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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
10
An editorial argues that footpads and hold ups are rising in Boston and cites a Somerville pepper attack as evidence. It urges drastic action and says a few criminals shot by legally armed citizens would deter further robberies and curb criminal activity.
Mass savings deposits show a $34,000,000 year to year increase despite war influence and slack times. New accounts grow while withdrawals occur but are surpassed by larger deposits, reflecting a general national trend and suggesting economic resilience.
The New England storm delivered blizzards to the north and fierce coastal winds that damaged infrastructure far and wide. While no lives may be lost, warnings proved timely and widespread, and the snow removal created brief employment for many workers.
New Jersey Governor Fielder urges expanded livestock production in his annual message to the Legislature. He argues increasing home meat supply could curb living costs by reducing reliance on local butchers and high prices for calves.
The passage argues that surplus farm produce would not fatten from two to twelve cattle yearly and notes Massachusetts opportunities are underrealized. It suggests local farmers could still use their own cattle products to advantage despite beef industry pressures.
A coroner's jury study targets Interborough executives led by President Shonts and director group including August Belmont and Cornelius Vanderbilt. They face manslaughter charges for neglecting safe equipment and fireproof cars after an elevated line crash killed two and injured over twenty.
Reports describe a broad tremor across Rome and central Italy causing widespread damage and potential large loss of life. Relief efforts will shift focus away from war pressures as experts consider volcanic activity near Vesuvius and possible future eruptions.
The article compares New York City public school management with Boston, showing a move to reduce the Board of Education from 46 to nine or 11 members and to appoint the superintendent. It highlights Boston as a model and notes similar fundamental reforms, with State Board of Education backing the plan.
A Harvard psychology professor R M Yerkes demonstrates that the angle worm can think by guiding it through a fork in a clay tunnel to avoid a live wire. The piece playfully imagines future worm tricks and humorously anticipates worm prodigy conversations with humans.
A tribute notes Marshall P Wilder as a unique entertainer whose personal charm and humor surpassed rivals. Despite a stunted physique he possessed a natural sympathy and keen understanding of the American spirit, creating a singular stage persona that drew widespread recognition.
A terse boast about daily tripe traded in a rough banter. The speaker contrasts size with resilience, claiming a smaller man avoids harm from a larger foe. The crude quip shapes a tense street character sketch.
A playful devised catalog contrasts a Highbrow life with Lowbrow and Midrange tastes. It lists opera trips and Europe plans against casual diversions, small luxuries, and everyday reads. It notes signature quirks and varied pleasures from Kipling to trolleys and ham sandwiches.
A collection of maxims on borrowing, hosting, listening, and time. It contrasts the burden of lending with the trouble it brings, praises attentive hosting, and notes the paradox of idle time being used for mischief rather than rest.
A letter writer asks Newt how to correctly order two goose like tailor tools. The exchange explores proper spelling and wording for a professional request. The final draft requests express shipment of one tailor's goose.
The article outlines the War of the Spanish Succession, led by Marlborough and allied powers against France during 1704 to 1709. It notes key battles at Blenheim Ramillies and Malplaquet, the shifting campaigns across Europe, and the 1713 settlement that redrew borders including Austria gaining Belgium and Italian territories while Britain acquired Nova Scotia Newfoundland and Hudson Bay.
William R. McCarthy reports a robin on Shepton Street and a grasshopper found at Centre Haverhill. Mrs. Nancy W. Parker of Woburn marks her 92d birthday. The item covers holidays, a Fitchburg judge's 100th sentence, Whalebone stocks at New Bedford, charity work for the Children's Christmas Fund, a Peabody & Stearns tour at a Custom House tower, and Salvation Army meal plans for Boston children.
A man narrates a lengthy separation from Ellen, their reunion occurs when he discovers Ellen and their infant daughter on a bay island. After a family picnic mishap, Ellen reveals the child born six months earlier, and the couple reconcile as their parents accept the restored family.
The poem speaks of aging and reflection after a life of labor. It contrasts worldly gains with small acts of kindness, arguing that in twilight years memory weighs the good done more than wealth or success. The speaker urges recalling noble deeds to ease the final burden.
Tremont Temple hosted the second Gleason lecture last evening on Volcanic Peaks of the Pacific Coast. The same subject is scheduled again for Saturday afternoon.
The next Sunday Post promises music pictures and a story featuring Dolly Dip performing the maxixe on ice with lively dance steps and stylish scale.
A 20 year old asks if she should keep many male callers and kiss freely while not intending marriage. The columnist advises choosing one preferred admirer, as crowding friends invites jealousy, and suggests focusing on a single chosen partner for the future rather than spinsterhood.
The records show that 8 below zero in 1914 was the coldest date for this day in Boston and that 63 degrees above zero in 1892 was the warmest January 14 in the city.
An old health advertisement warns that colds can lead to pneumonia and urges prevention with exposure avoidance and careful diet. It promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches to relieve coughing as a harmless remedy, though the claim ends abruptly.
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