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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1908
Page
6
The Middlesex Cattle Owners Association seeks to amend milk laws to allow sale of substandard milk if bottled and labeled with solids and fat percentages. The proposal argues for producer clarity, but critics say the percentage would mislead the public, preferring the existing two class system of good and poor milk with strict standards.
Massachusetts Swedish American League members urge Governor Guild to investigate the death of a Swedish descent citizen at Taunton insane asylum. They argue the issue has grown too large to ignore and call for a thorough, lasting resolution.
A Parker building fire investigation prompts a proposal to install telephones in each fire alarm box. This would let callers notify the department of the exact street number and floor, replacing the blind search for the blaze location and improving on the old Massachusetts practice of waking a key holder.
A 24 hour span reports five suicides tied to despondency as the cause. Most victims were renters facing rent day pressures rather than homeowners. the piece notes the dread of facing taxes and repairs when finances falter, reflecting hardship among families without mortgage-free homes.
The piece argues households should use frugality and common sense to meet daily needs and avoid rent crises. It contrasts thrift with the old ideal of a man providing a home, urging revival of owner-occupied homes to reduce personal crises and increase happiness.
A practical politician in the White House faces a delegate list showing Taft support by state as Roosevelt questions Taft’s nomination. Issues loom with Brownsville riot backlash, financial interests, tariff doubts, and opposition from Cortelyou and Foraker. A united Democratic front could deny a walkover.
Paris reports a motor-driven aeroplane completed a circular kilometer in 1 minute 28 seconds under full control. It earned a $10,000 prize, reviving Jules Verne’s older theory of heavier-than-air flight and discrediting balloon-based ideas.
Rabbi Bernhard Felsenthal 86 a noted Hebrew scholar and founder of Chicago reform Judaism died last night. He helped establish Sinai Congregation and Zion Temple and supported Zionist goals to recolonize Palestine with Jews from Europe. He had lived in Chicago since 1858.
San Francisco January 13 Judge Dunne refused to admit former Mayor Eugene E Schmitz to bail after his extortion conviction was reversed last week.
Fifteen Chinese ponies sent from Shanghai to Lieutenant Shackleton aboard the Nimrod will pull sleighs with ice shoes. Motor cars will race with spiked drive wheels and runners instead of front wheels for the expedition to the pole.
The poem, attributed to Emery Pottle in Uncle Remus' Magazine, contrasts earthly rooms with a life beyond death. It speaks of fear, sorrow, and the idea that God's house contains a vast room where the dead walk silently as enduring Prothers, or brothers, of the departed.
All Sorts reports a photo said to show a loon at Newton Newkirk’s camp in Maine near Waterville. The tale sparked jokes about a possible nature fake and a bath scene, with readers debating authenticity and the photographer Joe Cone.
An office marks parade day as a holiday with celebrations and a changed schedule. Employees enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and informal activities as staff participate in themed events.
In this column a reader asks why the Boston newspaper is named the Post and the editor plans to explain the origins of the title and its historical usage in early Massachusetts journalism.
In a waiting room a thrifty man anticipates a specialist’s steep bills. A fellow observer notes the doctor demands 50 dollars for the first consultation and 10 dollars for each additional visit, prompting the anxious patient’s own response.
Observations of unusual January blooms in New England contrast with a lively Boston scene. A Keith's Theatre delegation gifts a silver loving cup to B F Keith in New York. John W Campbell named Carpenter Morton director. Reunion planned for Lakeside Social Club. Streetcar pocketbook incident reveals a $100 check. Postal clerks honor Mayor Hibbard at the American House. Peabody sees growing foreign crowds. Graft remark tied to education costs. Norman of the Post to speak at East Boston Holy Name Society event. Miss Booth praises Boston goodwill amid army aid work.
In a wardrobe of gowns a brown linen speaks up about the Girl and a wedding hint arises. The Girl chooses the plain linen she once wore, deciding to refresh and wear it again, while others gossip about love and engagement.
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