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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1915
Page
8
Dr Edward N Kent warned that defective teeth cause more deterioration for the human race than alcohol during a Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children talk in Fenway yesterday afternoon.
Dr Kent urges preventive dentistry and frequent brushing to combat germ incubation from defective teeth. He compares mouths unfavorably to a bull dog’s cleanliness and prescribes brushing after meals and before bed. The article also reports the Close of Forty Hours Devotion at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Boston with Mass conducted by Fr Lyons and aides and a Geoghan sermon.
In Netcong New Jersey on November 14 1914 15 year old Lizzie Cassello and her father Vincent Cassello were jailed for 20 days each after Lizzie refused school attendance under state law Recorder George T Keech fined them ten dollars plus two dollars costs and jailed them in default. The case sparked local discussion over precedent and legal duties.
The devotion began with a solemn high mass at 8 a m Friday and the church was crowded day and night through yesterday. People came from across the diocese to the altar lavishly adorned with cut flowers and hundreds of candles.
Crimson cloths and gold designs draped the sanctuary with white satin and gold draperies along the altar. The space glowed with flowers, evergreens, electroliers, and bulbs as an augmented choir performed. Clergy and Boston College priests led a ceremonial procession after the mass.
Ex mayor John F. Hurley of Salem declares there is no age limit for mayoral candidacy and no closed season for him as a serene candidate on the eve of his 71st birthday. He will greet congratulators and lift his tall hat while organizing the Fourth Massachusetts Battery reunion feast for survivors.
The piece recalls ex Mayor Hurley leading the Fourth Massachusetts veterans now reduced to 11 survivors. Plans include a Salem visit and his birthday banquet as he remains a liquor abstainer yet supports licensing. He argues personal liberty over prohibition despite church regard. The Postman questions his stance.
A speaker asserts respect from all toward office holders from the Mayor of Salem to the Governor and President, and even the Kaiser. He hints at running for mayor on a platform of lower taxes, municipal economy, and property valuation equalization, confident of victory.
John A. Heron aged 64 ended his life by drowning in the Monson River in Springvale Me after six weeks of illness and despondency. His sons found his body about 100 yards from shore. He leaves a wife two daughters and five sons.
Nelson O'Shaughnessy will address the Chamber of Commerce at the 12 30 assembly luncheon next Thursday at the American House on Our National Security. He is a former United States charge d'affaires in Mexico City during Tampico and Vera Cruz days and has long European diplomatic experience.
Mrs. Maude R. L. Frefath told about 200 members at 54 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill yesterday that more than 100000 seals are killed each year to supply bindings for Bibles. She criticized the cruelty and noted the guilds opposition to fur bearing animal killing for apparel as Brookline and Chestnut Hill women showcased artificial furs at the meeting.
William E. Blake, conductor of the passenger train, died after the Maine Central derailment blast near Ayer's Junction. Hugo Brisko of Columbia Falls and E. L. Kneeland of Princeton were badly burned and listed in serious condition at a St. Stephen hospital.
An advertisement promotes ORRINE as a home cure for the drink habit praised by many women. It offers two forms No 1 powder and No 2 pills, claims refunds if no benefit, and notes secrecy for use. It lists price at $1 per box and sale through Riker Jaynes Drug Stores with a free booklet from Orline Co Washington DC.
Berlin dispatch reports Dr Richard Strauss Alpine Symphony premiered by the Royal Opera House Dresden orchestra this week. A thunder machine uses 10 on stage and 12 behind scenes for noise effects as the sun rise scene moves through A noon G and sunset in G. Themes include The Ascent Entrance to the Forest Ramble by the Brook On the Glacier Perilous Outlook Calm Before the Storm and Night Again.
The three masted Boston owned schooner Jennie A. Stubbs was towed into port by the coast guard cutter Gresham after a week of heavy gales off Chatham left her badly leaking with torn sails. She sailed from New York two weeks ago carrying 301 tons of coal for St. John New Brunswick. Built in Maine 38 years ago she is owned by Stetson Cutler & Co. Of Boston. Crew includes Captain Spragg and five men Herbert Holmes Ernest Loring W Spragg and Robert Munson.
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