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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1917
Page
6
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for age related ailments and urinary and kidney issues. It claims relief from stiffness rheumatism lumbago sciatica gall stones gravel and bladder and digestive diseases. The copy urges readers to buy at a drugstore with a money back guarantee and highlights odorless tasteless capsules and three sizes.
A memorial tablet honoring Rev William H Lyon D D was unveiled at First Parish Unitarian Church Brookline during morning services. Rev Abbott Peterson led dedication. Dr Howard N Brown delivered the address. choir sang Lyon's favorite hymns. inscription notes Lyon served 1896 to 1915 and described him as a trusted minister and friend.
Copenhagen November 11 Dr Bern hard Dernburg chosen as a candidate for Vice Chancellor von Payers Reichstag seat if he does not run again a slight chance he may stand for re election if not made Prussian minister and member of the Bundesrath Dernburg former German secretary of state for the colonies headed German propaganda in the United States before the break in diplomatic relations his defense of the Lusitania sinking stirred strong US reaction.
Hugh Nawn treasurer of the Boston Metropolitan Chapter of the American Red Cross acknowledges contributions to the Christmas Bags fund received from Oct 1 to 31, 1917. Names and amounts from numerous donors and groups listed in a long roll call.
Fourteen states gain federal funds under the vocational education act including Massachusetts Nevada West Virginia Georgia New Jersey Kentucky South Carolina Tennessee Oklahoma Delaware Wisconsin Louisiana New Mexico and Virginia for teacher salaries and training activities announced from Washington on November 11.
A reader letter to the editor questions why soldiers mailing letters in 1917 should pay postage while others do not. The writer cites the ongoing war and references being a reader of the Boston Post and a Soldier’s Mother.
A soldier from Camp Merritt New Jersey, of the 49th Regiment, was arrested in Maynard Massachusetts last night for passing worthless checks at several local stores. The total loss is estimated at several hundred dollars.
The congregation gathered outside the church at noon and sang the Star Spangled Banner as a service flag bearing 16 stars was raised in a cross formation.
A 16 star service flag honoring members in the army and navy and an American flag gifted by Miss Margaret Nichols were raised over the main entrance of the First Methodist Church in Beacon Hill. The event included a violin led singing of The Star Spangled Banner, a flag salute by uniforms wearing congregants, and sermons by Rev. William M. Gilbert on Fath ers Spirit and on common ground among Catholic, Jew, and Protestant communities.
Lawrence Goldberg, 19, son of Mrs Dorothy Goldberg of 56 Highland Street Revere, writes home about arriving safely in France. He recalls crossing the Atlantic with subs feared and describes a rainbow over a battleship. He notes news of peace or Kaiser defeat could come from his unit.
Advertisement from a medical bulletin shows J B Barrows praising J B L Cascade internal baths as a sedative for tired nerves and sleeplessness. It claims waste elimination in the lower intestine improves function and urges readers to request a free booklet by Dr. Rothe.
Everett Rutter and Miss Marcella Walsh quietly wed a week ago. The couple, amid a New York honeymoon, kept the marriage secret due to a family bereavement. Rutter, 21 and a Lawrence resident, was an electrical worker for the government, recently reassigned to Providence.
Joseph Warren McElroy of Malden and Mary Jane Oliphant of Watertown, both about 22, married in July during a two week vacation in Londonderry New Hampshire. He asked for another week off to take a belated honeymoon to see Broadway before the lights go out. The boss wished them luck. McElroy is not working this week.
A personal account from Omaha Nebraska describes how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped a once childless woman become healthy and bear a baby girl. The letter claims the remedy restored normal health and fertility, encouraging others with similar troubles.
The article promotes Plant Juice as a herbal stomach remedy with testimonials from prominent citizens. It highlights Very Rev Don Roberto Joschko of Chicago as a case of health recovery after long stomach trouble and hospital treatment in Winnipeg. The salesman for Plant Juice operates from Houghton & Dutton Drug Co.
The joint recruiting mission in this city announced plans to enter Somerville tomorrow night with 1200 British subjects of draft age to compel them to declare their intentions regarding the war.
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