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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1906
Page
6
Publication notice from The Boston Post dated November 30 1906 outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and includes office address 2049 Washington St Boston Mass with payment instructions and telephones.
The Boston Chamber of Commerce endorses the 12 o'clock hotel law as a practical measure to boost entertainment facilities and city commerce. Thanksgiving in Boston featured broad charity with Salvation Army dinners and widespread aid from over twenty organizations, reflecting a generous altruistic spirit.
A commentary argues Roosevelt should address Congress to fix the status of Porto Ricans who lack U S citizenship or representation. It calls the current arrangement an injustice and discredit to the United States noting the voted support for self government and loyalty to a flag they cannot fully call their own.
The piece argues for retiring Senator John F. Dryden through New Jersey legislative election defeat and cites Governor Stokes as a constitutional barrier to replacing him with a governor. It compares to New York senators Platt and Depew and advocates electing U S Senators by popular vote as the remedy to misfit Senators.
The city plans to test voting machines in two precincts during the municipal election to gauge practicality for ballots. Past efforts failed to decide on a supplier, but this trial aims to show how machines may ease current voting difficulties and could lead to broader adoption.
The text argues that using voting machines would remove the personal bias in counting and avoid uncertainty from torn ballots in Cambridge. It notes the cost of printed ballots and suggests machine ballots would ensure an accurate count without the need for manual tallying.
Mrs Delia Biddulph who died in Rye on Sept 20 left a will filed in White Plains Probate Court naming her husband Michael Biddulph as sole recipient of a $1 legacy. She bequeathed $5000 to sister Kate Gilgannon and described years of cruelty prompting self support.
Vice President Fairbanks praised the warm welcome in Florida and joked about the orange and lemon crops. Asked about lemons, he quipped that Hearst had taken all the lemons, implying strong support for Hearst’s candidacy.
Cambridge University physicist Joseph J Thomson of England is slated to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics at the upcoming awards in Stockholm.
A poem in praise of trusting a Higher Will to guide life’s voyage. The speaker notes that a thousand fleets sail on many seas and that winds may threaten, but faith remains steadfast that God will land the heart safely after every peril. Caroline A. Mason anchors the reflection.
The piece notes Frank M. Archer Jr a six year old in Brookline who uses a pedal powered toy with a small motor and primary battery to propel the car. His father a battery expert supplies the device while the boy guides the tiller and outpaces older competitors.
Debate over extending bar hours to midnight in Boston with critics citing sprints between playhouses and taverns after 10 p m and concerns for public safety and family life. Supporters argue late hours hinder patrons from last acts and that bartenders gain extra work.
A mix of light gossip and oddities: a woman helped capture Francis, Caruso claims vindication but may drop the Monkey House from bookings, a Maine official quip, weather favorable, a Fall River youth vanishes before his wedding, a New York woman asks Rockefeller for five million, a Wilkes-Barre man jokes about marriage to warm his feet, and a missing humor thread runs through a string of curiosities.
In a tongue in cheek exchange the Rockefellers mock fears of prosperity while debating belief in providence. The quip notes Peary failed to reach the pole due to lacking dogs to both drive and feast on.
Cautionary tips warn women to avoid wearing valuables while shopping. Keep family jewels in a safety deposit vault and carry small items in a shop bag without money. Secure brooches with safety pins and inspect oneself after bargain crowds. Have charges billed to a hobby for Christmas gifts.
In Paris the Academy of Sciences heard Professor D Arsonval describe artificial vegetables created using seeds formed in pill shape by Professor Leduc. The seeds are copper sulfate and glucose placed in a gelatine broth with ferrocyanide and sea salt. Plants emerge on or beneath the liquid surface resembling seaweed.
About 2500 people attended the Hebrew Ladies Helping Hand Association grand ball in Mechanics Hall. The hall was decorated in national colors with palms. Mayor Fitzgerald and Aldermen Curley Kneeland attended with other Board of Aldermen candidates. The grand march featured nearly 300 couples led by Mr. B. M. Swartz and his wife.
John Langdale inherits a Vermont estate known as The Pines after his ancestor Jonathan Standish. He travels to claim it, encounters mysterious noises and a white automobile, and discovers a secret passage and a note from Julie Montresor seeking shelter. The tale ends with Langdale believing he has found an enchanted castle, a captive princess, and hidden treasure.
An Italian schoolteacher inspires a boy to answer how to handle an old man unable to sit in a crowded streetcar. Victor Emmanuel jokes about journalists needing no exams unlike doctors or lawyers, noting in Europe's press there are few who truly know their craft.
An elegant young man seized a thief on a train platform and scolded him for his disgraceful profession while the thief retorted about being without a pocketbook. The exchange showcases a dramatic confrontation aboard transit.
In a sharp salon exchange the speaker notes Mme Parvenu flipping pages of a magazine to display her new rings while a guest questions the source of a chilling draft. The dialogue captures social tension and fashion display in a poised domestic scene.
In a tobacconist shop a customer asks for a fifty cent packet of tobacco. The tobacconist hands it over and the customer asks for the price. The clerk replies with the word Figaro as the amount.
An Italian railway stationmaster, needing milk when his wife was away, dressed in her clothes to approach the goat. The ploy works until the bell rings and the chief inspector enters, ending the ruse with an awkward reveal.
An 18 year old Boston stenographer seeks Mildred Champagne's advice about a suitor whose alleged drinking habits are suspected. The column cites breath perfume tablets as a potential clue and urges caution, urging time to tell and verification by friends before engaging.
A dialogue in which one speaker distrusts both contenders while the other asserts equal faith in both. The exchange highlights mutual distrust and claimed truthfulness of rival statements.
A customer confronts a taxidermist over a repaired parrot that is shedding feathers. The tutor quips that the shedding proves the work was lifelike and seasonally accurate, highlighting wit over concern.
A four inch high corn patch, likely twenty days old, was found atop a coal truck that arrived from Venice at Lago di Garda. The delay in coal deliveries is causing Italian factories to close, highlighting rail disruptions.
The Sunday Post feature writer and creator of Shorty McCabe is Sewell Ford. Born in Maine, he spent his youth across Kansas Michigan and Massachusetts while pursuing a Latin studies in Haverhill before starting a 16 year career in Boston and Baltimore newspapers.
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