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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1916
Page
12
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The incoming female representative says she will represent not only Montana women but also the women of the country. She argues male lawmakers have focused on special interests rather than all men women and children affected by laws.
At the Paterson New Jersey silk manufacturers meeting experts predicted domestic production of dyes and color effects. A major company president said women can soon access nearly all prewar dress color effects made in America, rivaling German quality. An estimated 50 million pounds of aniline dyes will be produced in the coming year as the US aims to dictate world fabrics and colors.
Honolulu dispatch notes Queen Liliuokalani’s tenuous illness and doubts about recovery. It recalls her Boston visit nearly two decades ago when municipal hospitality impressed many, and her later literary efforts including the song Alhoa Oc.
AFL delegates oppose military drill in public schools, arguing labor history shows rulers restrict the masses from weapons. The piece notes founders valued universal military knowledge as protecting rights, countering claims of broad support for drill.
President Gompers strongly opposed the passage of the resolution and he has history on his side of the argument. The text notes laboring men should have opportunity to equal the military knowledge of the son of every millionaire.
The piece weighs Congressman's Fitzgerald proposal to embargo food exports against domestic distress from high prices amid World War I demand. It cautions such action could backfire, risk international retaliation, and ignore domestic wage trends and other price pressures, urging careful consideration and timing. It notes agro interests would oppose, and argues for restraint and thorough study before any policy move.
The article reviews the California ballot on a site tax constitutional amendment that would tax land value without regard to manmade improvements. Initial reports suggested defeat, but later tallies show about 250 000 votes in favor, signaling continued discussion by single tax and natural tax advocates.
Several small boys played tiddlewinks on the Public Gardens lake despite thin ice yesterday afternoon. Ice along the lake edges held, but one boy fell in waist deep and was rescued by friends.
A scattered column features notes by E. Newton Newkirk and others on Celia Thaxter s sunny outlook and Lloyds bets, contrasting bright mornings with stubborn pessimists. The tale of an electric car shows a pessimist warning it won t stop even as the car proves a success.
The Bangor Daily News lists Governor Oakley Curtis Sept 30 nominations including Harvey Eaton Waterville to Board of Legal Examiners John Coburn Carthage as Agent for Prevention of Cruelty Flora Currier Oxbow Plantation to administer oats etc The letter mocks the phrase oats etc and adds a humorous exchange about wild oats and wild cats ending with a mock warning for Adam Nott Durham NH and a joking threat of a visit with crutches and arnica.
Teachers and former pupils of James A Page gather at the Page home in Cambridge to celebrate the veteran educator and mark his fourth birthday as master of the Dwight School in South End.
A fragment notes historic cold and warmth on this date in Boston. It records 11 degrees in 1873 as the coldest for the date, 27 in 1912 as the coldest in a decade, 72 in 1 as the warmest on the date, and 36 in 1913 as the warmest in the past decade. It also mentions stormy weather on this date in the past year.
A historical overview traces ancient raft building to the era of giant ocean liners. It notes the Vaterland as the largest in service, with sister ships like the Imperator and other 30 000 plus gross tons vessels, plus records for Mauretania and Waterland and descriptions of early ships like Savannah and Great Britain.
The column surveys deer hunting in the state with notes on dwindling deer numbers, turkeys for Thanksgiving, a front line soldier gift, a fatal deer collision near Mohawk trail, and small town anecdotes from North Adams to Belfast. It adds birthdays and animal rescues, ending with a dog saving a family after a fall.
Miss Jessie Knight aged 45 fractured her skull in a fall at 28 Mystic Street South End yesterday. She was taken to City Hospital in serious condition for treatment and observation.
In the Apple ton household a rift grows after the mother’s burial as sisters clash with Josephine driving first a wedge then a permanent departure. Hannah stages restraint while Dot hides from Josephine’s ire until years pass and Josephine becomes a feared business figure. A hospital scene ends with Josephine in a private room near the corridor watching others in need.
A paternal poem extols obedient children who cheerfully comply with chores and rules while contrasting them with disobedient youth. The speaker praises ready cooperation in household tasks and warns that disobedience leads to a joyless, unloved life and an untimely end. Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
In a hospital ward a nurse notes flowers from visitors brighten beds as patient Josephine Appleton longs for her sister Dot. Dot, who feared visiting, sends sweet peas to ease guilt. Reunited, the sisters affirm the longing for family and the healing power of home and kin.
Post letters confirm Massachusetts will observe January 1 1917 as a legal holiday. In 1872 questions about electoral votes show Horace Greeley’s death and scattered Democratic electors. votes went to Hendricks Brown Jenkins and Davis. Queries identify vice president and Senate president. responses list Thomas R. Marshall and James P. Clarke with Ernest W. Roberts as representative.
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