Boston Post subscription and rate notices from early edition
The notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including multiple terms and prices for domestic and foreign copies. It notes payment methods, risks for mailed money, and that the paper is a member of the Associated Press with republication rights retained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canpla
Canada
Associated Press
Boston Post
Kepur Street
London
Avenue de 1
Paris
France
A “T
United States
War Department shifts to money clothing allowance for soldiers
The army will stop supplying clothing to enlisted men and grant a monetary allowance instead. Officers will continue to supply their own uniforms. The change, effective Oct. 1, aims to promote thrift and better dressing at lower government cost, but success depends on how soldiers use the funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Wilson to write memoirs on his wartime presidency
A Springfield Republican special correspondent reports Woodrow Wilson is composing a history of the times he shaped. The piece notes his uncertain lifespan and the value of his testimony to posterity, predicting his memoirs will offer a vital account of World War I leadership and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Springfield Republican
Woodrow Wilson
Times
Canadians hail Vimy hero as new Governor General
The piece praises Julian Hedworth George Byng of Vimy as the new Governor General. It recalls the brave Canadians at Vimy Ridge and their bond formed in war. It emphasizes the enduring significance of the battle and the leadership of those who served together.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Hedworth George
Bayon Byng
Vimy
Germany
Vimy Ridge
Governor General with Warm Welcome Amid Canadian Admiration
The passage praises the Maple Leaf battalions and describes the English soldier now living in Canada as a fitting representative of the British government. Lloyd George is credited with honoring Canada, and a possible visit by the Baron is hinted. It notes that Canada, with a popular Governor-General, begins his administration with broad public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd George
Canada
Debating Allied Debts and Trade Policy
A governor of the New York Federal Reserve argues it may be better for the United States to collect interest on allied debts than cancel them. He asks whether expanding European purchasing power through trade would outpace interest payments, noting annual interest exceeds 500 million dollars and that needed overseas trade profits would require massive exports and risk. He suggests keeping goods for domestic use until Europe can buy with its own money or proper financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governor Strong
New York Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Europe
Taxing a Fire Protection
City quotes say a $10 yearly tax on each automatic fire sprinkler pipe funds gate box upkeep and inspections. The writer recalls installation costs and argues the charge is unnecessary and akin to taxing window panes, punishing a vital safeguard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commissioner of Public Works
Vacation Time for The Great Indian Summer
This piece extols traveling during favorable late summer and early autumn weather. It invites readers to enjoy hikes streams and mountains, noting pleasant conditions, upcoming September, and the return of colder months as a reminder to explore now rather than later. It stresses observing nature and using eyes for discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Doctor Nature
Doctor Health
Facts and Fashions from a Silk and Satin Wardrobe
A fashion description highlights wide black silk crepe hats draped with white Chantilly, bosom front shirtwaists, navy blue taffeta with sheer organdie veils, heavily embroidered jersey sports suits, white linen scalloped silo-on dress with orange binding, square-neck crepe de chine dresses with little sleeves, uncut fringe on a taffeta bodice, black waistmark from a black and white crepe frock, and rose tafta over seal brown crepe georgette for variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Rhyme Struggles and Pegasus Lift Mood in Mattapan Note
The piece shows Newton Newkirk venting about writer’s block and rekindling a vow to write. The author laments cursing the pen while likening himself to riding Pegasus and chasing rhymes about a state. A closing quip from DODD and a sphinx line remark on building success from bricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitty
Mattapan
M. P. Dodd
Eagles lift hunter 100 feet then drop him in lake tale
Boston Post Aug 9 report from London Ontario claims five eagles perched together. Hunter Edward Henshaw shoots one, splits limb, four eagles trap him and lift him with the limb over a lake, dropping him 100 feet. He escapes using the limb as a buoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Post
London
Ont
Edward Henshaw
Henshaw
Edward
Newt
Ed Henshaw
Four Eagles
A. W. Thentic
Skowhegan
The
Post
A. W.T
Eagles
Mt. Katahdin
Maine
Yassir
B’gorry
Theatrc
Autumn Grapes to Hay Fever and Local Musings
The column notes Concord grapes signaling autumn and hay fever, recalls a Harvard Glee Club tour misread as merriment, and sketches small local tales from North Station clocks to New England drinks. It mentions Frank A. Bayrd meeting President Harding, a scaffold on a Boston church dome, and looming Maine lumber mill shutdowns.
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on rekindling lost fiancé love
A reader asks how to win back a fiancée who returned the engagement ring after claiming to have discovered the narrator’s true nature. The columnist urges humility, offering to help, and to let the future rest in her hands, warning pride can ruin love.
Ancient Celts and Druids Shaped Europe Before Rome
The article contrasts Rome’s rise with earlier central and western European cultures. It notes nomadic movements from Asia into Europe, Celtic settlements in Gaul and Britain, and debates about Druidism. Stone monuments like Stonehenge and Carnac predate Celts, with evidence suggesting burial sites. It highlights primitive engineering feats and lake-dwelling towns built on piles in Switzerland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mediterranean
Europe
Egypt
Mesopotamia
Asia
Rome
Italy
France
British Isles
Caesar
Gaul
Britain
Arnold Bocklin
H. G. Wells
Wiltshire Uplands
Silbury Hill
Dia
Brittany
Stonehenge
England
Carnac
Great Britain
Locmariaquer
Carnan
Denmark
Switzerland
The Nickel Hoarder of a City Tenement
Miss Martha, a frail saver in a crowded beehive of apartments, clings to pennies and nickels. A mysterious five cent piece finds its way into a phone booth and a stolen fortune turns a neighborhood rumor mill. A young woman falsely accuses Miss Martha after a ledger of small acts spirals into a fatal tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha
Colin
Miss Martha
Lfe
Oldest Inhabitant Reports Boston Weather Extremes
The oldest resident recalls Boston’s warmest on August 15 reaching 92 degrees in 1872 and 81 in 1911, with the coldest at 64 in 1905. He notes no rain on this date in the last decade except in 1912.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Gingerbread Muffin Cups Guide and Household Tips
A collection of practical homemaking tips includes placing waxed cereal wrappers in muffin cups to greaseless bake soft gingerbread muffins and using a simple treadle motion to ease sewing. Other notes describe orange and tomato peeling, a broom cover, and a coffee flavor boost in preheating oven. MRS H B Crosby East Boston and EVELYN E Brownell Wells Beach Maine credited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn E. Brownell
Wells Beach
Princeton Street
East
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wow Eagel
Post Publishing Co
Gian
Wernlergr &T
the Post
Orial Rooms
Nanalal
Neweday
Portal
Edwin A. Grozier
Brarbeeet
Daily Post
Sunday Post
Newton Newkirk
Sphinx
N.N
Harvard Glee Club
Harvard
Geneva
Webster
North Station
Frank A. Bayrd
Malden
Transcript
Connecticut Valley Advertiser
Judge Marvin
Hay Field
Marvin
New England
Alfred Oliviera
Lewiston Journal
Machias
Christian Science Church
Norway Street
Back Bay
Mildred Champagne
Sahil
China
Peru
the Sacred Grove
Bockfin
Houghton, Mifflin Co
Elizabeth V. McNaught
Mountfor Street
oBston
City Hospital
U. S
National Cotton CO
Federal Street
Mass
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!