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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1916
Page
16
City publication from Boston dated April 18 1916 includes office address at 259 Washington Street. No further readable content available.
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada, foreign rates, and per copy charges. It notes combined Daily and Sunday rates, Canadian postage, Boston district surcharges, and that payments are due in advance with checks payable to POST PUBLISHING CO. It warns against sending cash and advises notifying by mail if the paper cannot be obtained regularly.
The Boston Advertiser replies to a Life magazine comment on the Columbus New Mexico incidents. It notes the term battle is debated and argues the United States is not at war with Haiti or Mexico. It questions the Progressive organ’s fairness toward another newspaper and the President.
The Boston Post argues Representatives should weigh public demand for a new Arlington street stop and the impact on a key business district before voting. It contends an affirmative decision would compel the Elevated to accept and pay rent for a stop long sought without pressure.
Dr. George B. Magrath of Suffolk County Medical Examiner cites a Harvard School talk urging safety first in homes and schools. He notes that children under 15 account for a quarter of street accident deaths and urges driver regulation and parental instruction to reduce casualties.
A historical notice highlights a policy to curb riders clinging to wagon tails and trolley rear steps and to reduce the annual list of accidental deaths.
Observers applaud Boston’s liquor licensing for cleanliness and effectiveness. The piece warns the Massachusetts Senate’s bill would strip the Excise Commission of control, making licenses self renewing and undermining public interest.
The Panama Canal has operated safely for three days allowing two way vessel passage. Since the August 1914 opening closure has interrupted navigation for seven months due to slides at the Culebra cut. The development boosts hopes for enduring access, aids world commerce, and strengthens U S naval defense prospects after a $400 million investment.
A message to allies proclaims hope in defeating German militarism. Indorsed by 500 Americans from church, state, education, law, arts, science, finance and business, including some German-born names. The paper notes strong public sentiment behind the signers, while denying official neutrality.
Franklin D Roosevelt says the fleet needed many borrowed officers and ships to sail worldwide and some vessels were towed to anchorages after Taft's 1912 mobilization. The remark, repeated in public speech, highlights the outsiders knowing more about readiness than the insiders.
A proposed ordinance would set a flat rate of 10 cents per hundred cubic feet for Cambridge households, replacing the current graduated schedule. The change would lower charges for an average household using under 60 000 cubic feet annually, currently billed at 15 cents per hundred cubic feet.
A writer recounts egg laying feats inspired by Frank Dedrick news of coal dust fed hens. He tests a Brahma hen with crude oil diet, reporting two clean eggs that produced gasoline, and jokes about electric bulbs and gasolene.
The scene shifts from Venice to Belmont as Jessica steals jewels and elopes with Lorenzo while Bassanio departs for Portia. The Prince of Arragon rejects casket choices and Portia’s fate hinges on Bassanio’s arrival, with Nerissa hinting at his identity and fate in the budding courtship.
The Observant Citizen column reports on John H. Casey’s proud new family role, Boston immigrant education efforts, vandalism at Emerson tablet, pharmacy exam pass rates, Aurin B. Crocker’s long career in Hyannis, the Wooden Indian gift to Cary House, and various Maine and national notes. It mentions naval matters at Charlestown yard, Harvard archaeologist George Henry Chase, Fly Rod Cornelia Crosby visiting Boston, and Kennison of Boothbay Harbor with a Civil War flag.
A writer states 11 hens produce 60 eggs daily and claims their crude yolk can yield gasoline on the road. He designs a hen coop on a rear motor car to generate own fuel all season, seeking independence from gasoline trusts and retailer prices.
Early Victorian bodices are demure with a front point. Sleeves fit to the elbow and end in lace. Demand grows for long guard chains. Black silk braidings finish some morning frocks smartly. Pongee blouses edged with rose are attractive. Embroider the collar cuffs and belt to enrich tailored suits. Light wool velour suits suit sportswear. Midnight blue hats with beige wings are pretty. Blues like larkspur midnight turquoise Natier seen in evening gowns. A few high waisted dresses retain old style.
Uncle Walt shares a tale of pricing a black Polled Angu calf at eight dollars and a half, facing failed sales until a friend suggests ads. After trying newspaper ads he gets ten buyers. one purchases the calf and pays freight. A life lesson: small ads attract more buyers than many loud neighbors.
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