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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
16
New England daily notes from Boxton report local events and announcements with standard newspaper tone. Details include city notices and community items from March 20 1913 edition of The Boston Post.
The notice lists subscription prices for Melly One year and six months with prices in dollars and cents, plus rates for The Sunday Post including Canadian and foreign copies. It notes postage charges for Boston district, payment methods, advance payment requirement, and suspension of service on expiration. It is signed by E A Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The Boston Post announces it now possesses New England's largest newspaper printing plant and the world’s largest press, according to Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co. This historic acquisition marks a major expansion for the newspaper.
New law requires government equity cases to be heard publicly, ending secret examinations. It directly affects the United Shoe Machinery Company case in this city, eliminating dark closet hearings and ensuring public business remains public.
The Municipal Court yesterday tried milk sellers found watering or adulterating milk. The article notes fines are ineffective as punishment since repeat offenders prosper, and suggests posting a public placard in windows announcing the offense and date of the fine to deter the practice.
Planning for a dormitory system at the new Technology plant on the Charles allocates 600000 for student housing. The project aims to foster college atmosphere and institutional spirit, expanding capacity for future growth and adding long term value to Tech’s Cambridge site.
The piece praises parcel post as a great money saving utility. February handled 50,000,000 parcels, up 10,000,000 from January. It notes public appreciation, predicts express companies will endure, but warns against attempts to gouge reform efforts as vexing. Times have changed since the Bourne bill.
The city hosts an exhibition of motor trucks showing dramatic strides in commercial car use. The display highlights wide variety and major improvements, attracting buyers and signaling the decline of horse drawn distribution as trucks prove cheaper and more effective.
A compact note emphasizes how the advertisement itself spurs others to adopt its related entities. It praises its development as already strong while noting its potential to further aid and connect adopters with the wider kin of the subject.
Editorial urges passage of a bill to set a minimum wage of 2.50 per day for laborers employed by the Metropolitan Park and for Water and Sewerage Boards. It argues current costs require at least 15 weekly dollars to sustain a family in decency, noting prices likely rise and calling on public employers to set the example.
A New York City Board of Education policy is criticized for penalizing marriage among female teachers. The piece notes instances of denied leave to bear and care for a child and secret marriages to avoid discrimination. It argues marriage and motherhood enhance teaching and calls on the State to bar officials from discouraging family formation.
The Boston school committee asks the Legislature for a rise of 5 cents per $1000 this year 10 cents next and 15 cents in 1915 to fund improved elementary instruction. Proponents argue better teacher time and a stronger democratic foundation in public education, calling it the price of democracy.
The new ruler Constantine secures broad support after the siege of Janina and his native birth. His popularity at home grows, and his queen is the sister of Emperor William, linking Greece with Germany. He is seen as a capable monarch likely to surpass his father.
The Massachusetts governor signs a law fining hatpin use at 100 dollars while New Jersey Assembly rejects a similar bill. The Newark Star quips that Boston streets demand protection despite public concerns about eye injury from hatpins.
Simpson questioned why her uncle married the widow of a man hanged. Simpson says he has wed widows before and grew tired of the virtues of a former husband being cited.
Fragmentary verse about an old fellow named Moke who vanished after events with dynamite sticks and a vow at Carol. The text mixes names and vague actions, with no clear event or outcome.
A string of quirky maxims and altered phrases riffs on language and meaning. The playful snippets include twisted idioms about private ways coins auto spills and lovers, mixing wit with wordplay to provoke a grin.
A white French poodle named Jeffie later called Effie disappeared near Brookline streets and Commonwealth Avenue. A Boston Post ad drew help from Allston readers and the Brookline police reported Effie safely found after a nationwide publicity effort.
The National Museum in Washington grew from a Carthaginian sarcophagus sent by Commodore Elliott and stored by President Jackson. It houses over 4,000,000 objects, including Washington and Lincoln artifacts, early locomotives, Darwinian skeletons, and vast bird and animal displays, attracting scientists worldwide.
The column recalls Cape life saver captain Raggs the Angora cat and the Minot's Light beacon glow. It highlights Alden Kindred plans at the Duxbury homestead, General Leonard Wood's Harvard Medical School praise, and spring signs around Franklin Field and a Halsall marine painting.
A 1918 verse legend tells how a hermit seeks forgiveness on Holy Week and dies at an abbey altar. A miracle flower blooms from his lips as the Easter wind from the South revives the legend of the risen Christ.
Poet Walt Mason laments social decay in a 1918 verse about human weeds thriving while useful men perish. The piece contrasts barren crops with moral rot, using rural imagery to critique society and industry.
Hats for small girls feature flowered silk bonnets. Wool embroidery decorates crepe collars and cuffs on afternoon gowns. Many evening gowns display petticoats of lace flounces. Bright tans and mustard shades appear in the new fabrics.
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