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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1909
Page
8
Daily record from Post Publishing Co dated September 10 1909 issue number 62 volume 196 notes office address at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts with standard masthead information for readers and advertisers.
The Boston Post pricing lists DAWA and Sunday Post options. One year costs $2.50 for the Sunday Post, six months $1.25, three months $0.65, and one month $0.25. Canadian copies 9 cents each. Mail orders payable to Post Publishing Company.
The Daily Post offers mail delivery to any U S address and possessions for 21c per month and the Sunday Post for 2 65c per month. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Editor and Publisher BR A Grozier.
The National Red Cross will teach first aid to thousands of industrial workers, covering treatment of victims and catastrophe prevention. The program starts with Pennsylvania steel firms and will expand to major industrial centers, marking a preventive medicine phase for the Red Cross.
The Watch and Ward Society supports police action to suppress cocaine and morphine trafficking. It condemns street corner sales to youths and calls for exemplary penalties if arrests justify it. It asserts lawful medical dispensing is necessary, while illicit sale is an abomination. It argues that enticing a mind destroying habit is a grave crime.
The piece notes a 1909 surge of Johnson centennial celebrations amid fatigue over bi centenary mania. It calls him a potent, brusque critic whose disdain for sham lingers in English letters. It wonders about unpublished letters to Burney and Goldsmith and seeks worthwhile anecdotes.
A recent Maine law allows non-residents to obtain a marriage license on demand and wed the same day, prompting questions about why Maine residents do not enjoy the same speed. The measure parallels moves in New Jersey and Rhode Island, drawing criticism that Maine shifts toward hasty unions with later abundant divorce.
District Attorney Adams of New Orleans vows strict enforcement of a new law that makes living together of whites and blacks a crime punishable with hard labor. He aims to break up a practice rooted before the Civil War, supported by women’s clubs and certain city factions.
The August earnings of 25 railroads entering Chicago rose above August 1907 levels, the highest on record, signaling widespread improvement. Returns from about a hundred large cities show increased building activity nationwide, marking a broad upturn in prosperity.
In the heightened tone of the era a sense of national vitality remains despite religious dissent and tariff tensions. As elections approach prominent figures including Can non and Aldrich are cited as claiming credit for broad well being they did not stop or shape.
Edward H Harriman, a towering figure in American transportation, reshaped railroad development through expansive plans of consolidation and control. His vision extended beyond present facilities, but his life ended before his future could unfold, leaving a legacy of both admiration and criticism.
The article argues Peary could not be blamed for not recovering Cook s brass cylinder at the pole. It notes ice drift and ocean depths would erase memorials between deposits and Peary s arrival, and states Peary s success cannot be disproven by loss of Cook s record.
Leonard H Robbins presents a playful Newark News column on a child’s view of a home made auto ride. The narration describes a toy-like racing game with a parent steering by a string, the family antics, and the humor of everyday domestic speed and laughter.
Mon and Quiller discuss how new words or ideas pop up repeatedly, from a distant African mine to a magazine letter from Umpumpum and even a brand label Jackman's Fast-black Hose. The exchange highlights how novelty echoes through daily life.
Former Massachusetts House Speaker Cole urges the Republican convention to push for ratification of a constitutional amendment authorizing an income tax. He argues the tax is desired nationwide, except by holders of unearned fortunes, and predicts bipartisan support in Massachusetts. Cole plans to present a resolution to the incoming Legislature and lobby the resolutions committee.
Bernard Shaw does not believe in America brimstone lakes charity chimney-pots clipping bureaus cut flowers dynamite popular education salvationism spanking suffrage work as we go to press.
A humorous exchange from Mashers Corner advice column features Gussie advising a beaten man to leave town to escape a legal fight, Willie warning against red cravats and suggesting pale green with pink, and Beau joking about masher fashion and even suggesting illegal poisoning of feet with sulfuric acid as a joke on reducing size.
A kindergarten teacher asks the class how an automobile moves. One pupil explains with a trolley analogy, others offer brief answers, until a bright boy answers that you turn the crank, wait a while, and then it goes.
A retrospective on Nuremberg Bavaria as a cradle of toys and a fortress of medieval architecture. The piece notes its location on the Pegnitz River, Royal Palace by Barbarossa, and churches from the 12th to 14th centuries, plus its rise and decline after East–West trade shifts and the Thirty Years War. It mentions a current population around 170,000 and a future view shown in Luxembourg.
Sherman J. L Whipple and Amos Whipple celebrated as ideal brothers in business with mutual aid shaping Sherman’s legal career in Manchester and positions in Boston. Amos surprised Yale Club guests by resembling the President during a visit to Whipple’s home. Also note new Boston B Maine cup dispenser travel cost. a park squirrel battle with crows. Beverly Farms campers fishing on Long Lake. 1857 Arctic voyage advertisement. Walter Potter traps a bicycle thief. Water town Patrolman Vernon S Brown’s shooting. Dr James T Gallagher’s Hillsdale to compose verse. US Marshal Guy Murchie’s Europe vacation return details.
The Lowell Telegram notes the Boston Post’s exclusive New England publication of Dr Frederick A Cook’s complete graphic story of his pole journey. It hails the scoop as the greatest achievement in journalism and a result of Post enterprise and foresight under its management.
A bustling city scene shows a small boy running and shouting “One two three for me” while a man chases a trolley, knocking people as the crowd presses forward. The urban rush reflects a society striving to be first and noticed.
A Columbus Indiana minister teaches a Sunday school Bible yell derived from scripture referencing II Timothy II 15 III 15 and I Thessalonians 5 22. He adds a playful note recalling the fiery ascent of Elijah and jokes about a chariot chant to aid memory of biblical figures.
The flats beyond mean low water mark adjacent to East Boston or Noddle Island were held to belong to the Commonwealth. The Supreme Judicial Court had earlier issued a similar decision but recalled it after the East Boston Company argued some portions of their claim were overlooked.
An unsophisticated traveler seeks a long haired knight of the pen and palette in Old Bohemia. A guide notes the draw of meeting a genuine bohemian, while the stranger quips about value. The banter turns on the lanternish image of art and lending.
Reggy Sapp discusses a delicate moment with a proud flirt. He recalls receiving a copy of the "First Aid to the Injured" as a polite response.
Report of a terse exchange about a count and tipping with a quip about a heiress and her fingers as a remark. The dialogue hints at social pressures and wealth without providing a clear event or location.
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