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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1911
Page
8
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co dated December 9 1911 lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts No. 84 volume 209.
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post rates including One year three months and six months options. It notes Canada delivery at a per copy rate and warns that all money is sent at sender's risk with checks drafts and money orders payable to the designated payee.
Editorial room and office contact lines listed for Sunday edition items including financial and sporting editors. Subscription terms require advance payment and possible discontinuation. reader urged to report delivery issues to the postal service. RB A Grozier is identified as editor and publisher.
A New York court jailed a large dealer in rats and spots for 30 days after a crackdown on selling bad eggs. The piece argues fines failed to deter and that cell confinement should reform the offender, suggesting others will reconsider taking such risks.
In contrast to New York storm woes, Boston enjoys a sunlit December week with clear skies and pleasant air. The piece mocks heavy snow and slush reports while touting Boston as a winter paradise.
In Boston a hotel man says tipping has grown outrageous and hotels could stop it by informing guests that tips are forbidden and firing any employee who accepts one. He argues hotels hold the power to end tipping at once if they choose to enforce the rule.
The article argues that direct primaries align government with popular authority by bringing the people into the nomination process. It presents the presidential primary as a practical, already accepted method in several states, offering clear expression of the people's will at a crucial procedural point.
Citizens commend Colonel Edward H. Green the son of the re fried veteran for leading a decisive action. The report credits his leadership in rallying local forces to defeat the opposing side and protect the community.
A controversial figure, Hetty’s son foils impostors selling biographical volumes. An alleged historical association offered $300 to feature him, but no such body existed and payment was halted. The scam pursued by unscrupulous writers and letters heads is exposed as false pretence.
The piece argues against closing Charlestown Portsmouth and Brooklyn yards to build a Narragansett Bay base. It asserts local pride favors keeping yards and emphasizes their wartime value, strategic defense of the north Atlantic, and the danger of consolidating to one base.
The piece notes that Congress may abrogate the 1832 Russia treaty with twelve months' notice, leaving time for negotiated readjustment. It reports Persia seeking U S help to sustain its reform government amid Russian hostility, and remarks on wider implications beyond personal matters. It references Taft's message signaling possible negotiation progress and upcoming committee action.
The article contrasts Seventieth century State Street with today’s modern banking hub, recalling King Street’s Puritan military marches, Boston Massacre events, Anthony Burns’s capture, and the whipping post stocks and pillory once used near the Common, then notes the shift to church attendance penalties.
A historical tale recalls 18th and early 19th century Boston penalties from pillory to branding. It notes public whippings until 1808, a grave misused by magistrates, and humorous yet stern edicts for police. It highlights the grave risks of crime and the era’s quirky social controls.
A humorous column features Newton Newkirk lamenting portrait sessions and the difficulty of smiling for a photograph. He jokes about photographers, cartoons, libel risks, and plans to publish a verse titled SMILE addressing his readers with wit and self deprecation.
The Observant Citizen reports a Chelsea public library sign ordering visitors to leave bags outside the reference room to curb library thefts despite penalties. The column then humorously notes various local anecdotes from Boston and nearby towns.
A Municipal Court fined a chauffeur for disturbing the peace with a raucous horn device. The column argues such horns are unreasonable, citing the public dislike of loud automobile signals and implying the law against noise is often ignored.
A humorous jab on a piano teaching arrangement quotes a mother asking about her daughter’s talent. The absent minded professor replies that she will earn about half a guinea per lesson if the piano holds out, reflecting a witty 19th century tone.
A fragment from a Wem an slips column presents a cryptic prompt: "Give me the first and last word and you may have all between." The line hints at a riddle or word-puzzle feature within the page section.
German aviator Herr Suvelack stayed aloft for four hours and 23 minutes with a passenger in Johannistahl. He surpassed Herr Von Liners previous mark of two hours 10 minutes 65 seconds for a solo passenger flight.
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