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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1910
Page
6
The Boston Post dated July 25 1910 from Boston Mass publishes daily news by Post Publishing Co. with office at 259 Washington Street. The issue number and volume are listed as No 21 Vol 201.
The notice lists subscription prices for six months and one year, plus Canadian mail rates and per copy costs. It notes second class matter status in Boston, requests not to send cash, and instructs that checks or money orders be payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The Daily Post and Sunday Post offer mail delivery within the United States and possessions. Subscriptions cost one month for daily and ce for Sunday, with address changes allowed. Subscriptions paid in advance are subject to discontinuation without notice for nonpayment.
Officials of the Grand Trunk railways urge acceptance of Dominion arbitration for the trainmen dispute. They argue the board should be impartial and not packed, stressing the public over private interests as telegrams from Mr. Murdock to Minister King highlight the urgency and public duty in reaching a fair decision.
Government announces a partial inauguration of the postal savings bank service this October. 166 postmasters in 28 states request branches and 353 banks in 41 states named as depositories. A special stamp is devised to replace franking on official envelopes. The plan will prove its permanence if accepted. it may become a necessity once regions with few savings banks gain access.
The piece credits President Grover Cleveland for warning Congress in 1893 about rapid private taking of public lands and urging forest preservation. It notes Gifford Pinchot praising Theodore Roosevelt, while praising Cleveland as a pioneer ahead of his time, maligned yet historically lauded.
The article argues that despite a seeming surplus in federal reports the nation cannot truly afford current government spending. It notes daily outlays exceed three million dollars and that Congress sets these appropriations while localities face rising taxes. It warns that income from labor and trade may not cover rising expenditures.
The passage notes rising prices across the domestic economy from milk to flour and meats, increasing aggregate contributions. It asks if households can afford higher costs and identifies national expenditure reform as the starting point to reduce the cost of living.
Navy and army leaders in Washington debate the threat of aerial bombs and airships. Admiral Dewey and Admiral Swinburne voice cautious, conflicting views on effectiveness and defense. The article notes bombs from altitude challenge ships, while experts disagree on practical reach and vulnerability.
Official photographs from Oberammergau Passion Play published in the Boston Post begin June 25 1910. The current image shows Marie Mayr as Mary Magdalene with her brother on their Oberammergau porch.
President Taft told Maine listeners that each man should take two to three months of vacation annually to restore active powers. The piece argues vacation is increasingly recognized in contracts, reflecting a shift in American work culture while warning against overdoing it. It cites Rockefeller praising vacations as beneficial for both employer and employee.
The New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch offer a 30000 reward to an aviator who can fly between New York and St. Louis in 100 hours. The test emphasizes endurance over speed, arguing the aeroplane must prove stability for prolonged work as well as entertainment.
A rustic speaker sits on a garden wall and jokes about being fed by a farmer. The verse portrays a wandering figure savoring food from a farmhouse plate, ending with a playful line about the farmer who sustains him.
Poetic vignette urging escape from dust clouds with a rallying line about life lived for self. Quasi-narrative verse hints at action and self reflection. Appears as standalone expressive prose with a folksy cadence and moral undercurrent.
A humorous column mocks the Hobble Gown's tight ankles and slow walking, then shifts to a farmer in Concord, Mass who blames an aviator for killing a cow. A reader suggests a drastic conceited remedy using rubber boots hair and nox vomica to deter future airships, urging public avoidance of reckless flyers.
The piece recounts a Boston artist who rated a sitter by what they saw in Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile, details a restaurant tipping caper where patrons pool tips for a waitress, and moves through notes on clergy, civic events, law students, and local observations in Chelsea and Dorchester.
A reader thanks Newt for valuable counsel and says past appeals to his unselfish nature inspired hope. The writer now faces hard times and asks for further guidance, expressing trust in Newt’s vocation of helping others.
In Geneva on July 24 a young man pasted all love letters received from his fiancée on the walls of her house after she jilted him for shaving his beard. A crowd read them as gendarmes kept back onlookers while servants scrubbed them away. The fiancée vows to retaliate in kind.
A couple recalling their tenth anniversary note how the license clerk charged $2 for the license and the minister fined $5 more ten years ago, sparking a wry reflection on wedding costs.
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