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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1915
Page
8
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday rates for U S Canada and foreign copies. It notes two week vacation mail option and changes of address, with payment terms and cautions about sending money.
Secretary McAdoo warns that anyone who scratches names on the zinc walls and railing of the new custom house tower will be prosecuted if caught. The writer criticizes such acts as childish and urges discouragement of these vandalistic survivors who should have become extinct.
A San Francisco anecdote claims Colonel Roosevelt endorsed Governor Johnson as the next President, with Roosevelt clapping Johnson on the back and declaring him the man. The piece casts doubt on the story as unlikely and suggests a denial by the Moose leader is probable.
The author argues that most Americans repatriated from abroad due to the European war should reimburse the Treasury. Those able to pay should choose between settling their debt or having their names published. exceptions apply only to the truly unable to pay.
The Post appeals for transporting thousands of Boston children to Bumpkin Island and back for Randidge fund outings. Nantasket Steamship Co leads by offering a steamship for 10 days. Ex-Senator Powers pledges to fund Madeline expenses at City Point to care for 200 youngsters daily.
The Post asserts that presenting substantial examples will not be in vain, emphasizing confidence in their value as enduring demonstrations of quality and craft.
The U S reply to Germany’s submarine policy is delivered in blunt terms to Berlin. It states the rights of American citizens on the high seas are fixed by international law and must be protected at any cost. Germany is left with four possible responses or none, but American resolve is clear.
A Phoenix clipping describes a rare Oogleewoo or desert well-borer, a corkscrew-tailed creature thriving in Arizona deserts and found across the United States. The note discusses scientific humility on extinction and includes two dated letters from 1915 about shipping duties and freight bills.
The London Tatler praises James Watson Gerard, U S ambassador in Berlin, for handling U S and British interests since August. The piece argues American diplomacy adapts to emergencies and questions prior critique of U S diplomacy as a laughing stock.
A short verse from Mdl. Coopers Mills Me recounts a hired man who slipped into a turnip sack while measuring turnips. The farmer’s anger leads to termination with a joking admonition to not “turnip” again.
A quirky line mocks a common poultry claim. It notes hens’ personal averages and uses playful exaggeration to lampoon data misreading in everyday discourse.
The article recounts Napoleon’s eventful prelude to the Austerlitz victory on Dec 2 1805. It describes the emperor sleeping in an unroofed shelter, awakening to inspect his troops, and issuing a bold order that he would lead if needed. Soldiers greet him with fervent loyalty and the scene highlights his unmatched trust in his men.
A lighthearted advice column answers the reader girls from Lynn Massachusetts about snake tail length. The columnist claims tail length varies with overall snake length and jokingly defines a snake as head and tail with nothing in between and urges the girls to play.
An elderly observer recalls official Boston July 24 temperature highs and lows from 10 years, listing years 1905 through 1914 with conditions like cloudy rain and part cloudy and noting extreme readings such as 79 and 68.
The Observant Citizen profiles Frank Muise of Tusket Falls Nova Scotia a professional root digger supplying knees for shipbuilding across New England His work finds roots at specific angles then sawn and finished for durable ship joints Muise visits Boston for business and pleasure and claims shipments to major yards.
Poem invokes renewal and childlike joy as a remedy for ache and toil. The speaker invites shedding burdens to embrace fresh life and help the weak, recalling carefree days of boyhood and green fields. Copyright 1915 Southern Press Syndicate.
A reflective poem about the lure of distant lands and the futility of chasing dreams beyond home. The speaker contrasts the beauty of home with the restless pursuit that ends in old age, concluding that fulfillment lies where dreams began.
A compact set of historical kitchen directions covering a parsley onion pimento sandwich filling a butter almond cake with almonds and a dropped doughnut recipe. The notes list ingredients and mixing steps including eggs sugar flour and spices.
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