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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1916
Page
12
The Boston Post presents a staff note from the editorial room and desk assignments. It lists the sport editor Sunday editor financial editors and the business office with subscription payment reminders and a request to notify by mail if delivery fails. Edwin A. Grozier is named editor and publisher.
A Republican critic argues that a supplementary communication could have harmed President Wilson by implying he was a coward. The author claims the truth is not acknowledged and asserts the slander has unintentionally boosted Wilson's Americanism and may merit a voters’ thanks to him.
The editorial urges Democratic and independent voters in Massachusetts to back their governor candidates and national representatives. It endorses Mansfield and Fitzgerald for loyalty and achievement and calls for maintaining or increasing the Democratic House majority, praising Phelan Tague Gallivan Olney and Fuller over Roberts.
A contemporary critic brands Fitzgeralds stance on sub sidizing farming as socialism while praising subsidies for big industries as sound policy. He argues it is unfair to guarantee farmers a fair return yet permissible to shield manufacturers with protection. The piece reveals charged views on economic policy.
The editorial argues for Woodrow Wilson’s re election, praising his calm leadership and enacted reforms. It attacks Charles Evans Hughes as unprepared and aligned with Wall Street and the Republican Old Guard, urging readers to vote for Wilson and reject Hughes.
Eyewitness describes a spontaneous Madison Square Garden demonstration and a massive outdoor crowd as President Wilson draws workingmen and masses in New York. The account suggests strong city support could push Wilson to carry New York and potentially shift state results.
The speaker cites Boston climate figures with historical highs and lows. Coldest on this date reached 21 degrees in 1879 and 30 degrees in 1908 for the past decade. Warmest reached 70 degrees in 1888 and 69 degrees in 1912 for the last ten years. Rainfall on this date occurred in 1967 and 1911.
A reader forwards a humorous sailor poem about the vampire sea and a note asking for print. The writer recounts naval life as rough but praises sailors and laments missing a career at sea while recalling a seaside catboat outing and a playful wager with a friend.
A local column cautions readers against election gambling and explains slim odds for a Wilson Hughes contest. It notes Lansing as likely next secretary of state around March 4, celebrates two Boston & Albany railroad promotions, recalls Somerset shipwreck details, and ends with a New Hampshire Knight Templar record and an out-of-season strawberry blossom sighting.
Poem asks what blue eyes signify from sunrise to love, imagining eyes as skies and meadows, linking hope and joy to sunshine and fairytale imagery, with a lyric refrain about light and laughter.
A letter advises quick flowering houseplants like hyacinths and paper whites for winter bloom in small flats with window light. Other readers ask about presidential election margins, meter accuracy billing, and naturalization for women with guidance to file first papers at the U S District Court clerk's office in a post office building.
A New York stage play centers on Joe Bascom who leaves Sing Sing a changed man and returns to his mother Mrs Bascom. Two ex-criminal friends tempt him back into crime but the widow mother’s peach jam and a village creditor scheme lead to reform. The ending ties three love stories to a hopeful note.
President Wilson told the Business Men's Club of Buffalo that workers and capitalists are the same flesh and blood. He urged recognizing shared humanity and preventing injustice by seeing labor and capital as one people in the pursuit of justice.
Dear Miss Champagne, I am an 18 year old girl worried about a waiter. I split with a man I planned to marry after a quarrel. He now begs to return, but I am torn by pride. The advice urged is to take him back and be happy, noting his humility in coming back and asking forgiveness.
The verse laments changing times as cars replace books and leisure reading. The speaker notes trading literature for gasoline fixes and car maintenance, citing Milton Pope and Holmes as collateral for tires and tubes, reflecting a shift from print to mobility.
A narrator advises a woman to value her reunion with a young man after a past romance and warns friends away from taunts. She recalls unhappiness during separation and recognizes the lesson learned from the other girl. The piece emphasizes lasting happiness and genuine friendship.
Former Governor Walsh will be principal guest at a reception and banquet for the Winthrop Machine Gun Company and Mounted Orderly Scouts. The event will be held in the armory next Wednesday night as Winthrop citizens plan a big affair.
The body of James Collins, age unknown, was found floating in the harbor near the City Fuel Company's wharf in East Boston yesterday by a watchman. The police boat transported the body to the North Grove street Morgue for identification and autopsy procedures.
The text notes a revival of the pleated lingerie jabot with simplicity as the keynote for best separate waists. It mentions small round muff shapes in fashion and an economical black evening frock. Frilly blouses remain in style while pockets, black satin petticoats, and checked silks appear in youth frocks.
A Mansfield group named the Wage Earners' Flying Wedge of Massachusetts thanks the post for cooperation in their campaign. The letter from Director Thomas J. Nolan expresses gratitude for space amid crowded columns during the Mansfield gubernatorial bid.
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