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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1912
Page
21
A testimonial dinner at the Union Club honored President Jasper N. Keller of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company on his retirement. General Thomas Sherwin signed the tribute with the board, and Philip J. Spalding was announced as his successor.
An ad-like piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for digestion and relief from sour stomach. It suggests robust chewing may fail and highlights pepsin and hydrochloric acid as aids. One grain of a tablet supposedly digests 3000 grains of food and boxes sell for 50 cents in drugstores nationwide.
A Cleveland style testimonial claims rest fresh air and good food help TB but Eckmans Alterative can aid recovery. A patient from Weldon Illinois recounts severe illness Typhoid Pneumonia with Tuberculous bacilli, travel to Texas Colorado and eventual recovery after treatment. The ad urges consulting Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia for evidence and booklet.
The Baptist Tabernacle Church of Boston to be housed in Fenway district after merging Warren Avenue Baptist Church and Bowdoin Square Tabernacle. The organization will be named the Second Baptist Society.
The Warren Avenue Church and Bowdoin Square Tabernacle plan a double union to form the Baptist Tabernacle Church while the Second Baptist Society renames to Bowdoin Square Society. The merger aims to relocate Bowdoin Square Tabernacle to Warren Avenue with services there as plans proceed. Dr. Johnson argues against theatre services, proposing bond investments to cover current expenses in a changing city landscape.
The Norfolk Conference of Unitarian and Liberal Christian Churches met at First Congregational Church in Milton with speakers including Rev. Thomas Ven Ness and Rev. Howard N. Brown and Mrs Prank I Young. At St Pauls Cathedral the day includes sermons by Rt Rev Henry D Aves and others. The 20th anniversary services mark West Roxbury First Parish Unitarian with remarks from former pastors and secretary Charles W Wendt.
Samuel N Brown vice president of the Fairbanks Company died recently leaving a personal estate valued at 603,963.74 and real estate at 23,200 His will largely leaves the estate to his second wife while his son Harold H Brown objects to the allowance Special administrators William R Sears and Samuel Williston have been appointed to handle the estate.
A lyric recalling how absence fails to sever love. The speaker cannot forget a lady despite social crowds and new attractions. He recalls her name when intoxicated, in memory returning like a dove, and laments the impossibility of forgetting or being forgotten.
Washington October 31 Counterfeiting decreased in the United States in the fiscal year 1912 according to Secret Service Chief John F B Wilkie The report shows counterfeit value at 39000 the lowest since 1907 Compared with 49000 in 1911 and 156000 in foreign currency The peak was 1910 when over 500000 in imitations were seized.
The Boston College junior class elected its junior prom committee in a long meeting. William J. Desmond of Cambridge was chosen chairman along with James Brennan of Cambridge Leo Murray of Revere John J. Quirk of Fall River and Daniel Cogan of Stoneham as members.
New York dates set for the Rosenthal murder case with Whitey Lewis to be the first gunman tried. Trial begins November 7 with District Attorney Whitman seeking a special panel of 200 jurors for the proceeding.
A statewide reduction in straight life and 20 payment life policy rates for $500 policies becomes effective today. About 5000 policies in Whitman’s People’s Savings Bank Brockton Berkshire County and City Savings Bank Pittsfield cover $2,533,165 in face value. The State actuary William Montgomery says insureds save 1.8 to 10.6 percent depending on age. Policyholders must return polices for endorsement. dividends, cash values, and extended values remain unchanged.
Cafe Bova hosted a themed Halloween party with the main hall and Sala Italiana decked for the night. Witches and goblins served a dinner while a fortune telling Zingara maiden drew guests. The orchestra and soloists performed to a large crowd praising the memorable evening.
Three Worcester firemen Captain Harry Douglas Lieutenant A D Robinson and Hose man Francis Flynn were injured when a ladder collapsed while fighting a Main Street fire in the Gilman block The antique shop manager M F Burrows was seriously burned while trying to extinguish the blaze The loss estimated at 10000 the cause unknown
Sydney Holyoke of Milwaukee files notice of contest in Superior Court claiming his father Frank H. Holyoke Bangor Me lumberman’s will is a forgery. Hearing set for November 11 in Los Angeles, Cal.
Senor Suarez the Chilean minister in Washington said Germany’s plan to buy a coaling station on a Magellan Island is foolish. Chile is not selling ports to foreign governments and would not part with a port like the United States. He noted no coal is mined in that region while fuel can be bought at several coastal ports by foreign vessels.
Henry L. Wade, president for 27 years of the Waterbury Clock Company, died at his Waterbury home at age 70 this morning.
An advertisement promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a fast safe remedy for catarrh and head colds. It claims quick relief from nasal congestion throat soreness and discharge with renewed senses. The copy asserts Hay fever relief and notes the product costs 50 cents and is sold by all druggists.
The ad touts Ascatco as a constitutional remedy for asthma and respiratory ailments. It claims rapid relief from choking attacks and nasal congestion with seven drops in water twice daily, offered in two sizes for 50 cents and 2 dollars at Riker Jaynes Drug Stores.
A mother recalls a summer rash on her baby’s face and limbs that caused itching and sleepless nights. After trying several treatments, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment, which stopped the irritation and left no scar. A separate case mentions an eight year old’s insect bite boil healing with Cuticura. The ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with free samples via post-card.
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