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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post presents this issue as the Independent Democratic Paper of New England published by Post Publishing Co. It notes the date April 18, 1910 and issue details No. 42 Vol. 199 with office address 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The Post lists Daily and Sunday subscription rates for one year six months and shorter terms. Canada deliveries priced per copy. Notices that all money sent at sender’s risk and checks payable to POST PUBLISHING. Editor EB Grazier signs as publisher with listed office and telephone numbers.
In a Saturday Washington talk President Taft suggested one term in the White House could end his service. The remark was likely playful but signals no firm decision against a second nomination. He seems weary yet not broken by a year in office. Democratic odds loom for the next House and potential succession.
The New York World denounces Governor Cooper of Nashville for pardoning a murderer after a murder conviction. It questions the purpose of juries and Supreme Court review if a governor can override verdicts at will, warning of potential abuse of clemency.
The piece notes Australian beef and mutton are sold in New York at three to four cents a pound below Western prices after tariff removal. It claims superior quality, cites ocean freight costs, and reports beef barons plan legal challenges to inspection rules to thwart competition.
A New York era article describes Islington style Sam Lewis dwellings funded by a $2 5 million bequest from a wealthy moneylender. Flats cost five to fifty cents weekly with baths and hot water. Six five story stone dressed blocks cover two and a half acres with flower beds and tenant shelters.
A drying room for all tenants and 1520 residents housed in new apartments will yield 3 percent return. The critic questions municipal aid and compares to London, asking why not here given the apparent affordability and high temperature facility.
The Weeks forestry bill faces Congress with majority and minority reports. Supporters urge urgent action to preserve forests and water supplies, while opponents warn against hasty steps. Experts note forests slow runoff, protect streams, reduce erosion, and support navigation and power for mills.
Prices for pork, lard, corn, and wheat have fallen from recent highs. Market shifts reflect farmers releasing stock, rising competition, and more planting and cattle raising. The piece argues tariffs keep Americans from frugality and predicts a broader price drop in the near term.
A Canadian writer says Quebec may ban pulp wood exports via provincial law, but the federal government can veto through the Governor General in London. He cites British Columbia’s Asiatic Exclusion Law earlier vetoed as an example of provincial power being curtailed. The home government might view Quebec’s move as unwise.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a distant future millennium. The thoughtful thinker questions the timeline while observers note rising turmoil as opposing forces are urged to coexist.
A humorous column mixes a medical quip with a prankster's medical parody. It weighs a neck boil, jokes about a cure, and absurds on sulfur and molasses, suggesting dramatic self treatment with a mirror and a baseball bat for comic effect.
During the close season on mosquitoes, open work hose and peek a boo waists are the vogue. The movable waist line is working upward again. Silk stockings will come higher due to the silk worm strike. Oxfords bid for favor this coming summer. Laces will be worn untied and trailing. Cramp of Philadelphia offers armor plate corset that holds its shape.
A reflection on true character, noting that the cheerful demeanor of a person who loses wealth marks the rare, enduring sportsmanship that lifts others and helps the world endure hardship. The passage praises resilience and composure under loss as the highest form of virtue.
A citywide warning urges cautious celebration as towns issue July Fourth guidance. The piece lampoons unsafe tricks while detailing prudent acts for children, including safe firecracker handling and avoiding dangerous stunts that endanger bystanders.
A brief sketch notes a business man reflecting on expense accounts. The speaker recalls traveling salesmen lamenting the burden of accounting with humorous cuss phrases.
A playful verse contrasts rough and smooth goods with stripes and plaids while noting each season brings a different fashion claim. The speaker jokes that his wife praises cheeks as the real feature across summer to spring.
A puzzled reader and a frigid author exchange lines about an unfinished work. The reader insists on a missing page while the author remains icy and reticent, leaving the discussion unresolved.
Roosevelt will traverse Budapest during Europe tour, crossing the new Schurplatz Brucke as he moves between districts. The 1908 bridge spans 3817 yards with a 36 foot carriageway and 10 foot footways. The article traces Budapest’s evolution from Roman Acquincum to modern capital, noting key historical milestones and Franz Joseph’s era.
A Boston women's co operative urges reform through civic projects but a front window millinery display of a bird of paradise hat prompts questions about the group's stance on bird slaughter. Other notes describe early blossoms in Beacon Hill, democratic town selectmen, a Malden YMCA fund gift from Lucius Tuttle, and stray remarks on unlicensed workers and police labeling.
The column mixes essays on resilience with a witty rejection from Anybody's Magazine and a grim verse about corruption. It covers local scenes from Beacon Hill to Dorchester and Charlestown, notes visitors from New Hampshire, and publicity for the Grant Private Hospital opening. It also highlights the Field and Forest Club and its Canton bungalow.
Workers heard a whistling sound and saw a red and light green bird join a sparrow flock before darting through the trees. The bird resembles the Verdena Prfiffise, a species from southern Italy, likely escaped from an immigrant’s care. Park efforts intensify to protect plants with police arresting many vandals last summer. Jamaica Plain court receipts from park cases run high.
McCready and Mrs Richnow plan marriages for their daughters to princes or dukes. Snaggs asks if any effort is made to prepare the girls, and McCready confirms tutors teach them to say yes in every foreign language.
Mrs Joynes is praised as the matchmaker of a couple’s union while tensions rise over the treatment by Mr Klearing and his young wife. The piece hints at past admiration and current discontent in their domestic dynamics.
In a playful exchange a father and son joke about who invented sleep and who founded Philadelphia with a nod to William Penn, tying sleep to a claim of Penn’s fame.
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