. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. ted myself comfortably in thetrain a few days ago leaving Washingtonfor home, easy and contented in mind,the tariff bill with all its nncertaintiesand complexities settled, no speeches orcommittee work or state problems tovex me for three months, I felt so relievedand free and buoyant that I was disposedto enjoy even a tedious railroad journey,and looked out of the windows withpleasure and expectancy, but my halcyonstate of mind was soon rudely shockedand upset and my f
. New Boston; a chronicle of progress in developing a greater and finer city--under the auspices of the Boston-1915 movement. ted myself comfortably in thetrain a few days ago leaving Washingtonfor home, easy and contented in mind,the tariff bill with all its nncertaintiesand complexities settled, no speeches orcommittee work or state problems tovex me for three months, I felt so relievedand free and buoyant that I was disposedto enjoy even a tedious railroad journey,and looked out of the windows withpleasure and expectancy, but my halcyonstate of mind was soon rudely shockedand upset and my feeling of satisfactionwith the world disturbed by the hugestaring advertisements which at timesalmost lined the railroad tracks andlilurred the landscape. It was of course no new discovery—it has been denounceil hundreds of times—but as I was unusually carefree andopen to impressions, it was especiallyannoying and set me to thinking whetherit could not be prevented. Of course, Isaid to myself, these advertisers are likeall the rest of us, they act from human {Continued on page 14a) GET THE1915 IDEA CENTRAL NEEDLEISM. THE WRONC; WAY
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