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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1916

Page

12

Subscription rates for Boston Post including Canada and foreign copies

The notice lists U S and Canada rates for Daily and Sunday issues, varying by term from one month to a year, plus Canada per copy and foreign rates. It notes a $3.00 annual Sunday Post rate to Canada when combined with daily, mentions Boston Postal District postage, and advises payment by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING CO with no cash or stamps sent.

U. S Canada Sunday Post Boston Postoffice Mass Post Publishing CO

Editorial Rooms and Notices for The Post

Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued after expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post from your newsdealer or newsboy, notify us by postal at once.

Miss Champagne

Why doesn’t he

A Progressive national committee meeting in Chicago opened with a telegram from Colonel Roosevelt urging nonpartisan unity to face a world crisis and fulfill duties, amid debate over his stance on future presidential nominations.

Progressive National Committee Chicago Roosevelt

Beatrice Hill Cat Bill Promises Licensing and Reward

The piece outlines a proposed cat bill licensing and collaring cats with a reward for killing strays. The writer criticizes the measure as ill advised and a tax on poor households, noting it may slip through by default of opposition. The Post pledges to monitor the bill.

Beacon Hill

Exchange of conservatives for radicals at Harvard Crimson

The Crimson argues for an exchange of conservatives for radical professors, calling for flighty unbalanced extremists. The letter suggests other U.S. colleges share this issue and sees the demand as a sign of discontent that could spur heightened intellectual activity.

Harvard Crimson United States The Crimson

Miss Addams Says Readiness for Trouble Needed

Miss Jane Addams, once a renowned social welfare worker, now labeled an essayist on military affairs, argues this country must prepare for danger when the foe arrives. Yet a boy imagines his gang facing an opposing gang on a hill.

Jane Addams

Fortifications Ready Snow Fight Parable

The speaker likens prepared snow balls for a fortification to preemptive readiness. It argues a country only prepping when trouble arrives risks misfortune, comparing to a weak bid for receivership and urging foresight.

Wilson and Mexico War Talk Draws Congressional Echoes

The piece argues against swift invasion of Mexico, urging patience and preparedness. It cites Governor Ferguson of Texas urging Congress to consider U S military limits and the risks of war, while backing Wilson’s restraint and calling for informed action.

United States Ferguson Texas New York Congress Wilson Mexico Illinois Oyster Bay

Northwest Cold Wave Brings Freezing Weather Notes

The article discusses a northwest cold wave shaping regional weather from British Columbia to the central valleys. It recalls subzero bitter cold in British Columbia last Tuesday and explains how such blasts travel via the earth’s rotation. It notes Florida orange groves and California fruit face frost when northwest air shifts.

British Columbia Florida California

Annual cat and poultry show ends at Mechanics building

A writer recalls attending the Newton Newkirk cat and poultry exhibition, praising Plymouth Rock poultry and critiquing show breeds while trading quips with vendors and a police interruption. Cats, especially Angoras, are described with humor as the author chats with owners and critiques prices and品.

Misdirected Force Huerta's ruthless rise and lost potential

The analysis describes Victoriano Huerta as possessing courage virility and generosity but lacking conscience. It argues he could have been a great Mexican leader had he gained power through lawful means rather than assassination and might have become a benefactor to Mexico.

Victoriano Huerta Mexico Huerta

Weather Almanac Signals Record Cold and Warmth on Date

The oldest inhabitant notes the coldest on record for this date at 2 above zero in 1876 and a 36 degree rise the same day. It cites 10 year low of 9 above zero in 1914 and warmest on this date at 46 degrees in 1899 with 45 degrees in 1909. Five stormy 15ths of January in the past decade are mentioned, plus a heavy storm on 12/8.

Alexander the Great Survives Poisoned Arrow Wound at Multan

Historical account describes Alexander the Great barely surviving an arrow to the lungs at Multan. He orders the arrow removed, and as he regains strength, his troops weep for their leader. The text notes debates with Indian sages, the Indus flotilla, and a perilous Gedrosian overland march to Persia.

Alexander Multan Aeschylus Indus India Persia Gedrosia Baluchistan Napoleon Moscow Gedrosian Desert Hogarth

Cat Show Confusion and Odd Requests at Local Event

A speaker laments not fitting in a home with a well bred cat and asks where to buy one for pennies. A man asks about blue and pink cats, joking that such cats would appear only in a gold cure institute. The scene ends with the narrator moving on in a calm, steady mood.

Plymouth Rock Gamecocks Dan's Bradstreet

Spring Fever Feels The Bentztown Bard Poems

A 1916 verse piece describes the spring fever awakening as winter lingers. The narrator longs for field and meadow scenes, Miss April, and warmer days while imagining fishing, romance, boats on blue seas, and a roving heart eager for spring.

The Bentztown Bard Southern Press Syndicats

Household Hints for Easy Mending with Starch

Household Hint advises mending small holes in shirts and shirtwaists by applying a thin fabric patch stiffened with cold starch. Press with a hot iron to secure a neat repair and rewash later. Presented by Mrs Idella Brown of 350 Painteet, Gloucester.

Idella Brown Gloucester

Photographers chase rocks and ships in daring coastal scenes

Downtown moving picture photographers prepared to photograph Oklahoma the superdreadnought as it nears Rockland. They must work close to the ships and contend with rocking tugs and heavy seas to capture suitable images for reproduction.

Rockland Uncle Sam Oklahoma

How Swift the Years Roll On by Walt Mason

A 1916 verse by Walt Mason reflects on aging and time's passage. The speaker recalls youth, growing hair turning gray, a child now grown, and the loss of strength, all illustrating the relentless speed of the years.

Walt Mason Adams Newspaper Service

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