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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1915
Page
18
Subscriptions to the Post must be started in advance and will be discontinued on expiration without further notice. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer or newsboy notify us by postal at once. Edwin A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher. 1883 Main
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States as stated by its Fourth Estate attribution.
The Fatherland article by George Sylvester Viereck criticizes U S defense talk, arguing the nation should seize all ammunition plants to stop selling munitions to Germany's enemies. The piece mocks the idea as naive and simplistic.
The piece argues that only dishonorable hyphenated Americans deserve criticism and that loyal immigrants should prove their patriotism by renouncing hyphenated identities. It urges those unhappy with the stance to remove themselves from the hyphenated label in a manly, patriotic move.
The Post applauds the city for pressing contracting companies to honor five year street repair guaranties. Companies will proceed with repairs per contract rather than waiting for court action, a move the paper calls wise and urges broader enforcement of promises by transportation and lighting firms.
Governor Walsh yesterday appointed Miss Margaret Slattery as a member of the State Board of Education. The confirmation was immediate. Slattery has taught in Fitchburg public schools, spoken widely on educational topics, and serves as associate editor for the Child Study Pedagogy Department of the National Congregationalist Publishing Society. She also lectures for the National Congregationalist Sunday School Society and writes on public school education.
A columnist praises a woman described as highly suitable for the State Board due to her notable record and qualifications, implying she would be an asset in public service.
A Boston editorial denounces alleged attempts by Mayor Curley and the Democratic city committee to influence city employees toward Curley candidates in the upcoming City Council race. It cites secret meetings and threats over employees' partisan loyalties, urging votes for Citizens' candidates Attridge Collins Kenny and Storrow and rebuke of coercive politics.
In Washington D C Mr Newton Newkirk received kind words from William in the House of Representatives praising his service and urging continued support. The note reflects bipartisan regard for Newkirk's contributions to national matters and public duty.
The Boston post office savings department logged 45000 in November up from 32000 the previous year giving a total of 154759. The rise signals cautious saving by small earners as withdrawals fall and new accounts rise. Letters from Brookline discuss free government bulletins seeds and outreach from Representative Carter urging public input.
A collector lists many farming books and seeds as it quips about toads and onions. The letter mocks agricultural topics while requesting squash seeds garden tools and large fertilizer quantities.
The piece argues bipartisan support for home rule in the Philippine Islands while critiquing recent Taft administration appointments. It asserts Taft’s long influence in the territory and predicts better prospects for its salvation under current powers, with focus on imperial management and agent changes.
The transcript mocks St Louis as a convention site for the Democratic party labeling it an affront to Americanism due to German residents, arguing Illinois has three times as many German born people and Chicago Teutons outnumber St Louis. It predicts Chicago as the Republican choice would be an even greater affront.
The old time observer notes extreme cold and warmth on December 9. Records show 8 below zero in 1902 and 62 degrees in 1885, with recent highs near 58 degrees in 1907. Dec 9 also saw three storms in the last decade.
The text recounts Philip II's grand wedding show to heal Greek rifts and his assassination at Aegae as preparations for Asia press ahead. His death leaves a 20 year old Alexander to inherit a rising but precarious throne and a Macedon poised to dominate Greece.
A collage of small items. letters about future Congress advice, a spelling bee word feoffment, beehive roof discovery, 83rd birthday of a Masonic elder, Governor Coolidge on fishing and hunting, a mislaid lost letter, a lavish banquet in Boston, St Pauls Sunday School 1815 origin, large family birthday event, Tuberculosis Sunday observance, Park Street subway safety rails, green Boston lawns, Drum Major transfer in Eighth Regiment, Mrs Call of Bowdoinham birthday tribute.
A reader asks whether to forgive a young lover who chose another after a quarrel. The columnist urges forgiving and forgetting, noting youth impulsiveness and the value of tolerance in a long friendship that has lasted three years.
Paragraphs on fashion note a pretty woman in a white cloth dress trimmed with ermine looks fairy princess like. An all white ensemble uses bright shoes and a matching scarf. Cross and silver fox remain favored while white and gray fox appear. Full skirts stay short and capes pair with them. A black taffeta evening frock features a rose tulle bodice half hidden by black tulle. A gray cloth costume presents coordinated tones.
Chokers and collars from trachan and beaver furs appear with dulgola cords and tassels. Tulle and lace frocks feature sable or ermine edging. Tiny ball muffs with snaps contrast larger styles. The postilion hat remains the only style worn straight on the head this winter.
A Framingham reader thanks the Post for its Napoleon articles and pictures and looks forward to the upcoming Alexander the Great series. William D. McPherson signs the letter dated December 1.
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