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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1915
Page
16
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including Canada and foreign options, with postage, payment, and contact details. It lists prices, payment terms, and instructions for renewals, delivery, and forwarding. Editor Edwin A. Grozier is named as publisher.
The Boston Post proclaims it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, a boast noted by The Fourth Estate as an indisputable fact.
Boston gives a warm, appreciative welcome to Lord and Lady Aberdeen. As Ireland’s viceroy, Lord Aberdeen is noted for home rule advocacy and distinction, while Lady Aberdeen pursues child welfare and public health. The couple’s visit highlights Boston’s recent city advances and enduring hospitality.
The Red Sox, after gaining the edge on the Philadelphia team, enter today’s game at Braves Field with growing fanbelief in a likely series win. Grover Cleveland Alexander, once feared on the mound, is shown to be beatable as Boston widens its lead.
The anti-treating regulation took effect in London and nearby districts yesterday. Authorities estimate millions are affected as the longstanding social custom is restricted with penalties up to 100 pounds and six months in prison for violations. Officials promise strict enforcement, signaling a major reform that may influence similar moves in the United States.
H. R. Graves returning from Alaska warns Congress after touring burned regions. He cites about 15 million acres burned in 15 years with 2 to 3 million burned last summer. He traveled over 100 miles of burning on the Valdez trail and notes large fires in Copper River Susitna and Matanuska districts with further reports of damage.
The speaker notes extensive fires in the upper Yukon region and declares forests outside national forests are unprotected against fire. Mr Graves will seek authority and funds to save the remaining timber from almost certain destruction and urges prompt action.
Washington reports show a vast agricultural year ending with extraordinary production. Outlook hints at a possible 10 to 15 percent drop in next year’s acreage and smaller winter wheat planting in Missouri, while a 3,000,000,000 bushel corn crop fear presses markets. Demand abroad remains strong as postwar production expands with federal funds backing growth.
The Panama Canal may not open to general transit before the new year as General Goethals notes. Slides in the Culebra and Gaillard sections result from squeezing unstable material beneath the bed, lifting the bottom many feet above water. Despite this, confidence remains that the engineers will solve the problem.
In Washington it is understood Secretary Daniels will not push sale or closing of current navy yards. He favors using all yards to strengthen the navy and seeks management economies. Portsmouth yard near deep water harbors is valued for expansion and defense, while the idea of concentrating bases in Narragansett Bay appears unlikely to advance.
The Columbus Day celebration remains a refined observance with patriotism and outdoor splendor. A Pan-American meeting at Faneuil Hall offers stimulus, while the day’s seasonal beauty and civic spirit resonate. Weather notes for Boston on Oct 18 show seasonally wet patterns and record temperatures across the past decades.
A patriotic Boston themed poem extols the Red Sox lineup with names like Speaker Ruth and Gardner as fielders and batters honor the city. It includes a note from Amee in Kittery Point about omissions and a humorous critique of Lehigh football and an English dining quip.
A reader quotes the Post noting the wreck of the schooner Samuel B Hubbard off Highland Light and questions why the vessel is referred to as her. The missive jests on prize watches, football players, and the odds on the Dvinsk contest with humorous asides about prizes and the World Series.
A garbled verse page humor entry features poems about a young man from Dvinsk and others with playful rhymes. It recalls a censoring anecdote about Kipling quoted in wartime correspondence and ends with a general caution about finding trouble in words.
Napoleon returns to Paris in a mix of despondence and renewed resolve after defeat at the Battle of the Nations. The Empress and the King of Rome are brought into the scene as France edges toward renewed resistance. Joseph Bonaparte is named lieutenant-general as Napoleon readies to lead troops against advancing allies.
Miss Julia Meyer draws compliments at Beverly Hospital aid events and at Essex Country Club, while tales of King Albert and Lord Kitchener share wartime humor. Reports on artist Welter Brackett’s Marguerite River trip, Massachusetts turkeys missing from Mt Tom, Breezy Meadows estate fire, cranberry outlook, and seasonal prep scenes close the column.
Elsie Gilman and the Winthrops become entwined with a barren Maine field whose hidden marble promises wealth. A past engagement and a chance meeting reveal family ties and a love that blossoms as the two contemplate the land’s possible fortune.
A Walt Mason poem from 1915 urges balanced living. It extols labor and progress in American life while warning against turning work into a sole aim. It notes aging, the risk of burnout, and the value of leisure activities in the evening as rest and recreation.
Paris shows a surge of leather belts and garters with ribbon shirt fronts. Moss green duvetyne coats and washable taffeta waists appear in luxury lines. Metal laces gain popularity for day and evening wear while crepe meteor moire debuts as new silk. Glazed leather cases suit boarding school girls. The complexion veil and a black velvet sash in a butterfly bow finish outfits. Ribbon velvet trims velvet and chiffon garments.
Household hints advise turning caned chair seats upside down, washing with hot water, and letting dry to restore stiffness. Do not use corn meal or tea leaves in sweeping carpets as they stain or attract water bags. Use small damp newspaper bits for the job. Mrs. J. F. Harri, 407 Seaver Street, Dorchester.
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