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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post announces subscription rates and policies for domestic Canada and foreign readers. It lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, district postage rules, and notes on payment methods and editor contact details.
The French government trials a smoke signaling idea for aeroplanes and airships echo James Means of this city. The concept he proposed echoes scenes from The Great War Syndicate by Frank Stockton and the imagination of Jules Verne, now seen realized in fact through modern ingenuity.
The piece honors George Washington as a foremost figure in American nationhood and highlights his influence on the republic’s early development. It reflects on the United States as a young nation whose future remains uncertain yet guided by Washingtonian foresight and the ideals of republicanism.
A readers notice outlines the difficulty of ventilating street cars in cold crowded conditions. It notes vents must open enough to circulate air yet avoid letting in frigid wind. Citizens demand better methods as current systems are deemed unsafe or uncomfortable.
A London letter reports British manufacturers seeking a post tariff boom amid America’s new duties. Linen districts in Belfast Treland and across Lurgan see short time work as the expected boom fails to arrive since February 9. The piece ponders protectionist pressures and potential ruin for British industries.
Trustees urge the public to aid the museum as services to the public grow and costs rise. With expansion including a new wing, maintenance needs will increase next year even with strict economy, and funds for the current year are estimated to fall short without support.
Trustees seek funds to cover a looming deficit as investment income falls short. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston is presented as a highly valuable community asset indispensable to intellectual growth and worthy of generous support.
The American public is not polled as opposed to honoring treaty tolls for the Panama Canal. The Daily Graphic’s claim misreads U S sentiment. Support lies with keeping solemn treaties, echoed by President Wilson’s call for the United States to play fair internationally.
Experts warn wireless gear used at sea may spark to earth through metal nearby, igniting inflammable vapors on ships carrying petroleum. Stronger insulation on mast wires and adjacent metals could curb the risk, preserving the wireless system’s vital value.
The piece argues Senator Lodge warns that if every person saves 50 cents monthly the U S would avert disaster but cause catastrophe by removing 600 million dollars yearly from business. It questions workers' ability to save and doubts the likelihood of such a slump.
The Rev Dr David G Wylie resigns after 23 years as pastor of the Scotch Presbyterian Church on Central Park West to accept the secretaryship of the Board of Church section. The church, established in 1754, has had six ministers and began on lower Broadway.
Max Volovich of Pittsfield was found dead in his room with the gas on. Authorities say family troubles are believed to have caused the death by his own action the day prior on February 22.
A compact retelling reveals George Washington as the steadfast figure who admitted the cherry tree incident and faced accusations honestly. The Office Boy chorus humorously questions if Teddy or Washington led the charge and notes Washington’s reputation for truth.
A humorous piece praising George Washington as a Washington memorial figure. It notes his sea dream abandoned for public service and jokes about his legacy. The essay recalls elm trees along the New York to Boston route where Washington paused and imagines planting new saplings to mark historic moments.
A humorous reminiscence recalls Washingtons putative bon mots and quips. The piece cites lines about liberty defense and war as remembered by biographers, noting playful boasts at Mount Vernon and Valley Forge.
The piece surveys Monte Carlo as the glamorous heart of Monaco with its grand Casino owned by a $3,000,000 capital corporation. It notes high stakes at the tables, strong profits, and government funding via the Casino, plus Monaco’s beauty, history, and its three towns within eight square miles and a population around 15,000.
Paragraphs discuss new fashion trends including shadow embroidered flounces and furry stitchwork. White shadow lace and black net appear in neckwear for half mourning, marabou stoles, gray mocha fleece gloves with white fur edge, satin and gold tissue roses on girdles, cherry ta ftega girdles and revers on white voile, and a plain net neck filling with a hemstitched edge.
The Ex Governor E N Foss, no longer Bay State head, rushed to New York to complete transferring his office quarters to a Devonshire Street building. He expects a May Chamber of Commerce frolic, led by Carroll Swan and Winthrop Griffin, with elaborate fireworks and ample jollity.
The Ninth Regiment annual ball will be held this evening in the East Armory East Newton street. Governor Walsh Lieutenant Governor Barry and mayors of towns with companies will be guests of honor.
The verses praise courage and patriotism, noting “first in war, first in peace” in a stylized historical tone. An unfamiliar author signs as IT G. W. Hirtheday, with fragmented lines about a cherry tree, a sharp hatchet, and a stern sire. The text circulates anonymously and has been widely requested.
Miss Zelda Zinn of Medford married Samuel M. Grass a Boston shoe manufacturer of Roxbury yesterday afternoon at the home of Rabbi M. M. Eichler in Brookline. The couple had a four year courtship.
M D Knerland secretary of the Lord's Day League of New England writes from Tremont Temple on February 20 approving the Post editorial. He says the piece captures the sentiment on moral questions and will be quoted in the next Defender to show the paper's wide reading among thoughtful readers.
A 1914 verse by Walt Mason extols farmers wives as practical, diligent, and content with rural duties while contrasting city dwellers. The poem notes hens cows coops and thrift guiding rural life and hints at attitudes toward votes without campaigning.
Miss Belle Parry an assistant principal and Silas Hopkins wed beside the coffin of the bride’s mother Mrs Arabella Parry after a funeral service. The engagement had lasted thirty years before the marriage took place in Detroit.
A brother seeks guidance as his sister ponders a fiancé who delays engagement for two years and proposes a camp vacation with a chaperon. The brother argues the suitor lacks ardor and responsibility and warns the sister to avoid such indecisive, self centered lovers.
A historical verse salute from Winter Hill Massachusetts praising George Washington. It honors his character, faith, and leadership, crediting him with freeing soldiers and guiding the nation toward liberty amid hardship.
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