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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1908
Page
6
Daily issue dated November 80 1908 from Post Publishing Co Boston lists office at 259 Washington Street Volume 193 No 52 but readable text is fragmentary and lacks a clear event or article to summarize.
The Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates with six months at 1.50 and three months at 0.75 for daily, and one year 2.50 six months 1.25 three months 0.65 for Sunday. Canada copies are 0.09 each. Subscriptions must be prepaid, with notices to stop on note day. Editor E A Grozier.
The Rev. Dr. P. S. Henson bade farewell to Tremont Temple Church with a crowded service praising five years of faithful, ascendant leadership. He urged spirituality as life guidance and good citizenship within the community.
An inquiry examines the fatal rear end collision on the New Haven road Saturday night. Investigators consider whether signal operator error engineer misreading a signal or mechanical failure caused the tragedy. Behind it lies a two minute headway, Plymouth line blockade, and a four minute gap that raised safety concerns.
The NY Republican chair Woodruff resigns his bid for Platt’s Senate seat, paving the way for Elihu Root. Taft favors Root to leave the State Department in Roosevelt’s era and join the Senate, with Depew’s retirement likely to place Root as successor.
A proposed amendment to House rules seeks emancipation from Speaker Joseph Cannon to gain permanent reform. It argues this approach may stabilize the chamber and avoid deposing Cannon while highlighting widespread revolt against his authority.
The text argues the Reed regime created a tool to override and muzzle minority Representatives, calling for timely rule changes to ensure deliberate and fair legislation.
The discussion at a congressional hearing centers on restoring hides to the free list. Leather and boot manufacturers urge removal of the 15 percent duty, arguing it unfairly raises costs while meat packers set cattle prices. Elisha Cobb and Charles H. Jones represent Boston and the New England Shoe & Leather Association.
The year of football closes with West Point over Annapolis marking a milestone in the sport. Harvard and Pennsylvania dominate intercollegiate play with Yale and Dartmouth following as strong contenders. The article notes rule changes have created a new game with sharper strategy and skill while preserving physical vigor.
The report details winter fashion inclinations with dark hats, long high waisted skirts, hipless silhouettes, prominent vests, and straight long white coats. It notes black satin and crepe dresses, wrist length sleeves, old fashioned scripts for cards, plain skirts, and tin flower decorations on girls’ frocks. Stripes and checks dominate with diagonal patterns pairing blue browns and purples. Amber beaded necklaces create a new fashion furor.
Mrs Hyker questions a visitor about her husband while Mrs Pyker recalls meeting him at her husband’s office. Pyker quips that he is badly hen pecked but unaware of it.
A baby asks where night goes by day as dream rovers drift over roofs fields and river. The piece speaks of distant hills and stars leaving with the rhymes of a child. The baby's dreams end until the little dream rover nests with curtains drawn tonight.
In a Boston department store gold fish go on sale three for 25 cents. The narrator buys a bowl, endures a crowded subway ride, lost water, accidental spills, and odd spectators as the gold fish seem doomed to a soggy fate. He concludes gold fish are a poor investment beside gold bricks.
Mrs Bluehose asks for favorite writer. Mrs Shopleigh replies her husband. The exchange ends with a joke that he writes checks, not books, capturing a light domestic quip.
The mother reacts to torn garments of twins by saying she will buy them plaid suits to keep them in check. The remark follows a wreck and shows a practical yet humorous parenting approach.
A proverb dispenser quips that rolling stones gather no moss, while a thoughtful thinker retorts that even the ambitious roll downhill. The exchange highlights contrasting views on momentum and fate in a quiet public square.
A fragment titled Wail of the Poet laments melancholy days and cold weather. The speaker notes frost on pumpkins and mentions an overcoat, signaling bleak mood and winter imagery.
The Observant Citizen Edward E Shannon and his brother Robert B Shannon report a successful hunting trip in the Dead Rivers area of Maine. They note plentiful game and that skilled shooters can bring home deer.
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