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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1917
Page
2
Dr. J A Garland of Portsmouth N H introduces an anti torpedo screen device for merchant ships. The device has been studied by experts and will be tested. It has drawn attention from Secretary Daniels and Thomas Edison, and a patent has been granted.
United States military authorities thwarted a planned work stoppage by machinists at HE Bliss in Brooklyn maker of torpedoes for the United States and allies. The strike leader faced possible treason charges, officials said.
An ad-style notice promoting Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for constipation in children and families. Claims no opiates, mild action, pleasant taste, widely sold for fifty cents, with a trial bottle offer and a guarantee of authenticity via signature and portrait on the carton.
The Harvard Crimson lauds Kuno Francke former Harvard German culture professor now emeritus for his Cambridge work and personality. It says anti German sentiment fades before Germans like Francke who embody the best of Teutonic history and art. The piece notes his lack of bitterness and his hope for Anglo American German alliance to sustain world peace.
Crews aboard both of Massachusetts Naval Reserve training ships increased yesterday as additional reserves reported for duty at Marblehead Neck and Commonwealth Pier. Nearly 58 men from the Great Lakes Chicago station joined Commonwealth Pier, and about 1500 reserves of the second division were quartered there. The Marblehead crew, commanded by Lieutenant J O Porter, grew by two reserves of the fourth division, assigned to hammock quarters, with more arrivals expected today.
Captain William 8 Bowen of the New England branch of the Military Training Camp Association announced that examinations for entrance into the Plattsburg camp in New York would continue through May 7. He said impressions of no room were due to broader enrollment authority for 13 camps, and a few qualified men may still gain entry by special arrangement after exams close.
A home remedy advises obtaining Parmint double strength from a druggist and mixing it with hot water and granulated sugar. Four measures daily are said to ease head noises and nasal congestion, improve breathing, and stop mucus drainage.
Mrs. Kate Gould told Judge Jenney in the Superior Court that her ex husband Stephen M. Gould, real name Murphy, owes about 350 in alimony payments and should be found in contempt. The judge said he would take the petition under advisement.
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