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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
15
A personal appeal from Mae Wilder of Rochester New York offering a free book on a fat loss method. Claims include removing fat and a double chin at home without exercise or dieting, with testimonials of 80 pounds lost in six weeks, and invites fat folks to write for the plain wrapper booklet.
Joseph B. Russell retiring president of the Boston Chamber of Commerce argues for absolute separation of the Boston and Maine from the New Haven system. He contends an independent B and M would enable arrangements with the Grand Trunk and other roads to develop Boston ports and statewide industry.
The Canadian Club of Boston held its annual banquet at Young's Hotel with guests from Canada Austria France and England. Honored speakers included George Perry Graham minister of railways in Canada and others praising trade ties and British heritage while stressing goodwill across the border.
Advertisement notes that Kimer and Amend's N Y 2851 relieves rheumatism and is carried by reliable druggists.
More than 100 dolls were dressed by 89 saloon passengers aboard the Franconia on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston. Dolls to be sent to London slum districts at Christmas were decorated in costumes including Marie Antoinette and Queen Elizabeth. First prize went to Mrs. James Gentle for a Marie Antoinette doll. Captain Smith judged the display after three days.
An advertisement touts Booths Hyomei as a fast cure for catarrh and related nose and throat afflictions. It emphasizes a single breath treatment, calls the product a safe antiseptic, and notes a pocket inhaler kit priced at $1 with extra bottles at 50 cents.
In Bay State Williamstown on November 20 Dr S L Lloyd of Sand Springs reported oil gushed from a posthole dig site. Two workmen employed by Lloyd were driven out by a sudden water rush that preceded a small geyser of crude oil marking what is believed to be the first oil strike in the state.
Thick black oily material seeps from the ground with a second hole nearby filling with oil and water. Dr S N Lloyd, owner, has the oil tested by Professor Brainerd Mears of Williams College to determine commercial value. The odor is strong and a small sample perfume the hotel, forcing windows to be opened for ventilation.
A pithy remark notes that the woman who fulfills the expectations of her hired help deserves admission at the pearly gates. The line frames judgment of character in a religiously tinged voice.
Mrs. Ellis, formerly married to J Frank Hickey in 1890 at age 17, says irregular Y M C A funds led to a trip abroad. She reports a divorce four years after marriage for cruel treatment and notes limited contact since. A James Hickey of 253 Third Street claims kin but offers no help, while his son Albert hints the New Jersey suspect matches his uncle. He adds the uncle was in Lawrence during the summer.
In Buffalo a grand jury today indicted J. Frank Hickey, jailed in Toms River, N J, for murder in the 7 year old Joseph Josephs death at Lackawanna on October 12 19. The Hickey case was the sole indictment returned at the criminal term.
A vintage testimonial touts Diapepsin as the world’s best selling stomach regulator. It claims quick relief from fermentation gas indigestion sour belching and undigested food with no harming effects once diapepsin contacts the stomach. The ad highlights dramatic transformation within minutes and harmlessness.
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