Weymouth
Investigation into a Broad street Denbroder block fire will start by local and district police. The three story building was almost destroyed with a loss of 15100 dollars. The Cassassa infant cried out from smoke waking the parents and aiding the family’s escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denbroder
Broad Street
East Weymouth
Frank Cassassa
Cassassa
Shake-Up in Assessing Department in Boston
A committee report to Mayor Curley criticizes Boston's assessing department led by Principal Assessor Edward B. Daily, who earns 4500 yearly, stating working conditions and methods require improvement after study of New York and Pittsburgh tax systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
New York
Pittsburg
Boston
Edward B. Daily
Boston to reform assessors office and speed tax rate
Mayor Curley backs a committee report calling drastic changes in Boston’s assessing department. The plan aims to tighten discipline, shorten work hours, and speed the tax rate declaration to August 1, cutting three weeks of interest on loans. The registrar of deeds would provide duplicate real estate transfer records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Curley
Curley
Joseph G. O'Malley
Edward T. Kelly
Joseph P. Dempsey
Boston
Registrar of Deeds
Anuric Promises Kidney Relief With Dr Pierce Claims
Readers are urged to take Anuric tablets with meals to ease kidney trouble and backache. A testimonial from Walter Carlson describes relief after two boxes, claiming the remedy removes uric acid and improves kidney function. Purchase details include 10 cent trial offer and hospital experiments backing potency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anaric
Pierce
Walter Carlson
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Pierce’s Hospital
Departmental Efficiency Across Daily and Weekly Assessments
The assessment program reallocates workers to optimize department use and reduce costs. Current street work averages about $6000 unaddressed and remains outdated as work proceeds.
Birthday bone breaks shocker for Lundberg in Worcester
John Lundberg of 60 Esther Street, Worcester, has a birthday habit of breaking bones. He turned 50 this week and is nursing a fractured rib, with prior years bringing a broken leg and a crushed foot while in the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
John Lundberg
Esther Street
Lundberg
May Ship by Parcel Post to Argentina
Postmaster William F. Murray reports a Washington announcement allowing salves oils and other liquefiable goods to be mailed to Argentina by parcel post when packed as for domestic mail. The note signals efforts to foster closer trade with South American nations. Hank and His Animal Friends features a boy not trained as a soldier in the next Sunday Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Murray
Washington
Argentine Republic
Hank
Tank explosion kills Cambridge plumber
A plumber’s torch to fix a leaking oil tank in North Cambridge sparked a blast yesterday at 1171 Sherman Street. Patrick Desmond, 40, of 9 Sargent Street, North Cambridge, repairing the tank, died a few hours later. He was hurled by the explosion and his clothing burned as the tankwreckage fell on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman Street
North
Cambridge
Patrick Desmond
Sargent Street
Desmond
Somerville Woman Claims Plant Juice Restored Health
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a digestive tonic improving digestion and energy. It features a testimonial from Mrs. James A. Fisher of No 14 New Hampshire Avenue Somerville, claiming relief from indigestion fatigue and rheumatic pain after three bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Fisher
New Hampshire Avenue
Somerville
Houghton & Dutton Co
What Thin Folks Should Do To Gain Weight
Thousands suffer from excessive thinness and weak digestion but a new preparation named Sargol promises fat gain and strengthened nerves. Six assimilative elements are combined to boost nourishment, with druggists stocking it and a money back guarantee if results fail. The tonic may cause significant weight gain, especially for non nervous individuals, and is sold as an inexpensive remedy endorsed by prominent people.
Olive Tablets Offer Gentler Calomel Alternative
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets market a gentle bowel and liver action to relieve bad breath and purify the system. The sugar coated tablets are described as a vegetable formula with olive oil, sold in a 26 cent box by The Olive Tablet Company of Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fr. M. Edwards
Evety
Pes
The
Olive Tablet Company
Columbus
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