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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
8
Brockton November 22 Charles Tallow 29 of 75 Intervale street attempted suicide at his lodging house after envying coworkers pay and attire He slashed his throat with a razor then leaped through a window He was admitted to the local hospital listed as dangerous.
A pharmacy can supply 5 grain arborous tablets in sealed tubes with directions. The remedy is claimed to be wonderfully effective in reducing abnormal fat. Fern reports a long and severe cough with weakness and fatigue and asks for a remedy.
The first reply suggests shampooing then applying plain yellow mingos weekly to stop itching and dandruff, yielding glossy hair. A reader with kidney illness is advised balmwort tablets as a home remedy, with sealed tubes and directions for use.
Delegates at the Massachusetts Women's Suffrage Association fall convention at 585 Boylston Street voted to align with the national group and devote November to hiring Congressmen-elect, with December and January focused on raising the Massachusetts share of a one million dollar fund. A ballot is planned for spring at the Boston Opera House, and a state constitutional clause is sought at June's convention.
Sulphur fumes from fumigation of a Japanese ship at Cu nard wharf East Boston forced the entire crew ashore yesterday and drove residents away as longshoremen refused to work. The odor came from fumigating mixtures used to combat rat diseases aboard the vessel.
The advertisement touts Pierce's Corn Plasters as effective for all corn types from tough to new, with money back guarantee if they fail. It promotes thin plasters without pads or smell and invites readers to obtain a trial package by mailing a dime to Winthrop Sales Co. at 116 West 32nd Street, New York City.
Washington officials and American Newspaper Publishers Association officials discussed dates for new hearings into the advance in news print paper prices. Publish ers and paper makers are expected to testify as investigators seek to determine if a price-raising cartel exists, with mills and publishers already under scrutiny.
Henry Brown aged 21 or 22 a mill worker from Westbrook was killed in Portland when he attempted to dodge between two sections of a shifting freight train. He was struck and crushed under the wheels.
The Apollo Club, in Jordan Hall, presented its first concert of season 46 with soprano Mrs Grace Bonner Williams as soloist. The program spotlighted Boston composers with two halves including Beach songs, and works by Thayer Parker Foote Osgood Whiting Converse Daniels Paine Chadwick Lang. The ensemble, led by Mollenhauer, received warm applause especially for Williams in the second half and the finale “My Country, Tis of Thee.”
George W. Grundy of Williams Town filed the heaviest deer damage claim in Berkshire County with County Treasurer Brewster for 114.50 after a deer struck his automobile along the Mohawk trail while returning Williams College students from an Amherst game. The deer was killed and the carcass turned over to Game Warden Nichols. The claim, justified as unavoidable, was referred to the county commissioners for action.
Nov 22 report says Sir Hiram Maxim inventor of the automatic firearm system is critically ill in London. He is 76 years old.
Full military honors will be accorded to Sergeant George G. Saylor of Norfolk Downs this afternoon. A platoon of 40 mounted cavalrymen from Boston will escort the funeral, marking the old First Massachusetts Cavalry veteran’s return from duty at the Mexican border. Services at his home 52 Helmes Street.
Walter Romanowitz spoke before Justice Bennett and was ordered to repay $61 borrowed from Miss Franciszka Szmosnik under pretext of marriage. He is placed on probation while authorities investigate. Szmosnik testified he pressed for payment and later wed another woman unknown to her.
Assistant United States Treasurer Charles B. Strecker reports a great shortage of small coins below the half collar. Williston Lincoln, Boston sub-treasury cashier, attributes the scarcity to the increased demand and prosperity.
An advertisement featuring Dr. Sauer extols iron as the key to strength and health. It promotes two five grain tablets of nuxated iron three times daily after meals for two weeks, claiming rapid gains and improved digestion, with a money back and charitable donation offer if results fail.
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