Fudge Talk Warms Washing Advice on a Wash Day
Anty Drudge and Mrs Crisscross trade quips about breakfast, steam, and laundry woes. The dialogue turns to using Fels-Naptha in lukewarm water to ease washing chores so work can finish before noon.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
4
Modern Fels-Naptha makes fast, easy wash
Old-fashioned washing yields to modern science as Fels-Naptha dissolves dirt in cool water Cutting washing time in half saving fuel and preserving fabrics The ad promises bright clean results on white and colored clothes and urges following wrapper directions.
Hello Girls to Hold Matinee Assembly at Arcade Hall
The early morning switchboard staff will entertain Terps this afternoon in Arcade Hall 7 Park Square. Miss Margaret Haley leads with Madge Conley and Ada Adleman assisting, and a prize for the prettiest dancer is expected to draw attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terpschore
Arcade Hall
Park Square
Margaret Haley
Madge Conley
Ada Adleman
Family mourns three generations after Wisconsin death
Had 98 descendants in Fond du Lac Wisconsin report that Mrs Amelia Bird died leaving 10 children mourning a mother 48 grandchildren mourning a grandmother and 49 great grandchildren mourning a great grandmother in the extended family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond DU Lac, Wis
Amelia Bird
Salt Cure for Tuberculosis
In a five week trial at the Home for Destitute Crippled Children in Chicago, Dr. Emil Beck demonstrated a salt cure for bone tuberculosis. The method fills the diseased bone cavity with bismuth subnitrate and vaseline, acting as a healing agent. Twenty of forty crippled children were cured in the trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Emil Beck
British Charitable Society Elects Officers
The British Charitable Society of Boston held its annual meeting marking 92 years of existence. Officers elected include President John F Masters and Vice President Thomas J Bowlker. secretary Major Thomas Stokes. auditor George Epps. physician J H Cunningham. The society aided hundreds across the British empire, with 856 applicants and $1298.85 spent on relief. the Woman's Auxiliary aided women and children with gas and clothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Charitable Society of
Boston
John F. Masters
Thomas J. Bowlker
Frederick J. Stark
Thomas ‘. Stokes
Eri. E. Sewell
J. Wynne Jones
George Epps
J. H. Cunningham
British Empire
Woman's Auxiliary
Nathan Reynolds Packard Dies Pioneer Brockton Shoe Manufacturer
Nathan Reynolds Packard aged 75 a Brockton shoe man ufacturer since 1868 and a pioneer in developing Brockton as a major shoe center died at Corey Hill Hospital Brookline this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brockton
Nathan Reynolds Packard
Corey Hill
Brookline
Pittsburg financier Frank Semple dies at 67
Frank Semple, 67, who oversaw the William Thaw estate and was involved with numerous financial institutions, died today in Pittsburg from pneumonia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Frank Semple
William Thaw
Body by surgery experiments described by Dr Carrel
Dr Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute described experiments that blur life and death marks at an American Philosophical Society meeting in Philadelphia. He reported transplanting detached animal organs for 60 days and swapping a man’s main artery with a jugular vein with no apparent harm, and kidneys between cats showing no visible difference after three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Alexis Carrel
Rockefeller Institute
American Philosophical Society
Transplant claims and a fall in McKeesport hospital scene
Dr. Carrel describes successful grafting of a dead fox terrier leg onto a living dog and predicts human organ transplants. A woman leaped from a hotel window during a disturbance, fell six feet to the pavement, was found by a police officer, taken to hospital, and remains in semi conscious condition repeating a religious phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Carrel
James Winn
Dream leads to hospital scare in McKeesport
Miss Evaline Foster a 32 year old Boston woman registered at the Hotel White in McKeesport woke early in her sixth floor room after dreaming burglars were attempting to chloroform and kidnap her. She was taken to a hospital for observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKeesport
Boston
Foster
Pittsburg
Penn
Evaline Foster
Mass
Hotel White
Chrysanthemum Show Exhibits Wide Novelty Range
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society opened a four day chrysanthemum show featuring chrysanthemums from New England nurseries, a major orchid and decorative fruit display, and an extensive vegetable exhibit. About 350 to 400 varieties compete for prizes, with Garza chrysanthemums winning first in pots and Isaac Locke Company taking the fruit table prize and silver medal. Notable contributors include Mrs. John L. Gardner, Dr C G Weld, and the Morton F. Plant estate among many others. vegetables from the Chinese market are showcased in the basement reach of the hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
