Boston Daily Post Subscription Rates August 2 1911
The August 2 1911 issue lists daily and Sunday Post subscription prices. Dailys: one year three dollars, six months one fifty, eight months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. Sundays: one year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month none. Canadian per copy rate noted.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
Boston Daily Post
Boston Sunday Post
The Post in Vacation Time
The Daily Post and Sunday Post offer mail delivery at 25 cents and 30 cents monthly respectively. Readers may change address anytime and subscriptions must be prepaid. notices will discontinue on expiration. Contact E A Grozier, editor and publisher.
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Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
Mainunday
E. A. Grozier
Not All Show The Summer Naval Exercises In Provincetown
Summer visitors to Provincetown can see the United States Navy drills in Cape Cod Bay. The maneuvers teach sea tactics and torpedo and submarine escape, with aeroplane practice planned. The display hides a grim aim to stay ready for any unforeseen international storm.
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Provincetown
Sam
Cape Cod Bay
Astor Marriage Rumor and New York Divorce Law
The text questions a reported Astor marriage in New York and notes that in 1909 the wife of John Jacob Astor obtained a divorce with a provision that the defendant may not remarry until the plaintiff’s death unless the court modifies the judgment. It asks whether the court modified it and why an Astor might seemingly defy the law, seeking explanations.
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John Jacob Astor
New York
New York State
Astor
Jones
Smith
Edwin A Abbey dies in London noted American artist
The death of Edwin A Abbey in London ends a circle of American artists long resident there. The text notes Whistler and Sargent as others in the group with Abbey the last survivor and praises his murals in the Public Library while highlighting his finest work as illustrations of old English plays and songs.
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Edwin A. Abbey
London
Whistler
Sargent
Abbey
Walker Seeks Republican Nomination in Key Race
Walker is named as a candidate in the Republican nomination race, highlighting his bid for the party's nomination.
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Walker
Governor Foss Etiquette Sparks Dissension Debate
The piece contrasts Governor Foss with Mr. White and Mr. Walker. Walker praises Foss for his ideas and manners while noting Foss has caused dissensions, mainly within opposing factions. It suggests strong leadership can provoke conflict among adversaries and potential bosses.
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Mr. Foss
White
Walker
Farmers' Free List Passes Senate Amid Tariff Compromise
Democrats and insurgents unite to approve the farmers' free list bill with Kern amendments removing meat and cereal products from the free list except for certain duty free imports. The measure aims at reciprocity and appeasing agricultural interests as tariff history quickens in Washington.
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United States
Senate
House
White House
Taft
Washington
Republican Tariff Board
Democratic Party
Lodge Praises Congress While GOP Sees Political Peril
Senator Lodge says Congress improves Republican prospects as Democrats and insurgents hurt themselves politically. He notes Democratic support for Canadian reciprocity, campaign publicity, wool schedules revision, and the farmers’ free list bill, arguing Democrats are united and serving the country.
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Lodge
Congress
Sub-Cellars First, Heps Lag as Post Claiming Cellar Crown
A playful sports column notes the Heps trail the Post in cellar standings with witty quips about writers and ideas. The piece mocks delays in idea formation and contrasts the eager costume editor awaiting inspiration with a harsher fate.
Personal snippets mix wit and whimsy across ages
A fragmented collection features mocked names and jokey refusals to scandals. It recalls Winthrop nicknames, a supposed marriage rumor, a mocked note about John D. Rockefeller, and a light verse on loving the sea with vivid sea imagery.
Swordfish Secrets and the Home Life of a Predator
Professor Morton Kilgallen discusses swordfish behavior in a buoyant lecture, noting the creature uses its sword to spear flounders then stores them for later meals. He humorously describes the procedure from spotting prey to a hungry release of a single fish.
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Morton Kilgallen
Balliol Colliege
Jay
Postal savings bank opens in Boston
The postal savings system begins operation in Boston after trials in smaller communities. Deposits up to 100 dollars earn 2 percent interest with withdrawal anytime, minimum 10 cents. Tested in New York Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland Milwaukee Jersey City and Boston, it aims at small savers not served by state banks.
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Postal Savings Bank
Boston
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Jersey City
Uncle Sam
Postal
Winged romance aboard the Falling Star
Wimpy Weems and Katharine O Toory celebrate Michel Brianne s fix as the ship ascends but a sudden air hole causes critical failure. The Flying Star lists toward earth while Michel jokes about hens on the engine and the couple share a tender moment beneath the blue sky.
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Gaston
Michel Brianne
Michel
Wimpy Weems
Katherine O’toory
Katharine k’Toory
Earth
Courtship and Economy in a Parlor Scene
A young woman defends gas conservation to her mother in a witty chat about turning off the gas. The mother notes pressure rises when gas is shut off, and the daughter cheerfully admits the economy motive. The light exchange ends with the mother unable to respond.
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Laura
Cattle Abundance Across Continents Highlighted
The article notes Australia could provide three cattle per person for all residents, one of the continent’s many livestock strong points. It also mentions Argentina’s high cattle abundance with five cattle per inhabitant in the country.
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Australia
Republic
Eden Theories and Dore Imagery Shape Biblical Garden Tales
The piece surveys Adam and Eve depictions from Gustave Doré and Milton's Paradise Lost, then surveys Genesis chapters on the tree of life and knowledge. It traces debates on Eden's location across antiquity, citing Josephus, Columbus, Livingstone, and Warren’s North Pole theory.
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Eden
Gustave Dore
Milton
Paradise
Garden of Eden
Paradise Lost
Josephus
Ganges
The
Nile
Karnah
Babylonia
Assyria
Tigris
Euphrates
Damascus
Columbus
Venezuelan
Ceylon
Livingstone
South Sea Islands
Landon West
Ohio
William F. Warren
Boston Uni
Observer notes wartime play clash and city news
A reader recounts a playful mock war causing colds and pneumonia among soldiers, plus local items from Boston such as an advertising poster exhibit at the Public Library, hake fishing at Marine Park, weather vane woes in Dorchester, new electric signs at South Station, and summer theater at Harvard.
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Boston Public Library
Dorchester
Dorchester Court House
South Station
Providence
New Haven Road
John A. Fowle
Columbia Road
Old South Meeting House
Soldier’s Free Library
Washington
Tarrytown
N. Y
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Harvard
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Baca
Sever Hall
Copley Square
James Ruhl
Federal Building
Abel
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Rogers Bros
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