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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post outlines subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, with pricing for U S Canada foreign and Canada delivery details. It notes payment methods, advance payment requirement, and contact information for editorial and business offices.
The Public Service Commission directs New England Telephone to add no charge when operators report line busy or no answer. Current apartment house switchboards charge for unanswered calls unless occupants notify of no reply. the order aims to end this nuisance.
A memorable Saturday parade in support of suffrage drew unprecedented crowds and showcased superb organization. The Boston march stood out as the movement’s peak, brilliant in conception and significant in its public display of political purpose.
The Port of Boston directors in a letter to Massachusetts senators advocate refunding tolls on coastwise traffic via the Panama Canal if exemptions bill is repealed. They argue subsidies to favored shipping are better debated openly rather than hidden as a tolls exemption that harms treaty standing with sister nations.
The city launches a week long organized clean up with a fire protection day and subsequent tasks. Public carts collect rubbish on scheduled days while municipal authorities coordinate with citizens to foster lasting good habits.
In Washington Republicans claim the army and navy are well prepared for any conflict due to Republican leadership since the Spanish War. They contend the gains reflect their party's influence while noting the broader administration has long been Democratic.
The text argues that bipartisan cooperation has maintained stability in government, noting that shifting leadership periodically should not derail progress. It stresses national solidarity and collective effort among Americans despite disagreements.
The Massachusetts Senate is expected to reconsider last Friday’s vote on increasing Boston City Council size. The piece argues Boston broadly opposes the change, praises three Democrats who opposed it, and urges Senators to stand firm against charter tinkering.
The Cambridge end of Harvard bridge sees dangerous night motor traffic after midnight with two recent serious accidents. Police were stationed there to protect streetcar riders, deterring speed maniacs, but late hours still lack patrols and reckless driving continues. Retributive crashes sometimes occur, leaving travellers frustrated.
Open and convertible cars prompt questions of smoking permissibility. Boston found acceptance with car designs while New York debates whether smoke from the rear seats travels with the wind and movement of a car, demanding no smoking at any stop.
The piece contrasts wartime casualties with industrial deaths from a West Virginia mine explosion last week. It notes nearly 200 workers killed, with many bodies buried and others entombed by gas and heat, and argues regulation of dangerous industries as the path to reduce such losses.
West Point May 3. The first class cadets will leave tomorrow afternoon for Gettysburg Pennsylvania for special instruction on the battlefield and surrounding areas where the Civil War fought between the North and South.
Postmaster General Burleson and Mrs Burleson inspected Watch Hill cottages in Westerly Rhode Island and hinted they may join the summer colony next season though no final decision was made.
Bill Jones vents against a Mexico war, seeks fight and glory while Jim Smith questions him. Bill’s wife then ends the quarrel with a domestic war of chores, prompting a final gag that peace wins over battle cries.
Ragusa Dalmatia famous as the pearl of the Adriatic with medieval walls, vibrant costume crowds, and a historic republic. It blends monastery cloisters, Stradone streets, and a once thriving trade network whose ships inspired the word argosy.
A columnist contrasts the Animal Rescue League head’s stance against unlicensed cats with cranberry growers who blame cats for bird loss. The piece notes European labor, a Fourth of July sparkler blaze, and local figures from Salem to Boston, including John J. Clark and Humphrey O'Sullivan, plus tidbits on steamboats, tautog fishing, and social notices.
Charles Brown aged 87, once Baldpate station railroad agent, today received the Boston Post gold headed cane marking him as the town’s longest living resident. A large crowd gathered as Townsmen praised him and wished him many more years.
Oliver W. Norton, a wealthy Chicago manufacturer, receives a $250 bequest from Mrs. Elizabeth C. Vincent of Cincinnati to be used for the purchase of the best cigars he can buy. The will was filed in Cincinnati after her death.
The piece highlights crepe silk fabrics with stripes that wash well, the Paris fad of zoological handkerchiefs with animal embroidery, ribbons with gold interwoven into silks, capes with silk waistcoats, innovative parasol shapes, an ivory satin negligee from Paris, and a tan suit combining black red taffeta and white organdy for interior contrast.
Satirical verse by Walt Mason from 1914 lampoons medical advice and rising health concerns. The speaker lists ailments from measles to bunions while mocking doctors for blaming poor habits and urging reform.
In a reader exchange, a 19 year old asks if she should admit love and kiss a 21 year old suitor after months of dating. The advice urges showing genuine feeling to build mutual understanding and suggests guarding maidenly restraint but not withholding affection if the man is right for marriage.
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