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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1919
Page
11
Barney, jailed for the slaying of Patrolman Deininger in a Chelsea garage, had repeatedly asked for work. Sheriff Kelcher placed him three weeks ago with the inside cleaning gang, a eight-man group cleaning the jail interior, before his escape.
An advertisement touts Poslam Balm as a fast acting remedy for eczema and various skin eruptions. It claims immediate soothing effects on burning and itching areas and promotes Jam Soap medicated with Poslam for clearer skin. Free samples are offered by Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
After an afternoon break in the yard eight inmates, led by Barney, escaped through the east wing basement and scaled a nine foot wall aided by a water cock before running to the security of a roof. Sheriff maintains policy unchanged while police widen the dragnet for the fugitive and his romantic ally Marion O'Brien.
Manuel Brown, a lobster fisherman of 96 Friend Street, Gloucester, hauled in a Navy Department torpedo he found drifting near Highland Light. It is a dummy valued around ten thousand dollars, one of four lost from a submarine chaser during a storm last Saturday night. Brown towed it to the navy yard aboard USSC 138 and may receive a reward as authorities continue recovery efforts.
In Brookline, the defendant appealed yesterday from Judge Perrin’s Jamaica Plain court ruling fining her $40 for assault on Enid Brooks. Brooks, a telephone student employed during the recent telephone strike, alleges the assault occurred May 7 on a street car after the strike’s settlement.
A health column repeats warnings about a supposed spring blood purifier, noting it fails to cure illnesses and may worsen conditions due to toxins. Medical experts caution against unverified tonics. Authorities remind readers to rely on approved treatments and consult clinicians before using such products.
Advertises Sulpherb Tablets as a modern form of grandma remedy for spring lethargy and thick sluggish blood. Claims blood purification and system regulation, easing constipation kidneys catarrh neuralgia rheumatic pains and other toxic symptoms. Guaranteed satisfaction or money back. 60 cents per sealed tube from druggists.
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