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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1917
Page
6
Retabulation of delegate at large votes for the constitutional convention shows Charlies F. Choate Jr. of Southboro elected. State House officials indicate Arthur D. Hill and Patrick H. Jennings were defeated in the revised counts.
A beauty notice touts a French recipe to rejuvenate aged skin using warm water, Creme Tokalon Reserted, and cold-water rubs. It claims rapid improvements from daily use and offers Japanese Ice Pencils for deep wrinkles. Sold by major druggists with guaranteed success or refunds.
A Denison Texas letter extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles. Mrs G Lowery credits the remedy with relief from nervou sness dizzy spells heat flashes and headaches after starting the medicine. The letter asks others to know its virtues and may be used freely.
An age defying skin remedy claims nightly application of mercorized wax removes dead skin particles and gradually reveals youthful skin within one or two weeks. It endorses soap wash mornings and recommends saxolite and hazel solution for deeper wrinkles and sagging areas.
In Ottawa May 28 British foreign minister Arthur James Balfour told Canadian Parliament that the empire has staked its last dollar on democracy and would be bankrupt if democracy failed. He predicted democracies would emerge stronger and united against autocracy with Canada and the United States joining in the effort. Premier Borden praised the United States and urged coordinated support in the war.
Washington May 28 Rear Admiral Sims who leads American naval operations in European waters was formally named vice admiral by President Wilson. The promotion elevates his rank and confirms his command role amid ongoing Allied naval activities in the Atlantic theater.
Saloons across Greater Bofton posted notices from the Liquor Dealers Association announcing a prohibition on selling intoxicants to military personnel. Hotels largely followed suit as soldiers and sailors clashed with police over when official word from Washington would make the ban law. The uniformed men argued it was their right to buy drinks, but the attempts to obtain liquor failed.
The New England Telephone & Telegraph Company Fort Hill Exchange staff held a linen shower for Miss May Coughlin of 14 Atkins Street Brighton in anticipation of her marriage June 10 to John Le Gallee of Somerville. Miss Coughlin has supervised the Fort Hill Exchange for 10 years.
May 28 report notes inmates of major monasteries in Russia seeking citizenship rights and political equality. Monasteries purge reactionary and anti liberal literature, with Troitsa Lavra burning pamphlets and Kiev Pestehra Monastery suppressing pogromist agitation. A Kazan convent agrees to destroy inflammatory pamphlets.
Reports from Illinois Kentucky Tennessee Indiana Arkansas and Alabama recount fast rising casualties and extensive damage from a multi state outbreak. Deaths may near 300 with over 1200 injured and thousands homeless as rescuers begin relief efforts. Mattoon and Charleston establish permanent relief. Mattoon fund reaches 100000. Illinois legislature weighs 300000 bill for tornado hit towns.
Miss E. T. Sharp a staff nurse with the Harvard Unit American Nursing Service receives special mention for distinguished services in Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's latest list.
Zionists gathered at Faneuil Hall cheered speakers urging Palestine to become a Jewish homeland. Boston Zionists pledged over 35000 for Liberty Loan bonds, with contributions from 50 to 10000 dollars. Speakers included Isaac Harris Peter M Leavitt and Dr Ben Zion Mossinsohn who framed the appeal as loyalty to the United States and support for a Jewish state in Palestine.
Professor Michael I Pupin of Columbia University and president of the New York Academy of Sciences told the centennial meeting that the German submarine threat is effectively solved and that the public will soon see the value of scientists in countering undersea warfare.
More than 100 women attended a military calisthenics class last night in Cambridge led by Adjutant William J. Avery of the Eighth Regiment M. N. G. The session at Brattle Square was organized by Mrs. Richard W. Sutton and the Cambridge Special Aid Society.
CHAS M HOLMAN reports ten years of rheumatism indigestion and constipation cleared by Vitalitas. He says indigestion vanished rheumatism disappeared constipation cured and he gained 12 pounds. The ad invites readers to buy Vitalitas at Woodward's Drug Store Boston offering explanations of the product.
A nurse from Wakefield Mass testifies that Plant Juice relieved fifteen years of stomach trouble headaches and nervousness after other treatments failed. The Plant Juice Man, based at Houghton & Dutton Store Drug Department, promotes the remedy with daily public demonstrations.
Daily use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment promises clear skin, soft hands, and good hair. Apply ointment to the face at night and morning, bathe with hot water and plenty of Cuticura Soap, then mail for a free sample from Cuticura Dept. 76, Boston.
A brief beauty aid describes a quick method to remove hairy growths. Mix delatone with water, apply to the skin for 2 to 3 minutes, rub off and wash. The treatment aims to vanish hairs and says it cannot cause injury if real delatone is used.
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