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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
16
Five members of the Aroostook Potato Shippers Association of Maine face federal charges for violating the Sherman act by restricting interstate trade and conspiring to injure other dealers. The piece notes public interest in punishing those hampering trade, especially in potatoes.
The piece cites growing complaints by aliens and foreign-born citizens about U S administration policy and media. It recalls Tom Reed’s remark that immigrants should leave if they denounce the country, arguing why stay in a land they constantly criticize.
The Post conveys best wishes on the good news from Springfield about Samuel Bowles the publisher of the Springfield Republican his long career and leadership in journalism while Bowles improves his health and is expected to resume his duties at the paper all favorable bulletins anticipated.
The editorial lauds Boston police as brave loyal and trustworthy. It notes recent hold ups and burglaries perplexing the public but asserts trust in officers who safeguard women and children and vows renewed vigilance. The piece emphasizes city safety and police reliability.
A truncated musing asserts guardianship over lives and property, claiming a right to secure enjoyment and viable records of responsibility and protection.
The Frye sinking by Prinz Eitel Friedrich risks a major international clash. Germany could avert anger by disavowing the captain, apologizing, and offering full reparations to the Frye’s owners and wheat consignors, a move praised as prudent and farsighted.
Lieutenant Colonel Guy du Maurier, son of novelist George du Maurier, died in action in France. He also wrote the play An Englishman's Home which stirred Britain by its imagined German invasion. The piece joins a catalog of oddities in the war and invites a fuller record when possible.
The $27,000,000 bonds at 4.25 percent were oversubscribed four times, with a syndicate buying the entire issue at 103.459, indicating strong New York State credit and investor willingness to invest in solid securities. This signals capital's growing confidence and readiness to fund quality debt despite pessimism.
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb calls for a day of fasting and prayer on Good Friday to thank the nation for spared wars and to seek patience wisdom and courage for peace and an early end to bloodshed. The message invites all to respond with Amen and to observe the spirit in heart and action.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls official figures showing the coldest March 12 in memory was 7 degrees above zero in 1900 and the warmest 69 above in 1902. He lists the yearly highs and lows from 1906 to 1914 ranging from 25-37 to 40-55 and beyond.
An article describes a Chinese village exhibit at a great fair depicting an ancient Chinese town. It notes Chinese craftsmanship from Frisco's Chinatown, early California lumber imports, and rivalry with Boston builders. Eyewitness Bayard Taylor’s 1849 impressions of San Francisco illustrate the cosmopolitan mix during the gold rush era.
A light verse urging poets to skip generic spring odes and write about war baseball or other vivid themes instead. The piece playfully critiques seasonal rhymes and encourages timely, energetic poetry that captures the reader’s attention.
A fragment from a period piece notes a woman with hair and complexion who uses a switch and paints. The line contrasts natural beauty with cosmetic acts, reflecting social norms about presentation.
A self defense soliloquy recounts a garb dispute at the Princess Theatre and a public figure’s insistence the evening suit was his property bought with his own funds. He laments press intrusion and recalls buying a secondhand suit for 9.34 after attending a society event without proper attire.
The column shares anecdotes about Governor Walsh’s routine at the Lenox Hotel and the State House, weather cases in Suffolk Court, potato prices and farming economics, hopes for Boston film ventures, Hanover beans and colonial chimneys, seeds for children from Boston Seed Distribution, and reader letters praising Old Granary Burial Ground and a young Sons of Veterans commander.
Advice on forgetting a lost love centering on time as the healer. The author suggests hard work travel and making new friends as ways to mend a broken heart and warns against dwelling on the past. Miss Champagne also writes on love and sentiment for the Sunday Post.
Hats are trimmed in black yellow and red the Belgian colors. Lingerie dresses feature plain net ruffles on embroidered net flouncings. The old fashioned bodice is tight fitting with a point front and back. Little close lace petticoats show below gores in evening gowns. Ecclesiastical sleeves appear on morning and afternoon gowns.
Household hints advise whitening worn black gloves with white egg mixed with ink and repairing browning pies by covering with a round cake tin bottom side up. Frosting tips suggest dipping the knife in cold water to keep frosting smooth.
A poem recounts a village man named Jones tempted by six salesmen who corner him with pitches. He ends up buying a motor car from each, amid chase and noise, begging them all to leave him alone. The verse mocks aggressive auto sales tactics.
Day announces Plupy Shute has his job back. The report explains Judge H A Shute, author of A Real Diary of a Real Boy, will again preside over Exeter police court now that the municipal court returns. Shute began on the bench in Exeter in 1883.
The upcoming Sunday Post features a striking full-page photograph of the battleship New York printed head on, promising a dramatic visual centerpiece for readers.
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