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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1916
Page
16
Boston Post issue dated March 98 1916 reports from office 259 Washington Street Boston Mass with news columns and notices.
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The February 1079 year over year rise in new accounts and deposits at the Boston post office signals broader improvement for average citizens. New accounts totaled 1079 vs 917 last year, deposits reached 148,884 dollars compared with 125,214, a 23,670 dollar increase and a 104 percent month over month gain in net figures.
The Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage vows to oppose Democratic members of Congress in suffrage states as retaliation for delaying the suffrage amendment. The piece questions fairness, noting eleven states grant full suffrage with most voting Democratic recently, and asks if Republicans share responsibility for the tactic.
The raid by Zeppelins in England is blamed for five child deaths, four women, and three men, with about twenty wounded. The piece notes future military advances, including Professor Rausenberger’s 42-centimetre bomb gun and its potential to carry destruction across the channel.
Wartime Germany uses bombardment measures forcing civilians in towns and countryside to seek safety in frontline areas. The text suggests this shift may spur enlistment and alter traditional home and field life as the war intensifies.
The German note claims the submarine campaign violates international law yet accuses Britain of similar acts and urges the United States to pressure Britain. It is dismissed as insolent diplomacy and a futile attempt to entangle US policy. The US government seeks a clear assurance that submarines will not endanger American lives aboard armed merchantmen.
A federation led by Dr. Fliot presents a striking tabulation of consumer spending. Americans allocate 2.2 billion for intoxicants and 1.2 billion for tobacco, while nonessentials such as candy and bonnets consume tens of millions. Church and mission work amount to a quarter billion and 12 million respectively, highlighting potential cuts to ease living costs.
A Senate committee scrutiny of Louis D. Brandeis brings to light a charge from an Anti-Saloon League official about Brandeis once serving as counsel for Massachusetts liquor interests. The official avoids personal character remarks, yet notes Brandeis represented business interests licensed by Massachusetts. The exchange underscores perceived opposition tactics in Brandeis confirmation debates.
Harvard faculty order three top football players to quit as studies lag. The student body feels gloom, but observers say new athletes can fill the cleated shoes and Harvard may shift toward broader college goals beyond football.
Poem style musing on winter beauty contrasts with muddy slush and worn boots. A joking note from Bertie Bertram about stretching last year’s rubbers and the comic potential of the line.
A playful line about a curious character and a strange pastry quest evokes humor and wit. The speaker contrasts cleverness with frustration in a seaside scene.
A humorous column riffs on daily fashion tips from Paragraph Points on Facts and Fashions. The speaker jokes about collars, spring suits in serge gabardine or taffeta, mignonette green with beige, hat bows, velvet ribbons, evening coifs, and waistline trends, noting personal preferences and light misogynist barbs.
A vivid newspaper caption notes that a chorus girl earns her salary through dancing kicks, portraying the act as a natural part of her work.
The text lists terms with brief but odd definitions or examples. It includes phrases like ominous power to eat all things and mercenary as a hostile arsonist. It also shows misused or unclear terms such as tenacious ten acres of land and serfdom at Winthrop. The passage reflects flawed pedagogy in English instruction.
In a downtown shop window a placard notes that rugs are hooked by the Colonial Dames 100 years ago. The speaker questions who aided the Dames in this craft and notes surprise at their involvement, hinting at broader chatter about the organization.
The 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death renews attention to his life and works, a curiosity that has grown steadily for three centuries. He was a man, take him for all in all I shall not look upon his like again.
The piece recounts the 1598 break with The Theatre lease, the formation of a new Globe company by Shakespeare and Burbage, the 1613 fire and rapid rebuild, and Shakespeare’s evolving stake in The Globe and Blackfriars theatres. It notes high incomes, audience size, and contrasts with Greek theatre as described by John Addington Symonds.
The excerpt questions whether it is too late to make proper restitution in the matter. It references Boston and Hawthorne in a terse legal or editorial context.
The Observant Citizen shares anecdotes from Boston society, travel, and local color including notes on the 465th anniversary of Americus Vespucius, fashion lineages, Golden Weddings, ship and harbor scenes, Taft visits, wildlife, and Holland flood impacts.
Poetic reflections celebrate joy and purpose in daily work. The verse links righteous action with uplifted mood, social cheer, and a near spiritual ascent. It imagines a childlike wonder guiding moral labor toward beauty and immortal change.
The record shows temperatures never dropped below 15 degrees on March 9 with only two exceptions. Nine and eleven above zero were recorded in 1885. The coldest in the last decade was 23 degrees in 1908 while the warmest for this date reached 62 degrees in 1913. Storms occurred on March 9 in 1900 1906 and 1908.
Poet Walt Mason mocks John Milton's fame calling his works dreary and overlong while praising Milton's name for staying power. He suggests living readers crave lighter, humorous topics over pompous poetry and laments modern indifference to Milton's legacy.
Paragraph points on fads and fashions describe sheer crepes over messaline with tucks and pleatings, jackets cut in loose circular shapes, and minor silhouette changes. New fabrics and combos shine, with pretty collar and cuff sets for blouses and dresses, plus affordable handmade children's outfits and stiff military hats with plumes.
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