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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
17
The upcoming Post features Hank and his animal cast in a lively comic strip. Readers can expect humor and animal antics as part of the Sunday page.
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a fat remover that reduces weight evenly without dieting or exercise. It claims dramatic results, mentions a tablet form, and notes the product is sold by druggists or mailed from the Marmola Co. in Detroit, Michigan.
A Dorchester man describes years of dandruff itch and hair loss eased by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He reports relief after using samples and full-size products, and praises Cuticura for pimples and blackheads with a home treatment and product line promotion.
Washington Oct 23 President Wilson designated Thursday November 27 as Thanksgiving Day and issued his first Thanksgiving proclamation highlighting national gratitude and unity during the wartime era.
President Woodrow Wilson designates Thursday November 27 as a national day of thanksgiving and prayer. He lauds peace at home and abroad, Panama Canal progress, and calls Americans to worship and thank Almighty God. Secretary of State William J. Bryan signs the proclamation.
A jury found Resoul Kassem Lacholie guilty of murder for killing Kassem Souleyman at Topsham on September 3. Lacholie was sentenced to life imprisonment at hard labor after Souleyman's body was found in the Androscoggin River near the Topsham shore, stabbed and robbed. Souleyman formerly worked at Biddeford.
Washington Oct 28 Secret service says counterfeiters of 50 20 and 1 dollar notes have been apprehended and those who circulated them are in custody. A new counterfeit ten dollar gold certificate was found with poor workmanship and coloring.
Beginning November first corporations must deduct 1 percent of interest on bonds for the income tax at the source. United States Steel will pay bondholders in full and remit full interest, shifting the tax burden to corporations and eventually to stockholders. Carnegie may avoid some taxes on his large U S Steel bond holdings, while oyster fishermen face losses estimated around fifty thousand dollars as shells are shipped away.
Oysters washed ashore by a recent storm become a chief topic of talk along Narragansett Bay. In Barrington and nearby towns residents face thousands of dollars in value from the bivalves retrieved along the shore.
Daniel H Tolman, famed as a loan shark figure, must serve six months in jail after the Supreme Court denied his appeal of a conviction for usury. He was found guilty of charging a $5 bonus on a $10 loan for three months and may appeal to the Court of Appeals, with jail to proceed pending that outcome.
Advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast acting remedy for dyspepsia gas sour stomach and indigestion. It claims relief within five minutes and promotes frequent use for meals and under stomach derangement with a fifty cent bottle available at drug stores.
The Catholic Alumni Sodality monthly meeting renewed efforts to awaken members to support the Catholic Sailors' Club at Charles Town. Rev J S Keating S J urged the work's wide reach among seafarers. Bishop Charles W Currier D D left for Cuba to take charge in Matanzas after attending a missionary congress. St Marys Catholic Woman's Association of Cambridge plans a members only Halloween party at St Marys Hall next Monday.
A Boston appeal promotes weekly California travel packages labeled personally conducted. It highlights attentive service, clean Tourist sleeping cars, a special conductor, and a scenic route. Alex Stocks of New England Pass Agent RB & Q R R in Boston handles tickets and baggage arrangements.
Dr Petrie and Nayland Smith pursue Fu Manchu’s schemes as Sir Lionel Barton’s London residence becomes a crime scene. Barton’s strange household and an exotic, neglected estate hint at peril while Weymouth reports a murder warning. The tale blends espionage, adventure, and ominous atmosphere in a perilous search.
The reader is informed that the dramatic ending will appear in the upcoming Sunday issue. No other details are provided about the story or its characters.
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