Unclear newspaper contact and subscription notice
The text shows editorial and staff placeholders for the Boston Post with mentions of editors and advertising offices. It notes that subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration if unpaid. It also instructs readers to notify the paper if the Post cannot be obtained from a newsdealer or newsboy.
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Canada
Sunday Post
Boston Postel
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Boston
Masse
Post Publishing Co
Aees
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ANL
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The
Senate Passes Child Labor Bill to End Interstate Trade
The Senate approves federal action banning goods from mills using underage labor in interstate commerce. The measure, urged by President Wilson, marks a major progressive achievement and signals broader legislative goals beyond this act.
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United States Senate
South
Wilson
Common Sense Triumphs in Rail Labor Mediation
The New York surface railway employees and steam railroad trainmen’s brothershood reach a mediated settlement with railroad officials. Federal Board of Mediation and Conciliation to mediate, averting a massive strike that would affect 250 000 miles of rail and 400 000 employees and harm the public.
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New York Surface Railway
Federal Board of Mediation
Preparedness Army Bill Enacted With Record Funding
Congress completes conference on the army appropriation bill setting $267,597,000 for maintenance of the regular army and National Guard the largest sum for the purpose. A new Council for National Defence will regulate industry and transport during stress and aid soldiers’ dependents. A special $13,000,000 appropriation funds aviation development and features.
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Senate
House
Washington
Council For National Defence
Unanimous Senate Approval of Bill as Presented
The bill advances with unanimous support in the Senate mirroring prior chorus of consent. No amendments were adopted and the measure now moves to the next legislative stage for consideration.
Misstatements in Detroit speeches rebutted by Commerce officials
Acting Secretary Sweet refutes Hughes claims about a census bureau raid and coast survey violations. Officials show 38 of 50 yearly appointments with Civil Service Commission approval and 12 temporary laborers not governed by civil service rules. Hughes is urged to correct errors.
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Commerce Sweet
Hughes
Detroit
United States Census Bureau
The
Coast Survey
Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Department
Huerta
Villa
Wilson
House
Senate
McLemore
Gore
Mr. Hughes
Supreme Court
Hale Declines Hughes Support Backs Wilson For Progressives
Matthew Hale chairman of the Progressive national committee refuses Hughes delivery and endorses Wilson. He criticizes Hughes as lacking sympathy with party ideals and lacking practical policy. Hale urges Penrose and Perkins support, praising Hale as principled and influential.
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Matthew Hale
Progressive National Committee
Hughes
Wilson
Boies Penrose
George W. Perkins
Hale
United States
Mexican commission named to settle border questions
The United States assigns Secretary of the Interior Lane and Associate Justice Brandeis to a joint commission. The group aims to resolve Mexican border issues and broader affairs with a calm, practical approach that may challenge hardline views.
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Lane
Justice Brandeis
Joint Commission
Brandeis
Mexico
Oldest Inhabitant recalls August weather patterns in Boston
The Oldest Inhabitant notes typical heat for August 10 with mercury near 99 and lists historic highs from 1872 to 1914, including occasional cool records of 56 degrees. He mentions rainfall on the date in 1906 1913 and 1915.
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Boston
Mercury
What worry does to your body
A concise health feature by H. Addington Bruce offers practical guidance on how chronic anxiety affects physical well being, detailing stress responses and simple steps to reduce tension. It urges readers to manage worry through routines, sleep, nutrition, and calm practice for better overall health.
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H. Addington Bruce
Next Sunday Post
Village quarrel over rye fuels wary exchange
Squire Ezra Peddit asks where neighbor Si Simple plans to go to the village with a worried tone. Si Simple warns he will fill up on old rye and expresses dread about the trip. Reuben is mentioned as part of the scene.
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Ezra Peddit
Ezra
Reuben
The Man Who Judges Others' Discipline
A reflective remark notes that those worried about others discipline struggle most with self discipline. The line contrasts external judgment with internal control, suggesting self restraint is harder and more telling than policing others.
Weighed While You Wait Soul Weight Claim
The National Society of Psychical Research announces experiments claiming to weigh the human soul with delicate instruments. The note suggests readers will be surprised by the soul’s weight and the ability to measure it.
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National Society of Psychical Research
Good Thing We Don't If We All Got What Is Coming
The line plays with the idea that fairness would ruin some of us if rewards matched our deeds, suggesting contentment with the imperfect balance of life rather than envy or entitlement.
Husband urged to raise wife’s weekly allowance to fifty dollars
A married man earning $100 weekly keeps $75 for himself while giving his wife $25 for household and personal expenses. The columnist condemns treating the wife as a meal ticket and declares she deserves half the income, urging a $50 weekly raise to reflect equality.
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Newt
Better to Love While Living and Toil For Love
Poem extols loving while alive, forgiving hearts and aiding the living. It contrasts peace after death with ongoing need and hunger of the living. It celebrates toil, the touch of a tender spirit, and the bloom of an answering kiss despite fear and possible heartbreak.
Household Hints on Vinegar and Macaroni Trick
A household tip suggests placing vinegar on a stove rag to remove grease stains and brighten the stove. It also notes inserting two small macaroni pieces into the perforations of a pie top to prevent the filling from stewing out.
Observant Citizen Reflects on Prices Stars and Law
The column notes egg price hikes by a Boston restaurant chain raising egg sandwiches from five to ten cents, estimates yearly costs for workers, and recalls a historic 1888 meteor shower. It also touches Christmas shoe prices, a rock island arsenal quote on carelessness, a judge’s courtroom moment, Thomas Lawson lilies for hospitals, and profiles Brighton residents and local figures.
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Boston
Bertram and Helena in Love and War
Helena mourns her forbidden love for Bertram as she seeks a cure for the king and vows service to him. The Countess aids her mission, the king orders marriage, and Bertram reluctantly accepts before departing to war. Helena endures neglect and longing, hoping for recognition.
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Rousillon
Helena
Paris
Bertram
Fairy Godmother of the Telephone Sparks a Serendipitous Mixup
Alice Winton, janitor’s daughter, overhears a mistaken phone call and plans a harmless ruse to meet young people in her building. Her deception unravels when Billy Harding arrives, introducing his sister Emily and confirming the mix up at central. The encounter promises an escape from a dull routine and a potential romance.
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Mr. Winton
Mrs. Winton
Alice
Emmy
Billy
Sis
Jack Mason
Marden
Marden Street
Mr. Pilly
William Harding
Central
Emily
Envy of Youth Turns to Contentment in Age
A speaker contrasts youth and age noting envy for the vigor of a young man while he toils under years. He rejects passion for calm serenity, then imagines the young man’s restless nights and failed romance as wisdom of age grows. The piece closes with a reflective moral.
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Gilead
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
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