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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1912
Page
7
Secretary of War Stimson will depart Washington for New York then sail to Colon to inspect the Panama Canal to obtain a basis for recommendations to Congress in his annual report.
An advertisement extols mercorized wax as a simple nightly facial treatment that sheds old skin and reveals a fresh underskin. It claims the mercolide wax exfoliates the cuticle, yielding a rosy look and reduced wrinkles with a saxolite and hazel formula for a brightening bath.
Gold Dust removes germs and dirt from heavily used pans. It digs deep after germs and cleans faster than soap. The cleaner leaves cookware bright and sanitary, performing the job in about half the time of rival cleansers.
An old advertisement claims Dr Edwards Olive Tablets cleanse blood bowels and liver and ease pimples without calomel. It touts gentle effective action while citing a dark taste and bad breath relief, urging a week of nightly use with boxes at 10 and 25 cents.
The trial of George W. Fitzgerald, former Chicago sub treasury teller, for allegedly stealing 173000 from the Chicago Treasury Department branch was postponed to tomorrow. Jury selection, which was to begin this afternoon, is on hold at defense counsel’s request.
A promotional notice touts Booths Hyomei as a remedy for catarrh. It promises a money back guarantee if no benefit and explains the inhaler is a eucalyptus based antiseptic with no cocaine. Complete outfit sells for 1.00 and extra bottles for 50 cents.
Advertorial claims for Ascateo and Ascarco curing severe asthma including long-standing cases. Doses of seven drops in water twice daily said to free system quickly with long‑term remission. Samples offered by mail from Ascateo Laboratory. products sold by Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in 50 cent and $2.00 sizes. New York date November 11. Big Tim Sullivan aged 49 near death from worry, fading as Tammany leader and congressman‑elect.
Old friend Johnny Meehan dies as Big Tim Sullivan succumbs after a lifetime marked by gang conflicts and political power. Chronology covers losses in 1911, family tragedies, California recuperation, and the Sullivan law, with notes on his rise from paperboy to congressman and his wealth from racing and saloons.
The Inverclyde arrived in Boston yesterday from Japan and China carrying merchandise worth over 2 million dollars. The shipment includes large consignments of rubber coffee and tin among other goods.
The Inverclyde docked at Mystic wharf with a vast cargo of tin rubber skins gum camber shells tapioca sage flour copper wood oil tea rattans and curios. Longshoremen worked into night unloading cases and bales while most goods head to New York or other destinations after a 13000 mile voyage hindered by the Kee ling Harbor disaster and hot seas.
New York reports announce the retirement of the senior Georges clothing concern partner, ending his active and financial stake after leading the firm since 1879. Georges Jr. assumes full ownership and control following a required reorganization across stores in New York Philadelphia Boston Providence and Buffalo.
Attorneys for Mrs. Cusumano serving a life term at Sherborn present a pardon petition to Governor Foss. The case concerns the murder of her husband and seeks clemency from the state executive.
In Brockton on November 11 Mrs. Harry J. Palmer collapsed after a rush of women to register to vote for School Board members. Reports note candidate announcements by Mrs. B Milo Burke on the Democratic ticket and Mrs. Fred A Hoyt seeking the board. The event reflects rising female political involvement and a perceived shift toward Democratic control of the school panel.
The Boston Patriotic Association protests the Boston Public Library board for excluding the British American Citizen from public racks. The paper, published in East Orange New Jersey, is funded in part by a New Hampshire bequest and kept in a drawer. The association asks for open display like the Pilot.
Louis D. Cook the principal of Warren Grammar School in Everett resigns to head Swift School in New Bedford. George C. Francis of Ashburnham Street School in Fitchburg is regarded as likely successor.
Dr Samuel A Green and his attending nurse traveled to New York yesterday to attend the Peabody Education Fund trustees meeting. Green, a longtime trustee, will base his headquarters at the Waldorf Astoria during the gathering.
In Brockton on November 11 Freeland Howard and his brother Robert rescued their companions Ernest Leighteen and Ezra Provost after a catamaran they sailed on at Little Sandy Pond Bryantville broke in the centre and sank.
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