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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1914
Page
10
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including U S Canada and foreign rates, with payment terms, postal handling, and contact details. Editor Edwin A Grozier described as publisher.
The piece notes possible meat price rises and a short supply as foot and mouth disease impacts cattle. It counters with abundant fish this fall off the coast and reasonable prices, urging a switch to fish if meat becomes scarce.
The State House statues of General Joseph Hooker General Charles Devens and General N P Banks are surrounded by debris due to the east wing construction. The piece urges temporary covering to spare visitors the impression of disrespect to honored dead.
The piece argues Turkey entering a European war or a Holy War is unlikely and that calls for a pan-Islamic response are not forming. It notes anxieties about German and Austrian reserves in Canada and dismisses speculative threats, predicting only rising worry rather than broad conflict.
The public market at Castle street and Shawmut avenue draws increasing crowds as buyers and sellers trade directly without middlemen. About 25 000 people visited Saturday and $2500 changed hands. two weeks in, the market has processed roughly $15 000 in business, averaging $1000 daily last week.
A local initiative offers delivery of goods at prices from five cents to a dime, enabling customers to receive items even from distant places. The venture is described as valuable and likely to succeed, with clear community benefit and a modest step toward curbing the high cost of living.
The article explains the new primary law ending party enrolment requiring a single ballot for all voters, allowing private party choice in the booth. It warns machine leaders may try to manipulate primaries by directing registered voters to back other parties. It urges high turnout to protect nomination integrity and elevate primaries’ importance.
Washington and state authorities move quickly to contain foot and mouth disease now in quarantine in Massachusetts. Measures by the Governor and Council aim to stamp out the disease by quarantining infected herds and preventing transmission across nine states from Massachusetts to Iowa. The article notes the disease’s unclear origins and the absence of a known remedy, while citing past successes against other animal plagues.
Governor Walsh designates Fire Prevention Day to urge Massachusetts citizens to train children in fire safety and to remove risks in homes and communities. The statement links the 1872 Boston fire to a nationwide push for precaution and prudent behavior to protect homes and industries.
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association executive board thanks the Post for its fair editorial on Western suffrage victories and their national significance. Signed by President Alice Stone Blackwell and Secretary Evelyn Peverly Coe on November 7, 1914. Canada’s 1914 trade shows imports of 59 million dollars and exports of 436 million dollars.
A collage of verse and notes includes Newton Newkirk dedication and a poetic lament by John Devine Inf rafter quality lines about love and fate. The item also reports local notices from York Maine and Buckeye Courant with brief anecdotes and a Milford New Hampshire engine advertisement.
A street sign advertises a Boston shine shop offering to “shine off your feet” for 10 cents. The article describes the rapid, intense process where the shiner works so fast feet seem to burn and shoes vanish, leaving the customer in socks after paying a tiny fee.
A lyrical and playful poem celebrates Lady Laughter through vivid natural images. Floral motifs bloom as sunshine and dew sparkle. The speaker envisions springtime joy and dreamlike scenes in a front yard setting with a tone reminiscent of 1914 verse.
Congressman Edward Platt recalls a metropolitan city incident involving a stock broker and his precocious son. The boy asks if his father is a bull or bear and wonders if he is a cub or calf, highlighting childlike misinterpretations of market terms.
A nervous buyer asks about business and the fat man with a window seat explains his trade. He lists a string of everyday topics—mothers in law, billy goats, weather, slit skirts, tramps, acting, politics—as his stock in trade, as he admits to being a professional writer of jokes and anecdotes.
A passerby tale reveals a boy named Michael tempted by an armed veteran demanding money. The boy directs him to a waistcoat in the kitchen containing all the family cash. A second rough character watches from the garden wall, adding tension.
The piece highlights Kady Brownell and Madame Turchin as courageous color bearers and leaders. It cites Bridget Devens known as Michigan Bridget, Annie Etheridge, and Georgianna Peterman, noting women who served, disguised or as nurses, fighting or rallying troops in the Civil War.
A Boston Observant Citizen column surveys science in gardens and field work, Taft lectures, Harvard figures, a Maine moose hunt, and local social events. It notes Francis Nye’s gold headed cane, Park Street Church outlook inscriptions, Butler Walker’s Cambridge visit, and Taft’s engaging law lectures.
A young man asks Mildred Champagne about elopement amid class and parental objections. The adviser warns against pressure to elope, noting the wealth gap and social circles, and urges careful consideration of the couple’s future happiness.
A verse lament shows the narrator facing rising costs as autumn arrives. Wages cover little as groceries heat and meat vanish from the table. He laments high prices, shrinking funds, and the burden of daily living on a fixed income.
The text weighs romance against social class barriers and wealth in marriage, suggesting love may endure or fade as perceptions change. It advises waiting a year or two to prove commitment and allow parents to reassess, arguing true hearts surpass coronets and Norman blood.
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