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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1916
Page
10
Charlestown resident Samuel Lapidus shares a ten year indigestion tale claiming Plant Juice cured his stomach trouble. The Plant Juice Man advertises at Houghton & Dutton Drug Department, touting relief for stomach, liver, and kidney derangements with testimonials from locals.
New York physician argues most stomach complaints come from excess acid and fermentation rather than diseased stomachs. He prescribes neutralizing acid with warm or cold water and bisulated magnesia after meals to halt fermentation and aid digestion.
Friendly recommendation promotes Resinol Ointment for eczema and itching. It notes doctors have prescribed it for years and presents it as a soothing healing dressing free from harsh drugs. A free sample offer is included from Dept. 53-R, Resinol, Baltimore.
Salem reports Judge Quinn sustained indictments against Mayor Bartlett and several Haverhill City Council members for failing to suppress the April 3 riot. Motions to quash were overruled. no trial date set.
Osmo- Chemic Physicians advertise a free trial treatment and consultation for deafness head noises nasal and chest conditions if patients apply by Oct 21 with prompt action. They tout X Ray and Snow Pencil cures with numerous patient testimonials from Boston Roxbury Medford and Nashua for conditions like goitre neuritis paralysis heart disease stomach ulcers and other ailments, led by D J Walsh M D with varied office hours.
A Brooklyn fire destroyed two factories in the manufacturing district, killing seven people including four young women and leaving two others feared dead. The blaze caused about 250000 dollars in damage and occurred late today.
A fire at the Oakes Dye Manufacturing plant began among chemicals on the first floor and spread rapidly trapping nine employees on the second floor. Six women and three men disappeared as flames also destroyed five storage buildings and the Astoria veneer mill lumber yard. An electrician’s dropped ladder amid a chemical jar sparked the blaze.
Authorities suspect chemical fumes near a cluster of six windows where six young women worked. a 16 foot drop to the street was possible but efforts to escape were blocked by the toxic environment.
Police discovered the bodies of Andrew Freyer a 30 year old man and his sister Marie Freyer 20 near their home by the Philadelphia Baltimore Washington railroad at Rosedale. The girl was mutilated and the man burned with oil and set afire. The house was robbed after the killings. Detectives note signs of a fierce struggle and suspect assault against the girl.
A campaign to recruit 1000 members for the Canadian Club opened with a smoker at the City Club. About 150 attended a two man minstrel show and other entertainment. The club’s annual banquet is set for November 20 at the Copley Plaza. The drive will include dinners and smoke talks through winter.
The State Department will investigate Mayor Curley’s assertion that Boston youths are being held as military hostages in England. The inquiry follows a message sent yesterday by Alvey A. Adee, second assistant secretary of state.
Geoffrey Lehy, longtime president of W. S. Quinby Co and prominent reform Democrat, won a City Council seat after a December election. The late Coulthurst term expires Feb 1, and Lehy’s one year term follows. Mayor Curley praised the unanimous council vote, noting Lehy’s business leadership and city-service potential.
Geoffrey B. Lehy of 45 Algonquin Street Dorchester and leader in the Good Government Association was unanimously elected yesterday to fill the council vacancy caused by the death of John A Coulthurst.
A Massachusetts coalition of business and military organizations plans a Washington trip to press for official War Department support for a state military school of instruction. The group favors federal rather than state guidelines and aims to avoid competing with National Guard recruitment. Nineteen companies attended. Adjutant-General Pearson backs the plan but seeks a suitable age limit.
A reader denies Professor Muensterberg's claim that England and France long for peace. He argues Britain and France would fight hard rather than accept any peace Germany might offer, based on observations from visiting England and France and talking with soldiers at the front. He notes a contrast between gloom in Germany and cheerfulness in the Allied nations.
Percy S. Bullen denounces German military dominance and dismisses hopes for a future Pacific peace with France or Britain. He rejects Muensterberg’s theory of renewed Anglo German cooperation as an idle propagandist dream, urging neutrality and wary intervention perception.
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