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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1911
Page
10
Historical newspaper entry notes edition number date and office address for the Boston Post. It situates the 1911 publication by Post Publishing Co at 250 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Dayly One year eight dollars. six months one dollar fifty. three months five cents. one month twenty five cents. The Sunday Post one year three dollars. six months one dollar fifty. three months five cents. one month thirty cents. Canada ten cents per copy. Entered second class at Boston. All money at sender’s risk. Do not send cash. Make checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The notice from editor E. A. Grozier requests prepaid subscriptions for the Post and warns of discontinuation without further notice on expiration. It directs readers to notify by mail if the paper cannot be obtained from a newsdealer or newsboy.
The mayor should rapidly coordinate with the Board of Health fire and public works officials to inspect all tenement buildings for fire escape adequacy. Officials must compel owners to implement required safety measures, using all available staff to ensure every fire trap is checked and citizens protected.
The article notes the vernal equinox marks the start of astronomical spring today at 1 o clock. Daylight hours will lengthen with sun rising near six and setting near six for a week, as the celestial journey toward the summer solstice begins.
The Boston Opera directors express optimism for the next season, noting lessons from this year and urging greater public enthusiasm. They credit the opera as esthetically educational and economically influential, calling for broader support and honoring Eben D. Jordan for past generosity.
The article urges a formal inquiry into Massachusetts insane asylums based on Dr. L Vernon Briggs allegations. It argues that his serious charges about abusive staff and harsh conditions require corroboration or refutation, and that legislative action without full illumination would be improper. The piece stresses need for an official investigation before any lawmaking.
A Waltham letter questions why babies are often called it. The writer notes friends call the infant Clarissa as it and asks why the gendering shifts later. A respondent explains terms evolve as the child grows.
The Postmaster General notes the postal savings bank, started as a two month experiment in forty eight second-class post offices, has drawn nearly 4100 deposits from about 7000 transactions totaling 133,869 by February 28, with average deposits above 20 dollars, indicating strong popularity despite the short operation period. General Hitchcock lauds the program's early results.
The analysis notes that if patronized in the same ratio as other services, the postal savings bank system established at all money order offices could attract about $200,000,000 on deposit in its first year of operation.
Harvard Medical School lecturer cites high prices for flavor and convenience while Ellen H Richards of the Institute of Technology warns variety has doubled living costs. Both urge limiting excess consumption to meet a minimal standard of life and curb luxury.
The incident in New York involved Booker T. Washington being assaulted on suspicion of peeping or theft. Washington admitted he was briefly in a dim hall examining mail boxes to locate a person for a call, a situation he argues does not reflect his character. The piece affirms his integrity and the enduring trust in his honor.
Americans expect Admiral Togo of Japan to be greeted with acclaim and banquets on his June arrival. He reportedly wishes to visit the Panama Canal to see the engineering works, prompting jingoistic protest about harm to the canal.
A Wooster Ohio notice by Stanley A Powers offered himself as a husband for sale, proposing a matrimonial mix of auction like terms. The writer laughs at the commercial approach and notes potential buyer hesitations about value and refunds.
Amateur naturalist asks how to train a clam with patience and humor. The reply jokes about teaching the clam the alphabet and arithmetic, then notes the folly of overloading it with fractions and suggests Harvard admission after twenty years. A reader questions why trousers are called a pair, arguing singular usage and proposing “a set of trousers” as proper.
The article profiles Adolphe Bouguereau and his painting Songs of Spring with two cherubic children beside a dark haired girl. It recalls Bouguereau’s marriage to Elizabeth Gardner and his role in admitting women to major French art schools, plus his influence in Paris and exile era sentiments after the 1870 siege.
Dear readers Guillotine? No. Two sisters aged 18 and 20 seek Mildred Champagne’s guidance about a young man both love. The columnist urges patience and suggests letting time reveal which sister he prefers while preserving friendship and avoiding embarrassment for all involved.
The Boston newsboys will hear Max Henry Newman speak at the Newsboys' clubhouse on Abraham Ancoin, illustrated by stereopticon, on Thursday evening March 28. The lecture is part of a series by Mr Newman under the North American Civic League for Immigrants.
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