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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
9
Captain Martin A. Kenealy of Engine 43 will be placed on the retired list. He was injured at the three alarm fire on Congress street last May and has since been off duty at home. A Medal of Honor recipient, he is the department’s youngest captain.
An authority promotes Jad Salts as a simple kidney flush. It claims meat intake causes uric acid clogging kidney pores and urges taking four ounces in water before breakfast to improve kidney function, clear urine, and prevent bladder issues. It extols Jad Salts as inexpensive, safe, and a grape and lemon lithia drink.
State doctors Dr. Michael J. O'Meara and Dr. Charles E. Thompson prepare a sweeping report on treatment of patients at Worcester State Hospital for the Insane. The investigation, spanning two days, includes testimony from over 40 patients and three nurses amid charges of ill treatment, neglect, and harsh conditions.
A familiar old advertisement urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle bowel cleanser for cross, feverish, or listless children. It claims rapid relief from sour stomach and foul waste, with directions on bottles and a warning to buy the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company.
Franklin B. Dyer, superintendent of the Boston schools, urges vigorous live sports for boys and girls and says Boston leads the nation in encouraging energetic pupil athletics. He supports baseball football soccer hockey tennis and cautious girls basketball while noting playfields draw older pupils and smaller grounds serve younger children.
Boston police with Sergeant Magrath and a squad surrounded a Frankfort Street house in East Boston and took Leon ardi Gruasullo from a bed. Wanted by Connecticut authorities on attempted murder charges, he was traced to his brother’s home in Wallingford.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt hails Charles Sumner Bird as a progressive leader in Massachusetts. Bird’s record includes eight hour and shift practices, worker homes, mutual benefit fund, old age pension, minimum wage, and no child labor. Roosevelt notes Bird’s shift from business to politics and his open challenge to both parties in a reform battle.
Former U S Senator Albert J Beveridge spoke in Springfield last night in support of initiative and referendum. Tonight he appears at Tremont Temple in Boston to continue campaigning for the measure.
The destroyer Jouett led the Atlantic torpedo flotilla in the number of hits as of October 22 at Newport R I. The report highlights Jouett's performance among allied ships in the patrols and engagements.
A home remedy touts a quick acting cough cure made from sugar syrup and Pine extract. The ad asserts pine treats bronchial ailments and whooping cough, promotes strong results, and offers a money back guarantee with purchase through The Pinex Co. or a local druggist in Ft Wayne Indiana.
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