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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1910
Page
8
Publication detail note listing issuance date May 2 1910 and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass as the Boston Post Publishing Co daily issue header.
A brief excerpt presents a riddle about a small cocktail and a highball enabling a runt to grow taller, but too many highballs strip the runt of his feet. The piece ends with a marginal quote about not being blue and a reference to the Sphinx.
In rural Indiana near Owensville a town voted to rename Cook after learning Dr Frederick Cook, hailed as polar explorer, was an Arctic faker. Citizens joked the new name should be Stung. The item then shifts to a letter-writer offering crude advice on building strength via carrying a calf to form a hardworking habit.
A modern Copenhagen building visited by Colonel Roosevelt is the Thorvaldsen Museum, built 1839 to 1848 in Etruscan style. It houses a vast Thorvaldsen collection and the sculptor's grave in the inner quadrangle. Thorvaldsen, born 1770 in Copenhagen to Icelandic parents, studied in Copenhagen and Rome before returning home in 1819. He died in 1842 and left a career split between Rome and Copenhagen, with major works for the Von Frue Kirke. The museum spans 35 rooms around the quadrangle, highlighting periods of his career through rooms like the Christus room and Cabinet series featuring Byron, Ganymede, and other notable works.
Subscription rates list one year costs and shorter terms for X and Sunday Post items, with per copy pricing for territories. Payment instructions require sending money at sender's risk and payable to Post Publishing Company, noting no cashing and second class matter designation in Boston, Massachusetts.
France based Post subscription terms warn of discontinuation without notice. Readers urged to notify via mail if carrier service fails. Signed E A Grosier editor and publisher.
President Lowell's annual report to Harvard Overseers argues for a systematic education balancing knowledge and breadth with focused expertise. He criticizes athletic excess and urges that intercollegiate sport remain a wholesome culmination of broader training, cautioning against gladiatorial excess and public spectacle.
A fragmented excerpt notes pressure in Washington as Massachusetts legislators move toward a federal constitutional amendment. The report emphasizes the nationwide consensus on call for reform and the belief that action by Congress is needed beyond partisan lines. President Taft’s stance is referenced amid the debate.
The readable text is fragmented and unclear. No coherent event or figure names emerge to anchor a factual summary.
The interview excerpt notes Massachusetts supports the President, highlighting the policy's aim to reinforce national resources and bolster the republic's essential strength.
A Boston dairy crisis calls for swift fair settlement through disinterested arbitration. Governor Draper is praised for prompt action while parties await a thorough inquiry into milk trade conditions. If farmers cannot meet price, consumers would accept higher retail costs. if profits flow to contractors, remedies will follow.
In April 1910 the Boston Sunday Post averaged 261,339 copies per Sunday, up 18,591 from April last year, while the Daily Post rose to a 307,090 daily average. Only one other U.S. morning paper, in New York, matched or exceeded this pace. The Post thanks Boston and New England readers and vows improved service and news delivery.
The bride of a year quips that she married for money, while the husband retorts it was due to her lack of other options. The exchange highlights a strained union framed as a sharp domestic vignette.
A brief, unclear note describes a young man seeking food assistance for his daughter. The fragment hints at financial hardship and a plea for sustenance, but lacks concrete names, places, or dates.
Carl Krale, a foreigner, lives alone in a Glenwood cave in southwestern Pennsylvania without modern comforts. Police arrest him after he boasts five years without a bath. They wash him with a water cure at the station, leaving him unsure of his reflection. The tale ends by noting the odd carelessness of living solo in a cave and the weekly bath being something to look forward to.
A note indicates a view of the Os carshall in Christiania will be printed in Tuesday's Post.
The Observant Citizen reports Teddy a Japanese dog who first found a fire at 724 Washington Street saves the building again by alerting in daylight. Also notes engagements, a farmer egg story, a runaway boy helped by a train doctor who fixes his hand and receives thanks as better pay than most.
A notice lists Professor John Duxbury of England, leader of the Manchester School of Elocution, touring Massachusetts to illustrate his teaching. He visits local institutions and has a fond following in Canada. The piece also recalls town clerk Spear on historic births in Medfield.
A tensorial artist stands outside a shop seeking trade as a spring poet jests about haircuts. The exchange reveals a chilly mood and a sly challenge over changing appearances amid a stagnant business day.
A narrator recalls a love triangle with Floretta Hernandez and Sid, a friend who loses his leg in a turpentine camp accident. After Sid’s selfless act to spare the narrator’s pursuit, the narrator funds Sid’s recovery, writes Floretta about Sid’s sacrifice, and later learns Sid and Floretta are married, leaving the narrator content.
A playful poem about a house full of teddy bears that unexpectedly clutter rooms yet remain friendly companions. The speaker describes bears in meals, beds, and odd corners, noting their quiet, gentle nature and companionship despite carefree mischief. The verses reveal affection for these rag and fur friends of Her.
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