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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1905
Page
2
A Buffalo physician endorses Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a safe remedy for gas in the stomach and bowels and for cleansing the breath mouth and throat. The lozenges priced at twenty five cents a box are said to improve overall health complexion and blood while offering strong charcoal content with honey in tablet form.
Alfred Duverger and three brothers are named heirs to a $3,000,000 fortune left by a French relative born to a laundress and former chorus girl. The will traces to Montreal and Lynn connections, listing Alfred, Joseph, Clovis, and Mrs Seraphine Duverger as primary heirs with further Lynn and Boston descendants.
In Clinton on September 20 a large audience witnessed the opening of the Holder Memorial building dedicated to Quakers of Massachusetts by Francis T. Holder. Prof Charles F. Holder of Pasadena gave a historical address on Quakerism, recalling persecution and early settlement, with Christopher Holder among Plymouth’s first settlers in 1657.
The Bread Winners College begins next Sunday at 8 p m under Prof Frank Parsons and Ralph Albertson with a faculty including Charles F Dole Philip Davis Meyer Bloomfield Mrs Bloomfield and Roger Gardner Lectures occur at Civic Service House 112 Salem Street Enrollment is rapid with no tuition and a requirement of attending at least three courses Aimed at working adults unable to attend evening high schools
Waltham reports 21 typhoid cases and nearly two dozen mumps as health officials and school medical staff probe for a source. Many patients were away this summer and may have contracted the illness elsewhere. City dairies were inspected and milk tested with no disease germs found.
Louis Minsky, jailed in Boston and facing bigamy charges, disputes that claim. He says he was legally divorced from his wife by Rabbi David H. Bachrach in Providence after prior separations and a Deer Island period, and that the woman Rosen accuses him of bigamy is his boarding mistress, Mrs. Fannie Warner.
Mrs. Segus of Enfield, wife of a local physician, was found wandering in the Indian Orchard area and taken into custody by Chief McDonald. She appeared demented, had been roaming since Saturday, and was placed under police matron care after arriving at her home. She wore fine attire, carried money, and wore valuable rings.
Bath Maine September 20 It is announced that the passenger steamer Kennebec of the Eastern Steamship Company long serving between Boston and Bath has been sold to the Enterprise Transportation Company for service on its Fall River to New York line.
London reports the death of Dr Thomas John Barnardo aged 78 after a short illness. The Irish-born philanthropist founded and directed institutions that rescued and placed more than 35 000 orphan waifs, shaping child welfare efforts worldwide.
A California physician recounts his personal recovery from nervous distress and heart pains after abandoning coffee and milk, trying tea, milk substitutes, and finally Postum coffee substitute. He asserts quitting coffee and embracing Postum healed him and plans to advise patients to use it.
Mme Linda Ross Wade resigns as vice-president of the National Dressmakers Association and announces a new venture. She will design a corset for men, built to support the abdomen and lift the stomach, using physiology as the basis for its effectiveness.
A Canadian man fled Montreal with 38000 dollars and a woman linked to another man. In Holyoke detectives traced them, aided by local police, after sightings in Springfield yielded no results. The Canadian pursuer appears chiefly interested in recovering his money rather than reclaiming the woman.
Mrs Mary Fulton of Munroe street reports no news of her son John 18 who escaped from the insane colony in Gardner. The tall 6 feet 6 inches youth with dark complexion and a scar on his forehead and left temple remains missing.
Mrs. Frederick Schoff of Philadelphia, president of the National Mothers Congress, warns that Mormonism has marked United States Senator Frank J. Cannon for death. She reports danger to Cannon and his associates while criticizing Reed Smoot's seating and denouncing Mormon hierarchy.
Hilda Leventhal fled Russia after taunts from her stepmother and arrived in Boston to meet Abram Leventhal. Her suitor Louis Leventhal married her at Concord Hall after a courtship begun when she arrived at 65 Allen Street. The wedding drew many Newspaper Drivers and Helpers Union members with Henry Kaplan as best man and a large reception.
Doctor James M Solomon claims a 25 year practice curing cancer tumors and blood diseases with a special absorption method. He offers free consultations and diagnoses, stating charges only if the case is curable and within patient means. Office hours 10 am to 6 pm with Saturday service, Beacon Street.
An essay on coffee praising its healthful elements while warning that adulterated beans and cheap varieties can harm the body. The piece notes some coffees may be bad like inferior sugars and flours, and urges buyers to choose quality beans to ensure benefits.
New York reports a detective will sail to Germany to bring Henry F. Hardy back to face an unexpired 12 year term in Clinton Prison. Hardy, famed as a clever bank thief, escaped from prison after 13 years abroad. He lived as an American millionaire in European hotels, and a Baden Baden banker identified him from a $24,000 theft.
Newport Rhode Island September 20. Women of the society set formed a civic league to promote education cooperation stronger public opinion social order and urban development. Mrs M S Marsh elected president.
The E. E. Gray Company has greatly enlarged its meat fruit and vegetable departments and reopened them to customers. Daily bargains in foodstuffs begin with new advertisements running every day. The delicatessen is stocked with the best prepared foods in the city and many bargains are promised.
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