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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1911
Page
10
Boston Post issue dated December 21 1911 from Post Publishing Co with offices at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. No. 44 Vol 209. Newspaper page likely contains multiple notices briefs and news items typical of a daily paper.
The notice lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for various terms including one year three dollars and shorter periods, directs payment policy and where to send money, and notes mailing to Canada per copy with payments to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
The notice lists telephones for the Post including Main Editorial Rooms and Main Business Office and states all subscriptions must be paid in advance. It warns discontinuation without further notice on expiration and asks readers to notify by postal mail if unable to obtain the Post regularly.
The Boston Post claims ownership of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world’s largest press, as stated by Robert Hoe of R. Hoe & Co. This assertion underscores the paper’s industrial scale and national prominence.
The New England Historic Genealogical Society aims to raise $40,000 for a fireproof building on Ashburton Place. Of the goal, $39,891 has been pledged, securing progress, and a rapid $109 gift is urged to complete the target within ten days.
The trial of Chicago meat packers has begun with opening arguments completed and the first witnesses heard. The battle between the people and a merciless monopoly is under way, though optimism about jail or fines remains uncertain after eight years of dodging.
The piece argues that Francis Joseph’s nearing end will not trigger European war, noting changed conditions since Hungary’s pacification. It cites De Blowitz’s century-old prophecy as outdated, citing Germany’s restraint and Italy’s focus elsewhere, suggesting a safer world today.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson signs a Daughters of the Confederacy petition calling to include Lost Cause veterans in United States pension lists. The piece notes sincere belief and rational discussion reflect fading old feud tensions as national policy remains unchanged.
The piece questions who appoints the Gloucester port collector amid a local row. It centers on Congressman Gardner backing Walter F. Osborne and questions the roles of the President and Treasury Secretary in the appointment.
A discussion on essential problems of communal living and housing in the city context. The piece outlines approach to develop better living arrangements and the role of the Boston project in addressing these needs.
A colonial Boston story centers on the Frankland house at Prince Street and Garden Court once rivaling the Hutchinson mansion. Agnes Surriage inspires Sir Harry Frankland’s rise from tavern servant to Lady Frankland through devotion and a dramatic London marriage.
The House Company outlines a vision for humane housing for families with modest incomes in Hyde Park and Forest Hills. The project offers sanitary, appealing homes with easy 5 cent transit to the city’s working section, framed as a moral and economic investment rather than charity or speculation.
The Tariff Board report on the Payne Aldrich wool and woolen schedules is praised for breadth and fairness while criticized for lacking specific reductions. It notes wool manufacturing costs here exceed abroad by 100 percent, with prices differing by 67 percent, and urges careful tariff reform to end political distortions.
Syracuse reports the Commercial Travellers' National League plans an absolute tip ban starting January 1, 1912. The move targets tipping at hotels and service staff, with ads seeking tipless rooms for transients nationwide. Some question whether banning tips from members would curb the practice at its source.
A single gallon of mixed paint yields two coats over 256 square feet of surface area. The note provides a practical estimate for planning repaint jobs and material use.
The author recalls a private round of golf near Skibo Castle with Andrew Carnegie. He won the game and has received no further invitations since, while noting Carnegie’s reserved, canny nature.
A reader writes All Sorts seeking to mend relations with Andy who hewnly recalls losing a game. He offers a sonnetlike tribute praising Andy’s golf prowess and hints at renewed postal correspondence if accepted.
A fragment from a column hints at affection and generosity tied to a charity event. The phrase suggests giving money equals giving love to a Post Santa Claus campaign. No further details are readable in the text.
A humorous excerpt shows misprints and mangled phrasing in old ads and notes. It highlights a Boston paper’s line about liquor confiscation and a Weymouth sideboard classified listing with flirtatious, comic errors and dated social tone.
A humorous admonition describes a husband hiding a second hand sideboard in his wife's stocking to amuse her. The narrative jokes about the wife discovering the surprise and the imagined joy, ending with plans to call a plumber to remove the item.
The British schooner Annie Blanche arrived with lumber from Walton Nova Scotia after a 67 day voyage through rough weather. Several other provincial schooners reached port, including Nellie Eaton and Orozimbo from St. Joan New Brunswick. The Eskimo with auxiliary power and the St Anthony from Parrsboro posted short crossings. A birthday celebration erupted as a telephone instrument enabled the recipient to hear greetings all day.
Captain Lorains of the British steamer Jacob Bright shot himself yesterday after the British armored cruiser Berwick pulled his vessel off the shoals near Barbadoes. The Jacob Bright had run ashore at North Point on December 11 after leaving Norfolk on December 1. the ship is reported safe.
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