Post Publishing Co Daily and Sunday Post details
The December 4 1908 issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including Canada copies and advance payment policy. Editorial and business offices are at 259 Washington St Boston with specific phone lines and editor publisher Br A Grozier noted.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
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Sunday Post
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Post Publishing Company
BR. A. Grozier
Expansion of International Penny Post Moves Forward
The article notes new two cent letter postage between the United States and Germany taking effect at the start of the year, following Britain's penny rate. It frames this as a significant step toward universal low-cost international mail, achieved by accommodation rather than a formal treaty.
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Great Britain
United States
Germany
Questioning Art Exile and Liberty in America
A critique argues that banning old world art as household furniture blocks study and progress. It urges freedom for labor and art, asserting the act suppressing art is unacceptable in a just republic. The piece questions policy limits on cultural exchange and national identity.
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Chadbourn
Chicago
Gardner
Boston
Republican Congress
America
Public Service Corporations to Pay for City Franchises
In a Allston address Mayor Hibbard urged taxing public service firms that hold city franchises. He called for readjusting city corporate relations and ending statutes that let companies use streets largely for free. He argued franchises should be taxed directly to the city as exclusive privileges.
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Allston
Hibbard
Mayor Hibbard
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Mayor Hibbard Urged to Act on City Property Disturbance
The piece argues residents should be held accountable for disturbances and property damage in city pavements shade trees and public spaces. It praises Mayor Hibbard for taking a firm stance and hopes he secures legislative concessions for Boston residents.
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Hibbard
Boston
Dustless City Promise in Dusty Boston February 1909
Mayor Hibbard pledges to make Boston a dustless city “in the new year” amid a dry season that coats streets with dust. The critique notes prior failure to curb dust, asks how next year’s resources will differ, and questions whether promises can erase ongoing grime and hospital tolls.
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Hibbard
Boston
Allston
Uphold Merger With Harvard At Andover Seminary
Burton P. Gray stated the Andover trustees can move the seminary within the state and terminate the Harvard affiliation if needed. He argued Harvard provides the modern curriculum objects of the founders require. Amherst President Harris noted falling student numbers and competition from city universities. Professor John C. Gray contended removal lies outside the visitors board jurisdiction.
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Burton P. Gray
Board of Visitors
Andover Theological Seminary
Harvard University
Andover Seminary
William IE. Wolcott
D. D
Lawrence
Gray
Harvard
Andover
George W. Harris
Amherst
Andover Trustees
Theological Schools
John C. Gray
Photograph Agent Dies Sudden at Roxbury Corner
A well dressed man about 45 years old collapsed at Lenox and Washington streets Roxbury and died minutes later in City Hospital. He was 5 ft 9 in, 150 pounds, dark complexion, black mustache, in dark clothes. A circular in his pocket suggests he worked as a photograph company agent.
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Lenox
Washington Streets
Roxbury
City Hospital
Idle Wishes in a Chicago Car Ride
A passenger muses on heroic courage and romance while envisioning a playlike heroine. He contrasts his own unheroic status with imagined virtuous triumphs and wealth, then hints at exposing greedy money-grubbers before leaving the car.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Beezlebub Booze Ad Hails Roaring Bull Tavern
An ad invites happiness with Beezlebub Booze and a cherry to lift dull care. It promotes draughts at the Roaring Bull in Everett MT and urges quicksips for lightness of head.
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Everett
MT. Washington
New Style Pea Shooter Proposed for Mealtime
A reader proposes a device to slide side pieces on a knife blade with a spiral spring to shoot peas into the mouth. The inventor cautions about safety and etiquette, joking about potential uses and dangers at tables and restaurants.
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Newt
Bil Jones
Worcester
Jersey City
Barber Shop Window Sign Cited In Letter to Mr Newkirk
A downtown barber shop displays a sign referenced in a letter to Mr Newkirk. The readable fragment notes indicate an emphasis on a public note or message but lacks full context or complete text.
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Mr. Newkirk
Have Your Trousers Pressed While Being Shaved
A small 15 cent service advertisement promotes pressing trousers during shaving. The terse notice markets convenience for readers seeking quick grooming and wardrobe care at a minimal price.
How Is It Done A Barber Gag Publicized
The passage presents a humorous exchange about a barber life hack. A man arrives with two pairs of trousers, leaves one pressed, and is shaved in his other pair. The joke hinges on the awkward, cobbled logic of the barbering scheme.
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Jack
Dear Miss Champagne A Gentle Reply to a Lost Ring Case
A young woman writes seeking help pulling back a suitor who has abruptly ceased contact and vanished with her ring and valuables. The columnist urges patience, advises involving a male friend if needed, and warns against circulating intimate keepsakes. The writer cautions about sharing rings or photographs with casual acquaintances.
Engagement Ring on a Tight Budget
A 25 year old man asks Miss Champagne about an engagement ring given his $50 monthly wage and $100 savings. The adviser counsels buying within means, stressing sentiment over cost and a modest ring while planning a future wedding.
Unusual sights and transit tales from Newton to Somerville
Reader reports include a teddy bear potato grown on a Holyoke farm sent to Officer Neagle, a dazed woman exiting an L train at Dudley Street, a motorman finding a half dollar near Exeter and Huntington, and a vigilant guard preventing slips on Washington Street escalators. Also notes on moving stairways, transfers, and local social events as winter approaches.
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Martin J. Neagle
Newton Police
Tabaee
Holyoke
Neagle
Dudley Street
Exeter Street
Huntington Avenue
Elder Not For Cabinet In Taft Era
Samuel J. Elder writes to the Post denying any suggestion of his name for a Cabinet post. He says the idea is embarrassing and inaccurate and that he has had no discussion with President Taft about any office. He urges that no campaign or intimate link exists.
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Taft
Samuel J. Elder
Warning on thin ice to curb winter drownings
To the Editor of the Post William H. Moriarty urges a general press warning as cold weather brings drownings on thin ice. He argues such alerts could reduce fatalities and spare families from a sad Christmas.
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William H. Moriarty
Public Transit Transfer Plan for City Subway System
A letter suggests widening transfer options at Friend-Union street station to aid North End West End and Cambridgeport riders. Proposes transfers valid for north south trips on Washington street Hanover street east and through the West End. Calls for simpler routes avoiding multiple transfers via North station and Scollay square.
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Washington, Hanover
Portland
James Lawthers
Cambridgeport
Washington Street
North End
West End
Hanover Street
Charlestown
Cambridge Street
Boston
North Station
Scollay Square
Cambridge
Public transit critic urges foot tunnel between old and new subways
John E. Gillis laments the transfer change for Elevated passengers entering via Public Garden. He suggests an underground foot passage linking the old subway at Boviston Tremont to the new tunnel at Boylston Washington to ease the commute.
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Transit Commission
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Tremont
Boylston
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