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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1904
Page
9
Dr Calman urges Boston men and women to pursue health and happiness through a remarkable remedy. He outlines practical steps and endorsements within the article, highlighting the remedy's purported benefits and accessibility for the community.
Boston advertisements claim Aph-Ro-Dox, the spring tonic, revives energy and wards off illness during low vitality season. Letters from Miss Bella Sanders and Mrs. E M Morse praise cures of debility female troubles and back pain. Sold by druggists with a one dollar bottle, New England headquarters listed.
Dr George R Parkin arrives with sealed examination papers for the Cecil Rhodes Scholarship exam drawing keen interest from American and Canadian students. He notes Harvard style testing with 26 points needed for admission and varying weight per subject.
Washington March 24 Mr Boutell of Illinois chairman ruled out of order an amendment to the postoffice appropriation bill offered by Representative Williams of Mississippi. The amendment would appoint a congressional committee to investigate the Post Office Department. Ruling based on non germane and new legislation grounds.
St Petersburg march 24. Russian war ministry reports and agents say Japan contemplates landing troops on neutral Chinese territory, risking China’s involvement. Disguised Japanese spies near Shanhaikwan road and plans to strike from the Gulf of Liaotung hinge on a Chinese rail complex at Chinwan tao and Tienkiaucheng linked to Shanhaikwan and the Pekin line.
Master Bakers Association President says the reduced loaf weights will stay at current prices for at least two weeks. Flour prices have fallen slightly but bakers maintain legal loaf weight cuts, while some flour dealers doubt the justification. Signs now show only 5 and 10 cent loaves, though consumers still receive 26 to 28 ounce loaves for 10 cents, with prospects of further public relief diminishing.
London March 24 Sir Edwin Arnold died in London today at age 73 after years of partial paralysis and late illness. A famed poet and editor, he married three times including a Japanese wife, facing popularity loss and personal hardship. He led a long Telegraph career and authored The Light of Asia and Light of the World.
Belshazzar appears in this article as a stanza reference. Sir Edwin Arnold is best known for his epic Light of Asia about Buddha, with over 60 English and 80 American editions. The work was condemned as plagiarism by the New York Herald. The King of Siam awarded him the White Elephant order after its publication. He lectured at Harvard in 1899. His marriage to a Japanese wife followed tea ceremony customs in Japan and caused estrangement from London friends, later solemnized in the English manner.
Mrs L E Fairfield, a distraught Boston church singer's wife, pleads for news of her husband who vanished July 13 after plans to travel to England were postponed. She recalls a stable 15 year marriage, money worries, and his regular letters as she appeals for any sightings or recognition from his photo. Her brother-in-law also lacks knowledge of his whereabouts.
Hartford march 24 the Connecticut River was opened to navigation today when a tug that bucked ice for several days created a channel to the city. Four local tugs with barges proceeded down river for the Sound. The New York steamer line will begin running next week.
Tokyo reports Vice Admiral Togo's account of the March 22 action. Japanese destroyers guarded the harbor from night through morning while Fuji and Yashima bombarded the inner port. The Russians brought out five battleships and several cruisers, then withdrew around 3 p.m. with no damage to Fuji.
London dispatches describe alleged Japanese campaign plans to attack the Russian left wing via Possiet Bay and the Tumen valley, cutting the Harbin-Vladivostok line. A large corean army near Ping Yang eyes the Yalu, while Niuchwang could become a key objective to isolate Port Arthur and threaten northern Russian positions.
In Stoneham March 24 the Rev. A. B. Peffer announced he will wed couples at no charge. He requires brides to be Stoneham residents and for them to appear with their chosen husbands at his 75 Pleasant street home. The town buzzes as rumors spread of women proposing on leap year, drawing eager young suitors.
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