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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1916
Page
8
A Bucharest decree announced a prohibition on alcoholic liquors in Romania extending wartime policy seen across Europe. France Russia and Britain have varied restrictions with no absolute ban. The measure aims to test enforcement effectiveness and awaits wartime end to judge its value for peaceful life.
The California Republican senatorial primary result shows Hiram Johnson’s win over Willis H. Booth, signaling a broader Progressive current in the state and across the party. The old guard’s ban on meeting Johnson underscores a widening breach within California’s GOP and national implications.
The annual report notes a healthful condition at Thompson’s Island Farm and Trades School where boys from modest means gain useful trades or agricultural knowledge. Though private and modestly endowed, it operates efficiently, relying on donations to balance income and outgo and expects continued support this year.
A brief note urges citizens to meet the public duty with generous effort, emphasizing community obligation and the responsibility to support collective needs through active participation and cooperation.
The article argues T. St. John Gaffney’s removal as Munich consul by the President for pro German activity could be used by Hughes supporters. It warns that defeating Wilson would please the Kaiserbund in Berlin and the United States, risking republican institutions if foreign pressure is allowed.
The piece explains the Harvest Moon phenomenon its delayed full illumination due to the moon s orbital retardation and notes the equinox near two weeks away. It describes how the full moon rises earlier during harvest season and its cultural significance as a portentous symbol of autumn.
The report of Constantine I abdication may clarify a European split with Greece broadly favoring the Entente while Constantine favors Germany politically and matrimonially. Crown Prince Georgios would reign with Venizelos guiding policy, despite Constantine's short and uneven rule since 1913.
Public Service Commission rejected six-cent fares in urban Bay State districts while approving them in rural areas. The ruling portrays the big system as top heavy and notes property deterioration to sustain dividends. Shareholders may resist but eventual benefit could come from redirected earnings and rehabilitated lines.
E Moody Boynton president of the Boynton Railway Company asked the Public Service Commission for permission to issue stock based on his single rail patents. No opposition was raised and the hearing was adjourned to a later date.
A brief reflective poem from Boston signed Peter Turchon concerns vanity and truth. It asserts life exposes the speaker, noting how honesty hurts when life reveals character. The piece uses direct second person and a sharp concluding claim.
A compact aphorism noting that inner virtue can surface despite attempts at concealment, suggesting moral character persists beyond deceitful plans.
A reader letters page responds to Newt’s two slam items and a Stickler query. The writer mocks the Rumford Falls Times and explains the Boston Post spelling of Shakespeare with a long winded philological pun, ending with a peevish sign off.
Northfield Vermont letter-writer CLINT cites a farmer who misjudged an automobile on a steep hill. He asks Mr Newkirk if addressing a new car of the genus Fliver is proper form after a skid fiasco.
Mildred Champagne counsels a 20 year old girl torn among three admirers to avoid rushing a choice. She urges sustaining friendships while one man earns genuine affection, explaining that a settled future requires devoted, exclusive love rather than scattering attention. The mother favors settling down, noting a lack of deep connection with any one suitor weakens prospects for marriage.
A compact analysis notes Don Quixote as a lively novel for all ages not just the cultured. It traces the hero’s quest to revive chivalry, his comic failures with armor and horse Rozinante, and his romantic renaming of Aldonsa Lorenzo as Dulcinea in a tale of idealism facing modernity.
In a column from a Boston area paper, former Police Inspector Joseph H Knox now 74 is noted as still active as a city constable. Other items include a Hav erhill Easter lily bloom, Falmouth strawberry shipments worth 100000, mail from Swampscott dressings for wounds, Hermes flax cargo aiding Webster mills, and a Sandwich sparrow strike incident.
A letter to the editor discusses U S involvement in WWI tech such as submarines airplanes and machine guns. It asks for pronunciations of Ypres Verdun and Peronne and notes Dublin's ancient name Eblana and London's founding around 48 A D.
Household hints give baking times for various goods from bread and cakes to puddings and pies. Entries list item names such as loaf bread cookies sponge cake custards and baked beans with approximate bake times. The column credits Mrs S A Marrs of Manchester New Hampshire.
Marion graduates with honors after four years of study and a bold proposal from Professor Geoffrey who admits age and social differences yet asks to remain a friend and mentor. Marion rejects wealthy Herbert Quinton, chooses Geoffrey, and sends him a note saying she needs him.
An advertising notice offers Brownie No 2 photos at 2 cents each and No 2A photos at 3 cents each. It invites readers to mail orders to Economy Developing and Printing Co, Box 1557, Boston, Dept. P. The offer includes free development of rolls and prints as a sample.
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston weather records for September. He cites the hottest second on record at 91 degrees in 1878, the hottest in the last decade in 1914, the coldest on this date 49 degrees in 1896, and the coolest in the last decade 50 degrees in 1909. He adds there were rain events on this date in 1907 and 1912.
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