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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
10
Publication details subscription rates and mailing information for The Boston Post and Sunday Post. Notices include pricing, foreign and Canada rates, vacation mail handling, and subscription payment requirements. Editor E A Grozier.
Congressman Peters promotes a Daylight Saving bill matching the Willett proposal in Britain. The plan shifts clocks 20 minutes every Sunday in April to gain 1 hour 20 minutes extra daylight by May, with a September clock back to standard time.
A strike by white foremen on a 171 mile Georgia railroad protesting black help amid fears of industrial encroachment is seen as folly. The piece argues labor scarcity in cotton states, calls for fair treatment of black workers, and urges Charles P. Neill to mediate a reasonable solution.
A police magistrate, by medical orders, swaps his bench and 300 dollars monthly for street sweeping at 1.5 dollars per day. He prefers the hard outdoor work for health and sleep, praising active labor as a cure for hypochondria and nervous invalids. He hopes to return to the bench soon.
Andrew Carnegie offers France a hero fund of 1,000,000 dollars, joining the United States England and Scotland in honoring heroism. The essay notes medals rarely spark hero acts and that true courage often emerges in unexpected moments.
The essay argues courage isn’t limited to risk takers and that heroism can arise from self sacrifice in everyday life. It notes Carnegie’s medal fund aims to publicly recognize such acts and frames France as a source of martial and peaceful heroism.
A Boston editorial argues the House charter bill concentrates power in party bosses, denies a true referendum, and threatens municipal reform. It warns the Senate to reject the imbalanced plan and uphold the voters’ control of city government.
The orchestra under Conductor Kautzenbach performs a varied Pops program at the Pep concert in Symphony Hall this evening. Highlights include overtures by Weber and Strauss, Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana selections, Hoffmann and Wagner pieces, and a Moonlight on the Alster waltz.
The giant Ringtailed Wigwip stalks near a campfire where Colonel Roosevelt and Stealthy Steve sleep. The monster, 125 feet long with a 30 foot tail, inhales loudly and lifts them off the ground with a fearsome snort. Salome the elephant is startled, snapping her chain and fleeing into the jungle.
A humorous exchange between Sammy Short and his father ends with Sammy Jr joking that Mr. Silverton praised him as a second edition of his father after Sammy Jr asks how such praise came about. He adds he struck him for a quarter in retort.
In a sharp exchange a character asks what led to Barker’s capture and another replies he was an upright swindler for selling fake upright pianos. The dialogue frames a mock crime overfraudulent instruments.
A line depicts a preacher called a poor mathematician for pairing one and one as one. The quip features a generator of useless ideas replying to a nibbling chap about sums and marriage.
Sparker reports airships in use but some autos stall. Coggwood notes several vehicles won’t start. Local transport hiccups affect daily travel as crews troubleshoot ignition and fuel issues.
The column notes former Republican leader William W. Crapo's unchanged stature in old age, praises Lowell deputy chief Redmond Welch, and previews Cambridge Walking Club's Providence trek. It also covers a Harvard embryology researcher, a near fire from a cigarette, a pigeon leg surgery, inspector transfers, a baseball view from behind home, a mouse scare on a streetcar, and other small city items.
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