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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
5
In the equity motion session of the Superior Court Mrs. O’Leary asked for alimony pending the divorce suit against Timothy B. O’Leary. She indignantly denied that a gentleman caller found by her husband coming downstairs with shoes and hat in his hands at midnight on July 19 was improper, claiming the visitor was a personal friend on a social call.
Railroad conductor Mr O Leary testifies he works nights and sleeps by day, returning home to find a stranger on the stairs. He sues Mrs O Leary for divorce, alleging improper relations with a man living in Everett during June and July 1915 in Everett and Boston. Judge Mc Laughlin awards $80 counsel fees to Mrs O Leary but denies alimony.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice, a herbal tonic, as the best remedy for indigestion and dyspepsia. It cites a testimonial from John Lambe of Harvard Street, Boston, praising relief after three years of stomach trouble and noting the Plant Juice man at Liggett Drug Co. store.
A vintage advertisement promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentle calomel substitute that cleanses blood, bowels, and liver. It claims clearer skin after a few nights and no side effects like foul breath or dullness, pricing 1900 and 25c per box, from The Olive Tablet Company in Columbus, Ohio.
A full day of patriotic exercises, parades, athletic meets, and receptions marks the 423d anniversary of Columbus in Boston and surrounding towns. Mayor Curley, Governor Walsh, and local organizations lead gatherings at Boston Common, Faneuil Hall, Cathedral Mile, and other sites, with events from 9:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m. including the World Series game at Braves Field and a Mass rally for woman suffrage.
The 8 o'clock show will include an elaborate naval battle feature first shown at Braves Field and additional quiet aerial displays and set pieces including Columbus caravels. The louder bombs will be reduced or eliminated, marking a change from previous displays.
Long municipal celebration features flag raising and fireworks on the Common with a band, parade plans, and coastal artillery drills. Boston holds a major observance with Knights of Columbus contingents, a concert at Convention Hall, a Lawrence procession, and a Pan American meeting at Faneuil Hall led by Mayor Curley.
The first meeting will be at Second Congregational Church with Mrs. Charles Briggs of Norwood addressing social and entertainment at First Congregational Charlestown tonight. Hyde Park Men’s Club debates equal suffrage amending question tomorrow night with speakers from suffrage groups. Rev Louis C Wright to address Boston District Epworth League at Waltham this afternoon.
Postmaster Murray has secured over 600 seats for Boston letter carriers to attend the world series game today. The carriers with their band will gather outside Braves Field at 8 30 in the morning and take their seats before the field opens. Light refreshments will be served at noon.
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