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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1906
Page
6
A concise notice from October 26 1906 lists issue details for the Boston based publication at 269 Washington Street and J. Office. It marks volume 185 number 22 and notes daily levied postings.
The notice lists pricing for subscriptions: PAILY One year or six months or eight months and monthly options. The Sunday Post offers one year at 2.50, six months at 1.25, and three months at 65 cents.
Fragmentary notice refers to postal registration and financial dealings with checks drafts and money terms. It mentions a sender, risk, and posting by Post Publishing Company in unclear context. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
Fragmentary OCR note lists Main Street offices and Broadway area numbers, mentions disconnection of lines and a publisher signature. Reads like a public notice on service changes with dates and section references missing due to damage.
The police commissioner issued a formal proclamation enforcing the late Legislature anti spitting law in Boston. Details spark questions on sidewalk and crosswalk definitions with smoked cars allowed to spit while underground stairways must stay clean. The piece calls for a determined public effort to eradicate the habit beyond legal mandates.
The article compares English and American suffrage tactics after a lobby disturbance at Parliament. Ten female rioters faced a magistrate, refused peace bonds, and caused another disturbance in custody. It notes English women enjoy municipal suffrage, unlike many American women, and critiques tactics on both sides.
A conference of jurists and churchmen proposes a general divorce law to standardize causes while ending secret hearings. Public trials would replace private hearings, and a substantial waiting period would precede decrees. Provisions bar divorce solicitation and require no collusion or adultery.
The legislature debates restricting tax exemption for property held by educational institutions. The essay argues that exemptions should apply only to property owned and used for education, while income investments must be taxed. It notes education’s broadening scope, urging the community to bear a fair share and that profits diverted from educational use negate exemption.
Navy officers meet in Naval Institute and publish Proceedings quarterly. The current issue omits Carnegie spelling changes imposed by Roosevelt, sparking debate over executive language policy. The navy ignores the president’s spelling, arguing the navy is not his schoolmaster.
A writer recalls a mundane afternoon streetcar journey with strangers. A deaf elderly man uses a portable telephone as the narrator awkwardly tries to speak. The scene draws out social humor as passengers listen and snicker at the failed attempt to converse via the earphone device.
The actress Anna Held reported a theft in Cleveland Ohio, losing jewels valued at 120000 dollars from a bag she briefly released. Police believe the loss was sudden and intentional, prompting grief rather than humor at the misfortune.
Mr. Duncan Carr cites a constitutional provision stating the president shall appoint all committees unless the society votes otherwise. The answer: the president's authority remains unimpaired until the society formally votes to modify or abolish it, not by floor request. members may change the provisions, though methods vary by society.
A small group of German artists and philosophers attempted a Edenic life on Kabakon Island in the Bismarck Archipelago. They shed clothes and lived on fruit and nuts, but cold weather and pneumonia hit hard. Two died, one was killed by natives, and the rest returned to Germany. The survivors concede clothes and food are essential.
Edward Mardle of Chicago writes to The Post praising the newspaper for its editorial page, noting the sequence of a U of C secretary's letter and Joaquin Miller's co education suggestions as well framed. He commends the editor's perspective and expresses admiration for the page designer.
Letter to the editor from J. M. KC of Boston argues Sir Thomas Lipton should be called Briton or Scotch, not English, noting Lipton is native to Scotland and criticizing Boston papers for mislabeling nationalities during his visit.
The city park service installs miniature houses labeled Food for squirrels along Commonwealth Avenue. Public education and benevolent officials have reduced cruelty and increased acts of kindness toward animals, helping start a warmer, safer winter for urban wildlife.
Dear Miss Champagne I am a young lady nearly 20 engaged to a 25 year old man We worship each other His folks dislike me and object to the match The advice given suggests the couple should run their own life and sign No Help Wanted If they truly love and if he can support her, other concerns are secondary
Mrs Newly suspects her husband of infidelity after finding a misleading letter about a baby named Polly. The ruse unravels when he reveals Polly is the name of his new sloop yacht, parked at the back porch, ending the marriage in a twist of comic irony.
Rome reports Pope has improved with reduced knee pain and lower temperature. Dr Lapponi says the Pontiff will receive the English pilgrimage tomorrow morning.
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