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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1905
Page
4
Boston based X Zalia Corporation advertises a cure all for non healing sores including facial ulcers and skin conditions. The pitch highlights free nurse demonstrations in Springfield and a testimonial from Paul Glover claiming a two week cure with X Zalia. Also promotes X Zalia soap as a cleansing aid.
Miss Mabel Ward who lost a leg in a balloon ascent at Hoag Lake two summers ago married Walter C. Ridley on Saturday night. Rev. Dr. T Corwin Watkins officiated at the parsonage. Ridley is a U S Army veteran with Philippine service.
Mrs. Faith Curtis Hughes filed for divorce in Newark New Jersey against Charles W. Hughes Joliet city electrician. She formerly lived in Boston as a Tufts medical student at 318 Huntington Avenue and graduated in 1902. Her maiden name was Medlar and she had been engaged to Hughes since 1898.
A Polish woman living on Parker street gave birth yesterday to two boys and a girl. The mother and all three infants are reported in favorable condition.
Ella Florence Mansfield aged 18 and John J. Burke of Revere married July 23 in Medford and kept it secret until last Sunday. Both sets of parents initially objected due to religious differences, but have since given their blessing. Burke works in a Boston brokerage house. Mansfield's father is secretary of the A. B. Hoffman Company.
Miss M Etta Donovan daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph J Donovan of Walter Avenue Brookline and James E Cooney a South Framingham businessman were married in Brookline on Tuesday evening The ceremony at St Marys of the Assumption was led by Father Butler Edna Cooney was maid of honor Joseph A Donovan was best man Flower girls were Bessie Cooney and Blanche Donovan The couple's honeymoon will cover New York New Jersey and Washington and they will reside in South Framingham
St Louis reports the engagement of Rosemary Sartoris daughter of Mrs Nellie Grant Sartoris to James M Nelson Jr Yale man about 29 connected with University Club St Louis Club and Glen Echo Country Club The couple have been summering at Poland Spring Mo and plan to stay until Oct 1.
A sealed verdict was reached at 4 43 in the Dow versus Bulfinch case over alleged alienation of Dow's wife with damages set at 25. Judge Aiken would receive the verdict tomorrow morning as Mrs Dow watched the proceedings with visible unease while Bulfinch's defense remained brief and pointed.
A power failure blacked Newton’s main streets for over an hour as electricity supplied by the local power station went out due to a machinery breakdown. The outage disrupted commerce and daily activity until repairs restored service.
Ella Harris accused Mary and Annie Graham of assault with a carving knife on Thomas Place Tuesday night after a diamond tooth vanished. Ella was wounded, Mary received six months with an appeal, Annie was discharged.
It is reported the missing Deerfield pastor Rev. Edwin A. Lincoln was in Manchester last week to collect laundry. This is the first word since his disappearance four weeks ago. Andrew R. Simpson, a Deerfield man employed in Manchester, saw Lincoln recently at Deerfield Lake.
Su Lee a Leverett street laundryman was fined $5 after being found guilty of kissing Angela Carigiano nine, daughter of barber Michael Carigiano, who reported the incident to Officer Hankey. The case centered on whether Lee touched the girl and kissed her while she sought laundry last Sunday. Lee denied the kiss, later contradicting prior statements as Judge Sullivan ruled.
Springfield on September 13 saw 200 society women visit River side Grove aboard the steamer Sylvia for a manless clambake. Captain E. H. Smith supervised the bake, music was by women, and a stout feminine picket line guarded the site as a sports program unfolded pitting married women against singles.
A vintage claim extols Cascarets as the safe remedy to prevent mortality from stomach and bowel troubles in infants. It warns against harsh treatments like salts and castor oil and urges mothers to keep bowels loose with Cascarets at night for milder milk and overall health.
A promotional piece touts Cascarets as a gentle aid for children and adults, claiming they strengthen bowels and improve nutrition. It warns against forced medicine, urges keeping a ready box at home, and notes a 10 cent small tablet and 50 cent family box from Sterling Remedy Company with CCC stamped on each tablet.
In Municipal Court, Frank Cleary and Otto W. Mason were convicted of maintaining a poolroom at 22 Hanover Street. Envelopes with money and betting slips were found, and officers testified bets were arranged elsewhere. defendants fined $50 each, Mason appealing.
Brandon Tot, the two year old son of E. N. Lewis of Brandon Vermont, accidentally swallowed rat biscuit poison placed in a market area. He was playing near the scattered poison when discovered and may have eaten about a biscuit and a half.
Dr Stephen Metcalf 70 a once prominent Brookline physician and Trinity Dublin graduate begged the judge for confinement. He described his ruinous drinking and delirium tremens before Judge Bolster and was ordered sent to the State Farm for an indefinite period.
Stoneham residents around Isabella Street file a petition with the Legislature to join Melrose. They argue lack of sewerage gas and modern conveniences in the area and expect the move as an improvement measure.
Holmes and Watson trace a Christmas goose theft from the Baker confession to examining a hat and the Alpha Inn goose club. They track Henry Baker and Breckinridge to Covent Garden Market as they pursue the mystery of a stolen jewel from the Countess of Moncar.
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