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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
5
Grace Hazard headlined at the Orpheum this week admired for her petite looks and fine voice. She is noted as a keen political enthusiast who praised Taft during the recent campaign and is connected to a well known Washington correspondent brother who traveled with the President elect.
Miss Winifred V. Smith and Lawrence Fitzgerald were married in Roxbury last evening with many friends present. The bride was attended by Miss Elanor F. Loeneau and Albion E. Stiles served as best man.
Norristown Georgia resident Tena V Henry shares a testimonial claiming Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound saved her from surgery. She describes severe female troubles and says the remedy cured her before treatment. The ad praises roots and herbs and urges other women to try the product.
A historical note claims asthma is constitutional and can be cured with ascateo. It credits a European specialist and notes Austrian Laboratory supplies Riker Jaynes and Houghton & Dutton in New York to distribute the 50 cent and $2 sizes for home use, promising relief without climate change or leaving work.
John D. Archbold, vice-president of Standard Oil, described the company's magnitude and diversity in the federal suit to dissolve the oil combination. He said Standard Oil eliminated jobbers and retailers to cut oil prices for consumers. Hearings adjourned until next Monday for resumed testimony.
Archbold recalls fears of crude depletion in the early eighties and reveals selling Standard Oil shares at 70 to 89 cents on the dollar. He notes mid continent output now reaches 70,000 barrels daily and discusses refinery growth and by product innovations.
Advert reads Marmola Prescription Tablets sold for seventy five cents per case to aid fat loss without exercise or diet. It claims users shed up to a pound daily in hot or cold weather while remaining comfortable and undisturbed. Makers listed as Marmola Company, Detroit.
In Boston and beyond couples sealed vows on Thanksgiving Eve with many weddings planned for the holiday. The article notes several couples joined as one last night and a schedule of marriages set for Thanksgiving Day.
Three young women from 127 Smith Street Providence will marry on Thanksgiving Day. Althea May Miller, 16, weds John J. Travers, a shipping clerk, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Florence E. Miller, 20, marries Edward J. Lennon at the same time, and Henriette Zarinsky, 23, weds John Gove of Centreville.
Weddings across Dedham and nearby Roslindale mark Thanksgiving week. At St Marys Church Dedham Miss Margaret Riley wed William J Hickey of 66 Church street. reception at Mechanics Hall. In Roslindale Miss Katherine Eagan wed William H Neal of Dedham Transcript. reception at bride's home. In East Boston Miss Jennie Tisdale wed Matthew A Judge. couple to reside at 366 Meridian street.
A social gathering after a Keene New Hampshire basketball game last winter led to a marriage ceremony, tying together local sports and nuptials in a single unexpected event.
Miss Elizabeth McGlone of Roxbury and James J. Kelly of South Boston were married last evening by Rev Father Finnigan at St Patrick's Church. The bride wore liberty satin and carried bridal roses. After a wedding tour to New York and Washington they will reside at 7 Barry Park Dorchester.
Mrs Ellen Wheeler and John Healey an East Boston city employee were married yesterday with Rev Father Fitzgerald of the Church of the Assumption officiating. Both are well known in East Boston where they have long resided.
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