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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1907
Page
6
Boston newspaper entry for December 380 1907 notes edition details and office address at 259 Washington Street.
Daily One year eight dollars. Six months twelve dollars. One month twenty five cents. Sunday Post One year two dollars fifty cents. Six months dollar twelve. Three months sixty cents.
The notice states increased Dominion of Canada postal rates causing new prices for Daily Post at 50c per month, 6 months at $3, year $6, and Sunday Post at 9c per copy. It notes Second Class matter in Boston and warns senders to avoid cash, with payments made to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Subscriptions must be paid in advance or be discontinued on expiration. If the Post is unobtainable from your newsdealer or newsstand, notify us at once by mail. F. A. Grozier is editor and publisher.
The Duma voted 7,500,000 for relief of Russian famine sufferers with a possible future appropriation. The author notes global harvest shortages compared to the recent strong yields at home and cites Russia and China's sufferings as partly due to neglected modernization of farming methods.
Governors including Rhode Island’s Higgins push for banking reform amid nationwide debate. The article argues for higher bank reserves as the core requirement of sound banking, criticizing past cycles of risk and hoarding and calling for generous liquidity during periods of shaken confidence.
The cable reveals distress in Ireland worsened by U S financial troubles as remittances shrink outside Boston and surrounding areas, showing how interconnected the world has become. European nations also face strain from returning workers and scarce jobs, indicating shared peril across borders.
A reporter notes a London Journal claim linking lies to indigestion, but argues morality ties to nutrition. A New York doctor fed ten reform school children scientifically and saw rapid moral and mental improvement, suggesting stomach health underpins discipline. An empty stomach blocks learning and behavior.
The text argues that chronic underfeeding and unsanitary living conditions harm both body and mind, making a child restless and impulsive and affecting future moral and intellectual development. Proper nutrition strengthens behavior and the mind, echoing the proverb that a sound mind requires a sound body.
A Boston Post letter suggests moving some art exhibitions beyond the Back Bay to North End West End Charlestown and East Boston using fireproof school buildings for free, periodic shows. The idea aims to broaden access, mirror Public Library outreach, and involve the school committee in approving popular exhibitions.
Editorial column by Newton Newkirk remarks that many who "cast their bread upon the waters" expect instant returns with benefits like butter and molasses, warning against such unrealistic hopes and urging prudent investment of goodwill.
Reverend G Long of Malden Mass explains the pollywog naming scheme. He recounts a committee's decision to call female forms Polly and male forms W O G shortened to Wog and Pollywog. He mocks readers for misreading the science and hints at urging better intellectual inquiry.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company will abolish all discounts and favoritism in charges starting New Year. The move follows the Post telephone petition before the Highway Commission and aims to remove abuses such as subscriber discounts and political franks to lower rates for the public.
Incoming General Assembly members organize the Hook Club a bid to provide weekly theatrical parties. Leaders Representatives James Powers and Thomas J Fay plan trips to the Columbian Theatre for performances while lawmakers from all wards may join. Hook nights ban legislative talk under penalty of forfeiture of membership.
A Lakeport New Hampshire reader questions a puzzle about the polly wog tail as the missing link and asks if the first mouse through a hole is the one with the shortest tail. The letter signs as Granite State and seeks a just solution.
A reader from Cambridge weighs in on pollywogs noting a pollywog length of 37-8 inches with a 26-8 inch polly portion and an 11-8 inch wog tail. He explains the tail develops without removing any name part, causing a loss of 1 1-8 inches.
Polly A. Wog of Grafton Centre, New Hampshire, explains a playful theory of pollywogs changing into frogs. She describes the stages of dropping letters and recombining to form frog, inviting readers to ponder the quirky wordplay.
A debtor’s funds run low after a creditor presents a $1000 promissory note. With only $200 on hand, the borrower faces a sharp shortfall and mounting pressure to resolve the debt.
Hon. Joseph H. O'Neill, president of the Central Trust Company, spoke at the Columbus Club in Dorchester on banks history and early English banking. He said the worst of the recent panic is past and Americans can expect prosperity as banks are on a firm basis. The Columbus Glee Club sung after the address.
Miss Wanda Wardell daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Wardell held a red spread party at 38 Waverly Street Roxbury with attendance including Miss Eleanor Hibbard and numerous local figures. The piece also notes an Italian influx to Copley Square and various social happenings around the city.
A reader asks if a fiancés reduced contact and delayed evenings imply waning affection or saving money. The adviser urges open conversation on finances and feelings, noting long distance can dull sentiment and suggesting a dissolution if trust and love fail.
A spirited Democratic contest for the Cambridge Board of Aldermen presidency influences the 1909 mayoral race. Top candidates include Aldermen J Edward Barry, Frederick Dietrich, and Henry James, with each seeking cross party backing from nonpartisans. Barry is favored to win as he has long served in city government, while James mounts a strong challenge and Dietrich pursues potential support from ex Alderman Flynn who argues the nomination rests on past service.
A young man asks if it is fair to marry into a family after his fur lined coat goes missing during a visit. The correspondent contemplates accusing the girl's father or brother, while the advisor urges restraint, comforting the girl, and solving the case quietly before any confrontation.
Henry Freling, representing boards of trade from several Maine towns, travels from Laredo Texas to ship the first carload of buzzards to Maine. He says the state has lacked scavengers and plans to restock with these birds despite prior shortages.
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