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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1916
Page
12
Mayor Curley deserves community thanks for opposing child labor on public dumps. His influence could drive reform as contractors control refused piles. Children should not play on dusty dangerous heaps yet many in Greater Boston do, dragging home scraps found there.
The piece critiques partisan attacks on Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels and the U S maritime forces. It questions the shift of a once Democratic figure toward intense Republican rhetoric and the use of public contempt as political sport amid wartime defense.
The ship Discovery, built for Antarctic service, sails toward the Falkland Islands to aid Shackleton band stranded on Elephant Island since April. Attempts to reach them have failed against ice and wind, leaving scarce rations and a dire subsistence situation. The voyage aims to salvage survivors and shed more light on Antarctic conditions.
The fragment ponders whether the expedition achieved its aims using sufficient original equipment. It raises doubts about whether gear met the needs and if preparations were adequate to support the mission’s objectives.
The Boston excise board has enforced strict rules in the past, but a shift in discretionary power alarms supporters who fear a move toward a wide open town. Officials and the public could reverse any drift, preserving decency in liquor sales.
The passage argues that Hughes claims executive economy in government but served as New York Governor with the era's largest extrav agant appropriations. It notes his four year total of 150 million plus, a rise of over 38 million desde the prior period, and contrasts his veto power with President Wilson's.
The Republican candidate courts the western woman vote with pledges to back federal woman suffrage. He calls women fellow citizens and promotes the amendment as the path to ballot equality, but he has not stated his position on New York State’s suffrage amendment last fall or whether he voted for it. The piece questions if his stance is genuine or expediency driven.
The New York Herald criticizes Mr Hughes for dwelling on Mr Wilson and his admin. It argues Democrats must be judged by accomplishments and failures. It warns Hughes against pettifoggery and urges focus on future problems and solutions for the next four years.
A fragmented line from a historical page hints at a proverb style saying about bones in hands and in I O U records. The readable portion offers no clear individuals or events to anchor a full summary.
A Western university professor cites 100 years of data showing American women growing about five inches taller and predicts women may tower 2 to 3 feet above men in 200 years. The piece humorously muses on future marriages and the tension between taller wives and shorter husbands.
A humorous exchange advises Helen to use two clocks and a falling alarm clock to measure exact sleep duration. By recording wake times on waking and the chiffonier clock, she can compute hours slept, repeating with a new clock if the strike at sleep continues.
A Boston editor urges that Winona be reserved for the Republican candidate to speak on the wool tariff and Schedule K. The writer cites Taft remarks and recalls how wool interests allegedly steered tariff legislation, arguing Winona should be an oracle on tariff policy if the GOP wins the presidency.
In a Welsh cave Imogen feigns death after a drug given by the Queen leads to peril. Cloten provokes Guiderius and is slain. Imogen discovers a headless body, misjudges Pisanio, and war looms as Roman envoy Catus Lucius arrives. Belarius and the princes vow to defend Britain.
In August 1916 remarks arrive from readers on yellow corn, autumn fruit, and Shaker baskets. A Boston broker plans Hull Gala Day. Judge Fox works long hours in equity motions. a 101 year old farmer and a 109 year old sister are highlighted. crime and transport notes mix with civic tales and a clever car-owning resident on Atlantic Avenue.
The writer presents a debate over whether a child born outside the three mile limit under British flag is an American subject. The reply asserts the child is an American.
The data show Mexico with about 45 million people and an area of 765 585 square miles. Active soldiers and reserves total 86 742, with an unorganized available strength of 3 013 595.
Figures show immigration fell sharply after the war begin. For year ending June 30, 1914 arrivals reached 1,218,480 with 33,041 debarred, while the following year total was 326,700 with 24,111 debarred.
A summer visitor asks if the Winthrop fortifications remain part of Boston’s defenses. The letter notes two forts, Fort Heath and Fort Banks, as important components of Uncle Sam’s coast defences.
A 1916 verse by Walt Mason warns that a road hog slow to yield endangers drivers. The poem laments drivers facing a mule teams blocking the road and notes punitive help for offenders and the lack of recourse for cars.
A young woman seeks counsel about an affair with a married man fifteen years her senior. Justice urges her to avoid his “shipwreck of a home” and to seek companionship with peers, cautioning that involvement risks her name and future. The letter frames the man’s wife as possibly indifferent and warns against breaking up a marriage.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites historical Boston weather figures for August 16 across years. He notes past highs around 89 degrees in 1913 and 1915, a coolest of 53 degrees in 1879, and a 56 degree low in 1914, with rain on the date in several years.
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