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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1905
Page
6
Daily issue by Post Publishing Co dated July 12 1905 outlines subscription rates and terms for the Boston Post including office address at 259 Washington street Boston Massachusetts and pricing details for various durations.
Stealthy Steve visits a morgue after a dead man resembles him. The corpse, killed in daylight by an unknown shooter, bears an exact likeness to Steve, including clothes and facial features, posing a baffling mystery for the sleuth.
A Boston reader shares a collage of society notes from Hill Crest on the Hudson to Dorchester and Somerville. The piece cites Wright Lorimer and Carl Eckstrom, a Paris London tour by John Quigley, local civic doings, moths at Pine Banks Park, and a beachside tale of a girl and a boy man learning to friendship and love amid city life.
The new Japanese loan of 150 million dollars is issued in thirds for England Germany and the United States and offered in Austria Hungary Holland Belgium and Switzerland. It marks Japan's entrance as a permanent member of the family of nations and strengthens peace through mutual financial interests. It may curb fears of the yellow peril and is likely to be heavily subscribed in the United States. Japan could hold the key to an open door for Asiatic trade, with global creditors fostering better relations.
The Democratic State committee unanimously appeals to Governor Douglas to reconsider his decision not to seek a second term. The group credits his leadership with stabilizing Massachusetts government and urges his candidacy to maintain party principles and progress. The gesture reflects broad public regret and widespread support for his continued service.
A proposed change to the automobile speed law would divert fines from the town treasury to the State for use by the Highway Commission on state road maintenance. Admirable as the aim may be, the plan shifts financial responsibility and control away from local municipalities.
The essay warns that brown-tail moths from outside Boston threaten the city. It urges urgent measures to exterminate the pest in surrounding municipalities to prevent eggs and a vast brood of caterpillars from invading Boston.
The discussion rejects the claim that local license and fine practices are driven by revenue. It argues that licensing powers and local courts operate without sordid motives, and cautions against broader interference with local authority or justice based on such insinuations.
The murder of Moscow prefect Count Shuvailoff signals ongoing turmoil in Russia. The piece cites peasant uprisings near Spaln and Cahzar hunting grounds, with mutinies rumored in Libau and Cronstadt. It urges swift diplomacy at Portsmouth to avert internal collapse of the Romanoff regime.
Society notes in Magnolia praise Miss Margheretta Otis and Miss Rosalind Otis who returned from abroad with Dr. Walter J. Otis and Mrs. Otis. The piece mentions north shore band concerts at the Essex County Club and lists numerous attendees and social movements across Brookline Bar Harbor Kennebunkport and Europe. The Debutante section signals featured society life.
An advertisement touts SAN FORD'S GINGER as refreshing and healthful for hot weather travel. It links use to digestive and nervous ailments and promotes the product as a trusted 30 year standard, sold by druggists and grocers.
A seventeen year old writes Mildred Champagne about accepting a watch from a departing male friend. The response notes that if the watch was modest and given as a sentimental farewell, acceptance may be harmless, but warns that valuable gifts can create obligations. maternal concerns are considered.
A young correspondent seeks guidance on ending a relationship with a stage foreman while honoring a prior vow to a former lover. The adviser urges breaking off with the newer suitor for self respect, noting the first lover’s concern and that no explanations are owed beyond personal accountability.
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