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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
6
The issue dated August 8, 1907 from Post Publishing Co lists office at 259 Washington St Boston Mass. No main event or article text is provided in the fragment.
The advertisement shows daily rates for one year 100 feet edition six months 1.50 eight months 7 shillings and 1 month 25 cents. The Sunday Post price is one year 2.50 six months 1.25 and three months 65 cents.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address and overseas for 25 cents per month, with the Sunday Post at 25 cents monthly. Subscribers may change addresses as desired.
Canada owing to the increase of postal rates to the Dominion of Canada subscription rates are as follows Daily Post 1 month fifty cents six months thirty three dollars year six dollars Sunday Post nine cents per copy.
Postal notice warns that all mail is at sender risk and instructs payments, checks, and money orders be made payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Editorial Rooms and Business Office details appear with telephone lines listed as Nos. 1004 1005 Main and Nos. 1383 1384 Main for inquiries and staff coordination. The fragment suggests a newspaper office contact section and fielding numbers for internal departments.
An all subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer or newsstand, please notify us by teleph at once. BR. A. GROZIER, Editor and Publisher.
A Boston district telephony inquiry report accuses the Highway Commission of blocking meaningful review of rates and service. It urges removing the commissioners, exposes alleged legislative influence and improprieties, and asks the telephone company leadership to publicly reveal its operations and costs.
Governor Guild appoints Henry E Woods as commissioner of public records after Mr Swan's death. Council suspends rules to confirm immediately. Woods is noted for familiarity with records and editing about 30 volumes of State Vital Records, qualifying him for the new role.
The article notes no women among over 150 new lawyers admitted and only 10 of 92 medical doctors are women. It argues law is unsuitable for most women while medicine suits them, citing natural aptitude and sympathetic development as factors guiding gender balance in professions.
The City Collector explains that the forthcoming “list of delinquent taxpayers” is the usual real estate tax schedule published annually. He notes poll tax and personal tax names were included only due to punctuation errors and has no authority to publish them. The collector’s mailed admonition to delinquents is a courteous, firm appeal.
The piece notes a sharp stock price drop yet argues no crop or economic downturn justifies it. It asserts growing agricultural output and steady demand for staples, while hinting at Rockefeller interests and railroad consolidations as rumored causes. It concludes by denying impending revolution and endorsing investing in beaten securities.
The Brigham Woolen Company of Worcester filed a bankruptcy schedule in U S District Court after proceedings started July 10 by Fred Hartley and others. Liabilities total $50 738 with assets at $5 000. Unsecured creditors include Fred Hartley $2 907 Merchants Dye Works $4 991 Gordon Bros Danielson Conn $1 819 Ayres Bridges Co Boston $1 368 E Lissberger Boston $1 000. Total unsecured liabilities amount to $18 539. Assets are stock and supplies at the Elmville Conn mill valued at $5 000.
A letter to the Post applauds the editorial stance opposing publishing poll tax delinquents names for 1905 06. The writer defends taxpayers from branding as deadbeats and criticizes City Hall taxes and officials, urging continued editorial scrutiny and tax payment action by residents.
Gusseppi Farcone of East Watertown files suit for 50000 against Hood Rubber Company alleging a May 29 1907 factory injury due to a defect in the works while employed at the plant.
Dr Joseph Simms of New York claims the brain may not house thought and that intellect could be elsewhere in his forthcoming book. The writer mocks the idea, noting common phrases about headwork and asking where thinking truly occurs and how it would affect everyday beliefs.
The column surveys curious queries about animals, fate of trains with four strokes on the gong, and light local anecdotes from Boston and surrounding towns. It notes old Home Week preparations, a North Pole race talk, and social scenes, with brief notes on local figures and events.
A satirical take reports the $29,000,000 Standard Oil fine by Judge Landis remains unpaid. The piece mocks John D. Rockefeller Sr trading jokes and Sunday speeches, predicting the fine will linger, while kerosene prices may rise 25 percent in a month due to the penalty.
Millbury August 7 The condition of Mrs Louisa M Taft mother of Secretary of War William H Taft is reported as much improved tonight She had a slight relapse on Monday but rallied Monday night showed further improvement yesterday and today has been decidedly better
Letters to the Boston Post propose options from Washington Bridge to Eliot Bridge and Bar Harbor Bridge, with supporters invoking history, culture, and civic unity. Readers urge honoring Harvard founders, poets, mayors, and local figures amid calls for a public naming decision.
Dear Miss Champagne advises a woman who has dated seven years that the man may be tiring of waiting and that she bears responsibility if she delayed marriage. She urges acceptance, self-respect, and moving on from a man who is unfaithful or rude, noting the loss is not irreplaceable.
A 19 year old writer asks how to meet a famous actor she loves though they do not know each other. She seeks guidance on introductions and whether pursuing such affection is proper within social norms.
Maude writes about a company with an actor and seeks guidance. The letter suggests caution, noting actors can be vain and disagreeable offstage. It recommends involving a father or male relative to judge the suitor and facilitate any introduction if appropriate.
In a swift ride with Madge, Winton ignores warnings and police end up stopping on a speeding road. A missing pocketbook triggers a police bill of twenty five dollars, but Madge lends her allowance to cover it. Winton quips to the constable and wins forgiveness, ending with a vow to pay for both of them.
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