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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1916
Page
12
Daily issue from Fast Publishing Co dated January 11 1916 Rostow Maas notes office at Washington Street Rostow Maas.
Editorial offices and contact numbers for the Post are shown, including Main Sporting Editor 1539 and subscription notices. A payment reminder states subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued without further notice if not received, with a portal notice option and the address 1288 Main.
In a US interview, the German Crown Prince says it is a pity the United States sends weapons to the enemy, arguing such aid prolongs the war. He suggests US neutrality would improve if Germany could secure sea power to obtain war materiel directly.
Colonel George Harvey’s London tale notes English disdain for President Wilson’s foreign policy. A American-born woman married to a Briton tears up and says she hates the United States. The piece argues it is not duty of the American president to court any one nation in wartime.
Senor Martinez de Alva of Mexico told a Wellesley audience that deceitful school histories fuel animosity between nations. He contends partisan histories spark social unrest, though the real histories show South American republics following models similar to the United States.
A reflection on the youth shaping a future filled with hope and higher expectations. The message emphasizes continued progress, ambition, and the belief in better outcomes for the coming era.
The piece cautions Massachusetts residents against expecting rapid constitutional amendments. It recalls past amending conventions in 1820 and 1852, noting each took over a year from start to finish, and warns that the coming convention’s proposals will require substantial deliberation and time, with many months before voter decision. The editor promises ongoing guidance on potential changes.
Boston tops U S retail sales with November gains about 22 percent above last year. Jewelry up 46 percent Clothing stores 22 percent Department stores 18 percent. Local merchants credit strong buying power and persistent promotion for the record, suggesting prosperity among Boston residents.
The jury could not reach a verdict on the five prominent New Haven directors charged with Sherman act violations. They face another trial, while the machines behind corporate wrongdoing are blamed but rarely the people. The outcome signals accountability may shift, and rail mismanagement may not recur.
The report that Japan may deploy three armored cruisers to the Mediterranean to shield shipping from Teutonic submarines has not been confirmed. If true, it would signal a warning to the central powers that Japan may take a more active role, beyond passive protection of merchant vessels.
A column extols waking early with proverbs from Franklin and other sources. It contrasts the alarm clock, the sun, and the perks of early labor, and ends with an ad card offering shoe fittings for fallen arches in a downtown shop.
A humorous column quotes a museum assistant's claim of discovering a near perfect mesohippus skeleton in the Bad Lands of the Dakotas, two million years old, alongside a partial pliohippus. It notes oddities about other fossil jokes and a dry town anecdote in Missouri.
Alexander's Indian campaign is shaped by romance as Roxane captivates him after a captured chief surrenders. The story notes his chivalry toward Darius's family and the unlikely alliance formed through marriage. The march across the Hindu Kush follows with heavy fighting and a rare moment of hospitality in a verdant valley host to wit and political diplomacy.
A Boston reader shares light anecdotes on hats worn too big on purpose and mock town meetings by women in Wareham. Mentions Mayor Gale open office policy lore, a Flowers hawkers bill, and the McKinley Lodge relic from Kearsarge. Reports on a new Ward 7 gym and civic notes, with robins sighting and a city rooster raffle tale.
The oldest inhabitant cites January records in Boston with the coldest day 4 degrees below zero in 1893 and eight other days below 10 degrees above zero. The warmest for this date was 41 degrees in 188, with the ten year high at 50 degrees in 1909. Boston had two stormy days in the past 12 years, in 1911 and
A Walt Mason poem meditates on enduring hardship with quiet resilience. It contrasts grumbling with the value of a sincere smile despite grief, noting outward cheer does not erase inner pain yet remains worthwhile in facing life’s woes.
Mrs. Forgetful searches behind a gilded frame and under carpet for hidden money, accusing her husband of misplacing funds. A friction over a dog named Rags ends with discovery of the money in Mrs. Forgetful’s purse, averting a shooting.
A 19th century recipe prescribes one four of a pound shaved castile soap a teaspoon saltpetre one to two pints ammonia and two quarts water. Boil until melted then add saltpetre and ammonia. It claims to whiten marble remove grease and paint and to clean a derby hat making it look new.
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