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I don't think anyone is suggesting changing "dog" for "cat", or to suppress the "n*" word, or to turn "strumpet" into "trumpet".
This whole thing started with "is it Boots' or Boots's?", which is a legitimate question (especially from a non-native speaker). Could it have been a mistake, a misprint, a changing spelling standard, a "smart" spell corrector somewhere in the line from the author to the current electronic source? Answer: No, most probably not, native speakers now and in the writer's time would consider "Boots'" correct. Case solved. No grave robbers around.
If we must be true to the original, we should also use the same font, margins, paper, binding, cover, price, etc. as the first edition... The author sanctioned the book with centered page numbers below the text, who are we to change that?
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