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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1907
Page
6
A brief notice from Post Publishing dated August 16, 1907, issue No. 41, volume 188, located at 259 Washington Street, Boston Massachusetts, reference to ongoing daily publication.
The fragment lists price tiers for the Daily and The Sunday Post subscriptions. Daily rates show one year costs and shorter terms with fractional dollar amounts. The Sunday Post offers one year at 2.50 and shorter terms priced accordingly.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address and territories for five per month, with the Sunday Post at the same rate. Readers may change their address as often as they wish, ensuring flexible vacation coverage.
Postal rate increases in Canada raise subscription costs for the Daily Post at 1 month 50c, six months 3 dollars, and yearly rates. the Sunday Post remains at Se per copy.
A brief notice from the Post Office listing payment terms for money orders and checks. It advises sending funds at the sender's risk and specifies not to send all checks, with money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY in Boston Massachusetts.
Editorial Rooms. Business Office. Telephones see Nos 1004 1008 Main Nos 1383 1884 Main An 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 nowaday please notify us by postal at once Br A Grozier Editor and Publisher.
The piece notes that weather cannot please everyone and contrasts a dry spell with past cold and wet times. It suggests balancing discomforts with pleasures, citing shriveling potatoes, languishing mosquitoes, and high berry prices as factors that invite a more hopeful view of seaside joys and everyday life.
The Gloucester Harbor lodge unveiled a memorial to the first settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The small group, fishermen and tillers who sought honest labor, planted the race and ideas that shaped American government and the nation’s future strength.
The article reports Speaker Cannon asserting there will be no tariff revision in the Sixtyth Congress. He reiterates the policy of Let well enough alone, dismissing calls from Massachusetts Governor Guild and the Republican platform. The piece argues voters should not be misled on this issue in the upcoming election.
Small buyers enter the market taking advantage of low prices to add to investments. Brokerage houses' buying focuses on modest, non speculative orders. Securities retain value with no expected industrial crisis, suggesting a rational, patient investment climate.
Roosevelt dominates the party as Taft prepares a Columbus speech on tariff revision to be delivered before a possible extra session. The piece argues Congress will act only if Roosevelt or Taft pledge Massachusetts policy, forecasting electoral pressure in 1909.
The piece outlines train courtesy rules for Pullman car passengers. It covers porter behavior, smoking, mirror use, seating, berth etiquette, tipping, and motion related issues. It also notes conductors should avoid late night ticket checks and humor about cow incidents and wrecks.
The piece argues that justice acts only when laws are violated and condemns the Standard Oil settlement as defying legal norms. It asserts Rockefeller, if under foreign rule, would not be honored for lawless enterprise, and claims true honors come from obedience to law in any system.
A mixed page notes a daily horoscope predicting caution and disputes, plus local items on Newton veteran firemen seeking state muster honors, stock- and telegraph-related anecdotes, a Baltic steamer departure, clam bake culture at Revere Beach, and a comic milk wagon miscue involving lawyer Thomas Maguire.
Edward A. Murray a leading New England undertaker and longtime St. Marys Church sexton in the North End died at his Bournedale summer home aged 70. Survived by two sons and two daughters his business links extended to the South End. Murray served 85 years on Thatcher Street and helped organize the St. Marys Temperance Society. He was born in Boston and lived at 2 Sharon Street with memberships in several Catholic and fraternal groups.
A dated guide outlines road courtesy for pedestrians and motorists. It covers stopping before crossing, signaling in fog, passing with care, and assisting distressed drivers. It humorously prescribes etiquette for cornering, tow lines, tire style, and safety limits, stressing courtesy toward women drivers and avoiding overextension of funds.
A curious trivia item notes a famous Boston historic house featuring an overhanging second story. The piece also mentions Brookline mail carrier James Curry mourning his trained Angora cat that only drinks from a glass tumbler, and actor William H Turner who travels abroad each summer.
Francis McNeil, 22, optical finisher of 284 Oxford Street Providence, was arraigned in Newton Police Court on assault charges from alleged home invasion. His mother-in-law Mary Burke of Capital Street Newton testified he struck her, but McNeil and his wife contested the allegation, resulting in discharge.
Cambridge Bridge Editor Ernest F Campbell of Henniker New Hampshire argues for naming the new Charles River bridge to Cambridge the Charlesbaink Bridge. He writes from Boston with strong local interest in Boston affairs.
Miss Zela Gibbes daughter of the late Stanton Gibbes of South Carolina, sister of the late Mrs. John Jacob Astor, and aunt of William Waldorf Astor, died at her Newort home aged 75. She was a prominent figure in New York and Newport society.
A Girl and a Man walk under a bright moon in a country lane. She resists his deepening confession but a moment of candor shatters her resolve as she realizes his love may be real. The scene ends with her sudden belief in him.
A 19 year old stenographer asks about dating a 47 year old well to do man. The adviser urges disclosure to the mother, arguing honest attention should be shared and that a good match will earn maternal support for the relationship. The note reflects cautious family guidance typical of the era.
The Vermont branch of the American Federation of Labor closed its three days session in Burlington with officers elected. President Alex Cruikshank of Barre. vice presidents A Huffmire Rutland Peter Ritchie Burlington Robert Honeyford Hardwick and M D Staples Bellows Falls. financial secretary Nelson A Malmgren Rutland. treasurer organizer Philip J Halvosa Rutland.
Friends of John W. Donahoe of the Lithographers Union PF A No 8 and the Knights of Columbus mourn his death. Former Boston resident, long afflicted with ill health, recently returned from Portland Maine for medical care. Survived by wife and child. Funeral today at 41 Linden Street Dorchester at 9 am High mass at St Peter’s Church at 10 am Interment at New Calvary.
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