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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1913
Page
12
The issue from March 22, 1913, presents the Boston publication from Post Publishing Co with offices at 259 Washington Street, Boston Mass. The paper’s ongoing civic and political commentary reflects its Independent Democratic stance in New England.
The Daily One year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75 one month 0.25. The Sunday Post one year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 0.75. To Canada 0.11 per copy foreign 0.16. Postage 0.01 extra in Boston district. Payments to POST PUBLISHING CO. Entered second class. Do not send cash.
The Post announces prepaid subscriptions and automatic discontinuation at expiration. Readers without regular delivery should notify by mail. E A Grozier, editor and publisher, signs the notice.
Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co proclaims the Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press.
The Boston stage faces censure over J M Synge play The Playboy of the Western World deemed offensive and sacrilegious. The mayor argues using influence to block its reproduction citing misrepresentation of Ireland and lack of artistic merit.
Teary tributes pour in for Monsignor Denis O'Callaghan of South Boston as his death is announced. A trusted, broad minded community leader, he championed uplift and served people of many sects with sympathy and generous impulses. He will be sorely missed across the city.
The New York Senate passed a bill prohibiting labor by children in state canning factories by a 32 to 6 vote. The author questions the six dissenting senators and urges public officials to defend the state's future through protecting youth from toil.
The piece questions Republican calls to retain city postmasters after a party change. It asks for a historical example of Democratic postmasters kept in office when Republicans returned to power to strengthen the argument. It frames competence and public service above party labels.
The piece notes Huntington Wilson’s resignation letter as a reaction to Wilson's China policy. Washington is amused rather than impressed by the dissident note, while European papers applaud the president for standing against financial coercion. Bankers on the other side are portrayed as fearing losses.
Vice-President Rey nolds of the Grand Trunk presses Rhode Island to guarantee a $6,009,000 bond issue for extending the Southern New England line to Providence. He also states Massachusetts would be asked to legalize bonds for banks in that state.
The passage notes Rhode Island would gain little from legalizing Grand Trunk bonds for savings bank investment due to a long-standing law requiring railroads to pay four percent on stock for five years before bonds can be legalized, and that this is not likely to be entertained.
The Tinkham bill before the Legislature would define dangers from dusts and chemicals and require employers to use safeguards and approved devices to protect workers. Supported by publicists physicians and unions, the measure aims to place Massachusetts ahead in worker welfare and occupational disease protection.
The piece questions whether the America's Cup represents speed and skill or petty legal wrangling, criticizing the New York Yacht Club's stance on Lipton's challenge as un-sportsmanlike and unnecessarily literal about the deed of gift. It praises Lipton's principled response and condemns the NYYC’s insistence on a narrow interpretation.
Our American women suffragists debate a plan to flood President Wilson with personal letters urging an equal suffrage amendment in his extra session message. The piece argues the letters likely won’t reach him and that he will not entertain extraneous suggestions, labeling the deluge ill advised.
President Rowley of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals argues that horses suffer in extreme heat and deserve two week vacations. The plan seeks owners with spare pasturage near Boston to host horses and help alleviate their strain while providing a charitable deed.
The moon's surface covers about 14,685,000 square miles roughly four times the area of Europe.
Maud Muller cools herself in a fur coat on a warm day and lectures the Weather Guy and Judge about an upcoming cold snap. She plans to ride a street car home, strip the seal skin, and hang her hat, hoping to avoid the heat.
A humorous column mocks rising per capita wealth over five years naming Rockefeller Carnegie Morgan and Green. It urges readers to check personal bank balances and compare living costs with salary, joking that most will fail to notice any gain. The piece ends with a quip about a man and a stray remark about a woman.
A Bayou Register letter mocks Major Pendelton over women’s ballroom trains as unsafe. The writer compares handling crowds to avoiding tripping on long trains, advises staying near walls, using a safety semaphore, and suggests carrying an overhead crossing to navigate the dance floor.
A playful verse advises prudent thrift from an aged stray dog’s perspective. It alternates whimsy with a moral about saving money for hard times and enjoying life without waste.
The verse carnival brightens with images of love and moonlit schemes. A playful parade of lines contrasts affection with trouble as hearts wander through hopeful lyrics and fateful turns.
A freshman questions why an athlete attends a college where study is the main focus, while a sophomore argues about balancing sports and education. The exchange reflects tension between athletics and academics on campus.
Jinks asks Blinks for a dollar while Blinks jokes about feeling like a millionaire. The playful exchange shows friendly banter and mutual teasing between the two.
The Observant Citizen reports Mrs. William Wordsleyl of Dorchester opposing extermination of English sparrows and highlights widespread public care. It notes Myron Sleeper taking a forestry post in Calgary and various Boston figures traveling or planning civic activities, plus weather and local efforts at Revere Beach and Beacon Street observations.
A look at the government printing office shows annual costs over six million dollars with wages of four million. It operates 80 linotype machines and 87 presses, printing billions of pages yearly including the War of the Rebellion Record and the Congressional Record. It supplies copies to Congress and the press, with variable pricing for the Congressional Record based on page count.
Peggy Martin receives a parrot named Cupid after her bashful suitor Bradley Kelton becomes bold listening to the bird repeat their afternoon exchange. The parrot’s cheeky calls trigger Bradley’s declaration of love and Peggy’s confession of affection ending with a kiss.
The verse recalls a retired prophet figure mocked by youths who taunt his gray hairs. He conjures bears to frighten misbehaving children, then laments aging and lost youth. The author, Walt Mason, reflects on changing times and the necessity of atonement for cruelties of youth.
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