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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1906
Page
6
The article lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions of the Post Published Co. in Boston. It details prices for daily one year six months and three months and for the Sunday Post yearly half year and quarter. The page shows pricing and contact in Washington Street Boston.
The Massachusetts Senators press President Roosevelt to override Secretary Shaw and grant a Boston hearing over the site of the United States appraisers’ stores near the North End. Critics call Shaw’s choice of the gas house ill suited and wasteful, urging Congress to reallocate funds and reassess policy.
The piece argues that long-serving New York Senators Platt and Depew are ineffective and hindering Roosevelt’s 1909 succession. It warns resignations could jeopardize Roosevelt remaining in office, while inaction extends the incumbents’ tenure for over two years. It laments that direct popular elections might have prevented the problem.
Henry Clews argues at the Economic Club that capping individual wealth is impractical and undesirable. He says taxation must target the community’s burden and urges inheritance taxes and anti-transfer laws to curb tax dodging and ensure fair tribute.
The text notes early predictions of a permanent U S presence in Cuba and quotes Beveridge warning the flag would not be hauled down. It argues annexationists gain momentum as events unfold and warns against repudiating the pledge made after Spain’s expulsion.
The piece argues that stepping in to govern Cuba would damage America's standing and that Cuba shows mixed capacity for independence. It notes costs of intervention, potential protectorate sentiment, and international expectations while urging Congress to uphold American principles.
The article credits new rules for reducing injuries and fatalities in football but notes still high casualty rates nationwide. It urges football management to push for reforms to raise the game to a safe and sane level while praising the current rule changes.
President Taylor of the National Association of Letter Carriers urged the Central Federated Union to send letters to Postmaster General Cortelyou and President Roosevelt protesting a new ruling that any letter carrier absent 90 days in a year must resign. He noted prior practice paid sick time and restoration after illness.
Captain Hugh H. Henry, past national commander of the Army and Navy Union and chief of staff to National Commander Browne, died in Washington after stomach cancer surgery. He was active in patriotic societies and will be buried Wednesday at Arlington.
Col Gibson Nov 26. William Zinn devised a mince pie steer by feeding cattle apples citrons raisins currants cinnamon allspice ginger and a cider rum molasses substitute. After many deaths one steer thrived, was slaughtered and ground into mince meat for pies described as superior to market products.
Reader letters discuss poem writing and mystery poet Sal Skinner. Critics praise the fragment as magazine worthy while debating the craft and process behind Sal’s verse.
In a November 22 1906 exchange John O Whitney of 176 Federal Street Boston receives formal apology from Newton Newkirk of the Boston Post for omitting his byline on the transfer poem published last Thursday. The paper explains the lapse was a pen slip and promises proper credit if future work meets standards. Sid All Sorts.
A provocative social remark notes that a trial marriage may suit some but proves challenging for many others. The quote highlights discussions around nontraditional unions and the experiential nature of long term commitment.
In the third week a note on engagement titled Tag Youre It highlights a busy brilliant and bewildering scene featuring Minot St Clair Francis as the central figure in a disappearing act.
Vague fragment notes bookings for one night stands and long jumps while Turkeys in Vermont receive extra corn. Mentions next Thursday and a sudden turn in events but lacks clear context or identifiable facts.
The piece argues Harvard President Eliots stance that cutting athletic links with Yale or other universities would not hurt Harvard. It notes he believes a Harvard graduate can excel academically without football and mocks the notion that the sport defines student success. It quips about replacing next year’s game with a social pink tea.
Poem praising the act of planting a tree as a gift to sun sky breeze and birds. It links trees to home loyalty civic good and national growth from sea to sea through imagery of shade rain forest and future generations.
Hatton Wyoming November 26. Jacob Weiner trains a flock of fowls to endure heat by gradual roasting in an oven. Turkeys reach 170 degrees with browned skin and self dressing via flour and butter. Some birds kept for next season to breed self roasted turkeys.
Ed Wilkes found a wild cross in Craigheads Pennsylvania that bears a new cranberry sauce fruit. The fruit tasted delicious and, once strained, produced jelly the same evening. Wilkes plans to cultivate the plant, hoping for a fortune.
Fisk Goodyear in Brushtown Maryland has spent two years training about fifty gray squirrels to fetch nuts and deliver them at table. On Thanksgiving he plans a staged display where a trained squirrel taps the table and a plated nut travels along a wooden plank to guests, ending with a grand tail brushing finish.
Observant Citizen Howell Hansel helps a dying cat, two felines become friends, and a Newton High School park project advances with the Claflin estate purchase. Salvation Army generosity, prison stories, Gipsy Smith’s Boston stay, and local sports, humor, and civic notes fill this column.
A 22 year old asks how to handle a persistent unwelcome suitor who follows and flatters her. The advice urges clear honesty, ending false hope, and, if needed, Cruelty to spare him further hurt, to resolve the situation decisively. The tone emphasizes kindness through blunt truth and the difficulty of unwelcome attention.
In a reader letter a 20-something press feeder asks if he can marry on nine dollars a week. The columnist replies to remain unde cided for two to three years and notes the low income makes sustained happiness unlikely.
Oakville Connecticut reports a cider spring on Van Kyrke Bosler’s farm producing 60 gallons hourly from a hillside. An orchard above covers about acres. many apples spoiled by frost. Cider ages, not yet hard. hundreds of barrels sold, leftover fruit to be converted to vinegar.
In a desert camp at dusk Bothrun torments a captured woman with fear and desire. He seeks to reclaim her after two weeks of war spoils, but her gray eyes awaken a changing longing that reshapes his intent at last.
The full bench of the Supreme Court dismissed Amherst College tax abatement petitions for 1901 and 1902. The court ordered judgment for trustees on taxes paid in 1908 and 1904 with interest, excluding Parsons street, after failures to file statements in 1991 and 1902. Abatements were denied. appeals led to judgments against town inhabitants. exemptions were noted for four buildings and a Woodside lot.
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