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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1911
Page
10
The fragment from a Boston daily newspaper dated September 26 1911 notes the paper’s title and publisher at 259 Washington Street. No further readable content appears to summarize events or names.
Subscription rates and payment instructions for the Boston Post are listed. Rates include one year three dollars and six months ten dollars with various shorter terms. Mail payments should be made to Poor Publishing Company and prepaid.
Reports describe disturbances at Jewish religious rites in Malden and other areas caused by gangs of hoodlums. The editorial condemns the attacks, calls for no excuse, and demands prompt arrest and punishment of those responsible.
In a tribute to General Samuel C Lawrence the piece notes his lasting impact as MA’s first mayor of his city and a Civil War veteran. It praises his private life of philanthropy and his role in saving the Eastern Railroad, signaling his enduring public esteem.
The piece argues that Canada’s reciprocity defeat spurred wheat and corn price spikes and flour costs. It notes rising sugar prices due to tariff and lack of domestic sugar beet or cane production, urging readers to pressure Congress to remove sugar tariffs and expose tariff-fed trusts.
President Taft highlights sagacity in addressing Congress and suffrage. He argues women influence elections through their husbands and their role in shaping views on political questions. He emphasizes the powerful social impact of women on families and communities.
The quotation laments a person failing to seize a major opportunity for prosperity and advancement, asking who is not getting out of life all that he should and who is neglecting one of his greatest chances.
The editorial urges voters to visit their polling place before 4 PM to mark choices in today’s election. It praises the Australian ballot and direct public control over elections, warns against manipulation of nominating conventions, and frames today’s primaries as a test of the system and the people's will.
A discussion on women in foundries and heavy industry notes public sentiment opposes women in onerous labor while recognizing some work in mills and factories. It argues against cheaper female labor expanding into manufacturing and calls for legal or policy remedies to discourage or prohibit such employment.
The late ex Mayor George A. Hibbard's medallion, intended for the Mayor's office alongside other ex mayoral relics, has been completed to the Art Commission's satisfaction. After initial rejection over cherry framing, it was recrafted in darker wood and approved by the commission.
The Massachusetts Legislature approved a nine million dollar bonds issue to improve Boston harbor shipping facilities. The piece contrasts state progressiveness with Illinois, noting shared benefits for New England and Chicago estimates, while presenting a satirical East Boston letter about a post office pen and a mock court verdict.
The Post Office Department designated New Britain Connecticut Bangor Maine and Pittsfield Massachusetts as postal savings depositories effective October 28.
The piece notes a call for help from cranberry crops while citing Sir William Ramsay predicting mankind's end through starvation with no mention of thirst.
A fragmented humor piece notes multiple rare editions and slogans linked to Carl Morris as conductor. It mentions unusual quips about fare, ash removal, pie, a priceless library edition, and a joke about market abundance along with references to Boston editions and a sausage factory reveal.
The Atchison Globe notes a surge of mosquitoes carried here by the wind from Arkansas. Elmer Lee, a statistician, says a mosquito can fly 15 miles with the wind, and a female may lay 400 eggs at once, potentially creating billions of mosquitoes in a month.
The feature draws attention as a performance showdown described with vivid color. Audiences pay fifty cents for entry in this compact theater scene highlighting appearance and drama.
A witty meditation on how lineage clusters in a single family dog and how quiet observation contrasts with noisy lessons. The piece muses on visibility, expense, and experience, linking everyday phrases to deeper social behavior and self awareness.
An eyewitness recounts a young man on the Yarmouth line deck passing cards to passengers claiming he is a deaf mute due to diphtheria and soliciting alms, then seen later fluent and counting receipts. Also notes attendees at Tremont Temple for Coronation pictures and birthday wishes to Dr. Augustus P. Clark, Cambridge, a Civil War surgeon and brevet colonel.
The Boston Post presents Dore Bible pictures depicting the Levite and his wife’s tragedy at Gibeah, the mob violence of Benjamin, the 12 pieces sent to tribes, and the ensuing mass mobilization at Mizpeh. The feature notes back-number availability and portfolio plans.
Report describes a back driver passing voting Circulars at the Allen Line pier Charlestown as crowds endure heat awaiting arrivals from abroad. The piece also notes post office site work Main Street and Arcade bridge progress, while Father Bader and Father Krickser draw overflow crowds at Jamaica Plain Mission. A Boston officer on vacation in the city shares old police tales, and Irish players and Lennox Robinson mingle on the Common. A Nantasket Improvement Association secretary welcomes a son born at Bayside Hull.
B H Gallagher former Hotel Torraine employee bought a six shooter and spurs for a Mexico trip. He will first go to Alvarado then ride by easy stages to the interior and spend most time in the saddle. Mrs Gallagher stays with her parents in Montreal while he is away. The report references local South Boston firemen and a waving red flag at a bull in a separate note.
Poet Walt Mason cautions against cheap cosmetics and circus stunts. He urges young women to value beauty of mind and spirit over powders, lotions, and dyes, arguing true charm comes from character, not appearance.
Residents report large coal pockets on Dorchester Avenue near the drawbridge burning inside. Workers struggle to reach the fire with water, expecting about another week of effort to extinguish the blaze.
On the second floor an automatic stop halted an elevator and saved 15 year old Joseph Buonetti of 47 Pine Street Swampscott. He caught his foot between the flooring and the elevator at the W. Base factory 334 Broad Street while making his first attempt.
A man injured in an accident at the elevator bay sustained a fractured ankle and remains in serious condition at Lynn Hospital.
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