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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1914
Page
14
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions of a Boston newspaper in 1914. It shows U S and Canada pricing, foreign options, six and three month terms, and per copy postage with district surcharges. It also notes combined daily and Sunday rates for Canada and foreign postage adjustments.
The Paris despatch quotes Theodore Roosevelt reacting to Arthur Sav age Lauder's River of Doubt tale. Roosevelt calls the claim preposterous and absurd while praising the colonel's linguistic skill despite questioning his physical condition.
The piece notes that Huerta’s resignation is framed as manana and highlights a pattern of delays in decisive action. It compares Mexican expectations of taking action to the dictator’s cautious timing, suggesting no immediate change until Huerta is truly out of power.
The piece argues about idle freight cars on rail sidings and blames the Democratic administration. It cites counts 241,802 idle cars May 31 and 22,260 fewer on July 1, contrasting Roosevelt era totals 413,338 on April 29, 1908 and 332,513 on Jan. 6, 1909 to rebuff rivals.
The article reports Sylvia Pankhurst promoting the No Vote No Rent tactic in East London. Women would withhold rent until suffrage is granted, arguing tenants face tax burdens while male proprietors retain voting power.
The article reports a push by the Boston Work-Horse Relief Association to ensure water access for thirsty work-horses at public fountains halted by glanders fears. It urges householders with exterior faucets to let teamsters draw water, addressing outskirts and public relief needs.
In adjoining territory few are not aided. The association offers to furnish free neatly painted signs inscribed Free Water for Horses to aid this benefaction. Under the meter system 15 pairs can be afforded for relief of tossing horses at the total cost of one cent. It is worth while.
The piece notes rail regulation flaws after an I C C review of New Haven directors and calls for tighter public oversight of railroad transactions. It recounts a busy Boston intersection where two men collide and a policeman disperses the crowd, ending with a sharp moral: act today.
Captain Edwin V Sager of New Jersey dies at home at age 90. A Civil War veteran he reportedly served on the Monitor crew, witnessing the rise of steel ships and the Navy's ironclad era from the battle of Hampton Roads onward.
The article lauds Governor Curtis Guild for his early warnings on railroad policy. It argues his foresight could have prevented much of the later scandal and disaster in New Haven’s railroad systems, contrasting his stance with later hindsight and criticism from conservatives.
The Suffolk Probate Office records John C. McCarthy's will filed yesterday detailing a $5000 bequest to Boston College for general uses and $1000 gifts to Little Sisters of the Poor and other Catholic charities. Executors Edward A. McLangslin and John J. Gorman receive full powers to manage The Lace Store business at 4 West Street.
A light verse about a boy who laughs amid a street’s easy life and a tumble into flat broke play, celebrating resilience and humor through economic roughness.
A collection of colorful sayings on housekeeping, restraint, and human foibles. It links a woman’s status to servants, warns of family strife over wills, and jokes about time taxes loves and prevention in playful, old fashioned phrasing.
A humorous quip questions rich donors who give to hospitals and charities asking if the cash is counterfeit or tainted. It riffs on motives and sanity, suggesting recipients demand clear provenance and legitimate sources before accepting large gifts.
Calumet and Hecla Mining Company appeals the Ingham County Circuit Court decree that blocked its merger with Osceola Consolidated Mining. The case, Charlies M. Turner versus Calumet & Hecla, returns the original decree to the Supreme Court of Michigan for review.
The piece extols the Cape Cod dunes near Provincetown as a dramatic New England landscape that rivals deserts and foreign shores. It cites historical efforts to stabilize sands with beach grass, notes their ever-changing forms under wind and tide, and praises dunes alongside pounding waves as essential elements of the vacation scene.
A column of observations from Beacon Hill covers the Miss Alice Brown Winthrop Ames prize, Cambridge playground opening near Longfellow Park, and memories of General Grant in Boston. It notes Harvard Henley reception plans for the second crew, church updates, and townsfolk reports on hail damage, fire losses, and local social chatter.
A 25 year old man writes to Mildred Champagne seeking guidance after a date with a woman his senior reveals a past. She asks him to reflect and propose again if he can be happy with her while eight months of courtship have shown her anger and commitment to a chosen life.
Poetic reflection by Walt Mason on the charm of youth and the burdens of adulthood. The narrator contrasts a child’s carefree days with an adult’s weariness, longing for youth's simple joys while acknowledging the grind of work and responsibility.
A 23 year old woman asks if she should expect continued outings and the “benefits” of a gentleman’s company and money without engagement. The adviser says she may enjoy his attentions, but should resist more intimate acts and set boundaries, noting she cannot afford such costs.
Paragraphs describe current trends with bolero jackets on cotton dresses, black taffeta gowns, mixed bag materials, seersucker lingerie embroidery, military collars on auto coats, glazed foliage hats, refined shoe buckles, net guimpes with organza lars, autumn military and Mexican influences, sport coats for summer wardrobes, boudoir caps in seersucker lace, green velvet leaf headdresses, novel hat bows, and updated coat models featuring straight silhouettes and button details.
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