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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1907
Page
6
The Boston Post issue dated October 15, 1907 from Boston Massachusetts presents the daily newspaper format with masthead details. It identifies the Post Publishing Company as owner and lists office address at 258 Washington Street.
The Daily One year subscription is $3.00 and six months is $1.50. The Sunday Post offers one year for $2.50, six months for $1.25, and three months for 65 cents.
Owing to higher Dominion of Canada postal charges, the Daily Post rates are 50 cents for 1 month, 3 dollars for 6 months, 6 dollars for a year, and the Sunday Post is 9 cents per copy. All payments in advance, checks to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY, mailed to 1004 Main.
The coal combine has raised the retail price by 50 cents a ton to 7.50 claiming active demand and higher costs for horse feed, freights, and trade. An outside dealer says the move forces consumers to cover losses from coal company competition. The piece recalls the Massachusetts Legislature urging Congress to assume control to curb such crises.
The Republican city committee offers Police Commissioner Stephen O'Meara the mayoral nomination, but he declines to run citing duties to the police department and the impact on public morals. He remains committed to leading the Boston Police and serving the public. Other figures hesitate as party members seek a replacement.
China’s crackdown on opium den activity and officials who violate the ban draws praise for moral reform. The article suggests imitating measures to curb alcohol use without licenses in other communities. It notes imprisonments and suspensions of princes and officials as enforcement.
The article argues that the Ballot Law Commission must continue its inquiry into the independent nomination papers filed by Henry M. Whitney and General Bartlett. It stresses that the rights of voters to choose their representatives require a full determination of the legitimacy of the nominations, even if the process is slow and the public image is affected.
The Boston hearing reveals a clash over authority to abate soft coal smoke. The City Council proposes a separate division to enforce nuisance laws while the Board of Health would only receive reports. Officials say shifting power harms relief efforts already slow from inadequate state measures.
The Boston Milk Trust faces a price rollback as milker demands and feed costs drive the 9 cent per quart price, with dealers blamed for overreaching. Late notes cite Dr. Cabot on laziness as illness and feature John Moran’s silent campaign pose, plus dog bites and a button collection oddity.
The Post presents a daily horoscope series crafted by a reputed astrologer. Readers may find the pieces engaging even if they doubt astrology.
The text warns that today favors fixed, known ventures and warns against speculative risks. It advises hiring for specific labor and urges restraint in disputes due to potential lawsuits. It notes a rash, quarrelsome boy and an extravagantly inclined girl, urging balanced, just training.
The letter recalls a public meeting where Professor John Graham Brooks quoted a friend from the University of Chicago. He described an early effort to segregate women in freshman and sophomore years as a mis take. He said separate schooling reduced effort and emulation, and warned Chicago feared becoming a women’s institution. The author cites Alice Stone Blackwell of Dorchester, Mass.
In Lawrence Kansas on October 14 freshmen at the State University were captured by sophomores and tied to wild grazing colts in a large field. Firecrackers were exploded to spur the animals and the stunt caused a ruckus among spectators.
Taxes Sportsmen Selinsgrove reports Paul Graber, a landowner with thousands of acres in Mifflin county, has earned a sizable fall profit by selling shooting rights. He stocked his property years ago with rabbits, grouse and wild turkeys.
In Winchester Republicans nominate Lewis Parkhurst of Ginn and Company for the Legislature, seen as a sure winner in the district. The paper also reports on Horace Greeley Lodge 163 K P planning to crown a Post staff member as Page, plus local curiosities from navy yard work to a Boston music talk and a literary tale of Morgan, Field, and Doris.
In a lonely park Morgan hears a mournful voice coaxing him to smoke. He suspects a joke but senses something intangible and fears unseen presence as the old friend’s plea echoes in the quiet, the soft urging for the brier pipe.
A 20 year old writer asks how to gauge a suitor's true feelings after a summer courtship. The adviser suggests the man continues to call and that the caller should invite him to visit, interpreting regular calls as interest. The response notes a grand letter may hint at affection and advises testing by inviting him to the house.
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