Painful Periods Relief Claim by Lydia Pinkham’s Remedy
The article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for painful and irregular menstruation. It cites Miss Irene Crosby of Savannah Georgia praising the remedy after other treatments failed and urges readers to seek guidance from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for further free advice. It lists common gynecological complaints and urges immediate action to avoid serious consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Crosby
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charlton Street
Savannah
Ydia E. Pinkham
Churchmen and Labor Conference Highlights Worker Struggles
Reverend leaders and labor officials debated wage slavery open shops and union goals at a Boston convention. Clergy urged conciliation between bosses and workers while unionists pressed for safer conditions and factory employment in union shops. A pivotal sweatshop report backed factory production over tenement workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. A. Winslow
F. J. C. Moran
Peter W. Collins
Central Labor Union of Boston
Moran
New Auto Goes Wild In Portland Runaway Crash
A brand new automobile owned by William B. Thombs of Portland ran away through the Eastern promenade and Fore Street striking a man and two delivery horses before exploding off a 100 foot embankment by the Grand Trunk tracks. The brake was misadjusted and the car started on its own. A bystander was only bruised, while two wagons were captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
William B. Thombs
Fore Street
Grand Trunk Railway
Doomed to Die in Chicago as Briggs Smiles at Sentence
Joseph Jocko Briggs received a death sentence for the holdup murder of Hans Petersen at Lake and Robey streets last winter. Judge Barnes imposed the hanging after Briggs thanked the court with a smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph
Jocko
Briggs
Barnes
Hans Petersen
Lake and Robey Streets
Labor unions praised as force for social unity
A Harvard meeting in Fogg Hall featured Rev. Floyd W. Tompkins of New York praising labor unions as enduring and divine, uniting workers and elevating economics and sociology studies. Boston Central Labor Union's Henry Abrams called wage questions central, while Harry Lloyd rejected claims of a fixed standard wage and argued unions expand demand by raising pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. van Allen
Pennsylvania
Carnegie
Church
God
Cooks’ Union
John Tobin
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Floyd W. Tompkins
New York
Fogg Hall
Harvard
Mr. Tompkins
Henry Abrams
Boston Central Labor Union
Harry Lloyd
International Carpenters’ Union
Eliot
Lloyd
Fire ravages villages as crews battle long night blaze
A vast brush and woodland fire swept through Kingston and Carver areas driving residents to pack belongings as crews from Kingston, Carver, and Boston joined volunteers to halt the flames. The inferno scorched logs, lumber, and bogs while forests and Cranberry patches burned along the Ring Road between Plymouth and Kingston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Carver
Boston
Carver High School
Pheron Cole
William Perkins
Clifton and
Clark & Cole
Middleboro
Long Pond
Ring
Plymouth
Man Breaks Saloons With Bricks After Refused Drink
Albert T. Fisher, 24, of 285 Dorchester Street South Boston, allegedly wrecked glass windows and mirrors in Toland & Co. and Hellbeck & Co. after being refused a drink. He struck Hugh Co Toland with a brick, causing about 200 dollars in damage. Carrie Nation era saloon violence reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert T. Fisher
Dorchester Street
Boston
Hugh Co. Toland
Toland & McDonald's
East Ninth Street
William E. Hellbeck & Co
Mercer Street
Carrie Nation
Schiller Centenary Commemorated with Reflections and Facts
A newspaper note marks the 100th anniversary of Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller, noting his death in Weimar at age 46 and burial in St. James churchyard. It recalls his rivalry with Goethe, famed works like William Tell and The Robbers, personal bashfulness, and marriage to Lotte von Lengefeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schiller
Zeus
Hercules
Johann Christoph Friedrich Schiller
Weimar
St. James
Karl August
Goethe
Maid of Orleans
Bride of
Nessina
Tissot Exhibition to Close Tomorrow
The Tissot paintings exhibition at Copley Hall, featuring 400 watercolors, closes tomorrow to benefit the Floating Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tissot
Copley Hall
Floating Hospital
William Tell by Boston Turn Verein at New England Conservatory
Music lovers packed Jordan Hall to see William Tell presented by the Boston Turn Verein marking the centenary of Schiller's death. Edward Tietz starred as Tell with a cast including Gustav Schmidt Ernst Kuenstler A Krause Fried Metzger Ernst Donath Carl Eberhard Adolph Schubert and more Italian names appear among the ensemble and soloists in this period production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Hall
