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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1906
Page
6
Boston Post Publishing Co delivers the December 18 1906 daily issue from 260 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. The paper issue number 64 of volume 185 presents current news and notices from the city and region.
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The piece argues Roosevelt, when emotionally reacting to Bellamy Storer, writes in the common American vernacular, challenging his official stance favoring Artemus Ward style. It cites natural speech under constraint and notes even Washington swore, implying authenticity in spontaneous language.
The article condemns the free distribution of seeds to Congress members, tracing its origin to the Agricultural Department and now under debate in the House committee on agriculture. It argues the practice is absurd, costly, and unwanted by farmers, horticultural societies, and agricultural colleges, offering no public benefit.
The sugar trust faces a $150,000 fine in the U S Circuit Court in New York for rebating sugar shipments. Added to an earlier $18,000 fine, total penalties reach $168,000 for offenses that netted $70,000 in rebates. The piece weighs the impact on legitimate business.
The article argues rebates give a monopoly edge to trusts and shield profits. It notes $312,000 in sugar rebate fines in New York under Justice Holt, with the New York Central and its traffic manager facing $132,000 combined. It suggests enforcing penalties on all parties could curb trust lawbreaking.
The piece traces the Smoot matter as a Senate struggle over his Utah seating tied to the Mormon hierarchy and past political deals. It notes Senator Burrows’s stance on accountability and frames the issue as conflict between federal authority and church influence rather than Smoot’s private conduct.
John M c Perkins 70 of Arlington VWeights wins permission from Judge Hale to continue his patent suit after two decades of court delays. One defendant is dead and Perkins has retired from law practice yet maintains patience for a verdict while noting the slow grind of U S courts.
Representative-elect Jimmy Powers pledges a bill in the next Legislature to tax bachelors in the Commonwealth to force matrimony. He argues the tax would pressure men to marry, and suggests taxing bachelor girls too to curb delaying marriages and involve clergymen in the ensuing debate.
A column covers theater figures like Francis J. Ferguson and a Boston Lodge election, Charlestown firemen’s ball, local basketball hopes, and new classes at Columbia Road gym. It notes a Tucker murder trial photo, an unusual Mongolian cock pheasant, and community notes on coffee wagons, Harvard ambitions, street cleaning, and a Dorchester Catholic Club move.
A proposal suggests Harvard College seize Soldiers Field Stadium from the Athletic Association to create a free athletic field. The piece argues that modern college sports rely on spectators and profits, with tickets and street hawkers funding ventures. Reformers must decide if voluntary contributions can replace paid access.
A brief note extols Christmas spirit as a delightful gift for a husband. It highlights its value as a handy household item to have in case of emergencies and to lift spirits during tough times.
A reader recounts a two ton coal mixup with a local dealer and seeks redress while another correspondent skewers a misspelled name in a witty exchange. The column showcases consumer complaints and light correspondence from Everett Massachusetts.
Observant Citizen from Dec 11 1906 notes a Brookline to Boston fare incident. A foreign rider paid a 10 cent fare and asked for a South Boston transfer, but the conductor refused, saying transfers must be requested at payment. The letter urges clearer street-name announcements and proper rule enforcement.
Governor Guild presided over the executive council session and announced his wife had passed a good night, saying she was improving after a difficult period. The update came as he opened yesterday's council meeting with mentions of her health.
Poem prose fragment recounting shared summers and intimate moments. Mentions Buttercups and misty moon above a wood. Credits Brian Hooker in Broadway Magazine, with lines about joy, pain, and enduring affection between two lovers.
The Parker Brothers published card game Quien Sabe excites Boston society with rapid play and high stakes. Up to eight players lay down face down cards, calling up to reveal the highest capture. Priced at fifty cents, it follows Pit and Black in popularity with wide European sales.
The sheriff recalls a 30 year career starting at 29 and the capture of the "gentle man bandit" Dick Roberts. After Roberts escaped prison by chloroforming guards, a night chase led to a white clad figure who pleaded not to shoot a frightened woman found on the trail.
Holiday home gifts from inexpensive to costly china glass and lamps. Early buyers secure best choice and comfort when selecting. Inspection invited by Jones McDuffee Stratton Co at 33 Franklin St Cor Hawley near Washington and Summer.
A translated Italian humor feature presents two anecdotes. An avaricious man plans to bequeath his fortune to a rich nephew deemed a fool, provoking a paradoxical will. A prospective tenant is refused an apartment because she has children, despite their being grown, under a rigid rule.
In a light exchange a daughter notes her husband wants to join the Gymnastic Society to grow strong. The mother responds that it will not greatly help him, adding that they will exercise together during his absence.
A pithy line from Il Mondo Amoristico urges a person to approach a creditor with the claim of coming to pay the bill as a means to evoke a model of deep astonishment. The quip blends irony with social commentary on debts and payment.
An elderly man, newly made mayor of a small village, gathers villagers to express gratitude for the honor. He begins with a boast about placing his white hairs over their heads, a line noted for its humorous tone.
A sheriff recalls a mountain pursuit ending with the arrest of a prisoner who used disguises to elude capture. The fugitive, later revealed as Mrs. Hartnet's brother, dies after a dramatic confrontation involving chloroform and a hidden cavity in a ring.
An anecdote from Il Diavolo Rosa features a countryman greeting a peasant woman leading a donkey. He calls her “mother of the donkeys,” and she responds instantly with affection calling him “my most beloved son.”
A doctor prescribes a week of whispered speech for the wife as the husband muses about the illness becoming chronic in the tale from Diavole Roca.
A fragment from Motto per Ridere features a jokey exchange about Rachel’s age with phrases noting she conceals it and refuses to show it. The playful snippet centers on age ambiguity and comic restraint.
A fragment recalls a quarrel about suspected infidelity and a strained marriage scene. The text includes a quip about a “letter-car rier” and a character named Diavolo Rosa, hinting at a melodramatic or satirical piece from a historical source.
A young woman asks how to know if she truly loves her fiancé after 212 years and a seven year age gap. The adviser counsels gratitude for steadiness, warns against exotic tales, and endorses the steady domestic love over dramatic romance.
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