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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1907
Page
6
Daily price list from Post Publishing Co Boston outlines subscriptions and rates. Daily one foal? six months 1.50 three months .75. Sunday Post yearly $2.60 six months $1.25. Notices advise advance payment and discontinuation on expiration. Editor Be A Grozier directs publication operations.
The Fifty-ninth Congress begins today at noon as the House sets the hour, with its history to be written by what remains undone as much as by what is accomplished. The full record will not be compiled until the final moments.
A New Hampshire bill in equity is described as not targeting Mrs. Eddy’s beliefs or her followers. The suit is said to be in her behalf by her next of kin and free of sectarian elements.
The Connecticut Governor was aboard the smashing passenger train in Waterbury, prompting an immediate rail road commission inquiry. The piece notes that running trains in opposite directions on a single track is a risky plan and should be avoided.
The article argues against delaying the bill limiting hours of work for women and children and urges immediate passage. It states there is no need to seek Supreme Court guidance beforehand and that constitutionality can be tested later if challenged.
Andrew Carnegie writes that the Hague conference may form a coalition of powers to deter war through an international police force. He foresees a system that would enforce peace and prevent disputes from escalating to armed conflict.
The text suggests tensions among international policemen and a rapid build up of battleships by multiple peace conference members, implying a looming confrontation as naval arms race accelerates.
Boston business leaders and 2700 petitioners urge a public hearing by the Highway Commissioners on telephone rates and service. They condemn private star chamber sessions and stress the public has a right to hear and be heard on this important issue.
The piece argues that allocating $25,000 for a regional survey is insufficient and delays a Senate-passed bill to fund immediate acquisition of land for a national park in White Mountain and Appalachian regions. It calls the survey a tactic to sidetrack the park legislation and predicts resentment upon approval.
Gilbert calls marriage to a deceased wife’s sister a blistering issue now reaching a second reading in Parliament. The session will push woman suffrage, Irish land act, Lords reform, curbing hereditary legislation, disestablishment of the English church, and other lively measures.
The piece argues that envy and uncharitableness accompany success and cites T. E. Harriman’s deals as evidence. It praises those who maintain fair and honorable conduct even amid wealth and power, suggesting moral integrity matters beyond financial achievement.
The passage notes that while Harriman holds millions, others can savor a sense of success he cannot share, highlighting a contrast between wealth and perceived achievement. The line reflects on subjective fulfillment beyond material riches.
A fatal accident at the Dudley street station underscores the need for platform protections on the elevated railway. The piece argues for guards or removable barriers to shield crowds at busy rush hours with the third rail hazard beneath.
Letter from SAL SKINNER criticizes Wax and amateur poetry rivals in All Sorts column. Comical verse titled KEKWASH OF CREFIOT mocked with absurd imagery. author defends skill and protests being labeled champion poet. Boston letter also references a Pinafore comparison and Thaw trial.
The poem mocks the fate of single men as busy with sewing and mending while married men rest. It contrasts sewing buttons on pants and stockings with footnote-like musings, urging bachelors to win a wife or settle for a widow. Dated Brighton Massachusetts, signed F. F. a.
A reader from Dorchester writes that Newt's swollen morning face harms his thinking. The author suggests a gentle poultice to ease pain and improve comfort.
A letter from Tessie in Laconia New Hampshire warns that a joke sent on January 1 1907 via the Butter and Milk Railroad marked perishable may be delayed. She asks recipients to report non receipt so she can start a trace.
The note asks whether the combined letters in the phrase Boston and Albany Railroad equal 23 or if it is coincidence. It mentions fate and the name Sully in Boston.
A letter from Edouard Francesconi of Barre Vermont asks two questions. One asks if there are any women on the Isle of Man. The second wonders whether the same tide that leaves Boston harbor returns with equal timing.
A playful proverb prompts a wry reflection on egg production and disappointment. The verse pairs a familiar line with a humorous twist about a hen lacking eggs, inviting a lighthearted meditation on expectations.
A fragment from a memoir notes a telephone booth scene with a caller saying numbers and a busy line. The text indicates a six week gap and references a publication context. The lines convey a cryptic, episodic moment in a larger narrative.
Miss Edith Hart daughter of Mrs Orrin F Hart now living at 817 Beacon Street Boston is announced engaged to Aaron Hinman Grout son of ex Governor Grout of Newport Vt. The note recalls Cambridge centennial events and public figures amid local chatter from East Boston to Somerville.
Reader letters challenge Mildred Champagne on women working after marriage. The critic argues work for money is valid in any field and that a wife supports a home by helping her husband, while Champagne defends a home-centered role for married women and urges practical limits on working outside. Readers are invited to send opinions.
Lavinia Ernshaw and Arthur Lewisham exchange playful talk on marriage and ideals. She tests his resolve with a catalogue of opposites while he grows serious, confessing he desires her and pleading for certainty about their future. Their charged exchange ends with mutual, fragile longing.
The American Bank Note Company approves a 50000 fund at its February trustees meeting to establish a pension plan for workers in Boston New York Philadelphia and Ottawa. A five member committee of the oldest employees will draft the plan comparing with current industry methods and a fund funded by the company will avoid employee contributions or duties.
The poem contrasts monastery bells calling to quiet devotion with the harsh cries of homeless distress. The speaker longs for monastic peace yet remains among the world to aid the suffering, keeping a cloistered heart amid the hireling mart. Independent perspective frames the tenderness and duty.
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