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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1911
Page
6
The July 22 1911 Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include one year 3.00, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, and one month 0.25 with Canada delivery 10 cents per copy.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery within the United States and possessions for 25 cents per month and the Sunday Post for 30 cents monthly. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. address changes and contact details are provided for delivery adjustments.
The article notes a recent heat wave loosened controls at Boston Common and led to misuse by some visitors. Police are disciplining offenders, while reaffirming that the Common is not a scene of endless vice. Authorities urge ongoing vigilance and cleaner oversight.
The piece argues that milk dealers profit from 9 cent milk priced at 5 cents a pint and claims widespread overpricing on goods priced in fractions. It calls for resumption of minting the half cent to end petty impositions on millions of consumers.
The committee in the Department of Agriculture widens the inquiry beyond Wiley’s alleged transgression. It will examine the Remsen board and other factors, seeking light on Secretary Wilson’s hesitant stance and broader departmental conduct amid rising opposition from Wiley’s foes.
Former Senator Aldrich testifies before the Lorimer investigation committee about Taft’s views on Lorimer as a senatorial candidate in 1909. Aldrich says Hines asked him to gauge Taft’s view and that Lorimer was “not objectionable” to the President then, before Lorimer’s Illinois legislature selection and later revelations. The President’s view may differ now.
The Ellis milk bill now before Governor Foss aims to assure milk purity for consumers by standardizing quality. Proponents argue it would reduce uncertainty about milk safety and benefit both producers and the public, even if prices rise slightly to cover better controls.
The governor is urged to take a broad view and sign the measure, arguing it serves the interests of the public at large. The appeal stresses statewide impact and public welfare.
The New York Supreme Court reduced the tax levy on former Senator Clark of Montana, ruling the mansion is uniquely costly and virtually unproductive for rental value. The decision allows wealth to shield excess spending from public obligations, though it sets no precedent for tax dodgers.
A Wisconsin Home Economics bulletin claims Americans spend over ten billion dollars yearly on basics with 90 percent by women lacking money sense. The piece rebutts the finding, defending New England women as skilled household managers and dismissing the university's judgment on cost of living.
The Lords send back the veto bill with destructive amendments and threaten a confrontation with the government. The Commons will likely reject the amendments, with Lord Morley urging reform and the Earl of Halsbury decrying the move as a violation of parliamentary decency. The King may create peers to override the Lords, risking an unprecedented social shock.
The United States Senate will vote today on the Canadian reciprocity bill in its House form. Efforts to defeat it failed and debate has been thorough. A decisive result is anticipated with a substantial majority approving the trade measure.
To the Editor of the Post Mrs C J Carmody reports she has ripe tomatoes earlier than noted in the paper and asks if anyone else is ahead of her this season. She sends the claim from 23 Plain Street dated July 21 1911.
A humorous verse piece questions why cats fight at night and wake neighbors. It imagines a cat named Thomas, lamenting nocturnal quarrels and the disturbance of sleep as moonlight prompts prowling, snarling, and prowling each other.
In a wild chase Blanchard’s runaway nearly collided with several cars and he struck Scott Summerville’s oil wagon while trying to dodge another vehicle. The wagon, being empty, toppled. The source notes Blanchard’s apparent satisfaction at being empty.
A quirky note describes lingering near a glue factory for hours to write letters to newspapers about the strong odor. The piece captures a humorous, unused-time activity with a vivid smell cue and civic letter-writing as the outcome.
The fragment reports on social gossip and local life in Boston from leading dailies. It mentions Mary Jones of the Vincent Club, Bill Brown from Crossing Corners, and Sarah Smith of West Roxbury with a proposed elopement, plus a Harvard Yale football memory and a recent loss by the Hops.
The article notes white serge outfits reveal a touch of color when placed against a newly painted red settee. The observation comes from the author’s own experience wearing white serge trousers and sitting on the red-finished furniture.
A Chickasha farmer reportedly lost his voice after chewing branding weed. The throat swelled and the tongue nearly doubled in size. The note humorously suggests importing the weed to Boston to silence loud legislators on Beacon Hill.
Wimpy Weems pilots The Falling Star as Michel Brianne fuels a daring ascent. The crowd cheers a speed near 127 mph toward Winsted while Gaston Petrol’s monoplane looms in from the murk, sparking a tense pursuit.
A Civil War postcard recounts Hood's failed Tennessee campaign with the decisive Union victory at Nashville on December 15 and 16 1864. It notes Hood's army collapse 1200 prisoners taken and mass Confederate losses near Franklin and Nashville.
Lieutenant Rufus Fessenden tends hollyhock filled gardens in North Dorchester while Police Commissioner O'Meara summers at Nahant and Dr. Moriarty resides at a North Hanson home. Citizens cite safety and transit issues at Cambridge B M station and ask why sidwalk boarding remains difficult. Representative Montague and Councillor Kenny are noted at Revere Beach and awaiting summer moves.
The poem laments rising costs due to a poor potato crop and dry weather. Walt Mason mocks trusts and Wall Street figures while blaming tariffs and speculators for food shortages. He jokes about running for office to shift blame and seek votes.
Mayor Fitzgerald and Councillor Walter Ballantyne plan a voyage to Germany and Ireland. The Cambridge area wonders about white poles along streetcar lines, fearing they mark stops while cars often halt variably and confuse waiting passengers.
Chairman Parker of the Highway Commission and John J. Higgins of the Wonderland Company testified before Middlesex County Commissioners in East Cambridge seeking tax cuts on the Revere Beach property. Assessors set the value at 350000 dollars with 100300 on land for over 27 acres, though the firm has not paid and the officials doubt a sale at that valuation.
Among the Churches of Greater Boston Sept 24 is rally day for the movement with expected large church attendances. Rev Dr James A Francis will lecture at Northfield today and tomorrow. Arlington Street Church interior repairs near completion. First Baptist Lowell pulpit shared by Wallace Tomkinson and Favor in August. Dr Fulton to give third lecture at Dudley Street Baptist Church tomorrow night. An open air service is set for Fremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church Roxbury tomorrow night with the pastor delivering the sermon.
A reader asks if revealing love to a draughtsman colleague is proper. The columnist urges the woman to wait for the man to speak first, arguing social order favors male initiative and that confessing may embarrass or unsettle him, advising patience until he acts.
An reader argues for mutual fairness in relationships and rejects double standards. He cites the idea of a girl having the right to end a romance and urges men to seek replacements when whims change, urging prudence and pride in victims.
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