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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1913
Page
14
The Boston Post header notes the Independent Democratic paper of New England date September 20 1912 with office details at 250 Washington Street Boston Mass. The item records issue identification No 26 Volume Six and publishing information.
The Post lists subscription options including one year at 3.00 six months 1.50 and smaller periods. Foreign one month 5 cents. Canada copy rates differ with Sunday combined service priced at 8.00 per year. Postage rules apply with daily and Sunday copies. All payments are advance and not refunded on discontinuation.
The piece weighs whether Benton’s failure to congratulate Gardner after a victory shows good sportsmanship or merely the custom of political courtesy. It argues the tradition exists and questions its value and significance.
Boston University welcomes Professor William H Taft for a series of lectures on Legal Ethics. The ex President will discuss the conscience and ethics in the legal profession, aiming to guide students and aspiring lawyers. The talks are expected to draw large audiences beyond the law students.
French aviator Maurice Prevost flies two miles a minute in Rheims covering about 125 miles. The feat establishes a new record though not the longest or fastest. The pace raises questions about future limits and potential for transatlantic transportation.
The public sends sympathy to Senator Lodge during illness and awaiting an operation last week. News from his home is reassuring as Massachusetts expresses pride and hope he regains health to resume his duties in the United States Senate.
In Brooklyn the Housewives Teague league trials cooperative fruit and vegetable selling by linking country producers with housekeepers. Produce is graded packed and delivered in hampers to subscribers. The promoters claim prices as much as fifty percent below retail, though overall costs exceeded revenue.
The text argues that products only have value if they cover costs. requiring subscriptions to keep prices low turns the effort into a philanthropy, which does not solve the high cost of living problem.
A jovial verse celebrating Phyllis in a new motor car and a proposed marriage. The speaker praises Phyllis as a capable partner and hints at future plans, marking affection and devotion with playful rhymes about travel and gasolene.
Washington officials report parcel post has paid its way but caution that year end balances may shift once full costs are tallied. A projected $10 million surplus hinges on future accounting and the cost of handling 20 pound parcels. More workers or transport may be needed to support larger shipments.
Mrs. William of Ohio filed for separation and alimony after her husband Bill kissed her and rubbed his whiskered cheek on hers for amusement. She fled to the divorce court with a bearded, ticklish face and urged daily shaving as a lesson. The piece mocks the episode while urging restraint and resolution.
A compact note cites a proverb about momentum and change, contrasting a rolling stone with a stubborn stance. The line evokes persistence and effort, suggesting a call to maintain course amid shifting forces.
Severed from a 28 year old city quarrel a Boston columnist defends baked beans and claims a fish diet fuels sharper minds. Silas Silverman asks Detroit readers to settle whether beans or fish make Bostonians brainier and a reply counters with fish as the brain fuel.
Long Island City authorities installed concrete bumps along roadways to slow speeders. Cars struck the humps and riders leapt mid air, with some ending up atop roofs. After word spread, motorists slowed to read shop-window signs.
A patchwork of short items covers urban memories from the Observant Citizen, Hale memories, and civic quirks. A Boston garden note highlights unusual four pound squash on an Arlington tree, while park staff lament a poor mushroom haul at Boston Common.
Edison recovers from vacation effects and plans to work toward an automatic opera. He aims to fuse moving pictures with spoken drama, syncing movies with voices, a step toward grand opera at low admission.
The Pennsylvania railroad plans to sell its coal holdings, seen as a genuine separation under the state constitution and Hepburn law. Some doubt motives, but officials emphasize the facts and consequences, noting Wall Street discounts the move due to modest value of about $8 million. The action could influence other coal-holding roads.
Ex president Leguia of Peru forecasts Peru beef sold at 10 cents a pound after canal openings. Local dealers question quality but await results. Argentina shipments already absorbed with little price drop, suggesting more beef imports to come as the canal opens.
The piece denounces Richard Croker for attacking the memory of the late Mayor Gaynor with sneers and innuendoes. It calls Gaynor honest and incorruptible, and condemns Croker as a jackal among the graves, noting his past corruption charges at Tammany Hall.
The article extols Xochimilco and the Viga Canal as peaceful, fairyland waterways outside Mexico City. It describes verdant boating gardens, colorful blossoms, and tranquil views, contrasting idyllic scenes with ongoing political unrest in the republic. It cites Fr. Hopkinson Smith and William H. Prescott praising Mexico's varied scenery and ancient heritage.
The coal man narrates a humorous scene of winter commerce. He leaves the iceman behind and delivers coal, riding in luxury while customers pay his bills. The poem humorously contrasts rough winter needs with the coal man’s cheerful, burdensome service and billing.
Washington September 29 Chairman Clark and Commissioner McChord of the Interstate Commerce Commission recommended to President Wilson the appointment of Frank McNanemy of Denver as chief locomotive hoiler inspector under the commission.
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