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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1916
Page
10
The testimony centers on a minister Wilson and Miss Johnson with a claim for breach of promise. Johnson described gifts and letters, while Wilson denied affectionate acts. The cross examination covered past dances, meetings, and a vow of celibacy, with the jury drawn from local citizens.
In recalling his testimony Mr Wilson denies taking Miss Johnson in his arms and kissing her on Cay. He broadens his reply by repudiating all charges against women as a general claim while resuming his stand yesterday.
Treatment suggests mixing Parmitt double strength with hot water and granulated sugar to ease catarrhal deafness and head noises. Take one tablespoon four times daily for relief as blocked nostrils open and mucus stops dripping. Easy to prepare, low cost, and pleasant to take.
Twenty child pupils of Miss Pearl Hiart from Huntington Avenue performed at a dance recital last evening in Pierce Hall Copley Square. A large crowd of friends and relatives attended the event.
The Kennebunk business district was flooded by a sudden brook overflow. Cellars were filled and Main Street became a small river. Estimated damage stands at $20,000.
Rainfall over four inches disrupted rail traffic in Lewiston Maine. The Bath Lewiston branch of the Maine Central suffered nine feet of track undermining. Washouts were also reported on other Maine Central lines and interurban street railway lines.
Heavy rain caused Scotchmans Brook to overflow its culvert flooding Kennebunk business areas. $20,000 in damage, 18 inch deep post office lake, submerged Water street and Main street sections, Mousam River rise endangering more damage. Cat Mousam bridge washed away and railroad traffic diverted due to washout near Wells.
The Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Society holds a theatre party and supper tonight to celebrate its baseball victory over Yale. Harvard students attend a musical comedy and dine at Lombardy. Harold A. Larrabee acts as toast master with speakers J. A. Emery Kenneth B. Murdock W. Silz and Robert Cutler. an original poem is read by W. M. Horton.
Miss Charlotte Baylies, society figure and Vincent Club member, has been awarded a first class amateur wireless license by the United States government. After two weeks at the Women's Plattsburg at Chevy Chase Maryland her operator skills earned national recognition, making her the sixth woman to receive the license.
Women can find silk waists for 1.98 dollars at Wolf's My Clothier located at the corner of Hanover and Portland Streets. The sale includes legal stamps with the bargain.
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