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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1916
Page
10
Rates listed for Daily, Sunday, Canada and Foreign subscriptions. Included are prices for daily and Sunday combined orders, postage details for the Boston district, and payment instructions cautioning against sending cash with checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
A public call favors spelling Christmas fully over Xmas drawing debate on language etiquette and unity. Proponents urge dignity for the holiday name while opponents warn against overreach into everyday usage.
Health authorities in Massachusetts impose a ban on cattle from Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas where disease is suspected. The measure aims to prevent a recurrence of contagion that previously caused heavy losses and risked human life, prioritizing quick prevention over delayed treatment.
Mary Anderson emerged from retirement for a single charity performance of Gilbert's Pygmalion and Galatea in London. Critics hailed her as charming and electrifying, offering a verdict on enduring questions of genius across generations.
The piece notes that peace proposals prompt denials from leaders and asserts that about 90 percent of mobilized men want the war to end. It laments how a few relatively safe leaders dictate fate while vast numbers suffer and endure hardships.
The United States hosts Captain Roald Amundsen who plans a machine to fly to the North Pole but expects no start before summer 1918. He faces competition from American explorers including Admiral Peary, whom officials recognize, while Amundsen’s South Pole achievement remains uncontested.
The speaker notes that the exact location of a stake matters little as no one profits from it. He suggests studying sea currents and air flows around the pole, a task that may take one to two years to yield results.
The Egg King condemns abuse of cold storage for profiteering that raises egg prices. A Wicks Committee example showed eggs in storage rising from 24 to 50 cents a dozen as ownership shuffled for profit, prompting calls to confine storage to proper uses while noting storage itself remains essential.
A retiring suburban jitney line manager argues that fair treatment differs by area. He notes success where jitneys open new territory or add travel options railways lack, especially on the north shore, while conflicts arise when lines run ahead of trolleys on busy streets.
Fighting Bob Evans urged government control of essential fuels to avert private greed. Roosevelt, as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, calls for a large oil reserve to support a growing naval force amid national peril. The piece warns against profiteering during emergencies and stresses preparedness.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes past Boston weather on this date, citing the warmest 62 degrees in 1906 and 60 degrees in 1911, the coldest 8 degrees in 1875 and 24 in 1906, plus stormy conditions in 1909 1910 1913 and 1915.
A frost themed verse hints at economic strain as winter nears. The speaker, a professor, muses on fraying finances and overcoats in hock, weaving weather imagery with fiscal worry in a observant, lyrical tone.
Short, humorous note about young drinkers venturing to the cider barrel in the cellar to sample fermented juice of the pippin apple.
A humorous exchange begins with a letter from a woman named Katherine asking Newt to invent a mudguard for skirts from waist to ankle to protect clothes from car splashes. The reply jokes about feasibility, hinge design, and market potential, proposing modeling by Katherine and noting future editions with refinements and decorative options.
Reader notes show Harvard students include all states except Arizona with two foreign nations represented. Massachusetts leads, Canada tops foreign entries, and Boston yields to Cambridge for city representation. Other items mention Browning garden plans in Fenway, humpback salmon efforts in Maine, and local anecdotes from Maine to Worcester.
London long the largest city is overtaken by New York, whose 1915 police census lists 6,253,885 residents, exceeding London’s 1911 figure of 4,521,685. The article notes the four year gap since the last census in London and compares growth in both metropolises.
The article compares New York and London populations, notes London's small city core and metropolitan size, and lists major cities by population including Paris Chicago Berlin Tokio Vienna Petrograd with figures from prewar estimates. It ranks Boston at 27th with 725,823 and places St Louis and Naples nearby.
Jack Allen writes Nell Hunter pleading marriage as he leaves for the West. Nell delays, both pursue dreams, and a year passes. Nell reunites with Jack by chance in a Rockies inn. she reveals she never received his letter. They marry, and a framed return address stamp recalls their journey.
A rhymed anecdote credits saving money over reckless spending. The narrator recalls past losses from extravagance, then praises putting doubloons and rupees in the bank, living modestly and pursuing security with a new car and gas.
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