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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1913
Page
11
J A E P Rockwell of Worcester told a Massachusetts Omeopathic Hospital audience that all fit men and women aged 24 to 28 should marry. He praised the spinster as indispensable to society, noting her roles as nurse, teacher, and social worker.
Dyspeptic readers are urged to try Pape's Diapepsin to digest difficult foods like cabbage sausage and bread. The ad claims relief within five minutes, ending stomach misery and restoring comfort without gases belching or undigested food eruptions. A fifty cent bottle is recommended.
A reflective quote extols quiet sacrifice and the value of volunteers who step in after others depart. It notes that even bachelors contribute to society in fields where family heads cannot labor, framing recruitment from diverse groups as essential to communal labor.
Brockton officials dispatched five residents to the Pasteur Institute in New York after Harvard Medical School confirmed the dog that bit them had rabies. The stray dog roamed Brockton streets for about an hour before being shot by police. its head was sent to Harvard for analysis, prompting medical follow ups.
Boston Jewellers' Association plans to petition the courts for an injunction to stop the sale of jewelry and related wares by auctioneers. They aim to push a 1914 Legislature bill outlawing jewelry auction rooms to protect real jewelry dealers.
Lewis G Coburn a long prominent Boston wholesale glassware and crockery trader died last night at the home of his stepson Frank R Sewall on Hillside avenue Melrose The obituary notes his long career in the trade and his age of 91.
John Jesse Courtney, a wealthy retired fire insurance man from Cohasset, vanished after being seen at the Cohasset post office at 6 pm Saturday. Police searched nearby waters with no result while friends fear he may have taken his own life amid earlier mental strain and recent hospitalization.
Newton spent about 1 dollar per vote as primaries cost the city between 1000 and 1100 dollars with 1033 votes cast. Precinct 8 Ward 2 logged only nine votes, six from officers at 10 dollars for warden and clerk and 8 dollars for four inspectors. Chestnut Hill Ward 6 saw 12 votes, six by officers and six by citizens at 8.50 each. Major contests were aldermen in Wards 2 and 5. Bartlett led with 207 votes, Crowell 9. Ward 26 saw Malcolm 280 to James 55. mayoral race had Burr 667 and Childs 161.
Miss Emma L. Fall led the Malden school committee ticket by 600 votes over rival Trueman R. Hawley. Hawley Bartholomew Griffin and John F. Neal won seats with Fall for the two committee places. Samuel Sigilman was defeated as mayoral candidates Schumaker and Doonan were nominated for mayor. city election set for December 9.
In the Lynn primary yesterday voters listed candidates for commissioner of water and water works public property and the school committee. Thomas Campbell led water with 3513 votes over George N. Nichola 2544. D J Dineen led public property with 2117 versus George A. Cornet 1790. School board top four are Nathaniel B Breed Myra D Ruppel Joseph F McGrath and Charles A Stevens with two to be chosen. Each commissioner earns 3000 dollars annually.
Mayor Edward F. Willard was renominated for Chelsea mayor at city primaries. Alfred L. Maggi emerged as a strong challenger, while aldermen-at-large winners included William J. Williams, William A. O'Brien, Marcus M. Merritt, and William A. Levy. Ward results named McLaughlin Kane in Ward 1, Morse Cohen in Ward 2, Bhannon White in Ward 3, Voke Chicken in Ward 4, and Leslie Reed Jr in Ward 5.
In Salem on November 18 the second primary under the charter produced 146 voters to cast 15 of 7947 registered. For director of public health William H. Colbert led with 1732 votes against Thomas J. Lally 877. Wallace L. Gifford led for director of public property with 2822. Marcus Shea 1216. School committee three year term candidates were Lewis J. Bridgman 1927, John A. Deery 1830, and ex Mayor Arthur Howard 1117.
About 150 members of the Dorchester Mothers Club at Endicott School heard Dr Frederick McVey challenge Dr Harrington. McVey asserted that the only way to kill adenoids growth is by surgical removal.
Helen Todd, San Francisco suffrage leader, became the first woman to speak at Harvard. Her remarks drew an audience of fewer than 100 students as she challenged the Harvard Corporation ban on speakers disseminating propaganda in university halls.
Miss Todd spoke before Harvard students at Emerson Hall amid banners for Votes for Women and the Harvard League for Woman Suffrage. Gardiner Hale introduced her as she condemned the "womanly woman" stereotype and praised Western states for ballot rights while urging broader support for equal suffrage.
An advertising notice claims Croxone cleans clogged kidneys to relieve backache urinary disorders and prevents dropsy diabetes or Brights disease. It highlights fast action with three daily doses and offers a refund if it fails, urging readers to buy from druggists.
Somerville spent 1500 to mobilize 2067 primary votes cast yesterday amid no mayoral contest for either major party. Frederick J. White led Democrats with 479 votes while Cliff led Republicans with 1813. White may withdraw to back John Herbert, the citizens’ mayoral nominee. Ward contests dominated alderman and school committee races with notable outcomes in Ward 8 Barker over Howard by one vote and Ward 2 alderman-at-large Pratt defeating Musgrave.
In Lawrence primary results Mayor Michael A Scanlon and former Mayor William P White won mayoral nominations. Scanlon led during the 1912 textile strike. White served as mayor in 1909 and 1910. White later faced a 1910 conspiracy charge with a three‑year prison term. Election set for December 9.
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