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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1916
Page
10
The Boston Post published by Post Publishing Co dated August 15, 1916. Issue number 13, volume 359 lists offices at 230 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Rates listed for Daily U S Canada one year eight dollars. six months one fifty. three months seventy five cents. Foreign one month eighty one dollars. Additional Canada delivery one cent per copy. Daily and Sunday combined offers three dollars per year for Canada. Boston district postage extra one cent per copy. Do not send cash. make checks payable to Post Publishing Co.
The Post lists editorial, sporting and business staff and gives subscription rules. It notes advance payment is required anddiscontinuation upon expiration. Edwin A. Grozier is identified as Editor and Publisher with address at 1383 Main.
The Boston Post proclaims itself the largest daily morning newspaper in the United States, asserting unparalleled reach and readership in the market.
Charles J Paine, Civil War veteran, railroad man, and publicist, is best known as a yachtsman who led owners of the Puritan Mayflower and Volunteer to America's Cup victories. The Massachusetts figure is mourned as an enthusiastic sportsman and loyal citizen.
The Office of Public Roads cites 2,445,664 motor vehicles registered in the United States last year, with owners paying 18,245,713 in registration and license fees. That works out to one car for every 45 people and shows how license funds support road work amid the automobile’s enduring presence and industry benefits.
A political row notes A B Fall as a mining interests figure urging the Democratic party to protect Americans in Mexico. It recalls Taft era warnings, fatalities in Mexican trouble, and Roosevelt's charge that Taft failed to defend lives and property, with Roosevelt now a Republican influencer.
A plan to unify grade crossing protection gains support from the National Association of Railway Commissioners and the American Railway Association. Committees favor widespread adoption and Boston and Albany plans new safeguards. Strong enforcement remains a key challenge as motorists pace with speed.
The article notes that even with new appliances available, education remains needed as drivers still fail to treat them with proper respect. It emphasizes ongoing public education and behavioral change among motorists.
The President mediates the rail labor dispute as both sides meet in Washington. Reports say talks with employees and railroad officials foster a receptive mood and a potential basis for compromise to end the long dispute.
William Allen White voices concern over Hughes vituperation of the President. He urges a positive campaign strategy, arguing the President remains stronger than opponents suppose and warning Republicans against dwelling on Wilson's mistakes. The piece notes mixed reactions from Republicans and White's influence.
The piece argues Senator Walsh’s remark that Hughes was nominated to save the Republican party, not the country. It recalls 1908 when Hughes lost to Taft, aided by Roosevelt’s influence, and suggests bosses now back Hughes to beat Wilson and reunite the GOP.
A reader asks what the wheel base means in car specifications and whether a patent must hire a lawyer. The inventor notes at least 40 dollars in government fees plus 30 or more for a patent attorney, with attorney not compulsory but advisable. Tufts College reportedly has the Barnum Museum of Natural History with Jumbo’s skeleton.
In a note from Mrs. K A O, gold is stated to be heavier than mercury, platinum is heavier than both, and osmium is identified as the heaviest of all.
The lines quoted come from Harriet Beecher Stowe’s poem My Father’s House, which begins with Let not your heart be troubled and references guidance and steadfast steps. The passage asks where to find the poem containing Whither we went and the way we know.
A police magistrate in Illinois performs a ceremony for a young couple. The groom asks if the bride must kiss the judge to seal the marriage and whether a fee rebate applies. The judge replies that kissing is only a custom and firmness ends the exchange as the couple leaves for their honeymoon.
A witticism often comes after the event when the chance to use it has passed. The remark shows quick thinking but arrives too late to land with the moment.
Classified note offers a four room tenement to let and seeks daytime child care for one or two babies. Address withheld, Massachusetts newspaper listing.
A humorous advertisement letter from Wollaston Massachusetts promotes a Cat Polish with bold claims and a dangerous joke about tail polishing. A reader replies refusing the product describing a failed box method and confining adhesive plaster.
A devotional verse urges following a guiding woman’s lead through mist and hate toward a gleaming, golden end. The speaker claims no one who follows her wisdom or song falters, presenting her as a trusted friend and compass.
The record shows 32 degrees above normal in 1872 as the hottest August 15 in Boston. The warmest in the past decade was 91 degrees in 1911, while the coolest was 54 degrees in 1905 and 55 degrees on several occasions. Rain fell on August 15 in 1910 1911 and 1912.
Posthumus orders Imogen to be slain in Wales. Pisanio helps her flee, Imogen disguises as a youth, travels through the Welsh highlands, reaches Belarius and the two princes Guiderius and Arviragus, and her beauty shines even in disguise.
An Observant Citizen column notes pillar vandalism at Boston’s old customs house and nearby scenes. It describes a fire department alarm signal system, sturgeon sightings misread as sharks, elderly locals turning 90, 86, and 92, plus elevator origins and a Somerville sugar holder claim that saves sugar. It ends with license number allocations for motorists.
Elaine Maybury endures sorrow after her mother's death and her stern father sends her to a boarding school. A doctor suggests fresh air and country time, leading to a reconciliation. Years later Elaine recovers, her father visits weekly, and she marries the young doctor for lasting happiness.
A letter asks if a man should send flowers to a girl’s home for her to wear to a dance. The reply says it is a nice, customary gesture that pleases both parties and would only upset her if she were engaged and concerned about costs, which would be indiscreet to fixate on.
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