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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1903
Page
2
Mrs. W. S. Niles of Cook Avenue Weymouth Mass says Quinona cured her nervous breakdown and weight loss after a year of decline. She reports regained appetite energy and health and urges others on the verge of nervous prostration to try Quinona.
George A Young of Charlestown and Max Gersumky of Boston endorse Quinona as a superior tonic that quickly relieves fatigue, tones the body, and aids digestion after illness or overwork. They urge readers to contact for proofs near home.
Physicians prescribe Quinona with ten years of success and a trusted label. The advertisement touts Quinona as safe for delicate individuals, claiming strong medicinal value and universal appeal to the sick.
From Boston westward to the Berkshire Hills and back via the Boston and Albany line and Hudson River routes. Sail on Friday or Saturday nights with return by Fall River Line palace steamers Puritan or Priscilla arriving Boston next morning at 7.00. Price five dollars. Address leafjet A S Hanson General Passenger Agent Boston.
Mrs Uriel H. Crocker testified in the Supreme Judicial Court that she broke off, then renewed, the engagement with Ariel H. Crocker amid family opposition and rumors. She denied accusing Henry Sprague of past romance and said she never controlled the will. Other witnesses included household staff and George A. Crocker and his brother Edgar Crocker.
Paris Sept 2 La Fougere the concert hall singer has been assassinated. He and a female servant were involved, with details incomplete in the report.
A Nashville man details years of stomach upset and nervousness caused by coffee. After trying Postum Cereal Coffee on friend recommendations he stops coffee, drinks Postum, and within two weeks reports restored health. He praises Postum as delicious and effective, urging others to try it. The note credits Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and mentions The Road to Wellville booklet.
In Aix les Bains at the Fougere villa on Saturday morning a murder occurred with signs of a struggle. The apartments were ransacked and all the deceased singer’s jewels were stolen. The victim is identified in private life as Mlle Eugenie Fougere.
La Fougere performed at a Boston theater about seven years prior, facing audience disapproval as her risque songs drew shock. On the third night the manager canceled further engagement after the first week, the leading number being Chef de Musique in which she acts in a provocative scene with the orchestra leader.
Michael J. Murray speaking at a Young Men's Baptist Social Union banquet at Tremont Temple urged every citizen with voting rights to participate. He cited the ideal of eternal vigilance as liberty and emphasized voting as the duty and civic return, noting weather or social plans should not excuse dereliction.
An advertisement extols Munyons Paw Paw as a cure for stomach trouble and indigestion. It claims improved appetite and digestion for gourmets and those with weakened stomachs, citing testimonials from William T. McCabe of Providence who praises better eating and relief from after effects.
A testimonial states persistent low spirits and poor digestion improved after using Munyon's Paw Paw. The unnamed speaker reports better appetite and sleep and claims both he and his wife endorse the remedy as the finest medicine he has ever taken.
C J Curtaz of 249 Silver St South Boston writes September 9 praising Munyon's Paw Paw as a cure for dyspepsia. He claims it allows him to eat anything and endorses the medicine. Paw Paw sold by druggists for one dollar per bottle and Paw Paw Pills for twenty five cents.
The credentials committee will report against seating the New York union led by Sam Parks when the convention opens. Five of seven committee members sign the report. a minority report in favor of seating Parks and seven New York delegates will be filed by Flaherty of Pittsburg and O'Brien of Pueblo. Parks vows to fight hard for labor at the International Bridge and Structural Iron Workers' convention.
Two 14 year old girls Mary Angelis and Fannie Goldbaum clashed in a rough fight near Station 15 drawing about 500 onlookers. blood drawn, then fled, ending when officers arrived. Also includes an advertisement by Dr Edward Koch offering cures for consumption and asthma with offices in major cities.
The Columbus Driving Park opened with record attendance as Belle Kuser triumphed in the 2:12 trot and Tom Keene won the 2:24 pace before breaking in the second heat. Jay McGregor set a new mark at 2:08 in the 2:14 trot as Cotillon and Angus Pointer chased the fast field in the 2:21 trot.
The Journeymen Horseshoers' Union admitted three Cambridge shops yesterday with Mayor McNamee assisting. One shop long anti union finally agreed after his intervention. Twelve blacksmiths' shops were labeled last night and 15 more applications await action next meeting. A label committee led by Denis D. Driscoll includes P. J. Lally, Jeremiah Cronin, Michael Shaughnessey, Charles C. Cowen and Timothy F. Cadogan.
A Bulgarian dispatch from Sofia reports that on Sept 16 Turkish forces totaling about 1000 surrounded Perin and attacked insurgent bands led by Steinoff Dervingoff aided by Yankoff and Zontcheff. The combined insurgents repelled and annihilated the Turks and captured one Turkish commander.
J. W. Kaine of 80 Rochester Street, a 50 year old, was taken to City Hospital after police halted a quarrel at his home on Dedham Street. He said he received two scalp wounds when struck by a wood rasp wielded by his wife.
Fred J Rosselle son of John Rosselle of 19 Sydney street Dorchester was presented with a gold ring by Post pressroom associates to mark his 21st birthday. He also received a cane from Dorchester friends. A collation followed and attendees reported a fine time.
The stere otypers edged the Boston Herald nine 23 to 21 yesterday afternoon at Franklin Field. Stereotyper battery Toole Latta and O'Hara held the Herald lineup McCarthy Soule and Famdestine to the final score.
Employers of hatters in Boston will be asked to adopt a 60 hour work week. Until now 56 hours constituted a week. The recent national convention approved the 60 hour standard and unions allied with it will petition employers. Wages are piece work and the demand is expected to be granted.
Deaths Jones Gilman F Jones 67 of Woburn buried from 3 Charles street Sept 22 friends and relatives asked attend Morrell Margery F at Upton Sept 20 widow of H W Morell formerly of Somerville Shea Daniel L South Boston Sept 22 late district chief driver Boston fire department anniversary high mass of requiem St Augustine's Church Sept 23 relatives invited
In Newton on September 21 Daniel A. Kelley age 12 and Thomas A. Flannery age 16 were arraigned for manslaughter and held for the grand jury with bail set at 500 dollars. The government says they caused the death of Archibald McClellan a 2 year old boy run over by a wagon in Nonantum last Friday.
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