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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1911
Page
8
The Boston Post issue dated September 18 1911 records city news and notices from Boston Massachusetts. It includes reports from local offices at 259 Washington Street and potential headlines on civic affairs and updates typical of a daily independent Democratic paper.
Subscription rates listed for Maly and Sunday Post including one year costs of three dollars and five dollars respectively. Various shorter term options are shown with cents values and Canada per copy notes. The notice instructs payments be made payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY with contact numbers and editor details.
Registration for the coming State primaries closed Saturday evening showing 104630 in Boston. This is nearly 3000 fewer than a year ago, with supplementary registration to continue for a month.
The piece notes it may be uncomfortable yet not disgraceful for a Briton to win the American golf championship. It cites long English and Scottish tradition in sport, praises Englishman Friend Hilton and acknowledges Herreshoff’s strong challenge at Rye, N Y, suggesting next year may yield a different outcome.
Early practice begins as whitewashing goes up on college grids. Scrimmages start this week nationwide, stirring enthusiasm for football’s return and the outdoors season.
The United States Bureau of Navigation backed by higher authority preserves the paired Thatcher lights off Cape Ann, keeping the familiar signals that mariners have long relied on. Sailors and shipping interests protested the proposed change, fearing danger and confusion if the old identity were altered.
A broad remark argues restlessness in society reflects broader trends without proving a march to paretic decline. The quotation suggests the condition may be addressed by effort rather than fatalism.
The editorial urges Senate acceptance of Taft’s suggested modifications to the arbitration treaties. It argues the core aim is peaceful adjustment rather than war and that tweaks could preserve Senate prestige without harming dignity.
Editorial argues that the Syracuse State fairgrounds crash proves the danger of high powered cars racing before crowds. It calls for banning automobile speed racing on public roads or courses, saying such machines lack intelligent rivalry and always threaten lives, unlike horse or team sports.
The North Station section shows how a new gray paint and better lighting can reduce the visual nuisance of elevated street railways. The author argues Boston should avoid more of these structures and, given their permanence, should make them as tolerable as possible with uniform gray coloring along the line.
Dr A Z Conrad preached at Park Street Church urging Boston officials to uphold Sabbath law and moral standards. He warned of social and economic costs of desecration, calling for a higher holy life and a disciplined city in a speech on Heaven's Call to Park Street Church and the City of Boston.
The opening exercises of a women only mission at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in Plain, Ia began with Rev. Arthur Annolly as pastor. Missionaries from the Sarga order led by Fr. Francis Vier Bader and Fr. Joseph Krickser served as leaders. A men’s service will follow at parish close.
The Dore scene recounts Gideon’s 300 men with trumpets lamps and jars ambushing the Midianites. After the signal the jars shattered and lights gleamed revealing a mighty force, causing a panic and rout toward the Jordan. Gideon’s leadership brought peace but sparked questions of central rule and kingship among Israel.
A column features Edward C. McGrath decrying medals for hens. Uncle Bunk notes Parson Peleg Waymeddler’s wealth and Sunday attire. A townsman vows to vote as ancestors did, while a dig at Andrew Jackson’s presidency and a history gag appear.
The Boston Post launches a series of Dore Bible pictures starting August 1 with back numbers available from the Circulation Department. The complete set promises to be both instructive and interesting, offered at regular prices with postage stamps or money orders accepted.
A compact news card notes a curious hatpin item and a single kind word for the Beef Trust. It also records Sara Bernhardt’s final stage appearance and a brief action sketch featuring Doctor Wiley facing removal.
A cryptic family note hints at a mistaken relation and a promised suit delivery, revealing a humorous misunderstanding within a household. The message implies surprise at finding a large figure might actually be a son rather than a brother, with logistics for clothing.
A note received by a clergyman requests he marry Mrs Jemima Arabella Brearly and the sender, with a hired cab, asks punctual arrival for the ceremony at the church this Saturday afternoon.
Brief item notes an event featuring a Western tour stop at a place and a griddle cake show. No additional details provided.
Fragmentary text lists various names and phrases about cigars and boxes. No coherent event or date present. Summary focuses on open references to cigar brands and individuals without a clear actions or outcomes.
Note indicates rising chill in streets and a cooling economy with stalled investments and waning demand. Mentions pandemic effects, reduced consumer spending, and fears of a looming downturn impacting businesses and households.
Johnny attends his first baseball game with his father. The father asks if he understands the game and the son replies he does, then questions why a runner goes 60 yards with no one chasing. The scene captures a learning moment at the ballpark.
Boston column reports on English remarks about shifting film theatres and the term the movies, a curious dog advertising stunt, H. H. Rice's Maine vacation and Salem cottage, tobacco history in Ireland, Redemptorist Fathers from Saratoga, a straw hat warning device, struggles on Marine Park Aquarium, a 15 year old Dorchester girl Elsa Brackett excelling in multiple sports, and Wendell Jones of Dorchester Post Office taking a vacation with his daughter in Stoneham.
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