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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1908
Page
6
Daily and Sunday Post rates listed for Boston readers with annual and short terms. Notes on Canada copies and payment in advance. Publisher RB A Grozier, editor and pastor, signs the notice.
Speaker Cannon seeks re election by arguing the House is a great legislative machine needing an engineer. Gov Curtis Guild Jr disputes this, accusing Cannon of delaying arms bills and forest provisions. The governor says the House blocked measures that could have saved lives and preserved water power.
The article argues Taft may veto any tariff bill that harms consumer relief, warning a veto could extend the protecting Dingley tariff and please stand-patters. It notes 80 million consumers include wage earners and farmers, highlighting political tensions over tariff policy and profits.
Boston business groups led by the Chamber of Commerce Merchants Association and New England Shoe and Leather Association call for another hearing before the Massachusetts State Board of Railroad Commissioners. They challenge express carriers American Express and National Express for keeping oppressive rates despite a prior board recommendation. They urge the commission to set just and reasonable charges and condemn the carriers' conduct as arrogant.
President Roosevelt's letter, read in New York, defers to women’s influence on suffrage. Secretary Root echoes that if women large enough desire it, they will gain the vote. Progress is slow but real, with four states granting equal voting rights and Massachusetts allowing women to vote for school committee candidates. Haverhill experiments with women in primaries as part of evolving municipal governance.
The piece argues that repetitive criticisms of South Boston misrepresent its nearly 90 000 residents. It asserts the majority are law abiding and respectable despite a few unruly individuals.
The police court records show no other New England community of similar size with such high standing. South Boston is free from gambling dens and houses of prostitution, unlike Tremont and Washington streets in the city proper. The Back Bay area is suggested to have more immorality per acre than the peninsular district, yet South Boston would have its share of defenders if needed.
A reflective verse about a draughtsman toiling long hours at a drawing-board. The speaker depicts the weary worker with dirty hands, rubbery arms, and endless, uncompleted plans. The poem notes routine and monotony from dawn to pay on Saturdays. Boston. Bernhardt P'Shaw.
A humorous letter requests plumbing instruction and the editor offers a corrective guide to the trade. It lampoons hurried work and outlines a plumber’s day from dispatch to prize fight, stressing constant on the job effort and avoiding haste.
The British House of Lords faces reform as a special committee urges ending birth as sole qualification for sitting and voting. A proposed 130 hereditary peers would be chosen for merit and service, baring automatic privilege and shifting toward a civil service like selection. The piece compares imperial reform to U.S. senatorial elections and notes the unlikely adoption of the plan, while calling it a global advance for equal rights.
The Sunday Post will publish a double page ad describing Jacksonville Florida as a pleasant living, healthful recreation and profitable investment location. It targets home-makers health-seekers and business people to attract population growth and investment. For more details contact H. H. Richardson Secretary Board of Trade Jacksonville Florida.
The Observant Citizen reports Jean Paul Selinger recovering slowly after a critical operation at a Newbury Street private hospital. The Tremont Street subway begins surface-car service. White Star’s Romanic sails with many Italians to Genoa for Christmas. Lincoln’s 100th anniversary plans surface. Boston topics cover library Milton tercentenary prep, Hull summer-home fears, and local transit anecdotes.
Dear Miss Champagne explains wedding gift etiquette. The bride receives presents, not the groom’s name, and gifts should be sent with a card before the ceremony. A thank you note is not expected for invitations. attach your card and arrive at the stated hour.
A letter from a “Slow Boy” asks how to meet a pretty girl from a large out of town family. The response suggests getting to know one of the brothers first and using that bridge to a meeting with the sister. The tone mirrors early 20th century newspaper advice columns.
The article outlines current fashion trends with black dominating opera gowns and versatile outfits. It notes unlined skirts that cling, matched three piece fur sets, stiff linen collars trimmed with color, soutache corsages, bead embroidered tulle frocks, heavy serges for day and evening wear, and a season of varied colors. Russian turbans in white marabout and ermine are favored for visiting hats.
A man and his dog return to a comfortable hut after a long walk to a silver pond scene. A visiting lady with a delicate house role challenges home life, arguing to stay. The dog’s embrace and the master’s gaze reveal a lesson that a lady will seek her own way.
A morning quip shows the eternal woman question in light humor. A bachelor asks for an answer while a benedict notes his wife seeks guidance about a hat. The freight-paying party of the matrimonial party delivers the joke on domestic life.
A humorous exchange pits a bride and groom in a playful quarrel over marital vows and dowry. She recalls love and obedience while he counters with the notion of sharing worldly goods, ending in a quip amid tension.
Dialog snippet shows Miss Peachy remarking on impropriety of a kiss from the other evening. Jack interrupts with a pun about taking the word out of her mouth. Tom questions why she hesitated.
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