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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1906
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription rates and vacation mail service. The Daily Post and Sunday Post offer monthly and multi month options. The notice includes address changes and telephone contacts for editorial and business offices.
The railroad commissioners ban unnecessary locomotive whistles at Hyde Park crossings. In Boston the whistle has faded from use, yet now a factory blast remains disturbing mornings in the south. The piece urges extending the silencing to factories to preserve peace and sleep.
Dr Howard of the Dupont institute visits to discuss moths and parasites. The brief note suggests scientific outreach or research topics, but details are sparse and fragmented.
The article describes a possible $100,000 federal grant to support suppression of brown tail and gypsy moths in Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont. It notes experimental parasitic introductions and stresses reliance on local cleanup by individuals and communities to protect shrubs and trees until the campaign proves effective.
The Senate favors a sea level canal with locks rejected by the President and supported by experts. The Senate committee report and party unity back sea level while the House leans to the President's lock canal. With no compromise, the Spooner act may guide action or inaction.
The Honorable Elisha Burr Maynard of Springfield has died. A self made man born to a farmer, he graduated Dartmouth at 25 and built a respected legal career. He joined the Superior Court in 1801, served in the Legislature and as Springfield mayor, and was noted for integrity and loyalty to principle.
The Longfellow estate at Byfield in Newbury was divided and sold to settle the Joseph Longfellow estate. Edward Hatch of Boston conducted the sale, with the old homestead on the Henry Sewall grant now occupied by Charles Longfellow, eighth in the line of descent. The poem The Village Blacksmith is linked to the smithy once on the property.
A Boston columnist surveys insurance caution for ballooning, notes to go up risks life. reports on actors, sailors, police work, a Ferret patrol, and local social groups from Lynn to Brookline, including Major Higginson plans and Mayflower Boating Club activities.
A weather clerk reports a 21 degree temperature drop in three minutes, describing how climate can shift between entering and exiting a home. The piece mocks sensational weather forecasts and notes Boston beachgoers should bundle up.
A monthly home check for gas leaks is advised with gas company plumbers as safest option. Alternates include using a candle or sniffing along pipes, but these carry risk. a professional inspection is recommended to avoid explosions or asphyxiation.
A witty saying appears on the page linking a will to a legal action. The line hints at disputes over bequests or estate matters prompting a lawsuit. The text reflects a legal humor tone common in the period.
Observant Citizen notes that on May 29 1643 the New England colonies formed a union in a key early step of regional cooperation. A year prior President Roosevelt announced a move aimed at ending the war between Russia and Japan.
A fragmented medieval sounding plea urging belief in shared knowledge of love and youth. The text hints at confession and age, with scattered lines about sands suns and the sea, plus cautions against solitary trial and proving his race. The garbled excerpt presents a literary, introspective mood without a clear narrative.
Stanley K. Lovell files complaint with the Fish and Game Commission over deer damage to his Goffstown property, claiming fifty young fruit trees ruined.
Miss Louise Hartwell writes of a bachelor new to the old hill house and the hopeful chase, while Arthur Sanborn meets Professor Westbrook, and a daughter Constance quietly aids her father after a paralytic stroke. Sanborn grows to admire Constance during visits.
The outgoing Saxonia sails this afternoon with Rev. Edward H. Hall of Cambridge and relatives aboard for a British Isles holiday. Mrs. Frederick Neilson departs for summer abroad while the Hunnewells plan Nantucket. Newport guests include Mr. and Mrs. Richard Thornton Wilson Jr and the Cunninghams with Harriet and Constance. Chicago visitors Edward T. Blair and Edith arrive, and al fresco plays face weather disruptions as The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream may be staged.
In a vignette of social life, Constance Westbrook charms a bachelor with tea and intimate home ambiance. A note from Miss Hartwell hints at romance stalling, as Constance’s influence accelerates a planned drive in a maroon trap, leaving the narrator fearing spinsterhood.
Official announcement by Chief Justice Fuller states Justice Brown will retire from the Supreme Court. The next term is set to begin on October 8 after the current term adjourns.
A column discusses courtship and hesitation in romantic pursuit. The speaker argues that if a man cared he would seek out a woman, since a suitor already enjoys her company and knows how to reach her. The piece frames waiting as a natural courtesy in courting.
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