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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1911
Page
8
Eight year old John Philip Tetreault, son of Henry J. Tetreault, died in Augusta after suffering severe burns from a bonfire on Saturday. Neighbor Mrs Merrill smothered the flames with a blanket but the child died from abdominal burns.
A Baltimore mother reports her fifteen year old daughter Alice was restored to health after three bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter touts relief from pale looks dark circles weakness and irritability and urges other women to try the remedy for menstrual complaints backache and indigestion.
The Boston Theatre hosted the first training session for Ben Hur’s chariot race horses. Nineteen Kentucky thoroughbreds led by Monk, plus Charlie Katie and Johnnie, trained under Charley O Brien. The four-horse teams rehearsed amid a $4,000 set piece cut 60 by 60 feet with 20 feet of depth as crews prepped panorama and stage settings for the opening Thursday engagement.
Edna Goodrich arrived in New York aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria after an extended abroad trip. She disputed three reported reasons for her return including a dispute over an anti nuptial contract, a $200 rent claim from W H B Stokes, and possible theatrical work with no definite commitment. She denied knowing Baron Keane of London and said she had not met him.
The piece touts the J. B. U. Cascade as the sole internal bath to keep the colon clean and pure, claiming it prevents disease and boosts energy. It asserts constipation and illness stem from colon waste and cites widespread use and doctor endorsement.
The ad promotes Gold Dust as a superior dish soap that cuts dirt with little rubbing and acts as an antiseptic. It claims the product sterilizes kitchenware and keeps them wholesome and sanitary, presenting it as the greatest labor saver.
Fort Fairfield Me Oct 29 William H B Burke five year old farmer died as the burning roof collapsed while he and his brother in law George Stone tried to save horses at the Stone place two miles west of Fort Fairfield Centre The fire damaged the house and barn valued at about 12000 partly insured Stone escaped with serious wounds Burke is survived by a widow and one child Also included is an item about two schooner trawlers straying in fog off La Havre Bank one crew rescued and one man still missing.
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