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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1914
Page
6
An advertisement promotes Pinklets as a non-griping laxative option to relieve constipation. It warns against harsh purgatives that dull bowel function and suggests using Pinklets to restore normal bowels and liver activity. The sale price is 25 cents per bottle with mail order to Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY for a booklet.
An advertisement touts Rheumasalts as a pure mineral salt laxative that cleanses the stomach and intestines, removes toxins, and soothes headaches and rheumatic pains. It markets a quick-acting, nongriping remedy available via druggists or direct mail from the Rheumabath Company.
An Alexandria widow, 22, asks P. J. Smith at the Lenox Hotel to find a rich American husband. The letter proposes correspondence first, with clear rewards, and asks Smith to post a bulletin on the hotel board. Smith says he will forward the appeal to suitable wealthy men.
Boston launches cleanup and paint up week to make the city cleaner and healthier. Gov Walsh and Mayor Curley urge civic duty as hundreds of tons of rubbish are removed. Children, schools, and volunteers participate across Back Bay, Fenway, and North End with quizzes and puzzles for helper rewards.
Secret Service Agent Nathaniel T. Connolly of New York assigned to head the Boston office after the sudden death of Joseph Wishart. Connolly relieves M. Manasse, who had been temporarily in charge.
The body of a young woman found in the Brookline old Boston reservoir Sunday was identified as Miss Mary Crowley, 30, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jeremiah Crowley of 91 Soulston Street Brookline. Neighbors Mrs Smith and Mrs Murphy identified her. The medical examiner Dr H H Cutts believes she killed herself by drowning with a seven pound flatiron tied to her coat. no violence marks were found.
A Boston drive joins a national Clean up and paint up week with about 350 New England towns taking part. In West Roxbury district 100 public works teams began clearing rubbish from homes and yards as 300 workers plus volunteers tackled streets and backyards.
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