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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1908
Page
6
The Boston Post issue from September 26 1908 lists rates for daily and Sunday editions with subscription prices and mail rates. Contact details include the Boston office and telephones. Editor and Publisher B A Grozier is named.
Senator Foraker responds to Roosevelt and Taft by accusing them of falsehood and attacking the Standard Oil ties behind the party. The dispute centers on veracity and the GOP's stance toward monopoly, with broader questions about campaign funding and party loyalty.
The article discusses Rosh Hashana as the oldest anniversary, noting the year 5669 in the Hebrew count. It traces the emergence of monotheism from Hebrew theology, the Moses law as a moral foundation, and the enduring Jewish faith and dispersed people shaping world history.
The passage reflects on the end of a era of religious bigotry and uncharitableness and notes that the people celebrating the New Year 5669 show the fruits of extended schooling in racial development across art, statesmanship, industry, trade, finance, and charity.
Roosevelt dominates the presidential campaign scene while Taft struggles to gain attention. Taft’s first speech draws little notice as Roosevelt shifts focus to him and other rivals, undermining Taft’s efforts and reshaping the contest narrative.
The Republican National Committee acted to distance itself from Dupont, head of the powder trust and former head of the speakers bureau and finance committee, after public opinion pressed for ethics. The move marks a cleanup amid distrust of alliances with monopolies and corporate influence.
The Rev J A Worden will attend the Presbyterian Sunday School Institute in Boston speaking at the First Presbyterian Church tomorrow and at Scotch Presbyterian Church in the evening. W N Hartshorn is expected to address the meeting. The 80th birthday of Rev Dr Charles Gordon Ames will be celebrated at 2% Beacon St Oct 3. Louise Jagger sails to join her father in Europe. Rev L Wilbur Chapman invited to Springfield Brockton and to preach in Boston for two weeks. Rev Elmer S Forbes will preach at First Parish Brookline. Bishop Lawrence returns from Europe and visits St Pauls Southbridge. clerical association meeting Oct 6. Rev and Mrs A V B Crumb aboard Konigin Luise sailing from New York to Bremen.
Michael H. Sheridan, a Stoughton veteran and Soldiers' Home inmate, died yesterday in a police ambulance en route to Boston's Relief Hospital from Chelsea. He leaves widow Ellen and five children at 48 Canton Street. Born March 19, 184, he was a woodturner and Civil War navy veteran who served as master-at-arms on ships including the North Carolina and Quaker City.
A humorous column recounts a visit to an eye repair shop in Back Bay. The narrator endures tests with a target card and a blinding spotlight, learns he needs glasses, and questions the eye doctor’s methods and the costly prescription process.
A humorous dialogue from Cambridge humorist lore explains that molasses is singular while its plural is molasses. The grocery clerk notes misuse and quips that molasses essess would be the plural, while joking about the sex of molasses.
A patriotic verse proclaims American resilience and mockingly praises a British symbol, referencing Arlington and an author signature A. L. Fall. The fragment echoes wartime bravado and national pride through vivid imagery and playful boast.
A witty exchange between Count Hickoff and Count Subrosa hinges on a woman standing on her father's coal mine. The dialogue implies social satire about wealth and romance and humorously questions belief in declarations of love within aristocratic circles.
A playful dialogue contrasts a city man and a suburban resident about a stormy weather rumor. Suburban humor centers on delays, loud thunder, and a quirky defense of local weather legends.
The Post continues its series with a week in Maine hunting grounds. Readers are told the woods will be loud and forests lush as photographs of famed hunting sites are published during the vacation season.
West Branch Pond lies in the Moosehead chain near Katahdin Iron Works a famed hunting center. The West Branch canoe trip passes under Mt Katahdin 5200 feet high with a 10 mile summit panorama. The route features Ripogenus gorge ambajemackomus falls and Forserace Rapids offering exciting foam filled water. Next Monday begins a week among the Thousand Islands of the St Lawrence.
The piece recalls a gaily dressed theatre-goer who prefers lobby observation to performance and honors Ike O'Neil Weir a famed local featherweight. It notes Weir's feats as a pugilist jockey swimmer and diving show at the Cambridge Brad ford Boat Club on the Charles River. It briefly mentions local policing and transport figures including Lieutenant Dehan secret service agent Harry Barker and Commerce Inspector Pary with other Boston civic notes.
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