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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1916
Page
9
The Sunday Post Magazine unveils A Grabber of Goats a fiction piece by Joseph Ernest featuring a girl and rural intrigue. Readers are invited to explore a tale weaving humor and mystery through village life.
Miss Mae Mattis of Pittsfield Massachusetts reports severe chapped hands from air exposure. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she shows marked relief and urges readers to request a free sample and skin book by mail.
An advertisement touts Musterole as a safe exterior ointment that relieves headaches and cold congestion without stomach or heart effects. It claims quick action for sore throat bronchitis stiff neck asthma neuralgia and many pains and lists 250 and 600 jars plus a hospital size of 2.50.
Advertisement promoting Sargol a flesh builder claiming to aid weight gain by helping digestive organs absorb fats. It touts guaranteed satisfaction and availability from local druggists with cautions about nervous indigestion and the need for weight gain.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are touted as a gentle liver and bowel tonic from an Ohio physician. The ad claims 90 percent of sickness stems from inactive bowels and liver, promoting olive colored tablets in 10 and 25 cent boxes sold by druggists.
The ad claims mercurial wax applied before bed removes freckles and skin imperfections. It suggests washing off in the morning and promises a spotless complexion with daily shedding of skin particles. A remedy with saxolite solution is also offered for weathered skin.
Reginald W Hutton of the Gold Coast ends his Harvard stint after secretly marrying Miss Mabel Dorothea Finn three weeks ago. He quits college to live in Baltimore with his wife where his father controls substantial business interests.
Hutton severed ties with Harvard after secretly marrying in Portsmouth New Hampshire with a justice of the peace officiating. He quit college voluntarily at his parents' urging and left Cambridge for home in Baltimore with his bride. The couple's plans and the groom's future remain uncertain as he resumes life away from Harvard.
Louis D. Merrion of South Erd charged with stealing $4000 worth of diamonds from a Montreal jewelry store on Christmas Eve is held by United States Commissioner Hayes for extradition to Canada. His counsel James H. Vahey may file habeas corpus. papers must be prepared by the State Department before Merrion can be sent south of the border.
Nearly 1000 diplomas will be awarded tonight at the closing of the city evening schools. The 24 week term covers nine high schools five industrial schools and 21 elementary classes for young men and women who completed the courses.
Harvard corporation reports bequests totaling more than 100000 from multiple estates including 50000 from Mrs Matchett and 51500 from J Arthur Beebe for general college and university purposes. An annual Sachs fellowship in fine arts is funded, and 1916 17 scholarships and teaching fellow appointments are announced along with Price Greenleaf aid for 27 freshmen.
William J. Mc Kenna of Honesdale was absent last night when thieves entered the Parker House and stole personal property valued at 200 dollars. His room on Chapman place side had a window about eight feet above the sidewalk and was found with the window open. A possible second thief carried in the act by standing on a partner's shoulders. Police were notified and are investigating.
Funeral services for Ruth Eve Lyn Munroe 62 of Revere and longtime Jordan Marsh employee were held yesterday at the Congregational church in Shrewsbury. Delegations from G A R Post 10 Worcester Women’s Relief Corps 11 Willie Grout Camp Sons and Daughters of Veterans Naomi Lodge and Daughters of Rebecca attended. Mrs Munroe died suddenly Sunday while visiting her son in New York.
The British steamer Berwindvale of 5232 tons was attacked today but not sunk. The vessel sailed from Galveston February 24 and Newport News March 2 for Avonmouth, according to shipping records.
A disaster on the New York Central line near Amherst Ohio left at least 30 dead and more than 40 injured. The crash involved the Twentieth Century Limited westbound and two sections of No 86 eastbound as three trains collided early today. Investigations are being led by government officials Ohio authorities and the railroad.
Reports say No 86 first and second sections ran nearly a mile apart before colliding with the No 6 Twentieth Century. Wreckage piled high, 14 cars overturned, two coaches destroyed. The Twentieth Century escaped serious damage. many injured were shaken. Towerman blamed by some officials amid fog and night. Investigations will determine blame between crew and block signal. Rescue teams and hospital trains rushed in.
Edward B. Daily, chairman of the Boston Board of Assessors, spoke to Roxbury Boys' Club members at 8 Dudley Street Roxbury about the obligations of youth to the community.
Mrs. MacEwen, 32, grieving husband Walter MacEwen, and their five year old Hubbard Head MacEwen, face an uncertain future in the cabin that was built for their family. She pledges to devote her life to the boy and create a real home.
Mrs. Walter C. MacEwen, a Boston girl, spent three months alone with her dying husband in a wood cabin near Plaistow. She walked three miles through storms to fetch a doctor and tended him at bedside, while completing their cabin and clearing land. He died after a five year struggle with consumption, ending a tale of endurance that grieved Plaistow and the nearby towns.
A vintage health advice note urges readers to take Cascarets to relieve biliousness and constipation. It promises a gentle cleanse that clears dizziness coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach by taking one or two tablets at night.
One hundred lodging house keepers from the South End and Back Bay gathered at the South End Room Registry to petition Mayor Currey. They asked ice be removed from gutters and sidewalks and crossings freed of mud, urging street conditions be improved. Mrs. Robert A. Woods presided.
Advertises making cheap cough syrup at home using granulated sugar, 24% ounces Pinex for 50 cents, and warm water to yield a pint. Claims faster relief from coughs and bronchial conditions with a pine extract guaiacol compound, guaranteed with money-back offer.
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