Boston Post April 21 1910 notice page details
Public notice style listing subscription rates and mailing details for the Boston Post The Independent Democratic Paper of New England. It records daily and Sunday rate cards, Canadian pricing, postal information, and publisher contact details with editor names and office addresses.
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The
Boston Post the
Independent Democratic Paper of
New England
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
The World's Sympathy for Mark Twain
Readers worldwide follow the writer Mark Twain as he battles illness. The piece notes his influence, the public’s sympathy, and hopes that humanity retains his legacy even as his life winds down.
History hints at Democrat victory in New York district
The article notes the last Democrat won the 32d New York district in 1890 by Colonel Albert S. Greenleaf and links that win to the 1892 shift that ousted Republicans and brought a Democrat to the White House. It argues factors favoring a repeat of history include public dissatisfaction with Harrison and the McKinley tariff, with voters prepared to vote Democrat.
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New York
Albert 5. Greenleaf
Washington
Cleveland
White House
Harrison
Responsibility hearing on wrecking of Southbridge Savings Bank
The bank inquiry reveals trustees acting in name only while bank officials rely on examiners for safety. A trustee admits he knew nothing of the bank’s affairs and attended meetings as a formality, suggesting a division of duties between directors and the Bank Commissioner.
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Southbridge Savings Bank
Rockefeller Returns to Taciturn Mood on Standard Oil Talk
A fragmented report notes John D. Rockefeller’s mood shift as he quips about charity and Standard Oil. He says products are still selling, oil quality is fine, and prices are low while the court’s pending rehearing decision remains undecided.
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John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Philanthropist’s Jest Revives Longstanding Tradition
A veteran benefactor’s humor reenergizes a cherished civic event as months of planning culminate in renewed public interest and participation. The humor signals renewed support from the donor and broader community engagement.
Senator Hale’s Warning on Maine Industries
A modern Cassandra warns that a Democratic Congress elected in November would trigger a 90 day collapse of Maine’s industries. The piece argues legislation would “mark for slaughter” productive Maine sectors and claims tariff reductions would lower living costs, raise wages, and boost national industrial growth.
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Hale
Maine
St. Lawrence
Gulf
House of Representatives
Congress
Disgraceful New York High Society Wedding Scene
Observers condemn the Drexel Gould wedding disorder as a display of hysteria among well-to-do women in New York. Police required mounted support to restore order as guests clashed, toppled umbrellas, and surged around the couple’s auto, highlighting a clash of class and propriety.
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New York
Miss Gould
Mr. Drexel
Gould Automobile
Drexel
East Side
Columbus Day urged to join Massachusetts holidays
The piece argues Massachusetts may sign a bill to add Columbus Day as a legal holiday. It rebuts claims of excessive holidays, noting other states already have many. A monthly holiday is deemed harmless, and the column urges welcoming Columbus Day with rejoicing.
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Massachusetts
Draper
Alabama
North Carolina
Wyoming
New York
Ballade of Foiled Endavor by Peter Dubb
A verse piece mockingly credits Old Peter Dubb with wide knowledge yet mocks his polished appearance and failed schemes. It recalls 1863 tasks finished swiftly and praises relentless effort, warning that flashy promises outshine substance. The Chicago News notes the satire of those who boast while lacking results.
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk by Leander Leghorn
A whimsical verse piece features Newton Newkirk and Leander Leghorn in playful dialogue. The speaker praises a bird heralding spring and laments a squeaking pump while the Sphinx quotes a moral line about temptation.
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Newton Newkirk
Niagara Falls swimming records questioned by Ima Fish
A reader asks for a complete list of successful Niagara Falls plunges for a sporting records directory. Ima Fish replies that no man has swum up over the falls, notes the humorous misreadings, and explains she cannot provide a list without time and trouble.
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Newt
Niagara Falls
Kittery
Ima Fish
Boylston Street
Hat Fashion Satire on Oversized Chantecler Style Headgear
A concerned father reports his daughter’s bulky chantecler hat featuring a crowing rooster on the front two Plymouth Rock hens in back pecking at corn and a hen nest with eggs in the crown. He fears headgear weight could injure her and asks when millinery excess ends. The writer predicts hats will grow larger before Theodore Roosevelt’s Africa return.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Africa
Little Memoirs Business Man
A brief note features a saying about keeping ideas in mind rather than a hat. The caption frames a small vignette around a business figure quoted with a cautionary nugget.
