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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, mailing options, and vacation service. It lists office contact numbers, editor and publisher E A Grozier, and payment policy including advance payments and discontinuation on expiration.
The governing board of the Boston Stock Exchange decrees a friendly separation from the Curb, noting similar games with looser rules. The move won’t end business, as Curb activity may transfer to regular exchanges while the latter gains some Curb stocks.
The State Fisheries and Game Department begins a summer mission to study dogfish in Buzzards Bay and find practical uses for the creature. They hope to save edible fish by leveraging dogfish for glue fertilizer or possibly oil, while noting a rumor that well prepared dogfish steak can be a delicacy despite its offputting appearance.
The piece urges Hon William L Douglas to accept the national Democratic committee chairmanship. It praises his unentangled ties, business standing, and broad support from workers and industry, arguing his leadership would energize the campaign and boost prospects for Democratic success.
Prominent business leaders tell the Post that conditions have improved from six months ago, rising from 60 to 75 percent of normal with a steady outlook. They credit the potential Bryan victory and a Democratic Congress for renewed vitality, contrasting with Republican stagnation and Washington control.
The Boston Park Commission says a life preserver that crumbled in Robert H. Bowman's grasp caused his drowning and calls it the only defective one in the Fens. Reporters found two more serious defects, urging a thorough examination and accountability to ensure such failures cannot recur.
Luther Stephenson of Hingham objects to inscribing General N P Banks on the monument to the Grand Fifth Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He argues Banks had no connection with the Provisional Fifth Corps and helped form no part of the corps that fought from Hanover Court House to Five Forks. He urges honoring the actual units and commanders.
A letter from Roxbury proposes Boston store winter ice from city reservoirs to provide free all day ice water for poor residents. The idea would use idle city workers to harvest and store ice, keeping babies milk and other perishables cooler and preventing souring in heat. July D. T.
A writer recalls a ride in a Boston taxi, chasing distance on a faulty meter and a wobbly path from the Parker House to the Somerset. The cab twists through Commonwealth Ave and back streets, leaves him short on cash, and ends with a comic, rueful walk home in the heat.
After a famous blizzard scene the manager addressed the audience from the stage. He asked for opinions on the snow as a youngster in the gallery shouted that the snow was fine but the acting was slush in a humorous Chicago News quip.
The Post continues its Little Journeys series with a week in Nova Scotia. Readers will see views of beauty spots in the Land of Evangeline during vacation season. The province is noted as one of the most picturesque regions.
A nostalgic tour describes Grand Pré once praised by Longfellow and still bearing the marks of Acadian settlement. It notes dikes, the old water well, Basil the blacksmith’s forge, Father Felicien’s house, and the massacre site of New England troops before Evangeline’s era, with Evangeline Beach highlighted. Tomorrow the visit moves to Yarmouth.
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