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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1912
Page
7
Advertisers claim Tona Vita cures half-sick, nervous people by turning them into strong, healthy individuals. They promise improvement within a day, with benefits including better appetite, energy, circulation, and mood, sold by all druggists.
Hub-Mark rubbers are reinforced with extra stays at exposed points to ensure even wear and long life. The manufacturer emphasizes experience and judgment in producing durable rubbers and advises customers to choose a proper fit for best value and satisfaction.
Mrs Alfred Gwynn Vanderbilt praised American women as incomparable in beauty and taste during the first big fashion night at the Horse Show in Madison Square. She noted her return to New York, her exceptional wardrobe by top modistes, and her plans for gowns for the show and opera with her husband.
Clair Fitzgerald aged 18 from Valley Nebraska died in Omaha after sustaining a neck fracture during a football game last Friday. He was injured while tackling an opponent and died today.
Democratic Chairman Riley backs a popular election for U S Senators amid Progressive push for a preferential primary. John Hays Hammond invites Republican leaders to Gloucester to discuss State committee organization. Speaker Cushing reorganizes the Legislature as Republicans resist a caucus plan. A fusion between Democrats and Progressives looms over how a senator is chosen.
The piece details flareups between Democrats Republicans and Progressives over how to choose a U.S. Senator with talk of a Republican caucus or popular primary. It notes Mayors Fitzgerald and various politicians weighing strategy while Speaker Cushing plans early office hours. John Hays sammond seeks Thursday Gloucester meeting with state committee members.
Major Henry L. Higginson of Boston, longtime banker and benefactor, marked his 78th birthday yesterday with a family dinner at his home 191 Commonwealth Avenue. He is noted as a Harvard graduate and patron of music and public causes.
Major Higginson of Lee, Higginson & Co. marked his birthday with flowers, telegrams, and calls from friends after a storied career. A Civil War veteran and Harvard graduate, he endowed Soldiers' Field, Harvard Union, and the American Academy at Rome, among other gifts, and remains active at his desk.
Henry C. Long, Bull Moose candidate for Congress, introduces a bill for state purchase of the Boston & Maine line. State would issue 50 million dollars in 26 year bonds at 4 percent. State officials would run the road with a $20,000 president and $5,000 directors salaries. Profits would fund line improvements and the road would be taken over a year after passage.
William Whitman & Co filed suit against Richard Boerner and John Shirreffs alleging theft of woolen cloth designs. Whitman says Boerner copied designs and stored them in a book, and may use them for Aetna Mills. Court action and injunction sought. case to be heard later.
E. U. Fitzhugh, head of the Southern New England railroad and the Central Vermont, refuses to resign. Mayor Fitz Gerald invites Grand Trunk President Chamberlin to Boston to discuss the suspension of Grand Trunk operations. Chamberlin would visit only if it would help, otherwise he prefers dropping the matter for now.
A historic cough remedy claims to save money and stop stubborn coughs including whooping cough. Mix sugar, warm water, and 2½ ounces Pinex into a pint bottle, add syrup, and use for throat ailments. The plan boasts appetite boost and mild laxative effect, with money-back satisfaction and availability through druggists or The Pinex Co. in Ft Wayne Indiana.
A horse belonging to George O. Stacy spooked by a swirling piece of paper broke from restraint on the Eastern Point pier in Gloucester. It dashed overboard and drowned, wrecking the carriage in the incident reported November 18.
The Leyland line freight steamer Bostonian, in port for sale after a quarter century, will be replaced temporarily by the Median in the Southern trade. The Bostonian has made 250 voyages across the Atlantic from Newfoundland to Boston since the eighties, with unclear disposition after sale, possibly breaking up.
An advertisement touts Booth's HY OMEL as the fastest cure for catarrh claiming relief within an hour. The package includes an inhaler priced at $1.00 and separate bottles later sold for 50 cents, available at pharmacists nationwide.
More than five tons of corn were delivered at Horticultural Hall for the New England corn exposition. Much of the corn stays on the stalk as part of the decorations, with corn forms, beech branches, evergreens, flowers and electric lights enhancing the King Corn display.
An old warning-style remedy urges stopping a cough in early stages and presents a glycerine whiskey pine oil tonic. It suggests a four hour dose for all ages and promotes buying a half ounce sealed vial from Leach Chemical Co Cincinnati to avoid substitutes.
A promotional appeal touts Sargel as a breakthrough concentrated treatment that increases cell growth and rapidly adds weight. The ad boasts testimonials from Rev. George W. Davis and others, claiming gains of 20 to 24 pounds, improved health, and renewed energy, and urges readers to request a free trial package by mail.
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