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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1913
Page
14
An old ad touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple fat loss method. For 75 cents, a pharmacist or Marmola Co. booklet guides takings after meals and at night, claiming 12 to 16 ounces of fat loss daily without exercising.
Carpenters Hugh Turner and James Canning of the Boston Elevated Company testified before an arbitration board denying rumors they were drunk and citing disputes over pay raises. The hearing covered wage scales for pitmen, job moves, and supervisor recommendations amid ongoing arbitration proceedings.
Testimony in a labor row details drivers cleaners and pitmen earning low weekly wages while arguing 70 cent weekly fares hurt families. Workers describe nine hour days seven days a week and Sundays spent at the car barn rather than church, amid calls for better conditions.
Advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for family dining tension caused by a dyspeptic stomach. It claims the tablets restore appetite after meals, improve digestion, and balance bodily fluids, urging readers to buy a 50 cent box from their druggist.
Both men appeared respectable and testified to occasional drinking while denying any previous arrests. The statements suggest a minor public misconduct inquiry with no prior criminal history disclosed.
Baltimore resident Charles Warner recounts twenty years of itching ending in ten days after using Resinol Soap and Ointment. He praises relief and smooth skin, noting a free trial offer from Resinol Department 14-R in Baltimore, Maryland.
The sale of seats for Mme. Melba's concert in Symphony Hall opens this morning. She will perform the mad scene from Lucia di Lammermoor and arias from Charpentier Puccini with accompanists Edmund Burke Marcel Moyse and Gabriel Lapierre.
The Post Sporting Department connects with both world's series grounds.Get your information by calling Fort Hill 5200 for direct access to the latest sports details.
Miss Marie Stanwood of Elder Street Dorchester married James T. Murray of 210 Columbian Street Cambridge in a Dorchester St Margaret’s Church rectory ceremony performed by Rev Michael J Cuddihy. Best man was Frank T Hayner and maid of honor Miss Evelyn Wendell. The couple, after a wedding trip to New York, will reside at 21 Howes Street Dorchester after Dec 1.
General sale begins Saturday morning at Kent's University Bookstore in Harvard Square for eight Sanders Theatre concerts in Cambridge. Subscription demand is high and seating may sell out this year as in the past.
Worcester October meeting names Mrs Katherine Lent Stevenson president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs Ella A. Gleason was among officers announced at the annual convention.
An advertisement touts canthrax shampoo for hair growth and scalp health, a delatone paste for hair removal, an eye tonic with kardene for inflamed eyes, and a home preparation using almoroin glycerine to reduce wrinkles and crow’s feet. Directions emphasize daily use and claimed cosmetic benefits across hair, skin, and eyes.
A reader describes making a hair and scalp tonic using one ounce quinzoin in half a pint water. She reports rapid dandruff and oiliness relief, stopped itching and burning, and claims healthier scalp with soft fluffy hair and lustrous color.
A reader learns that a friend’s suggestion of a hardene blood cleanser and system tonic offers relief from run-down feelings and pimply skin. The note promises a simple preparation from an old-time household remedy.
A reader describes using parnous to reduce weight and restore a youthful figure with no ill effects. The recipe: dissolve four ounces parnous in one and a half pints hot water and take a tablespoonful before meals to maintain firm flesh and smooth skin.
A woman reports restoring complexion with a cheap lotion made from spurmax dissolved in hazel water and glycerine. The method promises quick drying invisibility and benefits for face neck arms and hands, plus protection against wind and weather and relief from oily roughness. Read Mrs. Martyn's book Beauty for details.
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