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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1909
Page
8
Daily and Sunday Post rates listed for Boston and Canada with payment terms, advance-only policy, contact details for editors and offices, and notice on discontinuation at expiration.
In the polar craze, Mrs. Fleming Harvard astronomer unveils a record meteor. Pickering calls it possibly the largest noted and one of only three ever photographed. Praise falls on both Fleming and Harvard, while Newcomb remains famed yet not the sole great astronomer.
Opening day in Boston saw far more pupils seeking entrance than predicted, yet no serious crowding occurred. Officials report vacation preparations largely adequate and anticipate seats for primary, grammar, and many higher course students once the year begins.
Informal notice signals Mayor Hibbard’s bid for re election. The inaugural pledge against re election contrasts with his new ambition under the amended charter. Voters face choice as reform plans await referendum and a change in leadership may be urged.
A Boston Society of Fine Arts property tax issue on Copley Square raises questions about evaded taxes and a thimble rigging scheme. Trustees face accusations of conspiracy for concealing several hundred thousand dollars, off limits to taxation, with the public trust at stake.
The Turkish ambassador in Washington invites bids for thirty million dollars of Turkish government bonds. American bankers should compete as this finance could spur Turkish industrial growth under the Young Turk regime. European powers seek Ottoman influence. the United States aims for strict business terms without risking Turkey’s integrity. The State Department may aid.
The New York Custom House reduces rough handling at gates and no longer opens bags. Passengers escape pocket searches and sleuths, while women are no longer mistreated. Col lector Loeb notes complaints and reforms, praising the change and the principle that a man is innocent until proven guilty.
After fifteen years Wakefield schools plan to abolish vertical handwriting. The article notes broad criticism of vertical penmanship in American and European schools. Critics say slant writing speeds readability but the shift toward legibility and shorthand threatens longhand use.
A brief note lauds the Boston Custom House for courtesy as a rule and praises Collector Lyman’s administration by silence, condemning harshness or incivility by customs employees as deserving severe punishment.
The venerable Henry B Blackwell is recalled in Boston for his white hair and patriarchal beard and for vigorous advocacy of reforms in finance taxation and inequality of citizens rights. Half a century ago he won Lucy Stone as his wife and helped establish the Woman's Journal, shaping a movement that is today widespread and advancing.
The second in a series by Newton Newkirk from the national convention in Buffalo. The item notes the authors humorous contribution and that the Post is publishing it with courtesy of the Buffalo News. It mentions everyone is having a fine time and will return Tuesday.
A playful dialect piece by Joe Cone satirically imagines a boy leaving home to fish, imagining freedom and the lure of the stream. The speaker vows to steal away to the brook, dreaming of speckled beauties and a hopeful creel. The poem contrasts imagined joy with the ache of a mother's missing presence.
A fragment quotes a frontier voice arguing that hitching a wagon to a star is safer than riding a flying machine a wry contrast on early transportation dangers. The line suggests cautious humor about new tech.
A man leaves for school after bidding farewell to Kate at the farm. He passes a stile, discards a half finished cigarette, and recalls her cool response as she gazes down in the river breeze. He notes the early autumn mood and unharvested clover as he departs while she remains with her cattle.
A collection of maxims criticizes false names and publicity. It notes some avoid work while others excuse harsh conduct as personal style. It suggests egos shrink to stay out of public glare and hints at hidden competence among those who never gamble.
The poem sketches the speaker loving riverbanks and rustic life where truth prevails, then shifts to a witty exchange with a beloved. A poet vows life, she retorts to lay down his pen, implying that art and honesty suffice for her. The dialogue blends affection with restraint and humor.
A summer tramp at a vine gate asks a housewife for help after claiming a dozen beams fell on him while moonbeams slept in a flower bed. The exchange is humorous as the tramp explains the accidental event in whimsical terms.
A crusty bachelor jokes about when young people consider marriage. A pretty miss replies that June is the time for matrimony, but he argues June is when couples are already married and thinking seriously. The exchange reflects lighthearted social views on marriage and timing.
A glib hotel proprietor tells a likely traveler there are many pretty girls. the young salesman replies he prefers food to romance, insisting he is not a man who would choose love over meals.
A woman comes back from the sea with a sparkle in her eyes and a tan on her cheeks. A pale man in a hot office jokes about not worrying, while she counts souvenir shells and explains she went away to avoid trifles. He is a married man sending weekly checks.
Leipsic stands as Germanys literary hub with a renowned university and annual book fair drawing European buyers. The city also thrives commercially with silks hosiery and leather goods while its 1813 battle near Nuremberg scene changed history as Napoleon retreated after Saxon troops switched sides, freeing Germany from Napoleons yoke.
The Dorchester Centre neighborhood pressures postal officials to install a corner post box at Capen and Maxwell streets due to long winter walks to mail letters. The Observant Citizen notes various local anecdotes from Boston life, including civic plans and community events.
A dated verse celebrates The Man Who Delivers the Goods and contrasts it with tales of labor and luck. Ida Churchill glimpses her past love Jasper with his wife Jess in a country scene, triggering painful memories of love and the realization of her own unimportance and the fickleness of men.
A Chelsea youth named Fred Bartlett asks the Post editor for descriptions of Versailles, the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, and the Palace of Justice in Brussels. He plans to paste the items into a portfolio for his ongoing love of the newspaper’s A Little Trip to Europe series.
A woman named Jess reads a breakup letter from Jasper McDonald who asks to marry Ida Churchill. She replies with a polite, hopeful note about her new role as head stenographer. She remains certain Jasper would be unhappy without her and plans to visit a familiar New Hampshire village during vacation.
The Socialists released their state election slate yesterday with Moritz E. Ruther of Holyoke as Governor, Lawrence Gates of New Bedford as Lieutenant Governor, Henry C. Hess of Boston as Secretary of State, David Craig of Milford as Treasurer, John A. Fredrikson of Quincy as Auditor, and J. P. McNally of Salem as Attorney General.
Between now and September 15 a new full stiff or soft hat at 2 dollars or more earns credit. Any straw hat trade in accepted regardless of purchase time place or price. Trade policy applies to all vendors and hats of any age.
It's Worth 500 To Us presents a fall fashion show featuring hats shoes shirts neckwear and gloves. The event highlights new fall and winter suit and overcoat models and offers a lightweight fancy suit at a low price for customers to consider.
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