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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1903
Page
2
A Providence newspaper cites Munyon’s Paw Paw as a miraculous remedy for indigestion insomnia and nervousness. It claims the product banishes nervous strain improves digestion and enriches arterial blood delivering lasting health to nerves and nerve centers.
W. E. Binford of the Daily News Providence writes from September 11 1903 praising Paw Paw as a miraculous remedy for indigestion after trying several doctors and remedies. He claims a bottle relieved pains and a second bottle cured him enabling meals and Welsh rarebit without fear of recurrence.
Simon Burns reports the Knights of Labor executive board rejects charges that labor leaders are using the Washington printing office dispute to oppose President Roosevelt. They condemn political maneuvering, urge members to repudiate such leaders, and propose sending the dispute to Senator Hanna for resolution.
After a day-long conference at the American House, milk producers and contractors failed to settle winter price terms. Leaders from D. Whiting & Sons C Brigham Co H P food & Sons Boston Dairy Co and Elk Farm Co attended with President H E Bullard of Holliston.
A September 5 letter from A. T. Pinkham & Co. of Dover NH congratulates Prof. J. M. Munyon on his latest product Munyon's Paw Paw. They report rapid sales and frequent repeat purchases with widespread testimonials. Paw Paw sold by druggists at one dollar per pint bottle and twenty five cents per bottle of Paw Paw Pills.
City policemen received up to date automobile laws and orders to enforce every provision. Superintendent Pierce states drivers and owners have had time to read regulations and display enamelled number plates. Mounted and bicycle units will actively patrol for compliance. Greatly reduced railway fares advertised for New England to California routes through November.
The sixth anniversary of St. Helena Court 147 Massachusetts Catholic Order of Foresters was celebrated in Father Mathew Hall Lynn with a reunion and dance. Guests came from Peabody Salem Boston Malden and various Lynn courts. High Chief Ranger T B Reardon represented the high standing committee. Lynn courts Lafayette George Washington Martha Washington General Montgomery De La Salle and St Rita were remembered in the dances. The arrangements were led by Miss Maria F McIntee with floor director Miss Theresa A Quigley and assistants Nora Dorgan Mary Golden Margaret Brogan and Winifred Doyle. The reception committee included Miss Katherine F Brogan Mary Burns Mary Sullivan and Mrs Lulu Tolin.
A large audience at Lockhart Hall Causeway street witnessed 12 candidates initiated by the new degree staff of Sst Joseph's Court 11. The staff included J B McKenna C R Henry C McKenna V C R David Millar marshal John Conlon senior conductor Dominick McDonough junior conductor Walter H Cook inside sentinel John Donnelly outside sentinel Daniel J Cronin recording secretary Benjamin F Sweeney financial secretary. Stephen T Campbell directed the musical service. On Oct 14 Leo Court of East Boston will demonstrate the degree work in the same hall with at least 10 candidates expected.
Governor Bates visited Taunton Fair with over 15 000 excursionists from across the state. Mayor Warner led the reception committee while Bates sampled peanuts and examined animals. Exhibitors offered prizes including potatoes and doughnuts, and a Holstein cow was proposed but vetoed.
Workers at Atlas Tack Company in Fairhaven walk out starting September 1 after rejecting a new pay scale that would cut earnings by over two percent. The company, owned by H. H. Rogers, continues operations at a loss as a civic effort, while employees call it a lockout and management calls it a strike.
The report notes uncertainty over whether workers are on strike or locked out. It identifies the concern as owned by H. H. Rogers, the Standard Oil magnate, raising questions about control and responsibility amid the labor dispute.
Cardinal Gibbons arrived in Baltimore to a civic welcome led by Mayor McLane and Judge Charles W. Heussler. Thousands of residents lined the streets as he was escorted to the cathedral for special services.
Norwich Conn Sept 24 The Shetucket and Falls mills closed for three weeks due to cotton shortage will resume on full time Monday a large consignment of cotton arriving today These mills belong to one corporation
Boston lawyer Thomas J. Gargan and Worcester lawyer Eugene M. Moriarty join Democrats urging Richard Olney as the party’s nominee. They praise Olney as a brainy poised leader fit for the presidency, citing his strength for New England. Former Boston collector Winslow Warren backs Grover Cleveland as stronger nationally.
Berlin reports imperial health office data showing total spending on alcoholic liquors in 1902 reached about 625 million dollars. The pamphlet notes abstinence is not harmful and may support health and work capacity, and includes material explaining alcohol's injurious effects for popular understanding.
At a meeting in the Catholic Union rooms Washington street Dorchester the St Marys Infant Asylum elected Rev Peter Rowan president Bernard Carr vice president W H Hardy secretary Edward Kelly treasurer and directors P F McDonald Charles Logue Thomas Sproules
In Lynn on September 24, 1500 men at the General Electric works were laid off in five weeks. The firm expects further cuts, aiming to reduce a nominal 6000 total workforce due to overproduction and weak equipment sales. Yet a $1,000,000 expansion at the river works plant proceeds, with 2500 more workers to be hired.
The first hearing in D. B. Loewe & Co. v United Hatters of North America and the AFL will be held in Bridgeport Superior Court next Wednesday at 10 am before Judge George W. Wheeler. Lawyers for the United Hatters will move to reduce attachments on members' property and to substitute bonds. They may also require D. B. Loewe and Martin Fuchs to reveal the amount of damages under oath.
The Carleton and Hovey apothecaries of Lowell Massachusetts hold the 1827 prescription book for Father John O’Brien’s Medicine. It claims no morphine or opiates and guarantees refunds if bronchial trouble, cough, or cold are not cured. The tonic is promoted as strengthening and pneumonia preventive, with $1 bottles offering three times the 50 cent quantity.
John B. Barry of this city receives invitation to the international chess masters congress to be held in Cambridge Springs Pennsylvania next April. The event promises equal American and European participation with substantial prizes and a full program at Hotel Rider.
Charles W. Sheperd of the American Textile Company faces a probe over alien contract labor law violations. Authorities allege he imported 38 lace experts from France and England since 1899 to staff lace works, with strikes among workers prompting scrutiny. The company previously hired foreign specialists to train Americans, noting the delicate nature of weaving limits.
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