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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1895

Page

5

Seal Sacques Offered At Great Sacrifice

Local merchants announce the purchase of 10 seal sacques at a substantial discount and will offer them to customers at a heavily reduced price for ready cash transactions.

Coats in Limited Lot Sell Fast at Low Price

The sale features ten coats praised as the most approved styles with large sleeves and full ripple back, measuring 82 inches long and ranging from bust sizes 34 to 44. Marketed as equal to a $300 garment, they are offered at a notably low price, urging immediate purchase due to the small quantity.

Missing Cambridge man John Welch sought after Friday disappearance

The E B Sears Co notice reports John Welch of 240 Franklin Street Cambridge has not returned home since Friday. His wife and family describe him as despondent after heavy drinking, fear starvation for the children, and he spoke of death by own action. He is about 30, 6 feet 6 inches, 150 pounds, dark complexion, light suit, light cap. Police alerted, family relocated, city provided food.

John Welch Franklin Street Cambridge Welch Brookline Decatur Streets Mam

American Missions Addressed by Gutterson in Maine

In Westbrook Maine Rev George H Gutterson Boston New England secretary of the American Missionary Association spoke at the State Association of Congregational Churches session about erasing national problems through missions He urged education for aborigines and ex slaves and warned that both white mountaineers and black people face moral and intellectual decline without gospel driven reform He emphasized industrial education and Bible based schooling as paths to civilization for neglected communities.

Westbrooke State Association of Congregational Churches George H. Gutterson Boston New England American Missionary Association Congregational Churches South Bryce North

Ant Off the Stage She Is Aroed to Have Been a Fighter

In Municipal Court Judge Brown and Judge Burke continued a domestic dispute case between Mrs. J. W. McKey and Mrs. Albert Corey over alleged assault. Corey, a 27 year old actress and Amazons leader in light opera, is accused of assaulting McKey in her husband’s Washington Street crockery shop. McKey claims Corey violated a court order and harmed her with hair pulling and a blow from a saucer, amid notes and visits from Corey’s 12 year old son.

Brown Burke J. W. McKey Albert Corey Corey McKey

Vagrant Mary Lyon Seeks Park Life In New York

An Irish orphan, 23, known for sleeping in Central Park and feeding squirrels and birds, was sent to the workhouse as a vagrant. She lived largely in the park, visiting bakeries for breakfast and meals, resisting police warnings, and boasting a swift, nimble escape when seized. Born in Cork, she came to America at 21 at her uncle’s urging.

New York Mary Lyon Central Park Cork America Col.lins Graycoats Mary

Harvard Opens Its 259th Year With Major Campus Upgrades

Harvard resumes after summer with Gore Hall renovations doubling reading room space and evening library use. The Fogg Art Museum prepares for Oct 1 opening, Hemenway Gym expands with 34 showers and 2800 lockers, and Boylston Hall gains a new basement. New and altered courses across Greek, Latin, German, English, philosophy, history, and science accompany faculty changes and new scholarships.

Harvard Harvard Square John Gore Hall Massachusetts Perkins Hal A. C. Coolidge Historical Department Fogg Art Museum Norton Radcliffe College Museum of Fine Arts Boston Hemenway Dr. Sargent Carey Boylston Hall Chemical Department

Mrs. Waller Bound for Amsterdam Voyage

Secretary Olney released a cable from Ambassador Eustis reporting Mrs. Waller and family arrived in Paris and she chose not to visit her husband. They cannot secure passage before October 2, when they will sail aboard the Amsterdam. They landed near Marseilles where he is held in prison.

Washington Olney Eustis

Woman sprinting career saves purse from boy thief

Mrs. Frank Becker of New York city chased a match seller who snatched her purse from a mantelpiece. The chase spanned ten blocks to a trolley car and a brick wall where a policeman stopped the thief. She reclaimed her purse without filing a complaint.

New York Frank Becker Boston Road One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Street West Farms

Wonderful Trees and a Blood Remedy Claim

A health tonic called Dr. Greene's Nervara blood and nerve remedy is promoted as a life boosting extract drawn from plants. A Brunswick Maine man, 82, credits the cure for catarrh bronchitis and weak circulation, claiming restored stamina and renewed vitality after using four bottles. The ad touts the medicine as a grand discovery from Dr. Greene of Boston, with free consultation offered.

Dr. Greene Nervara Pr. Greene Annals of Medical Science Boston Greene Temple Place Mass

Dailey's The Night Clerk Continues at Hollis Street Theatre

Boston theater scene features crowded houses for Peter F. Dailey's The Night Clerk at the Hollis Street Theatre with tickets selling fast for an extended run. Other productions include The Fatal Card at the Museum and Martha at Castle Square Theatre, plus forthcoming roars of Shaft of Light and Rory of the Hill at the Columbia Theatre.

Hollis Street Theatre Peter F. Dailey Hollis Columbia Theatre Charles H. Yale Boston James C. Roach Columbia Rory of the Night Clerk Hollis Street New England J. J. McNally

Vaudeville at a Country Fair Captivates Brockton Crowd

The Brockton Fair showcases outdoor vaudeville on two elevated stages before the grand stand. About twenty high class acts from Europe headline Oct 2 to 5, backed by music, horse and bicycle racing. An excursion ticket from Boston costs $1.15, with trains handling thousands to this modern New England country fair.

Europe Brockton Fair

Fitchburg Railroad Offers New York Excursion Options

Fitchburg railroad proposes a round trip to New York and back via Troy Albany and Hudson with day or night departures. An optional Fall River line to Boston is included, priced at 6 dollars for October 2.

New York Fitchburg Railroad Troy Albany Hudson Fall River Boston Union Station Bogton Washington St Hudson River R. Wain G. PB. A

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