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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1915
Page
12
The Boston Post 1915 issue lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S and Canada, plus foreign copies and postage. It notes prepaid terms, renewal discontinuation, and editor publisher details for Post Publishing Co.
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, a claim highlighted by The Fourth Estate.
Two Sunday killings by motorists leave a grim record as two women were struck while they were lawfully on the streets. The piece condemns drivers who shift caution onto pedestrians and calls for harsher jail terms to spur reform.
The Italian government considers borrowing 25 million dollars in the United States as part of postwar funding. Italy joins Germany Britain and France in seeking funds abroad to finance war efforts and reconstruction. If secured with solid security and good terms the loan could proceed, as the United States still has substantial cash to invest for profit.
The piece ponders the timing of Indian summer noting its annual mystery and praising the pleasant fall weather. It reflects on the Indians' wisdom in recognizing a good thing and suggests contentment with its occurrence, whenever it comes.
The article accuses Trarvard students of stealing suffrage and anti suffrage signs from Beacon and Marlboro streets last night. It stresses the act is theft regardless of student status and condemns the prank as improper college mischief.
City and town representatives plan a coordinated protest against the Bay State Street Railway Company fare hike proposal. Officials emphasize a united effort to persuade the Public Service Commission that the railroad’s needs justify any rate increase.
Proponents argue fare increases in some areas and routes harm the public while opponents contend a just case must show why higher fares are improper. Both sides present contentions and the public should expect clear advocacy from each side as the debate proceeds.
The Post argues Governor Walsh deserves a third term and urges Mass voters to judge him by President Wilson policies. It counters Republican claims that national issues should not influence the state race, listing supported reforms and calling for consistency at the polls on November 2.
The Portsmouth report notes munitions makers occupy the former Publishers' Paper plant at Freeman's Point on the Piscataqua. The site features deep tidewater, proximity to a flood of freight steamers, and direct sea access, potentially reviving Portsmouth's historic merchant marine prominence.
The Massachusetts experience with prohibition is cited as a failure in restricting intoxicants and temperance progress. Local option is praised as rational, and Massachusetts residents are implied to favor allowing others to follow their example. The note mentions a large rum shipment to Africa since May.
The Boston University quartet was announced by Frank S. Peterson, leader of the Glee Club. Singers include William Helms first tenor, William B. Frye second, M. Richardson Lovell baritone, and Lucien B. Taylor bass. Fred Estabrooks elected manager to succeed Cecil Chase who resigned.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes average October 19 temperatures in Boston range from the 60s by day to the 30s or 40s by night. The record high for Oct 19 is 79 degrees in 1910 and the record low is 32 degrees in 1884. Rain has fallen on Oct 19 in three of the last three years.
A humor piece riffs on war names and censorship across a scattered list of places. It notes a former White House social secretary under Mrs Roosevelt and Mrs Wilson has become engaged to a Baltimore millionaire, suggesting media focus on White House engagements.
The item lists humorous fears from various sources and ends with Fritz Schnindler, court hairdresser to the King of Wurtemberg, receiving the iron cross for barbering German soldiers under fire. The joke implies soldiers who submitted to barbering deserve crosses too.
A jumble of humorous notes and classifieds from Skowhegan Maine with a farmers ad seeking second hand clever mules and a stray line about a Columbia University diplomacy course. The piece mixes odd medical and folk remedies with farcical commentary on tailoring and social pretenses.
Announcement notes C. H. Amee of Nittery Point Maine as the poet behind The Red Sox and promises more Football poems in All Sorts. Cable despatches say Roumania’s people rage at their king for not joining the Allies, a jab at who stirred the mania.
A reflective piece mocks cultural trivia in Boston and Cervantes questions. It riffs on mistaken identities and a quip about Germans and a bolt factory, then muses on idle pursuits like watching a building torn down.
A humorous collection of quirky proposals naming the first man to consent to an operation, eat shad, call a Pullman porter George, or suck an egg. The verses mention Pana manian suns and weighty slides as playful elements in a whimsical dialogue.
The article recalls Napoleon's ability to sleep anywhere during the 1814 campaign and describes key events as he faced setbacks. It notes Soissons surrender to Blucher, Napoleon’s moves toward Rheims, and his resolve against intrigue in Paris while reaffirming trust in the Empress Regent.
About 100 Massachusetts dentists gather to dedicate a fountain in memory of Dr. Chester Twitchell Stockwell and honor the profession. The event highlights Stockwell’s pioneering polishing and preventive methods, and features remarks by Dr. Charles M. Proctor, president of the Massachusetts Dental Society.
Agnes Dunbar arrives at a tenement rooftop garden in the Rafaelo home and finds a crippled girl Bettina nurturing three babies. She realizes true efficiency lies in helping through others and returns home to support her parents while continuing outside work via Bettina as a proxy.
In a 1915 verse, Cool Nights Uncle Walt Mason contrasts restless summer nights with fall comfort. He notes disrupted evenings from milkmen and newsboys, then praises seven hours of deep sleep, morning wakefulness, and renewed vigor, urging potions be discarded.
A short tip on repairing a torn raincoat with adhesive plaster bought at a drug store. Lay the coat flat, align the tear, apply plaster to the wrong side, press firmly, and let dry so the tear becomes hard to detect. Mrs Charles A Capwhalis, 150 Power Road, Pawtucket Rhode Island.
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