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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
14
A bibliographic blurb from The Boston Post dated 1914 lists publishing details and office address. It references Poet Publishing and an Independent Democratic stance with location at 259 Washington St Boston Mass.
Publication page lists subscription terms for Boston Post publishing, with monthly and quarterly pricing, advance payment required, and notices about discontinuation if payments lapse. Credits to B A Grozier as publisher and manager.
A Boston Post boast claims the paper owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, attributed to Robert Hoe and the firm R Hoe & Co. This statement emphasizes scale and industrial prominence.
No dissenting voice questions Boston street commissioners granting clergy calling on the sick the same exemption as physicians from the 20 minute curb rule. The change, seen as strengthening law, aligns with good government when justice and policy unite to lift impediments.
Beef on the hoof reaches a Monday high of 12 dollars per hundredweight in Chicago, while stockyard valuations are set to exceed last year by at least 30 million dollars despite a 300000 head drop in cattle supply. The piece notes fewer cattle boost trust profits and questions efforts to raise output for lower prices.
Even staunch Democrats express sorrow that after March 4 the Capitol will see no more of Uncle Joe Cannon. They praise his courage and buoyant spirit and wonder if he might return, noting age is only in affectionate regard. If he comes back in two years he may appear younger and friskier.
The writer scoffs at Bermuda letters opposing William J Bryan as a possible Secretary of State, noting Wilson has made no such plan public, arguing correspondents should not burden him with postage or meddle in his upcoming presidency.
The piece weighs the idea of reviving the army grade General of the Army for Colonel George W. Goethals of the engineer corps. It argues the honor would require a new Act of Congress and questions replacing tradition with a broader display of varied talents beyond military command.
The piece lauds Colonel Goethals for a monumental achievement in subduing nature and uniting hemispheres. It compares him to history’s greatest military leaders and suggests his deserved reward is promotion to Major General within the army.
The article notes President Taft splits the annual message into weekly parts and endorses dollar diplomacy as useful yet cautions against letting it drive policy. It highlights calls for better diplomat funding, farmer credits, stronger arbitration treaties, and a firmer stance on opium and China acknowledgment.
The piece praises President Mellen of the New Haven railroad for a slogan “Sail from Boston” as timely for Boston’s and New England’s development. It argues the phrase should appear on envelopes and billheads to keep the port’s growth in focus, benefiting passenger and freight traffic and the region’s prosperity.
The article reflects on the late-session mood as Congress winds down. It notes limited public mandate, a focus on perfunctory duties, and the need to authorize appropriations while awaiting better prospects. It stresses knitting up unfinished business from prior sessions under the Republican administration.
A tense scene unfolds as one character complains about heat and crowding while another reassures there is no crowd, highlighting social discomfort and flirtatious tension between Miss Flossie and her companion.
A humorous vignette in dialect featuring Newton Newkirk as a rustbelt rube who boasts about crops and coins. The speaker mocks city visitors paying high prices for food while farmers sell staple goods at local fairs with rustic wit. The piece blends rural pride with comic critique of commerce.
A Boston doctor endorses floor scrubbing as the best exercise for women, urging housewives to kneel and scrub to tone muscles. The letter from Pulaski, Pennsylvania notes the Bingville Bugle ad for a front bedroom carpet and urges advertisers to use the paper to reach customers.
Maurice Kalden of Hackensack New Jersey was fined ten dollars after he yelled Oh you kid in the red hat at a young woman with a red hat at a station. The incident sparked a reflection on how a woman's age changes reception of such remarks.
Dr. Peter F. Rahnsen Georgia State veterinarian told the United States Livestock Sanitary Association in Chicago that ticks attacking cattle nationwide drive 100 million dollars in annual costs to the public.
The Balkan war toll grows as Red Cross efforts expand to front lines from Constantinople and allied villages. Cholera and extreme winter conditions intensify misery, with ambulance trains, pest houses, and grave death tolls shaping a grim humanitarian crisis.
The column reports Mrs A Lawrence Rotch funding a water supply and fountain at Great Blue Hill summit, a 600 foot pumping need, and mentions Elva Young Van Winkle leading the Wellesley Alumnae board. It also covers trout releases by A M Nichols, Arlington Clarke place remodeling, Red Cross seals requests, and various regional notes on people, politics, and society.
A quoted exchange shows the accused admitting he tripped a man and booted him, telling the magistrate he never raised a hand. The dialogue captures a defensive, casual tone in a courtroom setting.
A 1912 poem describes birds in an evergreen tree holding a caucus about missing crumbs. The sparrow chairmen propose a committee and a bold tactic to obtain food, with the red-breast chosen for a round robin plan as the solution.
Deacon Edward Kendall of Cambridge, once a Prohibition party gubernatorial candidate, celebrated his 91st birthday yesterday at his son George F. Kendall's home at 32 Highlands Street Cambridge.
Four bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church visiting the First Church on Temple Street Boston led by Rev Ernest L Mills will address church members this evening. Visitors Hamilton Henderson Hughes and Berry of the General Conference Commission on Evangelism will speak along with Dean Birney and Professor Richardson at public meetings tomorrow afternoon and evening. A Friendship Club meeting at St John’s Methodist Episcopal Church South Boston features Effie Faulkner Baldwin speaking on My Experiences in Alaska tonight.
A brief exchange notes a remark about a person named Smrit and his unusual table behavior. The dialogue humorously labels his table manners as poor while another character acknowledges this trait, framing a light social moment.
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