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Boston Post Subscription Notice and Address Details
The Boston Post offers subscriptions with advance payment and automatic discontinuation after expiration. Readers in New York can obtain the paper at leading hotels or via mail. notify the editor if delivery is missed. B. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
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Status of the Gas Inquiry in Boston Hearings
Testimony and public critique press for lower gas rates and curbing over capitalization. Mayor Collins and Boston’s law department push for immediate gas price reduction and disallowing capitalization based on disputed expert valuation, while critics denounce inflated plant values and past earnings embedded in charges.
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Board of Gas and Electric Light Commissioners
Collins
Law Department
Boston
Gas Trust
Consolidated Company
Public Franchise League
Commonwealth
Public Service Corporation
Warren
Babson
Radical amendment urged for faulty consolidation act
The piece argues the consolidation act is flawed and irreparably mischievous. It credits the Post for noting only a radical legislative remedy can cure it and questions whether the 1903 act can be amended to protect public interests. With the Legislature meeting next week, this issue will be raised early.
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Warren
Pure Food Rules Tighten Meat and Groceries Standards
The Department of Agriculture issues new regulations defining stricter standards for meats wines milk and groceries to ensure purity in foods. Fresh meat must be freshly slaughtered and refrigerated, while salt pickled and smoked meats are labeled and preserved separately. Sausages and mixed meats must be pure and clearly labeled to reveal ingredients. Imports failing to meet standards will be barred, echoing recalls from the Spanish American War embers embalmment episode.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Nelson A. Miles
The International Policeman looming in Santo Domingo
The piece notes turmoil in Santo Domingo, recalling past U S marines, a fiscal agent in Puerto Plata, and Roosevelt's warning for decency. It cites Elihu Root’s speech on protecting southern states and the possible need for U S redress that could lead to occupation, with Congress due in about two months.
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Santo Domingo
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Puerto Plata
New York
Elihu Root
South
White House
Washington
Panama
The Human Machine Professor Atwater Sees Man Outrun Engines
Wesleyan University professor Atwater measured human muscle power by using a man confined in a closet to drive a bicycle wheel and dynamo. He found a man can outperform locomotive engines and even the best automobiles for the same fuel, as the human engine wastes less and maintains itself without external repair. The piece frames the human body as the pinnacle of applied knowledge through evolution, vastly older than the locomotive.
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Wesleyan University
Czarina Thanks Countess Cassini for Red Cross Gift
Czarina of Russia conveys personal thanks to Countess Cassini in Washington for a $9665 subscription to the Russian Red Cross. The gift supports relief efforts and reflects high level goodwill between Russia and the United States amid postwar aid.
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ST. Petersburg
Empresse of Russia
Cassini
Washington
Russian Red Cross
The Simple Life and the Strenuous Nation
After Christmas, Newton Newkirk riffs on Charles Wagener's The Simple Life, noting Roosevelt's endorsement but questioning how Americans can live simply amid high prices, hustle, and mass consumption. He observes a restless 20th century ethos and wonders the book's national impact.
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Charles Wagener
Roosevelt
New World
Perverted Proverbs and Sphinx Sayings Collage
A quirky column presents a collection of aphorisms with twists on familiar proverbs. The wry lines mix humor and caution about temper, vanity, appetite, and luck, reflecting playful misreadings and social commentary.
Santa Claus Endures as Giver of Christmas Joy
Not the intrinsic value but the spirit of giving shines as millions of children wake to bulging stockings. She gives slippers, he returns with a sealskin coat, while practical minds urge abolishing Santa. Yet the north pole figure stands pat as Christmas morning joy spreads.
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Pat
Physician's Xmas Gift to Surviving Patients
Glens Falls N Y December 26 Hach of over a thousand patients of Dr George W Little a homeopathic physician yesterday received a Christmas gift from the doctor in the form of a sterling silver spoon designed by him The handle bears a picture of the donor a lily and a pheasant and the inscription 46 years the period he has been in practice On the reverse are his autograph and pictures of his horse and sleigh and of himself bending over the bed of a patient with the inscription Dedicated to my patients who have survived my practice In the center of the bowl is a silver pellet of homeopathic size The unique spoon cost the doctor over 2000
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Glens Falls
N. Y
George W. Little
Malden Obituary: Mary E. Hillman Dies After Illness
Mary E. Hillman wife of Lt Charles H Hillman of Company B Eighth Regiment M V M and editorial staffer for the Boston Herald died at 97 Salem Street Malden after a long illness. Born Provincetown February 13 1854 she wed in Cambridge June 18 1884. The couple lived in Medford before moving to Malden. She leaves her husband daughter Flora M and her mother Mrs Margaret McKenzie.
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Mary E. Hillman
Charles H. Hillman
Company B
Eighth Regiment
Boston Herald
Salem Street
Provincetown
Cambridge
Hillman
Medford
Melrose Couple Wed at St Marys Rectory
Melrose on December 26 reports the marriage of Mrs Annie Farnum to Andrew E Swensson conducted by Rev Father F J Glynn at St Marys Rectory. The couple plans a brief wedding tour before settling in Melrose.
