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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1915
Page
12
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co dated March 4 1915 Boston Massachusetts announces office at 259 Washington Street and publication details.
Rates listed for U S and Canada one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. Foreign one month one dollar. Sunday rates two dollars yearly. Canada 11 cents per copy. Postage extra in Boston district. All money sent at sender risk. do not send cash or stamps. make checks money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING co.
A garbled listing shows telephone numbers 1004 1008 7008 linked to Main street addresses 1839 Main 3380 Main and other nearby locales. The text appears as an OCR fragment with multiple line breaks and no clear event or context.
George W. Coleman told an audience including Mayor Curley that any man who has seen what the Mayor of Boston has to do and still wants to be Mayor is crazy. He noted many interested in city politics would still seek the office despite the duties.
The State health department is expected to issue findings on bread from a Boston bakery alleged to use a formula with about 39 percent flour and 24 percent calcium sulphate. Residents demand clarity on what they eat daily and call for stricter laws ensuring bread purity.
A U S exporters error shows misreading South American demand as German tastes. A Guatemalan recipient rejected a nonnew necktie style, while a German exporter notes that if a South American buyer asks for burlap collar shirts with blue tails, that is what is shipped.
The jitney service, already popular in the West as a supplement to streetcar lines, is spreading and generating local discussion in Boston about an official application and potential adoption.
A barroom chat recalls a Maine prohibition joke about a car owner with a chauffeur in a state where a bottle is handy. Reggie and others laugh as humor shifts to balloon ascent tales and a punchline about a man fearing spilled liquor. A worried listener questions why the fellow did not lie down.
The piece argues Boston’s jitney service would complement car lines by filling crowding from subway and tunnel construction. It contends jitneys can relieve Elevated crowding and should be welcomed if they provide efficient convenient transportation, with quick proof of value.
The Sixty third Congress, in session since April 1913 and ending at noon today, enacted sweeping reforms. Major laws include tariff revision, the banking and currency act, Sherman antitrust expansion via the Clayton bill, the federal trade commission act, and the income tax, plus mediation measures and war risk insurance. The piece credits President Wilson’s stimulus and predicts continued Democratic strength.
All sorts by Newton Newkire presents a popular song Entitled When Mother Dusters Dust War Sparks. The verse depicts a housewife battling dust from windows to chimney and floor while the poem questions the toll on the poor housewife and the endless nature of domestic labor.
A clipped line questions a watch that supposedly loses only three seconds in ten years. The remark contrasts slow drift with daily routine, suggesting skepticism about precision and timekeeping.
A patchwork of brief notes from New Hampshire towns: Will McEwen tends chicken pox in Lyme Center. Mrs. May Remick boards her teacher. Imri G. Crane suffers a hedgehog quill injury in Goshen. robins appear as Andrew J. Langley reports birds. Roy Reed endures a boil on his hand. Eva Barnes returns to F L Chase’s after mumps. twin lambs arrive at J Reynolds. Stoddard’s stationery store notes class to letterheads. Warren W. Doe recovers from tax collector duties. Blanchards in Colebrook have 16 teeth extracted. Mrs H F Ricker and aunt H A Woodmaney provide piano and bones music. Leslie Connor drums at Henniker dance. J A Smith shows off a new barn door. a missing wooden snow shovel is sought. dense fog shrouds the region. Mrs William Stammers presents a son. first child for the couple, both well.
A reader asks if Germany is bound by the 1839 Belgian neutrality treaty. The letter argues that Prussia remains a kingdom with a king who is emperor and commander in chief, obligated to honor the treaty. It notes a 1870 German British pact that reaffirmed Belgium’s neutrality under the 1839 quintuple treaty.
A report on the Frisco show details 63 acres allotted to under 100 exhibitors selected from 6000 applicants. The Zone amusements promise late nights and thrill, with echoes of San Francisco during the 1849 gold rush and the city’s rapid growth and transformation.
A column of varied items covers February temperatures in Boston twice cited, local civic schemes like Lynn wood fuel sale repay, ship notices on Kronprinzessin tied at East Boston, Babel Rock widening, Canadian currency value shifts, church humor at Brockton, codfish spawning runs, naval and school references, old New England residents, city record duplication plans, and a Marlboro Sunday school teacher aged 90.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures noting 1885 as the coldest March 4 in memory with 8 above zero and 1880 as the warmest at 62 above. He lists the 4th of March lows and highs for the past decade, including years 1905 to 1914 and 1918, with temperatures ranging from the high teens to over 80.
The poem by Walt Mason from 1915 laments aging and regret. It ponders why youth was not seized with joy and health, and contemplates troubles as ghostly fears that haunt the aging mind. The speaker confesses lifelong cares that never truly materialized.
The report notes crying for lunch during a movie, while mothers enjoy the film inside. Inquiries at the ticket office reveal that this group of carriages is a daily occurrence at the venue.
A reader asks if engagement is appropriate when lasting marriage seems unlikely. At twenty, both parties attend college with years remaining, and long distance makes future vows seem unsafe. The column discusses engagement as a serious, near marriage bond and the sacredness of commitment.
A health notice warns that colds can cause pneumonia and proves deadly more often. It advises avoiding drafts, a careful diet, and using Brown's Bronchial Troches to ease coughing. Troches are sold by druggists in 25c 50c and 1.00 packages.
The speaker condemns a student for pursuing an engagement during college, calling it deceitful and unfair. They label the act as criminal for claiming a heart under false pretenses, stealing the girl’s time, and risking ridicule among her social circle.
Miss Champagne adds a piece on love and sentiment for the Sunday Post, offering reflections on relationships and romance as a regular feature.
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