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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1912
Page
10
The Boston Post number 85 of volume 311 is dated April 10 1912. Published by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The notice outlines prices for Daily and Sunday subscriptions including daily one year ee e six months 1 50 three months 75c and other rates. It specifies Canada and foreign copy costs per issue and postage surcharge in the Boston district. Payments by check draft or money order to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The notice lists editorial and business offices with address details and urges subscribers to pay in advance. It includes instructions to notify the paper if the Post cannot be obtained and is signed by editor E A Grozier.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co claims Boston Post owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world.
A late 19th century star, Emily Soldene, described in London obituaries as a well known performer and journalist. The piece recalls her rise in the 1870s, her fame in Boston and London, and her career as a leading light of light opera and revue.
Today's Philadelphia talks between coal mine owners and workers aim to settle all differences and resume labor. Public sentiment supports miners and their demand for a financial increase, seen as just compensation for dangerous, hard toil. If finance blocks persist, the country will assign responsibility.
Matthew Hale attacks on Senator Crane do not bolster Roosevelt in Massachusetts. Crane is well regarded, with strong cross party support and a history of courteous service to Massachusetts interests at the Capitol. The piece argues such personal attacks harm rather than help political movements.
Eben D. Jordan calls for prompt public response to finish the Boston Opera guarantee fund. About 100000 dollars of three year support has been subscribed, needing 50000 dollars per year more to ensure financial independence and ongoing operation.
The piece urges a broad base of support for an opera guarantee fund with subscriptions of 10, 25, 50 or 100 dollars per year as equally valuable as larger gifts. It praises Mr. Jordans munificent contributions and calls for prompt pledges to ensure early completion of the fundraising goal.
Illinois voters favored Theodore Roosevelt over William Taft in the first statewide presidential primary, signaling strong Roosevelt support in the West and Midwest. The Taft camp faces a setback, with implications for upcoming state contests and national conventions as Clark gains momentum in the Democratic side.
The article denounces Kipling’s Ulster poem as hateful and biased while arguing home rule for Ireland will pass. It credits English public sentiment and the House of Commons with driving a peaceful settlement granting limited self government.
In Dartmouth England and Newfoundland a motion was made in the Supreme Judicial Court to determine the status of Nicholas Churchill estate. Estimates ranged from zero to eighty million dollars as descendants Timothy Connolly and Michael Barnes sought permission for the deposition of Maryarett as part of proceedings.
A 1500 acre olive grove near San Juan Capistrano illustrates California's olive industry growth. The article notes imported roots from Franciscan priests, long-lived trees, and low irrigation needs, with olives joining oranges and lemons as key regional crops across Santa Barbara, Venture, Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Diego counties.
A columnist uses a comic, hyperbolic analogy to lament codfish shredded by a touring motor boat. He jeers at dangers of boats and proposes whimsical safety ideas such as pink lights on boat keels and blue lights on bill collectors to warn and amuse, ending with absurd cautions about hazards from falling objects and hat pins.
In Brussels Ontario on April 1 1912 a report from William P Fitzsimmons Commissioner of Industries notes industrial activity. The grist mill at Brussels plans an extension to its plant as part of a broader Ontario spring upturn. The Grand Trunk railway system agent stresses industry reporting duties to the commissioner.
A Boston Society fundraiser asks for donations to pass a law requiring motor boats to show a pink light under water to warn fish of propellers. The secretary appeals for publicity and support, while a reader expresses mixed enthusiasm and humor about helping the humane cause.
The quip notes that true wisdom can only arrive through substantial effort and durable value, hinting that cleverness alone means little without concrete, gold-bricked foundations behind it.
A fragment recalls a servant girl placing gunpowder in the fire at Mrs. White’s home and blowing through the roof, while noting Mrs. White’s continued trouble with her staff and the housekeeper’s departure without notice.
The Rev J Stuart Holden of London will visit Boston in May to address the Northfield conference. Easter offerings at the Church of the Advent totaled 17700. Rev F L Beal urged daily 30 minute organ play and a rest room for working women at the Church of the Ascension. The city’s Methodist Episcopal clergy were scarce due to the New England conference in Springfield.
Robert Withington of Harvard has been named instructor in English literature at Bowdoin College. He replaces Professor Henry L. Chapman who cannot meet his classes this term due to ill health.
A humorous exchange shows the wife recalling bravery at marriage and the husband quipping that others shared the perception. The brief wit reveals a playful domestic moment.
A reader Violet asks about marrying a 16 turning 17 lover aged 80 years older. The columnist warns leap year proposals won’t sway him, notes legal age bars marriage, and advises waiting until the suitor reaches legal maturity and independence.
A young woman writes to Miss Champagne describing an engagement to a 17 year old, despite parental opposition. She states she is 18 and plans to marry on June 1, asking for advice on how to proceed amid family disapproval.
A child asks to board a cat at home and is met with firm parental boundaries. The exchange plays on negotiating space and rules within a household.
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