Absorption cures touted amid Boston sewer tax debate
A testimonial from Mrs. F. H. Porte lauds ABSORPTION as a painless cure for tumors once removed by the knife. The piece then shifts to Boston’s new sewer tax, detailing Chapter 426 of 1897 acts, the increased bills, and officials defending the plan as necessary for sewerage construction and maintenance amid widespread public protest.
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James M. Solomon
F. H. Porte
Winthrop
Mass
Quincy
Massachusetts
Boston
City Hall
City of
Board of Street Commissioners
Board of Assessors
Brady
Mr. Brady
Postum Praise Spurs East Coast Interest Across States
In letters from New York State Massachusetts and Connecticut a writer extols Postum Cereal Food Coffee made at Battle Creek. She cites doctors and friends who credit Postum with curing dyspepsia and replacing coffee, noting strong endorsements from Westfield Jamaica Plain and Boston observers.
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New York State
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Battle Creek
Monachan
Waterloo
Jackson
Mich
E. Kinsley
Westfield
Mass
Albert Atkins
Postum
Jamaica Plain
East
Boston Opens First Permanent AllYear Bath House on Dover Street
Mayor Quincy presided at the formal opening of Boston’s first year round public bath house on Dover Street. Built at about 70,000 dollars and finished in marble with porcelain tubs, the facility will be free to all and serve the South End, aiming to elevate civic welfare and public hygiene.
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Wells
Quincy
Moon Island
Board of Street Commissioners
Street Department
Dover Street
Boston
Harrison Avenue
Albany Street
Bath Commission
Martin
Police Commission
Bath House
Thomas J.lane
South End
Holyoke Tax Collector Keough Deficit Saga Unfolds
In Holyoke a tax collector deficit rumor swirls around ex-Collector James C. Keough. Erasures in ledgers prompt experts to probe but Keough defends his books, citing stubs that support totals. The city awaits Estes's formal findings while Keough and allies dispute the allegations amid a heated public dispute.
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Holyoke
James C. Keough
Krough
New York
Gotham
Keough
Callahan
Ferguson
Michael Connors
Mayor Connors
Mr. Keough
T. J. Flanagan
Peace Commissioners Cite Cuba, Philippines in Paris Talks
The Paris peace commission discusses Cuba with no dates set for the Philippines. Spanish negotiators seek loosening of protocol terms amid pressure and hastened drafting concerns. The United States insists Cuban administration pass to new authority by December 1, regardless of troop embarkation status.
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Washington
Paris
Cuba
Philippines
Spain
O Hagan Remanded for Murder Trial
Arthur O Hagan appeared in Superior Criminal Court before Judge Stevens charged with murder. He pleaded not guilty and requested court appointed counsel, naming F F Sullivan if possible. He was remanded to Charles Street Jail to await trial.
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Arthur O’hagan
Superior Criminal Court
Stevens
Charles Street
F.F. Sullivan
People’s Temple Sermon on Social Ethics Tomorrow
In People's Temple pastor James Boyd Brady will deliver his third sermon on popular social ethics How to Behave After Marriage Tomorrow evening. The Vernon family will sing and Master Percy will perform Nearer My God to Thee by request.
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People’s Temple
James Boyd Brady
Vernon
Percy
Hearsay testimonial for Dr Agnew Catarrhal Powder
A Cookshire druggist F A Bottom recounts 20 years of catarrh with offensive breath and poor remedies until using Dr Agnew Catarrhal Powder. He claims immediate relief and cure, with sales by Woodward Co. in Bromfield Street and Sheppard Co. Washington Street.
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F. A. Bottom
Cookshire
Agnew
CC. BR. Woodward & CO
Bromfield St
Sheppard & CO
Washington St
Fire Sale of Damaged Household Goods in Boston
A local advertisement promotes a fire sale of slightly water damaged items from IHE American Wringer Corp at 7% Franklin street and 80 Arch street near Summer, Boston. The inventory includes clothes wringers, clocks, Bissell carpet sweepers, banquet lamps, lace curtains, gents and misses Mackintoshes.
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Bissell
IHE Amiberican Wringer Cor
Franklin St
Arch St
Boston
Masa
Pe-ru-na Cures Catarrh and Rheumatism Claim
Letter from Mrs. A. M. Highwood of Roseberry Idaho asserts Pe-ru-na cured ten years of rheumatism after a failed walking attempt. It warns catarrh contaminates blood and credits Pe-ru-na with restoring health. Druggists everywhere supply Pe-ru-na.
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Peruna
A. M. Highwood
Roseberry
Idaho
Pi Shutter Worker Patented 1897 Ad in Cambridgeport
Advertisement for Pi Shutter Worker claiming over 2 700 000 in use. Promises in room operation without raising sash or screen. Describes a live agent needed in every town, offers sample set by express prepaid for 1 25, lists E H Roome Cambridgeport Mass as agent for Eastern Massachusetts.
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Pi “Oy Shutttr
Express
E. H. Roome
River Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Fastern Massachusetts
Temperance convention sessions end with praise and talks
The W. Co. T. UW. convention met at Tremont Temple with a half hour Salvation Army service followed by a thanks to retiring president Mrs. Fessenden. Speakers included Rev. Frederic Palmer on intemperance evils and Rev. W. T. Perrin on abstinence methods.
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W. Co. T. UW
Tremont Temple
Salvation Army
Fessenden
Temperance Congress
Frederic Palmer
W. T. Perrin
D. D
Dr. Perrin
Miss Ogilvie
Robert W. Wallace
George H. Carter
Cambridge
Mary L. Wyatt
Boston
Mary G. Stuckenberg
Harriet T. Todd
Evangelistic Department
Chicago
Stevenson
Summer Vacation Lineup Tale From Philadelphia North American
An anecdote recalls a man spending a week as the lone male among twenty five women during summer vacation. The remark comes from Cholly and a quip by Dukes notes the curious social setup and the surrounding reactions in the Philadelphia North American.
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Cholly
Dukes
Philadelphia
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O'Hagan
Raymond Syndicate
Raymond
Usc
Johnson
Anodyne
Liniment
LS. Johnson & CO
People's Temple
Temperance
Temple
Thay
Yilnobailf
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Keith
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OUR
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Hanover St
Wilson's
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