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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1905
Page
6
Daily issue note from Post Publishing Co dated August 5 1905 lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts No 81 Vol 180 and issue number for archival reference.
The state census shows population shifting toward larger towns and cities over fifty years. While overall population grows, many towns stagnate or decline, some losing hundreds or thousands. The trend reflects urban adjustment, presenting municipal challenges yet seen as solvable through urban citizenship virtues.
A policy shift among major rails ends fixed age barriers with firms like Boston & Maine hiring regardless of age for competent workers. Milwaukee & St. Paul Alton and Burlington & Quincy also lift limits, signaling a broader move away from age discrimination after mixed results from prior three years.
The text argues retirement age should reflect individual capability rather than fixed years. It notes rigid retirement norms in military and public service and suggests that in fields like railroading competency depends on personal mental and physical powers rather than age alone.
The peace plenipotentiaries of Russia and Japan face courtly niceties over seating and precedence aboard the Mayflower. Baron Rosen for Russia and Baron Komura for Japan arrived at different times, complicating who sits where and who greets the President first. Governor McLean must manage the arrivals at Portsmouth amid rival dignitaries and potential heartburns.
The State of Texas plans a large homestead sale starting next month offering 6 million acres of school lands at a minimum of one dollar per acre with 40 year terms and 5 percent interest. Purchasers must occupy 160 acres within 90 days, with limited yearly payments and growing demand from across the country and abroad.
The notice discusses Willard S. Allen living in a South American city after betraying a sacred trust and notes treaty limits on extradition. It argues he may face lifelong exile rather than formal punishment, with self-inflicted consequences deemed harsher than any court could impose.
New York reports a London cable describing Alfred Austin, the poet laureate, contributing four verses to newspapers backing Field Marshal Earl Roberts. The first verse questions peace while urging preparedness, urging Britain to avoid reliance on past glory.
A poem describes resting under an old apple tree, feeling carefree in the sunlit grass. An old brown-tail moth drops onto the speaker and stings them a few times, interrupting the shade and the dream.
The column humorously reviews past swimming lessons and adds tips. It advises avoiding full stomachs before swimming, not posing in swimsuits, and not lingering at women’s exits. It mocks smug attitudes, then oddly suggests dramatic rescue actions, then ends with a jab about providing lessons for free and rejecting mailed payments.
Dogs days and blueberries headline a week of small town items. Subways and streets see routine work with minor incidents and a mayoral candidate in press. Air and shows at Park Street and Washington Street progress as life in town carries on.
In a humorous column a student writes that their coach costs him more than a thousand dollars per season suggesting the expense is high enough to buy a car. He jokes about the burden of college sports expenses and the value received.
A compact snapshot of youth slang as youths request coffee and Togos while waiters respond in a casual U S dialogue. The piece captures casual dining chatter and slang usage in everyday social interaction.
The column notes Trinity Church wiring fixed before danger and Worcester festival engagement for contralto Bertha Cushing Child. Roxbury night manager Carl B Parker renews vows with Elizabeth Kelley. Brookline address puzzle on Babcock Street confounds visitors. Long Wharf cannon piece discovered with colonial initials. Malden doctor George L Farrell also a local baseball player. Popham Beach draws Bostonians Mary McCarron and sister Kitty. Doogue prepares for Heptasophs outing at Norwood on Aug 12. Julia Connor recovers after four weeks illness.
A 20 year old girl asks if she should accept a first proposal from her two month boyfriend. The adviser says propriety aside, accept if you would marry him, as he may not propose again and you could regret refusing.
In Trenton New Jersey on August 4 the National Lead Company filed an amended charter increasing its capital stock from 30 million to 50 million dollars.
A young woman once married to a Russian nobleman recounts her exile from Russia with husband and child, her hardship in Boston, and her effort to regain her former courtly standing. The Sunday Post features her moving, tragic story.
A letter requests guidance on whether to marry a beloved country girl 33 miles from Boston while respecting an aging father's needs. The columnist urges pursuing true love, visiting the fiancée, and balancing duty to the father, suggesting they form a small, secure family united by love and shared means.
Tommy Belden visits Theodosia Van Buren and finds her crying on the couch. She explains onions caused the tears, and his bold moment leads to a tender, confessional moment as she hides her feelings. The scene shifts from awkward tension to a靠 quiet intimacy.
Washington has announced William Jeffers as Hackensack New Jersey's next postmaster. Discontent centers on the presidential appointment rather than qualifications. Jeffers served as chief telegrapher in the Senate chambers and accompanied Mrs Roosevelt and Teddy Jr at the Buffalo inauguration.
Interest in the Brookline wedding continues as the Bedwell-Storrs family receives lavish gifts from parishioners and society groups. The vestry, Sunday school, Girls' Friendly Society, Mothers' Society, Vincent Club, and many individuals present silver, china, lace, a riding crop, a chatelaine bag, a turquoise hatpin, a tea service, and other valuable items. The couple will reside in Exeter, England, after their marriage.
A humorous New York Sun verse urges Chicago city clerks to skip office duties and enjoy baseball. It challenges City Clerk A. Anson to permit clerks to witness the national pastime, praising baseball as a unifying force and patriotism in action.
The Japanese government has ordered 3000 barrels of flour from the Lyons Milling Company in Lyons New York on August 4.
Letter to the editor questions the meaning and value of a dollar amid a $100 loan puzzle. C Lyons argues dollar value varies by conditions, using examples of loans, sheep incomes, and sugar prices to show instability and calls for educated discussion.
F. B. Washburn of Wellesley Hills resigns as savings bank commissioner to Governor Douglas, effective Sept 1. His term would have run to July 1906. salary for the position is $3000.
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