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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
4
Washington reports China through Minister Wu invites the American battleship fleet to call in China during its round the world voyage. Wu sent a note to Secretary Root awaiting his return. Shanghai is the expected port. New Zealand and Tasmania also reportedly inviting by mail.
In Saugus, March 23, Motorman C. L. Patten credited a hunch and a searchlight with avoiding disaster as logs blocked the tracks of a Boston & Northern car carrying 25 passengers. Two Poles, Joseph Vara chowics and Joseph Garage, arrested in Revere, are charged with the deed. The plan followed a dispute over lodging at West Lynn car barns. the incident marks a fourth attempted wreck on the line in recent months.
A coat of natural Japalac applied over linoleum or oil cloth extends life by preserving the original varnish that would wear off with washing. The tip emphasizes applying Japalac to maintain shine and durability on flooring surfaces.
Front doors are revived and beautified with Jap-a-lac coating. The ad suggests matching the old finish color for best results and notes that a refreshed appearance follows the brush.
Window and door screens should be coated with Jap a lac each spring using Brilliant Black on the wire and Mahogany Oak Cherry or Walnut on the frames. It restores their look and protects the wire cloth from rust.
PORCH FURNITURE should be protected and beautified each spring with Jap a lac. It is best to use the color of the old finish, but if you wish to change the color use Red or Green Jap a lac.
Coated wicker furniture with Mahogany Ox Blood Red Malachite Green or Gloss White Jap a lac looks better than new and refreshes old pieces with durable finishes.
Advert shows Jap-a-lac as solution for water pipes furnaces radiators hot water tanks and iron fences with options Gold Aluminum Dead Black or Brilliant Black to preserve and beautify.
A description notes items such as picture frames candelabra gas fixtures and lamps receiving coats of Gold Aluminum or Dead Black Jap alac. The Dead Black finish yields a wrought iron like appearance and renews the old pieces almost beyond belief.
Old automobiles carriages wagons and agricultural implements receive new life with a Japan inspired finish in Brilliant Black Red Green or Empire Blue. The process is inexpensive and can be done by an inexperienced person.
Jap A Lac is a versatile household product suited for finishing old or new floors and woodwork. It is marketed as a staple with many uses from cellar to garret and advice to ask your paint dealer for details.
The Boston Post reports Prince Helie, posing as Dufresne a Paris merchant, behaved grandly in Philadelphia. He dined two and a half hours at a hotel grill room at 9 pm, ordered coffee ice cream with champagne, and sampled cigarettes from a long holder. He claimed not to know Madame Anna Gould and challenged rumors of a possible marriage.
Prince de Sagan believed to be W. H. Thompson dined Sunday at the Morse apartment with Mme. Anna Gould. He reportedly traveled through Levis to Quebec and crossed the Atlantic as Thompson aboard the Victorian, arriving on a New York train at Grand Central.
President Roosevelt, replying to Mayor McBride, orders denying La Questione Sociale the use of the mails and asks the Department of Justice to prosecute those responsible for the anarchist publication. He condemns the article urging dynamite murders and attacks on soldiers and police. Post office inspectors have begun an investigation.
This week at Pastime Theatre four long films entertain and instruct. Ali Baba tops the program with the Arabian Nights tale of the 40 thieves. Caught by Wireless and the Money Bag offer melodrama while Poor Pa's Folly sparks laughter. Two illustrated songs are performed I've Grown So Fond of You and The Girl You Leave Behind.
Medical authorities tie blood purity to health and claim kidneys must be active to clean the blood. A home recipe blends Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Taken after meals and at night, it promises relief from rheumatism and other ailments attributed to "bad blood" and inactive kidneys.
Paris March 23 A series of long running hotel robberies on the Riviera is explained by the arrest of the masquerading Countess of Monteil. She entertained lavishly in Paris and the Riviera and is now described as one of France s most audacious thieves.
