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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post published April 14 1906 as the Representative Democratic Paper of New England. It lists offices at 259 Washington Street Boston and notes subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with payment terms in advance and publisher B A Grozifer as editor and publisher.
A legislative committee proposes Metropolitan Boston to include towns served by state sewer water and parks. A Metropolitan Boston Council of mayors and selectmen would advise the Legislature on district matters. The measure offers limited authority but could push for stronger regional development and a louder Boston voice on Beacon Hill.
Boston business men convene at City Hall in the Common Council chamber at 11 o'clock to organize relief for Vesuvian eruption victims. The call highlights immediate needs for money and supplies to aid the homeless and hungry, with Baron Tosti urging practical donations to Red Cross.
Boston's air quality has improved since the Health Board began enforcing the 1905 statute. Smoke nuisance is diminished. many facades show sand blast cleaning, though many remain darkened. Permits will expire by June, with strict penalties to follow from July 1.
A researcher recounts two days and nights in an eruptive inferno after lava cut off communication. He notes instruments broken but results excellent and praises science heroes for endurance and self sacrifice.
The debate on Boston’s district aldermanic bill splits along party lines with claims about cost efficiency and representation. Critics cite district workability versus gerrymandering, while President Graves argues Republicans must win through hard work, not legislative manipulation.
On April 14 1865 the nation mourned as President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. The Paul Revere Memorial Association formed to save the patriot's North End home and honor his legacy.
The writer encounters Samuel Carro of Beachmont on his Kentucky saddle horse Prince during early morning strolls along the Seaway. Stormy weather does not deter Mr. Carro from his prebreakfast constitutional, which typically covers five miles.
A New York group studies human emotions via humorous questions about everyday life. From a neighbor wearing the same hat to an elevator mishap and a woman pondering salvaged letters, the piece playfully probes inner reactions to ordinary incidents.
The columnist advises Tessie to audition or perform on stage to gauge her abilities before committing to a career. They emphasize evaluating her spear handling, grace, and potential speaking lines to distinguish herself, and suggest a role change or a line to showcase voice and presence.
Kansas judge sentences a man to bed for a week. Humane judge. MONKEY TALK Study by university professors examines language of monkeys at the Chicago zoo. Results pending. researchers expect Western influence to appear in monkey chatter and question if grammar rules are obeyed.
The piece contemplates a neglected flower in a crowded city and laments its moment of rebirth as a silent sign of a figure who departed. The poem reflects on memory, transformation, and quiet urban imagery in Harper’s Weekly.
Scribbled dialogue reveals a wife confessing a burnt roast and heavy bread, aiming to feign a successful dinner for Ed. She reassures Jemima that the plan will work and keeps the deception secret.
An exasperated reader mocks the proverb about health wealth and wisdom claiming after ten years in the same place they remain poor and foolish. The remark conveys humor and frustration with stubborn hardship.
Dolly and Jack clash over what counts as classical music. Freddie jokes that Jack has always been lucky.
Mary Bray pursues a haunt house dream with her father in a remote suburb. They visit a shabby dwelling behind a high fence where an elderly woman leads them through a weed grown yard and shows a tiny entry with a sitting room and dining room. A clanging bell and howling whistle follow. Mary notices two guns and pistols on the table.
Moth millers will soon be in the air and threaten winter clothing. Cedar Chests offer long lasting odor and protection, with wood from aromatic Red Cedar. Available in four sizes and carefully constructed to preserve garments for years.
Boston agents promote the Eddy refrigerator as a lifetime saver with absolute dryness, thorough air circulation, zinc linings, non-conductor packing, and wrought iron racks. All sizes are in stock.
Mary and her companions tour a haunted house with a grim garret and a hidden vault. A cicerone exploits fear to sell a story while the woman narrator hints at a chilling past and misdeeds connected to lodgers and haunting legends.
The piece notes engagements in New York and Boston, naming Adelaide Storm Boyd and George Horner Tower as the engaged pair. It reports multiple celebrations in Washington for Marie McKenna and Davenport Brown ahead of their April 25 wedding. Boston figures include the Holdens and the Cobb couple planning Easter and Atlantic City trips.
A wheedling “haunted” house owner admits she keeps visitors with a fake fright show using cheap wood and a broken wheel. She says the front room is crowded with customers while the bell rings to signal new guests, and she profits from ads and word of mouth. Mary learns the truth of the scam.
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