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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1914
Page
12
The article praises a spectacular congressional petition by suffragists on a Saturday parade in Washington. It notes broad national representation, improved order over last March, and effective municipal enforcement, suggesting better public behavior and responsible authority handling.
John L. Billard testified before the Interstate Commerce Commission about a National City Bank of New York loan exceeding 11 million dollars on 109 985 Boston and Maine shares. Comptroller John Skelton Williams will determine if the loan violated the national banking act by a single borrower. President Vanderlip says the arrangement was distributed among banks and trust companies.
In the Church of England a vote split with four of the largest sees backing the proponent while others resisted. The essential point remains doubtful as the outcome hinges on the broader episcopal alignment.
The piece argues against a cat licensing bill saying it would be costly to enforce and unfair to farmers who may keep unlicensed cats. It warns the bill could lead to bounty payments for slaughtering cats and calls for residents to protest by contacting representatives.
Poem fragment notes the speaker ringing at a bug-house gate and homePort timing, with lines about seeking company and questioning absence. It mentions Hon. B and a quip about larger menageries in small bottles than P. T. Barnum imagined.
In a playful exchange a reader asks why cigar smoke is blue when drawn and gray after exiting the mouth. Newt explains with mock grandiosity that contact with respiratory organs changes the smoke’s coloration, yielding a gray hue as it leaves the lips.
President Wilson framed a proclamation for Mothers Day drawing nationwide warmth and public expression of love and reverence for mothers. Pennsylvania has legally recognized the holiday by statute. the Methodist Church also set the second Sunday in May for gratitude to mothers.
The article warns of renewed peril from Enceladus beneath Mount Etna causing widespread devastation across southern Italy. It notes shattered towns and displaced inhabitants with feared great loss of life and ruined enterprises, though not likely matching Messina’s 1908 catastrophe.
Opinion argues Mary I Curran of Worcester should receive a teaching diploma despite blindness. If qualifications suffice, local boards could decide employment. State Education Board urged to grant the privilege to allow her to teach in public schools.
In the Lords debate on a woman suffrage bill last week the affirmative cited success of the system in many states. Lord St Aldwyn called the plea fallacious noting Americans are a minority while English women are a majority. He warned that granting MPs votes to women would yield a female electorate. The discussion touched fears of sudden political change and peril.
In Philadelphia Central High School students revolted against a mandate to buy the city lunch program and eat inside. They refused to purchase the official meals, arguing it was improper to force dining choices on school grounds during recess. The protest ended with the policy failing to enforce, seen as an overreach by school authorities.
An Oshkosh inventor introduces a powder that causes angle worms to surface when sprinkled on the ground. Anglers save time and effort by not turning sod, as worms rise and await hooking after the arbour stops. The powder promises a easier, more efficient baiting method for fishing.
Marion Kansas May 10 A Marion young man announces a new process to solve the fuel problem He claims to produce pure hydrogen gas from water at two cents per thousand cubic feet The discovery is restricted to a special motor since current motors cannot burn hydrogen The generator can be attached to an engine furnace or lighting system
A reflective travel note extols Venice as a city that enchants visitors with the Grand Canal St. Mark's and moonlit canals. It traces its history from barren islands to a trading world leader, noting its blend of beauty and commerce and urging Americans to learn from Venice's example of harmony between art and progress.
The column surveys weather effects on crops in Greater Boston. It reports a sea clam found by Fisher Frank Butler off Gay Head weighed one and a half pounds. It also records talk on tango mania, union finances, canal industry plans, Dartmouth seniors favoring the Boston Post, and local nostalgia on prices and sea travel.
A 1914 reflective verse urges the weary to recall days of seeking work. Walt Mason notes how those without jobs faced hunger and cold, yet find purpose in labor and gratitude today.
Dear Miss Champagne asks how to rekindle a romance with a bashful college student who has proposed. Advice urges writing if he does not call before returning to campus and notes that openness may revive the relationship while offering fashion notes for a bride’s going away dress and child’s attire.
Flowers adorn picture hats and new dancing frocks barely reach the ankle. Lace and net waists are popular and a novel girdle imitates a miniature tunic. Pointed wings, large and small, are in high favor as the Russian influence makes itself felt.
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