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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Post issue dated December 27 1909 lists notices and briefs from Boston Massachusetts and surrounding areas as part of its daily publication at 259 Washington Street.
Daily one year subscription costs 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.15 and one month 0.25. Editorial rooms in main Nos 1004 1005 7008 and Sunday Editor Sporting Editor No 1539. Business Office Nos 1383 1384. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier.
A court opinion applauds Judge Lowell for opposing a Department of Commerce and Labor ruling that Armenians Syrians and other Eastern people cannot be naturalized as citizens calling the decree superficial and noting such nationalities are desirable American citizens. The Circuit Court decision is urged as a model for federal officials.
The piece reflects on seasonal charity in Boston and other cities where many were fed and gifted. It contrasts festive benevolence with ongoing poverty and hunger, urging a perpetual season of good deeds and Santa Claus as a symbol of enduring charity.
The piece questions pushing a national petition to Congress for women’s suffrage. It argues voting rights lie in state law and that Congress cannot remove the word male from the Constitution, noting any amendment would require state action and that federal action may squander suffragists’ efforts in Washington.
Washington reports the life saving service saved 1376 lives and 72 ships in the past year with 30 lives lost. Beyond ships, 100 people were rescued from shore hazards including bathers entangled on breakwaters and swimmers swept from piers.
The passage extols a group aiding at forests, beaches and fires along the Atlantic Gulf and lakes, from Louisville to Nome, Alaska. It emphasizes their protective role and questions why Congress withholds full pension benefits for its members, calling their work worthy.
From the far Southwest a Christmas blizzard swept the land with chaos in Boston and New England. It halted telephone telegraph railroad and trolley services, caused fires in Salem and Pittsfield, and brought loss of life and significant property damage, especially at the Chelsea dyke breach.
The Postmaster-General details why the postal service income fell short by about 17.5 million dollars, blaming second class mail subsidies and rural delivery expansion. He urges postage-rate reform while noting overpayments to railroads. Rural delivery links farms to towns and supports roads and agriculture, covering itself through mail circulation.
Washington reports a federal grand jury has indicted an American Sugar Refining official for involvement in New York Custom House frauds. The unnamed official is described as higher than Gerbracht, with future appeals looming over the statute of limitations. The court session next month will decide restitution and punishment, and obstacles are expected as the fight to bring those responsible to justice continues.
Smithkins quips that a woman's work is never done. Mrs Smithkins replies with a sharp retort as he dodges a pie thrown at him, escaping through the door to avoid further embarrassment at the dinner table.
A man boasts his wife is extraordinary, claiming she can put on a glean pillow case without holding the pillow’s top dye between her teeth. The exchange highlights playful domestic humor about tasks usually seen as simple yet impressive.
A quirky verse recounts Clarence Mahoney O Toole delivering a bold punch with a keg of powder, stepping from an alley and preparing to return when weather cools. The fragment hints at a staged duel scene with rustic slang and a comical tone.
Newt-I requests a personal portrait. Newton Newkirk replies with a humorous self description. He insists readers can recognize him by hair, eyes, mouth, nose, chin and feet and hints at detailing his working methods tomorrow.
A readable fragment presents an old memo style motto advising caution in uncertain actions. The brief mentions a repeated phrase about delaying decision when in doubt, echoing practical guidance typical of household or shop life.
A coroner’s jury blamed an old gentleman for an act endangering a baby but freed him as justifiable homicide. The quip references an opnotes habit and a cryptic exchange about an overcoat and a baby.
During Christmas Eve in Beacon Hill and nearby streets, residents heard a charming phonograph chime and watched carols, with crowds gathering to listen. The piece recounts other city vignettes including a telescope spectator, a subway guard’s quips about the smoking car, the Edison star Venus mixup, a large doll carriage left on a Malden car, and a Conservatory of Music ticketing scheme.
A comic exchange features an industrious housewife scoffing at opportunities and Sandy Pikes lamenting a decade of trying for an open-work job in a drug store. The punchline reveals the odd task of cutting holes in porous plasters.
A stranger observes children at a playground where boys and girls play separately. The boy explains they are acting out suffragette roles and pretend to be policemen, suggesting heightened gender separation in play.
A man watches a goose that lays a golden egg and hatches a plan to kill the goose for all its eggs to buy a car. The tale mocks greed and the folly of valuing riches above life.
Mrs Flubb expresses sympathy for Eskimos remarking on their loneliness in a semi civilized state. Mr Flubb quips they lack social circles while noting the Arce tie circle provides one.
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