Boston Post 1917 subscription rates and contact details
The Boston Post issue outlines daily and Sunday subscription prices for domestic Canada and foreign delivery, lists mailing rates and post office handling notes, and provides office contact details and editor names. It notes the paper’s claimed large circulation and includes a promotional Fourth Estate quotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Canada
Sunday Post
Miss
Boston Post
United States
Abrogation needed for British blacklist on American firms
The piece urges Britain to end its year old blacklist that barred English merchants and sailors from dealing with certain American firms for doing business with Germany. It argues the policy is unjust, impractical after the war began, and leaves American firms unable to trade with Germany, calling for immediate repeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
America
Germany
Senators Propose Higher Pay for U S Army Soldiers
The piece argues for increasing pay for United States Army soldiers and National Guard regiments called into federal service. It notes current wages at 15 dollars per month, contrasts with Canada's 50 dollars, and cites Senator Gallinger that an enlisted man is worth a dollar a day to the nation to bolster recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United States Army
National Guard
Canada
Uncle Sam
Senator Gallinger
Government to Build 1000 Wooden Ships for War Trade
Congress approves spending up to 50 million dollars through the Shipping Board to offset losses from German submarine piracy by subsidizing a fleet of up to 1000 wooden ships. The plan envisions 200,000 tons of shipping monthly, built in Atlantic and Pacific yards, armed under the American flag and leased to private firms, with General Goethals in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Shipping Board
Washington
Atlantic and Pacific
Goethals
Costly Coup in B & M Reorganization and New Haven Stock
The Boston & Maine reorganization threatens the large New Haven stock bloc held by federal trustees. The 219,189 common and 6,343 preferred shares cost about 30 million dollars originally. Assessments of 30 dollars a share would exceed 6 million, or 5 dollars a share about 1 million, while surrendering 20 percent of holdings avoids any assessment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Ristechetewer Hanrene
Detentions of Law Mark Costly Coup Overrail Possession
A couped attempt by New Haven to seize full control of the Boston and Maine railway proved extremely costly, illustrating how such power plays end badly for those who pursue them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Boston & Maine
Not Being a Slacker in War Bond Drive
Editorial urges every home to purchase government bonds and practice economy to support the war effort. It argues high prices stem from war demands and producer losses, and calls stay-at-homes to cut waste, increase production, and share the burden alongside soldiers. It labels any shirker as a slacker.
Tango to trenches provokes praise for restaurant owner
A New York restaurant proprietor earns calls for a Medal of Honor after firing all his tango instructors and urging them to enlist in the army. Journalists describe the instructors as able-bodied tango pirates and predict others will follow his example to support Uncle Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Uncle Sam
Letters to the editor reveal questions on flags and conscription
A reader Esther asks for a riddle solution about a flag reward. Others query the national anthem, draft versus conscription, Home Guard recruitment in Massachusetts, citizenship by divorce, and the origin of Old Granary burying ground, with concise answers and notes from readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Post
Billie
Esther
N. Easton
Massachusetts Home Guard
Boston
Cambridge
Home Guardian
John J. Sullivan
Public Safety Commission
State House
Armory
Tremont Street
Paul Revere
Peter Faneuil
Brookline
Park Street
Boston Weather Record On April Sixteenth Histories
The record notes Boston's coldest April sixteenth was eight degrees above zero in 1008 and the coldest since then eighty two degrees in 1914. It cites warmest for this date as seventy nine in 1896 and the warmest in recent years as seventy seven in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
John J. Whipple
Brockton
Wildey Savings Bank of
George E. Taber
Wildey Bank
Chains of Life in All Sorts and Times
A reflective verse page by Frank O Neill explores the daily chain gang of life. It lists chains from passions to alcohol to crime and labor, noting how people remain bound by worries and ailments across ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O'Neill
Mini
Whimsical Medford Letter Bursts With Clam Digs and Pearls
