Plant Juice Herbal Remedy Attracts Nationwide Attention
A Boston woman reports long term relief from indigestion and related ailments after using Plant Juice. She describes decade of dyspepsia and kidney issues, then four bottles of Plant Juice cured her. credits improved sleep and energy, and endorses the remedy via the Houghton and Dutton Drug Department representative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Delano
Beach Avenue
Revere Beach
Boston
Drug
Houghton & Dutton
Severe Kidney Troubles Yield To Popular Remedy Swamp Root
A Kansas man testifies in 1915 that after a year of severe kidney and bladder pain he used Dr Kilmer Swamp Root and recovered fully. He reports night-time urination pain resolved and urges others with kidney issues to try the remedy through a sworn affidavit before a Crawford County justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Weys
County of
Crawford
State of
Kansas
Swamp Root Sample Offer From Dr Kilmer Co
A letter from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York asks readers to send ten cents for a sample size of Swamp Root and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It claims the sample will prove its value and notes bottles are sold in drug stores for fifty cents to one dollar and mentions the Boston Daily Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Boston Daily Post
Alkali Free Hair Care Soap Advertisement
An old ad extols plain refined coconut oil as a hair cleanser, arguing soaps and shampoos with alkali dry the scalp and brittle hair. It claims coconut oil is pure, greaseless, cheap, and long lasting, producing rich lather and thorough cleansing while leaving hair soft, bright, and manageable.
Pekian's Alterative Promoted For Throat and Lung Ailments
An 1890s health advertisement urges relief from pulmonary and throat troubles by fresh air rest and proper nutrition. It promotes Pekian's Alterative as beneficial with lasting results in many cases and claims no habit forming drugs. The ad notes a Philadelphia laboratory endorsement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekian
Staworth
Aegist
Jeekman
Philadelphia
Oysters Raked From Wareham River In Open Season
Wareham fishermen harvested over 3,000,000 oysters last week as the Wareham River opened for the first time in three years. The town's open season ran Monday to Saturday, then the beds were closed again for at least three years, in a move to protect the stock. The catch was loaded onto the schooner Caroline for transport to West Barrington Rhode Island to reseed beds there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareham
Narragansett Bay
Caroline
West Barrington
R. I
Naragansett Bay
John W. Dodge
Rhode Island
Dodge
Fast Dying Out Wareham Oysters Threaten Local Beds
Oysters in Wareham are portrayed as nearly exterminated due to neglect and lack of cultivation. Fishermen urge town action to seed beds with diverse oyster species or open beds to private cultivation, warning that without intervention 3,000,000 Wareham oysters will vanish and be sent to Narragansett Bay.
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Wareham
Post
West Barrington
R. I
Narragansett Bay
Weweantic
Bullard
James Thomas
River decision to be made by selectmen this week
The fate of the Tic River issue rests with the selectmen as they plan to decide during the current week. Local officials will determine the next steps and any financial or regulatory actions tied to the matter.
Boston School Board Rejects Ban On Christmas Hymns
The Boston School Board declined to forbid singing of Christmas hymns and carols in public schools. It based its decision on the corporation counsel’s opinion and the belief that carols do not undermine Hebrew children's faith in the schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Corporation Counsel
School song books face hearing over hymns and carols
On March 20 a hearing was held with Attorney Philip J. Sondheim arguing to exclude hymns and carols from school song books. He claimed singing carols violated statutes against teaching any special religion in public schools. The corporation counsel advised that songs may continue as vocal exercise citing Nebraska v. Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip J. Sondheim
Sondheim
State of Nebraska
Freeman
School board: hymns in public schools allowed with limits
The board notes the court ruling does not bar hymns entirely but restricts using songs for sectarian instruction. It urges tolerance, cites Jewish observances, and argues Christmas references in literature or song do not undermine faiths. Petition placed on file with reasons communicated.
Dickerman Emerges as Somerville High Football Coach Candidate
Charles Dickerman, Princeton half back and Somerville native, is under consideration as mentor for Somerville High School eleven. A former Somerville High star, Exeter captain, and Princeton varsity player, he sparked the 1914 Princeton offense with two touchdowns against Yale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerville High School
Charles Dickerman
Princeton
Dickerman
Somerville
Exeter
Yale
Corbett Brother of James J. Corbett Released by San Francisco Club
Joseph Corbett, notable brother of James J. Corbett and 1897 Baltimore Orioles pitcher who helped win the Temple Cup, was released today by the San Francisco club of the Pacific Coast league after a comeback attempt this spring following years of retirement. He played for the St. Louis Nationals in 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Joseph Corbett
James J. Corbett
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Nationals
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Leu
MacGregor
Regal
Regal Shoe Company
Tremont St
Summer St
Tremont Street
Cor
Wunwun Shuren
Providence
Westminster St
Mathewson and
Snow
Lille
CPI
B. F. Keith's
Joe Corbett
Bose
Ohi
de Samueletore
Aise
eNEW_YORK
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Pat
Henry Blossom Eyes
WEO
Copley Theatre
Dartmouth Street
Harvard
Radcliffe
George Copeland
Pianist Martha Atwood Baker
Russian Music Society
Albert R. Thayer
Treas
Mass. Ave
Plymouth
America
Irwin
Washington Square
Castle Sq
FBI
Winter Street
Follies Jr
Ella Hail
Rob’t Leonard
MME
Petrova Chariie Santley & Norton
Kaufman Bros
Cervo, Hartmann & Varady
May Fetherston
Irish Rose
Mary Pickford
New York
Bowdoin SO
Pearl White
Onn
Bowdoin Sq
Wash
Castle Sts
Mon
William Fox
Wm, Tooker and
Maude Gilbert
Myra
Waldron
Haymarket
Howard
Avenue Girls
Brown
Harris
Gaiety
Merry Rounders
Shubert
Clifton Crawford Conray & LeMaire
Collins & Hart
Timberg & Darling
Venita Fitzhugh
Margaret Edwards
Helen Goff
Franklin Battle
McMahon
Diamond & Chaplow
Rosie Quinn
Braves Field
Winead & Sons, Inc
Washington St
Fort Hill
Wilbur
Ranklin
Mebel Taliaferro
Iron Claw
Virginia
Pauline Frei Fore
Fox & Paramount
Double
Son
Erick
Bke
Ernst Schmidt
May & Tt Women's City Club
Condit
Tremont Tempi
David Copperfield
Dickens
Revere
Strachan’s
Chicago
VIA
Central
Vermont
Grand Trunk
Montreal
Toronto
Niagara Falls
Great St. Clair Tunnel
E. H. Boynton
Eliot Square Storage CO
Roxbury St
Roxbury
Massachusetts Storage Warehouse CO
Mass
Dudley
Rox
N&t
Prospect St
Cambridge
Dudley St
Somerville Charcoal Co
Tel
Cal
Royal Upholstering CO
Winter St
Blue Hill
Dorek
Lewis J. Bird
Bosworth St
Parker House
the Post
New
Plano
Furni
Park, Ridge
ST. James Hall
Majestic
Henry Blossom
Victor Herbert
Hollis Fiiz
Maud
Mr. Barrie
E Adams the
Little Minister
Peter Pan
Ethel Barrymore
Mrs. McChesney
A. H. Woods
THE
George D. Parker
Robert Edeson
Kathlene MacDowell
Exeter Street
Copley Square
the Foundling
Julia Dean
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