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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1914
Page
16
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including U S and Canada pricing, foreign rates, and Canadian delivery. It notes payment terms, place of publication, and contact details for editorial and advertising offices in Boston Massachusetts.
In Cologne a court ruled a woman school teacher may defend her reputation against insult. A doctor’s wife insulted the teacher as a suffragette after her daughter’s punishment, was arrested and fined for slander, reflecting critique of militant suffragists.
President Wilson appoints Oscar S Straus as a member of the permanent Hague Tribunal after fourteen years of service. The piece praises his representation of American interests and his diplomatic experience and temperament for the arbitral court overseeing peace among nations.
The article notes that many suffrage supporters feel hurt by Senator Borah's opposition to a federal constitutional amendment. It argues his points may be sound as he says other states would oppose due to the negro question, risking failure. It praises progress in separate states and cites Massachusetts joining the march.
The piece reports ongoing talks for a direct steamship line between Sweden and the United States with Boston as the likely eastern terminus. It argues Boston offers superior docking facilities and a shorter Gothenburg to Boston voyage by a full day, promising coal savings and urging Boston interests to push the plan.
A careful reader notes that the river and harbor act of 1884 bans tolls or charges on vessels or dredges passing through US canal works. The Panama Canal act did not repeal this clause, suggesting an unaltered rule remains.
Statement urges immediate repeal of a tolls provision on Panama traffic to avoid entanglements for foreign commerce and preserve court appeal options, arguing no tolls should be levied on any traffic and that the canal opening should not be delayed.
Bonar Law and the Unionists challenged Prime Minister Asquith to submit Ireland home rule to a referendum of Great Britain’s voters. Asquith refused, arguing a nationwide poll would be ludicrous while concessions already allow regional referenda. The piece claims Liberal protection will outmaneuver opposition, urging surrender by the Unionists to avoid armed conflict.
A suit under the Sherman law and Hepburn act challenges the four major Pennsylvania railways Lehigh Valley Reading Delaware Lackawanna Western and a linked sales company for restraint of trade and extortionate coal prices. The filing seeks to bar dividends until the alleged abuses are purged and promises court relief for New England consumers facing high anthracite costs.
The piece lauds George W. Perkins for opposing a return of Progressives to Republican leadership. He argues that Republican leaders ignore shifts in public opinion and will not regain acceptability. The Post endorses continued Progressive presence within the Democratic Party.
Complications mount in Earl Derr Biggers masterly serial Love Insurance as it continues in the current issue of the S iypst Magazine, promising further twists and investigations.
A humorous verse about a slick man who ran up bills at many stores until his credit vanished and he vanished during a stormy night. The piece ends with a quip that some self-made men run out of material before finishing the job.
A 16 lb tie-weight with rope attached is missing between Monument square and the Viscoloid in Massachusetts. The rope connects the weight to both ends so following it from either end leads to the weight. The Norton Horse Thief Detecting Society, formed November 7 1797 with Silas Cobb as president, is noted for a long presidency.
The quote warns against kicking a man when he is down suggesting that doing so may provoke him to rise and pursue you. It implies the moral instruction to show mercy or restraint to avoid inciting retaliation.
Dear Newt recalls a wife’s Punch Bowl party for exclusive ladies where George boasts of his punch making and a backfire kick. The tale ends with admonition from the letter writer about George’s shameless bragging and moral reproach.
An archaic verse fragment contrasts marriage with a mere meal ticket. A tom cat sings a welcoming spring tune beneath a back piaz while a black crow caws. The piece ends with a rural, satirical mood about food and farmers.
The Nile basin towns Khartum and Omdurman attract visitors with the legacy of General Charles George Gordon. His statue and the Mahdi’s tomb symbolize a dramatic clash that ends with Gordon's death in 1885 and British victory at Omdurman in 1898.
Harvard president emeritus Charles William Eliot turns 80 as other city figures mark birthdays and milestones. The column notes Henry Cabot Lodge, Patrick McGuire’s 100th, a border of weather tales, and local events from the Peabody Historical Society to the Perkins Institution for the Blind. Career moves, travels, and arts mentions fill the recap.
The piece praises Friday as the end of a hard work week and the return of wages earned. It reflects on prudence, saving, and the fatigue of laborers, noting men plan to bank their three dollars while others chase a different, greener, tastier aim. The poem is attributed to Walt Mason and dated 1914.
A 20 year old writes about choices between two suitors aged 23 and 25. One offers love and emotional connection, the other wealth and security. The advice urges balancing love with practicality, highlighting the need for financial stability alongside affection.
A reflective note advises patience and time to reveal one’s true path in love. It counsels letting events unfold before deciding on feelings, suggesting hope or reassessment as circumstances evolve.
Paragraphs describe high backed collars resembling calla lilies, plaid silks forming panniers, beaded shoe buckles with jet steel pearl and bronze beads, tango colored caraurey on sports coats, tiny cameo buttons, tango ties with rosette slides, chiffon ribbons on blouses, stitched patent leather on weltskin coats, shirred taffeta necks on wraps, changeable taffeta collars, and the Gladstone collar echoing Byron style.
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