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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1907
Page
6
Public notice from Post Publishing Co issued November 18 1907 lists office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. Item appears as a routine newspaper production update in the issue.
The notice itemizes subscription prices for Daily and Sunday Post in the U S and Canada including daily one year three months and half year rates with per copy prices for Sunday Post. It cautions all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration and provides contact details for editorial and business offices.
Outgoing steamships crowd laborers heading home across the Atlantic. The number is larger than usual for this season when Italian winds lure sons of that clime from New England winter. The dip in labor demand may help balance supply and demand.
Worcester farmers voted to form an independent milk company to bypass the milk trust. A committee was set to report within ten days at an adjourned meeting, aiming to protect farmers and improve Boston milk service through competition.
A pregame look at Harvard and Yale after recent losses to Dartmouth and Princeton shows Harvard struggling to score against Dartmouth while Yale overcame an early deficit to beat Princeton. The changed rules seem to have sparked a more engaging style of play ahead of Saturday’s showdown.
The piece argues Speaker Cannon will refuse to admit the Appalachian and White Mountain forest reservation bill this session. It cites last winter’s veto strategy, urges Congress to apply parliamentary pressure, notes near unanimous Senate support, and highlights endorsements by forestry groups including Thomas I. Nill touring the South and Utah associations backing the measure.
State senators and representatives draft formal resolutions urging Congress to mount a decisive effort for the White Hills salvation. The moment appears ripe for a united New England stand in the federal arena.
Washington considers vigorous action to ease the currency squeeze with plans for $50 million Panama canal bonds and $100 million Treasury certificates. Bonds carry 2 percent and attract banks. certificates at 3 percent may enter circulation and be chosen to meet public expenditures. Banks have issued $23.5 million in new currency since November 1, while foreign gold engagements total $64 million with over $33 million already shipped.
Oklahoma Governor Charles N Haskell argues in his Guthrie inaugural address that federal control harmed the territory with high freight rates and trusts. He cites double rates versus neighboring states and notes railroads claim they cannot live under a planned two cent per mile rate even as it goes into effect.
A tight wad often loosens up when he's tight. This witty quip frames money as a paradoxical constraint that can loosen under pressure.
A Dorchester resident asks why a goat did not laugh at the Boston Post All Sorts column. The editor replies the column is for reading not internal use and jokes about a goat’s humor locating it in the head rather than the stomach.
Senator Lodge is in Washington and will not return to Boston until the holiday recess. The move removes him from direct contact with the Hibbard Fitzgerald Coulthurst mayoralty battle, despite prior reports of his deep personal involvement. Republican headquarters deny those claims, noting Lodge is in conference with the Good Government Association about the mayoralty.
Autopsy on a sacred ram mummy from Elephantine Island shows a backbone nearly solidified and hoofs deteriorated, indicating the animal was deprived of movement for years. The finding sheds light on how Egyptian piety afflicted living objects of veneration.
The Ohio State Federation of Labor declares for woman suffrage, aligning with numerous state federations and the American Federation of Labor. Alice Stone Blackwell signs from Dorchester Massachusetts.
A pithy remark notes an office boy’s knack for overheard affairs as a tongue in cheek reflection on workplace curiosity and hidden details beyond a boss’s reach. The line underscores gossip and attention to others’ matters within a professional setting.
A reader confronts Chief Watts about leaked police blotter details in Granville Massachusetts. The writer recalls promises of no publicity and laments gossip exposing a past slip and the shame of a public misstep.
The editors mock an ad offering a free turkey with a stove during high turkey prices. Benefactor suggests selling the turkey and tossing in a stove with it as a fairer deal, noting a dealer could afford the extra trimmings at current high costs.
Friends of Thomas J. Giblin, citing his 10 000 votes against the machine, urge a street commissioner bid. Giblin, a Democrat, says he wants to see if the movement is a shower or a cyclone. Three wards backed Giblin: East Boston Wards 1 and 2 and Ward 12, Jimmy Doyle’s home ward from three years past.
A letter from Charlestown Massachusetts recounts a night at a club poker game and asks for a temporary loan. The writer signs as Bustedly and references a public audience and varied drink imagery, while an editor adds a sharp aside about being no easy mark.
A prominent Boston businessman, willing to take a financial flyer, offers $1000 to $600 that Mayor Fitzgerald defeats Mr. Hibbard and $1000 to $250 that Fitzgerald defeats Mr. Coulthurst.
The column reviews Deer Island boundary wall hearings and Frank Linehan’s sharp exchanges, praises deer meat as a cheaper Thanksgiving alternative, and highlights campus fencing plans at Boston University under H Lawton Chase. It also covers sports attendance, charity events, notable local figures, street cleanliness, and upcoming weddings in Lynn and Chelsea.
Senator Crane was asked about a Watterson presidential boom last night. He replied I should say not, offering no further remarks.
A J Balfour reportedly set a record in public speaking at Birmingham on Thursday night. The speaker delivered a lengthy address said to include a sentence of 275 words.
The Post outlines the rules for the annual Short Story competition on the editorial page. Readers are directed to the Sunday edition for details and eligibility requirements.
In a rainy scene, Sue Gifford and Edgar Seldon are reunited after months apart. A weathered umbrella shelters them as they acknowledge renewing their romance and plan to resume life together. The umbrella later becomes a family relic.
At Brookline Harvard Congregational Church the Rev William Burnett Wright of Buffalo preached the late pastor Rev Dr Reuven Thomas s prepared sermon on An Inheritance of Them That Are Sanctified A memorial service will be held next Sunday with Rev Allen McKenzie of Cambridge delivering the sermon.
An appreciative audience greeted Colin A. Scott at the Church of the Disciples yesterday afternoon. He spoke on School Perpetuation for Civic Life, describing experiments in which he engaged to induce children to think and act for themselves.
A reader 18 asks Miss Champagne whether her parents should block a new romance after a short acquaintance. The columnist suggests she discuss the young man openly to earn parental trust and invite him to call so parents can assess his character.
A reader asks if it is forward to meet a man who watches for her at her friend’s house. The adviser says to avoid signaling distrust but says meeting is fine if she has genuine interest. If doubt remains there is no harm in declining or postponing.
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