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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post Publishing Company issues daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates, office contact details, and payment terms. Notices include advance payment requirement, discontinuation on expiration, and editor PF A Grozier as publisher.
The bill granting separated property rights to spouses fails to meet current Massachusetts conditions. It does not go far enough, preserving the fiction of legal identity within marriage. The tradition is unjust and outdated for modern society.
Hopes rise that the new lobster regulation will curb harvest of immature lobsters. The rule reverses prior practice of taking mature breeders. Success will show in catch counts and indicate the legislation’s wisdom.
San Francisco marks the anniversary of the great earthquake and fire with jubilation at the citys rise from devastation. The rehabilitation, though incomplete, is described as marvellous and a splendid display of American vitality and courage evidenced by the cities current condition.
The article argues that government tagged pure food labels do not guarantee product purity. It notes the law deters adulteration but urges ongoing purchaser vigilance to avoid fraud.
In Lexington and Concord local observances honor 132 years of historic events with military demonstrations. Across Boston and the state the day marks a revival of patriotic aspiration and the spring public holiday. The note recalls the old fasting day ended due to loss of its original meaning.
The text notes a blend of sentiment and history as a day of sport merges with the Concord fight anniversary. It hopes for a cheerful holiday if weather permits and the clerk of the weather is favorable.
A committee hearing on a public opinion bill saw opponents argue against direct legislation while supporters claim the measure aids the people in instructing their representatives. The debate centered on modernizing how public opinion influences policy without undermining representative government.
Editors argue business leaders refuse to join a phone inquiry, citing duty and accountability. The commission claims full authority and payroll, insisting they must bear public scrutiny and conduct the promised hearing without shifting blame to others.
Taft faces Porto Rico demands for citizenship mirroring Roosevelt and Root. He says residents are unreasonable while noting they enjoy trial by jury and habeas corpus, contrasted with Philippine conditions. He asserts the US has gathered Porto Rico to her bosom and hints at equal liberty tied to manhood.
Agnes Clifford of 42 Charnwood Road West Somerville says her parrot has laid 11 eggs in eight years, five of which are currently at her residence. She notes eggs vary in size from nearly round to tapering, about two inches long.
Edith B. Thomas argues in the Outlook that poetry still has untapped reach beyond current ages. She posits future generations will perceive unseen beauty and strings of lyric expression that lie beyond present hearing and sight.
A humorous satirical piece recalls John Ellmore of Al toona who allegedly discovered a fuel from ashes that yields one third more heat than coal. The essay mocks the coal club, warns of ashes scarcity, and parodies common word misuse and public school sentence building.
The Fensway Club of Back Bay and Elm Hill Roxbury will host a private event at Wheelock Hall Dorchester in May with Katharine Lyons of Warren Street leading the committee. Lyons is captain of the club bowling team and known as a skilled billiards player and musician.
Yesterday's All Sorts featured a cartoon of a man in white heat with a high gas bill to illustrate the phrase Light Fiction. A printer mishap dropped the caption as the galley moved to press, leaving the concept clarified by a diagram for readers.
An orderly priest in uniform boarded a Paris street omnibus to calm a quarrelsome group of students. He declined to react to their abuse and finally exited, adding a courteous farewell. He then revealed he was the chaplain of Mazas prison, prompting surprised retorts from the crowd.
Harry Vane spots a bewitching face on a store pillow and buys time as he falls for it. He meets Flora Westbrook, the real girl behind the image, who recalls posing for a cushion painting two years earlier. Romance blooms as fate links a pillow to a living heart.
Next Monday afternoon at 2 30 Mrs Lucia Gale Barber will lecture on The Real Woman before the Fathers and Mothers Club at the Twentieth Century Club House 8 Joy Street.
Dear Miss Champagne, a reader asks if it is proper to call without an invitation after knowing a young lady two and a half years. The columnist suggests balance between formality and friendliness and notes no reason for unease when a friend is present if the woman does not object.
A young woman seeks guidance about leaving a two year relationship after being rebuffed by the older suitor and facing a second marriage proposal. An expert advises the newer suitor is likelier to lasting happiness, urging that mutual love and kindness matter more than past attachments.
Considerable interest surrounds the annual preliminary debate of the South End Athletic League at the Lincoln House tomorrow evening. Six teams will debate on the topic that the Boston telephone system should be in the hands of competing companies for the citizens' best interests.
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