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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post announces its daily and Sunday editions with pricing for various terms and Canadian copies. It lists office contacts at 259 Washington Street and 1883 1384 Main, payment in advance, and suspension of service upon expiration without notice. Editor publisher is E A Grozier.
Courts confirm bathers may cross the boulevard at Revere Beach to reach the public baths despite Park Commission prohibitions. The ruling affirms access for properly attired swimmers, noting the water grows cold but the decision settles that the boulevard is not a barrier to beach access.
The mayor's order forbids city workers from polling place duties on primary or election days, with dismissal as penalty. The piece argues this prohibits political participation during personal time and dinner hours, noting nonemployees are not excluded and urging separation of personal political rights from official duties.
Judge Alton B Parker as Rochester convention chairman unfolds the 1904 scandal linking Taft as vice presidential candidate to Harriman funded money raises. Parker claims Harriman contributed 265000 dollars after meeting in Washington with a plan to influence rail policy for votes.
The excerpt urges voters in New York to elect Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler as governor, framing the choice as a path to action on state politics. It emphasizes the potential influence of Chanler’s election on political reform and governance.
Retired advocate Richard Olney argues Bryan's election would restore sane methods and stable business, while Taft would prolong Roosevelt era policies and court clashes. He warns that Roosevelt policies have unsettled markets and threatens free elections with a GOP imitator in the White House.
The Taft managers shift from a cautious stance to a high tempo effort. Senator Dixon signals the candidate will be presented directly to voters as "Bill." Taft booked for 10 days of travel and nonstop stumping while Democrats, led by Bryan, press ahead, aiming to keep the lead.
Agnes Jordan Sears a 29 year old Lynn nurse with 388 Neptune Street traveled to Boston after a sister in law fell ill. She sent a note to her husband Reserve Officer Eben Sears of the Lynn police confirming the departure and return when possible. She denied any mental trouble and noted only a two year minor grip illness.
A light column riffs on the Boston ice men annual Nahant frolic and the joke headline Women Cut Ice. It muses on women's historic role in cutting ice across commerce finance literature art and society noting how the proverbial iceman may fade as icewomen rise and wield the hook.
A humorous column denounces the persiflage method, arguing writers fill space with meaningless words. It mocks fluent prose about nothing, noting days when ideas fail and authors rely on rambling phrasing to fill pages and pay envelopes.
A exhortation to travelers and readers to look beyond routine. It promises fresh experiences, urging open eyes and minds to discover new sights and actions just down the street in Chicago. The piece frames life as a vast field of unseen possibilities awaiting exploration.
The tenth week of The Post's little Journeys to Interesting Places visits the Berkshire Hills Massachusetts. The region offers scenic beauty with quaint villages and summer resorts set among rolling hills and valleys.
Cheshire is a quaint Massachusetts town near the New York line with a harbor river, golf grounds, polo fields, and elegant summer homes. Nearby Lenox Stockbridge and Pittsfield attract visitors as Cheshire lies 161 miles from Boston and 10 miles from Pittsfield in the Hoosac valley.
A moving picture lecturer uses a parable about a heroine atop a collapsing pinnacle to illustrate dignity. The audience laughs as the lecturer pivots to say the heroine is now standing on her dignity. The scene contrasts wit and honesty in comic dialogue involving Stella Alice and Mabel.
A reflective fragment contrasts marital harmony with absence of phrases and education. It suggests a burglar values lacking things and notes a mother’s constant expectation that her son could become the President of the United States.
A physician extols Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as aiding digestion, strengthening nerves, and providing refreshing sleep. In use for 61 years, it claims unmatched longevity and urges readers to obtain the genuine product.
A widow speaks of deception and difficulty in maintaining a ruse as a man presses for truth, while a cautious companion probes for the next move in a tense exchange. The fragment hints at intrigue and the costs of hidden motives within a small circle.
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