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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1916
Page
6
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to relieve indigestion from cooking. It claims women lose appetite, feel sour, and endure gas while promising immediate improvement after meals. Sample offered by mail for 50 cents per box.
Public lectures by the Lowell Institute will be held this year at Huntington Hall Rogers Building 491 Boylston St Boston. Admission is free by ticket with the first talk on Wednesday Oct 11 at 8 PM. Tickets and programme details available by mail to 491 Boylston St Boston. A Lawrence Lowell Trustee.
Reports on day two of the drive to enlist 25 000 new members for the American Red Cross show unusual success in Greater Boston. Applications poured into the Water Street headquarters and pledges secured hundreds of enrollments.
Meetings yesterday afternoon and evening featured Benjamin Joy chairing the executive committee of the Greater Boston chapter and speakers from the national Red Cross in Washington. Dr. Harvey Cushing led the Brookline Town Hall event as Red Cross appeals drew sympathy with many city and town gatherings in Revere Melrose Belmont and other district towns. Boston teachers pledged support at Kingsley Hall as H. J. Hill spoke to the Teachers' Club on membership expansion.
A fragment notes a baby photograph appears in the Woman's Section of the upcoming Sunday Post. The brief suggests a feature or society item, with no further details available in the readable text.
A bomb placed beneath a rear doorway wrecked a Framingham church wall sustaining extensive damage estimated over 10 000 dollars. Rev. Thomas G Garrahan and Rev John F Heffernan were inside. Sunday school teachers narrowly escaped injury as rope fuse was detected earlier by Miss Minnie Lynch. Miss Nellie Callahan and dozen young women were nearby. officials note no fatalities. The church built 1876 features a large basement and multiple societies.
A rope fuse loaded with percussion caps was set off at 9 15 after a Sunday school teachers meeting. The blast shattered every window and caused a five foot square hole on the left side. Stations of the cross, religious paintings, and library books were scattered.
A blast at St Marys Church in Milford Framingham destroys the southeast corner and shatters windows. Police suspect anarchists after a bomb bag found on the steps. Father Garrahan, the curate, aided by Sunday school teachers, evacuated sacred items as the blast sent debris into the vestry and basement. Witness Nellie Callahan described a trio with a dark bag. Bomb expert Walter Wedger estimated six to seven sticks of dynamite with a rope fuse, the cause under investigation.
More than nine thousand fans stayed home and followed the game in Brooklyn yesterday through Post Baseball. The Post corps answered 9297 calls, while crowds thronged Newspaper Row to watch the giant score board. Ebbet Field wired updates and trained operators kept the Post first with every play.
An advertisement proclaims Fruit-a-tives as the only medicine made from fresh ripe fruit juices. It claims universal use for stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin ailments. It touts a fruit-derived active principle and a strong nerve tonic with pricing: 50c a box, six for 2.50, trial 25c, available from Fruit-atives Limited in Ogdensburg New York.
A promotional notice urges wives and mothers to try Orrine to aid men who drink too much. The two forms, No 1 secret and No 2 voluntary, cost $1.00 a box and can be used at home with privacy. The ad offers a money back guarantee if no results and directs readers to Liggett-Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in Washington, D. C.
The War Department said civilians who attended authorized military training camps this year may receive reimbursement. Congress allocated 2 million dollars for refunds covering transportation, uniforms, and subsistence. Payments to dependents of National Guardsmen and regulars depend on prior contributions. applications go to the auditor and depot quartermaster. Settlement will not be hurried.
A political advertisement argues that peace requires strong defense and open markets. It warns against half measures, urges expanded armament, and asserts wealth depends on defense spending. It endorses Charles E. Hughes and links defense to American enterprise.
Mrs Cora Francis Gulesian 51 died yesterday at her home 8 Commonwealth Avenue Chestnut Hill Newton. Known for Armenian relief work she was married 25 years to Moses H Gulesian. Survived by husband and a daughter. He headed Huntington Avenue Improvement Association and Old Ironsides Association and owned the St James Theatre with broad real estate holdings.
Bruce Barton chronicles a recent visit to Mr. Hughes at his home in the magazine of the next Sunday Post, offering an intimate profile. He notes Hughes’s demeanor, conversations, and daily routines, painting a vivid domestic portrait.
Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine announces free consultation, examination, and trial treatment for hay fever asthma bronchitis rhinitis tonsillitis pharyngitis laryngitis and other nose throat chest diseases at office of D J Walsh M D 18 Boylston St Boston before Oct 14. Many patients from across Massachusetts list cures including deafness facial blemish paralysis and stomach ulcers. Office hours Tue Fri 9 4 and 2 4 6 8 other days 9 12 2 4 Columbus Day closed.
A Washington DC reader praises home study music lessons that teach piano and other instruments with easy, interesting methods. Thousands report becoming skilled musicians and even teachers. Offer includes free weekly lessons and a free booklet. City Name Address.
W Cameron Forbes named president of the National Hughes Alliance. Philip J McCook of Massachusetts is vice president, A W Shaw of Illinois is treasurer, A B Cosby of Illinois is secretary, John H Iselin of New York is assistant treasurer, William J Norton of New York is assistant secretary, with details listing state affiliations for each post.
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