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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
4
Fall River Mayor John T. Coughlin says he may seek the Democratic nomination for Governor but has not decided. He cites state tax opposition and home rule limits as platform themes, and recalls a $62,000 armory dispute with the state. He began as a horse car driver at age 13.
The Irish envoys led by John Redmond arrived at South station near 6 pm and were welcomed by Mrs Redmond and leaders including J C Gleason. They toured Boston with a reception, planned appearances at Huntington avenue, Cathedral of the Holy Cross, and Brookline, and discussed home rule and land acts with local league figures.
An advertisement touts Protone, a new nutrition enhancer from Protone Company of Detroit, claiming it rapidly fattens thin individuals. It offers a free 50 cent package with instructions and a free booklet "Why You Are Thin" to prove the claims, urging men and women to mail name and address today.
A Detroit advertisement from The Protone Company invites readers to obtain a free 50 cent package of Protone and a free book on why they are thin. It includes inclose ten cents as evidence of good faith to cover postage and packing.
Mollie Frank a 12 year old girl from 2623 Emerald Avenue Chicago suffered a 2300 volt electric shock while climbing an iron lighting pole with two companions. She touched the wire and fell 15 feet struck down. Doctors report she is now on the road to recovery.
New York reporters note two pairs of twins born to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin J. Tuck as part of a local feature. The younger twins approach eight weeks old, while the older pair near 18 months, with family remarks linking twins across generations.
Redding California September 18 1905 About 170000 acres adjacent to the Oregon California Mine will be set aside as a reservation for the propagation and protection of all native birds by order of President Roosevelt.
In South Attleboro on Washington street, Dorothy Culbert was rescued when her father John C. Culbert and her brother Linwood leaped from a touring car seconds before a fast moving electric train struck the auto. The car was demolished and Dorothy lay unresponsive but alive, eyes opening to a faint smile after her father collapsed. Motorman John Rogers narrowly escaped flying glass.
Miss Alice C. Angell eighteen, described as one of North Providence’s prettiest girls, reportedly swallowed half an ounce of erbolic acid during a personal crisis after a family argument.Neighbors say she had complained of mounting household burdens and later reappeared with white crystals before taking the dose, then cried that nothing would finish her.
Frank F. Ryan of 261 Columbus Avenue was arraigned in the local Police Court on a larceny charge for two gallons of milk taken from Fortunato De Marchi at 254 Columbus Avenue. Officer Horan testified Ryan drank directly from the large can, tipping it and spoiling the milk.
Hubert Kunster a 79 year old from Waterloo New Jersey became insane after a day of shopping with his daughter in St Louis. He roams the observation ward of City Hospital arguing with imaginary clerks as he imagines he is still shopping.
Opinionated medical tract argues medicines only palliate, urge nature, or aid right living. It touts Peruna as a helper for upset digestion and chronic weakness, urging timely use rather than replacement of good habits, and invites readers to request testimonials from the Peruna Drug Manufacturing Co. in Columbus, Ohio.
Dense yellow smoke hangs over New England as west winds push it toward Boston. Portland to Cape May reports veiled coastlines and hazy suns. In Maine and New Hampshire forests burn with fires near Rumford Falls and Scarboro. Rain is urgently needed. State Forestry urges strict fire precautions.
A massive firefront threatened Brooksville and nearby villages as flames crossed the stream splitting Brooksville. Firefighters fought with grim resolve though western Brooksville and parts of Lisbon were endangered and James Miller’s property and Proctor schoolhouse were reportedly doomed. The blaze burned about 2000 acres, causing $35,000 in losses and moved toward Lewiston while crews monitored timber fires at Kineo. Wind shifts aided Jackman saving it from destruction.
Organic disturbances of the feminine system act like a firebrand on the nerves of women driving them frantic. A nervous irritable woman becomes a source of misery to herself and others under her influence. Such conditions can be entirely overcome by taking.
A reprinted testimonial urged by women like Mrs Mary Wood and Mrs Wallace Wilson praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles nerves and menstrual pain. It asserts decades of use and many cures with claims of restoring health and vitality.
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