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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1915
Page
14
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign copies with daily Sunday options. It announces vacation mail service and address change flexibility, plus contact details and payment instructions.
The new school year begins tomorrow in Boston with a likely record attendance in elementary and grammar schools. More students are expected to enroll in high schools and continuation programs as the system expands to include industrial and trade instruction, reflecting strong support and valuable results.
Massachusetts figure Samuel J. Elder, a famed lawyer and Republican with international commission ties, commended Woodrow Wilson at a New Bedford club meeting. He urged standing by the President, by America, and by the nation’s honor, contrasting with harsher Republican voices. Elder’s stance, once questioned, has been vindicated by events.
A commentary questions the value and impact of the McCall campaign song and rival tunes. It hints at timing with Sammy crossing the bar and betting odds quoted over par. The piece appeals for rival songsters to craft equally sharp or superior verses.
The Automobile Legal Association urges its attorneys not to defend any person charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence. The stance suggests members lose access to legal aid for such offenses, noting a remarkable eight year record with no member receiving those services.
A political organization faces charges of intoxication linked to motor car offenses. The decision not to defend any offenses signals a strong stand against liquor use by drivers, framed as a public good.
The piece urges firm U.S. demands on England over blockades and ship seizures while noting progress with Germany on freedom of the seas. It warns that Britain must restore the pound’s value and secure funds via a large loan, else U.S. investors may punish British bonds and disrupt war-related trade.
The Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United States denies any unresolved points in his despatches to Vienna via American correspondent James F. J. Archibald who is being held at Falmouth. The letter suggesting pressuring US munitions plants by Austrians working there draws strong criticism and could threaten Dumba’s position.
The city pushes a long delayed high pressure pumping station at Dorchester avenue and Summer street bridge Fort Point Channel. Federal input from War Department pending as engineers show willingness to consider site. City demands the station to activate miles of laid mainlines and fulfill a long awaited project.
Forty five members of the Appalachian Mountain Club will return to Boston this afternoon after a five day trip to Jackson. The trek included a walk over the Presidential Range via the club huts and marked the first summer excursion there since 1910.
Authentic verse recounts a night-long battle with a swarm of mosquitos. The narrator describes fear and stealth, then wakes ready to fight back. Moral: strength lies in standing firm and resisting retreat. Waverley Massachusetts, 8 C. Lamkin.
A fragment notes a caller apologizing for missing the resident and saying they would have left their cards if they had any. The line reflects a brief, everyday social exchange without broader context or details.
A humorous exchange in All Sorts features Matt asking where to find a wife and Newt replying that All Sorts is not a matrimonial bureau. Newt jokes about his own youth and insists on practical, hardworking partners rather than finders of wives.
The longtime resident recalls the hottest Sept 7 in 1851 with a 102 degree official reading in Boston. He notes the date typically stays in the 70s and cites the coldest Sept 7 at 48 above in 1888. He adds rain is rare, with only 10 recorded downpours in 48 years and once in 12 years on this date.
Paris burned with lights after Napoleon and Josephine wed, a jubilant scene seen as hope for a new dynasty. The emperor kept private visits to Josephine and sent letters of enduring affection while balancing a past with Marie Louise and the Polish mistress Walewska in memory and intrigue.
The column catalogs neighborhood complaints about postal trucks waking Cambridge at dawn and reports on a Maine fruit auction shift with New York centrality. It also records late hours for Franklin Field tennis players, spry New England centenarians, whaling lore, Odd Fellows history, and other assorted regional notes and anecdotes.
In 1915 Maine Daughters of the American Revolution note publicity gimmick where a hand addressed letter bearing a pocketbook claim arrives by mail. The stunt begins with a business college style note stating ownership of the pocketbook.
The verse praises a relentless utopian schemer who turns failures into fortune by finding wealth in mines and earned luck. It contrasts cheerful optimism with critics who denounce success, concluding that hard luck stories deserve respect while praise for luck is warranted.
Dear Miss Champagne offers blunt dating advice to a 29 year old woman kept in a four year lover's company who has never heard of marriage. The letter urges a clear discussion of intent and warns that withholding marriage signals possible deceit and wasted time. It advises confronting the partner, demanding a definite understanding, and adjusting behavior if marriage cannot occur.
Edward J. Hickey, aged 6 years, noted Boston wallpaper merchant, died after a long illness at Malden Hospital. He had run a wallpaper business on Friend Street for many years until his death.
Extremes in skirts and fabrics define the season with full plain skirts. Silks and satins abound while velvet coats paired with cloth or rep serge skirts appear. Short puffed and long full sleeves top fall toi lettes as beaver fur looms.
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