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Annie Farnum
St. Mary’s Rectory
Andrew FE. Swensson
F. J. Glynn
Busy Holiday for Roosevelt
Washington December 26 Christmas Monday was a holiday with government offices closed and private business largely suspended. President Roosevelt spent time in his office and met with Secretary Hay and Assistant Secretary Loomis while indicating forthcoming consular and diplomatic changes. Wynne visited with a departmental report to be sent to Congress. A walk with Senator Lodge followed a quiet Christmas dinner with the presidential family.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hay
Loomis
Wynne
Congress
Senator Lodge
Christmas Eve City Tales of Joy and Mischief
A Dorchester crowd enjoyed theaters as cold weather spurred crowds and Yuletide greetings. A newsboy and a stern gentleman, a Dorchester boy awaiting Santa, and a watchman’s charitable drive illustrate holiday cheer. Police calm a street duel and a winter tumble spree lightens Central Square with rubber boots for Officer Doherty.
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Santa Claus
Officer Doherty
Cambridge
Central Square
Eustace Reckoned With a Faulty Toy Reaction
A fragmentary note shows a tense scene where a childlike refrain suggests discomfort with a toy and a parent figure named Eustace, hinting at a domestic moment or cautionary tale about behavior and playthings.
Over the Back Fence Gritty Street Talk
Gritty local chatter recalls rough humor and talking dogs as neighbors joke about sounds heard beyond the fence. Sandy Pikes humorously blocks fear with bravado while neighbors tease and share streetwise banter from the block.
Mrs Henpecque Declares Sealskin Sack for Christmas
Dialogue shows Mrs. Henpecque refusing to keep cool without a sealskin sack this Christmas while urging Mr. Henpecque to remain calm. The exchange captures domestic banter and holiday shopping sentiment.
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Mr. Henpecque
Brindle Bull Calf Feeds Job Seekers in Weanin Time
An applicant describes feeding a brindle bull calf during its weaning, expressing willingness to take any job in the feeding line. The exchange highlights practical work at hand and a readiness to work in agricultural settings.
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Waal
Jinks Defends Man Accused of Forging Notes
Jinks questions the appearance of a man charged with forging notes while Binks notes the man performs the anvil chorus in Robin Hood every night, implying a complex public persona.
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Binks
Office Boy Refuses Message From De Monde For Party Visit
In a brief, stylized dialogue a secretary reports to Mr De Monde that a female party outside wishes to see him. He replies he has nothing to say, and the office boy reiterates there is no chance for an audience.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a four year romance
A 20 year old woman asks how to handle a long friendship with a 23 year old man who faded after promising calls. She has written twice with no reply and wonders if she should seek an explanation or move on. The writer urges patience and direct communication to clarify his intent.
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Miss Champagne
Ang Or
Talks by Mildred Rampage Dear Miss Champagne
A 23 year old man seeks advice about a romance blocked by a young woman’s parents who forbade her seeing him after he gave a gift. The columnist suggests the girl may share her parents’ resentment or lack of affection, and that she would find a way if she cared.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Hopeful on Self Respect in Boyfriends
A reader asks if leaving a disrespectful young man at seventeen was right and whether his love exists. The adviser replies that objectionable language shows a lack of respect, and without respect there can be no love. She urges self-respect and avoiding friendships with men who mistreat or degrade a girl.
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Miss Champagne
Advice to a jilted suitor on winning a fickle heart
A young man asks Miss Champagne for guidance after being dumped by a woman two years younger. The response suggests withdrawing attentions, ignoring her, and letting jealousy drive her to prove her affection, noting it may work with naive twenty year olds.
Debutante Eleanor Tileston to head Dedham ball season
Society notes report Mrs. Arthur Foote hosting a 16 cover dinner before a January small ball for her debutante niece Eleanor B Tileston, daughter of Mrs. John Tileston of Marlboro Street, with plans for an elaborate buffet. Other society updates include travels, lectures, and engagements among Boston area families.
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Dedham
Eleanor B. Tileston
John B. Tileston
Marlboro Street
Edward Sawyer Batchelder
the Vendome
Washington
Europe
John L. Bates
Wiliam Lawrence
George A. Alden
Commonwealth Avenue
New York
Edwin Alden
Charles L. Holbrook
Joseph Balch
Balch
Abby Copeland
Jane Byron Johnston
Laurel in-the-Pines
Lakewood
New York City
Charles H. Greenleaf
Greenleaf
Belfast
Maine
Smallpox Hoax on City Train Ends in Police Visit
Edith B. Fessenden recounts Harry West's prank aboard a crowded city train. He claimed to fear smallpox after betting a seat, provoking a chase that landed him at the asylum, then released once his trouble was explained to his astonished family at supper.
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Yiddish Orator at Tifereth Association Revival
The Tifereth Jacob Association of East Boston held a revival meeting at Pythian Hall. Abraham Alpert spoke on Americanism and Judaism. Officers were elected: S. Wallerstein president, L. Bertman vice president, L. Sunderland and A. Aronson secretaries, David Cohen treasurer, S. Cohen sergeant at arms, H. Kaplan guard. The group is East Boston’s largest Hebrew organization.
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Pythian Hall
Abraham Alpert
S. Wallerstein
L. Bertman
L. Sunderland
A. Aronson
David Cohen
S. Cohen
H. Kaplan
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