Boston Post April 7 1914 subscription details and offices
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions to U S Canada and foreign destinations. It shows price tiers for daily and Sunday papers, Canada postage, and single copy costs. Editorial and business offices are given along with key staff roles and publication details.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Post
Real homes held up to modern scorn
A brief critique argues that authentic homes of genuine, home-loving people are unfairly subjected to the scorn of modern observers, portraying the critics as shallow.
Principal Man Willing to Spend It
A single man of principle is prepared to spend the money if necessary. The remark reflects a firm stance on using available funds to support a stated objective.
New Military Element Demonstrated in Western Test
The schedule of armaments shows aeroplanes and hydroplanes as key items in the army and navy. The first substantial test of this new force in real warfare may occur on the western continent, marking practical exploitation of new ideas by Western Hemisphere ingenuity.
Negrophobe Obstruction Rebuffed in Terrell DC Judge Nomination
Senators led by Vardaman faced backlash as they blocked the confirmation of Robert H. Terrell, a Black man, as municipal judge for the District of Columbia. The vote finally proceeded, praising the service of African American veterans and affirming Terrell’s fitness for the bench.
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United States
Vardaman
Robert H. Terrell
District of Columbia
Our Worst Enemy in an Extended Campaign in Mexico
The article warns that disease and climate, not just bullets, threaten troops in Mexico. It cites 80,000 troops in the last Mexican war, with 1,500 deaths and over 11,000 deaths from disease, plus 12,000 invalided home, noting advances in sanitary science and prevention.
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Mexico
United States
Bad Taste Exhibition Sparks Old Home Fashion Debate
In New York a self styled Bad Taste exhibition showcases rooms from the early 1970s with black walnut furniture hair cloth chairs wax flowers and mottoes. Critics say public ridicule of beloved home treasures mocks faith and devotion put into past homes and is itself bad taste.
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New York
Offer of Good Offices Gains U S Support in Mexican Crisis
The United States accepts Brazil Argentina and Chile offering good offices to settle the Mexican imbroglio. The trio’s stance aims at peace not mediation. The move calms fears of American territorial aims and preserves Monroe Doctrine neutrality while urging Huerta Carranza and Zapata to listen. President Wilson praised for prudent humane choice.
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Brazil
Argentina
Chile
South America
United States
Congress
Mexico
Central America
Earth
Huerta
Carranza
Zapata
Wilson
Law to protect migratory birds needs funding
The essay lauds a recent federal law put under the Department of Agriculture for migratory birds. It warns the measure risks failure without Senate funding, urging Congress to provide 100000 dollars annually to enforce protections and honor the law’s intent.
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United States
Audubon Societies
Department of Agriculture
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Congress
Newfoundland dog guards lost child in woods near Danville
In Belvidere New Jersey on April 26 a two year old, Michael Dunai, was found unconscious and exposed, missing for 24 hours. A Newfoundland dog belonging to the Dunai family stood by the child and prevented approach until the father arrived.
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Belvidere
N. J
Michael Dunai
Danville
Dunai
Ata Eee
Gratitude and Virtue The Rarest Human Virtues
A short moral meditation on gratitude urging readers to value favors and respond with thanks. It cautions against taking kindness for granted and explains the social cost of ingratitude and the payoff of continuing benevolence.
Description of a man in Boston newspaper notice
A printed Boston notice describes a man about 55 with a gray mixed beard, roughly six feet tall and weighing about 145 pounds. The brief physical portrait appears in a local alert or classifieds item.
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Boston
If every knock is a boost then a push may be a pull
A philosophical wordplay contrasts knocks with boosts and pushes with pulls, suggesting actions can lead to opposite outcomes depending on perspective or context. It invites reflection on cause and effect in motivation and momentum.
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Edwin A. Grozier
Crocus Bloom Fails as Cold Returns
A crocus on the lawn bursts into bloom during a brief spring tease but frost returns, killing the flower and delaying Mayflowers to July. The writer rails at the weather clerk for delaying春.
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Newt
Sam
Crocus
Observant Citizen notes local history and civic events
The column describes Boston firemen overhauling old leather buckets for a museum display, explains the origin of the term Greaser tied to California 1849 gold rush workers, reports on mussels in Boston harbor, citizenship exam laughter, notable locals and civic projects, a Greek Orthodox procession, and various community notices including a St Elizabeth's Hospital expansion and an Odd Fellows event.
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Grady
McDonough
Boston Fire Department
Philip Terry
Hingham
Southern
Republic
California
Pacific Coast
Cape Horn
New York
Boston
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Narragansett Bay
T Wharf
Adriatic Coast Sways Tourists from Venice to Trieste
The Adriatic Sea along Italy and Austria-Hungary lures American travelers then contrasts two shores with Venice Ravenna Ancona and Bari on the Italian side and rocky isles opposite. Trieste as gateway city offers modern harbor scenes and the Miramar castle linked to Maximilian of Mexico amid broader Austro Hungarian history.
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Adriatic Sea
Mediterranean
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Montenegro
Albania
America
Adriatic
Venice
Europe
Ravenna
Ancona
Bari
Corfu
Trieste
Austria
Miramar
Maximilian
Mexico
A sensible girl seeks teaching life and future with doctor
Maud, a Vermont girl, leaves fortune hunter fears to teach in a country school. She earns affection and trust at the Sanford home, where caring by Maud helps Mrs. Sanford recover. The local doctor grows fond and asks to build a life with her, inviting a future visit to her family.
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Maud
May
Sanfords
Momd
Moore
Wealth, charity, and romance in an early 20th century tale
In a tale blending moral reflections from Walt Mason with a domestic romance Maud and a young doctor pursue love across class boundaries. A generous uncle and a looming wedding gift of $5000 intertwine charity, independence, and plans for a shared future.
Victor Herbert Improves After Appendicitis Operation
London April 26 The condition of composer Victor Herbert after appendicitis surgery yesterday shows slight improvement today.
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London
Victor Herbert
Fashion notes highlight skirts, colors, and trims this season
The article outlines trends across coats and dresses with full skirts and tunics, pegtop swimsuits, circular flounces, moire wraps, and pretty serge street suits. It notes yellow as a top color, pale tinted lingerie, bead embroidery on frocks, and ribbon velvet wrist adornments.
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