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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1911
Page
6
Historical Boston newspaper page notes the Independent Democratic Paper of New England edition dated September 16 1911 with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts and publication details.
The Post lists subscription options: daily one year 6193.00. six months 1.50. three months 75c. one month 25c. Sunday Post one year 3.00. six months 1.50. three months 75c. two months 60c. one month 30c. Canada air mail per copy. Paid in advance. notices of discontinuation. Editor R A Grozier.
The piece applauds the President for defeating a conspiracy against Dr. Wiley and argues government should have equal leverage with manufacturers to curb fraud. It criticizes Taft for delaying radical action to reform the Agricultural Department and assigns responsibility to the President for mismanagement. It ends with a suggestion that Tama Jim and Solicitor McCabe may heed the warning.
The Congress of Farm Women will convene in Colorado Springs beginning Oct 17 to discuss rural home life topics. Topics include equipment beauty and food values for rural homes, family health and hygiene, labor saving devices, conservation of time and strength, infant care, rural schools and churches, and recreation with demonstrations on house fly menace.
An “nipping and eager” air sent temperatures falling, harming tobacco crops across New England, with Connecticut hardest hit. Cranberries in the Cape district faced drought damage, but flooding mitigated losses. Cabbages and tomatoes also suffered, with early season prospects affected but not doomed, as later returns will reveal the full extent.
Port of Boston Docks and Warehouse Co proposes a major South Boston terminal dubbed Hudson Terminal to leverage tidal flats and reclaimed land for docks wharves warehouses and factory settlements with rail and water access. Promoters invite official scrutiny and aim to place Boston among leading port promoters while pursuing prudent development and public interest.
The report highlights Vera Perin Lane returning to Lexington from Tacoma, a fire scene misidentification involving Francis M. Carroll, De Crow, and a photographer, fruit trees yielding sugar pears, a barber ad near the city, hopes for Boston Common’s renewal, Maurice Murphy’s illness recovery, subway social mixing at entrances, Everett L. Getchell teaching civil service classes, and Agnes Doherty’s birthday surprise from 100 friends.
The article argues that while a protective public machinery is needed to guard interest, the venture spirit in terminal construction is essential for progress and signals a forthcoming culmination in results.
President Taft begins a 13 000 mile swing through 24 states with 95 addresses and numerous speeches breakfasts and interviews. The tour will test his stance on party insurgency and define his political policy across frequent public stops including Syracuse today.
Herr Bebel, leader of the Socialists in the Reichstag, argues at the Social Democratic Congress that German imperial domination in Morocco would bring no commercial gain and would ruin the economy and distress Europe, making war over Morocco irrational.
A collection of light humor and quips attributed to Edward C. McGrath. The snippets include a boast about a millionaire, amateur observations on washing windows, a jab about Lillian Russell, a bank ballot line, a misidentification of Caruso, a book promotion line, and a frost bit geranium aside.
A witty collection contrasts cautious signs with enticing phrases and free offers. It comically notes the gulf between caution and invitation in signage and ad copy while musing on advertising wit and island fantasies.
Today recalls a historic baseball detail nine years ago when the first base bleachers sold for 25 cents per seat.
A collection of colorful quips and lines from a historical page showcases playful wordplay and political sentiment. Phrases reference Jade, sugar, voting, framing, and economic themes with a humorous regional tone. Denotes local voice and period flavor.
Bolivar Jones reports a quirky base ball item with a spirited sprint and a clean finish by the HdL. The piece mentions Bil Sweeny, Jak Son, and Yale as well as a cautious note on vacations and players returning home.
The narrator bursts into a comic labor of cleaning a furnace in May, planning to remove ash and clinkers, sweep doors and vents, and seal cast iron parts. They recall past delays, wrestle with dust and soot, and celebrate finishing the job to face the winter.
A Boston Post overview highlights Deborah's leadership in Israelite victory beside Barak, her song of triumph, and the historical value of her story. It compares Deborah to Joan of Arc, notes tribes supporting or opposing the war, and describes the ensuing peace after forty years.
Betty schemes to pose as sister Margaret at Mrs Brown's ball to please her mother and evade drudgery, while Margaret discovers Paul West suspects her of deception. Betty bursts in on the scene and reveals the ruse, leading to awkward confessions and laughter.
Washington dispatch reports the army revolver being phased out by August in favor of a 10 shot automatic pistol. An order from militia headquarters requires exchanges of all 38 calibre army revolvers for 45 calibre automatics in August at no cost to the states. The heavier automatic ball is believed to have twice the power and range of the 38 revolver.
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