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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1910
Page
8
A long time advocate praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a premier remedy for female ills. A Corry, Pennsylvania letter from Mrs. E E Ross recounts relief from monthly pain and backache after using the dry form, noting benefits before childbirth.
William Vaughn Moody, noted author and playwright, dies after a prolonged illness in Colorado Springs. Funeral arrangements are made for cremation, with Moody remembered for The Great Divide and his Ode in Time of Hesitation honoring Robert Gould Shaw. He taught at Harvard Radcliffe and the University of Chicago.
O Donavan Rossa, famed Fenian figure tied to Ireland's freedom struggle for 55 years, lies near death at his Richmond Terrace home in New Brighton, Staten Island. Born 1831 in Skibbereen County Cork, he endured prison and banishment, then led activities in New York before returning to Cork and later resuming life in New York for his final years.
The Harvard Aeronautical Society announced plans to seek Soldiers Field for exhibition flights by Claude Grahame-White with J. W. Martin stating the pilot designer of the Harvard S biplane. Grahame White may speak to the society around November 1 after the Belmont Park meet. Opposition from the athletic committee cites safety concerns and precedent.
Charles Town send Copeland, after 17 years as an instructor at Harvard, earns promotion to assistant professor. The move under President Lowell prompts debate among Harvard men about pace and preference, as Copeland’s legendary readings and classroom quirks are recalled with affection and humor.
About 20 Massachusetts militia officers and the governor and lieutenant governor visited the State rifle range in Wakefield. All qualified as marksmen at 200, 300, and 600 yards. Draper scored 17 17 at 200 and 16 17 at 300 for totals of 34 and 33, Frothingham posted 37 at 200, 40 at 300, and 18 at 600 for a final 95.
In Middleboro on October 18 lovers used the post office blotters as a trustful space writing love notes and drawing hearts and initials a secret code emerged daily letters drew curiosity and annoyed others preventing public writing at the tablesAssistant Postmaster Norman C. Smith responded with an axe incident as tensions rose over the blotter conversations.
Beatrice Shields a 14 year old girl from Jamaica Plain saved Mrs A L Cook when a canoe capsized in the Charles river last July She is awarded a medal of honor by the Massachusetts Humane Society Mayor Fitzgerald will present the medal to Miss Shields at his office today
Population statistics from the 18th census show Shenandoah Pennsylvania at 25 774 up 5 453 or 26 8 percent from 20 521 in 1900 Norristown Pennsylvania at 27 875 up 5 610 or 25 2 percent from 22 265 in 1900
Washington October 18 population figures show Massachusetts now totals 3,366,416 for the 18th census, up 561,070 from 1900 and 25.38 percent since 1890, with Texas pressing to push the Bay State from sixth to seventh place in 1900 and possibly remaining seventh in 1910 pending other states. Indiana may challenge for seventh. officials call the rise credible and foresee a possible extra House seat for Massachusetts.
John T. Holt 28 of 14 Huckins Street Roxbury was arrested on a manslaughter charge after an October 7 confrontation with Sabie E. Singleton. Singleton later died from a fractured skull after Holt struck him, the assault allegedly followed a dispute with Margaret McNeil at her Shawmut Avenue home.
An advertisement touts Samose as a flesh forming food that builds up plump healthy flesh by aiding absorption into the blood. It promises weight gain, improved strength, and vitality after a week or ten days. Sold in tablet form by Houghton & Dutton of Boston with a money back guarantee if unsatisfactory. Postpaid for 50.
A description praises a soft delicate knit suitable for baby garments and ideal Christmas gifts. It invites readers to consult the new Fleisher Knitting and Crocheting Manual for full directions and a complete course of instruction in yarn crafts.
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