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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
6
January 25, 1909 issue imprint shows Post Publishing Co details and office address in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subscriptions listed for the Post and Sunday Post with rates for 1 year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 0.65 and 0.25 for one month. Canada copies 0.09 each. Notices warn advance payment required and discontinuation without notice. Editor E A Grozier publisher of the Post offices in Boston Massachusetts.
A brief note describes a triumphant ordeal for the steel bulkhead and the watertight compartment highlighting their success in withstanding a challenge.
British medical authorities warn against spreading disease by kissing the Bible in court. In the United States some witnesses kiss their thumbs rather than the Book. Massachusetts now tolerates mothers kissing their babies, a trend the piece calls reckless but healthful.
One member of the Finance Commission supports submitting the proposed city charter to a public vote in Boston. The article argues that a referendum clause is essential so people may approve or disapprove the new form of government.
The piece notes fog as a longtime sea menace, credits wireless with reducing danger, and argues that forcing deep sea ships to install wireless would prevent tragedies like the Republic. It also warns that fog remains hazardous even for wireless ships, ending with an obvious moral.
The last American marine has left Cuba as President Gomez announces his cabinet. Cuba begins a new effort to govern itself without Yankee assistance this Thursday. The United States claims its intervention was for Cuba’s own good and now Gomez and the Cuban people must prove the rationale.
A Census Bureau report notes South Dakota is losing its status as a draw for couples seeking quick divorces. In Boston Divorce Court 44 cases were heard in the present session and all but two received decrees nisi.
The piece urges Mayor Hibbard and a Sabbath day of meditation to bring Aldermen to agree on a board chairman this afternoon. Curley’s committees are declared illegal, so the board must organize and appoint legal committees before handling the budget. The public demands lawful city business and warns of consequences on Beacon Hill.
Reported progress shows successful grafting of vital organs between animals with transplanted organs still functioning. Researchers compare future potential to replace diseased human organs with healthy ones from accident victims, noting shifting views on what is possible.
Mr Horace Fletcher a Massachusetts heir of fletcherism moves into New Yorks poorest quarter to teach proper mastication. His philanthropy targets high salaried Wall Street workers as the main audience while illustrating the social mismatch of his charity.
Describes residents of Back Bay wasting time on stock tickets and meals amid sharp urban contrast with the North and West End tenement districts showing greater indigestion and crowded conditions.
Tens of thousands of evangelical attendees will pause daily life to join in The King's Business. Organizers, guarantors of expenses for 60 evangelists and singers, are practical professional and business men who live their faith in everyday commerce and industry. The Post praises their commitment and hope.
Historian Mr Guglielmo Ferrero compares American and continental work styles in Boston while praising American efficiency. Providence resident Mr Richard Selby marks his 100th birthday at home, crediting his health, cheerfulness, and a simple balance of work and play.
A Finance Commission report supports The Post positions on Boston City Hall. It urges locating a new city building in the business centre and confirms current space is wasteful. The report argues for modern offices that suit city departments without expanding the city’s footprint. Everett, Mass, MY, WASHINGTON.
The writer details a chaotic trial of Boston traffic rules during lunch hour on Washington Street. Encounters include mud in the eye from a passing car tire, a parade of commuters and a police intervention, and a cramped subway ride as he navigates the city’s regulated streets.
New York reports that Dr. Bull, famed cancer expert, has recovered from a critical illness after weeks near death. He predicted self recovery and now regains strength, aiming for a trip to Savannah Georgia or Palm Beach Florida within a week or ten days.
A reader urges the city to post clear driving direction signs in business districts to reduce daily vehicle mis directions. The letter dates Jan 28 and is addressed to the editor of the Post.
Atlantic City January 24 Mark Cas to who won fame rescuing the Cherokee crew after the wreck off this coast has sold his assets in bankruptcy proceedings.
The Fau rines of Bethlehem Pennsylvania welcomed a daughter. The mother and child are said to be well though the father nearly crazy. The family has 27 years of marriage and 26 children, prompting jokes about census impact and a Carnegie medal suggestion for Joseph. The father quips about burdens and even jokes about subduing the stork with birdshot if it returns.
A nostalgic verse notes how city progress would amaze the Good Old Days crowd. It contrasts tunnel trains crowded on State street with moving stairs, risky traffic, a golden domed State House, and persistence of blue laws, closing with boats crossing streets not present today.
A short dialogue captures a patient’s condition discussion between an elderly man and Uncle Rastus. The doctor has said the wife is getting better, though she is not yet fully improved.
Observant Citizen notes a West imported street washing machine for wooden block pavement cleaning along Newspaper Row. It also recalls Essex Institute Civil War souvenirs and a tale of the Eyrie summer colony where Madam Barlow is mocked after a staged wedding feast but the six couples reveal engagements at a surprise luncheon.
A stately chaperon, Madam Barlow, sits in the Eyrie cottage window as summer breezes bring young visitors to Spurwink Cliffs. youths climb the Eyrie Path seeking glimpses of arriving debutantes, finding instead a middle aged observer calmly reading by the window.
A humorous exchange features Mrs Wiggs asking what an absolute vacuum is and John replying that it exists only in the mind, illustrating playful dialogue on science and imagination.
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