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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1908
Page
4
A fire at 2 pm damaged the Windsor House hotel stables and adjoining buildings in Whitman. About 15 horses were rescued as flames menaced the hotel and railroad station. Estimated loss runs to $10,000. cause not yet determined.
Drunkenness described as a progressive disease with chronic alcoholism as its outcome. Orrine marketed as a scientific cure with a money back guarantee, sold nationwide and locally by Riker Jaynes stores in the city.
Charles A. Clerk of West Roxbury alleges a colored man using makeup to resemble a white man lured him to a Holyoke Street room last night where he robbed him at knife point. The suspect, who identified as J. T. Lawson, was pursued by Officer Lee and arrested nearby. Lawson faces robbery charges in court today.
A claim that a special skill used for eye disease treatment also provides a rapid permanent cure for deafness and head noises. It states that ordinary methods are useless and invites readers to see the difference at CATARRH for this solution.
W. B. Butler & Co at 90 Tremont street unveils a novel display system to show exact hues of garments. Grained oak panels and contrasting flooring highlight details with mirrors for contour, plus Nernst lighting to preserve shade in poor light.
Boston riders fret over the Washington Street tunnel as its Sunday opening approaches. Doubts rise about the promised benefits and the tube's performance in service.
Chairman George G. Crocker explains the Washington street tunnel will be a convenience and benefit by diverting surface cars through the subway. He notes a one cent toll remains for East Boston tunnel users and discusses potential transfers to reach South station, while acknowledging remaining difficulties.
This week the Riker Jaynes Drug Stores mark their first store opening at 877 Washington Street and celebrate 25 years of growth to 18 stores. The chain extends from New York to Brooklyn with Boston Jaynes stores merged nearly two years ago forming the largest retail drug network in the nation. Shoppers receive 25 to 50 percent discounts on household drugs patent medicines rubber goods sickroom supplies and toilet accessories. The sale ends Saturday night November 28 after two days more.
Maxine Elliott, famed star and New York theatre owner, will build a Boston playhouse bearing her name in partnership with the Shubert brothers. The Boston venue will mirror her New York theatre and feature noted women players led by Elliott. Location near Tremont Street’s Lyric site is likely but not confirmed.
A small ceremony Tuesday evening united Thomas A. Luke of the Post photographic staff and Miss Florence Harding of Walpole in marriage. The couple, honeymooning at Niagara Falls, will reside in Somerville after their return.
Three hundred Americans and several Englishmen attended a Thanksgiving dinner at the Hotel Cecil. Ambassador Reid delivered the principal speech, contrasting last year’s US business gloom with current activity and predicting a four year period of growth. He warned against overexuberance and affirmed that capital would not be abolished and corporations would remain under laws.
Annie May Neilley of Brewer Missouri married James Joseph Bird a West Newton businessman Wednesday at St Josephs Church Roxbury Father Hooley performed the ceremony Miss Margaret Havlin Wollaston was bridesmaid James McMann West Newton was groomsman The bride is sister of Mrs Walter Nissen Roxbury
James F. Aldrich of Little Falls New York, a University of Maine freshman, drowned when ice on Bushaw Lake collapsed during a crossing with Beta Theta Pi brothers. Albert A. Gardner of Rockland, Democratic candidate for Governor, was rescued after half an hour in the water. Aldrich's body was recovered.
John Jacobson a Soo section hand rode atop a lone box car for 15 miles at 60 mph after the car blew from a side track at Wilton in heavy northwest gale. He survived the perilous journey though the incident could have ended badly for him.
An advertisement promotes possum oil from Riker Jaynes and Houghton & Dutton drug departments as a cure for eczema and related skin conditions. It claims immediate itching relief and quick clearing, with a mail order offer from Emergency Laboratories in New York for a free small eczema treatment and pimples removal within 24 hours.
Mrs Lettie Sheney of Tremont UL sent a letter to Superintendent Pierce announcing Frank Bassett was killed in a railroad accident at Pekin U11 on November 15 and requesting help locating Bassett's Boston parents.
William Hitchcock of Stapleton New York credits Warner's Safe Cure with relieving two years of kidney and liver disease after other remedies failed. He endorses the product and shares his positive experience, urging others to try the remedy and noting how it helped his condition. The ad offers free urine analysis and a trial bottle, with prices listed for standard bottles.
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