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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1905
Page
6
Stealthy Steve visits the undertaker to learn about a double believed dead but showing life. A revivalist and doctor test a suspended man, confirming warmth and faint breath as circulation returns, with wake time uncertain and the case to be continued.
The issue presents a standard daily notice from Post Publishing Co dated July 21 1905. It lists the newspaper’s office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and identifies issue number 18 in volume 180.
The Daily Post and Sunday Post publish annual, semiannual, and monthly rates with mail delivery nationwide. Subscriptions require advance payment and may be discontinued at expiration. changes of address are allowed. mailed payments should avoid cash. Editor B A Grozier.
The Boston Post notes its DAILY POST achieved its largest June circulation on record with a peak month in 1905, marking the highest mark for Sunday Post and overall readership.
The Interstate Commerce Commission shows in the first quarter more than 900 deaths and 14,000 injuries on U.S. railroads, surpassing Spanish war losses. While 700,000,000 passengers and 1,500,000,000 tons of freight move yearly, experts argue rail safety can improve to English levels with better precautions, equipment, and management.
The zemstvo delegates faced police presence as they signed in and left papers, yet no arrests or dispersal occurred. They critique the government as inadequate for liberty and insist on reform through reason, signaling broad scholarly support for change among Russia's educated classes.
A St Peters burg dispatch reports severe demoralization in the Russian navy after the Sea of Japan battle with mutinies and orders disobeyed. Admiral Rosestvensky condemns ships armor and ammunition while crews falter. Civil violence rises with an attempted murder of the Holy Synod head and a Finnish vice governor bomb attack, signaling dynastic weakness.
The article notes a brief respite from extreme heat with relief for suffering humanity. It warns that nervous strain persists and urges careful self care and liberal philanthropic aid. It highlights high death rates among city children and severe distress in tenement districts, urging practical charity now.
The Equitable Life investigation gains momentum as Governor Higgins of New York agrees to a legislative inquiry. The move comes amid public demand, though no issues about the society’s stability have been revealed to date.
Tensions swirl around the Equitable Life safety system as past management falters. Alexander suffers a nervous collapse after leaving the presidency and is in a private sanatorium. Comptroller Jordan, ousted for withholding financial details, is ill at home. Paul Morton takes a Justice Department post amid rebate case scrutiny. A loan of 685000 from Mercantile Trust to Alexander and Jordan remains unrecorded. The drive for full daylight on the mystery continues.
Jeannette Marshall of East Boston appeals on July 15 for humane treatment of cats. She urges shelter, food, and kindness instead of extermination plans, arguing all creatures feel suffering and deserve compassion.
In a Boston column readers note a playful backchat about Stealthy Steve and Agatha with comic asides by Miss Champagne. The piece pivots on a punch line that Steve only lifts Agatha after she collapses and ends with a quip about Prince Itchy Scratchi’s back scratching rates during a brown-tail moth plague.
A dated fragment discusses marital roles and financial advantage, noting a wife’s struggle to keep her bargain and a husband who gains little in return beyond regard, framing affection as secondary to pecuniary concerns.
A 23 year old seeks guidance from Miss Champagne Constantly reading the daily Post. The columnist replies that steady effort matters and suggests seeing the young woman often and expressing care by words and actions to win her affection.
Ethel wonders about travel as she weighs Willie Brickly's proposal and whether to accept or wait for a more favorable match at the seaside. The dialogue hints at romantic tension and strategic choices in her summer plans.
Mrs George von J Meyer wife of the Russian ambassador returns from Europe with her son and two daughters after seasons at Rome and a brief stay in St Petersburg they head to their north shore home. The piece notes forthcoming entertainments in their honor and lists other society departures aboard the Deutschland Cedric and Arabic to Europe.
Observant column reports Miss Marion Littlefield engaged for The Belle of the West with Florence Bindley star. Camp Gartland on Lake Canopie in Salem, N H becomes political hub. City Hall attaches at the camp enjoy sylvan retreat while a streetcar transfer scam is described. Various locals including Carl Lothrop, Wally Goldsmith and Paul West appear in town. Chelsea school remodel planned and a muddy Washington Street stream disrupts summer shoppers. A dog and birds episode on Winter Street prompts comical spray of street water. A neighborhood cat scene ends with sparrow’s demise witnessed by bystanders.
Eben Holt, village inventor famed for odd devices, engineers a final invention that quietly reshapes life in the town. His hidden success sparks Mollie Arnold and David Graham's long-delayed engagement, celebrated with a unique wedding gift that speaks only once.
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