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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1910
Page
10
The Cummings bread bill sought 28 ounce loaves sold in whole and half units, replacing 32 ounces. Critics argued it would let bakers squeeze more money from consumers while keeping prices flat. The editorial urges honest selling by weight and questions bread sizing laws.
A fragmentary OCR item mentions Olly and wire and a place name unclear. Readers see scattered words including ampersands and stray letters, with no coherent event or dates to summarize.
The Boston Post announces subscription options for daily and Sunday editions with rates for 1919. Details include daily year at 3 dollars, six months 1 50, eight months 75 cents, and one month 25 cents. Sunday rate is 2 50 yearly, with six months 1 25 and three months 65 cents. International and Canada pricing noted.
A Senate sub-committee report urges a bill to require all ships carrying 50 or more people to install wireless telegraphic gear with 200 mile range. The note cites winter rescues and the Nina case as proof of need, arguing ships should equip voluntarily or be compelled by law.
Opinion warns a pending commission may reallocate maintenance costs for the metropolitan park system. Boston currently pays 62 percent of expenses despite only 490 of 10,237 acres lying within the city. Urges distributing burden to outlying towns with greater access to parks.
A fragment notes concerns about Harvard secret societies sending candidates to unfamiliar houses at night for initiation. It cites a Cambridge judge's home as a near crime scene and mentions police involvement, urging less dangerous traditions.
An unnamed speaker contemplates using force against a scholastic intruder and asserts he would be fully justified in doing so, presenting a stark portrayal of a potential violent response within a school setting.
John H. Cullen of the Union Institution for Savings is arrested for larceny of about 1200 dollars with bonds set at 2000. George W. Coleman of the National Bank of Cambridge faces a larger alleged theft and is out on bail. The piece argues accountability lies with trustees and directors and cites the pressures of paying workers and maintaining means.
The piece argues that the Sugar Trust and its subsidiaries must fully reveal the frauds behind weight adulteration in New York. It notes settlements and time-bar defenses but insists contempt of court is warranted to expose the monopoly and force federal judicial action.
Judge Wait lauds District Attorney Pelletier for fair examination of a woman charged with manslaughter. The judge says a DA should seek impartial justice, not ex parte wins for political gain, and Pelletier’s conduct is the old ideal of serving the people by fairness.
A sentimental piece recalls a kindly man who aided the needy with a loud greeting and open hand. Yet his life sank into drink and poverty for his wife and children before his death, leaving lasting cost to loved ones in Chicago.
A humorous song by Newton Newkirk recalls a teller life in Good old City Bank. The narrator brags of a twelve shilling weekly salary and a spree that drained ninety thousand, while directors failed to direct and peers remained unaware.
A writer urges Massachusetts lawmakers to pass a bill standardizing automobile alarms. He catalogs six or more current signals from sirens to gutty grunts and recommends a pleasant uniform sound to avoid startling pedestrians and prevent accidents.
The letters feature a playful dispute between Newt and SEIGNOR PAZZAZA DE QUAESO regarding if two people jumping from opposite ends of a hole through the earth would meet at the center. The correspondent challenges an algebraic approach while the other prefers mental arithmetic.
A portrait of St. Augustine Florida from its Spanish era to modern times highlights coquina buildings the Plaza de la Constitucion and notable structures. It notes the slave pen misnomer as a 1840 meat market and recalls the 1791 completion of St. Joseph's Cathedral with 1887 fire and 1888 rebuilding.
Local notes recount a postal board joke about water in Bug Light, musings on horses versus autos, and a Boston officer guiding a frightened horse beside traffic. The column also covers Frank Gross hosting a party after a mayoral bet, Judge Holman snowshoeing, Frances Levine engagement, Captain Driscoll's first night, and a streetcar scene with two children reading.
Walt Mason reflects on a week as seven days shaping our deeds and souls. He urges helping others, improving oneself, and aiming for higher ideals as time flies toward the golden shore.
Observers note students at Wellesley College in spring colors and shirtwaists bought in support of New York shirtwaist workers. FBI officer Charles F. De Woody probes the Cambridge bank wreck. Wakefield Chief Pollard earns praise for cracking liquor violations. Dr. Godfrey Ryder of Malden is ill. Foresters Women’s Court plans a Canal Street banquet on March 16.
Senator J Howell Crosby of Arlington is regarded as one of the best toastmasters on Beacon Hill. He always has a good story tailored to the speaker he will introduce, and the standard line we have with us tonight never fails to appear.
A recipe note from M. BE MOONEY of Richmond Indiana advises cutting bread thin and spreading with finely grated cream cheese. Top with chopped pineapple drained of juice for a light snack.
Tart apples are peeled cored and cut into squares then simmered with light brown sugar lemon slices preserved ginger and salt until clear and rich. The mixture is ladled into glass jars and served with meats as a fruit accompaniment.
Pears are peeled and cut then sautéed in butter and sugar. Thick cream and vanilla are heated and stirred with the pears until cooked, then folded in off the heat and served hot with sponge cake. Lucy Lee Cambridge.
Instructions for a cherry pie filling and crust method. Specifies cranberries in halves, raisins chopped, sugar, flour, butter, and a 30 minute bake in a moderate oven. Includes the name Mrs J Leafe and address 188 Wood Avenue Woonsocket Rhode Island.
A historical recipe item notes mixing one pint corn with milk butter egg salt pepper baking powder and flour to form batter for frying small fritters. The card lists Mrs E R Zschiesche at 231 N Maple Street Florence as the contributor.
The Reverend Herman Page of St. Pauls Chicago concludes noon services at St Pauls Tremont Street. Edmund S. Rousmaniere to preach today. Undenominational night at First Presbyterian featured six ministers and sign language interpreters. Quincy Point Congregational Church reports a successful bazaar. J I Langton accepts Fall River Presbyterian call. Wellesley College Christian Association to hold missionary service and vespers. Barbour of Rochester to preach. Clark and Shaw of United Society Christian Endeavor return to Boston after 26,000 miles. Van Der Ply's Haverhill salary raised to 2500. Berle to speak on Justice and the Supreme Court. McDonald declines Lynn Central Congregational Church call. Fenenga to speak at Lormer Hall on A Man’s Job. cornet solos by Ella Morse Pika. Union Congregational Church notes growing interest in monthly musical services. Lent cantata The Seven Last Words Christ performed by 35 voices.
The Charles Russell Lowell Camp, son of veterans, votes a resolution opposing placing a statue of General Robert E Lee in the national Capitol. The camp says opposition is not to Lee as a man but to the statue in Confederate form and displayed publicly.
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