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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1913
Page
12
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for various terms and regions including Canada and foreign copies. It provides payment instructions, mailing notes, and offices in Boston Mass with editor and publisher FE A Grozier named.
The Boston Post touts ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world, highlighting Robert Hoe of R Hoe & Co as a key figure in the acquisition and its impact on regional journalism.
The piece reports that suffragist hikers from the North rejected colored sisters at Elkridge Maryland seeking to continue to Washington for the capital visit. It questions whether Massachusetts suffragists would replace the word white in the state constitution’s third amendment after removing male.
The report says Wilson favors the Root amendment repealing the coastwise toll exemption to remove foreign objections and avoid arbitration. It asserts the move upholds national word and equality in tolls, framing the issue as right over rights.
Officials express unease at reports that President Wilson visits the Capitol President's room to better observe congressional action. The room was authorized by Congress and rarely used. The piece asserts no danger of power usurpation and confidence that both branches would act constitutionally.
The piece argues that calls for incorporating stock exchanges reflect a push for public regulation of powerful institutions. It asserts that even flawed corporations exist and questions whether regulation should be rejected because some fail. It notes exchanges seek benefits of incorporation without restraint and questions their opposition to regulation.
The piece asserts that Americans chiefly want peace in Mexico, not favoring any faction or financial outcome. It emphasizes the need for peace, order, responsibility, and protection for residents, while avoiding interference in Mexican politics.
The author argues that U S business ties in Mexico rely on open transport and stability. Destruction of property and an embargo would hurt American and Mexican holdings alike, and moral pressure is urged to constrain Mexican actions rather than armed intervention.
The Nagel report to Congress details how coal combinations boosted profits during the strike in the anthracite fields. It notes a $4,000,000 wage rise for miners and a $13,500,000 net profit for the trust, plus discounts suspensions, portraying vast extortion and ongoing oppressive conditions.
The New York Herald argues taxicab charges in New York and other big cities are extortionate. It questions why rides cost five times as much as European capitals, asserting greed and underuse of cabs, which hurts business and public perception. It says reasonable fares would boost demand and reduce the extortion image.
A Connecticut inventor unveils the gastograph, an apparently electrical attachment to measure gastronomical and absorptive processes. It would record healthful sensations after meals, warn of midnight excesses, and suggest additions to the family diet regimen when personal observation fails.
Algernon adores Angeline but stalls advancing their relationship. A front parlor visit stretches into a comical standoff until a knock prompts a flirtatious ruse to delay the moment. The door is knocked but the interruption never returns, leaving the couple in their embrace.
A humorous verse extols an optimist who shrugs off bad weather and hardship, cheerfully works through pain, and rejects blame. It invites readers to imitate his can do spirit and join a lighthearted, no-worry club.
The piece weighs the culinary choice at breakfast with the claim that the lay of the last minstorel yields a fresh egg no matter the preparation. It contrasts soft boil, fry, and scramble as options for a single fresh egg.
An 1918 town report from Braintree Massachusetts argues for an additional 35000 to supplement 85000 already allocated to paint the hose wagon in Precinct 2. The piece mocks the idea of undercoating and stresses full completion before any fire duty, urging citizens not to balk at the expense.
A satirical column laments the expulsion of six Wellesley College girls for failing mid-year exams. It urges the students to stay hopeful, arguing the setback won’t hinder their futures and encourages embracing womanhood and resilience.
An old Scottish inn draws tourists to a dilapidated bagpipe player who earns coins by staying out of tune. A passerby heckles him. he explains that only a poor, unfixable instrument keeps customers moving on. The tale captures marketable novelty in a rustic setting.
Mrs. Bing laments why women are not allowed office roles and questions what they might hold. John Bing replies that women would be allowed only their tongues, exposing a sharp tongue in a witty exchange about gender roles.
Eloise recounts a calamitous ride with George in his new car. Arthur asks about an accident, but Eloise notes none of her friends saw them and the event remains unobserved.
The article recounts Salomon Auguste Andree and two companions attempting a pole balloon ascent on July 7 1897. It details the ascent, a near disaster, the balloon vanishing over the Arctic, a pigeon note 48 hours later, and later vague reports. it praises the explorers as valiant dreamers and notes Zeppelins planned future polar flights.
The Observant Citizen column recalls Captain and Mrs. Isaac Paine of Malden celebrating their 6th anniversary in 1913. It notes Pepperell couple Mr. and Mrs. William Taylor’s 65th wedding anniversary and two young pilots in training, plus civic remarks by Rev. Cortland Myers and a plan to honor Morse in Charlestown.
A printer recounts the editor instructing to insert the phrase well dressed before each occurrence of man woman stranger or bystander in a newspaper report. The dialogue notes counting thirty seven instances and adjusting the text to meet column filling requirements.
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