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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1912
Page
10
Daily issue note from Post Publishing Co dated January 22 1912 appears with office address in Boston Massachusetts. No article text provided to summarize.
Subscription rates listed for the Daily and Sunday Post show one year eight dollars, six months one dollar fifty, three months seventy five cents, two months, bold formatting unclear, and one month thirty cents. Canada copies price per copy. Payment details warn sender risk and advise payments to Fost Publishing Company with editor EB A Grozier.
The Boston Post advertises its facility as the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and houses what is described as the largest press in the world, signaling unmatched production capacity per Robert Hoe & Co.
Tax Commissioner Trefry argues voluntary associations should not escape corporate laws. He questions why real estate trusts and manufacturing firms should not file annual reports with the state and why security-holding groups managing public utilities should be more tightly controlled. He asserts no injustice in such oversight.
The article laments negligence by property owners and police in enforcing sidewalk ice removal. It notes the death of an elderly Mt Vernon Street resident from a pavement fall and urges strict observance of the law to prevent further accidents.
After complaints of overcrowding and skimpy service on Broad way and Sixth Avenue, the Public Service Commission orders the New York Railways Company to improve at once. The commission is described as a powerful, non debating body that compels action.
The Fire Commissioner issues notices banning cigars cigarettes and pipes in manufacturing buildings. The move follows deadly city blazes and relies on public nuisance abatement law. The Fire Marshal notes 3240 smoker caused fires in the past year, with high risk in factories employing many women and handling inflammable materials.
A New York Senate bill proposes pensions for residents aged 70 and older with a $240 yearly benefit. Critics argue the plan labels septuagenarians as dependent and may provoke resistance, citing Dr. Osler and rising age benchmarks in work and court leaders.
The text argues that leadership should be tested beyond age, since the drive to support individuals and advance the community cannot be judged by years alone. It calls for a different standard to gauge merit and service.
A commentary criticizes Democratic House spending as lavish pork in committee reports. It cites a 16 million dollar public buildings and grounds bill while larger bills reach 60 million and more, with rivers and harbors and pensions looming. The piece warns such appropriations erode public confidence in economy pledges.
The piece argues against early morning milk wagon noise in Boston, noting many residents suffer sleep disruption. It urges milk companies to use rubber tires and quieter delivery methods to respect the rights of late sleepers, sick and nervous individuals, and urban households.
George W. Beatty set new aviation records by carrying three passengers with a total weight of 537 pounds. He flew about 16 miles at roughly 500 feet altitude, signaling progress in aviation. France seeks 4.4 million dollars for military aeroplanes, while the Wrights refine designs with Georgia officers. The U S army signals officer notes rapid progress outpacing equipment and organization, urging continued funding.
The piece argues that a brave honest negro should hold a police post in a major city. It cites Samuel J Battle in New York, who after six months endures silence from fellow officers because of his race. It condemns racial prejudice as relic of intolerance unworthy of a cosmopolitan city.
By Leander Leghorn this verse laments romance as enduring through time from Homer to Columbus to industrial ages. It reflects on frontier youth and modern toil as the speaker and his father observe sunsets and shared moments at home.
A fragment quotes a woman noting some girls wear muskrat skin furs and get by with them as sealskin, reflecting fashion commentary in a historical column.
A Boston family leaves a playful male goat in Whitefield-on-the-Sheepscot. Bruno Stuttergup jokes he will send the goat to Newt, while a rebuttal from a disgusted reader refuses the gift and mocks the idea of a pet goat.
A playful quip from the column notes life stays sweet until negativity spoils it. The author ribbingly contrasts optimism with a sour moment, framing everyday mood as fragile and influenced by attitude.
A recruiting sergeant meets a country youth idling in front of a house marked for sale by private treaty. The youth ponders army life after hearing the phrase Private Treaty. Over a pint, the idea of owning the house grows, and the shilling changes hands.
Dialogue from a humorous domestic scene notes the clash between Mrs Fusser and Old Pa Fusser over the suitor Longstopper. The exchange humorously measures character by time rather than virtue, suggesting a playful parental feud about a daughter’s match.
A man declares that he would marry the daughter and asks for her hand. The parents respond by blessing the union if he can live with her, implying approval of the match.
Readers follow Mark Tapley leaving the Blue Dragon as he faces unknown dangers with cheer. In London, Mr. Pecksniff and his daughters entertain at Mrs Todgers boarding house while Ruth Pinch meets Pennyworth’s kin as Jonas flirts, and Pecksniff’s charity and rectitude win over Martin Chuzzlewit. The chapter ends with Pecksniff’s unexpected invitation to the invalid and hints at more trouble for Martin.
George Willis Cooke of Wakefield argued for state backed equality in marriage at Laughlin Studio. He urged laws to ensure men share child care, grant women economic security, and promote a democratic family with independent lives. He also called for moves against the white slave trade and disease isolation.
New York Sun notes San Clemente in Rome is a two basilica complex with 3rd century lower church and 12th century upper church. It risks collapse as foundations lie under water. $15 000 is needed for a tunnel drainage project, with a tenth already subscribed, inviting Boston to contribute.
To the Editor of the Post Sir Your recent editorial Scandinavia Leads ought to have read Norway Leads as in that country full franchise was given women some years ago In the Norwegian national assembly the Storthing a woman Miss Rogstad even has taken her seat as a substitute for an absent representative Malden Jan 21
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