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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1906
Page
6
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions of the Post Publishing Company. It includes rates for one year six months and three months, with amounts shown in dollars and cents. The office address is 259 Washington Street Boston Mass.
A debate over a proposed wholesale fishing dealer combine pits fishermen against a dealer oligopoly. Support favors the fishermen's freedom to sell in an open market and consumers benefiting from naturally set prices. The article argues the public, not dealers, should control price and supply.
The piece criticizes Republican calls for instant tariff revision as impractical, urging a 1908 platform promise and a 1909 Congress act. It also scrutinizes President Roosevelt’s Porto Rico policy, arguing for territorial status and citizenship steps, noting governance flaws and patronage concerns.
A man was bludgeoned and robbed at a Washington street hotel entrance in view of a passing theater crowd. The assailants dragged him into an alley and stripped his valuables and clothing, seeming to mistake him for a drunken friend.
A policeman aided by a recovering resident recounts a second night attack on Huntington avenue near the Mechanics building. A young woman was seized at 9:30 pm and robbed of her handbag. The crimes are notable for their open, unhidden nature in public view, raising concerns about street safety and policing.
Chairman Storrow advocates ending wage discrimination between male and female teachers in Boston public schools. He calls for raising women’s salaries for equivalent duties and notes pending pension plans for veteran teachers. The editorial endorses fair remuneration as essential for the education system.
A Washington Star excerpt reflects on bluffing in games of chance and the thrill of risking time and money for fame. The piece contrasts courage and disappointment when a draw fails and a hand misfires, noting the ache of loss and the resilience of a gambler’s front.
A column mixes verse about riding home on a crowded car and changing to the forward car with a lighthearted spoof of a club and a note on rent paying. It includes a quip about lemon club applications and a joke about tying a wife to a piano to prevent instalment men, ending with a pun on music and piano noises.
Advance proofs of a new book by Commander Peary claim a household audience with polar bear skin binding and deluxe sealskin autographed edition. The work titled Fire Chafing Dish Recipes for Cooking Snow Balls presents experimental North Pole cooking methods for home use.
A short satirical column notes New York jockey Little Walter Miller, age 19, has earned over 100000 this season while President Roosevelt earns about 50000. It contrasts youth’s rise with political age and mocks the idea of destined presidency. It also recounts a Gallup New Mexico train holdup and critiques 10 minute stops for refreshments on railways.
Quotations about caution in marriage luck fortune and self praise mix with proverbs on risk and value. The text playfully riffs on common sayings and twists them with humorous touches. It contrasts front and bluff warns about transient fame and the odd value of a secured but imperfect gain.
A brief fragment shows Mrs Benham remarking Truth crushed to earth shall rise again while Mr Benham wishes it would light the fire when it gets up. The exchange centers on resilience and a domestic moment.
The Observant Citizen notes a concert by Miss Madeleine W. Barnes at Steinert Hall Boston next Tuesday evening November 27. It marks her first Boston appearance, as the daughter of Winthrop Howard Barnes and granddaughter of Loring B. Barnes.
Bevelled French plate mirror sideboard in mahogany with shelf, silver drawer, two linen drawers, two closets, talon feet. Rake 89.00. Local antiques listing noting item details and price.
In Sweetville a Toytown incident involves the Candy Pig and Cracker Elephant. The baggage master reportedly smashed the Elephant's trunk after the express arrival.
In 1910 slang recalls freight cars as sturdy rides of bygone days. The piece contrasts old roughs with modern airship misadventure, noting how being pitched off now leads to sharper consequences. The tone mixes nostalgia with cautionary humor about daring travel.
A captioned image titled The Rubber Industry shows a crowd of women gathered before a millinery store rather than an Amazon rainforest. The mismatch highlights captioning errors and misidentified subject matter.
John Flanders, a college junior, faces social conflict as Kitty Penn returns for the junior concert. He debates pursuing Miss Frosby but learns Carding's sister Katherine Penn sings to help, revealing Kitty has become Mrs Wordsworth Carding and altering his view of his past.
A reader asks if she should continue with a well regarded city man despite concerns about his health and potential for marriage. The columnist advises ending the relationship if her interest is more than friendship to protect peace of mind and future happiness.
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