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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
14
The South Carolina primary results show the public can select worthy senators, defying fears that direct elections lower senatorial quality. The article argues the primary functions as a full election, proving voters can discern capable candidates without legislative filters.
The Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, a North German Lloyd liner, was sunk by the British cruiser Highflyer off West Africa. The nine thousand ton vessel carried ten four inch guns and had attacked British commerce to and from South Africa, showing King George's navy can act when needed.
The Post notes it is unlikely Boston will see an opera season this year due to wartime losses of company personnel and a lack of time to rebuild. The decision aims to avoid half done work, and Boston audiences may better support opera when it returns.
The incoming French cabinet is noted for its strength and diversity with former premiers ministers and notable Socialists joining. Premier Viviani is praised for forming a unified and self sacrificing government in a national crisis.
Miss Mabel Boardman, leader of the American Red Cross Society, voices vexation at lower war relief contributions. She compares current totals unfavorably with the swift funds raised for the Dayton flood and Salem fire victims, noting they were larger because those disasters were home events.
The article argues the Red Cross appeal is solid and will be generously answered. It warns against reminding Americans they funded relief faster for others than for themselves, as that does not aid the national family in distress.
The report states British marines landed at Ostend to prevent German occupation, with battleships’ guns protecting the position. Inside France Lille Valenciennes and Longy are said to have fallen to German forces if true, while Antwerp hints Belgium may sever northern German supply lines. Ostend’s status remains key as the European war unfolds.
A Belgian artillery lieutenant extols the killing power of his armored automobile equipped with a mitrailleuse. He claims to have slain seven Uhlans and twelve German cavalry in one excursion, later destroying 25 cavalry and drowning three enemies, comparing the car’s role to that of the aeroplane.
The article discusses the upcoming official opening of the campaign to extend the ballot to women. It notes demonstrations planned to mark the start, the intent to oppose candidates who doubt women's right to vote, and questions how suffrage will affect politics and reform, citing Chicago as an example of weak turnout.
James E. Varesi aged 25 of 51 Pleasant street Woburn a patent leather worker died at Choate Hospital Woburn from injuries suffered last Monday in Stoneham when he lost control of his bicycle in the Middlesex Felts He had a fractured skull and a broken nose.
Newton Newkirk reports on All Sorts about a man released from prison who sought work by confessing his past to every potential employer. Readers answered with offers of jobs and aid, and the man is now employed at a fair wage under supportive management, expressing gratitude and intent to respond to offers.
A reader describes terror after an All Sorts column insult from John Devine Inflater. She reveals she and Bertie Bertram wed privately last Monday, live with her reforming mother, and invites Newt to visit with the family next week while the writer plans to stay out of the city.
The column shares reader questions about a flaming sword in the sky, a flying machine romance, and suffrage mementos. It notes cranberry prices, church renovation verse, and updates on Longfellow memorial plans in Portland and Wakefield, with brief mention of veterans of war times and local historic bells and creeks.
In Amherst New Hampshire the Horace Greeley birthplace sits five miles northeast of the village on a Bedford Road bluff. The weathered house, once home to Greeley’s parents in 1810, overlooks elms and an old orchard. Local lore recalls a Revolutionary era counterfeiters den and a trapdoor cellar later hidden. Horace Greeley arrived in 1811 and later moved to Vermont and New York with little beside ten dollars in his pocket. A bronze tablet by A. E. Pillsbury marks the site.
Poem describes night as queen over earth and sky. It contrasts urban life with dream like calm, and notes how beauty pacifies strife. The piece envisions stars, mist, and moonlit scenes guiding humanity from slums to festive crowds.
Fifty mothers with their children from the North End visited the Boston Music School settlement at Franklin Park yesterday. They were driven in special cars under the personal direction of Mrs. A. Lincoln Filene.
In a village tale, Marie hunts a party dress by dyeing old grandmother fabrics saffron yellow. She and her mother extract yellow from saffron, dye vast lace, create a grand dress, and Marie earns approval and a lasting nickname Marie-gold after a joyous ball.
Dr. Franklin B. Dyer superintendent of schools received word from Hugh McElaney sub-master of the Dudley school who is in Lucerne Switzerland trying to get home He was also told that Miss Stella F Weaver a teacher at Horace Mann school is on her way home and ready to report at the opening of school
A humorous 1914 verse by Walt Mason praises extreme frugality and plant based eating. The narrator claims health derives from walking long distances eating only turnips beets pumpkins and hay and even living with animals while dismissing conventional food and clothing as unnecessary.
A young 18 year old writes to Mildred Champagne seeking advice on kissing admirers and whether a poor beloved will make a good husband. Champagne cautions against chasing a poor suitor and urges focus on more suitable prospects.
Paragraphs on fall style note heavy silks with raised velvet patterns for gauntlets and organdie vestees often embroidered. White suede shoes with black tips are among smart footwear. Tunics feature Roman striped cloth with plain colors, and one piece dresses favor subdued checks in brown blue and green. Skirts flare with rounded or pointed flounces bound in silk or braid. An all white wardrobe in summer is seen as distinguished. Sleeveless overblouse helps hide waist imperfections.
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