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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1910
Page
6
The Post Publishing Co records Journal for January 38 1910 No 2 Vol 198 at 259 Washington St Boston Mass with editor publisher E A Grozier stating advance payment policy and discontinuation on expiration and contact details.
Judge Hough in New York holds that a juror consuming one bottle of whiskey daily may still perform duties, stating law does not require teetotalers though abstinence remains the safer rule. He notes the permissible stimulant would be less than two nips per juror daily.
President Taft greeted 5575 visitors in three hours at the White House, averaging one handshake every two seconds. Theodore Roosevelt previously held the record with 9052 handshakes in under two hours in 1906, making Taft’s feat an intense but unsuccessful challenge worth noting.
The article praises reforms to federal naturalization laws and urges Senate action. It notes New York port red tape hinders prospective citizens while Boston faces fewer obstacles. It argues that many immigrants at various stages seek citizenship and that unnecessary formalities deter capable entrants.
A critic argues the naturalization system is needlessly complex and hard to operate. He asserts the aim is to gain the best of manhood and other benefits the old world offers, without shutting them out.
The new Legislature meets on Wednesday with organization and Governor Draper’s messages to come. Expect no business this week as talks continue. Key issues include federal income tax, electrification of railroad terminals, Boston city charter amendments, and direct nomination reforms.
The Postmaster General urges a postal savings bank system to broaden savings access across the states. He notes 98 percent of savings reside in 14 states and cites large foreign money transfers while praising state institutions for better returns. The plan aims to reduce financial strain and secure government depositories as a stabilizing factor.
The drawing today determines positions for Mayor 4 nominees City Council 18 nominees and School Committee 2. Changes aim to remove party labels and rely on voters choosing individually from a shuffled list, though some fear top spots still seem advantageous.
The thaw reveals damage to trees on public grounds and private estates. State Forester Bane urges trimming broken branches close to the trunk while dormant, then covering wounds with paint or pitch to prevent germs and save the tree. He likens trees to humans and stresses sanitary value and beauty.
A satirical column urges self discipline with the quip It is easier to boss others than to boss yourself. Newton Newkirk presents a witty take on personal restraint.
A writer seeks advice on returning an engagement ring after a long break, while a Boston reader explains why a tramp’s two day hunger remark reflects the Free Lunch fad. The exchange blends social manners with a riddle about meal tickets and sustenance.
In Beverly Massachusetts a waiter asks a diner to choose between soup and fish. The diner replies with a playful pun about being soup or fishful, reflecting lighthearted banter at a dining table in a brief local vignette.
The speaker recalls reviewing the book keeper's annual statement and imagines a burst of joy if what is owed to them were received. The line conveys curiosity and anticipation about expected earnings or settlements.
The writer dismisses a trivial query about whether hens sweat. He notes no value in a lengthy explanation and places the question in the waste basket, signaling a humorous or shrugging stance toward the reader’s curiosity.
A letter from a Philadelphia born woman born July 4 1890 asks to enlist in the Navy. The Secretary of the Navy declines noting women cannot serve aboard ships and jokes that female gun crews could not hit targets, keeping sailors behind the guns.
Tourists pass an aged inn and hear a dilapidated bagpiper produce squeaky sounds. One traveler cries out in frustration while the piper insists no repair would keep visitors from tipping him.
The Observant Citizen reports on Massachusetts anti cigarette efforts led by Rufus B Tobey with secretary Mrs White and a board including John G Blake and John L Bates. Weather brings snow slides, a fallen block injures no one. Downes duties on the Davis Palmer wreck. Alderman Giblin and James Hunter feature in city life. Revere sees cold water baths while Miss Kerrigan receives a gold watch. Brookline firehouse indoor baseball rivalry continues. Hull Nan tasket residents rely on lobsters after floods. Newton elections name Matt B Jones and William J Doherty for leadership. Emma Parodi plans a masquerade dress from Boston Post colors.
A venting verse by Walt Mason portrays Richard Roe as a destitute, damaged figure drifting through life. The poem laments lost potential and a mother’s faded dream as society overlooks the wrecks of troubled men.
A vintage recipe from N Gonyea of 217 Kilton Street Dorchester lists sugar butter molasses milk spices baking powder and flour with raisins. It instructs to mix sugar and butter add molasses then milk, combine dry ingredients with spices and raisins, and bake half an hour in a slow oven for one large or two small loaves.
A recipe collection lists top can corn with beaten egg yolks and whites, sugar, flour, butter, pepper, salt, and milk baked for 45 minutes. It credits Mrs. Maude E. Wood Beaver Dam road Manomet and Mrs. Emma Trites Millville Ings county N. & for the lemon custard and glaze recipe.
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