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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1910
Page
10
A noted poem titled Time Ancient Marinep is highlighted as part of a series of unique engravings carved in wood. The collection draws attention for its striking imagery and enduring value, inviting preservation and study by collectors and historians.
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for various terms with rates for domestic and Canada deliveries. The notice specifies payment methods and cautions that money sent is at the sender’s risk and should not be cashed.
Editorial provides office addresses and payment policy for the Post. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. Readers are asked to notify by mail if unable to obtain the Post from dealers or newsboys. FE A Grozier is editor and publisher.
The city mandates bread sold by avoirdupois weight with a $100 fine for each offence. Bakers prepare with labeled packaging to account for oven evaporation. Law ensures customers get value, promotes fair pricing, and urges public support for nationwide adoption.
The state moves to shut down all gambling houses and ban card games played for money, as part of a broader reform effort. It urges ending prize fights and “automatic divorce courts,” aiming for a more respectable image while preserving some regional traditions.
The proposal would extend civil service protections to about 8000 assistant postmasters, removing patronage concerns and reducing use of favors for regular Republican members. The shift would ease burdens on the post office department and limit discretionary appointments.
Taft signals prior directives influenced by Republican Congressmen seeking spoils. Aimed at establishing public service on merit and efficiency, a significant step is anticipated.
The Rochester gathering mapped sharp party lines with Governor candidates Stimson and Dix. Dix is seen as a mass-people conservative financier while Stimson aligns with Roosevelt and his Rooseveltan aims. The platform backs state rights, direct primaries, federalism limits, and tariff revision to curb living costs.
The Boston & Eastern plans to spend 11 million dollars on tunnel and surface lines. Construction will employ many workers and sustain permanent jobs for engine drivers, conductors, and station staff after opening. The project is described as benefiting labor and harming no existing interests.
The piece notes Theodore Roosevelt urged public accounting of campaign funds before and after elections at Osawatomie. It questions the New York platform and calls Roosevelt boss of the New York campaign, asking if he will publish fund sources and amounts or dismiss the Kansas stance as puff.
At a mass meeting in Faneuil Hall Congressman Frederick H. Gillett will discuss his retirement bill to aid aged and incapacitated government workers. Other speakers include Kelcher Ames Peters Mayor Fitzgerald Ferber O Donoghue Gasson Johnson Hutchinson and Civil Service Retirement leaders.
The torpedo boat destroyer Perkins arrived back from a naval course off Rockland after standardization and endurance tests. The ship needed an average speed of 29.5 knots and 584.5 screw revolutions per minute, with 26 test runs including multiple speeds up to the maximum.
A playful, spoken verse voice pleads with Newt for the return of a cherished straw hat after it is struck down. The speaker laments the loss, recalls wearing the hat at various events, and vows to pursue the culprit who rang the bell until justice is served, even winter-long.
In Marlboro Massachusetts Delia Cards critiques a Boston newspaper headline. She notes the phrase Boy Shot in the Far West was unclear and explains the far west refers to the sunset.
In Watertown Mary Smith sprained her ankle while chatting on Taylor street last night and was carried home by carriage. The Waltham Evening News notes her rapid, forceful talking drew sharp commentary on gesturing and speech styles.
Observers note children racing to cross street under a friendly policeman in Somerville near Boylston. performances at Knapp School and remarks on notable locals like United States Marshal Guy Murchie, Rev. William H. McDonough, and Frank Ford. Malden officers praised for military bearing. Frank Ford, Harvard alumnus and attorney, announces new fatherhood and hints his son may become a jumper.
Part the Fifth continues with a lonesome Spirit from ye South Pole seeking vengeance for the killing of four albatrosses. The cursed ship stalls then stirs, the Sun above the mast, and a sudden bound leaves the narrator in a swoon as ye Spirit demands further penance.
A Post notice lists 22 Dore engravings published for readers portfolios. It invites back-number applications to the Circulation Manager in Boston and states copies sell at the regular newspaper price while supply lasts.
Berwick Me Sept 30 News of the death in a Washington hospital of the Reverend John H. Lord retired minister and noted genealogical student in New England was received at his home today.
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