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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1911
Page
5
The advertisement showcases twelve suit styles reproduced from Drecoll Paquin and Cal Jott. Garments feature wideware cheviots and broadcloths with interlining for warmth, plus the latest trimmings. Includes new cutaway coats and high waistlines with every 29.50 item described as new in skirts.
Miss Gertrude E. O Neil of Roxbury was elected president of the senior class of the Boston Normal School yesterday. Edward M. McDonald of Dorchester was named vice president Miss Agnes Buckley of Roxbury secretary and Fred J. Murphy of South Boston treasurer. The Alumni Association reunion date was set for Oct 28.
Indignant audience members in Boston protested the Irish play The Playboy of the Western World at Plymouth Theatre. Police turned away a man with a golf club, while officials and Irish activists condemned the production as degrading to morals and Irish character. Notables and protesters gathered outside, warning of further action if authorities failed to intervene.
The last contingent of the Italian army expedition arrived off Tripoli to garrison the coast including Ben ghazi and Derna. The aviation corps landed and began building sheds for aeroplanes, to be assembled and used to explore Turkish positions.
A watchman on Taft's train bridge reported two men on the viaduct near 2 AM who fired on him. Dynamite with a 10 foot fuse was found lodged at mid span and removed by Sheriff Wines's party after the pair fled into darkness. A general search for the two men is underway.
Tea drinkers may face higher prices as Treasury rules limit import of teas artificially colored. The ruling has already halted hundreds of pounds of Chinese tea treated with Prussian blue and talc at American ports. Customs officials forecast a sharp rise in Chinese tea prices.
At 5:07 p.m. a fire box 636 was for Ruth White of 179 Paria Street East Boston with a $100 loss. At 6:22 p.m. box 635B was for B Greenberg of 21 Morris Street East Boston with a $250 loss.
The ad promotes Cuticura Soap as pure fragrant and gentle on baby skin and hair. It claims relief for minor irritations redness and chafing and notes Cuticura Ointment aids eczema rashes and itching. It touts durability economical use and offers samples and a 32 page booklet on skin care via mail from Boston Massachusetts.
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