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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1914
Page
11
Osmo-Chemic Physicians advertise a free one month course of treatment including medicines for patients who start or renew care by May 16. The limited time offer targets chronic diseases and invites patients from surrounding areas to seek the Osmo-Chemic cure within four days remaining.
A letter from A. S. Edwards of Whitman Massachusetts dated May 5 praises Osmo-Chemic treatment for a leg ulcer. He reports two Whitman doctors offered no relief from May to December 1913, while eight weeks with Osmo-Chemic Clinicians healed the wound with no subsequent trouble.
J L Plunkett M D chief consulting physician lists specialties including eye ear nose throat chest and chronic diseases. Permanent offices at 910 Boylston Street Boston entrance 18 with hours 9 am to noon 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm closing Sundays.
Lydia seeks freckles solution. J K discusses wrinkle massage cautions and a face astringent lotion made from saxolite and hazel. Stella asks about muddy complexion. advice mentions mercurial wax and Zeus cream nightly for cleansing and whitening effects.
Governor Walsh called for a new state health department as the strongest and most capable solution to health issues, urging modern expertise and revised machinery. Dr. Charles W. Eliot spoke on happiness at work and the women’s advantage in education for bearing and raising children. Alvin E. Dodd served as toastmaster at a gathering of settlement clubs with about 200 attendees.
An old fashioned home recipe claims Bay Rum Lavona and Menthol Crystals cleanse the scalp, stop hair loss, and promote growth. Mix 2 oz Lavona, 6 oz Bay Rum, and % drachm Menthol Crystals in 8 oz bottle, apply nightly and morning. Dandruff, itching, and loose hairs allegedly disappear in days, with new hair sprouting rapidly.
The piece describes a purge of militia officers in Massachusetts as the “weeding-out” process moves to resignations for six officers and medical exams for nine more, amid moves to mobilize troops to centralization camps and a dispute between a new and retiring captain of I Company, Sixth Regiment, under Major Heavey’s recommendation to Governor Walsh.
The article lists six officers asked to resign and nine ordered to report for medical exams within five days, amid claims of failed reports and unfit tests. It details the I Company Sixth Regiment turmoil over Captain Petersen and property handover, plus a Concord armory fire and Major Heavey’s return from Washington as instructor.
A Norwegian wedding drew attention in Roxbury as Astriel Levn daughter of John Levi of Dorchester wed Carl Hoidahl of Newton at the Norwegian Lutheran Church in Roxbury.
At the Boston Business Women's Club banquet J Randolph Coolidge Jr of the Boston Chamber of Commerce urged keeping social relations out of business while Mary H Moran urged that women need normal social ties to marry and succeed. Moran warned against relying on feminine charm in business and called for a broader mixed social sphere with clear lines between business and social life.
The 150 of 500 club members heard Governor Walsh and aides discuss the police women's bill after his signing. Speakers included Harry F. Atwood United States Chamber of Commerce Perry Walton and Mrs Mary A Mahan of the Massachusetts Bar Association. Miss Mabel Harlow presided. The event focused on Women in Industry.
A speech by Governor Walsh praises women’s public service and rights while calling for conventions in business life to safeguard younger women. He notes appointing women as district and police constables and urges broader female participation, ending with a nod to teamwork by Mr. Atwood.
Packed audiences at Congress Hall in South Boston attended benefit performances for widows and orphans of Newfoundland sealers. The event, hosted by ex-Senator James I Powers, featured Rev. Allen Hudson and Rev. Edgar Jones, with remarks urging relief through blood-building remedies. An advertising insert promoting Dr Williams Pink Pills claimed to restore nervous vigor by nourishing the blood.
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