The Boston Post Publishing Advertisements and Rates
The Boston Post lists subscription pricing for domestic and foreign delivery including Canada and rates for daily and Sunday editions. It also provides postal handling notes, editor contacts, and office addresses with publishing details and periodical notices.
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Canada
the Sunday Post
Boston
Maia
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Metadealer
Newsboy
Edwin A Grozier
Richard Grozter
William A. Grozier
Tomorrow's Election in Boston Promising Council Field
Citizens are urged to vote tomorrow as Boston lists 49 Council candidates. The Post endorses John P. Higgins John J. Lane James T. Purcell and Councillor Watson and says three of these men are preferable to Good Government Association picks. Other capable candidates exist in the slate as well.
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John P. Higgins
John J. Lane
James T. Purcell
Watson
Good Government Association
Enforce ment and the Volstead Law Critique
A reader laments selective enforcement of Prohibition arguing farmers evade the 18th amendment by illegal cider and beverages. The piece questions federal intent and enforcement consistency, noting farmer immunity and raids that target illicit liquor.
Cape Cod Canal Purchase Moves Forward Amid Chamber Efforts
The Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce led by Rear Admiral Bowles renews effort to secure government purchase of the canal. Senator Lodge and Walsh back the cause and Congressman Gifford supports the bill amid renewed state interest.
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Cfmmerce
Bowles
Ing
Ator Walsh
Lodge
Walsh
Charles L. Gifford
Cape Cod Canal Ownership Debate Urges Federal Control
The Cape Cod chamber presses federal ownership and a public canal terminal to boost Cape Cod fisheries and canal improvements. It notes the last session failed due to last-minute Senate obstruction, expressing hope for favorable votes next time.
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Cape Cod
Commonwealth
Lodge
Why Boston Loses Prime Port Prestige
A Lowell Courier-Citizen editorial argues Boston lost its port standing not from freight hysteria but from neglecting rail and freight rates. It says Chicago export traffic should face equal rates to Atlantic outlets, but Boston loses to Baltimore and other ports because rail costs and service favor western and Pacific routes over the Atlantic, reducing foreign market access for Massachusetts manufacturers.
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Lowell Courier-Citizen
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Galveston
New Orleans
Courier-Citizen
Mississippi Valley
New York
The
Commerce Commission
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Lowell
Lawrence
Haverhill
Early Christmas Shopping Boosts Local Confidence
The article notes widespread early Christmas shopping amid general employment and rising wages. It cites a stable economy with labor disputes as the main caveat and urges shoppers to start early to ease transport and crowds for the season.
How Dry I Am Invitations Draw Bronxville Theatrical Man
Irving S. Morange of Bronxville sent 75 Christmas party invitations as phonograph records of his own voice. The records end with the song How Dry I Am and all invitations have been accepted.
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New York
United News
Irving S. Morange
Bronxville
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather on December Date
The record recalls Boston coldest and warmest readings for December with official figures noting 1876 and 1880 as extremes. It cites no rain or snow on this date in a decade except 1914 1918 and 1920, and mentions a 68 degree warmth on one noted date.
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Boston
Corn pone recipe and quirky asides from Bob Quillen
A fragment of a cooking piece lists a Saturday corn pone recipe with corn meal flour salt sugar and molasses, scalded with water and baked in a well greased iron oven overnight. It includes a humorous aside about sausages and a spoon left in. The page also features satirical lines attributed to Bob Quillen on gender, money, and progress.
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Samuel Geenhilliker Hill
Bob Quillen
Who's Loony Now Three Loons On Jamaica Pond
An observer notes three Great Northern Divers resting at Jamaica Pond on their southward migration. One loon guards the surface while the other two dive for food, a strategy that prompts questions about alarm signaling and underwater danger.
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Great Northern
Jamaica Pond
Diary of a Canary Bird
A canary narrates a week of mishaps and small triumphs. The bird endures indigestion from gravel and sleepless nights while composing a new song. A curious cat arrives, sparking mixed reactions as the bird discovers the cat appreciates the music.
Sunday Church Visit Sparks Canary Befriendment Tale
A fragmented Sunday diary recalls a narrator alone with a cat that speaks of music and opening a cage for canaries. The piece shifts from whimsy to uncertainty as the narrator questions trusting the feline before a cut off line ends the entry.
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Canaries
Jovday
J. P
Wevoy
The Thanksgiving Moon and Boston Notes
Thanksgiving Moon enters last quarter this morning and Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock noted. Boston Public Library funding and Bates Hall decor debated amid reader concentration concerns. Pension group honors service to library staff with luncheon. Winter carnivals sweep New England and post office parcel business rises, signaling spending and activity. Governor Islanders naval base plans discussed. legislature profiles show many lawyers. Old Spanish War treaty marked twenty four years past.
Gold Rushes of Western Australia Sparked Modern Booms
From 1890 to 1893 Western Australia saw massive gold strikes at Yilgarn Kalgoorlie and the Golden Mile. Prospects relied on dry blowing as miners faced barren deserts and scarce water while capitalists funded hundreds of mines yielding vast fortunes in a few districts. Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie grew into enterprising cities amid the desert, with gilded hotels and bustling theatres.
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New South Wales
Victoria
Australa
California
Western Australia
Klondike
South Africa
Kimberley
Australia
Yilgarn
Calgoorlie
Golden Mile
Kalgoorlie
Coolgardie
E. C. Bulley
The Family Guardian and Local Letters of 1919
A serialized tale follows Mack Durfee as he hires Glenn Hartman for barn work and weighs gossip about Hartman and Mrs. Elliott's daughter Olive. Tense tension grows between Durfee and Hartman amid a nocturnal confrontation at the Elliott home and a shadow of past romance between Olive and Durfee.
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Glenn Hartman
Mack Durfee
Glenn
Ellen Eliott
Hartmans
Durfee
Hartman
Mack
Clive Elliott
Mrs. Elliott
Olive
What Causes Frost Inside Windows and Poker Odds
Readers ask why frost forms on the warm indoor side of windows and about the odds of a five card straight flush in draw poker. The frost results from moisture condensing on a cold surface. indoor air carries more moisture than the outside. In poker, chances of a fifth heart for a straight flush are one in 231 and a half. Historical transatlantic flight notes compare NC 4 and Alcock Brown flights with dates in 1918.
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Plymouth
England
Clifden
Ireland
East Fortune
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