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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1912
Page
8
The Petrified Forest extends about eight miles square with gleaming logs of chalcedony opals and agates. Scientists say the trees date from the Mesozoic era and likely lay uprooted as trunks carried by water before petrification. The landscape features vivid reds browns purples and blues with many gulches and valleys.
Daily issue published by Post Publishing Co. from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts dated March 11 1912 No 9 Volume 311 features local news briefs and notices packed with period reporting and urban snapshots across the city.
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post subscription prices for 1 year six months and shorter terms, and international and postage details. It notes payments in advance and requests postal notice if delivery fails, with contact by Boston post office and editor publisher contact details.
The Boston Post announces its acquisition of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and highlights owning the largest press in the world as stated by Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co.
The steel trust protests it did not destroy any papers relevant to officers actions in restraint of trade. It questions the government petition for a permanent injunction and questions the need for orders preventing future disposal of material.
A New York inquiry into butter and egg dealers reveals wholesalers buy butter at 23 cents per pound in summer, store it cold, and sell it six months later for 37 cents. The reported 50 percent profit illustrates perceived extortion and greed behind butter prices rather than scarcity.
The piece recalls warnings against abandoning the north Atlantic yards for a single Narragansett Bay base. It cites the Roosevelt Republican Club of Portsmouth New Hampshire denouncing the sale plan and holding Taft responsible. The article argues the move harms the President politically but says he can stop the roosting if he acts.
The article notes a yearly general weighing of mails to determine postage payments to railroads for carrying letters parcels and magazines. It recalls the 1904 weighing amid a presidential campaign when political materials moved free of postage but were billed to railroads, illustrating a past issue.
The article notes the injustice of the current computation and argues that an honest weighing could lead the postal department to produce a stronger financial record than last year.
The Frye bill to create a retired list for life saving station superintendents and raise pay gains Senate support, with House action by Rep Harris. Critics say revenue cutter interests pushed to absorb life saving duties, removing funds for superintendents. Eleven superintendents, many with Congressional bravery medals, deserve protection and proper pay.
Oyster Bay news notes Colonel Roosevelt is nearly set to tour for his own candidacy once he is relieved from jury duty. The piece warns that such a move could undermine the call of the people credibly claimed to spur his campaign.
British commentary on Roald Amundsen winning the South Pole shows criticism from The Times for stealing a march on Scott and resentment over naming the plateau after King Haakon. Observers expect Captain Scott to speak before judging.
The ways and means committee orders a favorable report on a bill imposing a two cent per box tax on matches using phosphorous linked to phossy jaw. The piece notes the disease harms workers, worsens over time, and asserts government action to end manufacturing that endangers life.
A regional editorial commends District Attorney Pelletier for pursuing husbands who abandon wives and children, arguing the solemn obligations of marriage require legal accountability beyond state borders. It says traditional excuses are unsafe once indicted and pursued wherever located.
A humorous verse from Newton Newkirk laments his wife’s overspending in Lynn Massachusetts. He vows to tighten budgets during Easter time and laments her trips to town while he toils at home. The piece plays on rural dialect and financial frugality themes.
A reader questions eligibility for a guessing contest while noting frustration at the lack of clarity. The message requests seriousness and avoids humor, describing the situation as tragic and pathos filled, and ends with a plea against joking.
A woman's bold remark targets a male foe as she predicts she will give some nice boy a run for his money before January first, 1913, highlighting Leap Year bravado and social flirtation.
A diffident lodger on Beacon Hill asks how to remove fresh enamel from the skin after a bath in a tub coated with white enamel. He reports sticky, dogged enamel that will not peel and asks what solvent or method will free him without harm.
A fragment from Roxbury Massachusetts notes jokes about poetry and professions. It ponders charity at home a poet’s hunger and a barber’s trade while humorously praising a good cigar as inspiration. A brief, reflective local snippet ends with P70.
In Cleveland a rider attempted to buy five streetcar tickets for three cents each with a dollar bill. The conductor could only provide 35 cents in small change and offered a false exchange, prompting the rider to hand over a five dollar bill to test the ploy, which allegedly yielded correct change.
A young Boston worker writes seeking guidance after a rival from a wealthy college family causes his girlfriend to cool. The columnist counsels acceptance of the rival’s appeal, urges philosophical calm, and notes heartbreak may be avoidable if the relationship ends.
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