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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1912
Page
10
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, plus postage and payment terms. It includes contact details for editorial staff and offices and notes advance payment and discontinuation policies.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery across the United States and possessions for 25 cents per month, with the Sunday Post at 30 cents. Readers may change address at will.
The Boston Post announces possession of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, according to Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co.
The sequence of deadly aviation accidents continues with two more fatalities in Salisbury England where Captain Loraine and Sergeant-Major Wilson died during practice flights. The year’s death toll already rivals all of 1911 and grows despite more pilots. Recklessness is blamed as familiarity with flight breeds contempt for danger.
Narragansett Bay criticism follows the Louisiana grounding. Portsmouth yard offers 40 feet of clear water to the dry dock and a premier naval access point. Secretary Meyer pushes to close yards in favor of Narragansett Bay, despite its mud and ice conditions.
Beginning next Wednesday Boston hosts the sixth national shoe and leather market fair with a Mechanics Building exhibition and a week of conference celebration and entertainment. The New England Shoe and Leather Association directs observances and has planned a widely interesting program highlighting the region’s leather and footwear industry centered in Boston and surrounding towns.
The article advises staying calm and maintaining familiar routines to endure extreme heat. It cautions against overhauling food, clothing, and conduct, noting mental and physical strain. It emphasizes personal regulation and suggests vigilance for changing winds and possible storms.
Secretary Wakeman of the American Protective Tariff League expresses fear of Woodrow Wilson in strong terms as Republican tariff beneficiaries voice intense opposition to the president. The article notes unexpected fervor in the anti Wilson expressions among tariff proponents.
The speaker argues that Democratic President choose Murphy or Croker over Woodrow Wilson, suggesting the Protective Tariff League favors Tammany figures who would serve business interests and high tariff grafters.
A sweeping editorial argues Woodrow Wilson commands broad backing from independents newspapers and reform groups. It notes Republican progressives shift toward Wilson, Roosevelt falters, and the Democratic Party unites behind him, creating a formidable, unified front.
A stern editorial assigns fault in the Lackawanna Fourth of July wreck. It cites lack of warning from the passenger train, fog reducing visibility, and the high speed of the express. It argues railroads must consider human factors and maintain constant vigilance to prevent future deaths.
A portrait of Panama’s geography and borders, noting the republic's size about 82 000 square miles and 360 000 people. It describes coastal and inland towns, historical ports like Porto Bello and Old Panama, and the difficulties of land titles, labor, and commerce for newcomers amid limited transportation.
A serialized warning quotes A C P R Waldemar arguing women’s suffrage will push men out of work. He recalls being edged from stores and nurseries by female workers and laments subway seats filled by women. The piece notes a Newport headline about Miss Moreland.
A poetic sketch describes aged elms arching toward the sky and travelers on the road. The speaker praises the shade, the sun's heat, and distant mountains with pine-spired silhouettes, reflecting on littleness and a stirring sense of blessedness.
A nineteen year old Boston girl asks Miss Champagne for advice about breaking an engagement to a sailor from a Middle State. The counselor suggests considering happiness and family, proposing relocation to his home out West and potential future visits, urging the woman to weigh her mother’s feelings against personal happiness.
A reader aged 18 asks about pursuing steady company with a young woman two years older. The advisor recommends maintaining a speaking acquaintance, delaying any formal courting for two to three years, and suggests the age gap is manageable if the young man behaves responsibly and proves himself.
The verse laments heat and laments poets who suffered heat while the speaker enjoys modern comfort from electric fans. It contrasts past summers with present ease, praising the cool breeze from machines that bring woods and shores to the poor man’s door.
Fads trend toward Directoire neckwear with matching colored shoes and rose brocade in gold. Crystal and pearl buttons with color rims remain popular. carved crystals mounted in platinum appear. Flowered fabrics like dimity organdy mull lawn mousseline rise, patent leather leads evening slippers with suede and grace kid, and buckles replace pump bows, with jeweled buckles highly chic.
The average daily circulation of the Boston Post for June was 408 007 copies the largest in Boston or New England. The Sunday Post edition circulates 828 529 copies. The Post is a staple breakfast paper and widely seen on morning trains into Boston.
The dialogue jokes about a growing medical practice and a patient who has gained nearly two pounds in the last month. A light exchange contrasts a larger practice with a younger doctor’s observation of patient weight change.
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