Two Boston Men Sentenced for Rotten Potatoes Swindle
Two Fast Boston men who sold a poor woman 10 bushels of potatoes later found to be rotten were sentenced to six months in the house of correction and fined $100 each in East Boston court. The judge's hard line on food swindles is praised, though not all cases meet the same fate.
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Sunday Post
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Post
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Post Publishing
House of Correction
East Boston
Massachusetts Lawmakers Fight Pneumatic Mail Abolition
The House committee on post office and post roads is urged to report favorably on a bill ending pneumatic mail in major cities including Boston. Representatives Tague and Paige from Massachusetts plan a minority report to advocate against the change, citing business protests and public convenience in Boston and New York.
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Post Roads
Boston
Massachusetts
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Paige
New York
A Boycott of Art and Trade Restrictions in Paris Policy
The French foreign office debates tariff changes aiming to readjust trade on ending the war. Proposals reportedly would exclude literary and artistic works from hostile countries, risking a blanket ban that would close doors to France, Russia, and Britain amid the wartime conflict.
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Paris
France
Europe
Russia
Great Britain
Exclusion Sparks Civilized Outcry in Peaceful Era
A terse line laments that during peaceful times any form of exclusion would repel sympathy from civilization, implying a strong moral stance against discrimination or segregation. The fragment hints at a broader debate about rights and humanity in society.
Peace Offer Prompts Debate on Germany’s Terms
An editorial discusses President Wilson forwarding Germany's peace proposals to the Allies and the delicate diplomacy ahead. It notes mixed reactions in Britain, with Bonar Law stressing reparations and security, and urges direct talks to reveal each side’s aims, urging openness as essential to progress.
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Great Britain
Britain
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House of Commons
Manchester Guardian
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London News
Come Across Like a Thoroughbred for the Readers Santa Fund
A polemic urging Newton Newkirk readers to donate to a charitable Santa Claus fund for poor children. The writer implores men and women to act now, counting only weekdays until Christmas, and challenges readers to loosen purse strings to bring joy to waifs Christmas morning.
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Hughes
Lady Fair
Awaiting Veto on Burnett Immigration Bill
Congress moved to pass the Burnett immigration bill again with a literacy test clause. The Senate approved it yesterday, but President will veto to maintain consistency. Proponents face the hurdle of a veto, while the measure’s core is deemed un-American.
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Senate
Silver-voiced tenor backs watchful waiting in hint at Hughes
An anonymous note questions Charley Hughes about his fate as a 25 year Wilbur Opera Company tenor defender of watchful waiting. The anonymous author asks if Charley has been told he has lost.
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J. E. Canby
Wilbur Opera Company
C. E. Hughes
Anon
Charley
Leap Year Limericks on Matrimonial Shopping
A verse from All Sorts jokes about last minute marriage prospects before leap year ends. A forty four year old spinster and a fifty plus woman in a southern town vent playful fears of bachelor suitors, predicting intensive wooing in the year.
Defiant Tone Against German Belgian Deportations
The piece denounces Germany's forcible deportation of Belgians to work in German industrial centers, calling it a form of slave driving incompatible with modern civilized warfare. It insists American protests remain unchanged by German excuses.
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America
Inward beauty and resilience amid battle’s storm
Poem reflects on beauty and inner strength enduring through war. It contrasts sordidness and rage with a daisy blooming after the storm, and hope that life rises like dawn after conflict. The speaker asserts inwardness remains constant as outer tumult fades.
Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather patterns
The oldest resident notes the coldest on record was 2 below zero in 1874 with 1 above in 1883 and the warmest 62 in 1901. He adds that the 10-year warmest average was 53 in 1906 and that storms occurred on this date in 1906 1907 1910 and 1911.
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New England
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Billy Sunday at his boyhood Iowa farm described
A graphic pen portrait by Paul Waitt profiles Billy Sunday at the former Iowa farm where he spent boyhood years. The piece previews exclusive content for the Sunday Post.
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Billy Sunday
Iowa
Paul Waitt
Next Sunday Post
The Sahara and Other Great Deserts Explored
A survey details the Sahara as a vast 3 500 000 square mile region with shifting Libyan sands and high mountain ranges like Ahaggar and Tassid. It notes French control, Tuareg tribes, oases such as Ghat and Ghadames, plus comparisons with the Gobi Kalahari Atacama and central Australia deserts.
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Libyan Desert
Algiers
Yar
Ahagegar
Tibest
Tassid
Italy
Great Britain
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Ghat
Ghadames
Tripoli
Arabia
Persia
Central Asia
Africa
Kalahari Desert
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Arizona
New Mexico
Nevada
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Atacama Desert
Chili
Argentine Republic
Australia
Iceland
The Sage of Concord and Holiday Talk in New England
The Observant Citizen notes Frank B. Sanborn’s birthday and reflects on Emerson’s dissents as well as Massachusetts and New England holiday observances. The column discusses January 1, 1916 as a legal holiday in Massachusetts, regional holiday patterns, and a weather reminiscence comparing past and present December temperatures. It closes with reader letters about late pansies and a Brewster sighting of wildlife.
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Frank B. Sanborn
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Sanborn
Sage of Concord
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Emerson
Massachusetts
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Bennington
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Lincoln
Lawrence Kelly
Lewis Smith
Brewster
Tomorrow's Picture Biggest Art Museum in the World
A feature previews a forthcoming art museum poised to become the largest in the world. The piece highlights plans, architectural scope, anticipated collections, and the institutional backing shaping the project.
Christmas Gift Etiquette for Young Lovers Says Mildred Champagne
Advice suggests a simple Christmas card may best fit a young woman 18 dating a college student six years her senior. If he is interested, he will be pleased by remembrance. if not, a lavish gift could embarrass both, so keep it tasteful and nonpresumptive.
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Miss Champagne
Dot the Dog and a Loving Boss in Verse
Poet Walt Mason writes of his sassy dog Dot who rafts the garden with feathers bones and litter while he scolds and dreams of harsh penalties. The dog responds with affection wagging and loving eyes denying any harm.
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