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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1904
Page
2
A sensational advertisement extols a home “Obesity Food” that supposedly fixes fat buildup without dieting or exercise. It cites a testimonial from Arthur K. Wallace of Abingdon who shed 100 pounds in eight weeks and urges readers to send name and address to Prof. F. J. Kellogg in Battle Creek, Michigan, for a free trial package.
Mary Deane Jarvis files for divorce from William Jarvis once a Milan-based U S consul, alleging 23 years of abuse starting after their 1881 wedding. She recounts choking in 1881, a brutal 1887 beating in New London New Hampshire, a 1894 kick to the breast in Claremont, and a face strike in Milan in front of others.
In Jamestown Newport two Boston maids fought over a military man who had recently resigned as a colonel. Maid No. 1 assaulted Maid No. 2 with an umbrella before police intervened. The trio then crossed to Newport by boat, and Maid No. 2 and the officer left for Boston on the 5 PM train. the man has substantial business interests in Newport and Boston.
Berlin reports the restoration of the Protestant Church at Shires in Rhenish Bavaria was dedicated today. The architect placed portraits of seven imperial children, age four, as heads of seven angels in the chancel windows. The Emperor objected claiming his children are no angels while the Empress found the idea charming and kept it.
The estate of the late Joseph A. Willard, clerk of the Superior Court, may exceed 300000 with litigation expected if the value passes 100000. Relatives accuse others of influence in the will as objections are filed by Mary T. Hollander of Brookline who seeks a one third of one fifth share while considering withdrawal if the envelope reveals a small sum. Willard’s daughter Penelope F. Coolidge and Edith G. Willard are named heirs amid family tension. Mrs Coolidge declined to comment.
Nashua August 31 The fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Francis Lemery of Howard street was celebrated. Arm in arm they attended mass at St Louis church led by Rev Bouquette. He is 75 she is 67 born May. They moved to the city and started a large family ending with 11 children of whom three are dead. They also have 41 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
Aug 31 Marion Indiana report says 15 women from the neighborhood dressed as men entered Lewis Lewis’s home, dragged him to a nearby common and severely whipped him. He begged for mercy and promised to behave, believing the crowd to be men.
Oswego New York August 31 Dr Mary Walker asserts she advised the czar to breed peace with Japan and claims credit for the czarevitch birth. She says if she had not offered advice there would be a granddaughter and asks the czar to end the war in return. She signs as Mary Be Walker Doctor.
In Bound Brook New Jersey gray haired man George Hoagland attracted attention at the railroad station while hoping for a marriage with Minnie Humphries of Lincoln Nebraska. She did not recognize him and refused the match saying he was not young enough and did not resemble the photo.
WALTHAM August 31 city street and water department officials report thefts of lanterns used as night danger signals on streets left unsafe after dark.
Norristown Penn August 31 Mrs Albert Wagner of New York visited town seeking Harry C Snyder. Mrs Snyder says she was attacked on a boardwalk in Atlantic City last Saturday after discovering her husband with Mrs Snyder. She claims clothes torn purse snatched and narrowly avoided losing money. Mrs Snyder 30, prunette tall good figure. married eight years no children.
Advertises merciless exposure of deceptive doctors and offers free examinations for goitre hemorrhoids and hernia with a guarantee of no payment unless cured for patients starting treatment before September 4. Ends with last three days of a five dollar cure offer.
A Boston-appearing critique denounces Osmo-Chemic Co as fraudulent for promoting radiant light therapy. The author attacks alleged impersonation, unlicensed practice, and dangerous claims while praising traditional medicines and urging scrutiny of the company’s 20-year record and testimonials.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians publish names and addresses of cured individuals, including well known figures, to show merit and conscientious work. The public is invited to talk with them locally, as these statements are presented as verification of success.
Helen Gould will travel to Salem on September 26 for the dedication of the new YMCA building. She informs YMCA Secretary Christian Lantz of the visit and invites Mr. and Mrs. Lougee to accompany her, offering to assist as appropriate.