A lavish socialite turned thief, the Countess of Monteil, was arrested in Nice while using a cloak and concealed burglar tools to rob wealthy American tourists. Police allege she directed a band of hotel robbers, with multiple accomplices already detained and valuables seized.
The Boston Typographical Union 13 adopts resolutions after disputes with the Boston Central Labor Union and the Boston American. It condemns insults calling members rats and scabs, and requests retraction and an open apology. It urges circulation to New England trades unions affirming the union label on the Boston American and urging support.
Howell Hansel returns to stage in an evening performance at Jordan Hall presenting The Charity Ball with four performances Thursday through Saturday. He directs the Boston Conservatory of Dramatic Art students who will support him.
The Theatre Premier presents The Days of Louis XVI as the main feature this week. Also offered are A Roman Spectacle, A Wedding In Brittany, Easy Money, Orderly Jameson, and illustrated songs including I’d Live and Die for You When the Moon Plays Peek-a-Boo. The Garden of the West is a new illustrated song with colored slides.
Promises to treat itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days or offers a full money back refund. The advertisement asserts guaranteed relief and a refund policy.
Julia Ward Howe and William H. Hill join tributes and prayers for Governor Guild amid reports of his declining health. Citizens from Back Bay and North End, including Italian communities, gather at his home while officials provide bulletins. State leaders Senator Mitchell and Representative Hall recall past trips and express hope for his recovery.
A Rome report claims Miss Katherine Elkins and the Duke of the Abruzzi wed in secret with a private ceremony to avoid objections. The Italian embassy in Washington is cited as the venue with Elkins family hosts hosting a quiet dinner for close friends after she visited the embassy.
Passersby mistaken the scene as drunken parenting as Thomas Battin, 25, clutched his 2-year-old infant during an epileptic seizure near Kneeland Street. Police stabilized him and treated the injured child at Relief Hospital where both rested confortably by 1 AM. Battin resides on North Russell Street in the West End.
Three women petitioned the East Cambridge probate court for separate support from their husbands. Emilia King of Everett says Joseph King abandoned her and cruelty exists. Ethel Wilton of Boston seeks separate maintenance from Dean Wilton for non support and desertion. Theresa Allen of Hudson alleges November 1907 abandonment and fraud to avoid bills, with furniture moved out and a public notice of non responsibility.
A close friend says Congressman Littlefield will resign to become general counsel for a western railroad at an annual salary of 80000 dollars. The announcement came as fact tonight in Rockland.
Next Monday night Boston hosts the debut of The Right of Way. The play stars Guy Standing Theodore Roberts with May Buckley and Alice Lonnen as principal ladies. The opening night serves as a complimentary benefit for theatre treasurer Vincent T. Fetherston and ticket agent Thomas F. Joyce.
The program features a run of humorous subjects led by a dramatic piece The Money Bag about honesty rewarded. Notable films include An Inexperienced Cabby The New Bill Poster My Wife's Dead and The Cook Wins. Pictorial ballads praised.
Charles E. Giles a retired milk dealer died yesterday morning at his home 24 Webster Street East Somerville after a two week illness. He worked in the milk business 45 years and retired due to ill health. He belonged to Soley Lodge of Masons Webcowit Club and once served on the Somerville Common Council.
Esther Chicoyne, a resident at 20 Corning Street, was arrested around midnight on arson charges after investigators linked the blaze to the second floor of a three and a half story building. Fire crews answered the 6 PM alarm and found a lively fire. origin remains under question as authorities pursued leads.
A stove overheated causing a wooden barn fire in Roslindale with an estimated loss of 200 dollars. Patrick Farrell’s shoe store at 1929 Washington Street reported damage of 200 dollars.
The ad presents Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments including backache nervousness and menstrual issues. It cites testimonials from Mrs Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs Augustus Lyon of East Earl Pennsylvania claiming relief after use. The copy notes the product has existed thirty years and is made from roots and herbs to treat displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and related symptoms.
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