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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1915
Page
12
The Boston Post announces rates for domestic and foreign subscriptions, including Canada and Sunday editions. It notes vacation mailing options and instructions for address changes, with payment and delivery terms and cautions about sending cash.
The Fourth Estate notes a publication possessing, indisputably, the largest daily morning circulation in the United States. The claim underscores the paper’s prominence in daily news distribution.
The piece critiques Chauncey M. Depew as a predictor, noting his long history of forecasting Republican success and even his own presidential nomination. It questions whether he remains a reliable humorist or a serious seer, citing a claim that a reunited Republican party could beat Wilson in 1916.
A Massachusetts political group debates a party ticket name, asking what right the organizers have to dictate a slate. They point to the September 21 decision date when Republicans vote and consider the claims of McCall Cushing Ham and Coolidge.
Readers urge decency as critics condemn showing scenes of the Leo Frank lynching in motion pictures. They argue such films harm moral standards and should be banned, noting federal laws on prize fights and calling for stricter controls on lynching related depictions.
Health officials warn against drinking from streams in Franklin Park and other areas. Many people, especially children, do not know that water can look clean yet carry typhoid germs. Officials urge posting warnings on all streams and avoiding brooks as beverages to prevent contamination.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, in a Sunday Post interview, proposed a pan American approach to settle the Mexican muddle. He urged communicating plans to other American republics and seeking cooperation from nations such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Uruguay, and Peru to implement jointly determined police-oriented policies.
The article discusses a policy argument on Mexican relations, noting President Butler’s long view and the belief that this approach may not prevail but is still worth pursuing. It emphasizes the broader struggle between policy aims and political feasibility.
The article debates Britain’s contraband cotton stance and its impact on neutral trade. It cites Southern optimism about price support while warning that belligerent interference might breed future resentment and could set a costly precedent for Britain.
The appeal for patience from Bernstorff may hint at an eventual settlement. Germany must offer a full disavowal of the submarine commander’s act or prove a hostile act by the Arabic. Without such proof or acknowledgment, the United States will not accept evasions or shifting blame. If Germany seeks no rupture, it has a chance to prove it now.
The convention considers a 1918 amendment barring voting for those who cannot read and write English. Opponents liken it to a literacy test, yet supporters argue it differs by promoting education and civic understanding. The piece notes Australia as an example of a ballot system reliant on literacy.
The conference of Governors voted with unanimity to support President Wilson in all actions to promote national honor peace and welfare. The editorial decries partisanship and urges focus on foreign policy over state political gains.
Bertram laments illness while issuing a playful battle cry to readers. He taunts rivals Newt Ye and Whit and Daffy as he describes being ailing with housemaid's knee and challenges others to answer his call.
A reader asks how many miles a car can run on a gallon of gasoline. The inquiry seeks a practical estimate of fuel efficiency under typical driving conditions.
A humorous letter exchange reveals a, apparently penniless, Newkirk from Boston proposing to Newt Newkirk a venture shipping 1.5 million vanilla egg shakes to Russian forces with a dubious backstory. A caustic reply cites unpaid debt and mocks partnership terms while lampooning the plan and its ageist, farcical imagery.
The May 1809 battles near Vienna ended in French retreat to the Lobau island after brutal fighting around Aspern. Napoleon faced councils of war and shifted to plans against Linz while personal intrigues with Josephine and Marie Louise shaped his imperial ambitions.
The speaker rejects direct work in the egg shake factory and offers a partnership, suggesting a substitute worker willing to take the job for $1. The substitute, a former codfish head glue factory mixer, is said to be competent but has damaged olfactory nerves.
Wellesley College officials spoke yesterday with alumni gathered for an off campus reunion in San Francisco. The call was arranged from the American Telephone and Telegraph Company office on Milk Street. Attending were Edith Tufts registrar Calkins Kendricks Flora Hall Martin Edith Wylie McCann and Helen Margesson.
Aug. 25 in New Bedford Congress man Walsh named Laurier Omer Brunelle son of Oliver A. and Cordelia Brunelle as principal candidate Ernest Francis Tillson of Plymouth as first alternate and Elton F. Hammond of Mattapoisett as second alternate to fill a 16th district vacancy at the United States Naval Academy.
Miss Pauline Weare daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles A Weare of 61 Mt Vernon street married yesterday at her parents apartments to Merritt W Gano Jr son of Mr and Mrs Merritt W Gano of Denver Col The ceremony was performed by Rev Samuel McComb D D assistant rector of Emmanuel Church.
The Observant Citizen shares musings on weather signs and local lore. It notes Charles Henry Moore as Corinna Me oldest citizen, sees mushroom club in Boston, praises garden displays, and recalls pilots and local oddities from Boston to Nahant with brief notes on public figures and happenings.
Mildred Champagne counsels a young man troubled by a 19 year old admirer in another town. She calls the relationship faithless and frivolous saying such a love is not dependable and urges him to focus on studies and future plans.
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