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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post shows subscription pricing for daily and Sunday editions, with annual and short-term rates. It provides office address at 259 Washington Street Boston and phone numbers for general contact, noting payment terms and discontinuation policy.
The Real Estate Exchange and business groups urge voting yes on a referendum to extend hotel liquor sales hours arguing current 11 pm dining restrictions curb hotel business and taxable property growth. Assessor notes stagnation in hotel property value since 1899, citing lost visitor appeal.
The piece argues against prematuring war talk over San Francisco school segregation of Japanese pupils. It urges testing treaty rights in court under Secretary Root and says state actions must follow federal law, warning against nullification and sentiment.
Massachusetts shows interest in a question on child labor regulation reflecting its advanced state laws. The discussion highlights how local legislation shapes national policy and labor practices for youth workers.
The debate marks the first serious congressional action on child labor in manufacturing. Two similar bills by Senator Beveridge of Indiana and Senator Lodge aim to ban admission or shipment of products involving under 14 year olds. The Lodge measure focuses on federal jurisdiction, while the Indiana bill relies on broader interstate authority, and President Roosevelt says states must decide their own approach.
Congressman Ames calls for an immediate Republican caucus to revise tariffs, aiming to relieve Massachusetts industries and workers. The piece notes prior failed hearings in Congress and questions whether the current session will yield action, wishing luck to Ames and noting his brave rhetoric.
The piece urges re election of School Board member David A Ellis praising his role in system reform and pension progress and endorses Street Commissioner James A Gallivan citing competence education and public service must continue in Boston.
A column parodies President Roosevelt's message critiquing campaign finance limits and labor policy. It lists positions on currency, eight hour work day, Puerto Rican citizenship, arbitration, coal lands, and gun practice with satirical asides. The piece ends with a humorous Lemon Club aside and a mock dictionary entry for lemon.
Tennessee’s Frazier holds seat until 1911 while Carmack and Governor McMillin announce plans to contest for Frazier’s seat. Carmack comments on McMillin’s preparations as Aldrich and Foraker converse in the Senate. A San Francisco joke follows the President’s address amid earthquakes and fires.
A reader recalls 1854 Boston restaurant prices with broiled chicken at 21 cents and porterhouse steak at 21 cents. The column also previews Hough's Neck reunion at Catholic Union Hall, plus updates on local residents, naval yard events, temperance rallies, and community happenings across Greater Boston.
The Sunday Post reminds readers to read the Short Story competition rules posted on the editorial page. The note highlights entry guidelines and deadlines for authors submitting stories to the contest.
Miss Ireton and Bob ride in a red Paris car after a broken chain forces use of chauffeur Michael. Michaels scheme to swap parts for profit unfolds with four girls present. Bob tows the car home while Gertrude asks to see Michael discharged by morning if her father is away.
A translated roundup from German comic papers presents humorous sketches and social gags. The feature highlights visual jokes, character caricatures, and light political satire reflecting current postwar humor trends.
A teacher marks a memorable day noting the birthday of Wuuther and Schiller while a student asks if they were twins. The moment captured in a brief classroom exchange reflects lighthearted curiosity among the children.
A witty exchange notes concern over rising beer costs as a parent mentions five sons at the university, reflecting student life pressures and household budgeting. The remark shows humor about generous spending for campus life.
A fragmentary line from Simplicissimus features an elderly spinster claiming a king lay at her feet while a male respondent quips that the king fell from her hand during a card game. The dialogue hints at a witty satire about luck and status.
A quip from Simplicissimus features a governor asking a prisoner his trade. The inmate says he was a cellist in an orchestra, and the governor replies he will set him to work sawing wood. The cartoon mocks judicial outcomes with dry irony.
An excerpt from Fliegende Blätter notes a playful dialogue where Fritz answers about school progress, saying arithmetic hurts awfully, highlighting a humorous take on academic struggle. The quip captures a light moment of student life.
An exchange noting that alcohol distorts perception and questions whether sobriety offers a parallel clarity. The quip underscores contrasting views on seeing life in doubles versus none.
The painter Alexer creates a winter landscape so realistic that prolonged viewing makes the observer feel cold. Schmirinsky's Flight is even more startling, allegedly forcing viewers to retreat after an initial glance.
Bob slows his car to beg Miss Gertrude Ireton to marry him while she plans to hear his plea. He says his Cornwell business succeeded after overhearing Michael. Gertrude invites him to come early and listen to his case as she meets him at the house steps.
The First Baptist Church quartet and chorus will perform Rossini's Stabat Mater next Sunday evening on Commonwealth Avenue. It is among the church's most popular oratorios this winter. Admission is by card until 7 25, then doors on Clarendon Street open to the public.
Dialogue note from Meggendorfer Blatter features a doctor asking a wife about her husband being a hypochondriac. The wife replies he does not belong to any society at all, suggesting social withdrawal as the excuse.
Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung notes a poetaster’s line and a critic replies that the vow to never laugh would likely fail if the reader were given the poem. The exchange hints at humor and irony in a light cultural aside.
A fragment from Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung features a dialogue about luck in marriage. One speaker claims the eighth day of the month is luckiest, and another counters that the eighth day of the week holds that fortune.
A humorous exchange where an elderly spinster sighs she should have married, and a friend replies she did marry, both remarking on past choices in a witty Meggendor caption.
A brief Berliner Illus cartoon shows a patient asking a doctor if people are occasionally buried alive. The doctor reassures that it never happens to his patients, delivering a darkly humorous line.
The Berliner Illustrierte Zeitung reports a housekeeper lamenting that hens lay the fewest eggs when prices rise. She finds it maddening that poultry productivity drops as eggs become dear.
A humorous note from Fliegende Blatter describes a diner duo reacting to a large man at the next table who sat on the other man’s hat and then had his own companions sit on his knee.
A reader letter to Mildred Champagne gives dating guidance about pursuing a charming young woman seen from a window. The writer, W A M, 25, describes finger language attempts, suggests meeting through friends or business contacts, and warns the informal route may backfire.
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