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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday papers, rates for six and twelve months, and international and Canada copy terms. It lists offices in Boston, editor F. A. Grozier, and notes advance payment and discontinuation policies.
The Lynn shoe industry conflict ends with an agreed settlement. Workers and manufacturers share credit for a peaceful resolution and production to resume by mid next week, with arbitration possible for future disputes.
The White House weighs using President Roosevelt as a campaign speaker. He has seven cabinet members assigned to party work and could still intervene, but a public endorsement for Taft would imply Taft’s peril. Roosevelt may speak unexpectedly, yet his stance likely won’t affect the outcome.
A Newton Newkirk column quips about New Hampshire laws on meal times and alcohol sales. Readers describe a cafe visit where liquor hours conflicted with meals, prompting a playful critique of state policy. The piece also follows a reader query about a tall job ad for steam fittings.
The world cruising fleet enters Yokohama as sixteen Japanese battleships escort sixteen American ships to their moorings. Forts and shore batteries join the salute with a thousand guns. The display signals mutual respect and a hope for peaceful relations.
W Cameron Forbes vice governor of the Philippine satrapy tells Harvard Union that the United States should remove the tariff barrier. He frames tariff removal as the key issue between Democratic Congress and Republican support for Roosevelt era subjugation.
The piece attacks Vice Governor Forbes for endorsing increased self-government in Porto Rico while railing against tariff concessions for Filipino industry. It accuses Roosevelt’s allies of backing trust interests and maintaining high duties under the Dingley schedule, arguing only a Democratic Congress can advance Forbes' aims.
The article appeals for humane treatment of Mrs McDonald and her penalized husband Andrew J McDonald. It argues the husband, jailed at Deer Island, fell ill and died without family notice while his wife remained faithful within institution rules. It presses humanity as a right regardless of crime.
The Rev. Samuel A. Eliot leads a lengthy itinerary visiting central West churches, starting with Urbana and moving to Grand Rapids for the Michigan conference. Others include pulpit exchanges at First Methodist Temple and Bulfinch Place Unitarian Church, and announcements of 1910 board meetings and local temperance events.
A reader laments a Boston newspaper recipe for sulphur and molasses. The note dissects the three day on two off cycle, counting fifteen days of treatment and mocking the unclear directions. The writer questions the prudence of such prescriptions and jokes about a lengthy punishment for the author.
The narrator recalls the Os County Fair’s last days in September with vivid images of turnips corn peppers pumpkins side-shows and a harpist performing. The verse evokes frolic and lively memories of autumn county fair life.
In a bustling scene a couple argues over more purchases as winter sales lure shoppers. Mrs. Green defends buying another item while Mr. Green questions necessity amid chilly weather and a drop in temperatures from a hot spell to single digits.
Mt. Vernon near Washington sits 16 miles from the capital on the Potomac. The ancestral estate once spanned 8000 acres, now 200, restored to near its original condition. Washington’s tomb lies on the river road within a wooded dell, guarded by iron grating over a brick vault and marble sarcophagus.
A hungry hobo and a charitable woman argue over a winter meal on the icebox scene. The hobo calls taters soggy and jokes that snowballs are tastier, while a tourist notes winter fare improves. The exchange ends with a flatiron narrowly dodged as the hobo hurries away.
A prison inspector questions a convict about his crime. Counterfeiting is named as the offense. The inmate notes high profits and a lucrative nature of the business. The exchange hints at the appeal of illicit gains.
A local amateur athlete advertised for coaching last week and received 67 responses from men seeking the job. The query reveals it as a training effort with several applicants, though no hire was made yet.
In a domestic quarrel, a husband complains the pie is not like his mother’s recipe and admits the pastry caused digestive discomfort. The wife replies with a sigh, while another husband quips about the heat in the kitchen.
A city writer asks an old farmer about the table for summer boarders. The farmer replies by mail with a practical line about a quarter-oak extension, reflecting rural humor and how hosts describe meals and accommodations.
A vivid scene of a sleeper beneath the night sky who awakens as dawn turns crimson. The sun's rise forces him to seek shade under an awning as morning work begins.
The dialogue questions whether divorces among theatrical folks will decline. Ruby asks when, and Pearl jokes that lawyers post signs advertising divorces, implying publicized settlements or arrangements.
An old farmer hides in tall grass as the Artful Dodger questions the assessor. The farmer jokes about predatory wealth while the tax office nears. The scene blends satire with a rural financial confrontation.
Jack notes Marvin understands women deeply yet admits he does not fully understand them. Tom questions this paradox as the men discuss Marvin’s insight.
An old whaler on a spar muses about whether fish weep in deep waters and jokes that sperm whales often blubber. The verse blends sea lore with a sailor's wry humor about the ocean life.
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