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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1905
Page
6
Daily issue from Post Publishing Co issued September 30 1905 announces subscription policies payments in advance discontinuation on expiration and office contact details including editorial and business phone numbers and mail handling notes.
Spontaneous support for the Patrick A. Collins memorial fund quickly reached half of the $25,000 goal as contributors from trade commerce manufacture finance literature and professions donate. The committee encourages small gifts from all who admired the late mayor, showing wide community esteem for his character and service.
The piece argues President Roosevelt should postpone a planned Southern tour due to yellow fever risks in New Orleans and other areas. It notes public health groups may voice concern and that crowds could complicate quarantines while the president, as head of state, bears responsibility.
Maine begins deer season with plentiful wildlife and licenses granting two deer per hunter. Partridges woodcock and duck also abundant under amended rules allowing ten birds of each species. Moose hunting starts October 15 and runs to December 1.
December observations warn that many moose may be shot and hunters killed by mistake for deer. The Maine Legislature addressed nonresident licenses and fees but overlooked preventing casual shooting among hunters, a notable feature of the season.
The testimony of Jacob H. Schiff at the New York insurance probe shows distrust in modern financial practices. Schiff admits he was a director via Hyde placed stock and did not know executive officers’ hidden actions including falsified records and partisan spending. The disclosure prompts questions about trust in finance and fiduciary duty.
In the run up to the Republican State convention Massachusetts interests dominate the tariff and reciprocity debate. The piece argues for focusing on domestic trade burdens and industry relief rather than foreign policy, urging delegates to address free hides, coal, iron, lumber, wood pulp, and related costs to aid Massachusetts voters. It warns that ignoring these concerns could sway the fall electorate.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture predicts lower retail prices for meat dairy poultry and other necessities this winter due to enormous yields of small grain and corn in Illinois Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa Nebraska and Kansas securing relief for households.
A reflective verse from the Washington Post notes that no matter wealth fame or liberty a man’s happiness hinges on three good square meals daily. It laments hunger's power to shape humor hope and even friendships, arguing separation from meals defeats even strong hearts.
A reader letter from GEORGIE asks for relief from illness and signals return to work after medical leave. The post notes readers share Georgie’s concern about appendicitis and expects his quick return to writing, with the marine editor taking over today.
Summary recounts Nat, a plains scout, learning his wife and child were killed and scalped. He vows vengeance on all Indians, is captured then escapes, outsmarts pursuers, infiltrates camp, and kills a sleeping sentinel.
A pirate tale unfolds with Nifty Nat sneaking into the state room to reclaim a lost scalp. The two clash aboard the Piuto crew vessel as foggy darkness and a belaying pin strike spark and a swift, decisive fight ends with the chief sank and calm following.
A quirky column mixes jokes on a stubborn suitor with village updates. Mr Smartly presses Miss Smubly to marry nineteen times in sixty five minutes as anecdotal whimsy, while reports note church reopenings, travel plans, and local personalities in Newton, Somerville, and Revere Beach.
The Marine Editor recounts spotting Georgie in an alley off Washington Street yesterday afternoon. He was craps with a peer his own age. When asked about illness, Georgie quips that many think he's sick but they've got another idea.
In town yesterday Mrs. Frederick L. W. Richardson and others wore pearl gray silk, black silk, and dark blue serge outfits. The day features the quiet wedding of Miss Henrietta Niles Lockwood and Richard Gleason Tower at Lockwood country place East Lexington. Charles Winslow hosts Middlesex Hunt Club at 2 pm after a drag hunt. Mrs. Charlemagne Tower visits with sons in local school. Lenox cottagers cap week with a charity minstrel show for the library. An out of town wedding in North Tisbury unites Miss Helen Ripley and George Dexter Eustis. Eustis and E. Rollins Morse host dinners in Newport. Florist Miss Florence Lyman attends Newport Luncheon. THE DEBUTANTE.
The column notes district voting margins with Clarke and Wood and hints at local politics. It laments lack of national colors at Mason School Newton Centre and mocks the July Fourth committee. Other items mention Malden policing vacancies, a retirement celebration at American Type Foundry, Patrick Laffey’s Brighton posting, and a boy in Everett using a tagged velocipede.
Unity Church opens its meetings in Jordan Hall at the New England Conservatory on Huntington Avenue with services at 10 45 and 7 30. An evening half hour will be devoted to psychic experiments. The Rev F A Wiggin is pastor. The church begins with about 200 members and seeks new ones from the public. Music will be played every Sunday.
Buzzard s Bay Sept 29 Former President Grover Cleveland ending his summer at his summer home here departed for Sandwich New Hampshire where his family is. He is expected to reach Sandwich tonight and on Tuesday will start with his family for Princeton.
Hannah advises a 24 year old woman to be sure of her love before marrying a younger man. She cautions against allowing romantic notions to override a potential good marriage and suggests testing the strength of the relationship by considering how losing his affection would feel.
Retiring Thrice Illustrious Master Col Everett C Benton of Belmont was presented at Masonic Hall by Boston Council Royal and Select Masters with a master’s jewel and gold watch and chain in recognition of past services. Election of officers named Otis B Oakman as thrice illustrious master and others: Herbert M Dodge deputy master Olaf Olsen principal conductor James D Romimus treasurer Theodore H Emmons recorder Eugene A Hoiton trustee.
A letter from an anxious 82 year old asking Miss Champagne how to determine which of two women the young minister favors. Advice urges patience avoid jealousy and let time reveal his true feelings while remaining cheerful and lovable.
Captain James Russell Selfridge, ordnance officer at Charlestown navy yard, died at Massachusetts General Hospital yesterday afternoon after an apoplexy. Born in Massachusetts, he joined the naval service in 1864 and received his last commission on February 4 1904. A widow and two daughters survive, and he came from a long line of naval officers including his father Rear Admiral Thomas O Selfridge.
In Pikeville the village erupts with envy and pride as Sophie Horner, hailed by locals as an author, receives a check from Nobody's Magazine. The town crowds the post office, debating manuscripts and waiting for returned letters, until Sophie opens her envelope to reveal another rejection note.
Alderman Walter Vaughan Morgan, age seventy, a banker and bachelor, is chosen as the new Lord Mayor of London. The ancient custom was repeated with the vicar of St Lawrence Jewry being presented a bottle of sherry and invited to dine at the Mansion House.
In addressing a letter to a young lady known two weeks, both Dear Miss and Dear Miss are correct. My Dear Miss is not significantly more formal than Dear Miss or My Dear Adv.
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