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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1905
Page
6
Daily issue details from Boston publication note dated November 24 1905 provide office address 259 Washington Street Boston Mass No 47 Vol 181 and a warning that all money sent at sender's risk and to make checks drafts and money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company
The independent mayoral hopeful Judge Dewey may hurt the Democratic nominee more than the Republican. The piece notes Democratic wounds from the primaries and suggests some voters will cross party lines to back Dewey. It argues Dewey can secure nomination signatures and could lead the ballot alphabetically, giving a strategic edge.
Vice-President Tarbell of the Equitable testifies before a New York legislative committee and argues against agent rebates while admitting rebates to himself and his family totaling about $500,000. He contends insiders are unfairly favored under the law, prompting calls to curb premiums and tighten ethics. The piece also urges bold reform in Boston’s school committee, aiming to replace a bloated, politicized body with five qualified members to oversee $3 million and 100,000 students.
The retirement of Captain Hurley disrupts Harvard football ahead of the Yale matchup. Every starter has missed games this season due to injuries, underscoring the team’s weakened state and depth issues heading into Saturday's contest.
The author denounces modern football as brutal and unworthy of sport, noting Captain Hurley and Young Roosevelt suffer serious injuries and questioning any real gain. It urges replacing with gentler games and cites a recent accident in Annapolis as evidence the sport can cause lasting harm.
The text argues current policyholders are secure amid New York exposure of methods by the big three. It warns against lapses from fear or inaction and urges continued protection for families. The writer maintains life insurance remains valid and valuable despite scammers and corrupt actions exposed.
A review of social standards notes women are swayed by vanity over passion with engagement rings and dramatic dress. It urges balanced spending, proper attire, and warns against overindulgence in costly fashion while stressing personal and employer duty to dress fittingly. The piece cites opinion from London Lady's Realm and Philadelphia Telegram.
A Baltimore American poem on royal courtly wooing. The king travels from court to court seeking a princess, a match that would secure love and throne. It contrasts courtly political marriage with true mutual bliss and questions who would want kingship without love.
The notice hypes a Short Story Contest with high excitement and sharp competition. It urges readers to submit brief, pen stroke tales, promising a niche in fame for the winner and inviting personal creative effort.
Series of short, melodramatic sketches set in New England towns. Beatrice Barefact and Lucky Jim appear in tales of love, separation, and mistaken priorities. The Boy features romance and mishap in Cambridge, while other entries show daily life from Brookline to Arlington with minor comic twists.
A dramatic fragment from SCRIBBLER in Winchester Massachusetts shows a tense scene where a wife pleads for a quarter as she gasps about a scarce meter of gas and a spendthrift husband questions the motive amid rising danger.
A humorous letter to the Pure Food Commission from Newton Newkirk of Boston mocks the sinker or doughnut debate. The writer asks if the sinker is edible, digestible, or a mineral, and suggests sending samples to Young's Hotel for testing.
A collection of whimsical verses featuring characters Willie Tirtle and Willie Tittle with playful rhymes. The text ends with a signature line noting C. D. Coombs at 58 Grove Street Bangor Maine.
Observant Citizen Kronberg shows three works at Boston Art Club including Lillian Lawrence portrait Ma bel Patten study of Richard Mansfield. Globe theater query on Lulu Glaser in Dolly Varden. St Catherine Alumni eagerly await Ideal Ladies Orchestra of Malden at Guild Hall. Brookline nears Boston ties with shared alarm tapper. Paddy the gasoline launch debuts with Boston sports crowd. J Pierpont Morgan invited to English High School class of 92 dinner. Brookline hens vanish blamed on fox arrest urged. Nurse storytelling at Fort avenue asylum. Wakefield George W Killorin welcome newborn boy 12 pounds.
Guy Starding of N C Goodwin's company was thrown from a spirited horse at A H Higginson's country home and dislocated his shoulder. He could not perform in Wolfville at the Colonial Theatre. Fulton Russell filled his role. Mr Stailing will resume his part tonight.
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