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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1910
Page
13
All fishermen have returned from Labrador and confirm fisheries failure. Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell says the winter outlook is the worst in his experience. Newfoundland cod fisheries are down about 20 percent, though gains in other industries offset losses and improve revenue prospects.
Advertiser promotes Othine double strength from Houghton and Dutton or Riker Jaynes Drug Co claiming one night of treatment removes freckles for a clear complexion. High demand in summer. October shortages noted. Guarantee of money back if freckles persist.
A Boston card warns of a man calling himself Frank Osborn alias Frank Urbansky who nightly accosts people in Pemberton Square insulted U S naval personnel. The crew committee from ships in the yard appeals to officials but is told the man cannot be stopped. Chiefs from the U S S Virginia issue the warning and pledge support if he is silenced.
A detachment of petty officers from battleships and scout cruisers docked at Charlestown navy yard visited Boston City Hall to protest comments by Frank Urbansky alias Frank Osborn. Mayor Fitzgerald said the matter was out of his jurisdiction but vowed to prevent slander of the armed services. Police Commissioner O'Meara pledged to ease the hostile atmosphere as about 3,500 sailors from six ships seek a remedy.
In Rome on Oct 20 authorities report 16 new cholera cases nationwide with 11 deaths in the past 24 hours. Cases spread across Bari Campobasso Caserta Salerno and Naples provinces.
More than 250 Hebrews exiled by the Russian government arrived in Boston aboard the Cunard liner Ivernia from Liverpool and Queenstown. Immigrants face detainment pending investigation as officials conduct a thorough baggage examination with a special Treasury board present. Notable passengers included Sir Gilbert T. Carter and Lieut. Robert F. Balfour.
A home made cough syrup recipe claims to stop a cough in five minutes. It uses mentholaxene essence mixed with sugar syrup and a pint bottle, dosed as a teaspoonful 8 to 10 times daily. The remedy is described as harmless, fast acting, and suitable for children with adjusted doses.
The record notes cabin and steerage allocations with nationality totals: 312 Irish, 26 Swedes, and 254 English among the steerage passengers.
Florence Whitehouse, a Kansas City music teacher, details years of weakness after malaria and improvement after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports rapid health gains and endorses the remedy, noting doctors and freebies offered by mail order from Schenectady New York. The ad emphasizes price and availability through druggists with official branding.
A thirty year dandruff and eczema sufferer reports using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to cure scalp eczema and dandruff after trying many products. He praises the remedies as essential and plans to continue using Cuticura, offering to be contacted for further details. Includes product pricing and Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. as sole agents.
An advisory warns against patent cough remedies that rely on nerve-deaden ing drugs. It argues such tonics weaken the body and raise pneumonia risk. Father John’s Medicine is promoted as alcohol-free and non patented.
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