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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1913
Page
10
The Boston Post Independent Democratic Paper of New England issued daily by Post Publishing Co announces its March 12 1913 issue. Office listed at 236 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts.
The Post lists rates: Daily One year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 one month 0.25. Sunday Post one year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 two months 0.60 one month 0.30. Canada 0.11 per copy. foreign 0.16. Boston district postage 0.01. Second class matter. mail payments in advance. address changes and notices to Post Publishing Co. Editor A Grozier.
The Boston Post touts owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, as stated by Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co. The boast emphasizes scale and prestige of the paper's facilities.
Publisher Matthew Hale of the Boston Journal has led the Progressive party in Massachusetts and studied public affairs. The Post extends professional greetings and wishes him a pleasant and successful experience as a newspaper man.
The Senate rules committee punishes Sena tor McDevitt for unproven bribery charges against a House member. The act warns officials to avoid unsubstantiated corruption talk and underscores the duty of careful speech by lawmakers.
Tribune argues in favor of creating a Lincoln Memorial Commission post for Senator Cullom. It notes his long service and loyalty to Lincoln, his failing health and poverty after 30 years in the Senate, and contends the $5000 annual stipend is small and acceptable.
The Herald questions public sentiment as Lipton seeks to reclaim the cup. Many sportsmen and yachting enthusiasts would welcome Lipton’s victorious return to diversify the scene and boost competition against the New York Yacht Club’s restrictions.
An aerial postman from Boston completed a two month journey to New York delivering special letters. The Boston baked beans he carried were lost or discarded en route after the courier lightened the aircraft. Deterioration of the beans necessitated their removal.
The report casts doubt on the aerial postal parcel service after fears that it may have failed in the Boston baked beans test. Officials and observers debate the veracity of the department's official verdict.
An editorial argues newspapers should not seek court delays to block enforcement of the national newspaper law. It defends revealing ownership, bans disguised ads, and requires sworn circulation statements as public policy. It warns against overuse of mail access as enforcement and praises the law if upheld as beneficial to public and press.
The unanimous report endorsing a bill to ban vote trading in the Legislature or City Council signals likely final passage and governor signing. It frames swapping as bribery in spirit, harmful to merit based outcomes, and urges the Legislature to uphold the ethical standard.
President Wilson declares nepotism off limits in his administration and signals firm action. The Senate rejects Brother Joseph for secretaryship, and Wilson passes over a cousin in Philippine commission eligibles, marking a clear stance against family influence in government.
The Speaker Cush ing cast a pivotal vote to reject making New Year's Day a state holiday, a move praised as preventing excessive gaps in work. The piece argues residents already have sufficient holidays without harming commerce or wage earners.
Public figure Felix Hawsted-Weary Waldo claims 380 days in prison. The exchange questions the difference between real imprisonment and a jailhouse sketch as he maintains airs.
A sharp street exchange recalls a pass from a woman named T and a man named W, mentioning ten cents given last week. The dialogue contrasts dwindling fortune with social pretensions and a challenging march into the “smart set.”
A short literary verse notes the fast pace of modern travel leaving a faint trace of gasoline as we move on. The poem reflects on change and movement through everyday transportation.
A humorous piece recounts a test ride with neighbor Bill in a 1923 car model. The device proves unreliable, stalling on hills and failing to perform as advertised, prompting the narrator to declare never again after a perilous return by rope and streetcar.
A playful poem praises a flashy car nicknamed Hot Stuff noting its torpid charm and high status as a limousine. The verse contrasts its elegance with a humorous slip of the word lemousine and calls it the best car ever seen.
A list presents four methods to start a car and four methods to stop a car. The items are described in terse, punchy phrases contrasting actions like push pull twist and building a fire under a fuel source versus blocking a streetcar or missing a bridge.
The narrator mocks a renewal form for an auto operator license describing playful answers about birth date height weight and hair color while noting oddities and a few sly admissions about driving off highways.
The article explains the merged Department of Commerce and Labor, its new executive office building, and ten cabinet members. It outlines bureaus such as corporations, manufactures, statistics, and fisheries, highlighting investigations into trusts, trade abroad, and immigrant regulation. It notes the Fisher ies egg and fish distribution and the low deportation rate, and mentions William C. Redfield as the new secretary.
A 1918 verse by T. A. Daly explores fame as spoken praise versus infamy as critical talk. It compares fame across rulers and presidents, notes everyday figures like Mrs John who underwent surgery, and ends with a meditation that glory fades as time leads to the grave.
A lively fashion note describes evening color trends for young girls in cherry or coral. It highlights tailored sutta in serge, cobweb lace draperies, costly supple materials, and loosely draped evening dresses. Headwear ranges from boat to tam o Shanter. New sleeve cuffs reach the elbow and self toned odd coats with draped skirts appear in spring suit models.
Boston column shares brief items on Rabbi Eichler pursuing law at Boston University, a great blizzard memory from 25 years ago, garment worker strike aid by Miss Gertrude Barnum, and lectures at the Sailors Club. It also cites civic figures like Judge Dubuque, YMC A leaders, a Vermont observer, and a birth notice for Lathrop Brown’s daughter in New York.
Alex Stoaks, New England Passenger Agent for the Chicago Burlington & Quincy, offers affordable first class express travel with sleeping berths and quiet equipment. He will arrange berth choices, tickets, baggage advice, maps, and printed information for any journey to the far west or coast, at Boston office 264 Washington St. and telephone Main 4887.
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