Madden Ends Life Over Health Worries In Braintree
William J. Madden a 42 year old single man shot himself through the head at his boarding house in Braintree while a friend knocked for admission. His death was attributed to worry over his infirmities. Madden had served ten years as secretary and collector for the local Boot & Shoe Workers' Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Braintree
William J. Madden
Madden
Boot & Shoe Workers’ Union
Irene
Lapham
Plant Juice Ad Boasts Healing Claims From Hackneyed Court
An advertisement extols Plant Juice as a universal remedy and cites a Somerville factory worker, Joseph S. Horton, praising relief from indigestion headaches and a numb stomach. The promotion notes the Plant Juice Man at Liggett Drug Co at Washington and Avon streets for demonstrations and testimonials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S. Horton
Somerville
Street Railway Company
Liggett Drug Co
Washington and
Avon Streets
Advertisement for Anti-kamnia and AK Tablets in Headache Relief
Dr J W Ray of Blockton Alabama endorses AK Tablets for various headaches and neuralgia claiming immediate relief with one tablet every one to three hours. He advises bowel regularity with Actoids and carrying AK Tablets for sudden attacks, noting tablets are prompt in action and available at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Ray
Blockton
Ala
Relief from indigestion with Rheumosalts tonic
The notice promotes Rheumosalts as a remedy for sour stomach griping pains and digestion troubles. It claims two teaspoonfuls in water before breakfast will relieve indigestion and notes the product is inexpensive and available from druggists. Rheumabath Co. St. Paul is listed as the company.
Laphams Face Dinner Duel Over Beaconsfield Society Move
Silas Lapham plans to host a Beaconsfield era dinner to elevate his Boston family status. Mrs. Lapham frets over clothes and conversation while Irene and Penelope prepare. Penelope resists attending, prompting quarrels as the family debates etiquette and pride versus propriety.
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Silas Lapham
Vermont
Boston
Irene
Penelope
Nankeen Square
South End
Lapham
Beacon Street
Thomas Corey
Beacon Hill
Quebec
Corey
Colonel Lapham
Laphams
The Colonel Steals the Show in Color Comic Preview
A playful tease invites readers to see the full page color comic in tomorrow's Post. It hints at the beloved Colonel character and promises more in the next Sunday edition.
Auto Truck Driver Surrenders After Cambridge Fatality
Cornelius Murphy of 48 Columbia Street Cambridge was struck and killed near Lafayette square Cambridge by a Kendall Brothers milk truck driven by William Fraser 21 of 19 Eliston Street West Somerville. Fraser turned himself in to police and was released as the crash was not deemed his fault.
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Lafayette Square
Cambridge
Cornelius Murphy
Columbia Street
Kendall Brothers
West Somerville
William Fraser
Eliston Street
Fraser
No Money In Gruesome Plays Says G Frohman
Gustave Frohman told the Women's Publicity Club at Thorndike that there is no money in gruesome or strictly educational film plays. He said wholesome, pure minded works hold the audience and rapped Shakspere as lacking appeal. He cited Maude Adams and Julia Marlowe as Boston successes and called New York a freak town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Frohman
John Kendrick Bangs
John E. Lincoln
New York
Women’s Publicity Club
Thorndike
Boston
Maude Adams
Julia Marlowe
Harvard Forum to Hear Debate on Lending Aid to Allies
Harvard students meet in the Harvard Union to debate whether Americans should openly lend moral and economic aid to the allies. Speakers may talk up to five minutes each, with a vote at the end on continuing the speeches.
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Harvard Forum
Harvard Union
Boston Forms Purity League For Boys And Vigilance Group
A Boston effort forms the Boys' Homestead Purity League to combat profanity vice narcotics and cigarette smoking among youths under the New England Woman's Homestead Association led by Charlotte Smith. The Homestead Vigilance League for men is also created to quietly gather information in daily life.
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Boston
New England Woman’s Homestead Association
Charlotte Smith
Boys’ Homestead
Homestead Vigilance League
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Self
Boston Street Railway
Persis
Mrs. Lapham
White’s
Jordan & Marsh's
Silas
Rogers
Jordan & Marsh’s
Pen
Mrs. Corey
W. D. Howells
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Columbia Leader
Hogany
Columbia
McArthur AldreAtz
Washington
Adgains Square
Hanes Union
HANES
P. H. Hanes Knitting CO
Winston-Salem, N. C
J. Miller
Broadway
South Boston
Goldenberg’s
Meridian St
East
Wolf Cohen & Co
Washington St
Samuel H. Lewis
North St
Harry Greene
Maverick Square
East Boston
E. B. Tunnel
Max Dichter & Co
Washington Street
J. Malsbrook
Dorchester Ave
Dorchester
Purity League
Robert Lansing
Collier's
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