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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1908
Page
8
October 28 1908 edition issued by Post Publishing Co Boston Massachusetts announces regular daily publication from 250 Washington Street with issue number 20 volume 193 desktop office punctuation and address details.
The notice lists daily and Sunday Post subscription prices including one year two fives and various shorter terms, Canadian rates, and payment instructions. It warns that all money sent is at sender risk and advises not to send cash, with checks or money orders payable to The Post Publishing Company.
All subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If the Post cannot be obtained from your newsdealer, notify us by mail at once. F. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals president Mr George T Angell calls for arrest and conviction of the miscreant who poured air on horses in a stable burned in Chelsea Tuesday night. Public horror at cruelty is urged to be matched by full penalties upon the perpetrators once identified.
Cleveland cabinet members Judson Harmon Hilary A. Herbert and David R. Francis attended the Bryan ratification meeting at Carnegie Hall in New York. John A. Bigelow also attended as a Lincoln era envoy. Richard Olney, former Secretary of State, is cited from Massachusetts. The text asserts the Democratic party and its candidates uphold enduring republican principles.
Taft pledges to revise the Dingley tariffs to favor capital profit, potentially raising some duties while lowering others. The piece argues such moves would benefit monopolies and high-priced industries at the expense of labor, urging a tariff that serves workers over corporate profit.
The Supply Department contract for coal for the balance of the year faced sharp criticism for not using competitive bidding. While executives claim the price may be as low as possible, past collusive bidding abuses show the danger of exceptions. The opinion urges strict adherence to bidding laws to maintain public trust and avoid future scandal.
The text notes Sir Richard Cartwright stating that Canada has outgrown colonial status and ponders what comes next. It questions the path to nationality and the future governance of the country. The remarks reflect a push toward greater self rule and possible constitutional changes.
An election in Canada next Monday tests whether the Liberal regime, praised for fiscal growth and debt restraint, continues or the Conservative party takes control. The piece notes deep US-Canada ties, sharing origins and language, and a future that may link the nations more closely.
The Rev. John W. Horner of First Congregational Revere resigns for health reasons effective Jan. 1. Rev. Warren S. Archibald named assistant pastor at Old South Congregational for youth outreach. Upcoming events include Women’s Home Missionary Association meeting at Park Street on Oct. 28 and lectures by Bliss Knapp and A Lawrence Lowell.
A reader letter to the Editor challenges President Roosevelt on special privileges. The writer labels the protective tariff a bane and plunderer of workingmen and asks if the strenuous one would abolish this and all special privileges. Signed R. BE. PORTER.
A column by Newton Newkirk surveys the Sphinx’s sayings for clues to modern life. The piece blends humor with posed questions about culture and memory, offering reflections on curious statements and the mysteries they provoke.
In letters from Danvers Mass and unsigned notes, readers volley about the square egg idea. A correspondent claims eggs evolved from squares while dismissing critics as amateurs, invoking Bradbury and future tech like wireless telegraphy.
A Maine vacation tale features a barn on fire and the puzzled owner replying that the barn cannot burn if locked with the key in his pocket. The curiously formal exchange ends with a note refusing familiar address and a brusque quip about a fresh mackerel.
John W. Winslett of Spokane Washington recently married Cora B. Swafford whom he used to dance on his knee as a baby. The humorous reminiscence notes how the two grew up together and raises a lighthearted question about propriety in marrying someone once so close.
The Observant Citizens note that James Connolly will speak at the East Boston Catholic Literary Association about marine tales. Other items report a Chelsea ruin fire heat six months after a April blaze, a Boston police chief’s vacation antlers, trolley fare chaos, engagements in Malden, Emancipation Day plans, and town improvements including Watertown’s river dredging and Watertown’s new truck.
In winter Niagara Falls dons a marble like coat as frost and ice wrap the area. Ice forms create a freezing bridge across the river with shanties and trade on the ice. The ice bridge offers a stunning view, surpassing the later spring thaw when the ice melts away. Tomorrow’s view shifts to the Canadian side.
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