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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1915
Page
14
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for U S Canada foreign and Sunday editions. Rates include daily and Sunday combinations, annual and multi month terms, with warnings about prepayment and discontinuation. Advertising and editorial offices are named with publisher Edwin A Grozier.
The Fourth Estate reports the Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, emphasizing its prominence among newspapers and the breadth of its readership.
The review notes Miss in the new New York play as an unsophisticated intoxicated bride, reflecting on overexploitation of intoxicated heroines in legitimate drama. It contrasts this with audiences turning to Mary Pickford and films for lighter evenings of delight.
Secretary Thomas O Marvin of the Home Market Club says the state’s high protectionists are encouraged by McCall’s election. The Post notes Democrats gained about 20000 more votes than last year and 11 of 14 large manufacturing cities favored the anti tariff party, with Governor Walsh not tying the tariff issue to the campaign.
Dr. Samuel Zane Batten argues at Ford Hall that fevers are more crimes than illnesses. He notes Havana and Panama as historic plague hubs and credits U S health experts for turning the isthmus into a healthy region by enforcing inspectors and living-rule compliance.
A Chicago Sunday liquor law protest, said to include tens of thousands in a parade, showcases slogans like home rule and personal liberty. The piece argues the demonstration is misguided and contrasts Chicago with other communities that have addressed the issue, noting Massachusetts experience with prohibition leading to licensing.
The passage discusses preserving home rule and personal liberty amid prohibition limits on public celebrations and Sunday observance. It asserts Massachusetts as a model and claims Chicago’s outbreak will not overturn local autonomy, praising the current form of home rule.
The Boston commemoration of a historic fire underscores ongoing danger and the need for improved prevention and escape measures. The speaker notes that while Boston may be ahead, statewide safety remains insufficient and urges urgent agreement on practical methods.
An editorial questions the prison’s Sunday program described as greatly amusing to inmates. It cites warden Osborne praising confinement provisions while demanding focus on the innocent wives and children left hungry and homeless. The piece urges authorities to curb punishment of families and seek true justice.
Dr Paul W Goldsbury proposes using urban workers to clear woodlands for health and income in Up-State Massachusetts. The plan assumes willingness that critics doubt, noting clerks and typists prefer their city jobs and women carry much field labor locally, leaving much land untended.
The piece questions taxing incomes below updates for public maintenance and cites William Waldorf Astor as an extreme example. Astor's New York land is valued at 33 million dollars with annual income around 1.33 million, taxed about 280 thousand under a war levy as a British citizen. It argues wage earners cannot evade duties and insists on fair adjustment of tax disparities.
Professor A N Fisher of Wellesley delivered her fourth lecture yesterday at Old South Meeting House exploring Boston’s identity and urban history.
A compact nostalgic poem contrasts childhood homes with poverty and shared memories of sun limited days and aging rooms. The speaker moves ten times yet finds flats alike, punctuated by a skeptical nod to contemporary national topics and a stray jab at the Cincinnati baseball club.
Report from Berlin mocks WWI strain with fantastical figures of synthetic blackbirds baked in a pie and grand offers to Canada and the Sahara. It cites Kaiser counting profit for 50 more years and Von Tirpitz belittling England’s navy as a joke. A bogus official claims a Zeppelin attack on London damaged the Bank of England and the prime minister’s nose.
A humorous verse compares Burns Poe Shelley Kipling and Kip to watch gags and literary fame. It notes Kipling’s scutcheon blemish and hints at Bertie Bertram, Edison, and a future where a button could kill cockroaches and many men.
The speaker notes his brother is an astonishing master of facts who seemingly never reads a book without catching the author in error. He reads books for that purpose, implying a sharp eye for inaccuracies.
A fussy Riga elder complains of meagre rations breakfast beans dinner sardines and supper sugar. A Serb from Krivivir insults by onions and liver and is dumped into a river by friends. The column ends with thanks to contributors and a playful tease about a basketball score.
The article recaps a painting of Napoleon at Waterloo describing a dramatic cavalry disaster in a sunken road. It notes the terrain, key structures La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont, and the disparity in forces 74000 French to 47000 allied. It also discusses Grouchy’s delay, late morning attack, and Napoleon’s calm readiness before the assault.
Montclair superintendent Don C Bliss joins a Boston inquiry at the request of the Mayor and Finance Commission to review Boston school administration and staffing for possible improvements. The piece notes Mexican teachers study in Boston, police reforms, and local civic items from Portland schooners to immigrant aid work and quirky letters to lunch rooms.
Aunt May and Bill flee to the woods for a foraging trip. They steal corn from Mr. Jones and roast it by a campfire, then receive a note offering two ears in exchange. A curious admirer overhears, while Mr. Harrington laughs at the dinner tale and hints at joining the next outing.
A seven year tale of renting pain and rising costs contrasts with a new self built shack. Walt Mason frames a landlord as ineffectual while the speaker repairs and maintains his own home, finding pride in self reliance and ownership.
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