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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1913
Page
10
The Boston Post hub reports daily from September 3 1913 with independent Democratic stance. Office at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass continues publication by Post Publishing Co.
The notice lists subscription prices: The Sunday Post at one year $3.00, six months $1.50, three months 75c, two months 3, one month 30c. Domestic and international rates vary, with Canada per copy and foreign daily/sunday options. Postage adds 1 cent per copy in the Boston district. All payments at sender’s risk, checks payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Notice from EJ Post editors stating all subscriptions must be paid and continued without notice on expiration. Readers without regular delivery should notify the Postal at once. Editor and Publisher B A Grozifr signs the notice and lists main office addresses for subscription requests.
A portion of Atlantic City summer crowds mobbed a woman for wearing a split skirt. They blinded her with sand and attacked her until she fainted, while the behavior of the crowd drew sharper condemnation than the offense of the woman herself.
Editorial argues four deaths in a Nashville Labor Day auto race show the danger of speed contests. It calls for immediate state action to ban automobile races in any form, asserting civilization requires preventing the reckless from harming themselves.
An editorial note on straw hats questions the timing of their recall and predicts continued use as seasonal weather remains uncertain. It suggests the hat will persist for a while despite calendar dates and varying temperatures.
The American Olympic committee secretary James E oll faces criticism over a proposed 500000 dollar British fund for the world athletic contest. Critics warn the plan could pay athletes beyond earnings and note subscription targets are failing, impeding British athletes overall.
The article describes Pegoud performing a head downward stunt to an audience, praising audacity and suggesting aviation gains from the trick. It questions safety and future exhibitions, noting the growing public interest and the potential for a deadly accident as the sport advances.
The statement suggests progress toward solving the stability issue essential for reliable air navigation, signaling a potential step forward in ensuring safer and steadier flight operations.
The write up condemns the New Haven line for a fatal wreck involving the Bar Harbor and White Mountain trains. It assigns blame for failing to back warning torpedoes and questions equipment and management. It urges steel sleeping cars and possible federal steel-car law to curb wrecks. It cites President Elliott’s first day amid public sympathy and calls for accountability.
The piece notes unlikely adoption of tariff bill amendments aimed at stopping short selling of grain and cotton. It predicts such speculation will fade, arguing many traders never own or buy cotton and use it as an invisible pawn in a game of chance.
John D. Rockefeller endorses work on a holiday and urges employees to save rather than spend on amusements. Critics label his stance as a rigid Gradgrind philosophy and question the motive behind his public remarks about holidays and rational living.
Francis Burton Harrison, formerly Representative from New York, was sworn in as Governor-General of the Philippines in Washington. He will meet Secretary Garrison in New York to discuss policy, and plans to sail from San Francisco on September 10 after leaving New York on Thursday.
September morns grow chilly as Willie returns to school amid bitterness and woe. Two stones bruise, a damaged fate. Biff recalls a penny pinching meal ticket and a stranger’s boot trampling the remaining meals on a sidewalk.
A report documents widespread devastation and displaced residents amid violent clashes near the neighboring republic. Witness accounts describe collapsed buildings, blocked roads, and aid shortages affecting civilians. Local authorities coordinate relief and security efforts as international aid debates continue.
The diary describes Joseph Knowles living primitively in the Maine woods for two months. He notes a cold night and compares temperatures to a return to primal life. He recounts stoking a fire, warming a stone, slipping on a root, and amusing events with a wild cat responding to his cries. He mentions ice forming on the lake at daylight and wishes for skates.
A reflective note speaks of modest desires and the ache of wanting more. The speaker addresses a brother urging steadiness and patience, implying that earthly wants yield little gratification and emphasizing restraint and resilience.
Mrs. L. B. Bishop of Chicago argues that a baby's cry reveals its future personality. She claims loud, lusty cries signal a future world leader while whines and snarls indicate a troubled adult, predicting a coming generation of "leaders among men."
A lighthearted note celebrates simple summer fare with sweet corn on the cob and huckleberries as bright spots amid melancholy. The playful tone contrasts gloom with cheerful fruit and corn imagery.
Maiden, Mass reader Jimmy explains the price gap between pants and trousers. He notes that differences range from five to seven dollars, and that a decent pair labeled pants can cost around three dollars, with potential for savings if one waits.
The article describes the great Mexico City cathedral on the old Aztec site, detailing its construction from 1573 to 1811, dimensions of 426 by 197 feet, 204-foot towers, and 14 acre grounds with gold and silver candelabra. It then surveys Mexico’s vast territory, population around 15 million in 1910, racial composition, and historical tensions under Juarez and Diaz, noting unity against a foreign foe as a recurring theme.
The advertisement notes trousers priced from eight to ten dollars, stating trousers and pants are both acceptable terms. It warns against streetwear using a barrel as a substitute for trousers.
A Boston writer recalls the piano accompaniment by a Holstein cow at a Gilmanton Iron Works pavilion and nearby towns feature berry picking Roxbury, Mount Washington trails, retired Boston fireman and town relics. Also noted are civic tales from Troy to Freeport and a shifting skirt fashion.
A 1918 verse by Walt Mason mocks vacationers who boast of leisure while workers at home toiled. The speaker contrasts restful days in mountains and waters with those who stayed behind to labor and earn, ending with a light jab at carefree summer pursuits.
Fashion notes describe wearing small diamond shoe buckles on white canvas and suede shoes. Crepe de chine blouses in robin egg blue rose mauve and lemon yellow are popular. White satin and blends with linen velvet or mette dominate millinery. A pale silk tulle veil with tiny pin dots is trending. Paris models favor de collete necklines with chemisettes under kimono jackets. New shoes feature high Louis heels with broad soles and ankle lacing.
A lyric lament personifies Autumn as a trespasser threatening summer’s realm. The speaker warns of leaves changing color and falling under Autumn’s influence, while promising a future wind stronger than Autumn to reclaim the realm.
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