Jersey City aug 31 among Mrs Laura Remonu Grace street effects a letter to a former suitor from Columbus Ohio. It requests the fourth finger of her left hand be cut off and sent to the man who swore to place a wedding ring on it. The undertaker will not comply.
Hoseman Ivon P Mahoney of Engine 1 Dorchester and Fourth streets was granted an extra day off by Fire Commissioner Russell for rescuing a woman from being crushed by a Bay View car at K and East Eighth streets last Saturday afternoon.
J D Gillis of 147 H Street South Boston recounts six years of back pain and failed remedies before Osmo-Chemic physicians treated him. He credits nerve-condition relief and restoration to health enabling him to work again, endorsing the Osmo-Chemic treatment for nerve diseases.
Mrs Lucretia Webber of 21 Berkeley Street Malden Massachusetts reports years of chronic bronchitis and rheumatic conditions improved by the Osmo-Chemic physicians radiant light therapy. She describes prior failed remedies and severe fatigue before discovering the treatment’s apparent benefits.
Rev T G Lyons of 157 Shaw Street Lowel Mags endorses Osmo-Chemic Physicians for ulceration bronchitis and rheumatic pains. Lucretia Webber signs she improved after light treatment and relief from throat stoppage.
An advertisement for the Osmo-Chemic physicians promoting no cure no pay treatment for goitre hemorrhoids and rupture. It claims licensed doctors with state endorsement and risk-free remedies, limited to those beginning treatment before September 4th.
Mrs Flora Brown of 47 Cranston Street Jamaica Plain credits Osmo-Chemic doctors with curing her three year struggle with catarrh and chronic diarrhea after a last resort visit. She reports being freed from diarrhea and nearly restored to health, calling the treatment simple effective and wonderful and urges others to seek cure locally.
Mrs Mary E Garner of Roxbury Massachusetts testifies that after years of back pain and a misdiagnosis of Bright's disease she found relief from spinal neuritis through Osmo-Chemic light remedies. She praises the doctors as conscientious and truthful and urges others with nerve diseases to seek their care.
Mr. W. L. Berry of Sylvan Street Maplewood Massachusetts and Mr. Michael Kennedy of 225 Bennington Street East Boston Massachusetts are listed as cured of rupture. Other names include Mr. Wm G Weiler of 14 Linden Street New Haven Connecticut and Charles McGuire of 215 Franklin Street.
Miss Clara M. Wood of Kimberly Road Fitchburg Massachusetts is listed in a curing coitre notice. The small item appears in a local public notice column from the recent edition.
Mrs A 94 Maple Street Gardner Mass cured of piles Mrs D R G 167 Austin Street Worcester Mass cured of piles Mrs W E Feeney 10 Adams Street Lynn Mass cured of piles
The article warns readers about dubious Osmo-Chemic home treatments offered by distant offices. It cautions that no one can honestly claim effective treatment without a personal examination and notes mail fraud risk. It advises contacting the postmaster general in Washington, D C for redress if defrauded.
The Osmo-Chemic Physicians invite patients treated by others for catarrh asthma bronchitis consumption cancers or tumors who have seen no relief to join their care before September 4 for a free examination and trial of their new light treatment.
Free x ray examinations are advertised using the Radio Active Solution and Osmo-Chemic Screen. The Osmo-Chemic Physicians claim to detect disease anywhere in the body at no cost to the patient.
The Osmo-Chemic System of Medicine Incorporated lists chief consultant Dr J L Plunkett and multiple office locations across Boston Lynn Worcester Springfield Manchester Portland Salina Albany and New York. Office hours run 9 am to 5 pm daily with Sunday closed.
Boston area women comment on John Alexander Dowie’s Zion City rule allowing no dialogue between a girl under 18 and a young man without parental consent. Reactions range from ridicule to support for moderate home influence and mixed schooling. Individuals quoted include Mrs. Frank Hackett Wakefield Mrs. Frank Eastman Melrose Mrs. J. A. Madison Everett club woman Mrs. W. A. Gunderson Malden Miss Anna Wood Brookline and Mrs. S. J. Shannon Brookline.
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