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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription and advertising rates dated December 15 1906 with pricing for daily and Sunday editions. It includes terms about payment in advance and mailing details for Boston Massachusetts list and office contacts.
The Boston city committee favors a legislative investigation to expose graft while the mayor seeks a non-partisan commission. Both proposals aim to lift the lid on municipal affairs with strong attendance and paper-procurement powers, and the two sides could complement each other for clarity.
The House rejected raising pay from 5000 to 7500 for members and senators, a decisive vote. An equal vote approved increasing Vice President, Speaker, and Cabinet salaries to 12000 annually, with support for their higher pay while opposing broader increases for lawmakers. The piece denounces social exploitation and defends official pay.
The State Railroad Commission reports illuminating results from Newton tests on streetcar fenders. The article questions why Boston's fender, approved by the commission, was deemed inadequate as four children were killed during the experiments. It asserts some fenders truly protect pedestrians and urges the commission to publish its records and the forthcoming report.
Railway commissioners will outline the conditions and results of a practical inquiry and revise approvals to exclude contrivances that are cheap but useless. The outcome may involve raising tenders or abolishing them altogether.
The piece argues Roosevelt overstepped in enforcing standard orthography and notes the House unanimously directed ignoring his order. It contrasts flexible language with fixed rules and cites Roosevelt’s public capitulation and the value of wobbling official documents as curiosities.
Police Commissioner O Meara announces a determined effort to enforce sidewalk regulations during snow and ice. He criticizes past lax enforcement in residential areas and vows to summon owners who neglect their duties, restoring accountability for injuries.
The Boston Association of Retail Druggists denies opposing the federal pure food law. They met to understand the federal act taking effect Jan 1 and seek guidance to conform. They urged the Legislature not to enact a similar state law until the national law is judicially construed and refined.
Letter from Thomas P. Greene urges Boston transit officials to add a waiting room or shelter at Roxbury Crossing. He notes high passenger turnover and exposure to cold and rain, urging action to improve comfort for those awaiting cars at the point.
A quirky column muses on Martians signaling Earth over immigration and Peary, then pivots to a satirical recipe pie and gift suggestions. It playfully parodies advice sections with a Father Mother Sister Brother Baby theme and humorous, offbeat lines.
A reader asks if legal limits exist on doughnut hole size. The editor replies there are no laws governing hole size and warns that growing holes may make doughnuts vanish, leaving patrons with empty plates in quick service shops.
Letter from Troy resident urging a competing telephone company to enter the city to end a Hudson River monopoly. Describes monopoly harms, cites Commercial Telephone Company gaining customers after limited competition, and notes lower rates under competition. Requests a franchise with safeguards against resale to other lines.
A Roxbury letter asks the Boston Elevated Railroad to improve car frequency on the Grove Hall to Dudley Street line where riders endure 10 minute waits. The writer notes many Roxbury residents share the complaint and call for action.
Newspaper item collection surveys city life from Cambridge Lodge charity efforts to hospital social intrigue. Items include Park and Boylston subway door etiquette, Newton High School coasters, hatless fashion, Cambridge outing club plans, and local police patrol debates.
A circus performance ends with the elephant Bimbo attacking a clown during Mille Marie’s serpentine dance. The injured clown is hurled and hospitalized as romance unfolds between Jim and Marie amid a nurse and head surgeon’s wary watch. The head surgeon notes the patient’s nerve failure but hints at a fragile hope.
Dear Miss Champagne answers a 22 year old seeking marriage to a 40 year old businessman who is divorced, tobacco free, and offers a good home. The columnist notes age difference matters but encourages weighing love and respect over age, and concludes the man’s assets outweigh liabilities if he is truly suited.
A young woman, 19, asks whether to trust her steady boyfriend while at school after hearing he may have taken another girl to a dance. She wonders if she should confront him and invites him to defend himself, also suggesting mentioning other pleasant suitors at school.
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