A Medford Mass letter to Newt derides Bertie Bertram amid a villa burglary and clam digging scandal. The writer jokes about pearls from clams, a planned pearl necklace for Miss C Gar Box, jealous gossip, and hints at tracking the robbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt
Bertie Bertram
Bert
Dorchester
B. Bertram
Ear Box
Bertie
C. Gar Box
Medford
Mass
Dear Newt Answers On Soap And Oxen
A reader asks why soap floats and Newt replies no soap is obliged to float. Another asks how much horsepower two oxen used to move nine sheep eight miles, with oats fed. Newt counters by asking for oxen color before answering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt
Framingham
Mass
Tripp City
Michael
Poland
Scrapbook of current events from family memories
Mrs Lidia L Roberts describes her plan to keep a scrapbook of World War I era happenings. She includes President Wilson images, Siberian prisoners, flag-raising scenes, poems, and personal notes about local guard duties, flag sightings, and family outings for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Father
Boston
Mother
Mites
Lidia L. Roberts
Swemper Street
Wollaston
Observant Citizen notes Patriots' Day flag displays and postal news
The Observant Citizen reports Patriots' Day flag-raising at Meadow Brook Golf Club Reading and widespread flag displays at Lowell Cartridge Company and Reed & Barton in Taunton. It also mentions John F. Barry’s Supreme Court admittance, recent court chatter, weather hints at planting, and military related talks at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Loring
Meadow Brook Golf Club
Reading
Boy Scout S
United States Cartridge Company
Lowell
Reed & Barton Silver Works
Taunton
Lakeport
Nhh
Uncle Sam
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
N. K. Maluff
Fort Banks
Gongs of Unshine by Benztown Bard Copsright 1917
Sunlit verse from Southern Press Syndicate collection laments awakening as others seek comfort prior to illumination. Poem reflects dawn imagery and restraint in civic light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unshine
Benztown
Bard Copsright
Southern Press Syndicate
The Costliest Horse Tracks Worldwide Described
The Palermo Park Hippodrome near Buenos Aires is praised as the world’s costliest race course with lavish grandstands and grounds. Racing figures show Argentina’s vast betting, while other top tracks like Belmont and Ascot are noted for stature, history, and luxury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palermo Park
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
South America
Jocky Club
Paris
Diamond Jubilee
King Edward
Klotsam
United States
Great Britain
Wis
Epsom
England
Ascot
Newmarket
Shakspere
Lonechampy
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on Engagement and Trust
A young man asks if he should address his girlfriend's occasional coldness. The adviser notes her mood variability, suggests a diamond signals betrothal, and advises patience. If she is right, she will reciprocate honestly, and marriage should align interests and resolve indifference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Champagne
The Reformation of Mr Channing
Mr and Mrs Channing endure a tense honeymoon phase. He schemes to teach her a lesson by stealing her purse and is exposed when the plaid suit and the stolen bag surface. He hides the evidence, unsure if she suspects his drastic reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Channing
Mr. Channing
Helen Channing
Ellery
Tie
Kitten
Ellery Channing
Helen “Channing
Helen
The President a Salt Mason poem tribute 1917
Uncle Walt laments the office with satirical verse on the President. The poem lists grievances and burdens of leadership, portraying the President as burdened and mocked as he faces endless duties.
Birthdays of Charles Wilson Peale Highlight Early American Artist
This bio brief notes Charles Wilson Peale born April 16 1741 in Chesterton Maryland. A saddler's apprentice who studied art under Copley and West he painted 14 portraits of Washington and aided the Revolution. He authored books and built a mastodon museum naming his 11 children after famous artists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peale
Copley
West
Washington
Continental Congress
Lafayette
Rembrandt
Raphaelle
Titian
Christ
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Boston Post the
Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
Financial
Edwin A. Grozier
Sir
Newton Newkirk
Sphinx
TRIE
Treet
John F. Barry
Central Municipal Court
United States Supreme Court
Barry
Joseph E. O'Connell
Hrandeis
White
Bobbh
Bek
CC. N. Perley
Cape Horn
Caroline II, Rowe
A. R. Snow
Joshua W. Rowe
Russell
Iss
Robinson Crusoe Island
Alice R. Snow
Albert BE. Fowler
Newburyport
Fowler
Mr. Fowler
Howard Marshall
Newman Traveltalks
Brown & Dawson
Mildred
Reycane
Josephine Burnett
Nottingham St
Walt
Salt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Charles Wilson Peale
Chesterton, Md
Castoria
McKenzie Engraving
Congress ST
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!