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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1909
Page
3
A severe coastal storm battered Boston and surrounding areas for hours, tearing up streets and downing wires. Strong winds reached over 75 mph near Highland Light, delaying trains, stranding ships, and causing extensive coastal damage, with boats adrift and two Portuguese fishermen aiding three Italian sailors in a perilous rescue off Long Island.
An advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the cure for indigestion and meal time gloom. It claims tablets mix with stomach juices, aid digestion, and calm the digestive tract, with a free trial offer and Marshall Michigan address.
PAZO GINTMENT guarantees cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles in six to fourteen days or money back. The ad promotes a 50 refund offer.
The fishing schooner Robert and Arthur, after a hazardous voyage from Brown's Banks 180 miles southeast of Boston, tied up at T Wharf yesterday afternoon. Captain Julius G. Anderson said they started from T Wharf Tuesday morning with shortened sail to Brown's Banks and weathered a violent gale.
The schooner Revola was driven onto Winter Island rocks in a 60 mph gale while seeking refuge at Salem harbor. Her seven crewmen launched a dory and reached a tug after a long battle with the sea as the ship broke up within an hour. Lavonia escaped destruction but strained cables near Remon's Landing with fears for its crew if the hawser parts. Lavonia had been bound to St. John's from Vineyard Haven and had sheltered at Remon's Landing.
Survivors describe a perilous ordeal after tumbling into a dory on the water and fighting the sea for hours until nightfall. A tug picked them up and housed them aboard mid stream for the night.
A heavy storm confined 24 fishing vessels to land early, totaling 181 800 pounds of mixed fresh fish. Haddock accounted for 158 000 pounds, cod 24 400, hake 5 200, pollock 5 800, and cusk 8 200 pounds. Prices ranged from 2 to 4 cents per pound, with haddock at 31 4 cents and pollock at 31 2 cents. Vessels and their fares follow.
A 70 knot southeaster drove several fishing schooners toward harbor from Cape Race. The Provincetown vessel William A Morse ran ashore behind Long Point but may be floated. Other ships lost rigging or dragged anchors near Race Point and Cape Race.
An advertisement touts Gold Dust as superior to soap, claiming it reaches germs and sterilizes cookware. It says the powder starts working instantly, cleans quickly and thoroughly, and halves the labor required for washing pots, pans, and kettles.
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