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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
12
Subscriptions must be prepaid, otherwise they lapse without notice. Edwin A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher, 1883 Main, directs the Post from 380 Main Editorial Room with sections for Sporting and Sunday editors and various financial and business offices.
The piece urges an immediate raise of 17500 for the Boston Floating Hospital. It highlights August warmth as context and notes George C. Lee at 44 State Street as treasurer, promising funds will go directly to aid needy babies and their mothers.
The article reports President Wilson promoting Charles M. Hough of New York to United States Circuit judge. Hough, a Republican originally appointed by Theodore Roosevelt, shifts the Second Circuit toward a Republican majority and reflects cross party regard for his ability and record.
The American joint commission on the Mexican problem gains confidence with Judge George Gray and Dr. John R. Mott joining the panel. The group faces delicate work to satisfy both nations and demonstrate U S willingness to apply justice and peace to a troubled neighbor.
The article questions Mr. Hughes position in the presidential race noting his early projection is vague and lacking concrete national policy. It argues a chief executive must present a constructive policy direction and preferred changes beyond administrative oversight.
An editorial voice questions President Wilson’s leadership and asks what his policies would be if given power. It probes how long he can defer clear answers on his program and credibility.
The Boston & Maine dispute, with leased line holders and stockholders at odds, shows possible receivership as a remedy. While earnings look strong, past deficits and required capital raises push talks toward court intervention, though a friendly reorganization is preferred to cut costs.
The Boston Post praises Mayor Curley for tackling street littering and supports a public hearing at City Hall next Wednesday. The editorial argues stricter enforcement by police and timely plans could reduce nuisance to levels seen in smaller American cities.
A letter to the editor discusses poet James Whitcomb Riley's lineage querying whether he is of immigrant or old American stock. It mentions a friend claiming Riley is eighth generation on his mother’s side from Huguenot settlers in Maryland and asks about a Baltimore fine for not standing during the Star Spangled Banner, noted as $16.
The letter discusses whether moonlight harms sleepers, noting superstition versus modern science. It then asks for the fundamental difference between arc lamps and incandescent electric lights, explaining arclight current jumps in air and incandescent current flows through a filament inside a glass bulb.
A thoughtful sketch argues selfishness is universal and shaped by upbringing and friends. It contrasts the Bristles character who hoards seats and treats, with the idea that true happiness comes from sharing. The piece closes with a moral about tempering selfish impulses for richer life connections.
A Berkshire farmer buys shoes and trousers oversized for comfort and flexibility. The piece humorously argues that baggy garments prevent discomfort from accidental wrong-side wearing and offer easy, versatile use in dim dawn contexts.
A humorous meditation on opportunity by Disraeli and a columnist. It argues that success requires readiness and that many miss chances because they sleep, have hands full, or wait passively. The piece muses on why opportunity arrives when one is not prepared and suggests better awareness.
Officially the hottest August on record in Boston shows % degrees above zero in 1912, with 94 degrees in 1898 as the next hottest. The lowest mark for this date was 50 degrees in 1878, and the coolest in the last decade was 58 in 1907 and 1908. Rain has fallen on this date in Boston in 1906 1907 and 1914.
Isabella confronts Angelo and Claudio’s fate as the Duke crafts a razor sharp plot. Mariana returns to claim Angelo, while Isabella learns Claudio survives. The Duke offers mercy to Angelo, pardons him, and arranges marriages ending with Isabella’s consent to wed the Duke.
The letter reports heat and humidity affecting telephone service in suburbs, with damp cable rooms and fires needed to cool equipment. It also covers wildlife releases by the Massachusetts Fish and Game Commission on the Charles River, a Cambridge fire station relic, and a new bridge project at Lake Quinsigamond with July 1918 completion target.
A dramatic illustrated feature details Thalsa rising from shipwreck rescue aboard Pericles with narration noting peril and recovery as a poignant beacon of perseverance. The piece emphasizes danger at sea and the heroine’s renewed hope following perilous ordeals.
Mary persists in seeking forgiveness after shaming Leila Tate the working girl. Her change grows through charity work in a Southern city and a chance reunion at a Help Each Other Club event. Mary asks to make amends and Leila forgives, ending with mutual respect.
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