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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
6
Public notice page from The Post Publishing Company outlining subscription rates and travel options. Includes contact details for editorial and business offices in Boston and instructions for subscription changes via mail.
President James M. Lynch urged the International Typographical Union to base its power on justice to both sides. He warned against coercion and pressed for fair treatment of employers and workers. He argued that running a union shop makes one a union employer.
A critical pattern of robberies and shootings hits Dedham Pemberton Square and Saugus as police suffer casualties. Justice Murray refuses bail reductions amid calls for rigorous metro district measures to curb outlawry and protect citizens who pay for security.
The point-to-point balloon race from North Adams proves a successful event with balloons rising and landing accurately. The piece notes pilots’ meteorological skill, contrasts with recent dirigible mishaps, and mentions Wright brothers and M. Henri Farman facing setbacks in France and abroad.
Captain Baldwin’s dirigible underperforms while North Adams delivers a successful display. The exercise aims to improve aviation skills and indicate key points for future mastery.
An editorial lament argues officers must be better armed to match criminal gangs and questions why state and municipal rules allow easy access to deadly weapons. It urges licensure and identification for body arms sales and assigns skilled shooters to dangerous posts.
The obituary recalls Ira D. Sankey as Moody’s tuneful partner who led audiences with his songs. It credits Sankey with shaping the revival era and notes his enduring pieces such as Ninety and Nine and Mists Melted Away, contrasting his lasting influence with Moody’s transient work.
Five members of Arthur H. Heiser’s Brooklyn family seek Pasteur Hospital treatment after their St Bernard Casco died of rabies. None were bitten by the dog, which died last Sunday afternoon at Carleton Avenue dog hospital. precautionary shots advised.
The fifth week of the Post series showcases Newfoundland as a summer resort. Readers will see views of beauty spots in this North American region, noted for its rugged charm and growing vacation appeal.
Acknowledges receipt of a mysterious glass jar from P. J. Kenneally of Winchester Massachusetts containing a live creature labeled Wottellizzit. The note jokes about its rarity, tropic origins, invisibility when still, and humorous potential for scientific classification.
Letter to the editor rebutts Professor Herrick’s critique of American women. The writer praises women's education, refinement, and equality, describing millions of working and homemaking women as exemplary. August 14, Haverhill.
The Bay of Islands on Newfoundland’s west coast is a major herring ground and fishing hub. The Newfoundland fisheries generate about 8 million dollars yearly with 60 000 livelihoods, aided by the Labrador current bringing abundant food for fish. The Humber and Gander rivers shape the region’s scenery as boats navigate the ice bound bay. Next week features a trip up the Humber and the theme Among the Green Mountains.
On an excursion boat bound for St. Joe a young man jokes about rain and water. His comment angers his fiancée, who refuses to marry him when the boat lands.
A playful exchange argues whether golf resembles shinney. One speaker insists shinney is fun to play, while the other disputes the comparison.
A man asserts that each person controls his own life and that others have no right to stop him if he chooses to end it. A calm interlocutor replies he would not interfere and continues walking.
A fragmented note shows a nurse urging a patient, Mr Growells, to take nourishment. The dialogue suggests convalescent care with a nurse directing feeding in a hospital or care setting.
A light verse about Mary and her horseless cart run on gasoline. She heads to school one day and arrives late as a tire busts, causing a delay while the family deals with the faulty wheel and odor from the fuel.
Noitt To the fact that his patients have only the newest diseasem.
Wedderly confesses he never saved money before marriage and now constantly considers how much he could save if he were single again, while Singleton reacts with a knowing remark about shared finances.
A beardless youth argues he has served in 17 summers of engagé ment while a fair maid questions his claim to a colonel title, highlighting disbelief in his appearance and rank.
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