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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1916
Page
17
The Christmas season has begun in our city with festive window displays praised as marvellous and educational. The article invites all to see the most wonderful show awaiting everyone and costing nothing for admission.
The United States of Brazil will begin mandatory military training on December 1. The program aims for a brief service period and predicts an army of up to 1,000,000 trained men within a decade. Officials stress no aggression and broad popular support.
The article critiques Mr. Bryan's proposal to replace the electoral college with congressional district voting. It argues that a national popular plurality could still lose the presidency and notes the influence of pivotal states and pledged offices. It then suggests an adding machine approach: tally all votes and swear in the candidate with the most votes, ensuring equal ballot value across states.
The speaker argues that the Constitution promises equality for all men, yet voting power varied by state on the latest election day. A Massachusetts voter's ballot counted less than one in New Hampshire, and a Pennsylvania vote weighed less than a California vote, prompting a call to make every ballot equal in value.
The piece condemns Germany for deporting thousands of Belgian citizens to work for the German government, likening the rhetoric of benevolence and necessity to slaveholding and calling it a new horror for the world.
Rev. James Sheerin argues for liberal streetcar ventilation as science backs fresh air. The cold season renews the feud between draft fears and concerns about germs that breed in poorly ventilated cars, with scientists declaring drafts safer than grippe germs.
Incurable Roosevelt devotees claim that if Teddy had run the outcome would differ. J. B. Coles Tappan of the New York Tribune notes the public’s earlier pressure for Roosevelt. Massachusetts voters said no so loudly that Roosevelt never fully recovered from the shock.
The piece argues against suspending Sunday liquor restrictions as New Year’s Eve falls on Sunday. It appeals to civic duty and criticizes officials for yielding to pressure. It predicts a brighter New Year’s Day if enforcement continues and condemns public disorder on the eve.
The piece rebukes County Judge Louis D. Gibbs over alleged remarks about women lawyers in New England. It defends Boston women attorneys, saying they dress like educated, refined women and use intelligence and legal knowledge in court. The call is for Gibbs to apologize if he made the claim.
Mayor Curley asks London and Berlin authorities to search military hospitals for George Houlehan a South Boston boy in the Somme campaign who has been missing since an engagement with an English regiment.
Edward P. McGowan aged 19 of Roxbury was sentenced to three months in the house of correction after failing to stop following a collision that fatally injured Mrs. Frances Stombrowska in Newton Lower Falls on October 26. He appealed the sentence.
The oldest resident recalls record lows and highs for this date in Boston. Official figures show 21 degrees above zero in 1888 and 28 in 1911 as past extremes, with 68 degrees in 1897 and 65 in 1914 as warm highs. Stormy conditions on this date occurred in several years including 1897 1897 1996 1913 and 1914.
A garbled newspaper verse chronicles Fitz James and Rodrick Chu Rang clashing with Bermuda style allegory. It references Newt and the Newkirk clan, names like Phil Bertram and Daffy Howse, and hints at hidden history tied to Noddle Island and Dorchester Massachusetts. The item reads as a provocative aside with nautical and colonial echoes, ending with a playful taunt from B. B.
A determined individual follows a strict set of beliefs, choosing to act on them even as it harms personal finances. The narrative highlights moral resolve over economic gain and the costs of principle.
A playful exchange from Highlands of Melrose features Yokoki Hoshoki seeking a purchase of post holes in bulk and offering exchanges for goods. The reply from N N P expresses confusion, noting the letter remains puzzling despite multiple readings.
A compact aphorism notes that sympathy costs more than food, comparing five dollars of pity to a five-cent sandwich in a satirical jab at social concern.
In Mound City Kansas the courthouse trees were cut down after squirrels began leaping from limbs to gnaw at the roof. Now the rodents sit on the ground with tears, pondering how to scale the courthouse walls.
Poem lines praising young children for spreading joy. References to sunshine, laughter, and peace while noting their role in saving the world from care and ending hatred. Simple refrain about blessing the boys and girls who brighten mornings and nights.
A modern drama follows James Copley a Wall Street cashier and his wife as they collide with Blake a powerful bank president. Copley is sent to Sing Sing and his wife emerges as a determined journalist exposing Blake while pursuing reform. The pair pledge to aid released prisoners and reform the system as Blake faces punishment.
A distantly gathered Observant Citizen column surveys Boston life, highlighting the Morgan Memorial Messenger and local educational centers in Fenway, Simmons College, and MIT. It reports on a Dorchester High School hiking club, a whale at Plum Island, a clock in Roxbury, and letters to the columnist about Aurora Borealis sightings and a German veterans emblem.
Dr Gresham Hayes entrusts Tom Deering with cases and a cure for Neely Grey. Deering learns Neely is Cornelia’s crippled ward and devises a plan using a baby to spark her desire to live. Neely walks with the baby’s aid, accepts care, and she and Tom reconcile with a pledged future.
A verse by Walt Mason laments age discrimination as elders face layoffs and bleak prospects while urging resilience. The speaker notes that aging workers are pushed aside for youth yet observes older men who stay hopeful, keep smiles, and adapt, proving merit beyond age.
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