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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1914
Page
5
Unrestful inmates at Charles Street jail face a bedbug battle as Mayor Curley orders a cleaning drive. Officials replace lime and water with enamel paint to seal walls, aiming to halt the pests that previously crept through whitewash.
An advertisement explains neurasthenia as nervous exhaustion from overwork and worry and promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a nerve blood tonic. It notes anemia risk and offers free books on nervous diseases and diet if the reader mentions the paper.
The brightest women sometimes feel dull minded low spirits and headaches backache and other sufferings that make life seem not worth living. These conditions are usually temporary caused by indigestion or biliousness and a few doses of medicine can help.
Advertiser touts Musterole as a mustard oil ointment that eases rheumatism joint and muscle pain. It claims a warming then cooling sensation, penetrates to pain seats, and replaces mustard plasters. Also advised for bronchitis croup asthma pleurisy lumbago neuralgia sprains and colds with prices 25 50 cents and $2.50 hospital size.
Copyright notice appears to mark ownership of a 1914 publication. The fragment references the Press Publishing Co and a title line noting matter pop in a period card. Details are sparse and no event or outcome is described.
Dr. David Starr Jordan of Stanford warned that California laws denying Japanese citizenship rights could spark war with Japan. He likened California to prewar Alsace Lorraine and urged backing President Wilson's peace move as the nation awaits his initiative.
Lee Pattison, pianist, played Aria Pastoral Variata Marsch hauser Sonata op. 27 No. 1 Carnaval op. 9 Schumann Sonata in B minor Liszt. The Liszt sonata showcased high intellect and emotion, with Pattison receiving long applause and extending the program.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women's health issues across life stages. It claims to regulate the female system, relieve pain from irregularities, and offers free expert correspondence and a 136 page book today.
An exhibition of 17 landscape etchings by W. H. W. Bicknell is attracting many visitors at the Doll and Richards print-room on Newbury Street. The works show fine light and shade, with notable plates The Four Trees Low Tide and The Pool highlighting precise draughtsmanship and rich shadow.
Harvard University ratifies the appointment of Austin Wakeman Scott as professor of law at Harvard Law School. Scott, a Rutgers 1903 graduate and Phi Beta Kappa member, taught in Cambridge after a career at New York firms and Iowa and Harvard roles. Other 1915 ratifications include museum trustees and university extension board picks.
Frederick J. Stimson, named ambassador to Argentina, met with Secretary Bryan in Washington to discuss his duties before sailing from New York on Monday.
At the annual meeting held at the club house Bel mount Spring Country Club elected FE C Stevens of Lexington as president succeeding Henry Hornblower. Other officers include Colonel FE C Benton of Belmont as vice president H D Ross of Cambridge as second vice president Dr A C Potter of Cambridge as third vice president W L Underwood of Belmont as fourth vice president and executive committee members W H Burgess A E Bliss Bowen Tufts with Edward Stone as secretary and W E Robinson as treasurer.
Roxbury resident and former State Senator William H. Carberry died yesterday at Relief Hospital after a subway shock. A Democrat active on state and city committees, he served Ward 22 in 1878 and the Eighth Suffolk District in the State Senate from 1890 to 1892. He later became deputy superintendent of bridges. He is survived by his wife and son.
President Poincare conferred the military medal on General Joffre in Paris at 12:20 a. m. The ceremony was attended by Premier Viviani War Minister Mille rafid, and leaders of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, with the general staff present.
President Poincare lauded the simple medal as the nation’s gratitude to its commander in chief and praised General Joffre’s staff and France’s armies. He said the war’s horrors will not dampen troop enthusiasm or resolve, and France will abolish the war’s causes with allies to prevent its recurrence.
A cautious victory and fragile peace frame France’s chance to endure amid attacks by “refined barbarism” masking science and domination. The presidential party departs army HQ for a long tour of the battle front, pledging continued unity and Allied support to finish European liberation and secure glory and peace.
London papers publish full accounts of Sir Roger Casement's reported Berlin visit and talks with the German foreign office. The Daily News calls Germany's pledge not to invade Ireland an impudent goodwill message while noting international intrigue surrounding Casement's 18 year service as a British consul and his $2100 annual pension.
The Cuban flagship Cuba left Havana on November 27 bound for Vera Cruz to protect Cuban citizens there and repatriate those who wish to return to Cuba.
After a three year fight Mrs. Frank W. Sullivan of Revere won court consent to resume full motherhood of her 5 year old daughter Harriet R. Sullivan. The decision could jeopardize the mother's inheritance as her father threatened to disinherit if she prevailed.
Through Boston Legal Aid Bureau help Mr and Mrs Sullivan gained access to legal aid after three years of inability to hire counsel. In Feb 1911 Mrs Sullivan, ill, surrendered Harriet then 15 months to Mrs Charles Chase of Belmont. Later that year Mrs Sullivan sought to regain the child, but the Chases refused to return the infant, now beloved in their home.
After strained relations and repeated lawsuits over the child, the Sullivan family sought aid from Boston Legal Aid Bureau. Habeas corpus proceedings finally resulted in a judge awarding custody to the father and mother, though delays and financial obstacles marked the struggle.
Charley Wing of Cambridge shuts his laundry, citing fear of a secret band from his country. The 6A Essex street store is locked with shelves empty. A note reads No opposition Give up business by orders from secret society Harrison avenue Boston. Neighbors cannot explain his abrupt retirement and disappearance.
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