New England
Public School Association Plans Aggressive Campaign
President John F Moors announced the Public School Association aims the most aggressive campaign in its history for the upcoming school board election shifting to five seats from twenty four party lines unclear Democrats and Republicans may cooperate on candidates. Democratic nominees include Julia E Duff John A Brett James A McDonald and Daniel S Harkins with Grafton D Cushing and James J Storrow eyed for P S A ticket as James E Fee to lead the campaign starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public School Association
John F. Moors
Post
Fitzgerald
Democratic City Committee
Bolton
Republican City Committee
Moors
Julia E. Duff
John A. Brett
James A. McDonald
Daniel S. Harkins
Grafton D. Cushing
James J. Storrow
James BE. Fee
Plunkett For Second Place In Gubernatorial Race Feud
Berkshire Republicans discuss Plunkett as a leading contender with backers such as Walter Holden and Walter Lincoln Sears boosting the Plunkett boom. The Springfield Republican editorial notes Dana Malone of Greenfield viewed as professionally fit and widely known, though not declaring candidacy, with broad support across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guild and Plunkett
Berkshire
Walter Holden
Walter Lincoln Sears
Springfield
Crane
Dana Malone
Greenfield
Baldwin and Norton Deny Hostility in Ward 14
Alderman John Baldwin denied any friction with Deputy Joseph Norton of the street cleaning department amid circulating rumors in South Boston. Norton, a Ward 14 leader, also called the reports baseless and said both men spoke amicably when they met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Baldwin
Joseph Norton
Boston
Norton
Hall Loses In Piano Wrangle Before Superior Court
In an equity session Judge Sheldon ruled the Singer Piano Company and Fred L. Hall formed a corporation with no real assets to obtain pianos on credit. The court found $100,000 capital grossly inflated by services valued at $300 and goodwill valued at $99,700. A decree requires cancellation of the contract, assignment of leases to a temporary receiver, and protection of plaintiffs until $5400 plus expenses are paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Singer Piano Company
Fred L. Hall
Superior Court
Sheldon
Hall
Christy
Karl Adams
Dorchester Man Files Bankruptcy in U S District Court
Samuel J. Fleming of 10 Stratford street Dorchester filed for bankruptcy in the United States District Court listing liabilities of 19742.98 and assets of 2155 The largest creditors include Co A Morse Chicago NJ 7384 A E Baker Prescott Ariz 4600 Andrews Ling Prescott Ariz 1500 Brown Bros Prescott Ariz 1000 Smith Smith Prescott Ariz 305 M B Garey Providence R I 2650 All liabilities are unsecured Assets total 1765 in bills notes and securities 270 in open account debts and 120 in household goods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Fleming
Stratford Street
Dorchester
Western Mining
United States District Court
Co. A. Morse
Chicago
A. E. Baker
Prescott, Ariz
Andrews & Ling
Prescott
Ariz
Brown Bros
Smith & Smith
M. BE. Garey
Providence
R. I
Fitzgerald Seeks New Damage Trial in Saloon Ejection Case
Daniel J. Costello sues James M. Fitzgerald claiming injuries from being forcibly ejected from a saloon. James F. Sweeney asks for a new trial arguing $8000 damages excessive. Judge Holmes takes the matter under advisement as D. H. Coakley argues the plaintiff's mental and physical suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel J. Costello
James M. Fitzgerald
Holmes
James F. Sweeney
D. H. Coakley
Suits Trustees to Force Payment on Notes
Henry M. Levine filed in Superior Court a bill against Edwin L. Rice and A. P. Loring, trustees of property held in Levine's Brookline account, seeking to compel funds be used for notes he holds. He alleges Rice may transfer his trust interest and leave the state and asks for a restraint on payment or disposal of the trust property. Judge Fessenden set the order returnable on May 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Levine
Superior Court
Edwin L. Rice
A. P. Loring
Brookline
Rice
Loring
Fessenden
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Lawrence
A. J. Arkin
Philadelphia
Clarence A. Ackerstam
Rubber Makers’ Union
C. R. Sterling
Machinists’ Union of
William Lawrence
D. D
s‘Church
Harriet A. Keyser
Appleton Grannis
Miss Keyser
Labor Organized Committee
Godspeed
Collins
Trinity Church
BIG New
Forest Fire District
Hartford RR
Ra Uy
Anwala
Ylynm
Wy Work
Cape Cop
Rev
F. W. Tompkins
Long
Granville Baker
Clifton Road
Lot Phillips
Louis Fuller
Josiah Hammond
Clarke & Cole
Indian Pond
Plympton
George Randall
Indian Pond Vilage
Cobb and Drew
Harvator Turtuson
Benjamin Atwood
Whitman
Fred Brackett
Cana
Arch St
Milk St
North Milford Granite Co
Forbes St
Worcester
Mass
P. O
Milford
Butler
Tremont St
Butler’s Branch
Tempe Fi
P.S. A
P. S. A.’s Plans
Baldwin
Dorchester Business Man
Empress
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