This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1916
Page
9
On board Second Regiment troop trains en route from the border the men held a Thanksgiving service in a kaffir corn field near Goodwell Oklahoma. Chaplain Danker praised returning home without bloodshed as they advance toward Springfield and Chicago.
Later in the day another half hour stop was made at Liberal Kansas while the soldiers bathed. They stripped off their clothing in a roundhouse and stood beneath a sprinkler arrangement built by railroad authorities. Tonight the first section speeds east at express rate through northeastern Kansas. The second section follows about two hours behind.
A Boston woman, Mrs. Alice Drew of 759 Tremont Street, details years of indigestion and dyspepsia relieved by Plant Juice. She reports improved sleep, digestion, and energy after using the herbal remedy sold by Houghton and Dutton.
Advertises anti headache A K Tablets as a cure for frequent and occasional headaches. Claims doctors often cannot find causes or cures and promotes two tablets to preempt an attack and one tablet every two hours during an attack with rest and comfort as benefits. Mentions available from druggists in various quantities and prices.
A campaign to raise a pension fund for elderly Methodist preachers in Maine begins today. Rev John B Smith editor of the Veteran Preacher and Dr Joseph B Hingeley from Chicago will attend meetings in Portland and Bangor to organize the drive. Rev J Brabner Smith tours the country promoting newspaper publicity for church outreach. Dr Joseph B Slingeley accompanies Smith and will lead the fund campaign in Maine.
A Cambridge lawn at 212 Broadway features a hydrangea bush with about 200 blossoms, some record-breaking in size, surrounding a nearly 20 foot circumference. Owner Mrs. Mary F. Kerr says the plant, raised from a long-ago shoot, may have no equal.
The Church of the Holy Rosary in South Boston observed its titular feast yesterday with Rev. P. B. Murphy celebrating a high Mass in the morning and Rev. M. F. Dougherty preaching the sermon. The week's mission for men opened last night.
Troops A and D of the Rhode Island Cavalry, encamped at PASO,Tex, left for Providence last night. Troop B has returned and will be mustered out Monday.
Massachusetts forces complete first leg of homeward march from Las Cruces to Mesquite New Mexico amid cheers and singing of Home Sweet Home as regiments rest and plan to push on toward Anthony New Mexico the next day with religious services held along the route.
The Bay State artillery battalion drives for El Paso as General Bell orders. Seven horses killed and 29 more left exhausted along the road. Lieutenant Colonel Davis expects to reach Camp Pershing by morning with D E and batteries. Bay State infantry and A Troop left Las Cruces at dawn amid mixed reactions from meanwhile restless Bay Staters. Some units await War Department orders on returning home after a three month trek with the Tenth Army Division.
Mrs. G C Silsby reports four years of constant itching and burning on shoulders neck arms and legs. After using Resinol Ointment and Soap as directed she slept peacefully that night and was soon entirely cured. Samples offered by Resinol.
A school of more than 100 man eating sharks attacked the Boston fishing schooner Muriel off Chatham last Saturday. The sharks swarmed the vessel destroying 40 to 50 trawls and devouring their catch. Forty sharks were killed by the crew and some were brought in with about 15,000 pounds of fresh groundfish.
A sales pitch extols Internal Bathing with warm water to cleanse the colon and prevent auto intoxication. It claims restored spirits and efficiency, urging readers to visit stores to learn about the J B L Cascade system and offering a free book. It cites 500000 users and promotes an informational booklet.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.