Post Publishing Co Daily Post subscription rates and notes
The December 21 1916 issue lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign districts, with prices for 1 month 3 months six months and yearly terms. It notes Canada pricing per copy in foreign mailings and postage charges within the Boston district.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Maas
Not Joffre Alone in War's Turbulent Regress
The piece notes General Joffre remains a key figure despite stepping down as commander in chief. It contrasts leadership shifts across France Britain Germany and Russia, reflecting on wartime changes and Joffre’s enduring historic significance.
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Joffre
Vrance
Marne
England
Germany
Russia
Nicholas
France
Public transit push to curb intoxicated riders
Boston & Maine officials moved to bar drunks from trains and now Boston Elevated prompts a similar crusade. The piece urges passengers to name intoxicated riders when asked by conductors and to serve as witnesses if needed, emphasizing shared responsibility beyond railroads.
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Boston & Maine
Boston Elevated
Foundation for Industrial Peace to be dissolved and funds returned
The Lodge sponsored measure would dissolve the Foundation for the Promotion of Industrial Peace nine years after its founding and return the $40,000 donated by President Roosevelt from the Nobel prize. Interest of at least $25,000 accrued, but the fund’s stated uses are deemed impracticable. The piece notes President Wilson’s peace note and its call for belligerents to discuss terms, praising its bold, historic stance. The column ends with a satirical comment from The Sphinx about the cost of hen feed.
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Lodge
Foundation For the Promotion
Roosevelt
Where will you fall in love Harvard style
A humorous exchange from Harvard Cambridge Mass on love and the mind. It quips that falling in love lifts you from sanity safety and conservatism and sends you upward into airy thoughts while love makes many lose sight and stumble.
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Yello Newt
Harvard
Cambridge
Mass
The Tree Too Pricey for Christmas in New York
The piece notes high spruce tree prices amid wartime costs. A woman reports $5 for an eight-foot tree in a chic area, while smaller trees go for about $2.50 and tall fine specimens up to $15. Dealers blame the war, yet many households will still celebrate Christmas.
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New York
Santa Claus
House Reaffirms Boston Sub Treasury Funding Move
The national House votes to restore the appropriation for maintaining the Boston sub treasury, showing the impact of protests on fiscal decisions. Boston resists being sidelined as a financial center despite proposals to abolish the sub-treasury.
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National House
Boston
Boston voice pushes for federal aid over sub‑treasury work
Boston financiers and leaders press Secretary McAdoo to appoint a federal reserve bank role, arguing the bank cannot yet handle sub-treasury tasks. The post office department may also favor ending mail tubes in the city.
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Ury
Boston
McAdoo
Federal Reserve Bank
Not Retained In Boston and Maine Reorganization Probe
In Boston and Maine receivership proceedings Judge Morton asks Charles S. Mellen for a fair reorganization plan. He replies that men who reorganize railroads are paid and he has not been retained. Supporters say rehabilitating the road outside receivership is possible with justice to stockholders.
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Boston & Maine
Morton
Charles S. Mellen
Mellen
New York
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk Hangup Poem Fragment
A fragment titled All Sorts By Newton Newkirk offers a handwritten verse about hanging a worn sock and clock near the chimney and hoping Santa Claus will fit it for Christmas. The playful lines mix nursery rhyme imagery with holiday whimsy.
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Newton, Newkirk
Santa Claus
The Biggest Things in the World
The article explains why the largest whale is the world’s biggest mammal and animal, details sizes of blue, right, and sperm whales, and compares them to land giants like the African and Asian elephants, hippos, and rhinoceroses, noting extreme lengths and heights. It also mentions tiny shrew mices as among the smallest mammals.
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A. Hyatt Verrill
D. Appleton & Co
Greenland
Boston
Western Union
Santa Claus
St Thomas Day and the season's old customs
Observant Citizen reflects on St Thomas Day traditions from Doleing Day wassail to apple gifts and holly, notes Halcyon Days around the solstice, mentions Boston civic plans for a homemade Christmas tree, and cites local figures from the Senate to Ford Hall forums.
The Difference Between Wise Man and Fool
A proverb contrasts thinking before speaking with speaking without thought. It notes a wise man uses thinking to steer his tongue, while a fool speaks without prior or later reflection.
Some Things Are Worse Than War Poem Clip
A Portland Me clipping reprints a Norway Advertiser poem titled Some Things Are Worse Than War. The verse rebukes Wilson and the Democratic Party while praising liberty and the nation’s survival, urging trust in the country’s leaders and a free land.
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Newt
Portland (Me
Norway (Me
Wilson
Evermore
Marriage and Corned Beef Remain Separate Pleasures
A humorous remark contrasts marriage with love and kisses and asserts they cannot replace corned beef and cabbage as comforts, reflecting a light domestic joke about preferences and tradition.
All Sorts Announces Incoming Contributions and Writers
The All Sorts column thanks readers for gifts and previews forthcoming prose and verse. It lists contributors such as Philo Logical, Gargil, Skinny Flint, Amee, George Macdonald, Priscilla, Bertie Bertram, Avery Nutt and others. A letter from Charles F. Weed of the Boston Chamber of Commerce is promised tomorrow.
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Philo
Mr. Amee
Kittery Point
Willie Wilmot Wimble
George Macdonald
Priscilla
Bertie Bertram
Avery Nutt
Cash
Charles F. Weed
Boston Chamber of Commerce
B. C. of C
All Sorts
Americans mission to seek peace urged in letter
Arthur J Mansfield writes to the Post praising an editorial on Senator Gardner's resolution in Congress. He calls the effort silly and lamentable, urging the United States to exert full power for peace at the earliest moment. He argues if God gave a mission, America should meet it.
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Gardner
Congress
United States
America
Arthur J. Mansfield
Boston Weather Record Surprises from Local Elder
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston cold snaps and warm spells for December dates. He cites 1884's 1 degree below zero as the coldest in official figures and 1910's 18 degrees as the coldest in the last decade, with 55 degrees as the warmest on this date in 1913. He notes stormy conditions in 1906, 1910, and 1914.
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Boston
Mercury
Christmas Cards of the British Royal Family Revealed
The Sunday Post previews the royal family’s Christmas cards for this year, highlighting the elegantly reproduced notes and portraits issued for the season. A seasonal showcase features the monarch and members of the royal household in festive imagery.
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Next Sunday Post
Mrs. McKim and Mollie Expose Silent Strife at Farm Home
A dull November morning unfolds tension as Mrs. McKim notices Mollie arriving with a baby. Mollie reveals marital strife with John, fleeing after a quarrel over control, while her mother assesses appearances and practicality in the village setting.
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Mollie
Luggin
John
Mrs. McKim
Mary
Nothing To Spare Uncle Walt Sings Of Hunger And Gasoline
A nostalgic monologue laments hunger and charity hindered by the need for fuel money. A domestic scene follows with Mrs. McKim and Mollie debating a husband’s whereabouts and care as a fevered man returns home ill.
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