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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1916
Page
12
A Post friend suggests a nationwide referendum on daylight saving time. Voters would decide if clocks should be set an hour ahead by law, framing it as Shall we get up an hour earlier. The idea is playful yet notes the scheme’s activist nature.
In New Jersey on the same day as Martine’s victory over Westcott, J S Freylinghuysen won a senatorial nomination despite Boss Murphy’s opposition and calls him a Wilson Republican who voted Wilson in 1912. The piece argues Freylinghuysen’s win harms Hughes more than Martine harms Wilson.
The article notes George F. Johnson and H. B. Endico t t, owners of the world’s largest shoe firm, sign a statement backing President Wilson’s reelection. It argues they misread postwar risks and the Hughes candidacy, calling their stance a plunge into a fool’s paradise as the Supreme Court recluse weighs in.
The article notes popular demonstrations in the Philippine territory praising the bill. About 600,000 new voters join the electorate under self government with Washington supervision on currency immigration and tariff issues. Overall independence is described as satisfactory and stabilizing for future governance.
A historical reflection notes the memory of oppression under the Spanish regime and the relief felt by the people nearly two decades ago as they moved toward greater freedoms and self rule.
Richard Olney’s New York World critique targets Charles Evans Hughes and the Republican stance on the Adamson eight hour law. Olney argues 28 Republican Senators filibustered to appear to oppose the measure while avoiding responsibility, exposing political maneuvering around Wilson era reforms.
A Boston dispatch reports Captain von Papen pressed a reporter near Bapaume about blaming Wilson for all ills. He quipped that if a Republican paper represented the man, the answer would be Wilson, of course, reflecting opposition media striking at the President for diverse woes.
A reader asks how to pronounce infantile in infantile paralysis with accent on in. They compare Worcester and Webster and note Century’s order. Another query asks if Henry Mord lives in Canada or Washington, with references to Kneeland and Beach streets and railroad depots.
Poetic tale by Harold Cummings from Malden Massachusetts recounts Mirth and Sorrow as four companions who travel with Wit and Humor. They coax Sorrow into a feast where he is teased and merry, then driven away as laughter banishes gloom forever.
A fragment notes that much guidance could be scanned but is not intended for future use. It hints at selective archiving or disposal of guidance rather than preservation for later reference.
A reader teases Obadiah about a possible hay burner strike by joking engineers on canal mules. Another writer asks if salt water kisses differ from fresh water kisses, and the columnist replies with playful, flirtatious advice about meeting in Boston and requesting a photo.
A column recounts British soldiers singing American tunes and Scottish schoolchildren performing revised versions of Old Black Joe in wartime. It mentions Rev George Whitefield, grape harvests in New England, and portraits of Irish figures like O'Connell Galvin, plus local notices about Mansfield and Dr. Stevens.
A dramatic domestic scene follows Alice Marden who rejects her divorce plans after her fiancé Phil Shaw is injured at Fort Bliss. Her mother resists, but Alice rushes to nurse the wounded officer as the papers are torn and McClusky’s failing plan collapses amid a jolt of ironic commentary on women.
An old tip explains washing greens by soaking in second water to draw sand to the bottom. After draining and repeating, the greens become cleaner and more tender when the remaining wash water is absorbed. The text cites an address in Crobbey, MO.
A chronological series of pictures and brief articles traces how the United States selected its presidents from Washington to Wilson. It examines the issues that shaped each contest and the key moments that defined the nation’s electoral history.
Harvard University reports an overall enrollment of 4724 on the third day of college work, showing a gain of 157 students across all departments despite border duty absences and an infantile paralysis scare.
The report notes a year over year gain with the exception of the architectural school which lost two men, while other units show improvements.
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