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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with rates for U.S. and Canada. It lists vacation mailing options and instructions for changes of address. Publisher FE A Grozier signs as editor and publisher.
The piece recalls Bunker Hill as Boston’s historic gem within the Charles town union, noting its pivotal role in 1775 when Continental militia repulsed trained European troops. It emphasizes the site’s national significance, celebrates peace with displays and sports, and urges the moral lesson of the memories for all citizens.
Dana Estes, longtime Boston publisher and literary promoter, died at his Brookline home after a storied career publishing works from Guizot to Hezekiah Butterworth. He contributed essays to the Sunday Post and chronicled a recent African voyage, prefiguring Roosevelt’s travels by a year.
An essay condemns horse owners and western shippers who adulterate oats with barley to increase weight. It decries mistreatment of work horses and urges owners and patrons to ensure proper feed and humane handling for a better era of horse-joy in Boston.
The legislature is expected to amend the telegraph filing bill to curb extortion by telegraph companies. If enacted promptly the change could take effect immediately, ending the unjust charges. Governor Draper is praised for urging quick action and the Evening Traveler is commended for exposing the issue.
The President argues the Payne Aldrich tariff won t raise enough to cover government expenses. He suggests taxing corporate net earnings or pursuing an income tax, while critics in Congress push alternative plans. The bill is viewed as failing to generate needed revenue and imposing costs on workers.
The American Bar Association has long urged uniform state legislation on key subjects. President Taft backs federalizing laws on marriage, divorce, child labor, life insurance, pure food, and corporate and railroad regulations as a national development to end legal fragmentation. Ex Judge Parker to chair the committee reporting in January.
In Washington on June 16 President Taft and General Clarence R. Edwards lost a foursome match at Chevy Chase to Senator Bourne and Representative Gillett by a score of 1.
The author digresses to describe the African rhinoceros with comic detail, covering its skin, horns, and habits. The piece ends noting the Roosevelt and Stealthy Steve tale will resume tomorrow.
A dialogic exchange questions platonic love and tests whether affection is framed by gender or by financial interest. The pair debates if love is pure or conditioned by money and social expectations.
A city theme quip contrasts Adam leaving Eden with an urban attempt to grow vegetables. The exchange suggests Adam did not regret the exile while the urban figure questions the feasibility of self grown produce.
A child named Mary suffers a fall when skating on a hard street and ends up recovering upstairs in bed with the skates discarded nearby. The brief incident notes the risky surface and the aftermath of her tumble.
The Observant Citizen notes Brookline will not declare a dry town this summer after protests from S. P. Co. A. and other citizens. The Aspinwall avenue and St. Paul street fountain will remain accessible. Death of Dana Estes shocks local social and literary circles.
The Lyman Chapman and Adams public schools of East Boston place tablets to honor pupils who served in the Civil War. April 14, 1911 marks the 50th anniversary of Fort Sumter, with commemorative exercises planned. Mrs Frank Donlevy, nee Wade, visiting Charlestown, will be honored with a farewell party before returning to Chicago. Lake Quannapowitt named for future class floats as graduating classes gather there. R G Valentine of Utah, Harvard prep, linked to Indian affairs, once Holliston resident. City Point residents plan to protest Marine Park beach conditions by appealing to the Boston Park Commission.
A George Matthew Adams 1909 commentary extols Bat Nelson as a man of letters with valued books yet laments the need for writers to fight for money. It criticizes brain power as underrewarded and praises poets while noting the stigma of prizefighting for financial gain.
Charles Whittemore of Summit street Newton fits the role of an enthusiastic yachts man by offering a magnificent trophy cap for the 21 footer with the best record on points for the season at the Beverly Yacht Club where he is a member. The city of Newton plans a fireworks display next Saturday under a special permit granted by the city government for pyrotechnics at the Boston College party on the Chestnut Hill grounds. Sufficient funds have been raised to support the event.
Home remedy for clearer skin using almoroin and glycerine mixed with cold water creates a thick cream jelly. Apply briefly to the face to cleanse, soften, and moisturize the complexion without oil or fat, allegedly preventing hair growth.
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