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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1910
Page
6
The item notes a daily issue of the Boston Post published by Post Publishing Co on July 30 1910. It lists office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and identifies the edition number and volume.
Rates list for daily and Sunday Post subscriptions with prices for one year, six months, eight months, and one month. Canadian delivery priced per copy. Notices that mail is at sender’s risk and payments should be made to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Advertisement for The Daily Post and The Sunday Post offering mail delivery nationwide at 25 cents per month and changes of address. It notes subscription payment in advance, discontinuation without notice, and directs readers to notify by mail if unable to obtain the Post from dealers. Editor E A Grozier.
The article notes Justice Moody’s retirement from the U S Supreme Court with regret and sincere wishes for his health and happiness. It mentions hopes he might return if physically able, and expresses respect for his service and memory as an honored member.
The Boston Board of Health proposes a comprehensive milk purity plan with double inspections by cattle milk dealers and Board officials acting independently. When data are compiled, the scheme should ensure clean sanitary milk and fair treatment for producers, dealers, and consumers, raising overall standards.
Chicago bakers challenge Illinois Supreme Court ruling upholding city bread weight labeling law. The editorial urges the US Supreme Court to decide limits of state and municipal regulation in food sales and notes Massachusetts support for fixed loaf weights. It argues selling by weight is advancing and seeks broader guidance.
In Oberammergau a German village rejects an American syndicate bid to bring the Passion Play to the United States. The piece notes the villagers’ reverence and warn that transforming the performance into a circus for profit would ruin both the play and the village.
The Metropolitan Improvement League aims to plant many trees on Beacon Street between Arlington and Massachusetts Avenue, relying on street commissioner approval. The Back Bay, Boston’s most residential area, lacks trees and would gain a shaded, attractive streetscape if permitted.
The arid city has long faced reproach for barren streets and puzzled visitors. Planting trees on Beacon Street and other Back Back avenues is urged, promising the finest dividends as shade, beauty, and increased civic appeal.
An editorial indicts major express firms for extortionate rates and unfair practices. It urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to curb monopolistic abuses and advocates a federal parcels post as a lasting remedy, promising a end to such robbing by these quasi public services.
The Ohio race becomes a judgment on President Taft and his 1912 prospects. Taft’s support for Payne Allison tariff and backing of Harding tie his fate to Harmon’s challenge. Roosevelt unlikely to campaign for Taft ally, while Ohio bosses’ choices draw sharp criticism.
A call for unity among aviators amid Curtiss and Hamilton lawsuits and Wrights’ monopoly attempts. Boston plans a September air tournament with a $10,000 Globe prize for a flight to Boston Light. Authors urge fliers to end squabbles and honor the public with noble conduct.
A Rome cable message indicates the consistory may occur in November with at least ten new cardinals named. Named figures include Mer. Biskell majordomo, Mer. Lugari assessor, Mer. Della Chiesa Bologna archbishop, and Mgr. Bourne Westminster archbishop, plus a Spanish and French cardinal. Le Croy, traveling with Cardinal Vannutelli to Montreal, may succeed Bisleti as majordomo.
The Boston Post begins a serial of official Passion Play photographs from Oberammergau begun June 25 1910. It lists daily releases from Christus to the crucifixion monument with captions naming Anton Lang Ottilie Zwink Marie Mayr and others and notes upcoming shots including Anton Lang Teaching His Children.
The eighth annual meeting of the American Press Humorists will be held in Montreal next week. The All Sorts editor to be absent, so contributions from noted joke writers across newspapers will run in the Boston Post. Prominent humorists include Wells, Rose, Lampton, Warman, Oliver, and many others providing daily pieces during convention week.
A 1910 verse by Walt Mason extols simplicity in living, urging honesty and kindness over grand theories. The piece dismisses complex creeds as wind and sound while affirming gentle conduct as the core of a good life.
A woman confronts another over gambling, admonishing against wagering beyond bridge whist. She warns of gambling mania leading to ruin and asks where the $2 came from, accusing the other of raiding her husband’s pants or drawing from a meager weekly allowance.
In a reader column Mildred Champagne counsels that love and personality matter more than height in marriage. She notes courage faces social laughter, urges marrying for happiness, and emphasizes mutual parental etiquette with future mother in law.
A brief note from a 21 year old woman addressed to Miss Champagne reveals an engagement to a man six years older. The letter hints at social expectations and personal plans within a courting era.
Winthrop Lodge of Elks voted a large batch of tickets for poor children for the Saturday matinee of the circus at Winthrop Beach next week. Tickets are placed with the Winthrop Women's Charitable Club and will be distributed to bring joy to children who might not attend otherwise. Members with children plan "circus parties" to host their youngsters ensuring a big turnout for the special performance.
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