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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1914
Page
10
The Boston Daily Independent of January 19 1914 issue details early 20th century Boston news from the Post Publishing Co with offices at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Rates listed for daily and Sunday editions including one year three dollars. six months one dollar forty. eight months. one month twenty five cents. Canada rates shown as per year three dollars sixty with related per copy charges. Postage extra in Boston District. second class mailing noted. payments by checks drafts money orders.
The piece lists editorial offices at 7008 Main and 1539 Main with editors named and a subscription policy: all subscriptions must be paid in advance or will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. Readers are asked to notify the paper by postal mail if copies are unavailable.
Dictator Huerta will not oppose British demand to keep the railroad open to Mexico City and Vera Cruz. He wants the line usable to reach the seacoast and a friendly ship off Vera Cruz, unless rebels block the route.
The Grand Vizier of Turkey accepts the Panama Pacific Exposition invitation with pleasure while some European governments hesitate to participate officially. The article notes Turkey's strong industrial role and that 33 nations have accepted the invitation, despite possible absences from England and Germany.
Miss Henrietta Hoegh is named first secretary of the Norwegian Legation in Mexico marking the first formal diplomatic appointment for a woman. The move signals progress in professional service by women in high politics and diplomacy.
A fragment reports a test on new coal from vast fields found unfit for rear action. It shows only a percent efficiency versus the usual supply, raising hopes for government railroad principles and direct costs.
The article outlines a heavy legislative season with 2100 documents filed by two branches. Many measures resemble familiar perennial issues, including plans to annex neighboring municipalities to Boston, with some bills ripening from prior years and others awaiting future consideration.
The text calls for a prompt and energetic effort to dispose of an item or issue within a reasonable timeframe. It emphasizes urgency and persistent action to ensure timely handling. The statement implies accountability and a clear deadline for completion.
A Boston leader, James J. Storrow, settled the Elevated railroad dispute after six months of effort. He volunteered his time, balancing interests to satisfy employees and the company, earning public praise and a call for formal recognition of his service.
A compact reflection on wealth and life. The speaker asserts hoarded wealth yields no reward and urges giving away riches before death, contrasting with the futility of following the line of least resistance to nowhere.
A brief saying urges restraint and the value of listening. It emphasizes that speaking too much forfeits learning and suggests cocking the ears and keeping lips closed to gain insight and presence in social settings.
The House rules committee, dominated by seven Democrats, rejected a plan for a special suffrage panel. Three Democrats supported the move, four opposed, leaving an unresolved split that could shift when the full committee meets tomorrow.
A letter from Clarice asks Mr Newkirk for a swell menu for a society dinner. He offers a playful French menu with exotic terms and urges Clarice to take credit for the stylish plan, noting quantity over quantity for reception success. He concludes by inviting feedback after the party.
A national revival in quail interest grows as granges push to protect the species now threatened with extermination. Quail feed on numerous insect pests and weeds, work most of the day, and provide essential benefits to farmers. farmers and wives are urged to avoid shooting quail to preserve their pest control role.
The writer notes frigid weather across Europe, with Paris temperatures around 7 degrees Fahrenheit and extreme cold causing deaths in the streets. They describe Paris using open fires to thaw people and compare with local chills, suggesting American resilience or tolerance to cold.
Residents near Bacon block faced a fresh fire scare when Lafayette School on Ruggles Street reported an alarm late last evening. Fire apparatus from the vicinity responded to a small hay fire in a stable at 38 Ruggles Street owned and occupied by Samuel Norwick, a produce dealer.
A dozen destroyers and mine sweepers searched Whitesand Bay from dawn until dark for the A-7 after it sank earlier in the day. No sign of the submarine was found.
A tourist slipped while climbing in the Alps and fell hundreds of feet until his suspenders snagged on a tree. He was held aloft by the rope and rescued, prompting calls for the life saving suspenders to be tested for climbers.
A playful brain teaser hints that when business blocks dancing, the solution is to abandon business. The note titled Dear Newt presents a whimsical riddle prompting a clever answer.
A humorous dialogue explains whether a man running around a tree goes before or behind himself. Bonebean asserts that if he is coming he leads, if going he follows, with further tests like touching or passing himself to decide. The narrator wryly notes the explanation may be opaque.
A column mix of Boston life includes Potomac winter contrast, Nahant visit for Senator Lodge, Edison powered cooking at a Laymen’s League banquet, and relic finds at Copley Square. Mentions reform rules, Unitarian work travels, Tango eyeglasses quip, Curley campaign prints, cold-weather tips, and feminist writer Miss Blackwell unaware of Mr George.
A photo of the Dayton National Military Home kitchen contrasts its modern equipment with Chelsea Massachusetts facilities. The Dayton home serves over 3000 members. Chelsea houses 500 600 soldiers with meals including meat costing over 1000 monthly. Annual food costs per member stay under 100 dollars, with simple nourishing meals and a weekly menu showing varied dinners and consistent tea or coffee with bread.
The Junior Zionist Council of Massachusetts elected officers at a Civic Service House meeting. President Peter Turchon, vice president Barnett Cohen, secretary Miss Bella Goluf, and treasurer Miss Anne Sehlosberg were named for Jewish youth clubs statewide.
Mary Dutton inherits a rusty bank and a guiding inscription Save the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves A New Year plan turns into a surprise check from Uncle Jeff and a party for her fragile sister, revealing a hopeful fortune from small savings
A dated verse reflects Walt Mason pondering his postholiday mood. He recalls a beaming Christmas persona filled with goodwill, contrasting it with his current surly temperament and domestic irritations as he returns to routine duties.
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