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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1917
Page
7
Edward H. Carroll, member of the Governor's Council from the fifth district, died at his home in Warner New Hampshire after nearly a year of poor health. He was a council member at the time of his death.
An advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a calomel substitute for constipation and torpid liver. The ad notes the doctor’s 17 years practice, the product’s vegetable laxative formula, no griping, and sugar coated olive tablets sold at 1 2 and 25 cents per box by all druggists.
A trained nurse praises Plant Juice from the Drug Department of the Houghton & Dutton Store. She cites long standing stomach trouble and nervous symptoms relieved by the remedy after trying various medicines and reports a renewed appetite and energy.
In the United States District Court last month 3500 naturalization applications were filed, including 3000 first papers. Judge Morton administered the oath to 125 aliens, mainly British subjects, with two Austrians admitted but Germans denied citizenship as alien enemies due to wartime stance.
Chief Frank M. Reynolds announced Henry Stevens has been promoted from House Officer to sergeant in Hull. Stevens starts his new duties this morning.
An early Ice-Mint corn remover from a Japanese product boosts drugstore demand as women expect lighter footwear this summer. The cream relieves soreness and removes roots without pain, avoiding cutting or paring that can cause blood poisoning.
Joseph Lee, chairman of the Boston School Board, proposes turning Boston Common soil to plant potatoes onions cabbages and carrots and other vegetables, subject to approval. The plan aims to use the common for productive gardening and public benefit.
A Boston effort seeks to convert the Common into a large vegetable garden for North and West End school children lacking garden space. Plans propose dividing the area into one square rod plots for pupils, with the park department plowing and harrowing, and the school department supplying fertilizer and seeds.
In Lexington a record number of more than 150 women plan to work on farms this summer for the first time. At a meeting in the First Parish Unitarian Church vestry the Lexington branch of the Special Aid Society for American Preparedness led the session. Mrs. Edward H. Newers urged light tools and proper farming attire while addressing the group on planting the home garden.
Herbert C. Hoover travels from England aboard an American ship and is due in New York within days to take the helm of the American Food Board. He will work from Washington while appointing others to run Belgian relief operations, with W. L. Honnold slated as relief director in America.
New York April 30 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt returning from Chicago urged immediate American deployment to the French front as Marshal Joffre had advised. He warned delaying to train a single army at home would lead to failure and inefficiency and accused opposing Congress members of backing a paper war.
The federal investigation opened with David W. Benjamin of the Department of Labor arriving in Lynn. He met with the Lynn Shoe Manufacturers' Association and arranged a conference with the show workers' union. He declined comment and said he must report to Secretary Wilson in Washington.
Caroline E Currie sues Charles Kolodny a noted builder in Back Bay for 10000 in a damage suit alleging an assault at her 494 Huntington Avenue flat. Trial opened in Superior Court before a jury. Currie testified Kolodny visited monthly to collect rent, sometimes in morning or evening.
Mrs Currie details a confrontation with opponent in her flat before an alleged assault. She testifies he grabbed her, forced her onto a bed, and warned her not to make a noise. Medical notes mention nerves and sleeplessness. Trial proceedings continue.
The 680 coal railroads filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise anthracite freight rates by 5 to 2 cents per ton from mines to all consumption points, signaling a nationwide price adjustment effort.
Harvard faced its first war prohibition measure yesterday with Charles P. Reynolds a junior urging Harvard to take the lead among colleges. He argued the time has come for action and for Harvard to set a standard for others to follow.
Mrs. Alton D. Oakes of Fort Fairfield Maine says backache from female troubles vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports improved health and now cares for a healthy baby girl, praising the remedy widely despite years of use and popularity.
Reynolds writes to the college daily urging Crimson and Harvard College to take a stand on national prohibition as a war measure. He says it is high time for the student body to align with wartime policy.
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