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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1905
Page
6
Boston Post daily issue dated July 25 1905 from Post Publishing Co. lists office at 259 Washington Street Massachusetts.
Subscription rates listed for Daily and Sunday Post periods with pricing for multiple durations. Post office notice explains vacation mail options, payment requirements, and address changes. Publisher contact and office addresses provided.
The Boston Post reports June 1905 as the largest month for circulation in the history of the Daily Post, with gains over May and January and Sunday Post achieving its best marks. The note highlights June as the peak period for the newspaper's reach.
The article urges residents to combat the moth pest locally rather than relying on public spraying. It notes widespread egg masses on city trees and suburban foliage and calls for household efforts to remove eggs to prevent a larger infestation.
The article describes severe strain on Russia's trade and manufacturing due to ongoing conflict. Banks weigh continuing advances on stored goods as losses from Odessa arson and provincial looting mount. Officials urge, but banks fear reduced circulation amid railroad strikes and peasant resistance, risking internal unrest beyond any external claims.
Sir James Browne defined a hundred years as the natural life span in a London talk to the Public Health Congress. In the same era Benjamin Warner celebrated his hundredth birthday at South Woodstock Connecticut with Deacon Ezra Hammond, a 99 year old neighbor, as guest.
A South Woodstock centenarian remains active reading the daily paper and voting, arguing life should extend beyond 40 and that two meals a day suits him. He credits simplicity and moderation, while an English doctor urges 100 years as a common goal for children.
The note from China insists no peace treaty provisions touching Chinese territory be valid without Chinese approval. It argues Manchuria postwar terms will be settled without China's consent and warns foreign influence is needed to preserve China’s authority, especially through U.S. insistence on open access.
The Evening Transcript marks its 75th anniversary by reprinting the 1830 editorial announcing its aims to be just ingenuous and manly. It recalls the Whig political creed and Protestant Episcopal Religion while affirming enduring ethical aims and journalistic independence. Many happy returns.
In a letter to the editor dated July 24, 1906, W. L. Douglas of Boston denies any interview with the Post regarding Attorney-General Moody's Lincoln Club banquet speech. He says a phone call was made from someone claiming Post ties and that his only reply was I have not a word to say. The purported interview is declared false in full.
The Post prints a reader letter thanking Hon. John F. Fitzgerald for the North End Park. The note speaks of the park as a blessing enjoyed by all residents amid the recent heat wave and wind, praising Fitzgerald’s public service.
Steve searches for Nick after a bomb blast. He locates Nick unconscious and, after reviving him with brandy, handcuffs him and takes him to his hotel room. He insists on bringing Nick back to America for trial despite Nick’s demand for requisition papers. To be continued.
The letter notes persistent Fitzgerald Democrat influence in the North End as new citizens and voters replace old partisans. It hints at upcoming December ballots where locals will express approval of the sentiment expressed by William H. Bradley.
The writer answers Brockton's inquiry on interest rates for a $100 loan repaid with $5 principal and $1 monthly interest over 20 months. He computes the loaned use value as $1050 for one month, with a $20 payment, yielding about 119 21 percent per month or 226 7 percent annually. L. E. Densmore. Waitham, July 24.
A letter dated July 22 from Patrick H. Connolly states no Curran resides at 1073 Washington Street, challenging an arrest report for Peter J. Curran tied to a lead pipe theft. Connolly claims he occupies the entire building and denies Curran's address.
The training ship Enterprise departed yesterday morning from Horta Fayal bound for Queenstown Ireland.
A curious column explores Stealthy Steve’s adventures at the Sultan’s castle and under a lid two eyes. The piece notes a concealed trunk, a mustache in a posed photo, and questions why rivals failed to recognize him when impersonating Rah Rah Hoohray. It suggests ligating a cigarette would have been fitting.
A Boston suburb crowd and local clubs are profiled. Highlights include St Raphael's nearing completion in West Medford, a Somerville church reunion for debt relief, the Ninth Regiment christening in Dorchester, and notable local figures such as Civil Service Commissioner Stebbins and Congressman McNary aides.
Two Bennett infants wandered onto a railroad track in Maidstone New Hampshire. A 5 o'clock train traveling at 40 mph halted within 18 inches of the sleeping children after the engineer hit the emergency brake reversed the engine and spread sand.
A conversation between an editor and a Jokesmith recalls humor from two decades earlier. The Editor notes repeated jokes he heard long before, highlighting timeless humor and memory.
A Lady recalls her fall from society as the Wanderer explains his ruin through drink. The fragment hints at social critique and personal decline without specifying names or dates.
In a cold Siberian hamlet Mandoff, a driver for the Great White Father, rejects Gretta’s plea to marry Ogareff. She leaves, torn by love and duty, as a mother endures hardship in a frontier hut. Meanwhile Mandoff recalls their vanished home and the name Gretta echoes in his mind.
A young man asks whether to pursue a romance with a stenographer who favors another colleague. The advisor urges patience and self conviction, noting the suitor’s equal chances if he acts with resolve and avoids hesitation until genuine doubt about the woman’s feelings exists.
Two 18 and 19 year old girls seek guidance on marrying their 21 year old fiancés against parental objections. The columnist notes legal age is reached and recommends early marriage, asking readers for their opinions.
In Kansas a bond of 750000 is required to secure the state treasurership. Incumbent T T Kelly and Samuel Moore of Lawrence seek signatures from across the state to back their bonds as Governor Hoch plans to remove Kelly and appoint Moore. The campaign for signatures spread to Kansas City Leavenworth and other cities.
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