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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1910
Page
7
A veteran opera patron praises Boston Opera House $2 seats as providing full enjoyment of grand opera. He notes most first balcony is $2 seating, claims lower costs minus extras yield a four dollar per person outing, and asserts equal satisfaction to higher priced boxes.
The Post’s gallery highlights Madalyn Lee of 397 Shirley Street as one of Winthrop’s most beautiful children. At 41 2 years she is described with golden curls and dark brown eyes, fueling talk of a local pretty baby display.
The writer extols the $2 balcony section in Boston Opera House praising its comfort, view, and democratic mix of patrons. He notes early arrivals, minimal crowding, and free movement in the lobby, comparing past harsher conditions to present luxury and affordability in grand opera.
The White Star liner Romanic reached port after a gale blew it 12 miles off course. Port lights were smashed and decks swept. two passengers Miss T. A. O'Connell of Marlboro Massachusetts and Marcellus Holbrook of Springfield Missouri were injured. steward Robert Bachause was carried by rushing water. steerage nearly panicked.
A stiff easterly gale and rain swept the coast driving vessels to shelter. The Metropolis line steamer H F Dimock failed to start for New York and returned to port. Reading tug Conestoga with three coal barges retreated to an anchorage under the lee of the shore as Highland Light dockside observers logged 37 mph winds and driving rain.
Dr. Emanuel Lasker opened the seventh game of the championship match with D. Janowski in Berlin. Lasker chose a Queen's Gambit which Janowski declined. The game was uneventful for 22 moves and adjourned to resume on Saturday.
Rome reports another cholera case as a mason who just arrived from the country falls ill. Quarantine is placed on two hundred people tied to the case as authorities confirm containment efforts.
Major General Wood, chief of staff, warns in his annual report to the War Secretary that the army remains under prepared for war. He cites shortages of field artillery and ammunition, a lack of reserve coast defense supplies, and delays in Congress funding. He urges a volunteer army bill, staff expansion, a 300000 man reserve, larger posts, a railway cateen, and more signal corps and aircraft.
Alexander C. Adams Boston manager of the Etna Fire Insurance Company of Hartford died suddenly at the Yontaine late Thursday night. He was 63, unmarried, and had appeared in good health recently. Death was due to heart failure. Adams was renowned for his knowledge of fire insurance conditions in New England.
Miss Ella Patterson of Rockland, missing for about a month, has been found in Pelham New Hampshire where she has been living since October 25. She disappeared in Boston during a shopping trip and reportedly refused to discuss the case.
Simple home recipe uses granulated sugar and warm water to create a cough syrup rivaling store bought brands. By adding 2% ounces of Pinex per pint of syrup the mixture claims to ease severe coughs within 24 hours and doubles as a tonic and hoarseness remedy. The formula is marketed as superior and widely used in the United States and Canada with a money back guarantee.
An advertisement touts Birt's Head Wash made from neutral soap, coconut oil, glycerin white of eggs and salicylic acid. It claims dust and dirt vanish after use and the water turns discolored, with claims of soft glossy hair. Sold in tubes for 25 cents at drug and department stores.
An advertisement touts Cadum as a skin treatment that dries up pimples within a week or sooner. It claims direct application soothes itching and treats rash blotches eczema and related conditions with antiseptic healing. Available in 20c and 25c sizes.
Washington November 25. Superintendent A T Stuart approves spanking as a method to discipline bad pupils while noting no widespread use is expected. Teachers must officially report such actions to supervising principals, though the superintendent doubts many will choose this method.
Three more woolen importers were arrested tonight and charged with customs frauds against the federal government. Herman Markowitz Charles Stern and Edward I Cohen of H Markowitz & Co dealers in cloaks and suits were held in five thousand dollars bail each.
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