Postal Rates and Contact for The Sunday Post
The Post Publishing Company in Boston lists subscription costs for daily and Sunday issues including one year three months and six month rates. It notes address at 259 Washington Street and advises sending money orders or checks to the Post Publishing Company with no cash sent.
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Post Publishing ‘Co
Washington St
Boston
Masa
THE
Sunday Post
Claus Matter
Post
Mase
Post Publishing Company
Post subscriptions due in advance with discontinuation notice
Subscriptions must be paid in advance or be discontinued on expiration. If the Post is unavailable, notify the office at once. RP. A. GROZIER, Editor and Publisher.
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Matin
RP. A. Grozier
Boston Voters Urged to Support Ellis and Gallivan
An advisory urges Boston residents to vote for Ellis for school committee and Gallivan for street commissioner. It also calls to approve the 12 o'clock license question and to elect the seven best names on the aldermanic list based on personal judgment rather than party lines.
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Boston
Ellis
Gallivan
Bonaparte Urges Foreign Armor Plate Purchases to Break Steel Trust
In his annual report Secretary Bonaparte calls for the navy to buy armor plate abroad when domestic prices are exorbitant, arguing the move would curb the steel trust. He contends the Dingley tariff enables monopoly and urges universal tariff revision to allow American industry to compete on equal terms with foreign firms.
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Bonaparte
the Navy
Steel Trust
Congress
Navy Department
Great Britain
Russia
Australia
Massachusetts
Congressional Salaries Under Debate in Fifty-ninth Congress
The Fifty-ninth Congress opens with a proposal to raise its successors' pay from 5000 to 7500 dollars a year and extend perquisites. Proponents call it a relief against living costs. critics warn it repeats past salary-grab excesses and question the need for higher compensation in Washington.
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Congress
Washington
Untyped historic debate on congressional salaries
A fragment discusses political expenses in Washington and the social role of representatives. It argues that the public should not bear the costs of social aspirations and opposes a proposed salary increase for congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt Storer Correspondence Reveals Roosevelts Impulses
The Storer letters show Roosevelt as impulsive and influential in high level decisions. They suggest Roosevelt favored Archbis hop Treland for the cardinalate and proposed to McKinley that influence be used. The piece argues publication harms Storer more than the President and notes public trust in Roosevelt remains strong.
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Roosevelt
United States
New York
Archbishop Treland
Philippines
McKinley
New
York
Ambassador Storer
Storer
White House
Theodore Roosevelt
Boston 12 oclock liquor referendum urged by Post
The Post backs a Boston referendum to legalize liquor sales in hotel dining rooms until midnight restoring prior practice. It argues the 12 o'clock limit aligns with suburban habits and tourist needs, urging voters to say Yes to permit reasonable hotel accommodations.
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Boston
Riddle Named Ambassador at St Petersburg and Other Shifts
The President filled the St Petersburg vacancy by promoting John W. Riddle, currently minister to Roumania and Servia, with nomination expected to go to the Senate. Other changes include Combs moving from Guatemala to Peru and Dudley becoming ambassador to Brazil.
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Washington
Meyer
St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Roumania
Servia
Senate
Combs
Guatemala
Peru
Dudley
Brazil
Roosevelt Praises Poe Monument Efforts in Richmond
President Theodore Roosevelt writes to Mr. Graves expressing earnest wishes for success in securing a Edgar Allan Poe memorial in Richmond Virginia. He calls Poe one of the greatest literary geniuses this country has produced and among the top three or four.
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Richmond
Edgar Allan Poe
Roosevelt
Graves
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles St. Graves
Choral Art Society Opens Sixth Season at Jordan Hall
The Choral Art Society presents its first program of the sixth season next Thursday at Jordan Hall conducted by Wallace Goodrich. The program features pieces by Palestrina Wilbye Leslie Franz Chausson Tschaikowsky and Loeffler’s eight part chorus premiering.
