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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1916
Page
14
The Interstate Commerce Commission refused broad milk freight rate increases by New England railroads, a win for consumers though indirect. Had increases been allowed, retail milk could have risen by about one cent per quart or more. The outcome limits price jumps for daily shoppers.
The Kaiser speaks of divine appointment and leadership over Germany during the Somme front crisis. He expresses a sense of duty to preserve his life to fulfill God given duties, while questioning the methods to apply in pursuing the higher purpose. His rhetoric echoes medieval “divine right of kings” in a modern era.
Article notes Oyster Bay lags on drainage with no sewerage plant. houses rely on cesspools that drain into an uncovered brook. Sewage clogs the stream and refuse lines sidewalks. War rants issued for 46 residents including a millionaire and four anti paralysis committee members.
An August third clemency decision looms for Sir Roger Casement, convicted of high treason. The piece argues mercy would aid Britain Ireland relations, avoid inflaming Irish sentiment, and prevent Casement from becoming a martyr, urging commutation to imprisonment.
The Boston News Bureau reports widespread industrial earnings outpacing market values. Central Leather shows profits equal to a year and a half of dividends, Distillers near recovery, Industrial Alcohol valued at $46 a share, and U S Steel posts record second quarter profits with an extra dividend on common stock.
A playful riddle asks why some girls wear fur accessories in summer. The verse ponders fashion contrasts and hints at whimsy or cultural context behind such attire.
The statement warns that excessive economic restraint shifts into a lasting aversion to spending. It frames parsimony as harmful when pushed to the limit, implying broader consequences for markets and public life.
At a luncheon a group debates cars with Mr Gotrocks touting his Ajax. Hinckley praises a Brighton and Newton, Perkins touts a Dudley Street Terminal, Spiffkins backs Chelsea Surface Special, and others defend Lake Street Limousine and City Point Air Cooled Sedan. Gotrocks leaves in defeat muttering a muffled remark.
A reader recalls a moon portrait featuring a three quarter view of a lady’s face and a child with a profile of Charles W. Elliott past Harvard president. Other items include mackerel catches, a St Bernard hero, and civic stand during The Star Spangled Banner. The column weaves letters, anecdotes, and a Shakespearean excerpt about Othello and Iago.
Governor McCall named several appointments to state offices including Cole as chairman of the Waterways and Public Lands Commission and McNary noted for his knowledge of state waterways. Jesse Baxter and Charles Burbank were also named to commissions while Solomon Lewenberg was named to the Gas and Electric Light Commission.
A class of 18 completed the three week summer school at Lasell Seminary Auburndale run by the American Institute of Normal Methods. Sixteen earned music diplomas and two earned diplomas in drawing. Diplomas were presented by Professor John P Marshall of Boston University.
London July 26 The British foreign office said a reply to the American note on detention of mails by British censors would be sent to the United States as soon as possible while London continued conferring with the French government on the subject at that time.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official Boston records noting the 27th of July reached 98 degrees in 1882 and 1908 1909 and 1910 saw the hottest ten year span. Coldest for the date was 52 in 1876 with a 60 degree low in 1906. Rain occurred on this date in only one of the past ten years, 1915.
Poem depicts lovers in a verdant landscape. It dwells on dawn, moon, and kisses set among green fields, orange milkweed, and goldenrod. A lark rises against a blue sky as the refrain speaks of enduring love in the green land.
A young man seeks guidance about a jealous 18 year old girlfriend who quarrels when he is late. The columnist explains jealousy signals care, not trouble, and urges the man to show more consideration to restore a tender, normal relationship.
Reader asks about nasturtium blooming by September and is advised soil and lime mix. another letter asks for details on the New England Historic and Genealogical Society including its founding and reception of outsiders. a Camp-Fire Girl provides a list of rulers of major nations. a Daily Reader lists warring nations on the Teutonic side in the great European war.
The passage notes the Entente allies listed as England France Russia Italy Belgium Japan Serbia Montenegro and Portugal. It mentions a patient dying of acute laryngitis after doctors bled him twice, questioning whether the blood loss worsened his condition while he lay seriously ill.
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