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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1904
Page
4
A Buffalo physician extols Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe daily aid to purge stomach gases purify breath and improve complexion. The ad claims better blood and liver benefits with no harm and sells at twenty five cents a box in drug stores.
Police seek the name of a wealthy insurance man who allegedly triggered a false alarm at Box 46 yesterday. After sounding the alarm he entered a nearby office, informed clerks, and hid in a rear room. Chief Cheswell was told the call came from an irresponsible person and officers aim to identify him for action.
The Epworth League of Tremont Street M. E. Church held a Reds versus Blues fund raising campaign led by W. A. Thurston and W. H. H. Bryant. The Reds won a banquet after raising 1580. speakers included Miss Nellie Leavitt and Dr. Parkhurst.
The United States Circuit Court of Appeals refused to hear an appeal from an injunction in favor of Mrs. Ingersoll. The ruling restrains the heirs of Andrew J. Davis from disposing of the estate while Mrs. Ingersoll’s suit to recover a $100,000 fee for her late husband’s services proceeds. The case returns to the Circuit Court for merits.
Malden on November 17 reports the Celtic Club of Malden has postponed its annual dance from tonight to Tuesday evening November 22 due to the death of Rev. Father Stinson. The change shifts the event to a later date with no change to venue planned.
An advertisement boasts a home rupture cure named Electrus with testimonials from Charles M. Robbins of Hancock Maine and others. It claims long sufferers are cured quickly and invites readers to send name and address to Syracuse for a free trial with no charges. The copy emphasizes secrecy and positive results for elderly men.
In South Boston, Tim Murphy’s seven children campaign tirelessly in Ward 15 80 for votes to make their papa a councilman. Emily three, Willie 18 Catherine 15 Helen Frank and Eddie distribute circulars while the family repeats the slogan talk it up for Murphy reinforcing the effort with every door.
Twenty consumers from Boston and neighboring towns filed with the Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners, urging a reduction in gas prices. Mayor Collins notes hearings set for November 30 on his petitions, with Charlestown and East Boston companies scheduled for November 31. The petition argues current rates exceed twelve year-old levels given company profits and stock activity.
Francis A. Campbell remains clerk of the Superior Civil Court and Walter L. Collins becomes Ward 20 Representative elect. Republicans Bellew and Vinson were defeated by 345 and 20 votes respectively after recounts. Collins, 26, Harvard Law School graduate, was admitted to the bar in 1902.
Frank W. Anderson aged 19 slipped on the front step of Kimball Clothing Company and fell through a plate glass window, slashing his throat. He severed the jugular vein and neck muscle and died soon after reaching a hospital. He was the son of Sven Anderson of Goddard Street.
Sperry & Hutchinson Co. received notice that Vermont jointly reported a 3 percent excise tax on merchants using trading stamps unconstitutional. Vermont committees also opposed a bill to require cash value for stamps, mirroring New York's prior ruling.
Richard Mansfield, in three nights at the Colonial Theatre, turns from Ivan the Terrible to Beau Brummel and finally Shylock in Merchant of Venice. His Shylock draws praise for voice, gesture, makeup, and the fierce courtroom scene, with the audience cheering as he is recalled. The cast includes Francis D. McGinn, Henry Wenman, Leslie Kenyon, Dallas Anderson, Arthur Berthelet, and Julia Marie Taylor, among others. Mansfield repeats Ivan tonight and Beau Brummel Friday, with further Ivan showings this weekend.
David Bispham offered the Schubert Winter Journey cycle in a full Boston recital at Jordan Hall. The sombre 24 songs, set to William Muller’s poems, were mostly unfamiliar to the public and suited to intimate venue with Marguerite Hall assisting on the final program. The last recital is Monday November 28 featuring Brahms four serious songs and Fair Magelone.
Ada Behan leads the Ada Behan company in Sheridan’s The School for Scandal at the Majestic Theatre. Charles Richman and Wilfred Clarke deliver strong turns as Charles and Oliver Surface while William Redmund impresses as Sir Peter Teazle. Blanche Weaver, Theo Carew, and Fulton Russell also cited for notable performances. The production features elaborate costumes and dancing, with a second show slated for this evening and tomorrow night.
The November 22 hearing before the gas commissioners on consolidation and recapitalization pits Frederic E. Snow for the companies against Boston city corporation counsel Thomas M. Babson. Babson will rely on cross examination and present undisclosed facts and figures to contest a potentially excessive recapitalization and ensure fair valuation. Snow says the amount will be decided by the commissioners after arguments.
The passage describes severe exhaustion from poor appetite and insomnia with bilious symptoms, headaches, backache, and melancholy. It states nerves are unstrung and failing, needing strengthening and renewal, and asserts a nerve remedy must be sought rather than awaited.
Dr Miles Nervine is advertised as a universal remedy for nervous ailments that also protects the stomach kidney and liver. A testimonial from Mrs Chas Landrum of Carthage Maine says nervous prostration once left her weak but after using Nervine she can do all her own work and she endorses a refund guarantee if the first bottle fails.
Mayor Collins led a push echoed by the Post for lowering gas prices from $1 to 80 cents per thousand feet. The Charlestown Improvement Association adopted resolutions urging a petition to the Gas and Electric Light Commission, while Charles town Gas Co defender Coyle argued the firm is not control by any trust and noted past voluntary reductions. Lawson’s ally Kyle teased a fuller account of the Boston gas fight and city officials, and McGinty claimed any gas firm could afford dividends on 80-cent gas.
As a result of the mayor's appeal and the Post's push to cut gas price from $1 to 80 cents per 1000 cubic feet, eight petitions have been filed. Citizens urge lower rates and faster action, signaling broad public support for relief measures.
A note recommends Dr. Agnew's Catarrhal Powder for catarrh and colds promising rapid relief. It claims benefits within ten minutes for head cold and headaches and cites endorsement from the Hon. David Mills, Minister of Justice for the Dominion of Canada.
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