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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1913
Page
5
Grace Lindsay and Redmond Owens announced their roles at the wedding of Marion Keene and Edward Whitmore. The ceremony took place Saturday at the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City. Parents say the marriage was not an elopement and the couple desired no display.
A historical advertorial promoting Clarks Thinning Salts as a safe fat loss method via daily or alternate day baths. It claims weight loss after 15 to 18 treatments without exercise or dieting, applauded by medical authorities and sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores. It lists Sel Amaigrissant Clarks Corporation as American manufacturers and invites readers to send for a booklet.
The Boston Elevated Railway's auditor J Henry Neal testified on strike costs during arbitration with the union. He said direct strike expenses were about 800000, with gross revenue losses around 250000, and noted the company reserves 3.6 percent of gross revenue for the damage fund totaling 442000 last year. He added the road pays state taxes and a corporate franchise tax on capital stock while selling power profitably during coal shortages.
George Richfield aged 21 of 10 Flint Street Somerville was attacked during an argument on Haver Hill Street last night. He received a knife wound in the left groin and was taken to Relief Hospital in Haymarket Square. Surgeons report his condition not serious.
Sufferers with weak lungs need upbuilding Eckman's Alterative a remedy for throat and lungs has been found beneficial in many cases where lungs are affected. A Springfield Massachusetts man reports weight gain after use. Contains no narcotics or habit forming drugs. Write the Bex man Laboratory Philadelphia Pa for booklet.
Donald and James Norris, 8 and 3, entered in the Temple of Childhood contest, display toys and books in Melrose home. James loves painting and vacations in area towns. Donald enjoys steam engines and enjoys helping on his grandfather's New Hampshire farm. Their mother, Mrs Walter A T Norris, notes their shy personalities in interviews.
Presiding Justice Tanner heard without a jury the appeal of George Fred Williams of Dedham Mass from Pawtucket Probate Court’s dismissal of him as executor of Amy M. Starkweather’s will. The case, Williams executor v Starkweather administrator de bonis, follows a longstanding Rhode Island probate dispute.
Boston University Medical School seeks endowment funds to match a $50,000 grant for teaching and research improvements. A bazaar at Copley Plaza, featuring cabaret, Mother Goose pageant, musicale, and pivot bridge, runs the last three days of the week to rally public support. The effort aims to raise funds to hire more instructors and expand homoeopathic medical education in Boston.
Grateful readers report relief from ailments with Elmer and Amend’s product touted at a price of 81. Reliable druggists stock the item, and the ad-like message urges purchase for faster comfort.
Three women faced Judge Wentworth in the police court for shoplifting at department stores. Ethel Larabee of Newton Upper Falls was found guilty of stealing a 59 cent neck ruff and fined $0. Mary B. Chance of Salem was guilty of larceny and had her reformatory sentence suspended on probation. Mary Clay of South Boston pleaded not guilty as Rose Wolvesuite, case continued to November 13.
The Society of Colonial Wars of New Hampshire has petitioned Dover to rename Dover Point to Hilton Point a historic alias used 1623 to 1639. The action seeks to reflect early colonial heritage and ties to the area's founding families.
An arbitration panel settled a dispute between Springfield and Worcester street railway unions, largely favoring the men. The three year agreement runs from June 1, 1912, with 60 percent of runs at nine hours in eleven and 40 percent at nine and a half hours in twelve. The men had argued that the 9-in-11 law should validate their Oct 29 1912 contracts, but the board upheld part of the existing arrangement and allowed the strike-preventing compromise.
Frank H. Carter, 64, of Newton and member of the A. and E. Berton Company, died yesterday in a Cambridge private hospital after an operation. He was born in Lancaster and leaves a widow and two daughters Mrs. David Sutton and Mrs. A. C. Dennison, both of Milton. He belonged to the De Molay Commandery Knights Templars.
A well known physician claims a simple home recipe can stop hair loss promote growth and banish dandruff. Mix 7 oz water with a small box Barbo Compound 1 oz bay rum and ½ oz glycerine apply to scalp 2 3 times weekly. It also darkens gray hair and leaves it soft and glossy.
Boston City Council unanimously approves the Avery Street widening and extension to Tremont Street with a $1.5 million appropriation. The move, opposed by the Finance Commission amid a broader street loan dispute, aligns with the Chamber of Commerce and Massachusetts Real Estate Exchange.
Council discussed a resolution by Councillor Watson to amend the state constitution allowing cities to buy and sell ice and coal at cost. It sent copies to the Legislature. It authorized loans for Roslindale and Ward 12 municipal buildings totaling 268000, rejected a 75000 engine house loan for Charlestown, and approved 2000 for engine house plans. A salary increase for Board of Assessors was proposed, with the chairman at 4500 and others at 1000 plus first assistant 1500. referred to committee. Councillor Smith challenged the Finance Commission’s garbage report, claiming it could be used against the city.
The Boston Authors' Club held a housewarming at its new Trinity Court quarters with about 60 members present. Miss Caro line Ticknor directed fittings, and speakers including Judge Robert Grant Ex Governor Frank W Rollins Professor Albert Bushnell Hart and Miss Helen Winslow lauded the move. A tract of land from William Wood on Great Creek Neponset was accepted as Wood Park to be used as a park.
John H. Denny, 45, of Calumet Street Roxbury, was found early yesterday with a gas tube in his mouth across a pressing table in his Tremont Street shop. He died at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital where despondency was listed as the motive.
A home recipe promises instant relief from ordinary coughs in 24 hours. It combines sugar syrup with Pinex from The Pinex Co, Fort Wayne, Ind, claiming broad use for whooping cough and bronchial conditions. The ad notes a money back guarantee and urges readers to ask their druggist to obtain Pinex.
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