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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post listing prices for daily and Sunday editions including one year at 8 dollars and 2.50 for Sunday. Rates for Canada and payment instructions note do not send cash and to make checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery across the United States at 25c per month and the Sunday Post at 25c per month. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. Contact EB. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher, for changes or missed copies.
City Council has authorized five thousand dollars for extending and remodelling the L street bathhouse. The project aims to keep the facility in first class condition and remedy its deficiencies without delay. The bath becomes a key municipal amenity drawing bathers from across the city.
The piece notes fewer serious car accidents this season despite more motor use. It savors balloon races rising in popularity among the sporty crowd, arguing air travel offers greater safety and hints air currents may become the ultimate speed arena as navigators push limits.
An editorial calls for clear responsibility and rapid action to supply and maintain life saving apparatus on public grounds by officials. It cites a recent fatality in the Fens and urges substantial life preservers and frequent inspections where grounds border water.
The article argues against establishing cotton mills in East Boston noting low wages in cotton mill work, higher living costs in Boston, and the risk of depressing standards of living. It favors specialized, high paid industries to boost local living standards.
Interpretation of City Hall tactics sees the suspension of 125 Street Department workers as a warning to the City Council to approve the mayor’s requested funding. The measure is expected to have impact as usual, pressuring for the necessary budget.
All suspended workers vow to form a committee to push for street repairs. Officials warn neglect has worsened paving in busy areas, harming business and damage to horses and teams. Prolonged delay after frost costs the city, and funds must be found or city government may fail.
The Court of Appeals reverses Judge Landis and remands for a new trial. The $29,240,000 fine stands as the maximum penalty, with the Attorney General deciding whether to seek Supreme Court review. The DOJ is urged to pursue the new trial promptly to press the predatory corporation case.
The article argues Roosevelt's lingering power over Taft and the Republican Party as Taft seeks acceptance from Roosevelt in Oyster Bay. It contends Roosevelt’s urgent reforms were often ignored by Congress and that Taft must rely on public trust rather than party backing to proceed after 1909.
A Boston reader urges filling drinking water reservoirs with ice along with Medford sugar and lemons and 1,000,000 straws to create a festive summer scene. The letter argues this would make Boston a popular summer resort and invites readers to vote aye.
The Y M C A boys completed a relay from the Mayor of New York to the Mayor of Chicago in just over 119 hours, about 28 minutes under five days. The event covered 1200 miles with no incidents and was praised as wholesome and well organized, prompting plans for a longer journey next year with more midwestern groups eager to join.
In St Louis on July 22 Justice Sander heard Emil Vorhauer aged past middle age sue for damages for a broken heart from Miss Meta Giesler aged 18 who allegedly proposed then rejected him. He also sought return of ante nuptial gifts.
The poem laments constant price-driven ice sales with a dreary tone. Iceman dispenses his product in tiny portions, highlighting persistent hardship and the routine nature of this weary exchange.
A fragmentary poetic verse presents a thunderous horizon and a lone star amid wreck. A sailor observes a rainbow arch and reaches his native home while an epigram on talking to the umpire closes the passage.
A correspondent asks for guidance on eating green corn on the cob gracefully. The piece outlines steps from warm serving etiquette to nibbling with incisors, turning the ear to prevent butter drips, and stacking cobs up to a limit of twelve before discreet disposal or pockets. It ends inviting readers to Gridley's for daily demonstrations between 12 and 12 15 pm.
A Boston woman named Ethel writes to Newton in a leap year confession asking him to marry her after professing love for his All Sorts column. Newton replies cautioning against rash promises and noting affinity marriages often fail, proposing to help if she reveals when she plans to jump.
Yarmouth, a western gateway to Evangeline's Land, attracts visitors with its striking harbor entrance at Cape Forchu and views of the Tusket Islands and Bay of Fundy. The town hosts about 7000 progressive residents, a notable hotel, and ample accommodations for travelers as the area prepares for tomorrow's journey to Cape Blomiden.
The second week of the Post's Little Journeys to Interesting Places for the nation season will feature Nova Scotia. The series will print views of its beauty spots around Evangeline country, highlighting Nova Scotia as a picturesque region.
The column names Mrs Lenore M Puffer at Rose Villa Stafford Conn and Mrs Tom Pierce in public spots at North Station with a Mer ry Widow dog. Deputy Marshal James Waters returns after Fourth injuries. Forest Hills Roxbury report bandit scare boosts telephone traffic. Curb broker Van Blackern mocks an exchange divorce decree. Chelsea High School hires William C Hill as principal. Cambridge water use during drought discussed. Governor Guild healthy with tan. Charlie McCarthy of West End passes bar exams. Georgetown Boston Univ Harvard Law.
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