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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1916
Page
9
Mrs. Hobbs filed for divorce after an elopement in 1914 with Charlotte Spaulding, the daughter of Hobbs' employer. The couple married in Nashua New Hampshire and lived at 23 Waltham Street Lexington. She accuses him of failure to support.
Advertises Sargol as a safe inexpensive assimilative agent to help thin people gain flesh and strength by improving digestion and nourishing fats in the blood. Claims endorsement by prominent users and offers druggists' money-back guarantees if not effective.
Dr. Edwards' Olive Tablets, a vegetable formula with olive oil, claimed to purify the system and stimulate the bowels and liver without the after effects of calomel. Available 10c and 25c per box from all druggists.
Washington October 11 Regulations from the War Department require militia organizations to show full ordnance and quartermaster equipment at January February and March inspections to qualify for federal aid. Circulation notes emergency rations and supplies per man plus wagon train outfits repair kits signalling gear intrenching tools and medical kits. State authorities must store and mark the property for federal inspectors.
A Boston letter from Billy Sunday headquarters bans tobacco use for secretaries at upcoming tabernacle meetings. Applicants aged 25 to 50 must show Christian character, a pleasant appearance, plain writing, tact, and abstain from chewing or smoking.
A Sun day Post profile by Paul Waitt highlights a sofa connected to Billy Sunday and his wife Helen Thompson. The piece blends a breezy, intimate biographical tone with a sentimental anecdote about the couple’s courtship on and beside the famed sofa.
Mrs. Catherine Goodling of York Pennsylvania declares the remedy cured her weakness after three childbirths and ailing days. She says she could not wash dishes or sit without a pillow but after taking the compound she regained strength and now has a healthy baby boy. She urges other suffering women to try it.
Louis H. Wetmore of New York, a noted Catholic lecturer, will speak this afternoon at the new Notre Dame Academy in the Fenway. Monsignor Splaine will preside and entertain Wetmore during his Boston visit, under the Alumnae Association’s auspices. the event is expected to draw a large holiday crowd.
A lightly clad young woman appeared on the Hotel Lenox roof edge eleven stories high causing alarm among a policeman and bystanders before clerks clarified she was posing for a newspaper feature titled The Spirit of Boston.
A brief column titled Over the Wire offers reflections on style in conversation. Dorothy shares tips and observations on phrasing tone and clarity for radio style and on-air presentation.
The writer visits Evelyn to confirm details for the club's opening reception and notes Evelyn's jabot fashion. She describes a coffee colored lace collar and an extended plaited jabot, finished with jet buttons and a velvet ribbon. The overall tone reflects smart style notes from the event setup.
Bruce Barton describes a personal visit to Mr Hughes in the magazine of the upcoming Sunday Post, noting the social context and reaction. The piece emphasizes Barton’s observations and writes about interpersonal dynamics during the visit.
Norman Jones, National Guard in El Paso, used Sloan's Liniment on sore feet and worn muscles after a long 15 mile hike. He recovered by morning and could drill again. the note claims many soldiers on the border shared the relief from sprains and cramps. Drugstores sell Sloan's Liniment in 25c 50c and 1.00 sizes.
The Deutscher Verein at Harvard expands this year with a German play and a new lecture series by Harvard professors. After a pause last year due to funding, the club will revive its annual play with a committee selecting the production.
Baseball fans are urged to look for a dedicated pictures page in the upcoming Sunday Post featuring World Series moments, highlights, and sidelights for collectors and enthusiasts.
A political advertisement attacks Woodrow Wilson's labor stance claiming inconsistency and opportunism. It endorses Charles E. Hughes with a list of national leaders and a paid notice by the Hughes Alliance Reserve led by Henry J. Cochran.
Health departments show a drop in daily infantile paralysis cases with Boston reporting five new patients and the state tally at twenty. New Boston cases include John Shatz 3, Salvatorice Cambers 16 months, Arthur Redgap 4, Mary Memma 4, Gerald Callahan 17 months. Cambridge reports one death of a 2-year-old boy ill with infantile paralysis earlier this week.
Mayor Curley announced bids totaling 17000 dollars will be opened Friday despite a Finance Commission recommendation against further paving this season. The City Council approved transferring 17000 dollars from the reserve fund to pave the northern side of Commonwealth avenue between Arlington and Exeter streets.
Professor Levi L. Conant, 59, head of mathematics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, was killed in Worcester when a truck struck him as he crossed Salisbury Street to catch an electric car to the campus. The accident occurred near his home.
Mr D J Lane chemist of 532 Lane Building St Marys Kansas claims a home remedy cures asthma. He sent samples to sufferers who report easy cures and offers a postpaid $1 bottle to anyone who writes. Buyers pay only if it cures. users must report effects within ten days.
The Suffolk North Conference met yesterday at the Broadway Congregational Church in Somerville with Rev. John H. Quint of Chelsea as moderator. Addresses were delivered by Rev. and others on the topic of evangelism.
Arthur W. Bailey of South Hadley joins the Rev. T. E. Ashley of Chelsea and the Rev. Richard Wright and the Rev. Howard A. Bridgman as editor of the Congregationalist in the described church and publication circle.
Advertises Q Ban Hair Color Restorer for premature gray roots claiming a daily shampoo restores natural dark shade. Promises softer thicker hair with no gray, stops dandruff and shedding, and offers a money back guarantee. Sold for 50c at Liggett's drug stores in Boston Cambridge and Chelsea Massachusetts with mail option for out of town customers.
Patient advised to begin balmwort treatment at once for what is described as a well developed case of kidney trouble. The note emphasizes lack of expressed duration of suffering.
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