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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1914
Page
12
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for Daily, Sunday and foreign editions, with rates in U S and Canada, plus postage, payment rules, and editor contact details. It lists addresses, telephone lines, and instructions on continuation and payment methods.
Lieutenant-Colonel Barrows urged a monument to British valor at Boston Common during a Sons of the American Revolution dinner. The idea sparked debate on location while noting Boston Common’s Yankee heritage makes the site awkward. The proposal is unlikely to advance or provoke protests.
Massachusetts closes the hunting season after a brief open week with deer killings under license. Reports show under a thousand deer killed to date, with no widespread panic among wildlife. A tale from Warren tells of a wounded buck fleeing after a hunter attempted to finish it. Nearby in New Hampshire, motorists return venison from chased game. The season offered varied hunting thrills.
The Brookline drug clerk Charles J. Merrill was killed during a failed robbery. The piece urges relentless police pursuit to capture the assailants, arguing Time and expense are minor against protecting innocent lives and deterring future crimes, while honoring Merrill’s sacrifice.
A Gloversville clergyman who died left a will granting his family servant Mary Mack continued living quarters access to the kitchen and family bath. The provisions allow using doors as chosen and bathing in the tub at will, signaling a push toward labor rights in intimate domestic relations beyond union scope.
Authorities weigh extending their mandate as political pressures rise while schedules slacken and legal timelines tighten. Observers expect debates to hinge on budget implications, supervision scope, and potential impacts on governance until formal decisions emerge.
A Massachusetts newspaper critiques a Bryan Commoner proclamation urging national prohibition. It argues temperance is a local matter best handled by communities, noting local option works while state-wide bans fail, and warns against tying prohibition to party lines as folly.
Foreign orders from a New York agent include 2 million dollars worth of shoes for Allied forces, plus a million pairs of heavy wool socks and 500 thousand sweater coats from English and French governments. Barbed wire demand will push U S manufacturers, while bonds and stocks will follow separate outcomes.
The article praises Regis S. Post, nicknamed Reggie, who sails to France with 17 wealthy friends to volunteer for the Red Cross with Allied armies. It notes his prior roles as assistant secretary of state and governor of Puerto Rico, and urges more such public-spirited action among the affluent.
Colonel Henry Watterson urges inviting destitute Belgians to farm in the United States and work “for the rest of their lives” while proposing shiploads of aid. Past Canada shows imports often left farms to strike out on own, ending long-term labor. Belgians excel at intensive cultivation but would not stay as lifelong farm hands.
The Public Service Commission orders Boston Elevated to install an escalator at Harvard Square station, noting the long ascent from lower levels to the surface is irksome and dangerous. It predicts a needed escalator at the Massachusetts Avenue outlet to the Boylston Street tube, citing 42 steps and risks for seniors and heart patients.
A satirical piece mocks a proposed bill forcing doctors and dentists to shave facial hair to curb germs. It jokes about the burden on professionals and questions why only facial hair would be targeted, noting hair as a potential germ home and lampooning the sponsor’s motive with humorous asides.
A reader expresses support for dentists wearing whiskers, noting personal relief from their grip during chair sessions. The writer jokes about future revenge if provoked but credits the whiskers as a practical hand-hold and a humanizing touch in care.
In a playful but pointed gloss on animal illness jokes, the piece notes that humans in the same class as live stock members also suffer from the so called foo disease, highlighting the absurdity of overblown fears and stereotypes surrounding livestock ailments.
Friday's Post columns quote a hunter denying charges of a buck charging him. He recalls chasing the elusive Maine buck seven miles through swamps, insisting he shot the deer himself and that the reported weight was not only under a quarter ton but not slightly under. He denies any hunter's malady or charging incident.
A Worcester reader Samson T. Randall thanks the Post editor for a recent editorial in defense of the colored community. Nov. 20.
A historical series frames Europe’s peoples from Caesar’s 57 B C Gaul conquest to the looming barbarian shocks threatening Rome. It maps roots of Britain France Germany Austria Rus sia Belgium and others, tracing how Rome’s dominance stirred long migrations and upheavals shaping modern states.
The Observant Citizen discusses restoration aims for Faneuil Hall to original brick, fireproofing, and approval by Boston’s mayor. It also notes Tufts President Hernon C. Bumpus praising athletics, Navy dedication plans for Franklin Pierce statue, post office space needs in Medford, and various local civic mentions including club news, an engine upgrade, and charitable knitting for European troops.
Poem reflecting on aging and loss of virtue in modern life. Nostalgia for earlier times when praise was spoken openly, while present culture shifts to ragtime and lowbrow books. The speaker laments changing tastes and laments aging.
After a Sunday morning break-in at Elihu Eulin's shop at 38 Atlantic avenue, Officer St George arrested George J Shea for wearing new shoes and overalls that matched loot worth 85 dollars. Arraignment set for today on charges tied to the heist.
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