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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
6
An old guide warns against alkali in soaps and recommends plain nulsi fied coconut oil as a greaseless, cheap alternative. Apply one teaspoonful with water to hair, rinse thoroughly. leaves hair soft, bright, fluffy and easy to manage while removing dust and dandruff.
An advertisement urging wives to try ORRINE to curb drinking by husbands or sons. It claims the product saves homes from alcohol waste, offers two forms of treatment, and guarantees money back after two trials if no results, with sale through Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores.
Advertised remedy AK Tablets claim to treat all headaches from sick headaches to migraines. The copy urges sufferers to take two tablets at onset and one tablet every two hours during an attack, promising warding off pain and rest. It cites 10¢ and 25¢ options and notes the AK monogerm on genuine tablets.
Mayor Curley led a large Civic meeting at City Hall endorsing a 50 cent tax increase to fund street repairs. He pledged to tear down 1200 more dilapidated buildings and urged rapid action in a May Clean Up and Paint Up drive with numerous committees and district leaders appointed to oversee restorations and public works efforts.
The body of an unknown man with a neck wound was found on Hillcrest avenue, Ryalside, by George D. Batehelder. Medical Examiner Dr. G A Stickney ruled the death accidental after a small rifle exploded near him, with orange peels and a cigar remains nearby. the deceased, about 2% tall and 125 pounds, wore a blue serge suit and had $8 in his pocket, hundreds of Italians failed to identify him.
Four year old Samuel Novick of 69 Phillips Street West End fell into the Charles River Basin near West Boston Bridge while at play. He was rescued from drowning by John Welch a Metropolitan Park Department employee.
President Lemuel H. Murlin of Boston University preached at the noonday service in King's Chapel yesterday. An organ recital and tenor solo opened the event before his sermon based on the text And the Disciples Were Called Christians First in Antioch.
The Canadian war relief committee opened its headquarters at 509 Boylston street with a tea reception. President Mrs. H. V. Barrett of Brookline and secretary Miss M. C. Parker will lead a staff of Bostonians in running the rooms from 10 am to 9 pm to aid Canadian troops. Mrs. Charles Archibald, honorary president of the Montreal relief association, spoke to members.
The Bristol and Norfolk Street Railway Company seeks a six cent fare across all zones with half fare for schoolchildren and continued free transfers on the Gren Echo Park branch. Officials report eight cars over eight miles with two paid officials and a $20 weekly superintendent, while revenues since 1918 have vanished. Stoughton and Randolph officials oppose unless service and equipment improve.
Cosimo Raffoni, 24, of 2 Compton Street, was shot in the abdomen near Harrison Avenue and Mott Street. He collapsed after a theatre outing with his wife, who did not hear a gunshot. Police report two unknown men argued nearby. no weapon seen. Raffoni lies at City Hospital in serious condition.
A New corn treatment promises instant drying with two drops of Gets It. Apply, wear shoes over it, and expect the corn to come off cleanly without squeezing or bandages. Sold by druggists nationwide at 25 cents per bottle and by BE Lawrence & Co in Chicago. Boston retailers also list Gets It.
In a disputed separation, Webber denies cruelty and abuse claims. He says he stored and later sold furniture to support himself, and recounts hiring rooms in Charlestown in 1911 while letters inviting his wife to live with him went unanswered. He argues no financial provision was made for wife and daughter.
Mrs Gertrude F Webber and husband testified at the closing session before Judge O Connell in the Divorce Court. The couple sought a desertion based divorce and no decision was given. Samuel N Webber a noted billiard and pool player denied beating his wife before their separation in 1911 and had been arrested for assault and battery at that time.
The speaker recounts paying $2.50 for Viola's support since 1911 and furnishing clothing. He claims his wife interfered with his relationship with the daughter, recalling separate living arrangements and furniture removal before their separation in 1909.
The article notes a legal dispute after Leo Frawley of 22 Woodworth Street South Boston was charged with stealing four parcel post packages from the top of a letter box at Atlantic Avenue and Congress Street. It discusses whether mail left atop a box constitutes a legal deposit and thus a federal theft offense.
Brookline Friendly Society members managing district nursing in tenement areas start infant welfare clinics. The first session was led by Dr. Carlton G. Percy of Children’s Hospital at Union Building. Clinics run Wednesdays 9 to 11:30 am and Fridays 2:30 to 4 pm, free. Friday’s second clinic will be led by Dr. Delbert A. Jackson of Boston Lying-In Hospital.
A Market Whist night hosted by Mrs. B. P. Gorman of the Married Women's Sodality will be held tonight at the St. Ambrose parish hall Adams Street Field's Corner. The event supports the church building fund and has been popular, with tonight's attendance hoped to meet prior success and proceeds.
An advertisement urging readers not to trifle with a cold promotes Adamson's Balsam as a cure. The line emphasizes danger and presents the product as a remedy.
Philadelphia March 29 Mrs Ida Cooper claims a world apple record a fruit now forty eight years old. The apple was given to her when she was five by a relative and has been kept as a family relic in this city.
A woman recalls as a child she enjoyed sticking cloves into apples. Her mother later encouraged the habit and it continued until the entire apple was studded with cloves. The note describes a memory of a curious fruit preparation tradition.
John Florence a machinist for New Can Manufacturing Company 326 A Street South Boston lost the index finger of his right hand yesterday morning in a machinery accident. He resides at 170 Cottage Street East Boston.
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