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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1921
Page
6
A discussion on how middle names and initials help distinguish people in a growing world. It cites Ulysses S. Grant as an example and promotes Henry S. Wampole's Palatable Preparation of the Extract of Cod Liver Oil Compound as a complete, palatable medicine with no unpleasant taste.
Southerly New Hampshire towns faced widespread outages as a killer storm halted electric service and forced pedestrians off streets. The sleet rain and wind left three dead and seven injured, with authorities bracing for more casualties.
The advertisement touts Pape’s Diapepsin as the fastest remedy for indigestion gases flatulence heartburn sourness fermentation and stomach distress from acidity. A few tablets provide immediate relief and restore normal eating. a large case costs only a few cents at drug stores. Millions aided yearly.
A fierce gale and ice brought power outages across more than a hundred towns, with Boston and Greater Boston plunged into darkness. The storm caused extensive damage to trees, wires, poles, and transportation, costing millions and forcing reliance on candles as physicians treat patients in homes.
Patrolman Timothy Falvey of the Central Square station in Cambridge found a fire in a shed at 650 Main Street owned by the Midvale Steel Company. He pulled a box hook then alerted fire crews at Lafayette Square, helping confine the fire to a small shed area.
In Wakefield and other towns, lanternlight dangers loom as hospital staff risk life or death from minor knife slips. Police and fire crews patrol dim streets with signals out of order, hoping to avert fires or emergencies when responders may be scarce.
Old newspaper ad promotes Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken gray hair. It claims natural, even staining after application with a sponge or brush, with results appearing by morning and lasting after a couple of uses.
Police and municipal officials urged residents to stay indoors as downed power lines and falling limbs clattered through streets. Two feet of snow blanketed northern New England while an 80 mile per hour gale battered coastal areas. Massive outages hit trains, telegraph and telephone services, with hundreds of factories idle and thousands unemployed. In Greater Boston, streets were impassable, and an elevated line delay worsened as trees toppled and poles snapped. A two alarm fire at a Lowell hospital caused burns during an alcohol stockroom accident amid the storm.
Dr Smather s Kurokol touted as safest quickest cold remedy with rapid relief. A dose every two hours up to three doses breaks up severe colds, unblocks the head, eases breathing and reduces feverish symptoms. Nonquinine soothing treatment promises antipyretic expectorant laxative and antiseptic effects.
Nurses attending patients in Melrose Malden and Everett last night moved through wards carrying candles and lanterns as physicians did their work by crude lights. An aldermanic committee meeting was held in Somerville City hall with the street department supplying lanterns. In Somerville High school a lecturer spoke to a women’s meeting by candle light.
A major storm knocked out electricity in Arlington to Newburyport and beyond, leaving hundreds of thousands in darkness. Cities ordered power shutoffs to prevent fires as gas lamps and candles became the primary light sources. Lawrence Mills and Haverhill faced gridlock and halted transit while Whitinsville and Worcester reported closures and unusable fire alarms.
A storm surge washed over Point Shirley road in Winthrop last night as a young man and his sweetheart paused by the sea. The tide flooded the road knee high. he restarted his engine and hurried away, leaving residents amused by the episode.
A Dorchester resident, W. B. Seale, claims Weldona eased his knee pain and stiffness after three packages. He describes relief from joint and back pain and urges others to try the remedy, with a free book offer and in-store outreach cited.
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