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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
6
Publication line shows date and issue details for the Boston Post Publishing Co. specifying June 16 1908 as No 66 in volume 101 with office address 259 Washington Street Boston Mass.
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The Agriculture Department foresees a total crop value around eight billion dollars for 1908 with corn at 2.7 billion bushels. Wheat, hay, eggs, oats, barley and rye also show strong output, marking the ninth consecutive year of leading global farm production and underpinning national prosperity.
The Boston police chief orders a 4 am curfew on explosives and loud demonstrations in Charlestown to ensure rest and honor for Bunker Hill Day. The piece argues strict enforcement promotes patriotic spirit and public comfort, noting celebrations planned around the anniversary.
Mayor’s proposal to place public baths under the Board of Health is approved by Aldermen. The piece argues restoring baths to health authorities will reduce duplication and improve efficiency. It notes prior experiments with boards and commissions were not highly successful and expects more flexible regulations and earlier openings during demand.
The article notes a probable tariff revision declaration in the Republican platform. It suggests the promise will be evasive and insincere, echoing prior assurances tied to a Chicago context. The advance release hints at ongoing political maneuvering.
A plan calls for immediate revision of the tariff with maximum and minimum rates. The maximum would counter discrimination against American goods abroad while the minimum reflects domestic protection. Congressman Dalzell calls it satisfactory, but critics argue it protects trusts and keeps New England industries burdened.
The Pennsylvania delegation calls for changing Republican convention representation to four delegates per state plus one per 10 000 votes in the previous election. The aim is to reduce influence of states with minimal Republican support and curb federal patronage in the Taft nomination process. The piece notes stark disparities across states like South Carolina Pennsylvania Illinois Indiana Ohio and Colorado and questions whether the reform will be enacted.
Justice Franklin G. Fessenden urged that divorce should not be sought for trivial reasons and that couples should make concessions and reconciliation. He warned Massachusetts law makes divorce too easy and emphasized resolving domestic differences through effort and amicable settlement.
The Baptist ministers held their season finale yesterday at Tremont Temple with a symposium on What the Pew Expects From the Pulpit. Journalists, a lawyer, and a businessman spoke on lay engagement and plain preaching. The Newton Summer School of Theology opened at Newton Centre with 11 days of lectures by Baptist leaders, including Professor George E Horr on a northern Baptist convention trip.
A playful regional column parodies language while riffing on safety deposit boxes. It contrasts old bank boxes with a self styled portable air cube vault offered from Manchester New Hampshire, insisting buyers own the air filled box outright and can store gold bonds per cubic inch. The piece tosses in humorous anecdotes about modern banking red tape and odd keepsakes.
A tonic bath recipe from the New York beauty column mixes one pound of muriate of soda, half a pound of sulphate of soda, and a quarter pound each of chlorides of lime and magnesia. Dissolve in a tub with water and fill it normally. Use should be limited to once a week to avoid dry skin.
A collage of brief items from Boston society and city life includes a claim of victory in seven civil suits against Mr. Eliot C. Lee over a 1906 carriage accident, a party at University Heights for Boston College, a wedding trip report for Mr. and Mrs. William Lionel Hunter, tearing down Chauncy Hall School, a sighting scare at the Cambridge Y M C A, and Harvard guide preparations as rush season opens.
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