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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post issue dated August 14 1911 from Post Publishing Co Boston lists its publication details including date issue number and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston. The brief card notes the newspaper's daily publication schedule and Martellos? standard masthead.
The notice lists subscription prices for the Daily and Sunday Post. Daily rates include one year at $3.00, six months $1.50, eight months $1.50, and one month 25 cents. Sunday Post costs are one year $3.00, three months 75 cents, one month 25 cents, with Canada delivery at 12 cents per copy. Payments by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY. cash not advised.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery in the United States and possessions for per month and the Sunday Post for 50c per month. Address changes are allowed. Subscribe in advance or risk discontinuation. Contact R A Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The proposed bill to require publication of campaign expenses passes to the House in Washington. It sets contributions disclosure before and after elections, caps Senate spending at 10000 and House at 5000, and bars candidates from offering offices or aiding legislators. The law’s effectiveness will depend on enforcement.
Richard Olney and West End stockholders circulate a letter urging acceptance of a consolidation act. A meeting to decide on Sept 6 is advised, arguing the bargain is community led and terms are safe. Rejection could lead to losses. acceptance is urged as clearly advantageous.
The government signals a home rule bill for Ireland in this Parliament, though the Lords could delay passage for two years. If the bill faces obstruction, a new Parliament or a change in leadership might arise, but the present government aims to press through to final acceptance.
Comptroller of the Currency Murray pushes for examiners to certify absolute solvency bylaws compliance safe management and transparent books before banks can pass. The move tightens scrutiny, increases examiner responsibility, and reflects improving bank management over recent years.
The Maine geologists led by C Vey Holman advocate vast mining wealth and propose a bill to allow outsiders to develop mineral properties held by inactive owners. Ownership would stay with owners but outsiders would gain production profits, shifting risk to the adventurer.
A cautious assessment notes that while prospects are not ideal, attempting the plan could still offer some advantage for Maine. The speaker stresses that this approach merits trial despite doubts about its overall value.
The article argues the Senate should promptly ratify arbitration pacts with Britain and France. It opposes removing the joint inquiry paragraph, which could deadlock arbitration, and stresses Senate consent remains essential for any arbitration. Aimed at universal peace, it warns the amendment would weaken the treaties’ broad scope.
On September 1 the Sullivan law bans carrying concealed weapons in New York State. It imposes a felony for possessing a pistol or firearm without a written license from a local magistrate or town justice. The law also bars non citizens from carrying any weapons in public.
Paragraph Points on Facts and Fashions notes continuing straight lines in coat designs and stripes in Paris. It highlights large collars, revers, peasant sleeves, coarse weave suits, feather decorations, black voile skirts, and sashes. Uncurled feathers adorn hats while white corduroy skirts appear as fall favorites. Jade jewelry, golden brown tones for coats, collarless blouses, and short dancing skirts are also mentioned.
The All Sorts humor column notes that humorists gathered for a convention in Boston will entertain readers. The piece mentions jokesmiths from multiple cities and a playful vow to devote the week to alien wheezes for All Sorts readers.
Detroit Free Press columnist Edgar A. Guest presents a playful verse about choosing cheer over gloom. The speaker urges smiling, hoping, and resilience when faced with hardship, noting laughter helps endure life’s trials.
A humorous note by Charles A. Leedy from Youngstown Ohio comments on the long history of a Rome society of grarginarians and wonders how residents of Mehoopany Pennsylvania manage to keep smiling while deciding where to vacation.
A poetic fragment depicts a speaker laughing then crying over an odd predicame nt a stone bruise on the tender foot described as a mole like itch and tickle. The speaker cannot scratch it to ease the pain and bursts into hysterics.
In Cape Blanc Tunis on August 13 a man in English attire swims with the Pitonof stroke and proclaims Going south brother in a soprano. A cross examining counsel warns the witness about oath while the man insists he remembers only the table during dinner.
The story recounts Jacob deceiving Isaac to gain the blessing meant for Esau. Rebekah orchestrates the ruse with animal skins and cunning while Esau plans revenge. Jacob flees to Mesopotamia to escape his brother’s wrath, leaving Beersheba and awaiting a future reunion.
The notice lists Dove Pictures published in this series with dates August 1 to August 18 covering stories from Creation to Rebekah and Isaac meetings. It notes previous issues available from the Boston Post Circulation Department and promises a complete, instructive portfolio.
The piece laments Mr Frye as a doomed statesman clinging to old arts amid modern variety politics. It mocks mob influence and notes Chicago math lore, Wisconsin and La Follette politics, and a Georgia poet critiquing czarist Russia. It also covers sunrise prayer meetings with W S Jacoby Erdman and McLeod praising Taft on world arbitration.
The Summer session of the Northfield Conference held its largest meeting today in Northfield with nearly 8600 attendees. Farmers and delegates filled the hall as speakers addressed agricultural issues and community concerns during the daylong session.
The Siberian railway route from the east to North China and the Pacific saves three or four days on mail from points east of the Mississippi to China Japan and Siberia. It takes about 20 days for mail from New York to Tientsin China.
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