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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1915
Page
10
Boston Post announces subscription details for daily and Sunday editions with rates for U S Canada foreign and postal charges. It includes payment instructions and editor publisher contact, dated May 17 1915.
The Appellate Division ruled no interference with a jury trial to determine Harry K Thaw's insanity. Proceedings in the long sought case against Stanford White's slayer were set to begin today. No bribery or intimidation influenced the decision. If a jury frees Thaw, the judge and jury bear responsibility.
The metropolitan affairs committee will present an adverse report to the Senate on a costly Boston railroad terminal project. Opponents urge against such a vast expenditure and question whether a single terminal benefits Boston. They warn against swift approval and favor sustaining the adverse report.
In Glasgow and Edinburgh women fill streetcar roles, operate elevators, drive wagons, and clean streets as men go to battle. They prove equally capable, replacing many who join the trenches, while continental farms show rural women in agricultural labor, suggesting wartime emancipation could endure into peace.
The zeppelins and aeroplanes have served as scouts rather than decisive attackers. Bombs strike non military targets, causing terror and civilian harm. London and Paris shield streets at night as aerial methods, akin to brigandry, fail to alter war outcomes. Aerial service rules may need revision after the conflict.
The piece notes a rumored departure of Dr Dernburg and reports a German government move via Ambassador von Bernstorff to curb anti US sentiment in German language papers. It argues the empire grows wiser, returning to tactful policy and neutral shipping measures under US-led world sentiment.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip jokes that a wife will win coin for a summer bonnet, while the Detroit Free Press notes her confidence in earning a fifty-dollar suit. The verse sketches a wife who flatters her husband and jokes she will secure a seal coat, too, in playful parody.
The measure, awaiting the Governor's signature, frames strict rules to protect public health and babies by ensuring milk is produced and handled in healthful conditions. It imposes severe penalties for noncompliance but allows time to remedy facilities after health authority warnings.
A humorous column questions Newt about Boston street conditions. The speaker jokes that 800000 dollars will be spent on new streets while existing ones remain rough. Tremont Street is described as shredded with patches and holes. The piece lampoons street repairs and the bumpy ride for motorists and pedestrians.
The Guild Memorial committee moves forward to raise funds for a tribute to Curtis Guild. Allan Forbes of the State Street Trust Company will receive contributions which will be transformed into the memorial. All donors, regardless of amount, are urged to contribute.
George Mac Harty of Milton suffered minor injuries when his motorcycle collided with an automobile driven by William Dougherty of East Milton in Mattapan yesterday morning. Mac Harty was thrown against a Brockton car during the crash.
The record cites the warmest May 17 in Boston at 84 from 1880 and 1908 and the coolest at 39 in 1889. It lists the past decade’s May 11 temperatures: 1906 47/43 cloudy. 1907 62/56 cloudy. 1908 76/51 partly cloudy. 1909 51/47 showery. 1910 74/50 clear. 1911 71/58 clear. 1912 75/53 partly cloudy. 1913 180/41 partly cloudy. 1914 68/52 partly cloudy.
A compilation of short local items from New Hampshire and nearby towns. Highlights include a large venomous adder killed in East Hanover fields, poor smelt season in Enfield, printing error misprinting Madam Vancore age, sugaring party hosted by J. R. Jackson in East Columbia, low potato prices at 25 cents a bushel in Canaan, strawberry planting by Herman Smith in West Centre Harbor, unusually well dressed tramps in the region, two Rochester men losing $50,000 after hotel misplacement in New York, and Cr King losing a 19 year old brood sow with 22 litters in Canaan Street.
War on motor boat law violators began in Boston Harbor. Captain Charles R. Tuckett of the Customs Guards seized 76 boats, with about 20 owners likely to be hauled into court during the week.
A July 1793 dialogue by Napoleon, written after Corsican disgrace, defends revolutionaries and frames the French civil war as part of a larger struggle against European despotism. The pamphlet shows his early military mind, disdain for intoxication, and a rare smoking misadventure. A printing dispute led to lawsuits, and only one known copy survived, found in 1818.
Local columns praise fall in Greater Boston with cheaper lobsters and rising cottage openings on the shore. Readers are urged to visit the Arnold Arboretum and note civic remarks on public works, fires, vandalism, and regional fishing, with fresh tidbits on locals and boats along Dorchester Bay.
Paragraphs describe new chapeaux with narrow streamers and a Chinese flair, checked satin-lined jackets, tube-like skirt trims, gray Russian linens with cross-stitch embroidery, and simple evening frocks with large flowered taffetas. Shoes feature a soft glazed kid boot lacing down the outside, while skirts favor scalloped or pointed hems and draped basques.
A Walt Mason verse from 1915 urges embracing present joy over fear of the future. It quips that in a few years life ends and mocks sorrow, recommending merriment while the old earth remains. Johnnie jump ups and playful imagery frame a lighthearted meditation on fate.
Dear Miss Champagne advises that a young man who now avoids you may be swayed by untrue gossip or may have lost interest. If he does not respond to a direct inquiry, it is best to move on and not cling to a one sided affection.
Miss Champagne contributes a piece about love and sentiment for the Sunday Post, exploring emotional themes and personal reflections in a reflective column.
Practical tips on roasting meat gravy and stains from Nantucket author Mrs Evelyn F Coffin. Advice includes turning meat with a spoon to preserve juices and using brown sugar to fix overly salty gravy. A grease rub prevents stains on fingers before cutting fruits and vegetables. A spoonful of vinegar in boiling water keeps cracked eggs intact.
Quick kitchen notes for stuffing a firm squash with a crumb onion parsley and egg filling then baking until soft Also a method for fine string beans with butter onion tomatoes peppers and seasoning Cooked until tender logging recipe credit to Mrs Mary P Cabral of Cambridge Massachusetts Port land Street home remains.
A judge remanded a criminal who called him a scoundrel. The prisoner left the courtroom and said he was not as big a scoundrel as the honor. The judge urged him to put his words closer together.
A humorous exchange reveals Wilkins rents his house. When asked how the speaker knows the property is not owned, the reply is that he strikes matches on the paint. The quip highlights an observable sign rather than formal proof.
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