Boston Post 1913 edition details and subscription rates
The Boston Post issue from April 1, 1913 lists publication notes and subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. It includes office address at 259 Washington St Boston and payment terms, with Canada and foreign copy rates and postage notes. Subscription terms require advance payment and outline contact details for the editor and publisher.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
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Largest Press Plant in New England Highlighted
An endorsement from Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Co heralds the Boston Post as owning the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the largest press in the world, underscoring the paper’s production capabilities.
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Independent Democratic Paper
New England
Boston Post
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Curtis Guild as Republican Moses Sparks Child Count Debate
The Boston Journal casts Curtis Guild as a Republican Moses figure, arguing that selecting him would reduce the number of children. The piece frames the comparison as a scriptural analogy and implies social or political consequences.
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Curtis Guild
Moses
Boston Journal
Cost of Peace as Germany to Build War Air Fleet
The Reichstag plans allocate about 37.6 million dollars for military aviation including airplanes and dirigibles. The piece notes a decade of rapid aviation progress since the Wright brothers and argues aviation has become a costly arm of modern war.
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Great Britain
Germany
Wright Brothers
Ambassador to St James Name Walter Page to Britain
Walter H Page of New York accepts the post of United States ambassador to Great Britain under the new administration. The appointment follows a long line of literary diplomats at St James's and adds another star to the historical gallery. Page brings academic training and extensive journalism experience to the demanding role, reflecting President Wilson's careful choice.
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Walter H. Page
New York
United States
Great Britain
Wilson
Court of St. James
Adamses
John Quincy
Madison
Charles Francis
Europe
Asia
Whitelaw Reid
New Hampshire Chosen as Wilson’s Summer Capital
Massachusetts declines the presidency’s summer capital status, congratulating New Hampshire on securing the honor. The article notes Harlakenden House, Winston Churchill’s home, as a secluded yet accessible site suited to its new purpose.
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Massachusetts
Wilson
New Hampshire
Harlakenden House
Winston Churchill
President May Be Congratulated By The People
A reflective note suggests the nation would wish President Wilson well if he could shed the burdens of office and relish happier times. The passage frames public sentiment as a hopeful dream of beauty and leisure.
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Happy Wilson
The Death of J Pierpont Morgan a Nation's Financial Pillar
Obituary reflects on J Pierpont Morgan as the dominant American financier whose power shaped industry and finance. It lauds his honesty and public-spirited acts while noting his ruthless domination of rivals and the risk of his system persisting after his death. It questions whether a Morgan successor can arise.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
America
Hamilton
Morgan
The Suffrage Amendment in Massachusetts Senate
The Massachusetts Senate faces a vote on the woman suffrage amendment amid debate over public sentiment and the path to voter submission. The editorial urges an emphatic yes to submit the measure, noting the House defeated it and the Senate could send it back for reconsideration.
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Massachusetts
House
Post
Veterinary Dies From Auto Accident in Middletown
Dr. A J Werster a New York City veterinary surgeon died in Thrall Hospital from injuries suffered when his car went into a ditch and overturned on a hill. His wife Mrs Werster was killed instantly in the same crash occurred Saturday near Middletown New York.
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A. J. Werster
New York City
Thrall Hospital
April Fool in a Hardware Store Mischief
Jim Matt teased Grace by shouting April Fool after escorting her into his arms. Grace, with peach-blue eyes and gold hair, waited for a kiss but Jim, clever and playful, declared the joke and fled. Grace faced the moment at the hardware store buying a left handed monkey wrench.
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Jim Matt
Grace
Jim
Jim Mutt
Twelve fools by the calendar a January to December list
A satirical summary labeling each month with a pretend fool. January mocks teetotalers on the Water Wagon while December critiques costly gifts. The piece ends with a warning to watch for a certain man approaching.
Suggestions for All Fools Day Pranks
A list of prank ideas for April Fools Day including paying a friend’s fare to Europe and back, placing fly paper where they sit, sabotaging a car by sand in the carburetor, pushing a friend off a dock, hiding a rubber snake, swapping gin with gasoline, sticking gum on the hat band, and a blindfolded station prank at Dudley Street Transfer.
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May
Europe
Dudley Street
Foolish sayings about fools and folly
A collection of quips contrasts fools and wise men: fools spend, pretend youth, or rush into danger while the prudent wait, invest, and buy wisely. Polite moral reminders about folly and prudence appear in compact maxims.
A Fool There Was Recounts April One Bust
A punchy verse laments an April First drunken guest who drinks champagne, refuses to pay, claims to be broke, and scorns the narrator and companion. The speaker vents that such a trickster is an easy mark and wishes harm on the offender.
Excavation Complete For Commonwealth Pier South Boston
General Hugh Bancroft, chairman of the Board of Port Directors, announced to the Post that the excavation work for the new Commonwealth pier at Northern avenue South Boston had been completed as the contract required by April 1.
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Hugh Bancroft
Board of
Port Directors
Commonwealth Pier
Northern Avenue
South
Boston
How Uncle Sam Does Business
The diplomatic service is the most important branch of the Department of State. Secretary Bryan hosts ambassadors and envoys who bring government messages, in a room famed for its colorful uniforms. The piece notes rank, salaries, entertainments, and ciphered dispatches that carry critical policy updates to Washington.
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Bryan
State Department
China
Repubic
United States
Washington
London
Paris
Berlin
Europe
Herring Prices Rise and Civic Notes From Boston
Herring rights sold at auction for $900 up from $1050 and $1100 in prior years as 1000 to 3000 barrels are harvested yearly. The column also recalls Civil War pension documents, a Boston crow sighting, police memorabilia, author Nathaniel Fowler Jr. book output, zoo monkeys, Arlington town offices art plans, and a 1722 Boston map with historic street layouts.
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Fred Lesse
Wareham
Mattapoisett
Faneuil Hall Market
Aquarium
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr
City Club
Boston
Rocked in the cradle of the deep poem excerpt
A meditation in verse about resting safely in God’s care while at sea. The speaker trusts in divine salvation amid storms and darkness, describing a calm sleep and the sparrow's fall as signs of preservation through peril. The poem envisions immortality beginning with secure repose.
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Ocean Cave
Old Boston paper notes pageant on women’s role and local figures
The column discusses Miss Josephine Hammond’s pageant on women’s roles and growth, visits by local officials, and former athlete W. C. Prout. It also cites James F. Downey praising Boston High School of Commerce alumni and mentions a century-old Swiss clock owned by John E. Keller of Augusta Maine with a unique dark-light striking feature and a male-only hereditary line.
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James FE. Downey
High School of Commerce
Boston
States
Mr. Downey
John EB. Keller
Augusta
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Silent Queen of the Dunes Poem Fragment
The speaker addresses a queen figure, offering himself as mere debris on the shore while urging her to unleash fleets of thought to explore the mysteries of the sea. He pledges to seize the treasure they bring back and, with royal power, safeguard it in the night of her gaze.
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