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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
8
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A pending presidential message from Taft is expected to address amendments to the interstate commerce and Sherman anti trust statutes. Observers anticipate a firmer stance against trusts and illegal railroad practices and potential tightening of enforcement.
Harvard preserves its elective system but imposes a logical plan for all courses. Students may choose, yet must follow a defined path, ending with integrated knowledge rather than scattered bits. The idle student loses ease but gains value and usefulness.
The piece argues President Taft should back a bill to ban futures trading on wheat corn and cotton. It notes a planned conference with Attorney General Wickersham and lawmakers to craft a constitutional plan. It portrays futures gamblers as harmful to producers and consumers and a threat to public order.
Chairman Ellis of the School Board proposes a short one year commercial course for advanced pupils. The aim is to provide better bookkeepers and stenographers within public schools so graduates can enter office work and reach self support, on par with private schools.
One year ago yesterday a terrible earthquake devastated Reggio and Messina in southern Italy. The disaster killed thousands and destroyed cities, prompting a global outpouring of humanitarian aid and sympathy from many nations.
Italy marks a sad anniversary with solemn memorial services and a Naval League tribute to U S, England, Russia, Spain, Germany and France. Bronze plates are presented to consuls in gratitude for aid during calamity, reflecting brotherhood of man.
In a University Club of New York speech the chief forester denounces gifts of public property to private interests. He condemns selling water ways, vast land grabs, coal lands in Alaska, forest reserves, and general resource robbery, urging a reset to serve the people.
The article explains stage two of nominations for mayor, school board, and council. It notes four mayoral candidates remain, two for the school board, and about twenty for the council. It emphasizes individual merit over party ties and allows write-in candidates, viewing public opinion as the ultimate guiding force.
The piece urges stronger sea defenses after a severe winter and blizzard. It notes coastal damage from Massachusetts shorelines and calls for reinforced sea walls piers and breakwaters citing Galveston as a northern example to follow. It stresses the coast as a public natural asset needing protection.
Robert Bacon arrived in Paris to assume the post as American ambassador to France succeeding Henry White. He traveled with Mrs. Bacon and his son and daughter.
The Sunday Post showcases color reproductions of five George Romney paintings. The feature highlights Romney's portraits and the artistry of his period, inviting readers to view the artist's works reproduced in color next Sunday.
GAROL VOX advises Charlotte against worrying about future troubles. The message urges living in the present, avoiding chronic worry, and cutting out the habit of imagining problems. It condemns perpetual trouble hunting and promotes focusing on joy and positive thoughts.
A compact aphorism from a Little Memoirs column urges choosing small mischief over conforming to the routine, hinting at a rural, folksy voice and a recurring theme of caution and wit.
The piece compares a three legged bulldog in Boston to Lancaster’s own three legged dog Peter Pan from Bemis Crawford Notch. Peter Pan lost a fore leg after a train accident and, under Veterinary Surgeon Fling, remains robust and active covering more ground than many four leggers.
A Post promotion offers a $100 gold prize to twenty Greater Boston schoolchildren whose photos will be printed in the newspaper the following Sunday.
A roundup of small town items includes shelves of kindness as birds survive on food, a theatre scare finds Miss Thompson, and a rescued umbrella near Chelsea. Horticulture lectures begin at 11 am, a newsboy nets a $2.50 gold piece, and church dedication is postponed.
A reader asks how to handle a year and a half romance after being rejected for a dance. The columnist advises not to write again, hide feelings, and avoid proving dependence to prevent the other from pressing for attention.
A reader asks Miss Champagne for help after a fall on skates leads to romantic longing. The columnist cautions that real life romances rarely follow novels, notes uncertainty in whether the gallant suitor will call, and urges the woman to let him make the first move while concealing her feelings.
In a barn at dawn a dying man begs doctors and money to live while his son confronts him with a grim choice. The doctor reveals he did all he could and that true justice lay in the son’s mercy rather than the elder’s wealth. The ending urges care for the dying man who values life over money.
A tease notes upcoming ideas in artistic furniture and house decorations featured in the next Post edition.
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