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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1911
Page
11
A terse scene shows a woman stating no visitors when a man with a wooden leg arrives at the door. The plea to dismiss him is delivered with clear refusals and social caution.
A Brooklyn man reports that a fifty cent jar of Resinol Ointment cured a leg wound after costly remedies failed. He notes the ointment relieves eczema burns and various skin irritations and invites readers to try a sample from Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore Maryland.
The Rev. Herbert Johnson, of War ren Avenue Baptist Church, welcomes a baby boy at home. Postoffice Inspector Charles M. Perkins, famed for catching train robbers, is promoted to city inspector in charge of fraud cases.
The Allston Congregational Church began a three day observance of its 25th anniversary with Rev. John O. Haaring leading a planned program for past and present members. The main celebration is set for Tuesday evening with a banquet and reception to follow.
A steamer from Calcutta brought one hundred fifty carved ebony elephants to Boston. Officers plan to distribute them as Christmas gifts to relatives and friends. Removal from the hold begins tomorrow, and the elephants will be shipped worldwide. Each elephant weighs about two pounds and they were carved by forest natives.
A downtown crowd pays fifty cents to hear a famous orator. Squigg introduces the guest who delivers a rambling, all topics talk from tariffs to village chairs. The hall darkens as daylight arrives. the speaker is left “knocked dizzy” by the restless audience.
Mrs. Derby quarrels with her husband over whether a dessert is cake or pie, a dispute that mirrors broader concerns about divorces. They reconcile by consulting a dictionary and agreeing to follow its definition, highlighting miscommunication and compromise in a four-month marriage.
In Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Garretson moved to amend the complaint of Mrs. Charlotte Law a widow aged six, who sues Samuel R. Meyers aged 80 of 818 Lincoln Place for breach of promise to marry. She seeks 30000 dollars and the case was adjourned to November.
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