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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1909
Page
6
A practical long wear moreen petticoat saves over a dollar at 1.89. Plaited skirt coats plain tailored coats and novelty items priced up to 35.00. Embroidered silk coats for elderly women and various street and broadcloth coats. One lot likely to sell before closing. regular price 2.95 for sizes 38 to 42. Deep tucked flounce with a 10 inch dust ruffle.
The ad promotes Filene stocks with over 200 styles of undergarments including vests pants tights and union suits. It highlights S-42 testing and a Crest Brand Knit Underwear guaranteed to keep its shape after laundering at a quoted price.
In Framingham the treasurer Lombard faces allegations of forged notes and a questionable chain of good and spurious notes. A town official notes the list of forged notes may be with Lombard's lawyers, while the Selectmen claim no comment due to ongoing inquiry. The investigation centers on a female associate linked to Lombard and a large, unexplained expenditure totaling about $825,000.
Miss Littledale of South Framingham secured a Cambridge injunction against Charles S. Cummings of the American Banking Company and James Stone to stop disposal of Boston and Albany stock. Merriam of Hooper Hilton Merriam filed the ex parte motion in Middlesex County Court after an investigation into her savings.
Fall River authorities secure permission to demolish the office of Professor Frank I Hill at 136 Bedford Street as the search continues for the missing Amelia St Jean. Officials debate the crime theory, with Medical Examiner Gunning questioning murder claims and noting dismemberment may conceal death. The case prompts renewed scrutiny of a carrot detail and possible misidentification of the victim.
Fragments of a 20 horsepower La Rochelle car lantern are found on Bulgar marsh road near Tiverton amid a murder probe into Amelia St. Jean. Edmand LaRochelle and cousins deny involvement with alibis and shifting explanations about a missing right light and a broken lantern.
An advertising feature promotes Marmola tablets as a simple fat reducing method. It claims the pills convert body fat into blood and tissue, absorb 12 to 15 ounces daily, and require no special diet or exercise. Available through druggists or by mail for 75 cents per case from The Marmola Company in Detroit.
A historical ad notes a palatal castor oil product for children believed to aid digestion and relieve griping and flatulence. Riker Jaynes Stores mentions the item with a 250 price reference.
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