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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
12
The passage compares public figures in a loaded political exchange. It notes Roosevelt labeling Taft as a crook and a receiver of stolen goods while Wilson faces similar abuse. The narrator questions who bears the fault and who receives harsher blame in the heated rhetoric.
The piece argues President Wilson’s wartime diplomacy contrasted with Republican claims. It cites President Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt criticizing Hughes stance, alleging Republicans favor war with Germany, Mexico, and railroads. It questions if voters fear not being at war and would back Hughes.
A sharp line of description paints a man as unusually crooked, likening his shadow to a corkscrew. The vivid simile emphasizes deceit and twisted character in compact, poetic fashion.
James A. Farrell of United States Steel Corporation predicts postwar gains with record gold reserves and foreign trade. He asserts America will be the top customer and strongest competitor to Europe, challenging the Hughes campaign portrayal of a fool’s paradise.
The Mayor laments Boston residents refuse to cooperate in keeping alleys sidewalks streets and vacant lots free from rubbish and filth. He argues street cleaning alone cannot fix the problem and calls for public education on cleanliness and town appearance.
The Roosevelt Taft get together at the Union League Club in New York is cooler than hoped with Colonel blocking campaign buttons and promising a movie reconciliation scene. He will not shake hands with Taft except in the same formal way as at New Haven. He would similarly defer to Barnes or Root if present.
A humorous letter exchange about a swarm of bees under a board walk offered by Mr Greenwood and declined by Newton Newkirk. The columnist notes Newkirk’s witty reply and cites a Boston Post column quip about borrowing.
The Women's Municipal League launches an anti rat drive urging broad action to curb rat food sources. It calls for better waste management and closing access to domestic and commercial food scraps to starve the vermin and reduce its citywide presence.
Britain’s clocks were set back from daylight saving time and the scheme is said to be generally successful. A government committee will study social and economic effects, advise on repeating the experiment, possible changes, and duration of operation.
A Portsmouth audience hears jokes about Lincoln and Grant on a $1000 note while readers share anecdotes on car numbers speeding through Massachusetts and a motorman’s wife. Other items describe street paving as a city’s show window, belt towage teamwork, and peace education efforts in Cape Cod schools.
Henry C. Lander, Russia’s official business representative, urged Massachusetts to pursue Russian commerce. Speaking at Parker House, he said Russia wants all goods but the challenge is getting them into the country, noting Vladivostok as the sole port for U.S. shipments.
A compact overview tracing how the people of the United States have chosen their presidents from Washington to Wilson. It highlights the key issues and the leading features of each contest that shaped the nation's history.
James Monroe swept the 1820 electoral vote nearly unanimously as Daniel D. Tompkins won the vice presidency. The era saw frontier expansion with five new states admitted, while Virginia's presidential dominance faded and Madison’s era gave way to Monroe’s steady administration.
Betty Marison after college letters makes John Meredith wait at the station for her decision about their future. A memory of their shared history and his patient care leads her to accept his love, recognizing his two negatives as an affirmative. The train departs as a travel-stained man finds hope.
A narrator recalls a summer break filled with mountains fountains and tents, but finds the return to work exhausting and demotivating. The piece cites Walt Mason’s quip on vacations as beauty yet a threat to duty, noting renewed weariness after rest.
Wardwove and Sawaco Writing Papers and Cards hold a community meeting at 57 61 Franklin Street to discuss social requirements and local crafts. The event invites neighbors and hobbyists to share card making tips and stationery ideas.
Paragraph outlines new fashion details with rich brocade fabrics and opalescent pile effects. Maize colored corsets are promised for prom wear. Chinchilla fur on black charmeuse pairs with velvet cloaks and Persian shawl trims adding metallic ribbons to evening skirts. White lace veils finish black velvet hats and mushrooms hats for children gain fur trims.
An elderly resident states the highest temperature for this date in Boston reached 83 degrees in 1891 1898 and 1914. The coolest was 5 degrees in 1899 with 40 degrees the coldest in the past decade. Rain on this date occurred only in 1915, with Oct 1 rainage in Boston occurring three times in 25 years.
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