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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1915
Page
10
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals campaigns against selling or gifting immature chickens in Easter shop windows. It argues the display harms chicks as buyers lack care knowledge, risking starvation and abuse. The society cites past incidents and urges merchants to heed Dr Rowley’s objections and act.
The article argues a Kaiser Wilhelm remark links Odessa to Hamburg, using its fate in the Dardanelles as a test of German aims. It questions whether Odessa should prosper for Russia and world trade, noting that others may not control its commercial destiny and fate may be decided by battle.
The piece notes a grim start to spring with many automobile fatalities and disasters on Sunday across New England. It urges owners and drivers in Massachusetts to resolve to drive with caution and consideration to reduce a rising road danger this season.
The Chicago Butter and Egg Board will suspend futures trading for 60 days as an experiment to test if butter and eggs prices can stay stable without speculation. Officials say this tests the market’s resilience and challenges the idea that betting on future prices steadies supply and demand.
A remark notes that either the seller or buyer would know his whereabouts. The remark adds that sixty days of non gambling in butter and eggs should provide evidence supporting or refuting the claim.
A landmark fall of the Austrian fortress Przemysl ends a seven month siege by Russian forces freeing over 120000 Allied troops. Cracow looms as next objective and Galician front eases pressure on German southeast front. Spring promises intensified carnage and potential war turning point.
Under new legislation authorities in Atlantic City New Jersey confiscate narcotics stocks from dealers. The municipal hospital is used to treat addicted individuals with about a hundred patients already undergoing the program. Officials hope prohibition will curb sales and recovery will require medical and moral restoration.
The piece argues that future presidents may be nominated by the people in primaries, discusses the role of presidential electors as constitutionally created, and notes the possibility that electors could reject primary candidates. It urges removing constitutional barriers to make primaries fully functional.
Congregational ministers in Pilgrim Hall voted to cooperate with other churches to appoint the second Sunday after Easter, April 18, for the religious and social needs of sailors. Stanton King of Sailor's Haven Charlestown asked for the vote. Rev H C Herring outlined the council’s October New Haven meeting program.
Funeral services for Joseph Halstrick a retired state police officer who died Saturday at his home Hotel Nightingale Roxbury will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock at the First Universalist Church on Buena Vista street Roxbury He joined the State police in 1884 and served 23 years as a factory inspector retiring in 1907 due to ill health.
Christian Miss March 22 Lynne Castle hotel damaged by fire. Speaker Champ Clark Mrs Clark and daughter Genevieve were guests and saved their personal effects as guests received ample warning.
Poem reflecting a father’s view on his daughter choosing modern dance over traditional chores. The speaker contrasts domestic duties with her interest in ballroom dancing and fancy moves like the tango and fox-trot, noting she’s “wild about that stuff.”
A quoted remark notes a habit of piffle pulled daily and asserts personal integrity by stating never to have hocked anything in life. The line hints at a broader theme of sincerity versus earned or claimed value.
A Seaforth News column satirizes feuding editors in Park Hill and Seaforth, Ontario. The piece recalls friendly rivalries, bitter exchanges, and public scrutiny among weekly rural papers, ending with a feigned duel and renewed newsroom camaraderie.
A newspaper feud ends in a failed duel between editors. They planned rifle shots at 10 am but no subscribers appeared, causing both papers to fold as subscriptions dropped. The tale closes with a moral about honesty.
The column highlights Miss Cornelia Warren's prize winning floral display and Jersey cows, a corrected middle name for Jason F Chase, rising starling sightings near Boston, a peace flag in Cambridge, electric street sprinklers planned for Boston, the shortest street Gage in Boston, snowdrops from North Andover, local gold mine rumors in Byron Maine, Florida tarpon fishing by the Royce party, fire department alarm efficiency, lobster terminology clarified by the Bureau of Chemistry, and Judge H A Dubuque's brisk handling of Suffolk Divorce Court cases.
An essay praises a striking statue "Mother of Tomorrow" as symbol of Western nations with a call to women’s future triumphs over poverty and war. The piece recalls Concha Arguello of California in 1806 and Baron Rezanov, recounting fate, romance, and American takeover of California amid Presidio history.
A letter from readers notes C. R. Gredig of Uxbridge near 74 enjoys riding a motorcycle, credits it with health, and claims weight gain from the hobby. The piece also shares quips about temperance worker Elizabeth Tilton and a Russian coal mine tale about vodka shop closures boosting output.
A 21 year old woman asks if she should forgive a man who could not keep a skating date and later offered a plausible excuse. She wonders about whether a man who borrows money from a working woman shows true pride and if friendly ties with an older female friend are acceptable.
Uncle Walt urges a spring cleanup to remove junk and debris from alleys. He warns that careless disposal breeds germs and flies, calling workers to rally on every block and keep busy with raking, harrowing, and carting away trash.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls a record low of 10 above zero in 1875 and a high of 68 above zero in 1907. He notes March readings over ten years fluctuating between 30 and 68 degrees, with yearly pairs of lows and highs across multiple dates.
A reader suggests a partial shade flower plan for next summer featuring tuberous rooted begonias fuchsias columbines forget-me-nots pansies violets bleeding heart dragons foxglove and digitalis to bloom in a shady corner.
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