Boston Post Saturday edition April 12 1919
Boston Post issue details rates and subscriptions for daily and Sunday editions. The page lists prices for U S Canada and foreign subscriptions, postal charges, and contact lines. It notes advance payment requirement and discontinuation after expiration. Edwin A Grozier is named editor and publisher.
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Taxing Him Exiled Kaiser Faces Dutch Tax Probe
Holland publics move to tax the ex Emperor of Germany on an income of 80,000,000 marks about $20,000,000 as reports say Herr Hohenzollern bought Klein England estate. The measure signals possible long stay and prompts questions on allied reactions and Dutch thrift policy.
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Call for Investigation Into Lawrence Mill Strike
The piece urges an official inquiry into a Lawrence mill strike, arguing Bolshevik plots may drive it and praising Governor Coolidge for ordering the State Board of Conciliation and Arbitration to investigate. It notes Commissioner Woods favored an earlier probe and now is aligned with the governor’s directive.
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Open Our Doors to Welcome Returning Heroes in Boston
The hospitality of Boston faces a surge of visitors for a grand welcome. Chairman Rantoul urges practical support and urges residents to open homes overnight to avoid hotel shortages and avoid patrons sleeping on benches. The city must match its famed hospitality with swift action and collective effort.
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Patent claim upsets free baked bean industry rights
Two sisters from Omaha file a District Court suit alleging infringement of a tent on baked beans. They claim exclusive rights to a pork and beans mix could impact millions in damages and challenge the open nature of the industry.
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Historic Boston Monument Trails National Development
A landmark in Boston described as one of New England’s great monuments along the route of national growth. The passage emphasizes its historic role and prominence in shaping regional progress.
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World peace progress cited at the Wilson conference
The piece notes genuine progress at the peace conference with sore points healed and the George Washington sailing to France as a mainspring for faster diplomacy. It credits Wilson’s decisive move, defends his leadership, and highlights the League of Nations clause exempting the Monroe Doctrine, arguing reform advances despite Republican critics.
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Precedent for Federal Influence on California Anti Japanese Legislation
The piece argues Secretary Lansing’s cable to California lawmakers opposing anti Japanese measures echoes the 1907 Root Takahira agreement era. It asserts Roosevelt’s demand that California desist then shows such federal urging was proper then and is warranted again amid delicate wartime diplomacy.
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Wheat crop boom forecasts and government price supports
Government crop reports indicate a record 1.2 billion bushels of wheat this year with strong foreign demand. The government guarantees farmers $2.20 per bushel, yet they may set higher prices if market demand allows, potentially reaching $3 per bushel as Europe needs imports.
Government stance on wheat price and market freedom
The policy advocates keeping the grain market open and letting prices be driven by supply and demand. It notes a guaranteed $2.20 per bushel and asserts losses if prices fall, while preserving Europe’s ability to buy wheat and ensuring bread prices reflect natural market forces.
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Dareful Republican threats to block major bills
The piece argues that Republican leaders in Washington threaten to hold up big appropriation bills when Congress reconvenes to portray departmental excess under a Democratic administration. It accuses the GOP of using economy as a pretext to justify obstruction and filibuster, contending it is bad politics even if expedient.
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Gompers Tears Upon Returning to His Adopted Land
The article recalls Samuel Gompers, born in England, who upon setting foot on American soil burst into tears saying My own land Thank God His strong attachment to the United States is highlighted as a lesson to readers about loyalty and opportunity earned through residence and service.
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Boston Post Sets New Record With 32 Page Regular Edition
The Boston Post published a thirty two page regular issue reaching 256 columns of content. It contained 161.4 columns of advertising and 94.6 columns of reading matter, with nearly twelve pages devoted to reading material, a record in its eighty eight year history.
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Notable figures and honors cross oceans and stages
The piece chronicles Rev. Paul Rader known as the Fighting Evangelist with boxing ties, A B Collier on his 50th wedding anniversary, Enrico Caruso made honorary life member of the San Francisco Press Club and sang by long distance to Atlanta, Dr Le Breton new Argentina ambassador to Washington, the Jusser era art gifts, Miss Constance Binney a rising star with Philadelphia Binneys and links to Basil Miles and Horace Binney.
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Oldest Inhabitant Recalls April Weather Records
An elder notes Boston’s climate on April 12 with figures: coldest 20 above in 1874 and 25 in 1887, warmest 68 in 1916, and dry years except 1912 1918 1919 and 1918. He cites official records and recalls minimal rain on this date.
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What the Sphinx Says on Women in Wartime Work
A poem excerpt notes how during the war women left traditional labors to take jobs, enjoying employment as men overseas return to scout for work. The piece comments on gender roles and workforce participation through a light, reflective voice.
Do Not Let Self-Pity Rule Your Mind
The piece urges rejecting self-pity as a hindrance to growth. It argues that admitting undue sympathy invites future misery, and stresses showing pity to others who deserve it while refusing to wallow in personal distress. Even a "martyr" accepts hardship without complaint.
Wants a wife for a happy home in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts newspaper ad offers a wife for a happy home saying the right woman must be a good housekeeper and neat in appearance. It notes easy conditions and urges applying in person or by letter, with a photograph likely requested, and hints the advertiser is in a hurry.
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Vermont Post Adds Tiny Egg to Reader Mail
A Vermont letter-writer recounts receiving a six-ounce looking parcel from South Woodstock containing a minuscule cream-colored egg and a note from James E. Burns seeking barley sugar eggs. The writer jokes about the egg’s size, questions the hen’s productivity, and declines a case order while proposing maple sugar samples for Boston.
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Traces of Chelsea Fire And Rail News Echo
Eleven years after Chelsea burned in 1915, traces of the fire linger as Boston 1872 echoes persist. The note includes quotes on Pierce’s career path, Mosby’s post office role, Johnnie Spencer’s wartime return, and various regional oddities including fisheries, timber prices, coast resorts, railcar orders, and street railway fare shifts.
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Fashion Trends Highlight Sweaters Hats and Necklines
The article describes fashion details of a period: sweaters with wide girdles, butterfly bows on chic hats, jade green indoor dresses, evening gowns with modest backs, oval necklines on one piece dresses, and hats featuring flat feathers on the crown.
No. 20 A Prince of Ancient India
The article traces drinking in ancient India from the Rig Veda era to later times. It details Soma and sura as early intoxicants, notes Indra’s worship with wine, and describes drinks across classes. It contrasts temperate modern India with past consumption and cites British presence affecting drinking patterns.
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Post Letter Box Q A on English usage and history
A compilation of reader questions on grammar spelling and style with brief answers. Topics include setting versus sitting hens hero versus heroic act war voting Rankin transcontinental rail travel Krupp works and Shawmut Avenue naming.
Shawmut Ave and the old Boston peninsula name
An 18th or 19th century note traces Shawmut as an early Boston peninsula name once spelled Mushau womuk. The term’s meaning is debated as free land unclaimed land or a spring of fresh water. The writer also cites a rhyming comparison from Bishop of Perborough about life and winter day, dated around 1631.
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Etiquette Q A On First Calls In New Neighborhoods
A reader asks who should call first when a bride moves into a new neighborhood. The answer: neighbors should call on the bride first. A second question about signatures to friendly letters says your obedient servant is outdated. use vary truly, respectfully yours, or yours to command instead.
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