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Choral Art Society
Jordan Hall
Wallace Goodrich
Palestrina
Wilbye
Henry Leslie
Robert Franz
Ernest Chausson
Tschaikowsky
Cc. M. Loeffler
New Assistant Weighers Appointed at the Custom House
Three new assistant weighers were appointed at the Custom House yesterday John P Green Ridgley M Waird and William J Downey formerly messengers Charles W Hutchinson was also installed as a classified laborer appointed from the civil service eligible list
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Custom House
John P. Green
Ridgley M. Waird
William J. Downey
Charles W. Hutchinson
Civil Service
At Home at Last in Winter’s Grip
A lyric scene contrasts a sullen sky and leafless tree with the comfort of a returning home. The speaker finds warmth in love and a grateful fire, shielding against the storm as they declare home at last and wish wanderers find their way home.
Observant Citizen Reports and Local Oddities in Boston
A dispatch notes Hiram Davis sustaining burns from an oil lamp after financial relief, praise for Salvation Army workers in cold weather, and rescue efforts by Plum Island crews. It covers fire chief Wells’s taste for thrillers, Maxim Gorky’s view of New York as a yellow monster, and local sports figures like Dick O’Neil.
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Hiram Davis
Maxim Gorky
New York
Maxim
Iemon
Sagacity of Dumb Creatures Demonstrated by Squirrels Trick
A Waltham barber trains a pet gray squirrel to dip its tail in lather and lather a customer’s face while he stropps his razor. He says the animal allows him to do work of two men and has discharged his assistant.
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Adam’s Sons
Sparrell Art Company
Boston
A. G. Learned
Wallace Irwin
Waltham
Waltham, Mass
Stork Returns With Twins Then Is Shot by Father
In Chelsea Massachusetts a man recalls keeping a captured stork as a pet and feeding it. After the bird escaped and returned with twin offspring, he shot the stork on his front steps.
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Chelsea
Mass
Intelligent horse that navigated chores and hitching duties
A family tale recalls a horse that could hitch itself to a buggy, open the barn door with its teeth, and wait in front of the house until the owner was ready to ride. The father, a church deacon, was believed to be truthful about this remarkable animal.
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Boston
Bee in the Bonnet Campaign Scuffle Ends with Sting
A quirky item recalls a political bee kept in a bonnet by an owner in Boston during a campaign. The bee whispered sweet words but allegedly stung the wearer on election day as lemons were noted in the incident.
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Boston
Editor’s Note Anecdotes On Dumb Creatures Appearing
Column fragment hints at humorous animal anecdotes and reader contributions. Brief note invites more anecdotes and participation.
Ballot Decides Late Night Bar Etiquette Rules
A political column riffs on a post 11 pm bar tender highball rule and the all star scramble at the 10th hour. The piece frames the vote as determining whether nights end with trouble or a smooth finish.
Satirical Notes On Transit Heat And Holiday Hints
A collage of jokes on Boston Elevated heating in cars, a soapstone and hot water bottle for warmth, and a rumor about hot ginger tea trains. The piece lampoons candy price hikes, Chauncey Depew, mince pies, Cicero’s tomb near Naples, and a Worcester morning train mix up.
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Boston
Casey
Talk On Love And Sentiment From Mildred Champaign
A reader writes at eighteen about a thirty-something suitor and jealousy. The advice urges modesty and trust, noting jealousy harms a relationship and suggesting to live up to the partner’s admired qualities while avoiding suspicion or an investigative mindset.
Lloyd's Opera Glasses Catalogue
The Andrew J. Lloyd Co advertises 1906 importations of opera glasses including staple models and Parisian novelties with vanity bags and ornate styles. Posts available and orders receive prompt attention with prices from 3 50 dollars. Catalogue on application from DownTown Washington Street and Back Bay Boylston Street stores.
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Andrew J. Lloyd Co
Washingtonst
Back Bay
Boylston St
The Case of the Diamond Tiara on the Hamburg to New York
On the Wasser Wilhelm der Grosse voyage from Hamburg to New York a diamond tiara vanishes. Count Antonio Paolucci and Luigi conspire with a maid, but the narrator exposes them as the criminals after Luigi drowns and the tiara is found in the maid’s trunk. Paolucci and Luigi are arrested as the tiara’s ruse collapses.
