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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1913
Page
12
The Boston Post issue details rates for six months three months and one month subscriptions. It lists prices for local and Canada distribution and mentions foreign per copy charges. It notes post postage and payment instructions and advises against sending cash.
Incomplete text shows editorial and advertising notes. The newspaper requests advance payment for subscriptions and warns of discontinuation on expiration. Names such as A. Grozier appear as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of New England’s largest newspaper printing plant and the world’s largest press, adding prominence to its facilities and capacity. Robert Hoe & Co. leader Robert Hoe is cited in the boast.
A dramatic report notes that soon after New York police claimed capture of the cigar store bandits another identical robbery occurred in Brooklyn and the robbers escaped. The article questions police effectiveness in the metropolis.
The straw hat arrives as a sign of the new season in trade and fashion. It marks a shift from winter and signals a public display of seasonal style despite regulations.
A tariff bill would ban import of wild bird plumes skins and feathers except ostrich and domestic fowl with support from England's Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. The note argues the measure protects nature not trade and could shift labor to new ornamental crafts without harming workers.
A writer argues mutton cooking instructions are superfluous as New England cooks already master every method. The author urges the Agriculture Department to publish guidance on obtaining affordable mutton for family meals.
The note from Vienna warns that Austrian power will pressure the Powers unless King Nicholas withdraws Montenegrin forces from Scutari. The piece argues ethically against bullying greed, noting Montenegro is a small kingdom with 3000 square miles and 3000 war deaths, a sacrifice of about one third of its able-bodied men.
The piece describes Dr. Osler’s theory to block past and future by pushing buttons and living only the present. It notes that while some can practice this, the average person cannot fully do so, yet the effort to reduce trouble when rest is needed offers a hopeful antidote to life’s wear and tear.
The Journal of the American Medical Association links male baldness to the tight high hat, noting women rarely suffer hair loss and do not wear stovepipes. It proposes that constriction reduces scalp blood flow, hindering hair growth, as centennial gazes compare high hats with shifting social norms and rising baldness. The piece weighs condemning or approving the high hat while noting a shift toward softer hats for comfort.
Josephus Daniels as Secretary of the Navy approves a court martial sentence dismissing an Annapolis cadet for hazing. He calls hazers bullies with cruelty akin to torturers of animals and says the Naval Academy teaches officer and gentleman duties with no room for bullying.
Agriculture department issue presents a comprehensive handbook on mutton preparation covering roast boiled and other dishes with practical tips for home cooks. It highlights methods, suggested seasonings and cooking times to improve flavor and texture.
Booker T. Washington letters to the New York World report about 13 lynchings in the first quarter of 1913 versus 24 a year earlier. He notes none involved crimes against white women and concludes lynching stems from color rather than alleged crimes by white men.
A clerk quips about stamps needed for a baby parcel post weighing 11 pounds as a satirical twist. The other person clarifies she intends no shipment, only learning the weight. The exchange highlights postal charges tied to destination.
Stealthy Steve and Bud the Blud battle a gravity out of control in the Magne Polar Gravecar as they soar to 40 000 feet. Steve risks exposure to oxygen loss to inspect the external buretor while Bud frets over a hidden stake and looming doom.
The Observant Citizen notes Dean Edmund S. Rousmaniere will summer in Italy, while other items mention New England tree losses near the Blaney mansion, plans for Daniel Webster’s birthplace events, Memorial Day oration by Rev. Dr. Arthur Little, and local figures like Joseph P. Sanborn quitting the Star route. Also covered are fishing tales, farm visits by Clarence Eldredge, possible postmaster George McLaughlin, and various regional curiosities from Maine to Wakefield to Stowe.
Excerpt shows Bud shouting at a driver in a chaotic scene inside a car. The speaker accuses the other man of madness and urges him to reset a trolley while fearing an elevator remains unknown. Steve glances away as tension escalates.
Narrative fragment shows a figure leaving through a door into an unseen space as a dramatic transition. The scene ends with the door shut and a note teasing continuation tomorrow. Footnote clarifies the door itself.
The Woolworth Building in New York, opened last week, stands as a symbol of U S wealth expansion from a time when Stephen Girard was the wealthiest man to today. Frank W Woolworth, born near Rodman New York in 1852, built a fortune from five cent counters and cheap goods. His chain grew to 318 stores by 1911 despite failures. bankers debated backing the venture before a trust formed in 1911. The towering structure, the world’s tallest office building, embodies profits earned from nickels and dimes.
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