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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1905
Page
6
Daily and Sunday subscription rates for the Boston Post are listed for one year six months and shorter terms with advance payment required. The notice directs readers to ensure regular delivery and informs of discontinuation on expiration. Editor publisher B A Grozier is named.
The piece commends President Roosevelt's inaugural address for its concise form and direct style. It notes the speech suits the outdoor ceremony, reflects the Rooseveltian frankness, and captures the American spirit of 1905 without unnecessary bravado.
Commissioner Garfield’s report on the beef trust is seen as exonerating the Big Six while the Department of Justice pursues grand jury actions and possible high crimes charges. The piece argues the investigation failed to probe, notes presidential caution, and questions marketmen who doubt Garfield’s findings and motives of large American trusts.
The text urges a thorough investigation into the beef industry’s high prices. It argues that public trust requires justice for packers and that centralized power in meatpacking harms community welfare, warranting inquiry to appease public concern.
A reported bid to form a lobster trust near Atlantic avenue and Commercial wharf draws attention from a purported capital backer claiming the aim is to lower prices. Observers caution such a trust would likely follow market forces rather than altruism, noting lobsters are nonessential and prices have risen over time.
An analysis arguing the Czar may not reflect personal view, with power seen as held by a bureaucratic class. It contends the bureaucracy dominates policy, using manifestos as backing rather than true reform, likening them to tools of a ruling elite.
Alfred Farlow writes to the Post disputing Boston papers claiming Mr Peabody was a Christian Scientist. He states Peabody never was, and Christian Science has nothing to do with the court matter brought by Mr Parker, whom he says is unknown to Christian Scientists.
Mrs Phillips of Haverhill complains in a letter that readers are labeled aged at sixty arguing ignorance and poor upbringing. She commends Mr Granville Wardwell for defending aging people and offers support if needed.
A letter from Mrs B Lynn critiques the idea of an easy divorce solution. She argues wise husbands who provide and nurture the home deserve leadership, while selfish neglect by men does not justify breaking the family bond. The piece reflects traditional domestic ideals.
Eugene B. Willard of Revere, Mass., writes that horses kept outside Boston churches along Commonwealth Avenue suffer in cold weather due to bobtails, high head positions, and lack of blankets. He urges clergy to address cruelty to animals in forthcoming sermons.
A humorous reminiscence from Newton Newkirk recounts a chaotic Park Street subway evening. The narrator details crowded cars, skipped seats, price quirks, a mackerel swap, misdirected transfers, and comic misadventures with conductors, passengers, and a persistent punchline about who is the father of his country.
A letter outlines recurring slush on School Street in front of City Hall and a proposal to remove a grass plot source of the trouble. The column also mentions Arthur Pryor’s band at the Boston Theatre, a 180 year old doll owned by Mrs. H. Otis Brown, Watertown voter totals, linguistic quips, and editor George H. Pratt in Washington amid inauguration.
A sick infant in a dim room nears death as a mother pleads with God. A nurse watches, the judge's wife probes, and the neighborhood learns the child is ill. The mother prays for healing, recalling biblical miracles as the baby slips toward rest.
A fragment notes Sally Ann finding a quarter and suggests men pursue coin tricks. The tone mocks swindler behavior with dialect speech.
Bay State readers attend a Copley Hall subscription party hosted by Mrs. Richard J. Hall and J. Templeman Coolidge Jr to raise funds for the Augusta Holmes monument in Paris. Notables include General and Mrs. Guild and Miss Elise Hall with a humorous program and dance after 9 PM.
A reader asks if a 20 year old American woman should allow an 80 year old hotel cook to visit after a two week flirtation. The adviser notes parental approval and possible harm and suggests caution. A male reader adds that a Japanese man should marry within his race, warning cultural incompatibility and urging shared interests for marriage.
A Japanese student writes seeking guidance on two questions about marrying an American girl he has known for two weeks. He asks whether Americans of any race despise Asians and whether marrying a Japanese woman would be better for his future after returning to Japan in a year.
A mother, after a medical episode, sees her feverish baby awaken with blue eyes unseeing, fears loss, then learns the fever has broken and the child is sleeping as the nurse reassures. The scene captures a fragile moment of relief and maternal emotion.
A reader writes seeking guidance after a young man spurned her in public and left her to go home alone. The columnist cautions jealousy as a social danger and says reconciliation depends on his explanation and apology, noting jealousy can impair judgment.
Former Governor Bates denied buying a farm in Windsor near Senator Crane’s summer home after a Pittsfield dispatch claimed a purchase. He said he hasn’t bought a farm anywhere and would like to own one, noting his public office status.
March 8 in Washington the parade end featured Captain Seth Bullock's cow punchers meeting President Roosevelt. He greeted them bareheaded under the White House portico, shook hands, called them friends, and praised the Rough Riders while the cowboys proclaimed their allegiance.
Berlin report notes K Zimmermann has published Uncle Sam based on years in America. The author claims Americans are selfish and sordid in aim, with a hard gaze revealing depravity. He accuses Americans of lacking sympathy and cheating in business to counter German pro America sentiment.
Bath Maine March 5 J L Douglas aged 70 longtime clothing merchant and longtime secretary of Solae lodge Masons and Sagadahoe Historical Society died today He leaves a widow one son and three daughters
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