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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1916
Page
12
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for U S Canada domestic and foreign periods, service charges, and mailing notes. Editor Edwin A. Grozier outlined advance payment and delivery details, with postage and district reminders and an advertising note. The paper cites The Fourth Estate quote on circulation.
George von L. Meyer now a Taft Republican argues Roosevelt exposed weakness in U S foreign policy. The piece counters that Wilson's diplomacy humbles von Tirpitz supporters and ends their submarine campaign.
Governor McCall signs bill urging the Boston Elevated Railway to consent to occupy and pay rent for a Boylston street Arlington Street station. The bill removes a penalty clause, prompting renewed public argument over the station and urging the road to accept the act. If rejected, a key Boston business district may concede its needs do not matter.
Boston readers anticipate the Workhorse Relief Association Memorial Day parade with 2000 to 3000 horses in entries. The event showcases civic spirit and practical humanitarian value beyond commerce, continuing a long tradition of civic spectacle.
The article quotes President Wilson urging a universal association of nations to uphold state integrity, political independence, and treaty covenants. It argues the U S must influence postwar settlement to prevent future calamities and avoid wars resolved by other means. It emphasizes avoiding aggressive territorial units and embracing arbitration-backed peace.
The statement frames freedom from disturbances caused by aggression as essential and says the United States may take and hold its place in support of this ideal. No other context or actions are provided in the fragment.
Gary of United States Steel told the American Iron and Steel Institute that tariffs since October 1913 hurt business, with dumped imports and prices falling. Commerce figures show 1914 imports up $140 million over 1913, far below 1910 gains, while steel imports were down slightly and overall prices hit a 30 year peak in 1914. He argues the data do not prove dumping or tariff harm.
The government condemns the Allied seizure and looting of first class mails between the United States and neutral nations. It cites violation of precedent and international law, seeks indemnity for losses, and insists on restoring full neutral rights or imminent terms. Great Britain is accused of rifling mails and pressuring neutral ships. The note urges prompt reconciliation to maintain friendship.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces vacancies across federal agencies including Assistant Examiner in the patent office, Assistant biologist in the Biological Survey, Assistant physicist in the Bureau of Standards, Clinical director at the government hospital for the insane in Washington, and General mechanic in the Indian services at Hayward School Wisconsin. Salary ranges from 150 to 2000 dollars annually. Applications should be sent to the Civil Service Commission in Boston. Examinations for railway mail clerk departmental clerk or bookkeeper unlikely before spring 1917.
Anthony Dyke aged YT years, holder of Post cane and oldest resident, died yesterday after a fall on Mitte Street that fractured his hip. He was a member of the Masons and Odd Fellows.
A new songwriter debuts with a tearful plea built on heartache and domestic drama. The lyric recounts a whitewashed cabin scene with a sun setting and a wife and husband quarreling over a flea-bitten pup, promising a lasting appeal to sentiment and pathos.
A request urges kindness in speech, asking readers to think before they speak and to choose pleasant words in daily discourse. The message emphasizes courtesy and constructive conversation as a community standard.
A meditation on humor notes man alone laughs and should do so more. Jests should soften hearts not wound them and witty lines must avoid cruelty. Wise humor balances levity with care while keeping sharp wit in reserve for appropriate moments.
A 1912 lyric noting early discouragement but finding strength in common courage. It speaks of rising, facing toil, and turning to rest at eventide, crediting faith and divine help for eventual victory.
The merry wives hatch further tricks to trap Falstaff in Windsor Forest as Ford and Page plot to wed Anne Page to others while Fenton and Diane conspire with Trost to stage a mock marriage. Falstaff faces disguises beatings and escape attempts as the wives prepare one last prank.
A column notes readers praising a patriotic display near the North German Lloyd office during a preparedness event. It recounts Captain George Hill and the Quoddy crew receiving 170 dollars each, discusses labor shortages and immigration trends, and shares various vignettes from local life including a found diamond ring, long marriages, a Bear trainer, and a New Hampshire nonagenarian who began dancing late in life.
Fragments recall temperatures in Boston and IST with mentions of 86 degrees and 48 degrees in 1906. Multiple dated references to May records from 1906 to 1913 appear, including warm and cool readings and years with rain in Boston.
Myra hosts a family gathering on Memorial Day turning music and memory into happiness for Granny. Granny recalls fallen relatives as Myra and King’s quiet courtship grows, with Myra guiding old songs to heal hearts and King seeking approval to wed.
Walt Mason jokes about flowers and forest pleasures then contrasts with a farmer who prefers town life and movie shows. The poem plays on rural longing and urban distraction in playful, dated prose.
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