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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1916
Page
16
The piece argues Roosevelt’s harsh hits on Wilson and Eliot are weak campaign material. It says such invective won’t win Hughes votes and harms the Republican cause. It notes Eliot’s esteem among Americans contrasts with Roosevelt’s sharper accusations.
The call for Red Cross subscriptions in Boston and Massachusetts is framed as humanitarian work beyond national or wartime divisions. The Red Cross is presented as a peace embodiment that heals wounds and rehabilitates humanity, showing local commitment to preserving peaceful conditions.
Boston official President Coleman visits Deer Island Prison unannounced to inspect conditions. He urges regular prison food and beds, calling Deer Island properly conducted though noting limited sheets and other essentials.
The report notes that while some evils remain, visible conditions during a short visit to Deer Island are agreeable. It reflects a shift from harsh beliefs about prisoner treatment to a more permissive view of conditions.
The piece questions calls for national change, arguing the nation is prosperous at peace with strong employment and stable finances. It warns against changing to war or disrupting a settled era, contrasting Roosevelt's stance on keeping out of conflict with the current peace and diplomacy.
In Sioux City Hughes avoids promising a repeal of the Adamson eight hour law calling it a wicked surrender. Supporters argue the issue echoes Fort Sumter and Wilson arbitration, noting the Union later repealed such surrender before 1865.
In a reflective maritime piece the fate of the Bremen is pondered as unknown with questions about enemy action nets or structural failure. The essay compares early transatlantic sailings to modern undersea routes and notes ongoing dangers without decisive cause.
The oldest resident cites historical highs and lows for October 20 in Boston. He notes 76 degrees as the warmest on record in 1884 and 1894, 69 as the warmest in the last decade, and 32 degrees as the coldest on record in 1900 with 33 degrees in 1909 as the coldest in ten years. Rain is recorded on this date in 1906, 1907, 1910, and 1913, including heavy rainfall in 1910.
A witty advice column explores when broth becomes soup and stew, and whether a stew includes fish as chowder. The author defines broth as thin liquid and stew as a thick, meal substitute, sharing humorous anecdotes about restaurant surprises and the social habit of eating stew quietly.
The line suggests a reflection on seeing a distant peak when ascent is impossible, emphasizing how vision offers an alternative view of a challenging landscape. It frames the mountain as an object of contemplation rather than pursuit.
A compact verse notes a lifestyle of constant play and avoidance of effort. It hints that idleness leads to diminished character, using a proverb about Jack as a symbol of shirk.
A reader notes a June donation of a common shaving brush and recounts that the brush shed bristles badly during first use delaying the shave and making him late for church. The item appears as a brief All Sorts-type letter to the editor.
The 160th anniversary of John Quincy Adams birth was observed with patriotic exercises at the old Adams homestead in Quincy. Over 100 people braved drizzle as Luther Parrott from Paul Revere Post G A R raised the flag and a 15 gun salute was fired.
The Life Members Association of the Farmers' National Congress held its annual banquet in Indianapolis. Purdue University president Dr. W. E. Stone spoke on Collegate Farmers and U S Commissioner of Education Dr. P P Claxton talked on Education for the Farmer and His Wife.
A historical survey tracing how the American people selected presidents from Washington to Wilson. It highlights key issues, leading figures, and the contests that shaped the nation’s republic, with brief articles illustrating the evolution of campaigns and public choice over time.
In the 1888 race Benjamin Harrison, grandson of Tippecanoe, defeats incumbent Grover Cleveland in electoral votes 233 to 118 while Cleveland wins the popular vote 5,540,399 to 5,439,853 amid a spirited party convention cycle and campaign torches.
The Observant Citizen recalls Grace Darling’s 1838 rescue, notes a centennial Quaker meeting in Lynn with Rev. Mary Miars Harold, and discusses actresses like May Irwin. It also shares partridge anecdotes, a deer encounter, and reflections on mechanical progress, mail censorship and spelling bees.
Rose Marie studies a letter as Anthony Bliss, the postman bound for New York, pauses at the edge of a pine field. She muses on marriage and his plans while a local postman and the uncle of Bliss appear in a sunlit, windswept scene.
A fragmentary scene shows Walt Mason railing at political opponents including Bill Wax, while Rose Marie in Beacon Street, Boston converses with Anthony Dean. Rose Marie receives a letter, and Anthony kisses her after a revelation of affection.
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