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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
16
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including yearly, half year, and monthly rates. It details Canadian and foreign postage, district surcharges, and payment instructions, noting Second Class entry and risk to senders.
Editorial rooms and editors listed with address at Main 1004 1005 7008 Sunday and Sporting Editors 1539 Main. Financial Editors at Pig business Office 1383 Main. All subscriptions must be paid in advance or be discontinued without notice on expiration. Notify us by postal if Poat not obtained from your dealer or newsboy. My A Grozier Editor and Publisher.
The Boston Post proclaims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, as stated by Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co., underscoring its expansive production capacity.
A notice reports Mr Mellen of the New England Lines is in excellent physical condition with normal blood pressure and no heart or arterial issues after a recent examination by specialists. The piece praises his health and implies his overall vitality would be enviable if mirrored by his official health status.
Despite McReynolds endorsement by Wilson and McNab resignation with censure, the Caminetti case remains unsettled. Correspondence between McReynolds and McNabb has been published and all must be public to remove secrecy. The House judiciary committee should press for full disclosure to establish final responsibility.
The Mayor issues an order allowing women and children access to portions of the Boston Common grass plots. The liberalized policy eases repression and provides relief for families from congested districts. The measure, deemed a right, offers earth access without hindrance.
A New Haven railroad statement says brake tests on the engine that hit a Pullman car in Stamford showed proper function and time to stop the train. The tests followed a three day old report by Engineer Doherty noting brakes were no good, raising questions of responsibility and an investigation that could have saved six lives.
The Department of Agriculture creates an office of markets to supply a rural news service with current producer prices transport and storage costs ownership changes and profit data. It aims to speed moving farm products to markets, reducing consumer prices overall.
A brief note praising the Department of Agriculture for its noted idea, highlighting support from officials and the potential impact on farming practices.
Opinion columns weigh whether President Wilson acted morally in signing the sundry civil appropriation bill despite a rider barring use of funds to prosecute labor or farm groups under the Sherman act. His veto would have risked national disruption and tariff reform, while promising prosecutions would follow under new funds. Public judgments vary on the ethics of overriding personal conviction for the public good.
The Highway Service League reports strong first year public service and issues a funds appeal led by J. Murray Forbes Jerome Jones and Royal Robbins. It aims to curb auto lawlessness and promote safety and consideration for all road users, supplementing statutes and ordinances.
800 acres atop Mt Monadnock are donated to the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests by present generation heirs. The gift, tracing back to royal grants, marks the first private-to-citizen conveyance since colonial times and aims to create a public reservation on both Dublin and Jaffrey sides, shielding the mountain from commercial exploitation.
The article praises Congress passage of the McLean bill and the Agriculture Department’s new rules. A five year close season is set on certain game birds including the wood duck, and no migratory game or insectivorous birds may be killed from sunset to sunrise. Breeding and wintering zones are established restricting robin and lark hunting. The piece urges continued effort.
A dialogue illustrates differing priorities in communication. An editor urges plain language so the uninformed can grasp meaning, while an aspirant questions which part obscures understanding, highlighting tensions between simplicity and nuance.
The Six-Eyed Sleuth in disguise as Gabrielle Gireaux’s butler outwits a red lantern janitor named Ash-Sister-Sam and slips from the counterfeiters’ lodge. He then eavesdrops on Gabrielle and General Gonzales before slipping into Gabrielle’s home as dawn breaks. The tale continues in tomorrow’s Daily Post.
A column recalls the carving of memory and civic life in Boston. The Old South Meeting House on Milk and Washington streets has seen carpenters roofers and painters restore its red brick façade with a brown steeple top white belfry and polished clock hands. The note also reflects on tunnel fare change hassles and local anecdotes about notable figures including Henry Clay Barnabee and Cardinal O Connell. The piece wends through local events from river trout to civic projects and a playful jab at Skowhegan pickle production.
The Duke of Abercorn widens his role beyond aristocracy to business directing the British South Africa Company and Spamount Mills while holding trusteeships. He owns extensive lands in Ireland and Scotland and is valued at ten to twenty million dollars. The Hamiltons trace titles from 1587 with a storied lineage and ancestral estates including Baronscourt in Tyrone.
A 16 year old asks Mildred Champagne how to handle a boy who mocks her. Champagne counsels ending the relationship, focusing on self improvement and schooling, and preserving youth while advising patience for future life challenges.
A reader asks Miss Champagne if a gentleman should precede a lady when exiting a street car. The columnist answers that a gentleman always precedes a lady to help her alight, stressing common sense as the guiding rule.
A brief reflection on etiquette states that a gentleman with a lady should act from thoughtfulness and consideration for others. The guiding rule is that the right thing is always the kind thing.
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