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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1912
Page
12
A damaged OCR shows the Boston Post issue from September 1912 with garbled text on subscriptions rates and advertising notices. The fragment mentions price details and a call to subscribe and remit payments, with publisher names and office contact hints.
The Boston Post touts ownership of the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England. Hoe, President R Hoe & Co is highlighted as the deal maker. The boast signals expanded capacity and status for the daily.
A Treasury Depart ment plan would retire U S Grant from circulation by replacing him with a $10,000 bill while listing other presidents and figures on various denominations. The piece questions why Grant is omitted and kept off the higher value note.
Yesterday's primaries produced an indisputable merit case as Sheriff Quinn of Suffolk secured endorsements from both parties. His humane, efficient, and improved management at Charle street jail is praised, with the indorsement deemed equivalent to an election.
Citizens along the line welcome a proposed half million dollar marble station at Pittsfield by the New York Central and New Haven. They contrast it with the miserable Salem bar racks and the old Portsmouth barn, asking how long the delays will continue under Brother Mellen.
James M. Beck argues the new newspaper law, added as a rider to the postal bill, is unconstitutional and passed without notice or hearings. He praises the law’s goal of requiring newspapers to disclose ownership and circulation under oath and to clearly mark advertisements, urging press transparency.
The text argues the law may infringe reserved State rights and clash with the U.S. Constitution. It favors the salutary public aim and hopes state statutes could achieve the same result if a test case shows constitutional conflict.
The Massachusetts Democratic primary shows Governor Foss winning a large renomination margin over Pelletier. The editorial urges Democratic unity to back Foss and Wilson in November, praising Foss for his governorship and calling for Republican disarray and victory at the State House.
The article notes most colleges on both coasts start the new year with prosperity and high morale. Freshman classes are large, equipment and teaching staff expanded, and administrators face the future with courage and devotion. It argues college prosperity lifts national intellectual standards and civic ideals.
Ex-Speaker Joseph Walker won the Republican gubernatorial primary, aided by long service and wide connections. Colonel Benton fought hard unaided by a machine, but Walker’s familiarity with state politicians made the result likely. Walker is a refined statesman who has served well, and he earns the nomination though not guaranteed victory.
Edward E. Strout faces accusations that at least 100 signatures on petitions against the Public Property Commission were forged to spur a public investigation. Herbert C. Bayrd is named as the target, with authorities expecting about a dozen arrests while Strout denies any knowledge of forged signatures. Mayor Connery referred the case to police for action.
The fragment mentions confusion about why the dean was surprised by a brief exchange and a remark calling someone a brainless idiot. It hints at a miscommunication or tension during a short conversation.
A fragment poem notes the ease of laughing at a joke yet questions the difficulty of bluffing when the joke lands on you. The lines contrast outward mirth with inner reaction and embarrassment.
A satirical speech piece riffs on tariff debates and political theater. It mocks campaign rhetoric, praising and attacking Colonel Blank with exaggerated praise and jabs, lampooning mock politicking and suffrage era theatrics.
A writer proposes a time saving nut cake idea. Instead of cracking and shelling nuts the batter uses whole washed nuts added to the cake. The method aims to simplify preparation and speed up baking in a busy kitchen.
A fragment notes Nell-B Brown and Dolly Smith as strangers or acquaintances, reflecting a brief social observation or reminiscence from a past era. The line hints at familiarity or lack thereof between two women, preserving the era’s informal tone.
A column of observant notes recounts travels across states and provinces. It mentions Solomon Talbot’s longevity, historical figures, Harvard faculty on leave, a Siamese flag, and Boston area rail freight activity. Also notes about Dr. Charles D. Ansley’s Northwest trip, deer in Blue Hills, and tomato club efforts in Keene New Hampshire.
The Wellesley campus awakens after June quiet as hundreds of freshmen fill the grounds. College Hall symbolizes the college's growth since 1875 with dorms, chapel, library, gymnasium, and a thriving student body. Tree Day May Day and scholarship shine as alumnae note lasting memories and strong civic ideals.
Paragraphs discuss the gratuity bill bounty payments to Civil War veterans including Charles N. Holmes of Kittery Me. and note fashion trends with ermine, sable and chinchilla trims, long bishop sleeves, beaded tunics, rhinestones on black net, and fur contrasts in coats and gowns.
In Stamford Connecticut piano workers at the Kroeger piano factory walked out for higher wages. About 40 of 100 employees joined the strike. Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes wife of James G Phelps Stokes addressed the strikers urging them to persist in their fight for increased pay.
Washington Sept. 24 Mrs Helen Pierce Gray of St Paul Minn an investigator of Crow Indian affairs charged with concealing public records was arraigned before a United States commissioner and her trial was postponed until tomorrow.
A poem recalls a woman named Schmidt who bewitched the speaker with beauty and wit in Killarney. The narrator longs for love while noting Otto Schmidt beat him to the scene, leaving him to dream. The piece centers on memory, desire, and a thwarted romance.
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