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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1909
Page
8
The Boston Post announces flexible delivery during vacations with the Daily Post and Sunday Post mailed nationwide. Subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions are listed, including Canada postage terms. The note urges advance payment and prepaid arrangements, with editor F. A. Grozier and business offices cited.
The Boston public and city officials are urged to honor Robert E Peary for his pole quest. The piece notes the explorer's dedication over raw first or second conquest and hopes Peary stops in New England on the tour to New York to receive public recognition.
The table shows cotton drawn from 1906-07 to 1908-09 with the United States producing about three quarters of the world crop. Despite early attempts to challenge U.S. dominance, efforts to wrest control of the market have failed and American cotton remains king.
A discussion on who first reached the North Pole and who first used anesthesia in surgery. The piece notes Wells, Morton, and Jackson as rival claimants, with Holmes proposing a statue titled “To Either.” It suggests scientific verdicts may hinge on disputed facts. Both polar claimants are Americans.
The Archbishop of Canterbury received a report on dwindling Anglican priest candidates. Deacons in two provinces fell from 814 in 1886 to 587 in 1907, a gap that would have produced more ordinations. The piece cites theological unrest and sociological work drawing talent away from church service.
City raids in Portland Maine cost $6000 worth of liquors at three spots. A spotter testifies that liquor is sold by the case jug bottle and glass, delivered by telephonic order or wagon, from house to house. The piece argues state wide prohibition as a farce and favors local option and municipal choice in enforcement.
The Post presents the preliminary statements of Dr. Cook and Commander Peary on the North Pole discovery and urges fair play in judging priority. The final test of priority remains, to be decided by scientists and geographers, weighing careful science against popular appeal.
A despatch criticizes Texas for failing to establish a state leper hospital despite a 40000 dollar appropriation. No locality will host it and the governor cannot recruit a medical superintendent. The piece calls for humane treatment and a national sanatorium with a cabinet health portfolio.
The New York Central vice-president A H Smith proposes a plan to shift transatlantic travel to Boston. He argues Boston offers shorter sea distance from Europe, better docks, and easier West-to-Europe connections. A first class steamer service from Boston could draw Chicago to London travelers and boost overall through trips.
The Boston Post praises its exclusive North Pole coverage and its cooperation with the New York Herald and New York Times. It highlights Dr. Cook’s arrival story and Commander Peary reports from Labrador as epoch making. The paper frames these scoops as prestige building and first with big news.
In the Republic this week ex mayor Fitzgerald says he will not intervene in local contests and criticizes those who pressed him. Republican League of Ward 10 plans Mayor Hibbard attendance at Squantum today if weather allows. District Attorney Hill to open his re election campaign. Taft Ticklers to visit Milton C Paige farm in Manchester New Hampshire today. Committee of 100 issues leaflets backing Charter Plan 2 titled The People of the Boss. Alderman Giblin disputes claims that James E Maguire heads Ward 1 ticket. he leads the ward slate while Maguire leads the state convention slate.
Dorothy Benner of 10 Newhall Street Dorchester writes to the Post thanking the editors after she and her sister were selected as winners in the Look-Alike Twin contest. They have deposited their prize money in the bank and express sincere gratitude.
The fun ny bunch spent the day at the Hamburg county fair. The writer met Elbert Hubbard who jokes about his bald head and clever brain, noting more hair in thought than on the crown.
Column note from Detroit Free Press features poet Edgar A. Guest sharing light observations and polished verse on daily life and social manners. A snapshot of early 20th century American wit and commonplace topics offered in a friendly, reflective tone.
A city man boasts of wealth and style while debts to his wife overshadow his baggy trousers and spending. A farmer lives content with a paid farm, owns a car, smokes a cigar, and writes big checks, all without owing anyone. The piece weighs who enjoys life more, inviting reader judgment.
A brief quip shows a man marrying his cook as a lighthearted take on domestic norms. The line implies shared tasks and mutual acceptance within a marriage, reflecting social attitudes of common life.
A reflection on one day’s labor by John D. Wells shows that the other person’s job carries similar burdens, exposing a shared struggle rather than an easier path for anyone. The piece contrasts daily toil with moral insight into workplace equality and effort.
A New Yorker insists stenographers should be called dactylographs amid a joke exchange about regional speech. A Boston man counters that label as unlikely.
A poem asserts that failure is not shameful when fought nobly. It emphasizes courage, perseverance, and maintaining honor beyond winning prizes. True success lies in steadfast character and the days conquered, judged by enduring integrity.
A family recalls a summer vacation spent in a cottage shared with another family. Tensions rose during the stay and the parties often were not on speaking terms.
The remark splits married men into two groups: the wealthy who have coal for winter and the timer who struggles with expenses. The line highlights class tension and domestic concerns in a humorous social observation.
A reader reports Mamie caught a dreadful cold after dressing in a hurry and forgetting three of her false puffs. The anecdote suggests hurried attire led to her illness.
A peculiar box of sardines was opened using a key found nearby. Inside investigators discovered a small cache of items tied to a local mystery, prompting further examination by authorities.
A reader proposes expanding church activity beyond prayer at Sunday games by taking up a silver collection and adding non baseball announcements such as strawberry festivals and mothers' club meetings while the double header is scheduled for the next day.
Alfred R. Shrigley has returned to the city in improved health following a month in Canaan New Hampshire where he recovered from an appendicitis operation. E T Wilcox of Newton fished in Boston Harbor last Sunday and caught an 18 pound cod with a surprising find inside its stomach a tied handkerchief containing two Lincoln pennies.
Luxemburg, capital of the grand duchy, spans 1000 square miles with about 22 000 residents. The city sits on the Alsette 42 miles north of Metz, divided into the upper fortress town and lower town linked by steps. Notre Dame Cathedral, the ducal residence with art treasures, and growing cotton mills highlight the blend of German and French influences shaping its future.
A crowded Washington Street incident ends with a feather in a man's eye and a hatpin gash after two women react to his anger. Col William Powers returns from Adirondacks with angling stories. Constable John Foster substitutes in Cambridge court.
The passage notes an unusual side view of the thumb nail not possible on a typical hand. It suggests a monkey hand could show the nail differently while the normal thumb faces the eye yet cannot be seen fully in this way.
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