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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1911
Page
10
Daily Post publication details including subscription rates and offices. Lists pricing for PDAILY and THE SUNDAY POST, notes Canada shipping, payment instructions, and contact numbers for editorial and business offices in Boston.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co proclaims the Boston Post possesses the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world. The boast highlights the paper's capacity and industrial scale in printing.
An old census note asks who benefits from higher farm chicken prices despite a 20 percent rise in supply since 1900 and a 75 percent price increase over the last decade. It questions if greater supply automatically harms the consumer’s finances.
The Boston elementary teachers will see a $48 annual stipend increase as part of the new year budget. The raise, costing the city $145,792, rewards the hard working women who oversee the education of the next generation, following last summer's legislative effort.
The piece argues newspapers may limit trial reporting in Massachusetts. It defends not printing "sickening" or "revolting" details and says papers choosing briefer coverage have a right, while those expanding coverage may do so. It asserts no local paper will print lurid specifics.
Community members urged to support Franklin Square House in its drive to raise 24000 to clear debts. The home provides affordable lodging and meals to working and student girls, fostering independence and character without charity stigma.
A Progressive Republican Senator Kenyon of Iowa proposes ending free personal services for senators, including baths shaves haircuts massage and lemonade. The bill now sits in committee and raises concerns about an unshaven unbathed unmanicured Senate and whether members will pay for grooming to serve the republic.
The article reports on a Progressive Republican reform proposal in the Senate arguing that ending free baths shaves and hair-trims could save $20,000. Senator Kenyon questions whether such cuts are necessary to promote cleanliness and good looks among senators.
A Park Street subway platform tragedy shows the danger of swaying crowds en route to outward loop cars. The Post urges railing protection and better safety measures to prevent future panics and deadly accidents during the evening rush.
Governor Foss appoints a 15 member board for the Massachusetts Employees Insurance Association. The group includes leaders from diverse industries across the state and will set premiums and assessments as the workers compensation plan takes effect July 1 next year. The board’s work underpins the program’s success and its national leadership status.
The piece notes that Congress may summon Tariff Board members to trace how they obtained wool and woolen cost figures. It cites rumors that manufacturers supplied much of the information and that experts may have relied on cost blanks filled out by mills and woolmen. It argues the board must remove any doubts on a matter vital to the public.
The San Francisco Argonaut reports a dinner honoring Oscar Straus for decades of public service. Theodore Roosevelt spoke of Straus's fitness beyond religion or status, emphasizing he was chosen for the job because he was the best person for the office. Jacob Schiff also spoke, noting his long acquaintance with Straus and the esteem in which he is held.
Captain Hugh Rodman departed Mare Island navy yard today to command the flagship Connecticut of the Atlantic fleet as he moves from California to the eastern station.
A narrator mocks a fur cat ranch scheme proposing 100000 cats, skins priced at 10 to 75 cents, claiming $10,000 daily gross and $9800 net. He recalls losing money on Square Egg and Post Hole ventures, jokes about cats eating rats and vice versa, questions feasibility, and ends with a quip about losing a friend. The piece satirizes penny stock style pitches.
A critical reading of Martin Chuzzlewit centers on Seth Pecksniff the hypocritical pillar of society who multi plots and moralizes for his daughters Charity and Mercy. The piece notes Pecksniff’s manipulation of Tom Pinch and the novel’s strength in character over plot, including Pecksniff’s downfall and the eventual fates of Tom Pinch and Mary Graham.
The item references a period style stage or literary feature titled Tomorrow's Dickens' Picture Mr Minns and His Cousin from Sketches by Boz. A dismissive exchange between Mr Jones and a suitor appears, noting social norms and etiquette with a brief humorous touch.
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