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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1915
Page
8
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for domestic Canada and foreign readers. Rates listed include daily and Sunday combos, with monthly and yearly terms and postage notes.
The opening, planned for March, may shift to July due to slides threatening the canal. Colonel Goethals cannot yet guarantee warships will pass in March, but Yankee ingenuity will overcome obstacles. Some propose canceling the naval parade. Spain is out, and a more modest show may be best.
The article argues BUILD NOW is cheaper in current times and urges action to create work while helping home, factory, or business construction. It notes cooperative banks across New England support financing for builders, with Massachusetts bank officers endorsing the plan at Worcester.
The Sandisfield report notes the Ward brothers finish lumber work near New Boston with future mill plans unclear. North Falmouth and Cape Cod items describe store floor scrubbing, new floor oil, and improved appearances. Miscellany includes lost muff notices, a cheap horse for sale, hammered gold pins, farm eggs, and a large Rhode Island red egg anecdote from Harwich and neighboring towns.
Three years after Texas entered the Union a Texas Legislature proposal to create a new state named Jefferson divides the western half of the old state. The act admitting Texas allows up to five states from the territory without Congress action, and Texans could pursue this with broad support.
The Icelandic Parliament passed a law prohibiting sale of alcoholic liquors within its jurisdiction as part of national reform. Iceland, under Danish governance with local autonomy, aims to implement the policy without interference, reflecting a broader dry movement alongside Russia’s autocratic prohibition.
Canadian military officials decide border guarding is unnecessary, praising peace and reciprocal confidences as the fortification for the 4000 mile boundary. The article contrasts this stance with other nations and envisions a boundary roiled by mutual trust.
The article argues that strong fortifications and large armed forces breed suspicion yet reflect a belief that Canada and the United States share peace and fair dealing. It asserts Canada does not fear the U S, valuing justice and a square deal as core American principles.
Berlin initially claimed the sinking of an English warship, later corrected to the German Bluecher. German aircraft, misled by clouds and smoke, bombed the wrong vessel. Reports from London also described bombs falling on rescue boats aiding the sinking ship, a mistaken interference with mercy. The era’s aerial bombardment shows uncertain value.
The record lists January 30 high temperatures in Boston over the past decade and earlier, noting the coldest 30th on record at minus five in 1873 and the warmest at sixty three above in 1914, with year by year highs and law marks from 1905 to 1914.
A terse line asserts a reciprocal favor in response to a request. The exchange hints at a personal agreement or implied obligation without broader context or corroborating details.
Practical kitchen tips collected by Mrs Earle Sheldon of Bennington New Hampshire. Raisins are prepared by pouring boiling water over them then standing ten minutes to remove seeds. Suet should be chopped after dusting with flour in a cool place. Soaking cabbage in salted cold water an hour before boiling reduces odor. Rubbing celery on hands removes onion odor. Overnight soaking of oatmeal halves cooking time.
The passage portrays Napoleon mounting a final assault at Waterloo as Wellington and Blucher close in. The Old Guard, mostly peasant stock, fights bravely, with Ney leading the last charge. The British line holds, the Guard collapses, and Napoleon escapes under guard before fleeing toward the frontier.
The column notes a warmer January in Boston with long term averages near a century level and cites compact trends. It also covers a Museum of Fine Arts opening with private-collection loans, Captain Bartlett’s Boston ties, Arctic expedition obituaries, spry New England elders, navy price changes, and local politicians and habits in brief, lively items.
Mary Lane and her sweetheart elope after a roadside drive. A wreck injures her ankle. a town doctor insists on payment, then Mary faces a typhoid scare for her husband. An aunt lends aid to settle the bill by sewing at the bedside. The couple reconciles as he proclaims her his helper.
A Walt Mason verse questions auto ownership with a comic warning that the machine serves the owner but can be restrained by law and social restraint. It contrasts leisure driving with reckless road use and sheriffly enforcement, ending with a caution that the automobile, while useful, must stay in its place.
An old verse reflecting gratitude for life and enduring love felt in dreams of the past. The speaker thanks dreams guiding through spring wildwood hills meadows and twilight, recalling sweetheart lips and fading time while cherishing a comforting timeless bond.
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