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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1913
Page
15
Henry Godfrey, a former Boston and Maine brakeman, won a $20,000 damage award from a Ballston Supreme Court jury for loss of an arm sustained in the line of duty against the railroad company. The award is described as one of the largest of its kind.
An ad touts Eckmans Alterative as effective for throat and lung troubles including chronic coughs bronchitis and bronchial asthma. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Mary Wasson of Philadelphia noting rapid relief after three weeks and twelve years of sustained good health. The copy claims long proven efficacy and invites readers to request a recovery booklet.
An archway under construction on Warren Avenue Somerville collapsed killing Lloyd Hodder as 30 feet of 11 inch wall fell onto the theatre stage and boiler pit. Investigators say supports were removed too soon with cement not yet dry, raising possible criminal responsibility for contractors.
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society unveils its annual chrysanthemum show with hundreds of exhibits from Massachusetts New York New Jersey and distant Richmond Indiana. The entire lower floor houses the colorful blooms and rare plants as hundreds of visitors including social prominence view them. The show runs today and tomorrow 10 am to 10 pm and Sunday afternoon and evening.
John J. Barter, longtime police headquarters clerk and voter listings chief since 1901, was appointed bail commissioner by Municipal Court justices. Married, resident of Winthrop, he serves as deputy grand Knight of the Winthrop Knights of Columbus and is described as a popular police clerk.
Traveling men share five tales in the Sunday Post Magazine next Sunday promising engaging reading for readers and fans of road journeys set to appear as a six page feature.
An article targets women, praising Marmot tablets as a fat reducing remedy. It claims the pills suppress hunger and cut fat about 12 to 15 ounces daily, touting discreet, portable use and retail price of 75 cents, with a Detroit address for orders.
The exhibition features orchids carnations and chrysanthemums with superior blooms. Notable displays include Colonel E H Converse Marion prize chrysanthemums and Ernest Townsend Manchester second. Boston and Massachusetts growers dominate as Colonel Proctor Topsfield with 75 varieties and Edward MacMulkin Boston with 87 varieties.
Louis P. Lebrecque four years old of 217 Kelly street was knocked down and run over by a fast moving automobile but escaped injury. Alphonse Laberge superintendent of streets in West Manchester drove the car which struck him. A physician later pronounced the boy unhurt after examination.
Mrs Sophie Kemp Brace of Washington explained in her will that a violent death would befall her. Offered for probate, the document leaves all to her husband William D Brace with a provision that if she and her husband die in a common accident, or at about the same time, the property goes to her family.
The 99th Company Coast Artillery leaves Fort Morgan Alabama en route to the Philippines via New Orleans and San Francisco. They expect to reach Corrigedor in November.
Rev Francis E Clarke urged sympathy for foreigners at a City Club address. He contrasted Thaw and Gates with typical immigrants and praised newcomers as valuable contributors to the Commonwealth. Clarke cited travels in Scandinavia Austria Hungary and the Orient and praised Chinese people.
In Kiev on Oct 30 the doctors testifying in Mandel Beilis murder trial clashed as imperial court surgeon Dr Pavloff and Professor Kosorotoff accused each other of ignorance of medical jurisprudence, fueling acrimony.
Medical witnesses testified over the number of wounds on Yushinsky. Dr Tutanoff said a five centimeter measurement difference arose from staff error and that skull swapping for photos was insignificant. Professor Kosorotoff outlined two wound groups and noted blood collection from the first. The court adjourned after listing questions for mental experts.
Poslam soap touted as the ideal nursery soap for tender skin, offering soothing non-irritating care. Available at all druggists with Poslam and Poslam Soap priced 50 cents and 26 cents respectively. free samples offered by Emergency Laboratories at 32 West 25th Street, New York City.
Marion Burns a 19 year old Brighton girl reported missing has eloped with Herbert Saunders a 43 year old Brighton laundryman and proprietor of the business where she worked.
After the girl vanished, John J. Burns traced her to 78 Warren Avenue Boston where she had just left that day. He learned she was then at Herbert Saunders’s home 412 Washington Street Brighton but the couple kept the engagement private and did not answer when he rang.
A 19 year old Brighton girl eloped with a laundry proprietor. Hearing her mother would call police they announced their elopement. Judge Bolster granted a license and Henry A Ballou, a justice of the peace, married them.
L. E. Ewing, an automobile maker, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Federal Court showing liabilities of 590 540 and assets of 400 000. The debts include 190 000 owed to creditors of the Findlay Motor Company.
The record notes the guaranty of bonds to the federal government to insure mail transportation in New York City. A single bond with indemnity by Ewing and others shows a liability of 150 000 dollars.
An old advertisement urges mothers to treat coated tongues with California Syrup of Figs a fruit laxative. It claims quick relief from feverish, fussy, or pale children and promises a tasty, harmless remedy for all ages. It warns buyers to ensure the product is from the California Fig Syrup Company and to refuse counterfeits.
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