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Hamburg
New York
Marquis Bonari
Roger Fielding
Count Antonio Paolucci
Luigi
Count
San Francisco Bay
Paoluccci
Latest Humor From Germany in Meggendorfer Blatter Sketch
Translation from German comic papers shows a humorous exchange where an old gentleman seeking lodging introduces himself as Herr Bolke and his wife, met by a peasant who replies with a rustic self introduction as the swineherd Sepp and his pigs. The panel captures cross class humor and country life.
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Herr Bolke
Sepp
Couple’s Quip About Ella’s Cookery School
A playful exchange from Lustige Blatter notes a mother and father reflecting on Ella attending a cookery school. The joke hinges on their charitable habit of giving her dishes to beggars, and the beggars stopping as a result.
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Ella
Lustige
Butcher and Ruberbauer in Courtroom Quip Exchange
A fragment from Meggendorfer Blatter depicts a lawyerly exchange about a tough beef being sent back three times with a quip directing it to Ruberbauer who lost his lawsuit that morning.
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Ruberbauer
Meggendorfer Blatter
Miserable actress mocked over Marie Stuart casting
A taunting remark from Meyendorfer Blaetter targets a theater actress cast as Marie Stuart, suggesting the character should die in the first act. The exchange shows harsh backstage wit and theater politics.
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Marie Stuart
Marie
Telephone Girl and Lost Tourist Swap Hallo on Holiday
A playful Meggendorfer caption portrays a tourist lost on mountains calling down to a distant girl who answers with casual holiday chatter and a request for a number. The exchange highlights comic miscommunication across a height and tone.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Dark Room Question Sparks Moritz Moselle Joke
A visitor asks to enter a dark room. Little Moritz replies that the father is in it making Moselle wine, delivering a wry family moment captured in Fliegende Blaetter.
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Moritz
Fliegende Blaetter
Beetle Found in Soup at Village Inn
A guest reports a live beetle in his soup at a village inn. The waiter replies that it does not matter since the beetle cannot get out.
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Village Inn
Fliegende Blaetter
Piano sale quote echoes marriage tease
A witty exchange traces a husband buying a piano under pressure from his wife and later selling it to regain peace at home. The remark reflects domestic humor and market sentiment in a brief quotation from Fiegende Blatter.
Villa design sparked by comic papers inquiry
A remark questions the source of Herr Sondermanns villa design, with a witty reply suggesting the inspiration came from comic papers, cited by Meggendorfer Blatter.
Meg Gendorfer Blaetter fragment on revolver danger
A fragment from Meg Gendorfer Blaetter questions why someone carries a dangerous revolver for safety, noting the careless handling and the implied risk.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Waiter Returns With Fractured Dinner Bits
A guest hears a crash in the passage and jokes the waiter will bring his dinner once he collects potato pieces. The innkeeper confirms the delay but notes the waiter is simply gathering the fragments.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Summit Experience Narrowed to Beer Complaint
Alpine climber recounts the ascent but dismisses the view, saying the beer at the resthouse was awful and he did not look at the panorama. The remark captures a humorous, snubbed moment from Fliegende Blaetter.
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Fliegende Blaetter
Country Cousin Quips On Motor Traffic Perils
A witty remark from Meggendorfer notes a near miss as a wheelbarrow collision interrupts a day spent dodging motors and bicycles. The line highlights early modern urban transit anxieties with a humorous, observational tone.
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Meggendorfer Blaetter
Ireland Receives Additional 10000 From Irish League
The second instalment of ten thousand dollars, part of a pledge from the United Irish League of America convention in Philadelphia, was sent to Ireland by national treasurer T. B. Fitzpatrick. It brings the total remitted to one fifth of the hundred thousand dollars pledged, delivered over five to six weeks.
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United Irish League of America
Philadelphia
Irish Parliamentary Fund
Ireland
T. B. Fitzpatrick
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