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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1910
Page
8
The fragmentary notice indicates this issue of a Boston daily newspaper, produced by Post Publishing, dated July 19, 1910. It references the Boston office at 259 Washington Street and identifies issue number 16 in volume 201.
The Sunday Post lists subscription pricing including one year at 2.50, six months 1.25, and three months 0.65, with Canada delivery at 0.06 per copy. It notes second class matter status in Boston and advises payment methods and sender risk.
The Daily Post offers mail subscription nationwide at 25 cents per month and Sundays at 50 cents per month. Addresses may be changed anytime. Subscriptions must be prepaid. service will be discontinued at expiration. Contact details for editors and offices are listed.
The piece notes two common fatal phrases on Monday mornings about deaths by land and water. It argues recklessness causes crushings and drownings, with people often repeating dangerous acts despite prior tragedies. It laments readers ignoring lessons and questions why needless risks are invited.
The Post praises its suggestion for examining popular city ice cream cones. The Board of Health will investigate this week to ensure safety, noting the need for proper preparation or improvement if hazards are found. The issue concerns public health for children and mass consumption.
Sanitary officials plan a metal catch-all can mounted on a post four feet high, resembling mail boxes, to curb street litter. It is a utilitarian device not decorative, enforcing tidiness and signaling a $20 fine for violations.
The announcement urges residents to actively keep city streets clean and sightly. It emphasizes how collective effort can raise Boston above reproach by reducing litter along highways and public spaces.
Speaker Joseph Walker of the Massachusetts House argues that choosing United States senators by state legislatures is now obsolete and urges moving to a public vote. He cites constitutional barriers but notes reforms can express public opinion locally while awaiting constitutional amendment.
The article argues that many Moros are savages and that American rule in the Philippines is kept for diplomatic reasons. It contends that without Japan, the U S would likely have abandoned the islands years ago. It warns that teaching Moros to abandon assassination will be a long, painful process and foreshadows ongoing troubles in the archipelago.
City readers urge Boston L line to run night service twice hourly after midnight. Mayor Fitzgerald is cited, noting current service is archaic. Advocates complain of long waits in Adams Square and poor shelter in bad weather, urging improved late night access.
President Taft shows wisdom in refusing a central authority role urged by party managers. He warns that such power could destabilize allegiance across states and upset policy alignment. Roosevelt once used a strong hand to shape conventions, but times and politics have changed, making Taft prudent to avoid becoming a target for insurgents.
A serio-comic tale from Luzerne Ohio centers on Bill McAdams and his wife Agnes. After a breakfast quarrel over lukewarm coffee he contemplates suicide with carbolic acid, only to drink hair restorer by mistake, leading to a comic survival and a suggested happy ending.
A humorous letter recounts a joke in which two acquaintances named Binks and Jinks meet on the street, discuss weather and politics, and share a drink, leading to a line about falling off the water wagon. The narrator reflects on potato bug picking and farm tales with rustic humor.
The Boston Post presents official photographs from the 1910 Passion Play carried by peasants of Oberammergau. This installment, No 25, features characters and scenes from the world famous pageant as visited by thousands of devout Americans.
The passage recounts Caiaphas ordering the thirty pieces of silver paid to Caiaphas the High Priest before the Sanhedrin. A shout erupts that men agree, while Nicodemus challenges the bargain and Judas is accused as a God-forgetting traitor in the dialogue.
The note asks about potato bug prices per bushel around Barre this summer and expresses a preference for fresh blueberries over potato pests. It seeks current pricing and seasonal availability details.
A young woman asks Mildred Champagne whether to obey her family and marry within her class or follow her heart to a man of a different religion and nationality. The columnist cautions that love often fails to level social ranks and emphasizes lasting happiness depends on mutual respect and compatibility.
The text notes the thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas amid Passion Play photographs. It lists publication dates from June 26 through July 19 detailing individual figures and scenes in the series, including Judas receiving the money and the ongoing schedule. Tomorrow’s photo is Three of the Holy Women.
The speaker argues respect hinges on a husband's ability to support a wife, asserting honesty, good character, and livelihood justify marriage regardless of lineage or background. If he cannot provide, she should not marry him, even with high ideals.
Fashion notes describe fastening methods using a large cameo or pin and advise a morning blouse in white material paired with a mustard or blue yoke and cuffs. A belt in the same shade completes the coordinated look.
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Fig Senna as a permanent aid for constipation. It claims the remedy assists nature rather than replaces it, urging proper nourishment and effort. The text touts the product as the best remedy when needed and lists California manufacture with a line about mine size and price.
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