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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1914
Page
7
Seven year old John Hannissy son of John Hannissy of 71 Woodman Street died at Lyman Hospital after his legs were amputated due to being injured while playing on flatcars. He was thrown from the moving cars and two wheels passed over his legs, crushing the limb above the knees. He was taken to the hospital and operated on.
An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a cure for womanly troubles claiming it restores health and strength. It argues women contribute fighters, not just support, and offers free medical advice and a 136 page book on women’s diseases by writing to the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
Belmont H. Pratt reports his infant's face neck and chest rash and scalp eczema improved after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Hair regrew as scalp scabs lifted and head healed. Sample offers and department address provided.
Chamber of Commerce industrial relations committee mobilizes to assist hundreds of unemployed stenographers in Boston. Leaders including T. Jefferson Coolidge and Miss Jessie Caddoo back a plan to raise funds, while typewriter agencies report crowded job desks and cautious voices warn against overstatement.
The Boston Advertising Agents Association at the Exchange Club elected Perry Walton as president Franklin P Shumway as vice president E D Kollock as secretary and treasurer and named a slate of directors including J W Barber H F Barber Guy Bancroft J W Withington A W Ellis H B Humphrey P F Shumney D J MacNichol A H Wood M W Putnam C H Tomer C B Smith E J Goulston H E Ayres C A Chandler and C J Pike for the ensuing year.
A letter from the Children's Peace Petition Committee urges U S children to sign a petition asking rulers of warring nations in Europe and Asia for peace. The General Federation of Women's Clubs approves. teachers read the letter to pupils and collect signatures for return.
A petition addressed to rulers of Austria Germany Japan Russia Belgium Great Britain Montenegro and France pleads for immediate armistice and submission of differences to The Hague Tribunal. It speaks for children and grandchildren of former subjects asking to stop slaughter for the sake of helpless families. Miss Kate Devereux Blake chairs the committee.
A summons was filed this afternoon with the county court clerk in a suit against William Sulzer former Governor brought by Dorothy Agan Mason of New York City. The summons did not state the nature of the action.
Plain tailored messaline waists in new suit shades priced at 2.95. Some have Roman striped collars and many styles with distinctive touches. Additional items priced 5 and 5.75. Fabrics include taffeta messaline crepe de chine charmeuse peau de soie chiffon Georgette crepe priced 3.95 to 18.50.
Heavy striped ratines and cross-bar crepes feature new collars and frills. Embroidered voiles and organdic collars have neck ribbons. Long set in sleeves and tailored waists complete the imported style collection.
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