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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1913
Page
14
The Boston Post announces subscription pricing for U S and Canada daily and Sunday editions, with monthly and yearly plans, postal distribution rules, and payment instructions. It notes foreign and local rates, Canada surcharges, and care for mailed payments.
Public notice about subscriptions being required in advance and discontinuation on expiration. Notices to inform the Post if not regularly obtained. Credits to E A Grozier as Editor and Publisher.
Oscar W. Underwood announces his bid to represent Alabama in the Senate citing long service in the House and tariff reform triumph. Opponents likely include Representatives Clayton and Hobson as Alabama weighs its choice for the next senator.
Boston fans follow the season opening in New York with high enthusiasm for the Giants and Athletics, though most cannot travel. Readers may get near grand stand realism from reports, with accuracy and vivid description at a lower cost than attending.
The Boston Advertiser touts unity in Republican circles praising Candidate Gardner who vows to run his own campaign and to stick to four rejected planks. It notes his refusal to speak at state committee rallies unless those planks are included and fought for, a contradicting harmony.
Customs inspectors clip feather ornaments from women hats on arrival at New York as Congress bans import of paradise bird plumage and aigrettes. The dispute pits Paris fashion against Washington law over adornment and trade.
The Washington department notes popcorn shows promise as a breakfast food and a farm product. A dollar’s worth of popping corn in 5 cent packs could yield about thirty dollars at retail, excluding middlemen, poppers, and distributors. The bulletin calls it a substantial profit in an industry still in early development.
The article argues for formal recognition of popcorn's place in the domestic economy and urges official backing to confirm its significance and secure status.
The rivers and harbors committee visit underscores Boston’s demand for a 40-foot channel from the port to the dock system. City leaders argue federal action aligns with commercial justice and would aid not only Boston but the entire New England region and beyond. They cite Massachusetts’ $9,000,000 in harbor work and vow to pay taxes to support development.
Mr. D. O. Ives urges New England shippers and receivers to back the Emery Steam Ship Company route between Boston and Pacific ports via the Panama Canal. He warns the line will fail without full Boston and New England patronage and cooperation with Pacific coast users, noting Boston risks becoming inland if support is inadequate.
The Progressive party gathered at Tremont Temple in a free expression driven meeting. The platform aligned with Progressive declarations and the crowd's enthusiasm signaled the party remains a force in Massachusetts, challenging Republican divisions over Gardner and factional loyalties.
Professor Albert Sauveur of Harvard has received the Elliott Cresson gold medal from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia. The award honors his numerous contributions to metallurgy and his work in applying the science to practical use in the iron and steel industry.
James W. Gerard of New York arrived in Berlin and began informal duties as the new United States ambassador to Germany. He cannot act officially until he presents his letters of credence to German authorities.
London Oct 6 The Rev Dr Patrick Augustine Sheehan essayist tutor and canon of Cloyne Ireland died today He was born in Mallow County Cork March 17 1852
The poem laments a cold season and a stubborn furnace that gulps hard coal at 8 per ton. Despite mild days the furnace vents hot air, but in cold snaps it dies, leaving the speaker to hoard ashes and sift them for a clinker once rain arrives.
A proverb-like note warns that men who begin grand plans often abandon them after drafting the blueprint and before signing the final contract. The saying contrasts ambition with followthrough in lofty projects.
Newton Newkirk replies to John Rodmeyer the press agent of the Bald Head Club of America regarding an Oct 1 banquet invitation in Canfield. He jokes about late notice and denies baldness while speculating on social fallout and promising a photo with hair details.
A collage of local notices and anecdotes from Boston society reporters recounts bankers returning from Europe for a Historical Night, Longyear estate art gallery plans, subway entrance removal, student jokes about dressmaking, a Portland hero rescuing girls from a snake, and varied travels and curiosities from Harvard to Berlin.
Richard Harding Davis presents a farce starring William Collier as Lester Ford a timid East Quaker who must impersonate a Western hero Soapy Sam after a staged fatal disguise He flees the West longs for Massachusetts comforts until a lawyer from the East asks him to pretend to be Lester Ford to cover embezzlement Then Massachusetts returns him to applause and a union with Polly Perry
A lyrical poem by Walt Mason extols rain falling on roofs as music sweeter than any concert. Rain brings life, hope, and renewal after drought, with vivid imagery of scorched earth, sizzling sun, and a world waking to a glow of delight.
Boston reader Daniel J. Dwyer commends the Post for a succinct editorial on The Ulster Question. He says the piece offers a correct diagnosis easing Irish American readers and praises the editorials for clear insights into Irish concerns.
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