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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates and mailing options dated June 8 1906. It lists prices for daily and Sunday editions, advance payment terms, and payment methods. Editorial office contact at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Boston residents benefited as gas prices fell from 90 to 85 cents after Mayor Patrick A. Collins led the movement. He acted officially to lower costs, aided by the Post and other local papers, and his work yielded greater savings than anticipated.
The merger bill would let steam railroads buy the trolley networks, risking loss of affordable travel and recreation access. The piece argues trolley lines expanded rural access and pleasure outings, created independent service, and warns monopolies may confine travel to lines favored by shareholders, undermining local transit needs.
Beacons Hill hints a major tax reduction possible this year as new law would exclude state institution receipts from 1906 tax. Estimated receipts around 500000 could lower the total tax to about 3000000, with Boston's share near 1260175. Moth pest funds rise to support metropolitan districts.
A notable assembly of Christian Scientists plans a Sunday dedication of a new structure on Falmouth Street. The gathering emphasizes the character and purpose of the group as it marks the occasion.
The article notes the rapid growth of a religious movement led by Mrs. Eddy, expanding from a small initial group to over a million adherents worldwide. It highlights churches multiplying across continents and praises Boston for constructing a prominent temple, signaling the creed's architectural and cultural prominence.
Boston gas customers welcome a rate drop from 90 to 85 cents per thousand cubic feet effective July 1. The Consolidated Gas Company plans dividends at 8 percent starting a year after the reduction, with a caution to avoid lowering gas quality or a later fraud.
A quirky column blends astronomy quips about moons and stars with gossip on personal matters. It parodies celestial lore beside letters from readers about divorce entanglements and the fate of actresses seeking stardom in vaudeville and theater, with wit and ironic advice.
A Parisian inventor of motor skates meets U S resistance as officials push to curb the new locomotion device. The piece notes cars already cause danger on roads and describes Massachusetts license tests asking applicants about alcohol use.
Reporter notes Chief Mullen of the Boston fire department fearlessly directing his men into the tunnel during a subway fire. The piece also recounts a festive Lowell to Boston bridal train with rice and confetti, a cool bystander at the blaze, and various civic notices and anecdotes from city life.
A prose like fragment from James Whitcomb Riley hints at patience and time. The speaker muses that the wise man bides his time and awaits dawn while the world races on like a poet’s whimsical note.
A playful passage debates saying hard phrases aloud and the choking effects of rapid repetition. It lists examples such as green gleam and bleak breeze with cautions about jaw and mouth strain.
A Buffalo medical man criticized ice cream sodas as damaging to digestion and urged avoidance. The piece mocks his remarks with playful banter about past behavior and youthful exploits, urging women to resist soda fountain temptations.
Helen the city girl on a farm falls for Seth Hawkins amid a bull race and deacon family life. She plans to marry Seth while concealing their match until her father, David Thornley, learns of Helen’s fiancé from a letter detailing Seth’s self-made education and Yale year ahead. The plot culminates with a request to meet at the staircase.
In a reader letter Mildred Champagne relates sharing a theatre row with an elder sister and a younger girl. He apologizes for an attempted advance after meeting later at a station and asks if such his action deserves forgiveness. The columnist urges contrition and praises honesty.
Sir Mortimer Durand, British ambassador, met with Secretary Root at the State Department to review Canadian and Newfoundland fisheries issues. The talks aim to settle the complex questions by tackling smaller linked matters and arranging joint expert investigations to clarify disputed facts before final negotiations.
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