Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey Promoted As Health Cure
A letter from W Scott, dated March 31 1901, praises Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey for curing catarrh asthma bronchitis influenza and other illnesses after doctors and medicines failed. The ad claims doctors use it in hospitals and urges readers to obtain the product for health and vitality with a medical booklet offered free by the Duffy's Whiskey Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott
Duffy
Ww. Scott
Fifteenth Street
Philadelphia
Mr. Scott
Dutt
Matt Rochester
N. Y
It Whiskey Co
Romance Ends in Father’s Interference of Liddell Suitor
Bertha Liddell a 19 year old daughter of James Liddell and her lover James Nelson faced stern disapproval from her father Monday afternoon at Berwick park and 42 Munroe street. Liddell confronted Nelson on the sidewalk while Bertha emerged from 42 Munroe street claiming they had only been preparing to obtain a license. The banking firm Moors & Cabot connection described the union as a childish romance and the couple’s private plans became public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Liddell
James Liddell
James Nelson
Liddells
Berwick Park
Munroe Street
Nelson
Liddell
Miss Liddell
Peth
Papa
Oueward
Moors & Cabot
Installation of Rev. Titman B. Johnson at Dorchester Temple
The Dorchester Temple welcomed Rev. Titman B. Johnson as pastor in a formal installation attended by Baptist clergy and congregants. Johnson, famed as the “marrying pastor,” noted he had wed many couples in Lynn and Boston area, with five marriage calls pending as he begins duties in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorchester Temple Church
Titman B. Johnson
Dorchester Temple
Johnson
First Baptist Church
Lynn
James Vassar
First Church
Lowell
Lyman Swett
C. R. Powers
Arthur Little
Codman Square
W. W. Bustard
Dudley Street
Lee C. B. Thomas
Stoughton Church
H. C. Mabie
W. C. McAlister
Mr. Johnson
Boston South Association
The
Baptist Church
Archie Davidson
Mabel Sorrowby
Mr. Olcott
Old Homestead” Company
Ladies' Auxiliary O Connor Camp Ball Set for Bethesda Hall
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Major O Connor Camp L W V No 4 hosts its first annual ball tomorrow evening at Bethesda Hall Broadway South Boston. Music by Waverley Orchestra. Committee includes Mrs Franke chair Mrs R E Pennington secretary Mrs Robert Arnold treasurer and assistants Misses Gertrude Dilston Margarette Durand Laura Perkins and others. Duties coordinated by Maryand assisted by Mrs Callas and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Auxiliary
O'Connor
O’connor
Bethesda Hall
Broadway
Boston
Waverley Orchestra
Franke
R. E. Penningston
Robert Arnold
Gertrude ‘Dilston
Margarette Durand
Reavy
Cullity
Barbaraing
Hestelle Durand
Louries Anna A. Perkins
Ealy
Callas
Judé Elston
Misseae Ie Barry
Dorchester Knights of Columbus Hold May Dance
Dorchester Council No 138 Knights of Columbus held a May dance in Wheelock Hall Dorchester last night. One floor director was S McEville with assistant Deputy Grand Knight William A O Kane. About 160 couples attended. hall decorated with bunting flags and potted plants.
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Dorchester Council
Knights of Columbus
Wheelock Hall
Dorchester
Rand Knghtries S. McEville
William A. O'Kane
Second Production of Schalk Abend by BU Ladies
Boston University ladies staged a second production of Schalk Abend a minstrel show with many new jokes and songs. Proceeds added to the college library fund. Cast included Orpha Lee Agnes M. Fiske Ruth G. Nelson Edythe Lovell Marguerite Slater Grace Crane Bessie L. Davidson and Helen Ma cl ay with a long chorus of student performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cupid
Edythe Lovell
Marguerite Slater
Grace Crane
Bessie L. Davidson
Psyche
Helen Ma’clay
Blanche H McIntyre
Mildred A. Miller
Florence B. Colby
Alice Crane
Alice M. Murray
Katherine G. She
Fiery Senate Debate Over Philippine Situation
A four hour Senate debate heatedly discussed the Philippine situation. Beveridge defended the administration while Turner blasted military methods in the islands. The discussion touched on water cure allegations, O Herne murder, and calls for fuller investigations with Filipino testimony urged.
