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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1904
Page
2
Advertisement promises a premier line of Black Thibet Oversacks and Toppy Spring Coats at 15 dollars. It touts full back long lapels and edge silk lining, claiming superior finish and tailoring unseen in Boston at the usual 25 dollars. The copy invites readers to view the finest coats in an alluring parade of style and value.
The ad promotes Black Thibet Easter suits priced at 12.50 with promises of high quality tailoring, full warranty, and superior workmanship. It touts Venetian or serge lining and a custom-tailor look that elevates the garment above ordinary ready-made options.
The Massachusetts Legislature again rebuked Roger Williams by voting against placing a statue of him on the State House grounds. The same body spared the Boston Common and Public Garden gray squirrels by defeating a bill to legalize their killing, with lawmakers debating purpose and advantage as Rep Pierce questioned the measure and Rep Wheeler prompted laughter.
Thomas Donahue of Canton, jailed for liquor-law violation, died last night at age 39. He weighed 387 pounds, the heaviest prisoner ever in the Dedham jail, and the body was sent to Canton for burial.
In the House debate over the Boston Elevated extension to Forest Hills, Leonard of Boston moved to substitute the judiciary committee’s report with a bill to compensate owners on nearby streets for damages. The substitution failed 32 to 118, and the adverse report was accepted. Some members argued it would burden the company. others noted easements do not cover adjoining streets. Senator Munroe and Reps Gardner and Richardson dissented.
The committee on liquor law reported a bill authorizing licensing boards to grant liquor licenses despite objections from adjoining real estate, outlining grounds and procedures for the decision.
The House committee on Tules held a hearing on Rep Plummer's bill to make Boston pay East Boston tunnel tolls. Sen Bagley said action is needed this year before the tunnel opens. Two prior abolition bills failed over contract concerns. Reps Plummer and Bradley supported admission.
The metropolitan affairs committee reported against several petitions seeking additional subway lines in Boston yesterday.
On Tuesday evening May 8 the golden jubilee of St James parish will be held in Mechanics Hall along with the parishioners annual reunion. The event is guided by Rev William P McQuaid and marks a church noted as bishops’ church with three former pastors becoming bishops.
George H. N. Johnson a 60 year old 33d degree Mason and junior of Hincks and Johnson fell asleep on a New York bound train in Bridgeport. After a jolt he fell from the car platform into the harbor treading water for a hundred yards before climbing a makeshift ladder and being rescued by train crew. He refused an ambulance and was later attended at home by a physician.
The Board of Pharmacy considers cases beyond two prominent druggists with revoked liquor license certificates. About fifty drug stores may close after May 1 as hearings at the State House proceed. Police officers presented evidence on store conduct, and the board unanimously refuses certificates to most questioned stores.
Public notice for PAZO ointment promising a guaranteed cure for piles with a refund offer if it fails within 6 to 14 days. Drugstore advertising states price 65 cents and appeals to readers experiencing itch, pain or bleeding.
The article notes scrofula is commonly inherited and often affects pale weak children, with many adults affected. Symptoms include neck swellings, abscesses, skin eruptions, inflamed eyelids, sore ears, rickets, catarrh, wasting, and general debility.
Choate Drug Co. and William H. Knight appear in an Associated Press dispatch concerning a pha emt case. Details remain sparse in the fragment, with no clear charges or outcomes confirmed.
Boston stage rumors describe a partnership among Miss Nance O Neil McKee Rankin E J Ratcliffe with profits and salaries. After recent clashes Blanche Stoddard clashed with O Neill over attention leading to threats of lawsuits by Salisbury Stoddard and Ratcliffe and an injunction against Schoeffel.
A protest letter from Malachi L. Jennings claims he never signed a Hearnst related petition filed March 24 1904 by Philip Tworoger and asks withdrawal of his name 571 Dudley Street. Additional withdrawals include John E Kelley Ward 3 Joseph E Thornton Doherty O Leary Ward 4 and John E Mahany Ward 24.
Dr Edward Koch a renowned lung specialist declares a method to cure consumption now proven and effective. He cites numerous recoveries including cases once deemed incurable and notes his Boston office at 361 Boylston Street where he personally treats patients with a lung targeted medicine.
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