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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
9
In Messina on April 30 an active eruption of Mount Etna lit the night sky. The flames against the snow covered peaks created a striking, picturesque contrast.
A Sycamore Illinois farmer’s wife credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with curing long standing stomach trouble allowing solid meals and better sleep. The ad claims the pills boost blood and nerves, contain no morphine and come with a free diet book. Sold by druggists or mail order 50 cents per box, six for 2.50 from Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady New York.
Boston hosts another wave of licenses with former Worcester Haverhill and Lynn owners moving into the city. John Quinn of Worcester, former New Sher wood hotel proprietor, acquired a large Federal Street saloon. Several others followed suit securing new locations.
Among locations whose owners did not seek renewal or were denied certificates are Flashman Bros at 8 and 6 Green Street Coleman and Keegan on Sudbury Street Hotel Tivoli 860 Washington Street Hotel Mieusset 840 Washington Street and William LeClair and Co 856 Washington Street.
Worcester, Lynn, and Haverhill join 18 cities and 249 towns in banning licenses. Nahant shuns drink, while Shrewsbury and Worcester face losses in revenue and jobs as numbers fall: Worcester loses 155000 barrels to the city and 2000 workers. City officials vow strict enforcement starting May 1.
Boston police begin collecting dog license fees with the official catcher to seize unlicensed dogs after June 1. Funds collected support the maintenance of the school department.
Superintendent Morrison of the public buildings department removed watchman John F. McCarthy of 27 Brook Avenue whose salary was 910 dollars a year. Other reductions followed: Jeremiah W. O'Brien from 1600 to 1200, Edward Fitzwilliams from 1200 to 1900, James F. Conboy from 1200 to 1000, John T. Callaghan from 1100 to 1000, James J. Potter from 275 to 250 cents per day.
Through the Greater Boston committee Chelsea relief operations wind down with militiamen withdrawing tonight leaving Major Chase with a small core to manage food in Chelsea and Lincoln Hall serving as the last rations point. Miss M Toner appeals for oversight of funds for the widowed mother of four, while Max Mitchell continues daily relief work aided by 160 volunteers and Filenes totaling 25 clerks and staff.
Mrs Edward Studley of Portland Maine searches for her wealthy husband who aided Chelsea fire victims and volunteered at Scenic Theatre. A friend says he was seen alive four days after the blaze and he worked a week distributing clothing and meals amid rough conditions.
The piece argues wheat starch must be treated before digestion. It outlines six hours of cooking, 90 hours curing, paper-thin flaking, and 30 minutes of toasting at 400 degrees to render starch soluble. It emphasizes benefits for weak stomachs and emphasizes Maple lake wheat cooked in pure maple syrup for children.
This evening the ’06 graduates from McKinley School Revere gather at Shurtleff School Hall for a reunion. Invitations reach Minnesota and Texas, with Selectman Richard D. Barry, the school committee, Superintendent William H Winslow, Principal C. M. Barrows, and former and current teachers attending. Principal Barrows grandly guest of honor, reception to start with piano solo by Miss Ethel Gilliate and violin by Joseph Proctor.
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