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Washington
Senate
Beveridge
Indiana
Philippines
Turner
Smith
Philippine Committee
Heveridge
Rawlins
Utah
O’ Herne
Hoar
Mass
O’herne
Mr. Hoar
Mr. Beveridge
Grape-Nuts Boosts Strength Says Toronto Woman
A Toronto woman credits Grape-Nuts with reversing long standing weakness. She describes regaining breakfast appetite and improved digestion enabling better work and greater stamina after starting the cereal from Postum Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toronto
Postum Co
Battle, Creek
Mich
Bret Harte Dead in England at Camberley
Bret Harte renowned American writer of Western tales died suddenly at the Red House Camberley near Aldershot after a hemorrhage caused by throat affection. He had suffered swollen tonsils since December but regarded the attack as minor and was visiting friends when he fell ill. The death prompted sympathetic tributes from London papers praising his widely admired work. He was born in Albany on August 3, 1839 and moved to California before rising to fame as an author and public figure.
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Tuftner
Wash
Hoar
Mass
Senate
London
Bret Harte
England
Red House
Camberley
Aldershot
Harte
Atlantic
Westminster Gazette
Francis Bret Harte
Albany
Albany Female Seminary
California
San Francisco
Herst
Heathen Chinee Card Sharp Parodied In Bret Harte Style
The excerpt presents a mock rustic tale in verse where a Chinese player named Ah Sin wins with a right bower amid accusations of deceit. The narrator complains of Chinese labor and jokes about sleeves full of aces and wax on nails, reflecting era stereotypes in a humorous but biased frame.
Osmo-Chemic Physicians Offer Free Month Treatment
A Boston ad proclaims a limited May offer by the Osmo-Chemic Physicians in the Colonial building on Boylston Street. Start a treatment before May 15 to receive one month of care and medicines free, with an X Ray exam included for those who begin before May 5. Delia Lonergan of Roxbury testifies to relief from rheumatic pain after seeking their care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boylston Street
Misa Delia Lonergan
Filin St
Roxbury
Mass
Plunkett
Delia Lonergan
Free Month of Osmo-Chemic Treatment Offer
An ad promises a full month of treatment and medicines at no charge for patients starting before May 15. It urges those with asthma, consumption, cancer, tumors or any disease to visit the Osmo-Chemic Physicians in the Colonial building for a free X Ray examination and potential cure starting before May 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemic-Electron Institute
H. B. McConnell
Boylston St
Hotel Pelham
Sciatica Cure Claim From Osmo-Chemic Doctors
G H Rutgers of Northborough Massachusetts says fifteen years of rheumatism lumbar and sciatica vanished after trying Dr Junkett and Osmo-Chemic cures. He reports rapid improvement and complete recovery citing “one hundred per cent better” and praises the doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Rutgers
Northborough
Mass
Junkett
G. H. Burgoyne
Vertigo Cured Claim by Brighton Man
Mr John Burton of 853 Market Street Brighton Massachusetts reports vertigo cured after using Dr Plunkett treatment He was confined to bed for some time and could not walk without assistance before seeking help from the doctor The testimonial suggests personal relief from vertigo through the noted remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burton
Market St
Brighton
Mass
Dr. Plunkett
Osmo-Chemic Doctors Credited With Quick Relief
Mrs May Crocker and John Burton testify from Cambridge about Dr Plunkett and the Osmo-Chemic treatment. They report rapid improvement using X ray examination and the claimed cure of asthma and vertigo in a short time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Crocker
Pioneer St
Cambridge
Mass
Dr. Plunkett
John Burton
Doctor Plunkett’s Cure Praised By Suffering Patient
A patient recounts long stomach trouble and ineffective treatment before visiting Dr. Plunkett. After X rays, she shows improvement with his treatment and endorses the doctors and their cure for stomach ailments.
Free X Ray Examinations Offered by Osmo-Chemic Physicians
Osmo-Chemic physicians announce free X ray examinations to determine the cause of ailments. Their elaborate fluoroscopic setup allows full body checks to pinpoint issues, with examinations offered at no charge to patients.
Osmo-Chemicles Cure Promises Restored Cell Nutrition
The article claims body tissues are made of minute cells and disease results from disarranged cells lacking nutriment. It asserts diseases can be cured by feeding diseased cells and presents Osmo-Chemicles as a non allopathic, non homeopathic treatment based on exact science with cures by a fixed law.
