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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
9
An advertisement claims a home recipe to darken gray hair using water Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine. Mix seven ounces of water with a small box of Barbo Compound one ounce bay rum and one half ounce glycerine and apply every other day until the desired shade then every two weeks. The formula also purports to remove dandruff and scalp humors while acting as a hair tonic.
For the first time in veterinary surgery in Boston liquid air is used to remove foreign growths from animals at Angell Memorial Hospital. Drs Flanagan and Dailey report success in treating a throat cancer in a dog, a skin cancer on a dog's hip, and an infected horse leg, with more operations planned using liquid air instead of knives.
Osborn F. Briggs son of Frederick I. Briggs a member of an undertaker firm appeared before Judge Fox in Superior Court to answer charges he went to a juror's home with intent to influence him on the eve of a trial in which his father was involved.
The complaint accuses Briggs of approaching Arthur C. Bracy brother of the juror and attempting to influence the juror and interfere with the court. The juror is named Arthur C. Bracy of 68 Wenham Street. Louis Bracy, sister of the juror, learned Briggs had visited her home and told a co worker who told Mr Hall the plaintiff. Judge Fox reserved his decision until next Thursday at 4 P.M.
Mollie Williams delivers a standout burlesque performance at the Gaiety Theatre this week with La Dance D Enticement. Her versatility includes impersonations of Anna Held, supported by Billy Hart and Beatrice Harlow and an aerial act by the Curzon sisters.
An advertisement cites medical history from the New York Times about removing diseased intestine and claims the J B L Cascade cleanses the lower intestine to restore health. It touts over 300,000 users and notes Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in New England distributing a booklet without charge.
At an international night in Boston the speakers urged continued allied loans and broader military readiness. Fred I. Kent of Bankers Trust highlighted wartime commerce and foreign credit flows while Congressman Gardner warned of German aims and Japan, stressing a stronger navy and army. Boston bankers, led by Robert B. Locke, attended and endorsed the message.
Mr. Kent traced the war's outbreak and its U S commercial impact, arguing foreign loans help unused funds circulate and reduce risk. He asserted Britain's external debt could secure a safe, prior lien investment, and that America would lose less with foreign lending than without it.
The German ladies of Greater Boston stage a four day bazaar at Convention Hall to aid widows and orphans. A throng of Americans Germans and others pour through booths as children in German Austrian costumes sell apples flowers and more. Military bands from ships interned in Boston Harbor perform on a central platform garnished with American German and Austrian banners.
New York November 15 Robert Fay self styled lieutenant in a German army and head of a bomb making gang told Assistant U S District Attorney Knox his life story for about five hours Fay said he wanted to plead guilty and begin serving his sentence Fay’s statements may tie to four sources involving passport frauds and the Hamburg America line case and a fifth unknown director of such plots.
Advertisement promoting Anuric by Dr. Pierce claims it relieves backache, rheumatism, dropsy, and kidney disorders. It urges sending 10 cents for a trial or 50 cents for full treatment and advises water testing to detect kidney issues. It notes free analysis at Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel and Buffalo address.
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