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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1908
Page
6
Van Camp Packing Co asserts its milk product uses milk with two thirds water evaporated to deliver whole milk without separation. It claims higher butter fat and solids, cost savings, and convenience over raw milk and cream, urging readers to request a free cookbook and noting sanitary dairies and germ-free sterilized milk.
East Brookfield May 27. John Wood dies at 71 ending a 50 plus year vow of silence with his brother Jairus Wood. The dispute over Miss Charlotte Squires kept them apart until their dying hours. The family claim the vow was broken only as the end approached.
Olive Witham sustained bruises and scrapes but is not believed to have broken bones after a woman driver knocked down her and Mr. Witham on Washington Street. Olive was dragged about fifty feet before the car stopped, witnesses said, and she saved herself by grabbing a spring during the incident.
A prominent society lady promotes a fat reduction formula in the Post. She claims safe results without dieting or exercise, advising readers to purchase Lexonica Buckthorn Bark extract and Simple Syrup, mix at home, and claim she lost 60 pounds in two months.
Mrs Smith at the State House learned of the pardon by unanimous executive council and fainted from joy. Her son Walter Smith, freed after five years, greeted by family amid scenes of emotion at the prison and Bellevue. Mr Walsh aided the pardon and relief followed with a trip to Nahant and an Ocean view, amid the Chelsea fire devastation observed along the way.
An advertisement extols Maps-Flake maple flavored wheat flakes claiming superior digestibility from a 96 hour process. It touts maple syrup coating, thorough cooking, and high heat to ensure quick digestion, urging readers to request a free 15 cent sample via coupon. It targets parents by stressing child health and urges trying the product for better nutrition.
Walter Smith, imprisoned at seventeen for allegedly killing his father, was released on a pardon five years to the day after his sentence. Governor Guild and family hosted him at Nahant and Boston, as Walter planned to resume painting and start a Boston publishing career with Merry Mount Press.
Washington May 27 With elaborate ceremonies soldiers and women of patriotic societies participated as the body of George De Witt Clinton former Vice President and first New York Governor and Revolutionary War major general was removed from Congressional Cemetery to Kingston N Y for reinterment on Saturday
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