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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post announces its 1914 issue details including daily and Sunday rates for U S Canada and foreign editions, vacation mailing options, postal charges, and renewal procedures. It lists offices on 59 Washington St Boston and contact numbers for editors and the business office.
The sliding gas scale in Boston has reduced price from 90 to 80 cents per thousand feet and improved service. The 10 year period ends 1916 and the Gas and Electric Light Commission may adjust price then. The Sullivan 70 cent bill is unfair and should be killed, maintaining the scale long proven fair and beneficial to the public.
A concise reflection notes that challenging scientific problems in health have gained global recognition and acknowledges that more work remains to advance health outcomes.
A compact piece notes Newton Newkirk presenting varied items and quips about heat and clever labor roles. The voice contrasts those who work with their hands against leaders who think with their heads, ending with a breezy exchange about heat and prudence.
A collection of letters and replies playful in tone. Sam Smooth pitches a half a million daily profit and asks a partner to invest while Bonehead and Newt offer humorous cautions about whist club scoring rules and a shy on cash caveat. N. N. rebukes the scheme amid a bank balance and Mexican gold mine investment.
A letter from Hon. N. Newkirk describes an inventor’s plan to build a mammoth Arctic plant 150 miles beyond the Arctic Circle. He claims to pump cold air at 50 degrees below zero through pipelines to cool homes in U S cities, charging 50 cents per 1000 cubic feet, with minimal running costs after initial setup.
A column recalls scarce firecrackers before Independence Day and reflects on safer celebrations. It notes Dr. L. P. McGovern winning a hopping contest at a dentists’ outing in Essex County and reflects on changing social traditions and local figures.
A new Post Office money order rule takes effect July 1 allowing cashing at any money order office within 30 days of issue. After that, payment is limited to the drawing office or the issue office. The change eases hardship for traveling recipients and adds flexibility without harming others.
The House cuts the travel allowance to five cents per mile, opposing the Senate's twenty cents. The piece argues Congress should end the mileage gift and tie any payment to actual travel expenses, calling higher subsidies a robbery of the public treasury.
The piece rebuts Vice-President Marshall for saying there is no free press and the low sale price of papers. It argues journalism today is more independent, free from party bosses, and less a tool of special privilege, noting the need for accurate quotation.
The latest gift from John D. Rockefeller elevates the Institute for Medical Research to a 12.5 million endowment. The donation is praised as a royal benefaction reflecting community contributions and seeks to fund broad medical advances rather than commercial profit.
Attorneys for Boston and Maine rail line file suit in New Hampshire to force restitution by American Express and expose interlocking directorates. Directors of both firms allegedly conspired to favor the express company by concealing unfair contract terms, costing the railroad about four million dollars since 144. The bill seeks invalidation of the contracts and an accounting, with a court order for payment of sums due.
Travelers on the New York New Haven Hartford express trains face a price rise for onboard dinners from 1 to 1.25 dollars on July first. The writer questions the 25 percent tariff hike and urges reducing menu items instead of raising prices, arguing some choices are needless or wasteful.
A dentist tries a joke about laughing gas backfiring on staff, leaving patients amused and the office in lighthearted chaos as the punchline lands with a wheezy chuckle.
Poet Walt Mason recalls a fortune teller who promised riches and a dream life while preying on his hopes. The piece notes the swindle as she lined her beads and charms and stole seven bones from the seeker, leaving him wiser but poorer.
A Hyannis yacht modeled after the Mayflower aims to become the first vessel through the new Cape Cod canal, powered mainly by gasoline for speed, with three masts and a modern propulsion edge.
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