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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post dated September 9 1911 from Boston Massachusetts presents a daily issue of the Independent Democratic Paper. It lists office address at 259 Washington Street and issue details for volume 208 number 8S.
The notice lists subscription rates for Maigy and Sunday Post, with annual and shorter terms. It gives prices for Canada and domestic mail, payment methods, and notes on discontinuation and delivery. Contact details include the Maln ay office and editors EB A Grozier.
The piece argues Henry Cox backed by J. Hunt faces Taft as a reform challenge to the Cox machine. It recalls Cox's prosecution attempt against a major political figure and notes Cincinnati's rare stirrings of independence. It urges Taft to again urge voters to defeat the Cox ticket.
The article notes John Jacob Astor sought a legally qualified and willing minister to wed him to a second wife despite a court prohibition. It condemns legal contempt and highlights public opinion as society’s safeguard against lax divorce norms.
The piece argues against a race issue in Boston politics noting white precinct officers oppose Hodsden’s inspector appointment and suggesting resignation as a solution. It claims no racial conflict exists and praises equality across races in citizenship and business, calling Ward 11 episode a curious political anomaly.
A Maine campaign nears a pivotal vote on restoring local option powers to regulate liquor traffic. The 1884 constitutional ban on all liquor sales frames the debate, as supporters push state residents to empower municipalities to decide, following precedents in New England states like New Hampshire and Vermont.
The proposal has been pursued with strong support and anticipation grows for the final outcome. Public sentiment supports the change and observers await formal results with interest.
The piece argues Kipling’s warning to Canada against USA friendship is an extravagant campaign document lacking impact. It notes his near American ties and questions why his harsh stance failed to move Canadians or reflect practical Anglo North American relations.
The piece humorously notes Peleg Entwistle letting his whiskers grow until barbers offer trading stamps and jokes about preferring cold weather to flies. It mentions Jasper Kinputter's relief after paying off a farm merging debt and his ensuing misery from having nothing to worry about.
A new law requiring audited books for corporations and strict penalties for bribery has been trialed in New Zealand. After a few months, consular reports note noticeable improvement as graft in large business dealings drops.
A playful roundup of quirky items includes a hair lock of John D. Rockefeller, an old replica of a 14 cent sirloin, a weather prediction deemed sound yet wind damaged, a record of the Heps winning five straight, a history of the U S Japan war, and a lithograph showing Mayor Fitz Gerald asleep.
The Chesterfield Court House trial ends with a verdict praised by the public. The case contrasts passion driven murder with Beattie’s premeditated crime, noting his privileged background and sharp mind, then condemning the act and urging suppression of the woman involved.
A humorous late 19th or early 20th century style sports and culture column discusses a famous misreading of a poker parable about a legendary batsman and a rival troupe. It includes slang, mock analysis, and a quip about an Indian boarding house keeper in Los Angeles who allegedly invented the atewed prune 164 years ago.
A fragmented newspaper page features satirical lines about medicines social gossip and slang. Quips reference purple pills whist prizes rummage sales airships and a controversial remark about smuggling Chinese immigrants. The tone is humorous and tongue in cheek.
A New York Sun reader signs as SENEX and recalls a life of youthful excesses and flirtations. At fifty he confronts aging and vows to begin a middle aged, steadier path, bidding farewell to youth and its follies.
A noble observer derides modern college football as crude and vulgar under the guise of entertainment. He mocks players rough contact and grime, contrasting pale chess with the spectacle, and laments the democratic, chaotic chaos of the field.
A Springfield charter grants the Daniel Webster Birthplace Association to preserve Daniel Webster's Salisbury New Hampshire birthplace. Incorporators include Arthur C. Jackson C B Bryan and George T. Gloyr of Chicago.
In a letter to Mayor Fitz gerald, A Shuman chairman of the Board of City Hospital Trustees urged the city to provide additional accommodations for the contagious diseases department. Trustees say capacity is frequently taxed and patients are sent to other hospitals at the city’s expense.
A narrative recalls the seventh day siege of Jericho led by Joshua with priests and trumpets, the city walls collapsing and the Israelite army entering. It notes the curse on rebuilt Jericho, compares Canaan to fractured postwar America, and outlines the broader regional resistance and division among Philistines Phoenicians and other tribes.
The Boston Post starts publishing its Dore Bible pictures with back numbers available from the Circulation Department. The complete set promises to be both instructive and interesting, offered at regular prices with stamps or postal money order accepted for remittances.
An army aviator maneuvered low over the Neponset bridge shouting for directions to the Blue Hills and then climbed toward the hills, amusing onlookers after skimming trolley wires. Other notes cover retired District Chief Garrity’s health, fire and police observations, and social events in New York.
A humorous verse recounts a shopper’s bad run with talkative clerks in a hardware store and a druggist. The narrator longs for calm service and praises the quiet clerk who focuses on the work. The piece reflects early 20th century light verse style by Walt Mason.
The Boston Theatre hosts a Monday evening event with Mr. Edmonds noted for attending every playhouse birthday and the inaugural. Meanwhile suburban towns mark the new school year with mixed punctuality as pupils return. In Roxbury between Parker and Terrace streets a small boy terrorizes the neighborhood nightly, while a shopkeeper fears nightly window damage. Fence gates, pets, and orchards suffer persistent mischief as police watch.
A curious wife asks what the letters on her husband's Masonic seal stand for and he responds with a humorous line about them preventing sitting down. The excerpt captures a witty exchange from Tit-Bits.
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