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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1916
Page
10
The Springfield Republican reports orange farmers offering up to five dollars a day for hay field labor. Demand far exceeds supply, leaving much grass uncut this year. The note suggests a practical method to connect willing men with available work.
Gouverneur Morris, famed for fiction, says any man with justice knows we should have been at war with Germany. He declares support for Charles E Hughes for president. He questions what Hughes would do if elected and why Wilson has not yet declared war.
The piece argues for immediate public release of the government Irish bill text. It notes the current summary leaves essential points unclear and questions timing and safeguards. It discusses an Irish House of Commons replacing 78 MPs, retention of British seats, an Irish Senate, a provisional government term of one year, and a new lord lieutenant.
The full scheme, as it will be presented to Parliament, shall be made public.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules that the Public Service Commission has broad authority to set safe service and regulate fares for street railways, overruling earlier local fare stipulations. Arlington v Bay State Street Railway confirms mandatory rates and service under Statutes of 1913 and forecasts more impact in future cases.
National Civic Federation sent Dr. Thomas Darlington to the Mexican frontier to assess health conditions. Telegram reports no contagious diseases and excellent conditions along the line, endorsing reassurance to soldiers' relatives and press use to curb sensational newspaper scare.
The annual resort comparison this year tilts away from mountains and woods toward beaches as sharks threaten bathing areas and European submarines loom offshore. Observers suggest airlines and airships could help mountain resorts compete this season.
Panamanian Conservatives send Attorney Obarrie to Washington to urge President Wilson to annul Panama elections. They claim revolution is certain without annulment and hope Wilson will act. The piece notes Wilson is unlikely to interfere in Central American affairs.
The Independent Order Sons of Israel begins a campaign to create naturalization bureaus in every city and town in Massachusetts. A 20 member Boston committee led by Henry H. Levenson and others will implement the plan immediately.
The item mentions July 4 fireworks planned for West Street ball grounds Fairfield Maine with weather permitting and a Waterville Military Band concert at 8 15 pm. The narrator questions if rain snow or clear weather affected the display last Thursday and the frost’s arrival.
A lighthearted guide urges acceptance of heat with steady pace and cheer. It jokes that complaining multiplies discomfort while recommending calm activity, plentiful fluids, and humor to endure hot days without fuss.
A Brookline mounted police officer patrols his beat in a small, humorously described flivver named Maud. He wears a yachting cap instead of a helmet after past bucking incidents, calling the service a “rattling good car” as the narrator departs with playful innuendo.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites the hottest July 22 in Boston as 94 degrees in 1901 and the coolest as 46 in 1874. He notes the past decade’s highs and lows 89 in 1906 and 58 in 1914, with rain on this date only in 1908.
The review recounts Lear battered by storm and betrayal as Kent, the fool, and Edgar seek shelter. It notes Lear’s cry of injustice, his newfound empathy for the poor, and the conspiracies of Goneril and Regan with Gloucester’s downfall and Edgar’s loyalty revealing the play’s core social themes.
Columns blend wartime concerns with local color. Topics include gas warfare cautions and safety, fishing from dog fish, rising barber prices, Blue and gold antiques, the Pentacost twins and the Saxonia captain, ex Harvard star Charles Brickley in New Haven, water lilies season, Lily distribution to hospitals, a 100 year old Southern rose bush in Saco, and a call to plant grain for birds with buckwheat options.
Advertisement announces Brownie No. 2 photos for 2 cents each and Brownie No. 2A photos for 3 cents each. Mail orders to Economy Developing and Printing Co. Box 1557 Boston Dept P for development and printing, with one free print as a sample.
A Walter Mason poem reflects on funeral crowds and monuments after death. It notes that public honors and a grand tomb count little beneath the ground and urges kindness in life over posthumous acclaim.
A young woman seeks counsel about marrying a beloved suitor three years older with a good income versus an older wealthy man favored by her parents. The advice urges choosing love and youth, warns against elopement, and suggests convincing parents that true happiness comes from love and not wealth.
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