Wordplay on a policeman and a piano riddle
A thoughtful thinker likens a policeman to a piano. The dense party asks for the answer while a witty reply notes if he is square, it’s an old fashioned reference.
Parliament House Budapest Visits by Roosevelt Highlight Landmark
During Roosevelt's Budapest stay he toured the Parliament House, a late Gothic limestone complex erected 1883 to 1902 on the Danube. The central dome rises 315 feet, with two 256 foot towers and three and three quarters acres of wings housing the House of Representatives and House of Magnates. Exterior displays include 90 statues, with Hungarian monarchs on the west and generals and statesmen on the east. The east main entrance leads to a domed hall 89 feet high supported by 16 pillars and a stairway to the hall, while the Session Hall measures 84 by 76 by 64 feet and holds 438 members amid gilt carvings and murals. A western dining room offers further mural decoration.
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Budapest
Parliament House
The
Danube
Franz Joseph Quai
House of Representatives
House
Arpad
Ferdinand V
Lewis I
Arpad Cowiins
Hungary
Session Hall of the Representatives
Prime roses and a city street scene on Patriots Day
A brisk Boston paragraph notes a man selling primroses by Frog Pond on Patriots Day and describes the repaired north side walk. It covers militia marches from Boston to Lowell with Yeoman Morley praised for aiding a fellow sailor, and then sketches varied local scenes from elevator mirrors to hospital staff changes and Catholic temperance events.
Dissatisfaction and desire for a new life in Uncle Walt’s verse
The 1910 verse presents workers like a hardware merchant a doctor a farmer and a banker expressing weariness with their trades and longing for different lives. Through a refrain on the winter of human discontent the poem questions the pull of fortune and the restless search for meaning.
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Dame Fortune
Walt. Mason
George Matthew Adams
Churches Parade in Boston Opens City Service
The Sons of St George parade in Boston will form on Arlington Street at 3 p.m. and march to Trinity Church Copley Square where 1400 men are expected to participate. Services start at 4 p.m. led by Rev. Alexander Mann with Daughters of the order joining at Copley Square.
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Sons of St. George
Bronze Count Andrassy statue near Parliament House
A bronze equestrian statue of Count Julius Andrassy stands directly south of Parliament House, honoring the Hungarian statesman. To the east sits the Renaissance Palace of Justice, with Friday's feature noting Na poleon's Tomb in Paris.
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Julius Andrassy
Palace of Justice
Universalist Minister Arrives in City for Two Month Stay
The Rev. John Hunter D D arrived yesterday on the steamship Megantic as the guest of the Universalist Church of America. A welcome committee led by Dr Frederick A Bisbee greeted him at the wharf and escorted him to Thorndike Hotel where he will base his two month stay while preaching in the area.
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John Hunter
Universalist Church of America
Megantic
Frederick A. Bisbee
Universalist
Thorndike Hotel
Hunter
Great Britain
Unity Advocate to Speak Across Nation in Boston
Reverend Hunter will lecture nationwide for Christian Unity. In Boston a noon reception at Columbus Avenue Universalist Church will be hosted by Congregational and Universalist ministers with Rev. George A. Gordon welcoming on behalf of Congregationalists and Tufts President Hamilton for Universalists. A Faneuil Hall banquet follows with church representatives speaking. He then preaches at Lynn First Universalist Church and caps the week with a union service at Columbus Avenue Church.
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Columbus Avenue
First Universalist Church of
Lynn
Greater Boston
Parsons Estate To Be Divided Among Heirs At Law
Rev. John Parsons of Brookline died intestate leaving 40 000 dollars real estate and 9000 dollars personal estate to be divided among his heirs at law Sarah A Parsons widow and Charles C and William Parsons.
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John Parsons
Brookline
Sarah A. Parsons
Charles C
William
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