Boston Post August 21 1916 front page notice
The Boston Post issues daily and Sunday editions with subscription rates and mailing notices. This date lists prices, offices, editors, and payment instructions, including rates for U S Canada and foreign subscriptions and reminders about advance payment and renewal rules.
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Post Publishing Co
Office
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Beston
Boston Post Claims Nation's Largest Daily Morning Circulation
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States. This claim is presented as a definitive measure of prominence among American newspapers.
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Boston Post
United States
Echoes of Wilson Doctrine in Hughes Campaign
The Portland Advertising Club notes a Republican candidate vowing to crush traitors who harm the public purse and expand U S business. The piece compares the rhetoric to President Wilson and accuses Hughes of echoing the doctrine without credit.
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Republican Standard
Portland, Ore
United States
Wilson
United States Legal Department
Hughes
Mr. Ochs Celebrates 20 Years At The New York Times
The New York Times marks twenty years under Adolph S. Ochs with noted growth from 17 000 to over 340 000 daily circulation. His pledge of a high standard news paper, clean and trustworthy, through honesty and industry, has proven successful and respected.
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Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times
Ochs
Hughes silent on Mexico policy in Montana speech
The Republican candidate cites a fixed foreign policy and a Mexican policy specifically but offers no specifics. He denounces the President on the Mexican problem yet provides no concrete plan beyond vague hints about Huerta's government.
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Montana
Hughes
United States
Huerta
Taft
Mr. Hughes
Mexico
German U boat activity and warnings in new aggression
The piece argues that German submarine raids against Allied merchant ships have resumed with vigor and that anti administration papers claim the President is undermined by the German admiralty. It notes no proven case of unwarned attacks and emphasizes the U S demand for warning and escape opportunity, which Germany has so far honored.
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United States
Germany
Germans Sink U.S. Vessel If War Comes
A hypothetical remark warns that if America enters war a German submarine might target U.S. ships. It reflects wartime fear and political rhetoric in Republican papers during tension.
Bond issue and debt history in US wars and Wilson policy
The piece argues that Republican attacks on President Wilson over bond issues for military needs ignore past debt patterns. It contends that bond financing has long been used in prior administrations, cites per capita debt trends under Cleveland Harrison McKinley and Wilson, and defends long-term bond funding as a prudent measure for posterity and national preparedness.
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Interventio
Mexico
Wilson
Washington
Cleveland
Treasury
Carlyle
United States
Harrison
McKinley
Fisherman and Fisherwoman Tale From Anglermaniac
Newton Newkirk writes as Anglermaniac in a humorous dialogue about a famous anonymous Fisherman story. He defends his own fishing accuracy and recounts a brook trout claim while imagining a playful portrait of a Fisherwoman and the risks of anonymity. He signs off asking to remain unnamed.
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Newt
Wakefield
Mass
Ain
Selah
Anglermaniac
Newton Newkirk
Votes for Women in Britain Could Reach Reality Soon
The article notes Premier Asquith in Parliament signaling that future franchise bills must include women. It contrasts his stance with past opposition and suggests wartime issues delay reforms but predicts British women may gain suffrage in a surprisingly short time if he remains earnest.
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Great Britain
United States
Asquith
House of Commons
Questions From Readers About Moon Phases and Money
A reader asks why we always see the same moon face and discusses illumination. A second inquiry explains 10c stamps as 10 centimes, about franc value, with franc worth ~20 cents. A third note compares U S liquor consumption 1904 to 1914. A final line asserts the Kronprinzessin Cecilie can sail without U S阻.
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Records On August 21
The Oldest Inhabitant cites Boston climate data noting a record high of 88 degrees in 1883 and 82 degrees as the hottest in the last decade. The date’s low is listed as 52 degrees in 1876 1882 and 1911, with rainfall in 1906 among the past decade.
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Boston
Praise Wilson Policy On Strike At Boston Common
Speakers at a Boston Common rally commended President Wilsons rail strike policy while condemning his inaction in the Minnesota mine workers strike. Arturo Giovannitti of New York and other speakers addressed the crowd in English and several languages amid protest over arrests of Minnesota strikers.
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Wilson
Boston Common Hall
Mine Workers of
Minnesota
Arturo Giovannitt
New York
Lawrence
Shakspere’s Troilus and Cressida Meet Love and War
A critical reading notes Troilus and Cressida as a drama of love within Troy and Greece. It covers Pandarus shaping romance, Cressida’s faith, Ulysses guidance, and the lovers’ weary disillusionment amid Hector’s death. The piece contrasts Shakespeare’s view of women with heroic exploits.
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Cressida
Pandarus
Helen
Troilus
Troy
Aeneas
Antenor
Hector
Paris
Ajax
Achilles
Ulysses
Agamemnon
Cassandra
Shakspere
Diomedes
Observant Citizen Notes Weather Phrases and Local Tales
The Observant Citizen recalls temperatures from Mt. Washington to Boston and reports warm water at beaches. It mentions weather lore for St. Swithin’s Day, notes a Siamese prince incident, and highlights Division 60 AOH workers and a church service. Also cites a Jamaica Plain Children’s Museum exhibit and barber shop anecdotes about casual haircuts.
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Children’s Museum
Jamaica Plain
The Medicine Was a Little Harsh and Then
Alvena Jackson hosts Ladies' Aid suppers with lavish praise and self deprecation about her cooking. Guests compliment while she frets over flaws, and Silas softens with praise to spare her feelings. A later supper ends with tension and a sting in the cellar.
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Alvena Jackson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Alvéna
Silas Jackson
Almeda Farnham
Almeda
Silas
Alvena
Elen Black
Lucy Eaton
Maria Green
Fashion Paragraph Highlights Summer Crepe De Chine Styles
Paragraph Points on Facts and Fashions notes wide frills on crepe de chine blouses and green and silver as a favored evening scheme. White silk hats suit summer into early fall, while jersey coats belt in a V with beadwork. Silk sports suits pair blazer-striped coats with white skirts, ermine collars dress coats for early autumn, and new sports hats favor severe shapes and vivid colors.
Household Hints for Twine Based Dish Cloths
An article by Mrs H O Libby from Portland Maine offers a simple method to use leftover twine by tying knots and knitting with two steel needles in garter stitch. Cast on 40 stitches and knit 57 rows to make a dish cloth suitable for oven use.
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H. O. Libby
Washburn Avenue
Portland
Birthday or anniversary flower prompt at 124 Tremont St
Inquiry asks if her birthday or another anniversary warrants flowers and points to 124 Tremont St with phone Oxford 6900 for orders.
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Tremont St
Oxford
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