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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1905
Page
2
John A. Rudd aged 64 of Cambridgeport was fatally injured when struck by a fast department store wagon while crossing Boylston Street at Park Square. He died yesterday afternoon after being taken to Relief Hospital.
A testimonial from Charles H. Porter of Raymond New Hampshire states neuralgia pain eased after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He endured two years of head pains with eye pressure and facial agony before seeing improvement from the first box and complete relief after six. The pills are advertised as curing nerves diseases and sold by druggists or the Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
A 16 year old bride, Mrs Andrew E Pemmett, testified of non support by her husband in Gloucester court. She said they married two years ago and he has contributed nothing toward her support. She described moving between homes and fleeing after abuse by his brothers. The judge continues the investigation.
Mrs. Purtell of 16 Park Street Cambridge appeals for help locating her husband Thomas Robert Harriman Purtell a 25 year old Cambridge man and Tutein Brothers teamster last seen Oct 28 after leaving home for work. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall weighs 167 pounds has dark hair eyes and complexion.
Boston police are searching for Ernest L. Lemay a discharged grocery clerk who robbed A S Lasalle in Manchester New Hampshire at gunpoint taking 185 dollars and a gold watch. Manchester police notified Boston and officers may join the search as Lemay is believed to have boarded the afternoon train and stopped at Nashua and Lowell along the route.
The Boston Festival Orchestral Club gave a praised concert in the Siegel store restaurant with Miss Anna Florence Smith and Mr. Carl Webster. The event aimed to popularize the fifth floor dining room, with tea, crowded seating, and enthusiastic remarks about the renovations and a $60,000 cost. A similar concert is planned for Thursday at 3 o'clock.
The Boston Post cancelled its straw ballot for mayor after a flood of fake ballots and overwhelming orders for ballots. Officials said the scheme was worse than worthless and an imposition on the public, ending the ballot yesterday afternoon.
The Osmo-Chemic physicians renew a free treatment and medicine offer for all diseases, available only for the remaining days of November and to close November 30. They are graduates licensed by state authorities and use advanced devices for chronic illnesses.
A list from the Osmo-Chemic physicians touts cures for asthma bronchitis blood diseases cancer catarrh dyspepsia consumption deafness eye diseases facial blemishes goitre heart disease kidney liver and men’s diseases. The text presents these conditions as successfully treated by their method.
Advertises Osmo-Chemic physicians claiming to cure eczema pimples ulcers fibroid cystic or fatty conditions without surgery. Appeals to women noting diseases peculiar to women and promising free trial treatment if applied before November 30.
Reports from Miquelon indicate a near collapse of the colony’s fisheries, the main industry, risking starvation this winter. Hundreds depart for Canada or France, with over 600 already in Sydney seeking relief and an appeal to the French government expected.
An adjourned coroner's inquest in Presque Isle, Me., returns a verdict that Pearl Barnes died of strychnine placed in Epsom salts with felonious intent by an unknown person. The death was connected to her father Isaac Barnes, and an arrest was expected soon.
Irving Morse 8 son of J Everett Morse of Swampscott was killed instantly by a west bound Boston and Maine passenger train near a railroad crossing as he and companions returned from a football game. A brother witnessed the tragedy.
An albino baby boy named Albert Smith, with pink eyes and snow white hair, was placed under State care via the State Board of Charities after a well dressed woman left him with Mrs. Vict Carew of Maple Street Lynn three weeks ago. The caretaker reported the woman Daisy Smith left the child saying she would return in two days. The authorities suspect wealth-linked families may be involved due to the baby's condition and the lack of a contact by the caregiver.
Pittsburg Pennsyl November 14 E P Moxey the special government examiner investigating the affairs of the Enterprise National Bank of Allegheny will arrive from Washington Thursday morning and it is expected criminal action will be instituted against certain persons in connection with the bank s failure
In Penn Reading on November 14 a court ordered Mrs. William D. Lerch who does not live with her husband to rely on him for support of their eight children. He had paid four dollars weekly from ten dollars earned. the judge raised the allowance to five dollars but she still could not manage, so she surrendered the children to their father.
Sigmund Samuels and Harry Levison posted $2000 bail for Abraham Forsyth of New York on a perjury charge. Forsyth, alleged by immigration officials to be part of a ring posing as relatives of immigrant children, claimed to be the elder brother of Chane and Berle Silverberg, a claim the children denied.
In Keene New Hampshire on November 14 1924 Mrs Emily J Fisher aged widow killed herself by drowning in Greenlawn cemetery pond after rising at the usual hour and preparing breakfast. Her two sons found her body and learned she had feared ill health and being a burden.
Ernest Johnson, son of William Johnson, crawled over a log and received B B shot to his right wrist face and head. Arthur H. Blodgett of Dalton shot himself in the left hand while pursuing a bear on Mt Misery. The bear was later killed by Murray Whitcomb and William Cushman.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. It notes a money back refund if it fails and features B W Grove’s signature on each box with a price of 265 cents.
New Bedford November 14 Governor's Council invites objections and new suggestions on Nashawena as a state prison site. J Arthur Taylor, jail keeper, says Nashawena uniquely combines location, harbor, water, and development prospects, calling it the best and only practicable site in Massachusetts.
President Roosevelt sat an hour in a dentist’s chair today attended by a Secret Service man. He appeared little the worse for the experience and carried on his day as planned.
Four Randolph high school students are charged with assault in Orange County court after a fellow volunteer at the Iodine Club was forcibly initiated. The boy, Andrew Fitts of Brookfield, was painted with iodine and drawings made on his body before being released. The case has stirred local concern due to the alleged involvement of youths from prominent families.
Mrs. Edith Sargent, 45, of 26 Genesee Street, South ND, was severely burned when hot fat boiled over and set her clothes on fire. Neighbors acted quickly to suppress the blaze before firefighters arrived. Her family physician expects a speedy recovery.
Charles J. Jackson sues his father Theodore F. Jackson and Emma Hastings as trustees of his mother's estate in district court. He seeks to recover loans totaling 78 dollars used to pay taxes and about 300 dollars to support his father's business.
A bomb exploded today in the Peru quarter of Constantinople. Authorities will not release details at present.
Mr. Chas Hanson of Nantasket Massachusetts recalls a bicycle accident over a year ago that left his right leg injured and on crutches. A friend guided him to the Osmo-Chemis physicians who diagnosed a nerve injury and started treatment. He reports he soon walked without crutches and even a cane.
Mrs. Abigail Ettinger of West Newton Massachusetts reports severe neuritis in both feet eased by Osmo Chemic doctors. She says pain stopped and general health improved and urges others to consult Osmo-Chemie doctors, claiming they offer a cure that seldom fails.
Mrs. D. G. Gunther of Mt. Hope Mass. reports a cystic tumor left side bladder catarrh and other diseases. She credits Osmo-Chemic physicians with saving her life after treatment and says she is improving in deafness as well.
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine by incorporated office in Boston invites readers to request a book on chronic disease with a two cent stamp. Office hours are 9 am to noon, 2 to 4, and 6 to 8 pm daily except Sunday.
The father of Public Printer Charles A. Stillings recalls Charley’s early work in the family shop. He says Charley did every task from sweeping to running presses and bronzing paper. Charley says unions do not guide his stance. merit and ability fully determine his considerations in hiring.
Eliot, Me Nov 13 Albra Tetherly was captured by officers after a short chase through the Kittery woods and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon on his brother Fred during a dispute while gathering eelgrass along the river. Fred, 16, was shot in the groin by a .22 revolver but the wound is not serious.
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