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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1913
Page
10
A damaged OCR snippet shows assorted item weights and prices such as 5 Ibs at 1.00, various cents per pound listings, and bulk weights like 60 Ibs and 85 Ibs. The text is garbled but reflects a store price sheet style with multiple meat and commodity entries.
Mrs S T Downing seeks the return of her 11 year old chow spaniel Winker who refuses meals after his friend Duster vanished. Neighbors and police failed to locate Duster and a Post notice offers a reward dead or alive.
Advertises liquor with standard quality and remarkably low prices. Claims reputation as security for customer satisfaction.
A small canine named Duster laments the loss of his valued friend Winker-Chink-Chu the Chow. The distressed dog is described as starving in grief, reflecting a neighborly tale of animal companionship.
Tufts College loses its bell after a clash with Jackson College militants at Medford Hill. Bowdoin beat Tufts in Portland while the bell toppled from the belfry, crashing to the stone floor below amid Sabbath calm.
Two hermits, George Frye age 57 and his brother, were burned to death in a lonely shanty on Maiden Lane near Brockton. Fire likely started by smoking in bed. The brothers lived in orange-box shelter, subsisting on their own potatoes. one worked as a janitor while the other rebuilt a nearby shack for winter. Frank St. Armand found the ashes.
New York officials report Cardinal Gibbons and Cardinal Farley backed observance of December 7 as the fourth national tuberculosis day, a stance announced by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis.
An old styled advertisement promotes Cascarets for biliousness headaches constipation claiming immediate cleansing of the stomach and reduction of bile and foul gases. It touts a 10 cent box from any druggist to regulate the stomach and keep bowels and liver in good condition.
Tremont Street studio owner faces a $10,000 damages suit after a watchman cat named Smoky allegedly bit John O'Donnell. The incident centers on the building owner as plaintiff and the cat as the alleged cause of injury.
Smoky a two year old black and white cat that guards the Champlain studio at 161 Tremont street is at the center of a 10000 dollar damage lawsuit filed by John O'Donnell who says the feline bit him as he left early one morning. Elevator operator Frank Dolan defends Smoky as friendly and loved by tenants and visitors. The cat’s name comes from its smoky fur and the dispute stalls verdicts while Dolan and others insist Smoky is innocent.
Superintendent Pierce of the Boston police was asked by wire to locate Mary Connelly of Boston and inform her that her relative Luke Connelly had died at the Cincinnati Hospital.
The Spanish steamer Balmes carrying a cotton cargo was towed into St George's harbor Bermuda by tugs Gladissen and Powerful, convoyed by the Cunard liner Pannonia. One hundred three Balmes passengers were taken off Friday in mid ocean as heavy seas surged. The crew fought the blaze for days. pumps aboard the Balmes and the tugs quenched the fire after arrival.
Fire aboard the Balmes near Cadiz was detected late Wednesday. The Pannonia rushed from 180 miles away to assist, taking on passengers and supporting the crew while fireboats fought the blaze. Captain Ruiz and crew stayed aboard to fight the flames as the Pannonia stood by.
Frank Varziallossa, 23, a winch tender for the Boston and Albany Railroad, was fatally crushed when a glove caught in a rope and body drawn between rope and roller at Beacon yards coal pit. Medical examiner ruled accidental death. he resided at 15 Cleveland Place.
A special committee urges tonight’s meeting to decide if Revere should become Ward 27 of Boston or switch to a city charter abolishing the town government. The plan reportedly gains favor with no-license voters opposed to annexation due to local option.
Tonight's meeting plans two propositions for march town election. If passed, the Legislature will be petitioned and, if granted, the measure goes to voters next fall. The text notes a high tax rate and the Board of Assessors dysfunction as context.
The proposal calls for abolishing the pre town government and creating a Mayor with four Council members. A school committee would oversee parks, libraries, and finances under a Controller. A 15 member citizen board would have broad duties and annual at large elections with recall for all city offices.
Concord marks the 20th anniversary of the Scandinavian church in town with a special service in the Concord auditorium. Dr. F B Emrick of Best secretary of the Massachusetts Home Missionary Society delivered the principal address.
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