Permanent Offices of Oamo-Chemic Physicians in Boston
The Oamo-Chemic physicians have permanently located in Boston with long term leases and contracts. They boast the largest and most elaborately equipped office in the country. Their hermo-Magnetic Treatment claims to reach every diseased cell and energize the body. An inspiratory treatment targets breathing passages and heals inflammation. A hot-air treatment has the endorsement of leading physicians and scientists locally and abroad.
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Boston
Those Living at a Distance Advice Letter
Persons living far away are asked to write detailing their symptoms and the Osmo-Chemic physicians will send literature and provide free advice.
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Clinic
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine run by J L Plunkett MD and J P Naughton MB lists consulting offices at 526, 529, 530 Colonial Building 100 Boylston St Boston MA with daily hours 9am to 12pm 2 to 4pm 7 to 8pm and closed Sundays.
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J. L. Plunkett
J. P. Naughton
M. B
Colonial Building
Boylston St
Boston
Mass
All Sorts of Bills in House and Senate Deadlock
The Legislature labors toward mid June with crowded House debate on many measures. Bills move through committees and readings, including street railway control, Cambridgeport Trust Company, constitutional convention questions, and a Taunton river bridge project. The Sunday candy and soda bill faces postponement, while misrepresentation in merchandise sales is amended for purchaser proof and sent to the House. Hearings on produce dealers and market garden issues resume next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State House
Senate
House
Myers
Ways and Means
Railroad Commission
Luce
Schofield
Malden
Donovan
Cambridge
Leach
Walpole
Committee On Banks
Cambridgeport Trust Company
Drinkwater
Braintree
Committee On
Bristol County
Taunton Great Rver
Reed
Taunton
Harbor and Land Commissioners
Chase
Fall River
Nightingale
Bristol County Commissioners
Mills
Newell-of
Old Colony Street Railway Company
Boston Elevator Railway Company
Peters
Boston
J. A. Sullivan
Jones
Mannery
Seaver
John A. Sullivan
Committee On Ways and Means
Bliss
Hampden
Manning
Worcester
New Bedford Faces Debate Over Grade Crossing Bill Section
The Ways and Means committee held a hearing with New Bedford representatives led by Mayor Ashley to discuss removing Section 14 from a bill on continuing grade crossing work. Attorney General Parker warned removal could force a tough choice between Commonwealth finances and clearing the crossings, while Worcester listener A P Rugg attended. He suggested the street railway should not be drawn in on payments at a later petition stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Ways and Means
House
New Bedford
Ashley
T. F. Desmond
A. P
Street Railway Company
Use of Streets by Market Gardeners Pushes City Change
Produce dealers and market gardeners urged City Hall to amend an ordinance barring street sales from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The proposal, once presented to the Legislature, was rejected by the committee on metropolitan affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On Ordinances
W. T. A. Pitageenig
Thomas J. Gargan
James 8. Murphy
H. Logan
John Williams
George EB. Martin
William FE. Clark
Daniel P. Sweeney
John H. Graham
City Hall
Committee On
Committee On Metropolitan Affairs
Hart Claims Cure for Asthma by Koch Lung Cure
John Hart describes a long battle with asthma and bronchitis. He credits a vapour-based treatment at Koch Lung Cure, 361 Boylston Street, Boston, with healing his lungs and eliminating symptoms. He invites others to verify his story by letter or in person.
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Koch Lung
Boylston Street
Boston
Water Street
Lawrence
Mass
John Hart
Boston & Maine Railroad Company
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Stern
Cottage Street
Father O'Donovan
Harvard
Ireland
Fogs
IAY
Mana
White Dental
Washington Street
BR. H. White Co
Oxford
Tre & Our
New England
TB Johnson
Dorchester Knights
Holton
Jane Comby
Alich Crane
Shack
Abend
Shack Abend
Boston University Ladies’ Entertainment
Harth’s.“ Heathen Chinee
Ah Sin
Nye
Sciatica
Herman B. Brown
Lowell, Mass
Herman FE. Brown
Legislative Branch
Fashion’s Leader
Lynch
Margaret M. Lynch
Shawmut Avenue
Sa Church
Mahoney
South Boston
Joanna (Cronan) Mahoney
T. J. Mahoney
Gate of Heaven
South
Fourth -Street
Mne
Angee
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