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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1910
Page
8
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for local and Canada deliveries. Six months cost 1 50, three months 75 cents, one month 25 cents. The Sunday Post annual rate is 2 50 with quarterly options.
All subscriptions to 182 Post must be prepaid and they to be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer or newspaper, notify us by postal at once. B A Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The article notes factional antagonism in Parliament with a likely dissolution and new general election soon. It cites the Irish Nationalists as holding the balance of power despite tensions between Redmond and O'Brien, predicting they will enter the country vote with strength intact.
The piece urges against abrogating the treaty barring warships on the Great Lakes. It argues Canada would respond in kind and calls such fleets dangerous toys. It warns against fool statesmen who treat Canada as an enemy and stresses peaceful neighborly relations.
The Legislature aims to regulate explosive contrivances for a safe and sane Fourth of July. Local municipalities may set limits within statutory bounds to prevent perilous use, mirroring controls on highways and public conveniences for public safety. True patriotism favors nonharmful demonstrations.
The article reports a partisan rift over a federal income tax resolution in Massachusetts. Eight oppose and three support within the committee on federal relations, led by Republican resistance. The Legislature and House vote will determine the outcome, with Senate sentiment also unsettled.
The article traces the evolution of anesthesia since Dr. Horace Welles first revealed nitrous oxide’s anesthetic effect at Massachusetts General Hospital. It notes subsequent advances with chloroform and ether, highlighting how the medical art has advanced in relieving pain.
The Boston hospitals confirm a new anesthetic that preserves awareness of patients during major head and upper body surgeries. The note highlights how pain management has evolved from brutal methods to humane science, marking another step in reducing surgical suffering.
Washington signals that a tariff war with Canada has been averted through White House talks. The agreement delays 25 percent Payne Aldrich duty and hints at broader reciprocity, though critics say details must deliver true market access and remove barriers between the United States and Dominion. A general trade treaty is seen as the quickest path to full reciprocity.
The article argues President Taft alienated the public by praising the Payne Aldrich tariff, shifting from prior doubts, and acting as a high court defender of a measure lawmakers and the public distrust. It questions his motive and suggests the nation believed he signed it only as the best he could secure from Congress.
Carnegie Steel will order 35 000 workers to abstain from unnecessary work on Sundays. The president cites it as essential for efficiency and notes past success of the sabbath in moral, mental, and physical well being. He asserts Sunday observance remains valuable and unlikely to be eroded by labor.
The engagement of Miss Laura Di Pesa daughter of Marciano Di Pesa hotelier to Ernest Del eo a leading local businessman was announced at a reunion in Revere. The couple plans a June wedding and brief Italian honeymoon before settling in Revere.
A slender figure in a stylish gown leads the Easter Day parade with a dream hat and golden hair. Onlookers admire her shoes gloves and parasol while some whisper Folderol and others praise her refined class amid the festive crowd.
A reader questions who paid for two beers bought across the Canada United States boundary using Canadian and American dollars. The columnist refuses to reveal who paid, joking the practice could entice border residents to migrate for free beer, noting possible economic effects of free lunches and border incentives.
A reader laments his wife's alleged flirtations with tradesmen and asks if switching jobs would help. The columnist replies that jealousy is unfounded, calls him an Idiotic Order of Jealous Husbands member, and urges trust while noting the wife is lonely and loyal. The piece ends with a rebuke to the husband.
A reader from Danvers comments on a Haverhill street hotel sign noting the bi yearly water wagon cruise begins May 1 and questions whether the innkeeper is lucky to match the voters choice. The letter references reform movements and local civic sentiment.
I am of value in my business for what I know, my employees for what they do. This quotation reflects a pragmatic view from a business leader about expertise and team effort guiding success.
The Boston Insane Hospital trustees elected Dr Henry P Frost as superintendent. He was formerly first assistant physician at Buffalo State Hospital and has over 20 years of service in New York state hospitals, including 18 years in his current post.
A Louisville Courier Journal note describes how tenants complain about a neighbor's barking dog. The lease bans disturbances but fear eviction or breaking lease while a baby is present, seeking quiet without removing the dog.
Colonel Roosevelt will study Saracenic architecture during his Cairo stay. The Khedival palace sits on Saladin's old site in the Citadel area, a premier 19th century Egyptian work retaining earlier Arabic traits. Cairo is described as divided, with photography by Underwood & Underwood.
The text contrasts distinct European and native quarters, noting flat roofed houses, crowded streets, and round stone towers with morgues beneath. Muezzins call to prayer from the towers five times daily, while Cairo retains its Arabian Nights vibe despite foreign influences.
A messenger boy in a South Huntington Avenue car reads a nickel novel, drawing laughter from riders before delivering a sharp retort to the crowd. Arbor Day tree planting plans are announced by local officials as 900 replacements are prepared.
A verse by Walt Mason extols using the head to climb in life while contrasting two fates a diligent clerk and paupers. The poem laments wasted effort when not using one’s intellect and praises clever thinking as the path to success.
A crowded Dudley street car scene features a stout man with a camp stool claiming the stool as the crash solution amid a string of local notes. Sir Ernest Shackleton will visit Harvard Travellers' Club for an informal reception at the Harvard Union. Evangelist Kellerman speaks at Tremont Temple. Miss Mary Maguire of Beacon Hill to wed Matthew Brennan of Somerville at St. Joseph's Church.
A selection of dessert and bake recipes with measurements and steps. Includes tapioca dessert with raspberries, date walnut paste baked in, raisin pie instructions, doughnuts and Hermits, each credited to listed homemakers with addresses for submission.
In Cairo the European quarter offers cab hire or trolley rides at a fair price while the native quarter requires walking or camel and donkey rides. Donkey travel is favored for navigating crowded, filthy streets. A scene outside Cairo will appear in Tuesday's Post.
Mildred Champagne discusses social kissing norms between young men and women in response to a controversial invitation. The composite letter argues against strict etiquette and suggests casual, consensual affection including kissing on the cheek or lips, while proposing a palm kiss compromise. Dorothea D. adds a dissenting view urging dignity and consent.
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