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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1913
Page
10
The Boston Post issue dated July 31 1918 from Boston Massachusetts lists its office at 259 Washington Street and identifies issue number 27 in volume 32.
The notice lists subscription rates for one year six months and three months for The Sunday Post and Daily issues. It notes Canada delivery at 1 cent per copy, Boston district postal surcharges, foreign rates, and payment instructions. It warns against sending cash and directs checks and money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
The post lists editorial rooms and business office locations and states all subscriptions must be paid in advance or be discontinued without notice on expiration. Readers are urged to notify the paper if unable to obtain the Post regularly. Dr. A Grozier is editor and publisher.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address and possessions at 2 percent per month and the Sunday Post for 230 cents monthly. Subscribers may change addresses as often as desired.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, as stated by Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co. The boast emphasizes scale and technological leadership in publishing.
Washington reports an additional note from Japan in reply to the latest U S communication on the California question. Mr. Bryan expresses uncertainty about its contents as peace lingers through the dog days. Another note from Columbia may follow, with potential further replies from Nippon as the world turns.
The Weather Bureau appoints Charles F. Marvin as chief after 22 years with the department. His experiments publications and instruments show he is capable of high leadership. Let him provide reliable weather and avoid a blizzard on inauguration day.
The article argues that Sylvia Pankhurst cannot sustain a sleep strike, claiming sleep is the strongest human need and will eventually overpower resolve. It contends hunger and thirst are endureable longer than deprivation of rest, and militancy cannot grant exemption from sleep.
The Massa Moose party shows lively summer activity at Lexington Park with Charles Sumner Bird delivering a keynote speech. His remarks indicate solid thought and strong convictions, suggesting Progressives gain satisfaction from the meetup.
The State of Illinois shows practical equality by authorizing Chicago to hire women as police patrolmen. Mayor Harrison will appoint 10 officers under the ordinance to patrol beaches and resorts where refined supervision is needed. The move is presented as desirable progress for public service.
The text argues regulation cannot come from mere men and urges referring the matter to women whose convictions make for decency. It claims the issue lies clearly within the sphere of woman and deserves authoritative handling.
Governor Foss appointed five members to the Massachusetts Board of Labor and Industries to enforce all labor laws. The board will select a labor commissioner and name 24 industrial health and industrial inspectors, including four women, with broad duties and strong public impact.
The piece discusses a rise in suicides during summer not linked to typhoid but to self-inflicted death amid seasonal joy. It questions reasons behind despondency, noting scarce psychological explanations and suggesting it may be an unfortunate coincidence rather than a revolt against existence.
The Post notes that a traffic agreement between the Boston and Maine and cut‑off owners will alleviate the Hampden embargo. It expects Public Utilities Commission approval of the proposed lease and believes operations could start promptly under reasonable terms.
A call urges police to apprehend the bandit who attacked an electric car near Palmer wounding the conductor. The writer says exhaust all means to catch him and warns that escaped highway robbers embolden others and must be exterminated to keep Massachusetts safe.
Prompt action by Mother Superior and Grey Nuns at 83 Union Park Street halted a costly blaze yesterday afternoon. High winds and a sanctuary lamp ignited altar furnishings on the fifth floor but sisters evacuated residents and kept flames from spreading before firefighters reached the scene.
Poem by Leander Leghorn urging calm among young poets rivaling the monarchs. The speaker jokes about poetry politics while recommending local, home centered themes and a plain riding of public praise over royal flattery.
A reader asks who currently holds the world championship for absent-mindedness and mentions a humorous anecdote about a friend who hurled a clock out the door and attempted to wind up a cat.
A Chicago police officer sleeping on duty was robbed of five dollars a gold watch a revolver and a night stick. The writer argues policemen should work in pairs to avoid such incidents and calls for stronger protection of officers to safeguard city streets.
Lucy and George debate saving to buy a canary. Lucy suggests using Sunday chicken money. George resists, preferring chicken over the bird. The piece ends with Lucy foreshadowing a future scheme and a cliffhanger.
A garbled text fragment comments on Mexican identity and language. It appears as a stray, nonsensical sample with phrases about Mexicans and claims of inability, lacking coherent context or clear event. The piece reads as random OCR noise without a reported action or source.
Classified humor notes the Old Globe Trotter and the Amateur Tourist meeting a maiden in the Orient who is under hashish influence. The travelers comment on her beauty while a quip about a pickled olive adds a joke about appearance.
Thomas the cat enjoys pampered days until a beach trip leaves him hungry. A neighbor dog chases him, Thomas defends himself by biting the pup and riding away. He returns to the stoop hopeful for a new friend and a happier end.
Washington July 30 Delegate Wickersham urged the House territories committee to authorize constructing a government railroad in Alaska asserting that J P Morgan Co and the Guggenheim Syndicate control every mile of the Alaskan railroad industry He pressed for federal ownership and construction of the line despite private control claims.
Mont July 3 Secretary of the Navy Daniels arrived here and started a drive of over 50 miles with Butte as the objective. He will leave for Salt Lake City and Denver tonight and then proceed to Washington from Denver.
California coast draws vacationers from the East who seek cooler air and sea breezes. Coronado Beach hosts Tent City a temporary city with tents shops and a 1000 guest hotel offering golf tennis bathing and fishing blue water trips to nearby uninhabited Los Coronados tied to Mexico. The trio of offshore sand banks hint at ancient fabled cities Atlantis and seven cities of Cibola though no evidence supports inhabited ruins.
Major Albert G. Crowley grows three tobacco plants in Somerville as an experiment. A Malden case discusses clam digging on Sunday. Brown tails threaten sparrows, aviator Jones reflects on flying tech, and Boothbay Harbor reports lobsters and ice-age remnants. Includes other local vignettes and a reader note.
Beverly mayor Mi or Macdonald plans a May vacation to the Adirondacks. Council member Wyle will act as mayor during the absence.
A weary Beth Lynott works late at a store and a casual after hours sale leads to a chance at a new job. Mr. Weston praises her dedication and later offers a bookkeeper position after a lingering walk and a revealing confession. Beth contemplates leaving her long held single heart for a hopeful future.
Walt Mason jokes that modern girls excel in many trades and talents but lack cooking skill. He lists professions from tennis and driving to law and dentistry, then laments spoiled meals and burning steaks, urging better home cooking for husbands.
The lovers part at her house steps with a telltale smile. Beth rejects Mr. Whittle the next day. Dick Weston hangs a sign in his store window seeking a bookkeeper.
A Daily Post advice column responds to a 20 year old reader worried by a long distance romance. The writer suggests asking the suitor the cause of his cooled letters, and considers engagement if he truly loves her, noting absence often cools passion and may bring renewed affection.
A playful immigrant family from Messina recounts Giuseppina's keen curiosity. The seven year old child marvels at an ant, misnaming it Wormica, Formica, and admiring its surprising journey from Italy to some distant land.
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