Boston Post subscription rates and printing notes
The Boston Post outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including Canada, foreign, and district copies. It notes payment in advance, risk on money, and acceptable payment methods. Advertising and editorial offices locations and Associated Press rights are mentioned.
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The Last Leaf Harriet Prescott Spofford Dies
An obituary notes the death of Harriet Prescott Spofford, a New England author who retired long ago yet connected with Longfellow Holmes Whittier Emerson and Lowell. She wrote charming novels and haunting poetry and remains a treasured Massachusetts literary figure.
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Movie Censorship Board Goes Too Far Says Critic
In New York State a film board vetoed a scene filmed at Atlantic City showing Ostend type portable bath houses and a shapely bathing suit. The board argued the view violated law and therefore could not be shown, implying many works from great films to Shakespeare could be at risk.
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The German Mark Decline and Possible Readjustment
The German mark fell to .0107 cents in our money, down from prewar 23.8 cents, with a record low of .0101 cents in 1920. Analysts cite rapid money printing, about 1.5 billion marks per month, as a key cause and hint at possible repudiation or readjustment of the currency.
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Germany Faces Depression as Mark Decline Triggers Stock Surge
Citizens watch a catas trophe boom on the Berlin bourse with stocks rising while people dump paper marks. They buy stocks in gold terms, hoping to get rich as marks fall. The drift undermines confidence and forces Germany to seek a new credit basis with other nations.
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Ireland Ireland Crisis Stresses Dominion Rule Debate
News from Ireland and London stresses De Valera’s position on dominion status as a limited framework with potential for full rule if objections are removed. Ulster autonomy and public vote are emphasized as crucial to avoid rupture while Sinn Fein leans toward settlement. Dail Éireann members are urged to pursue talks with London amid tense military preparations.
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Indignant Call for Firearm Sale Reform After Officer Shot
The article accuses a pawnshop near the crime scene of selling the murder weapon minutes before the shooting. Councilman Moriarty plans to introduce an order to rescind all outstanding firearm permits in the city. Advocates urge bans on pawnbrokers and support a state license law for firearm purchases.
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Boston Citizens Committee Forms for Officer Cuneo Fund
A ten man Boston committee led by Commissioner Curtis and including former Mayor Fitzgerald and nine other prominent locals organizes a fund for Officer Andrew B. Cuneo’s widow and nine children. They urge generous support to supplement city annuities and insurance, ensuring dependents’ welfare and protection for officers’ families.
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Household hints on restoring enamelled tubs and wash bowls
Household hints advise staining enamelled bath tubs and wash bowls can be renewed to whiteness by rubbing with a damp cloth dipped in baking soda. Message attributed to Mrs C W Sheldy of 1214 Chapel Street New Haven Connecticut.
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Sphinx Talk Hints At Hooch Brew Pitch And Gorilla Championship
A letter-writer warns against selling a homebrew flivver recipe for car mileage profits. Another voice describes a Rhodesian gorilla trained for boxing, challenged for the world heavyweight title, muzzled to prevent harm and staged on an island near the League of Nations.
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Observant Citizen Celebrates Birthdays and News Bits
A letter highlights Mrs. E. H. Sothern Julia Marlowe's 51st birthday and a decade of marriage to Mr. Sothern, plus notes on orangeade chemistry, the Hebrew Ladies Home in Worcester, and a Maine dining anecdote. It recalls Fulton’s steamboat Clermont’s 14th anniversary and the first Atlantic cable message, ending with Watertown arsenal marvels on coast defence trials.
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Party Exhibits Doomed Ideas for Social Dinners
J P Mevoy argues that inviting writers artists and musicians to dinner party demonstrations should expand to include all trades and professions. He advocates practical demonstrations from dentists doctors mechanics and others to entertain and democratize social gatherings.
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The Long Arc From Egypt to the Dark Ages
A concise survey traces world history from dawn of civilization in Egypt and Mesopotamia through the year 375 and 875 signaling Hun movements. It notes the elastic medieval era from mid fifth to mid fifteenth centuries, the dubious label Dark Ages, and light glimpses of progress such as early monasteries and figures like St Augustine amid a volatile mix of tribes.
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Boston Weather Record Notes from Oldtime Almanac
The Oldst Inhabitant Sayse states Boston’s warmest for August 7 reached 96 in 1913 and 91 in 1884, with a coldest 52 in 728. It notes no rain on this date in the past decade except 1914 1915 and 1917, according to official figures.
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Signor Pug Story “Fade Out” Coming in Boston Sunday Post
Mildred Cram writes another Signor Pug tale titled Fade Out to be printed in full in the forthcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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