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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1916
Page
16
The notice states all subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice upon expiration. It advises readers to contact the postal service if they cannot obtain the Post regularly from their newsdealer or newsboy and identifies Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher.
A German report of the merchant submarine Bremen reaching New London caused celebration, but the tale proved false as the Bremen has not arrived at any American port. The mystery of its voyage persists, with possible new clues emerging tomorrow.
The passage questions Hughes criticism of the administration over Myron T. Herrick's replacement as ambassador to France. It notes James Sharp was nominated June 12 1914 and confirmed five days later, ahead of World War I onset in August, implying Hughes misrepresented facts or lacked knowledge.
The article notes Greece joins the war, expanding armed hostilities across the Eastern hemisphere. It discusses the tangled motives behind the fighting, including territorial goals, alliances, commerce, and long running rivalries, while expressing relief that the New World remains uninvolved.
Massachusetts faces a spread of white pine blister rust across its forests from the Berkshires to eastern counties. The state forester asked for $5000 for control, but the Executive Council trimmed it to $3000, a start toward protection of commercial and scenic woods.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party should unite to support Mansfield in the race for governor. He is presented as an experienced, proven public servant with a clean record as state treasurer and a history of responsible financial management. Party leaders including General Cole back Mansfield and pledge concerted efforts to secure his election.
A humorous note expresses willingness to be plucked but asks to keep the pelt intact. The post implies a lighthearted, animal-centered joke about a bear and its fur, emphasizing a playful mood over a serious conflict.
A reader from Greenfield Mass disputes a column Claim that the common brown bunny turns white with winter. The writer recounts chasing a rabbit in snow and jokes about color change being due to fear, not seasonal adaptation, while noting the snowshoe rabbit remains the true snow changer in northern regions.
A federal commission report notes growth of the Indian population, their adaptation to introduced white civilization, and rising influence in national governance. Health measures reduced death rates and industrial output increased, hailed as humanitarian progress.
In 1804 Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton clashed over rival ambitions. The duel at Weehawken left Hamilton dead, signaling Federalist decline as Republicans dominate Jefferson era and election dynamics shift toward party realignment and reform.
Delegates from about 30 boards of trade and chambers of commerce across Greater Boston join in a movement to create a central organization. The Roxbury meeting provides the impetus to organize and gear civic and commercial development for the region, with a Cambridge gathering expected to formalize the plan.
Salem Evening News cites Housekeeping Hints suggesting a carrot in butter with salt and water can preserve butter for weeks and a carpet cut in two placed in milk can keep it sweet for days. The piece questions practicality and economy of these tips and jokes about mutilating the carpet.
Readers ask if being born in Massachusetts makes one a Yankee and clarifications on Lettish origins. The page notes historical religious qualifications for Massachusetts governors, and lists dates about capital punishment, Brazil’s republic, slavery abolition, and the Niagara bridge tornado of January 9 1889.
Anthony Tello a seven year old of 261 North Street fell from a fishing dory into the water at Eastern Facket Pier Basin yesterday. His father leaped from the boat and plunged into the water to rescue him as other fishermen arrived. The boy suffered a deep cut to the eye from striking the gunwale.
The column recalls Michaelmas as a quarter day in England with a roast goose supper and the old rhyme linking seasonal dishes. It also mentions Captain Constant Cordier heading Cambridge’s military department, praise from the War Department for Harvard’s training, and a Thanksgiving train feast with turkeys near a turkey farm in New Mexico.
Household hints recommend carrying a small roll of adhesive plaster when visiting bathing resorts. mend holes in bathing caps with a narrow inner strip. use plaster to soothe croquet finger pain. for shoe blisters apply a strip around the heels to allow wearing stockings and shoes comfortably. Mrs S A Marks, 31 Garland avenues, Manchester New Hampshire.
In a tense domestic scene Letitia Gorham argues with her mother about her relationship with the charming yet mysterious Dr Bob while her father suspects trouble from a suitor, Donald Webb. Letitia defends her feelings amid parental pressure and social expectations.
A 1916 Adamw Newspaper Service feature presents quirky anecdotes and oddities under the byline Uncle Walt. Humor columns recount curious events and unusual happenings with a light newspaper voice.
Lettie Gorham and her mother chase Donald Webb known as Dr Bob after a fast car incident. Webb rescues a frightened boy then aids Lettie as she learns his kind work in a nearby settlement. Their week-long contact changes the Gorham household.
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