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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1911
Page
12
The Boston Post issue from March 8, 1911 presents a concise notice page from the Botton Massachusetts office at 259 Washington Street. The fragmentary text indicates standard newspaper notices and local items typical of that edition.
Advertising rates list prices for The Sunday Post and mail subscriptions. One year costs 8.00, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, one month 0.80. Canada deliveries 0.10 per copy. Second class matter at Boston Post Office. Do not send cash. Checks and money orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
Subscription payments must be made in advance or risk discontinuation at expiration. Readers are urged to notify the paper if misdelivered and to send changes to the Main Street office. E A Grozier is editor and publisher of the Post.
The piece questions the 20 000 soldiers mobilization and Gulf naval show of force as a display of readiness and as potential preparation for trouble with Mexico. It warns Britain might intervene if US delays, and stresses enforcing American rights, while debating publicity's role in defaming letters and public scrutiny of officials.
The New York Herald laments Boston's limited docks and privateers its need for modern piers. It notes sunken ships and ruined skylines as warning signs while urging state and city cooperation to compete with New York for foreign marine traffic and Montauk point.
The New Hampshire legislature faces a crucial choice as forest protection advocates urge state action to preserve Crawford Notch. Governor Bass and leaders from the National Forestry groups press for state purchase ahead of federal reserve plans, highlighting tourism revenue of about 14 million dollars yearly and the need to safeguard this national treasure.
Reader asks whether publicizing the Civil Service Commission's discussions on Boston candidates could defame or mislead readers. The letter argues for careful handling of story letters about the commission’s findings and suggests potential risks to reputations.
The resignation of Secretary of the Interior Richard Ballinger is welcomed by many as Taft replaces him with Walter L. Fisher. Fisher, a conservationist aligned with Pinchot, enters the Cabinet as supporter of natural resources and foe of graft, with a chance to serve effectively.
The sixty second Congress is to meet in extraordinary session on April 4 to devote itself to the reciprocity agreement with Canada. The previous Congress failed to act and the new one must implement the Canada accord before pursuing broader tariff revisions. The emphasis is on enacting a clean, simple agreement without entangling it in other legislation.
The Boston Post highlights a new art series reproducing famous paintings titled Stories of History Literature Art or Romance. The piece on Darby and Joan by W Denby Sadler discusses the couple’s long marriage, the 18th century tale, and how the painting reflects domestic bliss and memory.
The poem notes spring returning as grass sprouts and bees awaken, but snow remains. Amid the hints, Malden, Mass., shows real spring signs with Bock Beer signs hung, marking a seasonal milestone.
Near Hackensack New Jersey poultryman Jim Wise keeps about 200 hens. He notes eggs sell for 50 to 60 cents a dozen yet the birds lay only two to three dozen daily when prices are high, and more when prices fall, suspecting hens somehow track the egg market.
Colonel Charles N. Cole denied suggestions he would run for police commissioner to succeed Stephen O'Meara. He said he would not accept the job and that the appointee must be free of any obligations except to the State Governor who appoints him.
Max Henry Newman will present a lecture on Abraham Lincoln with stereopticon views on Thursday evening in March at the Quincy School on Tyler Street. The event is under the auspices of the North American Civic League for immigrants.
A farmer named Jim Wise posts a sign claiming eggs have dropped to 11 cents a dozen. He watches his hens respond by increasing production to 16 and 18 dozen daily, while he sells at 50 cents per dozen, becoming a four million- dollar barnyard figure. The tale highlights the hens’ stubborn response to the sign.
An All Sorts correspondent interprets an advert cheekily claiming poverty and sickness are a few dollars ahead and behind. The piece questions value of money when health or hardship shadows daily life, noting mazuma and practical needs beyond mere counts.
A column of short vignettes recounts a dog scuffle on the Common with a confident owner, a transit-bearing man dodging crowds on School Street, a sparrow cloud aloft over River Street, opinions on water and drink, Boston school notices, committee proceedings, and a waiter mishap at a Cambridge banquet.
The passage notes a crowded car with three seats on one side and two on the other already taken by passengers who offered no movement. A conductor ignored pleas until a seat was finally secured for the speaker. It also mentions John F. Barry of Arthur & Leland & Co being humorously miscalled Johnny Barry amid bucket shop trial chatter.
Count Albert Apponyi sailed from New York for his native land after a lecture tour advocating universal peace. He will travel via Paris and said he was delighted with his audiences and hopes to return to the United States soon.
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