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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1899
Page
7
In fifteen minutes with Ivory Soap and water a paste can be made to remove spots from clothing and cleanse carpets rugs kid gloves slippers leather and woodwork. The recipe calls for one pint water and one and a half ounces of shaved Ivory Soap boiled five minutes then cooled.
Worcester, Nov 26 The funeral of the Rev Samuel May was held in Leicester at 2 pm. The Boston native, a famed abolitionist and Harvard 1829 graduate, died near 90. His survivors include two sons J Russell May and Howard May and daughters Adeline and Beth May. He will be buried in Forest Hills Cemetery Boston tomorrow.
In Waldo County six men reported a fatal shooting incident after George W. Mears and his schoolmate Ben Lincoln went into the woods for a day of hunting. Lincoln heard the gunfire and found Mears mortally wounded, both dying shortly after, authorities noting it appeared accidental. Mears was well liked among peers and noted for his bright promise.
Capitalists from St. Louis Indianapolis and Terre Haute plan a new distillery at Terre Haute claiming high capacity and independence from the whiskey trust. The plant would be among the country’s largest and start work soon.
Arthur M Fountain a 17 year old milk wagon driver died after a collision at Langley road crossing with a Boston and Albany freight train. The incident occurred around 7 am when gates were up and no tender was present. The wagon horse died, the wagon was wrecked, and Fountain died later at Newton Hospital. He lived with his parents at 17 Parker street Newton Centre.
Mayor Quincy will press the opening button at 11 this morning for the new Charlestown bridge. The ceremony includes Boston Transit Commission members and 500 invited guests, with dedication speeches as the bridge transfers from the old to the new structure. The report details the bridge’s dimensions, heavy steel draw, and the specific transit routes affected by the opening.
The Boston stage extends Thanksgiving afternoon shows and lists upcoming premieres. The Castle Square screens The Lady of Lyons before London Assurance on Dec 11, while Arizona by Augustus Thomas debuts at the Tremont Dec 4, followed by Becky Sharpe with Mrs. Fiske. Other attractions include Sothern’s The Song of the Sword at Hollis Dec 11 and possible The Sunken Bell during his visit. Wallace Hopper brings Chris and the Wonderful Lamp to the Museum Dec 4 with a luxury flat rental by B D Stevens. Dodson appears in Because She Loved Him So amid boils, a busy early season. Bowdoin Square hosts Conan Doyle’s The Firm of Girdlestone adaptation Dark Deeds on Dec 11, promising new scenic effects. Great Ruby, from Drury Lane, arrives under Jacob Litt with a balloon duel among its dramatic highlights.
Albany report quotes Secretary John T. McDonough on a congressional case stating a man may legally take up to three wives under New York law. He explains if wives depart and vanish for five years each, remarriage is allowed while prior spouses remain legally married unless annulment proceedings occur.
Secret Service with William B. Smith at Grand Opera House and Frances Ring as Edith Varney headlines a Boston theater week. Streets of New York, The Man in the Moon, and The Rounders are featured at Bowdoin Square and Columbia respectively. Sag Harbor continues at Park Theatre, Robespierre at Hollis, Because She Loved Him So at Museum, Heart of Maryland at Castle Square, The Old Homestead ending at Boston Theatre, plus Thanksgiv ing Day matinee. Burlesque by Wine Woman and Song company and Elmore sisters head the bill at Howard's week-long show.
Seats are fast selling for the elaborate production The Brownies in Fairy land a fairy spectacle featuring Boston’s precocious children for Morgan Chapel Day Nursery on Wednesday drawn crowds expected to fill the venue.
Thursday and Saturday feature the delightful musical play with funny Brownies and clever fairies. Crowded houses expect many theatre parties and hostess Miss Kay Kilen Terry will entertain numerous children at a matinee.
Westerly Rhode Island November 4 three choice 18 pound turkeys will grace Thanksgiving tables of President McKinley Admiral Dewey and Governor Dyer Horace Vose of Westerly supplies the birds as has long been his custom for over a quarter century This year he adds one for the admiral The 16 000 turkeys shipped this year average about 22 cents a pound and Westerly remains famed for its birds
Memorial services were held at Goddard Chapel Tufts College honoring the late Rev. Thomas Jefferson Sawyer D D LL D with hundreds in attendance. President Elmer H Capen spoke of The Man and His Work and Dr G L Demarest reflected on Sawyer’s life in New York City. Dean Charles H Leonard of Tufts Divinity School delivered an address on the theologian’s life at Tufts College.
American Thread Company directors inspect William Clark Co plant aiming to build a large yarn mill. C B Cottrell & Sons doubles its printing press factory. Lorraine Manufacturing to add a big mill extension next spring on bought land.
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