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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1907
Page
6
Boston edition subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues list annual, semiannual, quarterly and monthly prices. Payment guidance notes to send checks or drafts to the Post Publishing Company and cautions about risk and cash handling.
A New York police court magistrate set bail at $20,000 for a prisoner charged with burglary and assault on the arresting officer, arguing a burglar trust could meet ordinary bail. The judge says extending trust methods from finance to crime is a reasonable inference.
Government members who visited Panama at public expense testify that money is being spent extravagantly. Congressman McCall warns costs may exceed general expectations. The dollars are flying as fast as the dirt, with no clear forecast on which pile will grow more.
The House of Representatives yesterday moved the overtime bill forward by a near unanimous vote. No filibuster or effort to refer the measure to the Supreme Court appeared likely, signaling clear progress toward prompt enactment.
Harvard moves to abolish spring football practice as a rational reform. Officials argue it yields little fall preparation and reduces strain on players. The change, if extended to early fall practice, aims to improve team welfare and may boost chances against Yale.
A medical expert who visited the Cape reports cranberries as a good preventive, after taking samples and conducting analysis. The observations suggest benefits in health protection, though details on methodologies and outcomes are limited in the excerpt.
A passage praises Cape cranberry products as remedies for fermentation dyspepsia catarrhs anemia and neuralgia with benefits for leanness when sweetened and fatness when unsweetened. It claims they can cure almost anything including a debilitated appetite when served with traditional New England turkey.
The piece assesses the looming 1908 Republican nomination turmoil. Roosevelt has refused a third term, yet rivals such as Fairbanks Taft and Root press their claims. It warns that electoral luck, stock market swings, and crop yields could jeopardize the party’s chances next year.
Edwin Bradbury Haskell, veteran Boston Herald journalist and longtime editor in chief, died at his Auburndale home. He served the paper from before the Civil War and helped found the Metropolitan Park Commission leadership. His son William E. Haskell succeeds him at the paper. He also aided the Society for Promoting Good Citizenship and was praised for his terse literary style and public spirit.
Cleveland says public outcry against railroads is delirium that will pass. He urges more railroads but without adding Harriman or Chicago and Alton figures or fictitious capitalization used to boost fares and freight. He argues management is overly delirious and calls for stricter control.
The Cunard line will place an orchestra of skilled string players aboard Carmania Caronia Lucania and Campania. They will perform in first and second class dining salons the saloon promenade deck when weather allows and in the lounge at various times.
A prompt invites readers to submit spring pomes for a carnival style contest, with eight line limit and two assistants to open letters. It lists sample entries from several authors across cities like Arlington Boston Lawrence Hartford and Boston, noting many poems were rejected for excess length and praising merit of selected pieces.
A Gloucester New Jersey Baptist church fair featured about 60 pies baked by husbands. Few sold and one pie analysis reportedly contained olives oysters scallops and asbestos. The author argues pie baking should stay with women, citing concerns over ingredients and internal economy.
Dowagiac Michigan faces a lack of candidates for the upcoming municipal election as Mayor Herkimer declines to run and no resident volunteers. The piece attributes vacancies to sold town franchises and an empty treasury.
A Trenton child presents with 13 fingers and 12 toes. The unusual condition inspires a playful nickname and prompts thoughts on the boy’s future, including humorous lines about never being hungry and leaving unique tracks in time.
A Wisconsin legislature bill would require a regular physician to certify that marriage candidates are healthy and of sound mind before wedlock. Observers note potential impact on marriage rates and question the mental state of many newly married couples seeking divorces.
A reader seeks guidance on winning a coveted woman who enjoys her independence and has admirers. The columnist advises a sincere apology, clear declaration of love, and patient persistence, noting the woman's will governs the outcome and warning against force or manipulation. The piece echoes late 19th century public advice tone.
Observant Citizen notes Rachel Noah will present stage reminiscences Thursday at Pierce building under Lexington Chapter D A R to aid Continental Hall fund in Washington. The piece recalls Henry Clay Barnabee testimonial and features poems by Charles Follen Adams and others with music by Howard M. Dow.
The death of Thomas Bailey Aldrich and the Longfellow Centenary trigger a revival of interest in New England poets. The Post will publish daily selections for a period, aiding teachers and scholars for class work and inviting general readers to renew acquaintance with favorites.
A narrator observes a couple in a clandestine scene as a “bold white rose” climbs a trellis to a lady at her chamber window. The lady receives the rose lover, offering her lips in kiss while the speaker reflects on the daring ascent. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
A man recalls a past love as he studies faded souvenirs including violets and a silver cord. He recalls a hidden cue from a former affair and frantically questions his memory, fearing illusions may have faded like the flowers. A carnation and a silver pencil hint at secrets yet to unfold.
A man recalls past romances after finding a silver locket and a note in a secret drawer. He shows Minnie’s portrait in the locket to Minnie herself, who corrects him by saying her name is Winifred and clarifies the memory mix up. She forgives him and asks him to consider.
In the canal zone February saw two deaths among 5554 white laborers, one from black water fever and one from tuberculosis. No deaths occurred among 300 American women and children. Pneumonia led illnesses with 26 cases, three smallpox cases from ships were treated, and the annual death rate declined to 42 per 1000.
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