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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
2
State Auditor Cook reported in his annual budget to the Legislature that careful appropriations could stop the steady rise in state taxes. He warned the present finances show restraint is possible if due care is exercised on new and special undertakings this year.
The auditor reports rising general revenues but large unprovided balances and growing state debts. Proposals urge direct voter approval for new annual appropriations and salary increases above $1000, with governor and council checks on raises.
Petitions filed at the State House by the Safe Roads Automobiles Association push new rules including license bans for women operating autos over 30 horsepower and safety zones for trolley passengers. The measure requires crosswalk use in thickly settled districts with a 25 dollar fine for violations and demands vehicle lights within a half hour after sunset and before sunrise.
A set of bills proposes that pedestrians in non designated areas face prima facie evidence of negligence if injured or killed away from crossings. Other measures seek compensation for chauffeurs, repeal the Boston & Maine reorganization act, fund debt via state credit, and study state salaries. Additional filings call civil service for appointive workers, paid days off for Boston police, and state campaign bulletins detailing candidate platforms.
Advertisement touting a quick to prepare product claiming low cost and high quality with bold promises of convenience and value. No specific product name or brand is identifiable in the readable text.
A home remedy promotes 2% ounces Pinex mixed with plain sugar syrup to end persistent bronchial coughs. The ad claims phlegm loosening and rapid relief within 24 hours, suitable for bronchitis winter coughs and bronchial asthma, promising a full pint for 54 cents and a money back guarantee.
Twenty firemen in dress suits lined up with wives at the Masonic Hall Reading for the annual firemen ball. An alarm whistle summoned the dancers to sprint to the fire station twice, only to find false alarms, then retake the march back to the event.
The Boston City Hospital trustees meet this afternoon with union business agents P. J. Sheehan of Engineers and Firemen's Union 559 Jonathan Perry of Engineers Union 16 and Herman Comerford of Engineers Union 2638 to discuss wage increases sought for hospital workers.
Dorothy Harding aged 3 of 15 Mount Vernon Street Malden was seriously hurt when her sled crashed into a telegraph pole on Porter Street while coasting down a steep incline. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs William J Harding.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to purify and enrich the blood, claim of preventing diseases and curing humors such as scrofula. It urges readers to take it and share with the family to avoid illness.
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