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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1912
Page
10
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, mailing details, and address and staff information. It notes vacation time policy offering mail delivery options within the United States and abroad, including rates for per month and per copy.
The Boston Post touts its acquisition of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England with the world’s largest press, as proclaimed by Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co. The boast highlights a major expansion in printing capacity and regional prominence.
The piece warns of three reckless youths starting a sail boat from the harbor with no knowledge of handling it. It notes how anyone can hire sailing craft with money and no skill checks. It argues for restrictions to prevent further dangers to themselves and others.
The piece questions Senator Sutherland of Utah for calling ballots the casual contents of the ballot box. It argues voters are purposeful and engaged when choosing a candidate and warns against mischaracterizing ballots as casual.
Governor Thomas Marshall calls contracts in restraint of trade burglarious and Vice President candidate leaves Maine with memorable epigrams. He proposes docking trusts by revoking charters and shaming mergers, while noting that revocations and shaved heads curb swollen fortunes. Epigrams add spice to, not replace, solid policy.
The Cambridge Board of Aldermen finance committee recommends locating the proposed municipal hospital at Magazine Beach. The site is quiet away from factories, overlooks the Charles River embankment, stays cool in summer, and shelters from northern cold. It is distant from residences and affordable, with historic Civil War associations and nearby Fort Washington remnants.
A parliamentary dispute centers on the term general public in the Postal Appropriation bill. Critics accuse the Postmaster General of circumventing the law by classifying mail recipients to grant special Sunday delivery exemptions. They argue rigid enforcement would uphold the law and expose administrative favoritism.
Mayor Fitzgerald proposes the city of Joston run slaughtering and sale of cattle hogs and sheep in a municipal market to cut costs. He notes European cities like Glasgow Edinburgh and Leeds practice such municipal slaughtering operations as a model.
In France and Germany municipal abattoirs are common and praised for hygiene. The text notes the challenge for American cities to compete with major meat packers in Chicago and Omaha, but cites the mayor’s solid track record and strong precedents for his plan.
The article contrasts Taft avoiding political speeches during a Pittsburgh to Ohio trip with Roosevelt's vociferous, aggressive campaigning. Wilson remains confident and unthreatened, presenting a calm, self respecting contrast in the evolving race through Pennsylvania.
The Boston Board of Health reports progress in the rat eradication crusade along the waterfront. While catches are small, no rat found is a bubonic flea carrier. continued fumigation and vessel inspections from affected ports will proceed.
The Directors of the Port of Boston awarded the contract to dredge about 25 000 cubic yards of material opposite Grand Junction wharves in Boston to Eugene Breymann as the lowest bidder at 1984 cents per cubic yard.
The article notes that despite tourism and progress totem poles remain in Sitka and Hawkan representing chiefs lineage and famed exploits. It explains totems as heraldic devices not gods and compares their meaning to family crests seen on American life while detailing native beliefs in ancestral animal kinship. The piece contrasts indigenous pride with tourist irony and mentions the dispersion of finest poles to white collectors.
The article reflects on Alaska and Northwest coast totem practices among native groups. It notes the carved animals on poles, clan and marriage rules, burial and cremation customs, and how missionization reduced totemism as Christianity spread. It laments the passing of a once vivid cultural tradition.
In a Revolutionists’ HQ a tense scene unfolds as Dartagin confronts De Stingo. Dartagin attempts to provoke a duel, but Count de Stingwe remains calm claiming he will wed Princess Heloise Anopheles tomorrow. Dartagin is overpowered and imprisoned as the plot advances.
The note says you cannot beat an antagonist who uses knockout drops and advises sidestepping Old Demon Ruut. It frames the tactic as unbeatable and warns against engaging the feared foe. The line carries dramatic, almost mythic menace with a streetwise edge.
A Brooklyn Eagle verse parodies social climbing by urging a gentle, marriage-minded maiden to seek titles and wealth from European nobility, touting lounges of luxury and travel while lampooning Saratoga and Newport. The playful satire contrasts old money with modern mobility and eager suitors.
A satirical verse by Walt Mason praises Old Rox the great donor and Old Bildad, noting their wealth and charitable acts. It contrasts lavish giving with a life of public praise and questions motive as Rex faces judgment after death.
A reflective poem portrays a matronly figure once bright in June plumes now faded yet still poised. The speaker likens aging to summer passing, noting neglected beauty and worn brass, then invites autumn to face a similar fate with quiet resolve.
Avalon, Catalina Island, Aug 9. Frank H. Reed of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, landed a 232 pound swordfish, breaking the year’s record for the species at the California harbor.
Fads emphasize extended Medici collars with high back ruffs and white afternoon dresses edged in bright green red and amber. Seaside wear favors ratine reefers or ivory tweeds over light dresses while white voile outfits remain popular for afternoon outings.
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