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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1904
Page
7
An advertisement touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills as a complete treatment for itching scaly and crusted humours with hair loss. It claims rapid relief, hair growth, and broad antiseptic uses for skin hands baby rashes and toilet purposes, urging readers to order a dollar set.
Miss Helen Keller addressed a mass meeting at Central Congregational Church in Lynn under the Atalanta Club to promote self support for the blind. Interpreter John A. Macy relayed Keller's remarks to about 1000 attendees urging a state funded employment bureau and trade schools for the blind, modeled on English work. The Rev Edward Cummings presided and Cambridge experiment station work was described by association agent Charles F F Campbell and secretary Mrs A P Spaulding.
President John A. Brett of the school committee refused to join the debate between the Public School Association and the Independent Women Voters. He stated it would be improper for him to take part and noted he had received the Democratic nomination for the board and was satisfied with that status.
Readers report Quinona restored health in a baby from stomach trouble to robust growth and helped an adult with sleeplessness and appetite. Letters claim Quinona aids indigestion and nervous conditions, urging readers to obtain a bottle and seek free medical advice from The Quiana Company at 1 Hartford Street, Boston.
New York reports the death of Francesca Janauschek, famed Bohemian born actress, at Amityville Long Island after four months as an Actors' Fund private patient. She had earlier lived with the Actors' Home on Staten Island, suffered paralysis and debility, and began her stage career as a teen in Prague before gaining fame across Europe and Broadway.
St Louis marks the fair’s end with strict exits and special passes for exhibitors and department heads. Guards protect valuable exhibits at midnight as packing and moving begin, with many displays destined for Portland World’s Fair or to return to their creators.
Two candidates face off in Somerville for mayor. Incumbent Chandler will again head the Republican ticket against Democrat Dr. Michael W. White. White, born in Boston in 1872, educated at Boston College and Harvard Medical School, has served at Carney Hospital and holds several fraternal memberships. Chandler, born 1851 in Princeton, moved to Somerville in 1873 after milk delivering and farming early years, and is active in local masonic and fraternal orders.
A 19 year old asks how to regain a jealous Dorchester beau who fears rival. The adviser notes the right to be angry depends on pledged love and constancy. If vows are sincere, dispel doubts and prove fidelity. Do not let a misunderstanding part them.
A 22 year old asks if a friend who left her for a vacation can truly care and whether they should remain friends. The response warns that true friendship after romance is rare and urges the woman to demand a pledge of commitment and reciprocation for lost time, suggesting an honorable man would repay her devotion.
In Malden on November 23, Alder man Devir challenged the mayor during the Aldermen meeting after reading an editorial accusing the board of blocking a schoolhouse. Devil denied opposing Cottage street, claiming he voted for the lot and alleging a council member influenced orders to kill the plan.
Boston Elevated Railway managers announce a penny toll plan for the East Boston tunnel. Passengers will pay at turnstiles and receive transfers at Scollay Square, with toll money turning into State revenue as passengers switch from surface cars to tunnel cars.
A humorous dialogue quotes Johnny thanking his father for licking him yesterday and the father’s reply. Johnny adds that the experience made him angry and he retaliated by “licking the tar out of that new preacher's boy.”
Slopper pleads for a drink, claiming to be the second husband of a widow, and threatens to return home and beat her unless served promptly.
A courtroom exchange shows the judge pressing a witness on his whereabouts for the evening while the witness notes he cannot reveal his memory for fear of self incrimination. He adds he has forgotten what he told his wife regarding the events.
Mme. Schumann-Heink starred in Love's Lottery a two act comic opera at the Colonial. She learned of her husband’s death in Dresden Monday and despite grief delivered a superb if strained performance. The revised finale and her Lina role drew praise, with Tallman’s tenor noted as a highlight.
President Roosevelt hosted Attorney General Moody and Speaker Joseph G. Cannon at dinner in Washington. The guests remained with the President past 10 PM, discussing national affairs and current issues of the day.
A promotional message claims Liquozone is a gas derived tonic and germicide. It asserts 1250 bottles of gas yield one bottle, offers a free trial bottle, lists numerous diseases it supposedly treats, and invites readers to request a free 50 cent bottle and an order for a full-size bottle.
The Green Diamond known as the Eye of Goona is stolen from the Rajah of Goona in Delhi 1902. Harvey Crook and Hahn pursue the concealed gem inside a magnum of Tokay. Merrick, Clifton, and a murderer intertwine as clues unravel. Continued in Tomorrow's Post.
In a shocking incident at Downs Lodge near Southampton a man identified as Basil Clifton and his housekeeper Mary Carr were killed in what appears to be a robbery. A stranger named Harvey Crook is in custody amid mentions of a long-lost benefactor, Lyman Merrick, and Daisy Merrick as events unfold.
Mr and Mrs Walter C Baylies conclude their Taunton residence stay and begin winter life in a grand Commonwealth avenue home. Births engagements and arrivals mark a social season with debutante Eleanor Tileston and Miss Amy Adams among December events as Boston families plan gatherings at Newport and Tuxedo and welcome visitors from Staten Island and Providence.
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