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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post issue lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign delivery. It notes prices for various terms and mentions postage, payment methods, and mailing details for readers in 1914.
The Boston Post proposes readers subscribe to raise six thousand dollars to purchase three highly valued trained elephants to donate to the Boston Zoo. Owner William Orford plans retirement and supports a cost free donation if city funds remain tight, with children urged to contribute small sums to fund the educational addition at Franklin Park.
A verse riff mocks U S policy on Huerta Villa Carranza and intervention debating watchful waiting versus immediate action. The poem teases nations, carnival shows, and a bustling summer scene while hinting at a foreign policy standoff without graphic details.
Postal notice from the editor Mr Edwin A Grozier stating subscriptions must be paid in advance and discontinued without notice for delinquency. Addressing customers who cannot obtain the Post from dealers and requesting notification by mail if needed.
The Maine Republican State committee says electors oppose free trade and Democratic policies. The piece argues there is no declared Democratic free trade policy and cites the Underwood tariff as protectionist, noting the Democratic Party did not pass free trade laws when in power.
Mayor Mitchel returns from vacation saying there is no plan to restore strict 1 am closing. The piece questions public morality linked to closing hours for restaurants and entertainment venues. It notes debates about easing restrictions on reputed good venues while tightening on those seen as bad.
The Boston automobile exhibition opens with strong praise for the city as a leading venue. The show attracts many exhibitors and crowds, boosting Boston’s economy and revealing its prosperity and purchasing power.
The Aero Club of America president boosts feasibility of a round the world race as a feature of the Panama event. He cites pilots flying 800 to 1600 miles daily and says a New York to San Francisco trip could be done in three days by May 1915. Curtiss builds a racer for Wanamaker to win the Northcliffe prize.
Premier Asquith brings the Ireland home rule bill to a second reading in the British House of Commons amid expected Liberal and Nationalist support. Ulster counties threaten civil war over concessions, with a proposed plebiscite to allow counties to opt out for three years. The outcome hinges on Ulster and Irish Nationalist acceptance of possible compromises.
Cambridge remains overwhelmed as Stillman Infirmary reports several pneumonia cases among Harvard undergraduates. Three nurse shifts toil to care for students chilled by New England weather, with crowded wards and rising admissions.
A light remark notes that a man known as a fierce office character may be meek and harmless at home, drawing a contrast between public bravado and private gentleness.
A letter reveals Slick Jim proposing a scheme to bleach live English sparrows with peroxide to sell as canaries and split profits with Newt. The plan faces moral outrage and is dismissed as swindling by a wary partner who demands $800 and questions the venture's honesty.
A brief note argues that attempting self treatment for kleptomania tends to exacerbate the condition rather than alleviate it, highlighting the need for professional help and support.
Do not backstab your boss or the business you are in resign if you dislike your job and leave promptly. Do not let him pin you to a life of endless requirements while you betray him. If you cannot be loyal, get out and quit.
Charles Fleischer leader of the Sunday Commons praised President Wilson for reverence to the nation at a Huntington Chambers Hall meeting. He said Wilson appeals to national honor by asking America to reverse its Panama Canal tolls policy.
The article recalls the Tombs of the Mamelukes near Cairo and their splendid but ruined state, notes their 13th century sultans and 1517 Ottoman conquest, and recounts Mehemet Ali's brutal 1811 massacre of about 470 Mameluke chiefs in Cairo before becoming sole ruler.
The column blends letters from Miss Mary Boyle O'Reilly in Lisbon about Portugal's revolution and changes, a pair of Greenwood twins swapping photos in a class, a Florida-like round of notices from ex-Governor Guild aboard a Jamestown trip and local topical chatter on nursing exams, Harvard students, and a unique six-leaf calling card from Rev. Albert R Williams.
John Burgess suspects his wife Peggy will meet another man on their anniversary. A late-night sting of doubt ends when Peggy returns with an anniversary gift, a fishing rod, and John forgives her, realization softening the rift.
A 1914 verse laments disappearing old fashioned women who cooked at home while suffragists push for parade duties. It contrasts country housewives with city women and notes men returning to canned meals as wives join marches.
Malden women formed a civic league to protect the home from domestic tangles and uplift morals. About 200 women joined, with 125 signing the pledge early and 75 more enrolling to push city officials toward making Malden an ideal place to live and to engage in civic activities.
Dr Charles W. Eliot is to lecture to Harvard students in Emerson Hall Cambridge tonight on Some Roads Toward Peace under the Harvard International Polity Association auspices.
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