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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1908
Page
4
An advertisement extols Maps-Flake as the ideal child food claiming wheat provides all essential elements in balanced form when whole and properly processed. It contrasts Maps-Flake with white flour and quick cereals, emphasizing steam cooking, thin flaking, and maple syrup flavor, claiming superior nourishment and hotel and dining car use.
A group of young men at Paul Revere Primary School on Prince Street North End removed three iron fence bars to create a two foot exit gateway. They used saws crowbars and wrenches to loosen the top rail and pickets then pulled out rods allowing a child to pass. Neighborhood indignation followed but there was no interference during the destruction.
Charley Berry of 8 Hancock Street rejoices as his eight year old friend Ben Bolt the dog is returned. The pet was found at a Portland Street stable after wandering from its home. Neighbors and readers praised the Post for helping reunite boy and dog.
Brussels March 26 The Chamber of Deputies Committee approves annexation plan for the Congo Independent State including a colonial charter creating a native government under Belgian rule.
A mill fire at the J. C. DeLaney Moulding Company on Wareham street prompted three alarms as flames spread through the roof. A boy alerted Patrolman Gilman, who with Patrolman Garland rescued three horses from the rear stable amid smoke. Firefighters halted flames from reaching inflammable oil in the adjacent building. damage to lumber inside the mill is likely in the thousands.
East Boston's Jeffries Point area on Maverick street is urged as the ideal immigration station site. Joseph A. Conry notes its rail and water access and the New York Central pledge to extend lines and invest 2 1 2 million dollars, linking the station to West amid promised East Boston terminals.
The will of the late Henry L. Tibbetts of Lowell allocates more than $40,000 to Baptist societies and institutions. The $15,000 gift goes to the American Baptist Missionary Union of Boston, with $10,000 to the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York and smaller gifts to the Women’s American Baptist Home Mission Society of Boston and Women’s Baptist Foreign Missionary Society, both $2,500, plus $100 to Newton Theological Institution in Newton.
Miss Jane Quirk and her Boston bulldog Gug gussee Jr received three awards at the Westminster IXennes Club beach show in New York. Gug gussee Jr earned a blue ribbon a red ribbon and a cash prize prompting envy from rival dogs in The Top o the World.
Milford notes report March 26 that Draper Company drafters face a shift change. Eight hour schedule equalizes hours across departments with some early starts in the annealing division.
An electric car collision at the corner of Washington and Eliot streets injured two women last night in South Boston. Police and emergency services responded to the scene, taking the injured to area hospitals for treatment. Further details on their conditions have not been released.
A collision at Washington and Eliot streets last night injured Miss Annie Elizabeth McElvaney and Miss Mary J. Condley, with both treated for head and arm injuries. The Brookline and South Boston cars collided as the Brookline car approached a crowded intersection, passengers panicked, and police blamed both motormen for the crash.
Peking report says China has started preparations for the entertainment of the American battleship fleet sailing around the world. Admiral Sah advised Che Foo harbor as best for reception. Chinese harbors largely foreign controlled, with Woo Sung as an alternative.
An article discusses whether rheumatic disease is hereditary noting everyone has rheumatic tendencies. It promotes Dr. Greene's Nervara as a cure, calling it the most efficient nerve and blood remedy and offering consultation at 34 Temple Place, Boston, by mail or in person at no cost.
Arthur Wittekind a Bates College freshman receives a framed certificate from the Massachusetts Humane Society for saving Ernest Jacobs from drowning at Lake Quannapowitt on December 27. Other notes report Gloucester license hearing, Attleboro fire, Worcester editor Hans Trulson’s death, Everett church welcome, and a bronchitis remedy note.
Randolph report of John Noonan death remembered by older residents J R Peterson son of Columbia Cal confirms Noonan a Mexican War veteran.
Chelsea Odd Fellows announce moving their lodge rooms to the Third Congregational Church on Revere avenue due to failure to complete improvements in the previous building at Chelsea square. Mystic and Winnisimmet lodges Samaritan Encampment and Faith Lodge of Rebekahs will occupy the new space, with plans to build a modern structure on Broadway near Bellingham station in their own lot.
Durham White Stevens the diplomatist dies at St. Francis Hospital after an operation for peritonitis. He was shot by Whan Chang a young Corean in Seoul and Tokyo service, with Japanese officials and friends at his bedside. He had served ten years in the American diplomatic service and held key posts in Tokyo and Washington.
Washington March 26. The Senate defeated a referral of Senator-Elect Smith of Maryland to the privileges and elections committee by 29 to 35. A motion to seat Mr. Smith was then carried without division.
Boston residents are urged to try a home brew called Dandelion treatment. The recipe combines Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Karyon and Syrup of Sarsaparilla, taken after meals and at night, with claims of gentle kidney relief and rapid pain reduction. Local druggist notes the remedy hurts patent medicine sales and discourages many physicians.
The jury voided the will of Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker and favored Katherine Burton Powers of Brookline Massachusetts a granddaughter who sought a $10,000 legacy. Powers claimed Hooker altered her initial will and omitted the bequest due to spirit influence.
A state official certifies a letter describing Bright's Disease cases in Oakland with doctors praising Fulton's Renal Compound. The note claims three bottles produced remarkable improvement and asserts the remedy can reduce kidney inflammation seen in nephritis. Carded by notary T. C. Landregan on December 28 1907.
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