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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1915
Page
8
Information from a reliable source reports the steamship Ancona sunk by an Austro Hungarian submarine near Sayville New York. The vessel reportedly tried to escape prompting the submarine to fire.
Rome reports Prince Cassano Zu ca was aboard the liner Ancona. Orazio Zanies, Prince of Cassano and Duke of Castellina, heads a Neapolitan-Italian noble family established in Rome since the 16th century. He was born in Naples in 1855 as the second prince of the line.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a herbal remedy for kidney bladder and liver troubles. It promises quick relief from back and urinary symptoms and urges readers to send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY, noting the Boston Daily Post.
An article extols mercorized wax as a multi purpose cosmetic replacement. Daily thin wax layers absorb old cuticles revealing clearer softer skin, reducing freckles liver spots blotches and blemishes. A nightly application plus morning washes promises transformation with one ounce of wax available at drug stores. A saxolite face bath is recommended for wrinkles sagging skin with astringent tonic effects.
Italian censorship limits full details of the Ancona disaster. Reports say 642 aboard 482 passengers and 160 crew with over 300 lives lost. US names include Mr and Mrs Alexander Patattivo and four children among about 20 third class passengers. only Mrs Greil of New York saved near Bizerta.
The Italian line steamship Stampalia, sister ship of the Ancona, reached New York tonight from Naples without incident. Stampalia left Naples one week before the Ancona.
Survivors report an Italian mine sweeper and torpedo boat landed 386 dead or missing after a shelling and torpedo attack on the Austrian flagged steamer Ancona. Reports blame a German sub though authorities consider Austrian ship involved. Officials debate whether warning was given and if diplomacy will follow.
Readable catalog fragment shows envelope chemise combinations gowns and skirts trimmed with lace and embroidery. Regular prices 1.50 and 1.98 values offered at 85 cents. Multiple items implied in a sale.
A marketing paragraph extols Gets-It as the easy solution to corns calluses warts and bunions. It claims no cutting is needed and warns against painful old methods. Sold by BE. Lawrence & Co. Chicago 25 cents a bottle. Boston dealers include Riker Jaynes.
Advertisements claim Orine cures the drink habit and brings happiness home. It offers a free booklet and sells for $1.00 per box, with distribution through Washington DC and Riker Jaynes Drug Stores, urging secrecy.
A vintage advert promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a vegetable supplement to stimulate liver and bowel function like calomel without dangerous effects. It claims clearer skin, brighter eyes, and buoyancy with daily use, noting millions sold at 10 or 25 cents and available through druggists.
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