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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1906
Page
6
Editorial notice from BE. A. Grozier publisher about prepaid subscriptions for the Post. Discontinuation without notice on expiration. Readers urged to notify the office if unable to obtain the Post via their dealer or newsboy. Office contact numbers listed for main business and editorial rooms.
The Board of Aldermen approved forming a special committee to thoroughly examine municipal lighting and report next fall. The Civic Federation is conducting a parallel inquiry and a legislative hearing on Patrick D. Mc Grath’s proposed bill to amend the law to allow municipal purchases is scheduled tomorrow.
Analysis from Conger and others warns that disturbances in China are likely sporadic rather than a full scale upheaval like the Boxer crisis. Internal politics fuel unrest, with anti foreign sentiment evident in boycotts, while U S efforts to protect American interests are seen as proper and warranted.
The University of Pennsylvania committee on athletics approved a sweeping reform of the sports code. The new rule forbids students from competing in athletics until they have completed one year of satisfactory academic work, with further conditions to tighten professionalism and define eligibility.
The article discusses a four year limit for intercollegiate representation and opposes freshmen participation. It condemns inducements offered to promising athletes in prep schools and notes Pennsylvanias University of Pennsylvania nearing a solution to college athletics challenges.
Arrangements are reported complete for an international yacht race off Marblehead next September under the Eastern and Imperial Yacht Clubs. The Roosevelt cup will be the trophy, with three German sloops joining American defenders.
The editorial urges Congress to authorize a 275 000 dollar appropriation to aid suppressing the gypsy moth across the region. Massachusetts has already spent over four times that amount locally. With travel increasing, the pest spreads interstate and threatens private property and municipal territories unless rapid action is taken this spring.
All Sorts explains a folklore origin for the number 23 from Noah’s ark staterooms. Stateroom No 23 over the wheel housed mutinous inmates who were chained and shouted 23, a signal later said to have evolved into skiddoo. The column invites alternative origins from readers.
A satirical note from All Sorts ridicules readers who request private answers without stamps. It states private inquiries with no prepaid postage go to the “office goat,” while publicly answerable questions may be addressed if stamps are included, and warns against private responses.
A collection of short quips on jewelry temptation and female appearance. It contrasts diamond ownership among workers with prudent saving, then lists cosmetic questions from Home News. Susan B. Anthony is quoted lampooning the average man as a joke, drawn from Denver Republican commentary.
A Bangor man laments modern teaching methods in Maine schools after learning a youngster cannot name the state’s counties. He recalls the old class song listing Cumberland, Franklin, Piscataquis, Somerset, Aroostook, Androscoggin, Sagadahoc, Kennebec, Lincoln, Knox, Hancock, Waldo, Washington, York, Oxford, and Penobscot.
A crowded excerpt lists fine all silk ribbons and taffetas in diverse widths and colors with reduced sale prices. Items include black taffetas high lustre four inches wide, Latin taffetas six and a half inches wide, and Dresdens in multiple widths and colorings, all offered well below regular values.
An advertisement lists umbrellas of women’s and men’s silk construction with silk cases and tassels. Regular values range from 1.50 to 10.00, with sale prices shown from 0.98 to 3.98 depending on size and quality.
The Chicago News notes the danger of racing a moving street car on slippery streets. It ridicules the stunt of leaping in front of a car and the resulting crashes, detailing the foolishness and the common misjudgments of pedestrians, including women, who hesitate and swoon as the fender ends their sprint.
In Commonwealth avenue a full bred black and tan terrier nicknamed Tiny clashes with a bull type dog. Tiny sustains light bites as a burly officer intervenes and both dogs depart with their owners. The assailant escapes amid a downtown scramble.
A fragmented line evokes a proverb about rolling stones and gloss, referencing Aus Mo with vague phrasing. No clear event or named entities emerge. The readable text offers only a cryptic snippet without a discernible incident or人物 to anchor a summary.
The Rev Mortimer Twomey, rector of St Bernard's Church in Concord, lectures on Macbeth as the second talk in the John Boyle O'Reilly Reading Circle series in the Catholic Union hall tomorrow evening. Joseph Pelletier, honorary circle member, will preside.
A former English nobleman facing arrest for debt planned to fund his income of 300000 dollars with his valet by purchasing all the clothes for two. Bobby, popular in Quincy, imagined an early return to England and joined the plan but could not accompany his patron to the police station, leaving him jobless.
Daisy Washburn and her daughter Marguerite endure poverty after the loss of John Harper. A former schoolmate, now a rich merchant, returns to find his old love and child. He offers home and happiness, proposing a fresh start in the West for the family.
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