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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1909
Page
6
The Boston Post announces daily and Sunday editions with yearly and short-term rates. Subscription details include 1 year 6 months and 3 months options, mailing policies, vacation mail changes, and payment guidance. Editor EBA Grozier requests advance payment and advance notice for changes.
Forty five modern flying machines entered for the International Aviation cup at Rheims France. The report notes Massachusetts pilots still rely on unsteerable gas bags rather than modern craft.
The passage predicts New England has passed the worst heat and expects a pleasant spell through November. It emphasizes Massachusetts enjoying days and nights as the birthright for the next ten weeks and cautions only brief spikes in temperature.
The piece notes renewed energy behind a Cape Cod ship canal project lasting for generations. It argues success hinges on funding and envisions vessels crossing the Cape soon, comparing the ambition with Panama Canal prospects.
Charles Watson of Rockaway Beach remains in a cell until Aug. 17 to face trial for stealing two cents from a slot machine. The Post criticizes slot machine operators for defective devices that fail to deliver as advertised and suggests companies should be held to account for public losses.
The article argues Wu Tingfang is recalled to help handle the Manchurian crisis in China. It criticizes Japan for failing to withdraw troops and for using Manchuria as an armed camp. It cautions that China faces risks if Japan and Russia clash and urges international backing for Chinese rights.
A Boston lad found $140 in an office near the Old State House and lost it within 24 hours, ending with a little over $4. The piece condemns poor training and parental neglect in teaching savings, suggesting many youths would waste money similarly.
A proverb notes that a boy taught to save his pennies early will avoid folly when dollars come his way, suggesting frugality protects against financial imprudence and shows early discipline shaping future wealth.
The piece argues for a broad Democratic platform at the Saratoga convention, urging a fresh national democracy definition and focus on consumer welfare and business interests. It critiques tariff revision promises, currency legislation, export trade, forest preservation, and water rights while urging less factional squabbling and more policy clarity.
Article argues that conflict with Germany will come not by soldiers but through commerce as Germany outmaneuvers the United States in global markets. It notes many Americans have German roots and favors peace while warning against provoking armed conflict or invasions.
Professor Schuette, an inventive German, works on a monster airship at Dantzig. The craft uses 500 to 600 horsepower and a wood frame, avoiding metal to reduce electrical danger. It aims to surpass current airships and will employ wireless telegraphy for crew communications.
The Hon. Samuel R. Van Sant, elected commander in chief of the G A R, rises from private cavalryman to steamboat executive and four term Minnesota governor. His career from log cabin beginnings to national prominence inspires pride in American opportunity.
The narrative shifts back to Stub and Slipshod Sue as Stealthy Steve is shot through the back and hurled from a five mile high airship. Steve falls toward Darkest Africa and sinks into a lake, while the author defends accuracy and promises tomorrow's chapter in The Sunday Post.
The Herald Publishing Company sells its stock to a group of prominent Republicans, leaving Utah with no daily newspaper. The Herald reports Senator W. A. Clark of Montana has solid his interest to factions within the Republican ranks.
The piece contrasts thrifty American homemaking with Dutch practices as women run markets with dog teams and barter home produced goods. It notes moderate prices for asparagus, door-to-door produce delivery, rich butter laden Dutch meals, cold egg dishes, and limited use of puddings and pies, promising a Hague view tomorrow.
Walt Mason reflects on rural prices soaring from butter to hay and eggs as farmers trade a hard life for sudden wealth in town. The poem questions the fate of struggling tillers while dreamlike prospects lure with music, laughter, and imagined riches.
Cambridge approves a tax rate of 21.00 per 1000 for the coming year up 0.90 from last year. The rise reflects an increased city warrant by 84 500 and 51 345 in interest and sinking fund charges for the Charles River Basin. Current valuation stands at 106 960 735 with 25 896 polls, up 85 from last year.
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