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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1906
Page
6
The notice lists subscription rates for DAILY and THE SUNDAY POST with prices for one year six months and shorter terms. It notes mailing details, payment cautions, and instructs not to send cash with checks drafts or money orders payable to the POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Ohio Republican General Grosvenor fails to win renomination after ten terms. Once a McKinley era government spokesmen and Ways and Means member, he leaves little legislative legacy beyond speeches in the Congressional Record. The piece notes his discredit by constituents and hints at a comfortable retirement.
The New York Sun urges creating a state fund to honor royal and republican rulers with wedding gifts to the White House. It would be controlled by the Secretary of State, provoking debate over democratic simplicity and national obligation. The piece argues gifts to the President’s daughter do not justify national action and cautions Congress to stay out.
A critique notes the snobbery and folly in cross border dealings and rejects the idea of creating a special fund to promote and amplify those attitudes. It argues that diplomacy should not be propelled by vanity or prejudice.
The July Fourth escape of three inmates from New York’s Tombs prompted ridicule and blame bands, with officials cleared or punished as needed. Suffolk County’s sheriff and district attorney act to recapture the fugitive and reform procedures. The piece urges constant diligence to prevent jail loopholes and uphold justice and public safety.
An old verse recalls a youth and a radiant maiden in an orchard. The tiny youth named George Washington carves their intertwined initials with a hatchet, presenting a famed pair in a mythic scene as reported in the New York Sun.
A correspondent offers a novel short long-hand for general use aimed at time conscious readers and those aging in place. The sample resembles a cockroach’s trail with ink on its feet and letters telescoped by a wreck, as if the writer had locomotor ataxia and could not travel to write long-hand.
A plea asks press to stop following Mr and Mrs Longworth during their honeymoon and to cease detailing private moments from courtship through marriage. The piece argues the couple once enjoyed full public coverage but now deserves peace and privacy away from cameras and gossip.
An amused Missouri man posing as a golf caddy recounts meeting John D. Rockefeller at Pinehurst. The tale includes negotiating a 15 cent caddy fee, Rockefeller losing a ball, and a mock summons warning him about a pipeline, ending with Sam vowing to catch Rockefeller again.
Editorial notes that the fashion choice of peek-a-boo waists and openwork stockings cannot be deemed violations of the screen law, signaling ongoing controversy over dress standards and legal boundaries. The piece frames the issue as a public decorum question rather than a formal ruling, urging clearer guidelines.
A lighthearted column mixes farm advice and social notes. It jokes that sitting on a cow is unnecessary and suggests using a stool. It then shifts through a collage of small town scenes: a large dog sighting, ice on the common, a beloved fire captain, a boy's hatchet incident, subway quips about “quarter hours,” and local club outings plus upcoming weddings and reunions.
Readers issue have clashed over whether the Sphinx figure has shifted position. The editors insist the statue remains unchanged, challenging evidence from letter writers while joking about a jury of teetotalers with dust-free specs.
A historical note marks the siege of the Alamo by Mexican forces on February 23 1836. A year ago today Johann Hoch alias Blues Beard was charged in Chicago with poisoning one of his wives and faced execution.
Father J. F. Leary chaplain in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic has died at age 61 born in Ogdensburg New York. The Chapman Kansas report notes his death on February 22.
Society notes focus on the Somerset ball hosted by Mr and Mrs Bird of Walpole, ending the dining season with debutantes Gwendoline Morse Nancy Filley Elizabeth Gray and Christine Hunnewell. Guests include Mrs Oliver Ames 2d Mrs Greenough Thayer and society figures traveling to the Mediterranean and the Holy Land.
Nanny sits by the fire in sorrow over Dick Hayes leaving and the loss of Heine the Skye terrier. After a week of searching and rewards, Heine returns with Dick following, revealing the dog’s mission and the lovers reunited.
In Folsomville Indiana Miss Grace Lacy, a store clerk, struck Thomas Condit after he asked for a piece of chewing tobacco. Condit pressed assault and battery charges. the court fined Lacy ten dollars. She quipped she would have finished him if not fined. Also in Dutchess County a Wall Street man's 17 year old daughter visited the family farm and showed interest in prize cattle noting a cow’s plaintive meow as she spoke with the manager.
Young girls in tawny costumes performed graceful pirouettes at the Barnard Memorial Children's Dance held in the Mechanics Building grand hall on Warrenton Street. The annual charity festival gathers donors for the little chapel with Mr. St. O. Edmunds contributing a commemorative march titled Remembrance. A notable moment featured children parading small flags aloft.
In Buffalo on February 22 the strange weather made the day unusually dim, causing chickens to roost and even streetcars and stores to appear lit as darkness spread across the city for the forenoon.
Professor Thomas A. Stillman hosted a dinner at the Hotel Astor showing adulterated foods. Ice cream was cottonseed oil, biscuits used storch, and almost every item was chemically produced or simulated. The meal included fake mayonnaise and a toy lobster sauce, with cocktails crafted from synthetic ingredients and a kitchen distillation.
Dear Miss Champagne advises a high school girl who forgave a jealous boyfriend after repeated quarrels. The letter notes the hope he will reform if she stays gentle and tolerant, as two people must avoid conflict. The columnist urges patience, forgiveness, and steady kindness to sustain love.
A reader asks which suitor to marry. The letter favors the younger Protestant traveler, noting the older Catholic would be damaged by a marriage of convenience. The response urges choosing the man of her own age and faith, and warns against marrying while loving another.
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