New England
Garza
Cr. G. Weld
Brookline
Isaac Locke Company
John L. Gardner
William Whitman
C. G. Weld
A. W. Blake
Edgar Brothers
Wav
Erley
F. W. Heermans
Lenox
Frederick Ayer
T. EE. Proctor
West Roxbury
Morton F. Plant
Groton
Conn
New Jersey
Boston
Taunton State Insane Hospital
Sugar Prices Fall Across All Grades Nationwide
New York reports a uniform drop of 20 cents per hundred pounds in refined sugar across all grades effective today. The move reflects changes in market pricing and could affect consumer costs in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lodge and Roosevelt feud triggers rift in party ranks
The article notes President Roosevelt plans to retire next March and sail to Africa and credits United States Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts with moving a prominent advocate of the strenuous life from American shores. The piece frames the clash as a partisan question of blame or praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
White House
Africa
Republican Party
United States
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
Lodge Suggested Africa as Roosevelt’s Hunting Ground
A Post informant states Senator Lodge suggested Africa to President Roosevelt to avoid embarrassment from Roosevelt’s presence during Taft’s rise. Roosevelt had announced a post-presidency Africa trip, and Lodge’s counsel allegedly shaped the destination for a prolonged vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Lodge
Africa
Post
Taft
Roosevelt
Peruna Credit Given By Tacoma Mother
Mrs. FE. W. Brooks of South Tacoma Washington reports Peruna restored her energy after a period of weakness and exhaustion. She credits the medicine with restoring vitality within a week and says she remained in good health for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. W. Brooks
S. Steele St
South
Tacoma
Wash
Ears of Carl Healed by Peruna and Lacupia Claim
Mrs G W Heard of Hempstead Texas reports her son Carl suffered chronic ear discharge and near hearing loss. After a local physician failed to cure him, she claims Lacupia and Peruna restored his hearing and stopped the discharge completely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Heard
Hempstead
Texas
Carl
Iines
Key Ring Clue Ties Boston Bonds Case to Chicago Arrests
Edward C. Devine and Foster Hooper are jailed in Chicago on bond swindle charges. A key ring tagged Security Safe Deposit Co suggests missing bonds may be in Hooper’s safe box. Boston inspectors seek extradition as authorities probe Turner & Co. and past fraud totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward C. Devine
Foster Hooper
Chicago
Devine
Richard F. Parker
A. B. Turner & Co
Milk Street
Gaddis and Harris
Boston
Security Safe Deposit Company
Parker and Hooper
Hooper
West
N. W. Harris & Co
E. H. Gay & Co
Parker
Shaw and Draper in battle over state presidency power
A factional struggle in the Massachusetts Republican ranks centers on who should be president of the State Senate. Senator James I. Shaw of Manchester pushes for the position, while Governor-Elect Draper opposes him. Senator Allen T. Treadway is favored by leaders, with Senator Thorndike Spalding withdrawing in his favor after talks with Lodge. Draper travels south, and US Senators are drawn into the dispute though denying involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beacon Hill
Lodge
Crane
State Senate
James I. Shaw
Manchester
Young Street Railway King
Draper
Shaw
Allen T. Treadway
Berkshire
Senate
United States
Thorndike Spalding
Cambridge
Treadway
Spalding
Senator Lodge
Mr. Draper
Taft Takes Rest Break Before Thanksgiving Departure
President elect William H. Taft Mrs Taft and Jed W Carpenter depart Cincinnati for Hot Springs Virginia for rest before Thanksgiving A conference with Myron T Herrick occurred and reports say Fred W Carpenter likely becomes Tafts secretary to the President while William Loeb Jr may take the Navy post Wendall Mischler remains assistant secretary after leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
William H. Taft
Discovery of Birt head wash ends dandruff era
The article credits Birt head wash with curing dandruff and preventing hair loss, contrasting it with ineffective tonics. It notes ordinary soaps worsen dandruff, and that Birt head wash is distributed nationwide through leading drug stores, currently sold in Boston for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birt
Boston
Houghton & Dutton Co
R. H. White Co
Riker- Jaynes
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Hello Girls
Raymond
Washington St
British Charitable Society
Nathan Packard
Arthur
Contoocook
Carter’s Union
Arthur Sternburg
Hanover St
AFI A
President Roosevelt
Peruna
E.W. Brooks
Lodge Draper
Hargedon & Lynch
Washington
Globe Theatre
Hanover
Blackstone
LOEB
NAVY
California
Fic Syrup Co
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