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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, rates for Canada, and billing notes. Editor E A Grozier and publisher details are provided along with postal and delivery instructions.
The Boston Work-Horse Parade Association appeals for funds to continue its year round programs offering instruction, care, humane treatment, and material aid to work horses. It leads the field in the United States and has inspired similar groups in New York and other cities.
Standard Oil attorneys file in the Supreme Court a response to the government petition seeking review of Judge Landis ruling fining Rockefeller interests 29 240 000 dollars for long illegal practices. The brief argues the fine violates the US Constitution as excessive and reflects judicial discretion for which the advisers invoke Magna Charta references.
The Senate committee names the Crumpacker census bill as received from the House and schedules it for action after recess. Critics call the measure a spoils system wrapper that blocks merit-based appointments and limits entrants to candidates nominated by lawmakers. They urge a clear civil service rule or a Roosevelt veto.
The article notes that in 1907 only a fraction of eligible women voted in towns like Haverhill and Lynn. It argues suffragists should convert women first, citing low turnout and widespread apathy among potential female voters ahead of legislative consideration.
The House adjourns to January 4 easing the executive legislative clash over secret service inquiries. Congress plans no action until the President replies, as sentiment favors calm during Christmas while committees return home to the holidays.
The 1902 Boston work horse parade inspired similar events in New York Philadelphia and other cities including New Orleans Columbus Los Angeles and Toronto. The Boston parade offers lectures and a horse welfare mission with a small but vital funding need of 5000 to cover expanding activities. Contributions go to Joshua Atwood Henry C. Merwin or Lewis A. Armistead at listed addresses.
A narrator tours a Boston taxidermist shop during a slow season. He notes shabby specimens with jokes about Christmas gifts, the fragile prices, and the owner’s wary demeanor as the narrator questions stuffing methods and the economics of taxidermy.
Dr Francis D Donoghue responds to a Dec 19 Boston report claiming a London news item describes appendicocotomy or Weir's operation. The letter traces the procedure to Weir in 1902 and cites Keetley in 1905 and Bennett in 1996 as sources familiar to surgeons in the United States and England.
A lament over deforestation where once bold hills and pines stood. The poem condemns reckless lumbering that leaves miles of stumps, dying limbs, and floods threatening bays. VOX HOMINIS.
The article contrasts militant suffragists with purposeful suffragists, praising dignified tactics. It notes Haverhill’s December 8 school committee vote under a new charter, highlighting turnout: 7499 of 8212 men and 198 of 444 women who registered cast ballots. The piece emphasizes the impact of organized effort and the potential for broader female participation.
Letter to the editor praises a proposed highway auto injury law. The writer urges passage of drastic measures including 300 day takings and holding, and imprisonment for reckless driving to curb deaths on Boston city streets and statewide.
A short ad or caption urges readers to donate to the Salvation Army box, saying giving increases happiness for oneself and another. It frames giving as a measure of joy and social virtue in a brief, world-weary tone.
A reflective poem recalls youthful romance and aging. The speaker admits fading romantic feeling after twenty years, noting memory and changed circumstances while preserving affection for the beloved. The piece blends humor and sentiment in a dated newspaper voice.
A digest of reader notes covers peeling paint on tunnel pillars near rail tracks, street slop sledding near Vine and Dudley streets, temporary British consul activity, rivet work at Dudley Street elevated station, and safety tips for icy streets. Also reports on hat pins injuring a rider, the Perkins Institution relocation, a Saint Louis pastor’s dating advice, a Somerville fire box mixup, and civic duties like clearing sidewalks.
A compact home recipe blends macaroni with salt pork and onions browned in a pan, then enriched by half a can of tomatoes, curry, sugar, salt, and pepper. Simmer the sauce with the cooked pasta, finish with a splash of water if dry, and serve. 53 Mall street West Lynn B.G. Mash is also noted with croquette steps involving baked beans and cream.
On the street this morning Jagreen reported a confrontation with Borrows. Bilbrown recalls Borrows striking at Jagreen but denies physical contact occurred.
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