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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post lists circulation rates for daily and Sunday editions, notes Canadian pricing, and provides publication office and contact details. It includes payment instructions, subscription terms, and editor publisher information.
The Charles River basin has claimed two skater lives and risks more. Danger arises from the broken channel inflow from Stony Brook and unsafe spots near piers and embankments. Authorities warn with signs and lanterns, but individuals must act as their own life-savers.
Brookline writer lauds Henry Cabot Lodge for voting to lower duties on copperas quebracho catch and ultramarine while noting his general alignment with Aldrich on 102 votes. He praises Lodge for resisting free cattle meats and other reliefs, and calls for fair credit for his tariff choices.
The government withdraws its suit to dissolve the National Packing Company to avoid delaying criminal cases. A U S attorney says this clarifies that criminal trials will be vigorously pursued without equity interference. The six major packers reportedly handle $945 million yearly in business with $25 million in corporate gains. Armour Company is noted for sizable dividends and a large surplus amid vast expenditures as the trust expands.
The tariff grants a monopoly in the home market allowing the meat industry to charge excessive prices, burdening the public with higher costs for food.
Readers clash with the Boston Art Commission over excluding a portrait of Julia Ward Howe from Faneuil Hall. Advocates argue Howe's liberty and abolitionist legacy deserve a place among other civic pioneers. critics call it a memorial placement issue. The piece urges reconsideration and public protest to honor Howe’s contributions.
A mosaic of old column bits includes Newton Newkirk diary style notes on a missing word contest with $1 per guess and prize sharing, plus Bingville Bugle ads about cats and a humorous reply from Bud Jenkins. It ends with Polly Tucker and a playful romance tease from Bingville.
The Northern Bank of New York with deposits over eight million dollars collapsed as its president fled to a sanitarium amid alleged paranoia. The case centers on an interim check system and a new form of bank kiting used to aid his stock interests. Morse, jailed for similar schemes, underscores calls for a law banning bank presidents from owning other company stock to curb such practices.
The Washington semi-official view says Taft will run in 1912 with strong backing as incumbent. While he remains Republican leader, public will judge by merit, and voters may reject a repeated White House term. Taft is seen as the practical nominee unless a cataclysm changes politics.
Sir Gilbert Parker formerly governor of Barbadoes visited Governor Draper at the State House in Boston with his wife. He said the call was purely social and he plans to visit the West Indies soon. Barbadoes is noted as a principal British possession and bishop see in that region.
Alpha Tau Omega fraternity opens its twenty second biennial convention in Atlanta Georgia and will run for four days starting today December 28 with delegates and members in attendance.
A correspondent named Twisted asks if two pairs of suspenders are a luxury or a necessity. The essay presents a rich man’s cost-conscious stance, arguing one pair suffices, while imagining the perceived luxury of owning an extra set if wealth allowed.
The Boston Post concludes SAILING OF THE MAYFLOWER with a dramatic voyage departure. The Master watches tide and weather as Pilgrims leave Plymouth behind. Elder Alden prays ashore while waves mourn, and an Indian silhouette fades from view. Book VI PRISCILLA follows tomorrow.
The fact remains that with only one pair of suspenders he has kept the esteem of his neighbors and the respect of the society in which he moves.
Christmas honors for Edward E. Martin who guards the Majestic Theatre stage door as friends present a fur coat and cap. Other items include Captain Stefens testing animal speech with a Calcutta terrier, a sea hall skirt dance for sailors and locals, and Christmas notes on Congresswoman Mrs Joseph F. OConnell at sea. Patrolmen Mercer and Bartlett praised skaters on the Charles River Basin, while Bowdoin square jokers and a Glimpse of Harold Stetson in Bangor are noted along with a Melrose car glove sewing scene and rising smoking among Boston Elevated youths.
A satirical piece by Walt Mason from 1910 reflects on Battling Nelson leaving his boxing career to chase other pursuits. The writing laments forsaking one’s trade while praising Nelson’s past bravado and the era’s sporting personalities and public life.
A short verse by John N. Swift from Provincetown praising The Post. It recalls the penny paper's growth through boyhood financial lows to prosperity and victory, ending with a toast to the Post and success in New England.
A method to cook beef round with salt pepper and twine, browning with onions, then simmering in water to create a rich gravy. Included are recipe snippets for a lemon sponge cake, a rich pie crust, and a nourishing boiled chicken broth with bones broken for extended simmering.
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