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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1910
Page
10
Daily edition of the Post Publishing Co announces subscription rates and contact details for Boston readers. It lists prices for daily and Sunday papers, Canadian postage, and notes payment in advance. Editorial and business offices are located on Main Street with telephone numbers provided.
The Paris flood left vast destitution with over a quarter million in need and millions required for rebuilding its beauty. France can care for itself, but the world will aid. The United States should immediately act, voting a million dollars as a token of esteem and to promote peace.
The New York World pushes to take the libel case against its proprietor to the Supreme Court after Judge Hough dismissed it. The victory is noted as significant for press liberty, but not final. A nationwide ruling is sought to end similar prosecutions once and for all.
Objection to regulating bread dealers by weight is overcome. The public would accept a minor delay for a square deal. Consumers insist on accurate scales and a law requiring proper weighing for bread, a prime staple, just as for other goods.
The piece rebuts the idea that rising living costs stem from high living while noting a public desire for better housing clothes and food. It highlights deadly mine disasters in Colorado and Kentucky and supports Illinois laws for mine safety including fire stations sprinklers telephones drills and penalties, arguing no state can neglect workers safety.
The writer ponders why necessities cost more than before and why the poorest clothing and fuel rise in price. They ask if demand for luxury drives up cheaper seating, referencing Hill's saying as clever yet flawed in light of overall rising living costs.
A Massachusetts editorial urges passage of the federal income tax amendment, arguing it is misunderstood and vital. It contends the measure would authorize Congress to tax incomes from all sources without apportionment, and that state resistance would reflect fear or wealth influence, not principle.
John Tronside’s Great Serial The Red Symbol begins in last Sunday’s Post Magazine and has readers guessing from its first chapter. The mystery promises to unfold only at the final page, making it the week’s most exciting story.
Poetic note and humorous exchange appear as a printed letter and reply about social wit and a Boston Post Scribblers show at Jordan Hall. The correspondence invites a performer to appear in a 1900s variety program, with talk of monologue, makeup, and backstage roles, plus a banter about publicity and pride.
A travel note describes Jamaica as a land of warmth where farming yields modest profits. Small farmers trek long distances with donkey carts to sell produce for two shillings, while Jamaica’s road network spans about 2000 miles with gradients up to 4000 feet. A photo from Boston Photo News Company accompanies the piece.
The piece notes a lighthearted jab at business merit and a humorous poet who has lost his hair while seeking jokes in "Jackassities" by Joe. It cites a Boston Herald quip about cleverness and hair. The tone remains tight and ironic about cleverness rising to the top.
The item lists an earlier start to Lent, welcomes captain Carter of the Canopic on a return Boston visit, and notes community concerns from milking stools to new diving rafts and Salvation Army mortgage efforts. It also mentions Dr George M. Twitchell’s Maine agricultural prominence and light vignettes from Newton, Framingham, and Dorchester.
Henry S Graves assumed the duties as forester of the United States succeeding Gifford Pinchot. The change announced today marks a new era in federal forestry administration with Graves taking charge in Washington on February 1.
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