Boston Post advertising and subscription details 1918
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates and delivery options for Daly and Sunday editions. Includes prices for 3s 08.00 six months 3 months 75¢ etc. Notice of Canadian and foreign copy pricing and mailing details. Publisher B A Grozier contact info and claims about the newspaper’s printing plant.
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Ges
Hene
Ccc
Cnc
Saeco
Canada
Boston
Post Publishing Co
The Jersey Hatpin Law Sparked Regretful Fines
The Jersey anti hatpin law fines unguarded hats at five to twenty dollars with half of the fine going to the complainant. The piece questions fairness and warns against enforcement concerns, contrasting with Massachusetts.
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Commonwealth
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Lifeboat Capacity Proven Across Transatlantic Vessels
Hamburg launches the Vaterland with 83 lifeboats able to launch 70 from either side. The ship can save over 4000 people, showing the feasibility of full evacuation. The rebuilt Olympic doubles its lifeboat count, reflecting a hard earned safety shift in ocean travel.
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Hamburg
Vaterland
Olympic
A Worthy Tribute To Samuel W. McCall
Honorable Samuel W. McCall is honored for long service to Massachusetts in Congress. The Thursday evening demonstration united diverse attendees to applaud his steadfast, unselfish commitment to state and national welfare, highlighting his high ideals and political service.
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Samuel W. McCall
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Congress
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Monster of the Air: Zeppelin IV At Luneville Incident
A Zeppelin IV from Germany descended into a French parade ground at Luneville, causing arrests of its crew and passengers amid fog. Diplomacy soon settled the matter with a $2000 customs duty, but the incident raised grave questions about aerial warfare and the danger of enemy airships entering foreign territory.
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Luneville
France
Acci
Dental Worries Highlight Serious Potential Outcomes
The text notes that while dental issues are present, the possibilities they suggest are highly serious, implying important consequences or conditions tied to the dental situation.
Maine Bats Blind to Maine's Railroad Prosperity
The Maine Legislature is urged to view the Boston Chamber of Commerce report with caution. The piece argues rail improvements and fair representation on New Haven decision makers would boost Maine’s shipping and prosperity, not just Boston.
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Maine
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
New England
City
New Haven
Pine Tree Sclon
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Massachusetts
Post
Duel Over Amnesty Sparks Paris Assembly Row
A French deputy and a Paris newspaper editor fought with swords at Neuilly over amnesty for political offenders. The editor proved the better swordsman, puncturing the deputy multiple times while the deputy only scratched the editor. After a tiposte under the sword the editor fainted and was carried away by automobile. The incident raises questions about amnesty for political offenders.
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France
Assembly
Paris
Neuilly
Market verdict on stock strength after Wilson era
The market shows a steady rise in security prices since the inauguration of the Democratic administration led by Woodrow Wilson and William J. Bryan. Investment accounts are heavier, new flotations up to last year’s high, and absorption remains strong. The market, in its own way, judges that the country and its institutions are in first class hands.
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Woodrow Wilson
William J. Bryan
Morgan
Detective returns to solve famed Boston mystery serial
The great detective resumes work for a sensational serial in the Boston Daily Post. Touted as the creepiest and most thrilling tale of mystery and adventure, the first chapter of Queering the Queer-Makers appears next Monday with new stunts, scenery, costumes, and disguises.
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Boston Daily Post
Queering the 'Queer' Makers serial warning note
A dramatic disclaimer warns readers of potential ailments from the upcoming serial Queering the 'Queer' Makers. The author humorously excuses liability, noting inability to collect damages due to non collectibility and advising only strong nerves read on.
From the Upper Crust to the Dregs in Dad Time's Sheaf
A fragment announcing a compilation titled Dad Time's Sheaf gathers stories from social extremes. The piece references rich, poor, beggar, and thief characters and hints at a literary collection spanning diverse urban voices.
Andrew Carnegie’s 60 Years of Transformation and Wealth
The article contrasts Andrew Carnegie’s ascent from a Dumfermline mill boy to a steel magnate, noting a fortune of about 250 million and 100 million in libraries. It covers his early work life, move to America, Keystone Bridge Works, Bessemer steel in the U.S., the Homestead plant, and his anti royalty stance and quotes on hereditary privilege.
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Andrew Caxgnegie
Dumfermline
Andygi
Singer
New York
Queen Victoria
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Andrew
John D. Rockefeller
Keystone Bridge Works
England
America
Standard Oil Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Homestead
Carnegie
Ameri
Europe
Great Homestead
J. Kiley Rogers
Byfield
Mass
Observant Citizen notes Boston anglers and local lore
The column reports Miss Dorothy Hoyt catching Sebago Lake's first salmon four pounds and Judge Thomas H. Thompson hauling the first land locked salmon. It also touches on civic notes from City Auditor J. Alfred Mitchell's near-perfect attendance to the Stockdale family flood fears and a Boston artist exhibit at Poland Springs.
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Boston
Dorothy Hoyt
Sebago Lake
Thomas H. Thompson
Free Sugar Debate Fails to Deter Protectionists
The piece argues that fears of free sugar destroying beet cane and other sugar sectors are unfounded. It contends consumers would gain from relief while domestic producers would adapt through American ingenuity rather than perish.
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Louisiana
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Cuba
Banker's fishing outing ends with inmate on wall
A Pennsylvania asylum inmate watched a banker fishing from a wall atop a riverbank. Throughout the day the inmate remained motionless as death. In the afternoon the banker asked if he caught anything and invited him inside.
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Pennsylvania
Asylum
Von Moltke’s Ageing Appears Garrulous At Toast
An anecdote recalls Field Marshal von Moltke, like General Grant, as a man of few words. A wager predicted he would speak eight or nine words when toasting the Kaiser. He purportedly added Meine Herren, Gentlemens, to his usual remark, leaving the loser disconsolate.
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Marshall von Moltke
General Grant
von Moltke
Paragraph Points On Fads And Fashions
Gloves have gathers at wrists to match draped gowns. Collarless dresses will be general this summer with some long sleeves. White crepe de chine petticoats trim with lace and pink blue chiffon rosebuds. Wool euro coats appear in bright colors and navy taupe. Yarry weaves among new cloakings. Bright wool embroidery decorates afternoon gowns. Strass stones outline evening gowns. Printed linen tassels add color to white linen frocks. Driving coats have one piece sleeves. Hats growing larger with some black hats and red crowns. The natural figure is in vogue with little waist emphasis. Some small hats have no trimming except a plume over the brim.
Dirty Toddlers and a Mother's Quiet Heart
A child’s early mischief fills a home with laughter and worry as he crawls, tumbles, and explores from kitchen to parlor. He loves dirt, hates soap, and leaves marks on furniture until last summer’s cleansing finally erased them, leaving a family longing for his return.
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