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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1912
Page
10
The fragment lists subscription prices for daily and weekly editions, plus Canada rates. It includes a staff line and publishing details. The article discusses a rule restricting teachers from joining political or advocacy associations and questions the School Committee authority and public opinion reaction.
The Boston Post announces possession of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and claims the largest press in the world, highlighting its prominence in the industry.
The text notes a dramatic rise in the Standard Oil Company of Indiana’s stock after the dissolution of the Standard Oil Trust. It claims shares jumped from 1400 to 4100, framing the move as profitable for the former subsidiary and likening it to a financial orphan benefiting from the breakup.
The article reveals the beef trust magnates urged price cuts to raise profits in New England and Boston shipments. Testimony in the Chicago packers trial exposes their claim that consumer costs are governed only by supply and demand as misleading and self serving.
The article portrays Senator La Follette’s Philadelphia outburst as the peak of a mental and physical breakdown. It argues the episode signals the Wisconsin senator’s political collapse, with friends facing a vanishing national boom and impact on the Chicago convention fortunes.
The Boston School Committee’s order barring teachers and public school workers from political activity is seen as an unjustified overreach by critics while acknowledging that restricting partisan action aimed at self interest is reasonable. The piece argues ordinary citizens should retain political rights despite the board’s stance.
Boston opera directors unveil a three year plan to sustain grand opera with Eben D. Jordan donating the opera house rent free for 1912 13 and a readjusted box pricing plus a $150000 per year three year guarantee fund. The scheme aims to keep the Boston Opera Company at its current high standard and avert a possible shutdown.
State House proposals on charter revisions show many cities seeking amendments to incorporation acts. Malden proposes a 114 member representative council near town meeting size, while another Malden plan seeks a three member commission. Overall the trend favors expanded commission government as seen in Boston’s example.
Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court holds landlords must supply heat even without an explicit lease covenant. The decision states a duty to provide habitable warmth is read into the lease, potentially affecting tenants in cold winters. The ruling may influence similar cases in Massachusetts.
A humorous student Johnny writes that the horge is useful but he refuses sausage made from pigs if he cannot have his preferred sossige. The fragment shows playful language and a mock debate over meat choices.
Dorchester Massachusetts recounts a lively night with a flashy floorwalker hired for the event. Guests discuss the man’s conduct, license questions, and a provocative show down while debating who attended and what happened.
A humorous Leap Year missive from Hazel Quickstep of Roxbury Massachusetts begs Newt to be her first star boarder. She offers to darn hose mend clothes keep house in order and asks who will pay for her meal ticket.
A quirky leap year love note from Rockport Maine features a 46 year old narrator describing herself with vivid imagery and asking for a yes to marriage. The letter ends with a humorous plea to avoid rejection.
A 1912 New York telegram reveals Leap Year flirtation talk and a playful wireless missive. The note from Plantagenett de Patterglass in Waterville Me cites a joke about votes for women and a comic plan involving a laundress Chinese laundryman in Boston. It ends with a tongue in cheek question about a suitor John.
A cheeky exchange rides on rival insecurities as a speaker mocks rival lasses and their beauty while boasting of his own brains. The quip signals playful social maneuvering and a lighthearted battle of wits in the community scene.
Mark Dyer of South Portland sues Captain William Collins of the Adolphus power dory for 500 dollars claiming he was deserted four miles off Cape Elizabeth. Dyer says he rowed all night to reach the lightship after heavy seas. Collins says he could not locate Dyer at the time.
Centenary tribute to Charles Dickens presents an extract from David Copperfield focusing on the early encounter with Dora Spenlow. The piece notes Dickens’s parallels to his own life and follows David’s romantic dreams and friendships with Tommy Traddles and Mr Micawber as he navigates love and hardship.
A young woman seeks guidance about a jealous partner who avoids her on Sundays and holidays. The columnist suggests the man may have another romance and warns to avoid meeting men by appointment, advising the reader to insist on parental involvement and home visits for sincerity. A second letter asks about dating an older man and the advisor supports cautious scrutiny and home introductions.
The Rev. Charles L. Jeffrey assistant pastor of Tremont Temple Baptist Church and Boston religious figure died early yesterday morning at a sanitarium on Mayfield street Dorchester after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at 2 o clock from Tremont Temple.
The Dead Sea region is among the hottest on earth and the sea reportedly evaporates about 1,000,000 tons of water each day, shrinking its level.
In a dialogue Miss Skylight seeks life guidance from a professor on a journalism path. He replies with grand, dramatic language, then bluntly declares that a woman’s destiny is to become a milliner.
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