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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1907
Page
2
A lengthy parade showcased diverse unions from the Building Trades to Barbers and Brewery workers. Leaders including Harry Barton and Arthur Huddell marshalled divisions with bands, banners, and flags, highlighting strikes and demands such as equal pay, eight hour days, and government ownership, while crowds cheered along Charles Street.
The parade featured Anna Bowen and Miss Rose Scully among participants, a Cigarmakers Union float with blue label banner and the motto In this sign we conquer, and a Black horse drawn float. Horseshoers Union 5 led by Joseph F. Boyle displayed a forging shop scene. Organizers praised the shorter route from Boylston to Park Square with City Hall and State House reviews by Mayor Fitzgerald and Governor Guild.
An 1860s style notice promises refunds to customers if Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil fails to heal cuts scratches or bruises. The ad notes a 25 cent price and emphasizes household use and medical relief.
Mayor Fitzgerald spoke twice in under twenty minutes at a luncheon for Labor Day parade staff. He proposed three cheers for Sam Gompers and led singing of My Country Tis of Thee. Labor leaders thanked him, cheered, and pinned badges to his coat.
Advertisement invites patients to Osmo-Chemic offices at 18 Boylston Street to begin a month long treatment free of charge before Sept 14. The offer includes all medicines and free consultation with X-ray examination. The testimonial from Ellis Drake praises the Osmo-Chemic treatment and its impact on heart irregularities.
Ellis Drake of Middleboro Massachusetts writes to Dr J A Plunkett in 1907 praising Osmo-Chemic treatment for valvular heart disease. He attests to lasting improvement and frames his experience as a public-spirited testimony from a notable lineage.
Snatches of endorsements by Mrs. Sarah Place of Dover Rev D C Bixby of Haverhill Melville Stone of Reading and real estate agent William O Connell claim Osmo-Cemic physicians cured them of cancer tongue stomach rheumatism and catarrh.
Dr Mericn J Le Plankett, chief consulting physician, advertises a book on chronic disease. Offers permanent offices in Boston with hours 9 to 12, 2 to 4, and 6 to 8, closed Sundays, requests a 2 cent stamp for the book.
The Boston Building Trades Council parade began at Castle Square at 9 a.m. and was praised as the best since splitting from the Central Labor Union. Chief Marshal James A. Haley led about 100 delegates with John J. Cashman in command, featuring unions in white overalls, notable floats, and diverse delegations from Greater Boston. Governor Guild reviewed the procession at Park Square after a long, ceremonial route through Tremont and Beacon streets.
The ad touts Hood's Tooth Powder as unmatched by any other dentifrice citing purity quality flavor and proven beautifying preserving and refreshing effects. It promotes a 25c can and a mammoth glass bottle version from Hood Co Lowell Mass with the slogan If Made by Hood It's God and mentions a 4 superlative and delicious feet cleanser breath krial blue and Oc line.
The article argues for balanced use of home cures with medical guidance, recommending Dr Williams Pink Pills as a safe over the counter tonic. A testimonial from Mrs. Nellie Mead describes postnatal weakness improving after using the pills. Sold by druggists or by mail from the Dr Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, NY.
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