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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1916
Page
10
A Boston department store the Jordan Marsh Company backs a system of profit sharing for employees marking a practical advance in adoption of such plans. The endorsement signals a notable example by a major firm and suggests liberal conditions guiding future employee incentives.
An OCR fragment discusses Judge Hanify and a case involving a boy and parental restraint. It reflects on the father’s influence on a child’s welfare, suggesting stricter parental duty leads to better future citizens. The wording is unclear but centers on guardianship and moral responsibility.
A fragmentary source notes workplace tensions over tipping in Boston eateries with staff threats of discharge for refusing gratuities. The text hints at broader calls to abolish tips and address wage concerns while describing dining staff grievances.
The text questions whether patrons would resist tipping if a dining service required tips, suggesting a clash between customer expectations and tipping norms. It notes the potential impact on patrons who dislike mandatory gratitudes and explores if forbidding tipping would change dining experiences.
The column notes Wall Street surged after Wilson's re-election, with trading surpassing 2,000,000 shares on back-to-back days. It argues easy money and capital expansion boost business prospects, citing the federal reserve act and postwar gold imports doubling capital availability.
Dr. Allen Greenwood, fresh from service in France, tells the Boston Chapter of the American Institute of Banking that wartime medical advances cut wounded death rates to under one percent. First aid progress and anti tetanus serum have reduced lockjaw cases, and zymotic diseases are nearly unheard of.
The piece muses on an early hard winter and odd weather patterns, noting a Dobbs Ferry fisherman reporting shad in nets aimed at striped bass. It asks whether spring shad runs hint at an unusual season and cautions against relying on almanac predictions.
Statistics show 60 to 100 children die yearly in the state from matches. The Fire Prevention Commission and others propose measures to prevent these deaths, including parental caution and keeping matches away from children.
A chaotic mix of verse from Newton Newkirk and Bertie Bertram, with playful lines about lambs, husbands, and lively wartime reminiscences. The piece features quirky lines, mock letters, and mock dialogue hinting at personal feuds and friendships across Dorchester.
A compact aphorism echoes that those favored by wealth invite divine hostility, reflecting a wary stance on fortune and power. The line frames prosperity as a potential burden drawing divine ire. It juxtaposes envy with caution regarding riches and status.
Miss Mary Carroll of Paterson New Jersey wakes to find Jimmy Valentine burgling her room. She grabs a boot with a steel heel and strikes him, forcing his escape. Moral warns never sleep with boots on.
A pithy line from the era emphasizes that success hinges on can rather than cant. The maxim echoes through civic notices and school columns as a motivation for perseverance.
A humorous letter exchange mocks a husband who fabricates words and speaks in many languages without lessons. The writer notes his chatter and a friend suggests a Maxim silencer as a Christmas joke, followed by extreme impractical steps.
A New York World piece satirizes Charles Hughes by imagining his hypothetical presidential stance after the Lusitania sinking. The laundryman comments that Hughes would remain calm and offer studied doubt, insisting on definitive proof before action.
A Boston column shares snippets from the city scene including new weather maps by Uncle Sam, remarks on Mayflower Descendants events, Whittier bequests, a mail carrier’s 100k miles, parcel post quirks, and police trial anecdotes. Also notes a 94-year-old hunter and a California salt fish dinner tale.
In a hospital ward Margaret helps a dying patient named No 14 and a devoted wife revive hope. The old man's wife persuades him to believe he will recover and go home, lifting Margaret's fear of love. She and Dr. Philip embrace the turning point as the couple's happiness confirms the lovers' shared ideal.
The article extols the Pacific as the largest world ocean and compares its scale to continents and famous feats. It notes its boundaries, depth near Guam Midway, historical exploration by Balboa Magellan Cook and others, and its cultural allure as an ocean of romance and future global importance.
Uncle Walt rails at sports writers for ignoring the true heroes of farming the combiner shuckers who harvest corn from dawn to dusk. The speaker mocks athletes and prize ring promoters while praising the farmer who husks hundreds of bushels in a day and quietly earns respect in the fields.
Text recalls Boston climate on this date with past records of coldest around 15 degrees above zero in 1894, warmest 63 in 1900, and other extremes 1910 1913. It notes stormy conditions in 1908 1909 1913 and 1914.
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