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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1905
Page
6
The article discusses improving government service methods, auditing, and accounting. It argues for radical reform and supports Roosevelt's commission to overhaul federal offices, noting long dominance by one party and suggesting a change in administration as necessary for thorough cleaning.
The inquiry by a commission appointed by President Roosevelt is underway to assess department methods. While awaiting results, observers note the effort to improve efficiency and management in federal operations.
The article notes Commander Peary set for a polar voyage from Sydney Cape Breton to Cape Sabine Grinnell Land, projecting a spring Arctic day for his dash for the Pole. It reflects cautious support, deeming no practical aid from discovery yet national pride at stake.
At a Hull midsummer gathering the Republican Norfolk Club courses candidates through testing rounds. Lieutenant-Governor Guild lauds the Massachusetts defeat as proof against graft charges and criticizes Democratic risk with a full Republican legislature.
The piece condemns New York society leaders who paid 500 to 1000 dollars for a deluxe book to have their names praised, asserting the wealthy buyers gain fame only through puffery while history ignores them. It notes polo, yacht, and villa lifestyles are celebrated in gold prose, not merit.
Stealthy Steve retrieves Agatha Parkenlard from Turkish brigands then reads his obituary in Constantinople. He hides in a casket to confront Prince Itchy Scratchi while the undertaker discovers the supposedly dead man may still live.
In a dramatic ruse Stealthy Steve emerges from a casket at the prince Itchy Scratchi’s home startling Nick the Knock Ike and Evanescent Ike The thief warns the trio of jail and a noose before declaring himself not dead but alive and ready to arrest them as darkness falls and a cliffhanger ends the scene.
In Back Bay Boston a playful Q and A describes Stealthy Steve as a favorite with women among matinee heroes. The piece teases his ascent to the Sultan's attic and Whether he loves Agatha, who is labeled a peacherino by experts in a lighthearted column.
The Gaelic School Society debated who is the father of the American navy. Participants favored Captain Jack Barry as the founder over Paul Jones, noting Barry as a commissioned officer under the new government. A mass meeting to honor those who died for independence was urged, with invitations via M. E. C. McCormac in Roxbury.
The United States training ship Hartford arrived at Newport Rhode Island today from Gardiner's Bay Long Island. The Hartford brings a detachment of naval cadets aboard for the northern voyage and drills.
An observant citizen narrates a neighbor in a wooded suburban estate keeping three bats to curb nuisance mosquitoes. He enjoys peaceful evenings on the veranda as bat silhouettes sweep the sky, a favored solution to the biting pest in the area.
Eben D. Jordans horses arrive for the annual Atlantic City show. The New England bred stable includes new entries purchased this year, with ponies highlighted as a feature and blue ribbons anticipated. Millionaire owners have turned the event into a major social draw.
Rear Admiral Higginson takes a house on Orange Street in Manchester for the season. Edwin P. Seaver and Mrs. Seaver are in Europe while the family stays at Manchester’s cottage. Captain H G O Colby visits relatives in West Manchester. Congressman William S Greene hosts at a Cottage City cottage. Carroll D Wright opens his Jersey Side cottage in Nantucket for the season.
A young woman tends a grave beneath lilacs and recalls a lost romance. Years later she reunites with the man she once loved, now a husband, as they walk with a child toward the lilac mound. The moment closes the memory with shared silence and a renewed, quiet connection.
King Edward visited Mrs. Arthur Paget the daughter of the former Revere House owner in London July 16 and spent an hour with her. He delivered a message from the Queen and praised her as growing younger and lovelier.
A brief exchange describes Miss Flappe lamenting not having enough material for a hat and choosing to make a skirt instead. The dialogue highlights materials, fashion choices, and resource constraints in a light domestic moment.
A broker jokes with a young man about dress code while a bookkeeper confirms the sweater is the largest barred in the office. The brief comic gag pivots on the word bar.
A reader asks how to handle a persistent young woman who sends gifts and letters. The response urges ignoring the advances and not encouraging her, then gently but firmly stating lack of mutual interest to end the unwanted attention.
A 17 year old Southern visitor asks if it is proper to accept gifts from several gentlemen while engaged to a Mexican suitor. The advisor urges honesty about friendship, warns against accepting valuables, and recommends declaring devotion and no engagement to avoid a false impression.
A playful verse personifies a celestial angel who loves truth and beauty yet dismisses neat things as this or that. The riddle style uses repetition and contrasts to explain why the true and beautiful continually take weary naps.
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