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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1912
Page
10
Daily publication entry from December 1912 issued by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. No. 51 Vol. 816.
The notice lists Dairy One year 98.00 six months 1.50 eight months 75c one month 25 cents The Sunday Post annual 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 75c two months 60c one month 80c plus per copy postage rates Canada 12c foreign 16c daily or Sunday 1c for Boston district postage. Payments via checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Editorial and business office lines list telephone numbers and staff at 1004 1005 7008 1272 Main. A notice urges prepaid subscriptions and discontinuation for nonpayment and asks readers to notify the Post if unavailable, signed E A Grozier as editor and publisher.
The Boston Post notes the firm boasts the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world, as stated by Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. The claim underscores scale and industrial reach in American journalism.
A Halifax West Monponset pond dispute sees Boston hunters seeking an injunction against a rival whose noises scare wild ducks and geese from a shooting stand. The case prompts amusement over its odd legal quirks and the ducks edging toward safety.
Colorado and neighboring states push a national highway east to west for private cars. Denver Chamber of Commerce backs the Midland Trail through Colorado and Utah with pledges from a liberal highway fund. Location and selection of the trail are the urgent tasks ahead, likened to the transcontinental railway era.
The Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid Society is praised for encouraging immigrants to take up farming. Current stats show 18,590 Jews farm across about 500,000 acres, with about a third in New York. It argues farm yields and urban crowding push migration to the country.
Counsel for several New York milliners raided over wild bird wings and breasts announce plans to challenge the state plumage law as unconstitutional and take the case to the federal Supreme Court if needed. The law bans sale of plumage and bodies of native birds and related species, with limited exceptions, and aims to protect birds and ecosystems. Public sentiment, not just courts, is urged to support the birds.
After orders to deport Edouard Mylius for moral turpitude the same authority seems likely to admit Cipriano Castro. Mylius faced jail for publishing gossip about King George before he became king while Castro’s dictatorship in Venezuela is openly notorious. The piece argues both men should be unwelcome immigrants and questions Washington’s inconsistent policy.
A cautious judge notes the difficulty of persuading women about the harms of slaughter, yet expresses optimism for a future where attitudes shift. The remark hints at social reform efforts and emerging awareness that change is possible despite current resistance.
A Board of Indian Commissioners report urges breaking up 50 million dollars in trust funds into individual Indian holdings. The move aims to foster personal responsibility and curb exploitation by agents. The Indian Rights Association backs the plan, arguing funds should go to individual members promptly.
The college completes plans for a four year program in city forestry offering foundation work in botany chemistry geology soils mathematics and surveying. From sophomore year on courses cover forestry arboriculture trees and shrubs with emphasis on entomology pathology spraying and materials. Practical surveying trains students to plan streets parks and public grounds while foresters are in demand by cities villages and towns.
A local contemplation on parcels post proposes delivering domestic staples like potatoes and even cuts of meat through mail service. The piece suggests kitchen and farm life would merge as parcels transit between homes and farms, imagining weight based tolls allowing meals to be sent by letter.
A whimsical verse piece probes egg timing and pricing amid May storage and seasonal sales. It riffs on hens, suffragette action, and speculators, ending with a playful call to guess when eggs laid will be sold, noting a fast color wash line as a closing gag.
A humorous Old Year piece recalls Harvard and Yale football yarns, noting Harvard’s victory as Yale faced a “brickley heat.” The prose blends playful sports nostalgia with a New Year’s resolution satire, invoking Gotlieb Spelgigilsdorp and a witty dig at outdated rivalry.
A 1912 parody verses a character lamenting life and love in a humorous slang. It pokes fun at longing, poverty, and street life with a lighthearted grimace. The piece ends with a resigned observation about pleasures and pain.
A youthful aspiring actor modeled after Sir Henry Irving dreams of stage glory but settles for a minor speaking part. He delivers a dramatic line about a coffin that fills the hall with emotion, only to provoke the manager’s anger on opening night.
James Monroe, rival of James Madison, rose from Virginia politics to national prominence as envoy to France, governor of Virginia, and secretary of state and war. He authored the Monroe Doctrine and led during the Era of Good Feeling, later dying in New York on July 4 1831 and buried in Virginia.
In a mid century tale by Mrs. Margaret L. Rust, John Morton rebels against his wife Mary’s aging mother living with them. After years of friction, Mary’s friend Mollie Nelson reunites with Henry Leicester and Joe Harrington, who promise wealth. A will later awards Mary $100,000 in trust for her and her children, with the remainder to an Old Ladies Home. John receives only one dollar for his past mistreatment, ending the story with a moral.
The piece surveys F Mortimer Lambs outdoor sketches around Canton Sharon Norwood Hills and West Bridgewater praising New England subjects. It notes Mary C Wiggin s Paris trip factory reform aims and long service. It covers lifesavers led by Captain Samuel James Sr and Roslindale branch library efforts plus Mt Holyoke president Mary E Woolley comments on institutional output. It mentions J T Trowbridge abroad and engagements among Brackett Clark Grosvenor Gardner and Adelaide Abbott. It closes with local items on Legates license post and Whittier home wireless, plus remodel of Howe cottage for South Boston council.
Fire Commissioner Charles F. Cole urges Boston school heads to teach pupils where fire alarm boxes are and how to send alerts. He cites older people’ s ignorance as a cause of serious fires. The Hartshorn family announces the engagement of Bertha Hartshorn to Earle Rutherford MacAusland.
The Dutch steamer Zaandyk reached Boston harbor from Rotterdam more than a week late and with coal bunkers nearly depleted. Engine room force reported less than two dozen tons of coal remaining. About 90 carloads of outward freight were tied up at Charlestown wharf where the vessel docked.
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