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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
10
The Boston Post issue from February 23, 1911 notes publication details. It lists the newspaper office at 259 Washington Street, Boston, Mass, and identifies the issue as No. 46 in volume 204.
An old newspaper pricing snippet lists subscription rates for PAILY and THE SUNDAY POST with several term options in dollars and cents. It notes Canada mail rates per copy and that the publication is entered as Second Class Matter in Boston Massachusetts with payment instructions and risk notes.
Public notice from the Post states all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration. Editors and office details listed include E A Grozier as editor and publisher with main office at Nos 1885 1384 and Sundays section.
The city plans an ordinance to suppress sidewalk ticket speculators who harass visitors and locals. Public testimony agrees they are a nuisance, likened to panhandlers, while some New York theatres allegedly partnered with brokers for profits. Reform effort relies on reducing patronage to eliminate the trade.
The Senate may delay action on the proposed new treaty with Japan until its full text is published. The draft reportedly omits the immigration prohibition, though Japan’s passport restrictions stay in force. Critics like Hobson predict dire scenarios, but the public expects sober consideration.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals reports dirty slaughter houses in small Massachusetts towns with diseased meat and weak or absent inspection. President Francis H. Rowley calls for drastic reform and a uniform state inspection system to protect the public.
At the State House hearing on a bill about returns to clerks for ophthalmia neonatorum the Boston Board of Health warns that sending a culture to a lab does not satisfy legal notification of tuberculosis diphtheria ophthalmia neonatorum or other infectious diseases and cannot shield from court neglect claims.
The passage argues that early treatment can prevent blindness and urges prompt action by physicians to the poor. It endorses a bill requiring reports of infantile eye trouble to city and town clerks as a possible solution.
The House of Commons approved the government's anti veto measure by 351 to 227 paving the way to curb the Lords power. Liberals press reform as opposition hints at possible reshaping of the upper house.
Dean Briggs of Harvard athletic committee denounces extravagant and unbusinesslike management of major college sports. He notes huge revenues from baseball and football and questions where thousands of dollars yearly disappear, urging serious reflection on the system.
A coroner’s verdict on the February Jersey City water front dynamite disaster blames a longshoreman’s careless cigarette, contradicting eye witness accounts that the explosion started on the dynamite laden schooner. The piece challenges the ruling and urges accountability higher up.
A dated note from Albert Frank & Co signed by James Rascovar praises the Boston Post for its circulation booklet. Dated February 21 in New York, the letter extends season’s compliments and wishes continued prosperity.
The fog dangers for Massachusetts Bay and Cape Cod fishermen, who face closure from dense weather and wrecks, are illustrated by Winslow Homer’s The Fog Warning in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. It notes how often crews vanish, are rescued, or drift at sea, and compares shore and bank fishing dangers.
A narrator recounts a peculiar negotiation about catching calves with a partner on commission. The speaker describes a flirtatious actress-like figure and notes past cheap deals. He jokes about avoiding large profits and preferring a small commission to avoid risky publicity.
Dear All Sorts-I fear that Caruso has a cold which cost him ten thousand dollars. Is a cola really worth that much and why can't we catch colds to sell for profit. P. D. Q. Boston signs off urging caution about spending on colds.
A fragment shows a character saying she is raising a crop of snow while scolding another. The playful line recalls the nursery rhyme tone with a head toss and Contrarian persona.
A satirical note by Shakspere Jr. claims writer’s itch is cured by sending scratch manuscript and postage to editors. Repeat to multiple magazines until $27 is spent or the manuscript is worn out, then judge success or hopelessness.
Police seek two women who marked sidewalks with notices for Miss Sylvia Pankhurst’s lecture on woman suffrage in Washington. Authorities warn such pavement advertising violates police regulations and may lead to arrest.
Albert T. Thompson, 20, of 67 Braintree Street Allston, an employee at a garage on 42 Chandler Street, died at Relief Hospital yesterday afternoon from injuries after slipping and falling two feet into an elevator well at about 8 PM.
A hungry, half frozen visitor seeks bread at a door. The speaker feeds him, learns of the man’s failed path from future president to barber. The ruined promise and parental expectations cast a somber note on unrealized potential.
A Boston audience enjoyed sleighing, skating, and performances as winter leisure thrived. The day featured bustling theaters, a governor’s reception, and social notes on the Old South Meeting House reopening and local chatter.
An exchange shows a fond parent praising Johnnie’s bright future while a grouchy onlooker counters that success shouldn’t be expected so soon. The fragments capture tension between encouragement and skepticism in a family scene.
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