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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1906
Page
7
Mr King avid hunter and fisherman spends much time with rod and rifle in pursuit of members of the funny tribe or big game, noted by the Brookline Business Men's Association and Knights of Columbus as a valued figure among local residents.
Boston pastors reject calls to ban nude depictions of the Christ child saying the old masters like Raphael Titian and Durer show no immorality in such representations. Reformers argue morality is at stake but church leaders contest the claims and defend artistic realism. A Boston minister dismisses the movement as silly.
The article notes a prominent billboard at the city entrance marking a shift toward larger publicity for a major local business. It highlights the billboard man waking to new possibilities beyond fence decorations and street-level signs, signaling a change in municipal spirit.
A letter to the paper from a lover of utility argues for banners and illuminated signage on public buildings and monuments. He envisions gilded dome letters, painted announcements on the Old South Church tower, and rotating electric signs atop local landmarks to promote goods and entertainments. The writer criticizes dull municipal spaces and urges the city to exploit available architectural surfaces for commercial display.
Preliminary closing shows strong interest in the Country Club meeting next June. There are 31 nominations for the grand annual and other events are well filled. Final closing of entries will be May 28.
A brief note proposes leveraging the unused billboard space around the Bunker Hill Monuments to promote local events or messages. The idea highlights repurposing urban signage to engage residents and visitors while maximizing prime public display area.
An Iowa legislator Dr R M Gregory proposes a bill requiring physicians to take human life as a mercy for the suffering and hopelessly deformed. Boston doctors mock the idea while city physicians in Massachusetts call it radical and barbaric.
The Copley Society shows Copies of Old Masters by Modern Painters with several duplicates. Visitors note multiple Velasquez Las Meninas, Philip IV, and L Enfante Margarete studies to aid comparative interpretation by renowned artists. Free admissions offered through school principals to H. K. Burdick at Copley Hall.
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