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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1900
Page
5
Buckford Wallace, an American art hopeful in Paris, faces ruin after his uncle’s death. A cloaked stranger on the Seine bridge offers life and a questionable path, steering Wallace toward a late night meal and unknown motives amid the city’s shadowy underworld.
Advertises Dean's Ointment as a cure for eczema and other skin conditions for delicate skin. Claims it does not harm and is available at drug stores for 50 cents.
Steamship line cuts Boston to Rockland fare to 1.75 and Boston to Belfast to 2.25 with other routes reduced. Routes served by Penobscot and City of Bangor depart from Pier 368 Atlantic Ave Boston on Mondays Tuesdays Thursdays and Fridays at 5 PM for Rockland Camden Belfast Searsport Bucksport Winterport Hampden and Bangor. Bar Harbor and nearby way landings depart Mondays and Thursdays at 5 PM. Returns from Bangor via way landings on Mon Wed Thu Sat at 5 PM. Bar Harbor via way landings on Mon Wed Sat at 10 AM. William H. Hill, General Manager.
Wallace, a wary traveler in Paris, is lured by a cloaked man to a mysterious Rue de Mont Rouge. They seek a hospitable room through a drowsy host as Wallace suspects a conspiratorial plot, preparing for potential crime alongside the guide who calls himself brother.
Dexter Pond and Co announce free 6000 framed steel engravings of the Boston Public Library at their Mechanics' Building exhibition. The Pondex Shoe adverts this $3.50 value shoe retailed locally from 159 Tremont Street. The offer targets women as a lasting souvenir and promotional device.
On Sunday October 21 1900 winter schedules of the New York New Haven Hartford railroad take effect at 12:01 am with important train service changes. Public urged to consult large posters and folders available at ticket offices before the date.
An American audience is urged to quit coffee due to a claim that one in three are partially disabled by nervous-system issues linked to caffeine. The piece extols Postum as a healthier, colorful alternative that rebuilds nerve centers and brain, appealing to brain workers nationwide.
Ward 20 councilman George R Miller campaigns for Alderman by planning to make his name a household word. He distributes his campaign toothpicks and uses car cards to keep his face in voters' minds. Other candidates imitate ad ideas to win votes.
The New Haven and Hartford railroad announces a 12:01 a m Sunday Oct 21 start for a winter timetable in the eastern district. Major changes include adjusted departures from Boston to Provincetown Hyannis and Buzzards Bay, discontinuations of several routes, and new connections via Wood's Hole.
An advertisement touts Peruna as the sole internal systemic cure for catarrh, claiming it defeats disguise of illness and shows two prominent case illustrations. It extols "myriads of unpublished testimonials on file" and likens the remedy to a three weeks vacation in restoring health.
Miss Emma Herziger of Neenah Wisconsin salutes Peruna for restoring her health after a lengthy illness stating three bottles worked as well as a three week vacation. Letters praising its curative effects pour in from women nationwide as Dr Hartman’s clinic handles vast correspondence. Prominent supporters include Senor Quesada Booker T. Washington Belva Lockwood and numerous governors and congressmen.
Washington reports improved Marconi wireless telegraphy may lead to U S Navy purchase for ships. New results remove interference concerns and show tall masts unnecessary. Fleming witnessed tests at Poole and St Catherine Isle of Wight with dual language messages printed on tapes.
In twenty four hours police logs report five fall incidents. Charles Evans 26 fell from a four story roof at 8 East Dedham Street suffering internal injuries and was admitted to City Hospital. Miles Magorty 22 fell from a newly erected Blackwell Street Dorchester building fracturing his right wrist and injuring his back. Edward Launey 88 fell thirty feet into a ship hold at Joys Wharf and was taken to Emergency Hospital with serious hip and side injuries. Harold Aker 6 is in Newton Hospital in serious condition after a roof fall at his Newton Highlands home. James Birmingham 17 fractured skull and punctured lungs from a Parker and Ruggles Roxbury fall. Carlo Florantino 13 suffered skull fracture after being struck by a hockey stick and remains at City Hospital Ist the dangerous ward.
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