Post Publishing Company December 22 1909 subscription rates
The Post Publishing Company announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with rates for 1 year six months and one month. International and Canadian pricing listed. Payment in advance required and notices of discontinuation given. Editor and publisher L A Grozier named.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
L. A. Grozier
Cook’s Pole Claim Dismissed by Copenhagen Scientists
The University of Copenhagen scientists reject Dr Cook’s assertion of reaching the North Pole. The tribunal’s verdict undermines his main claim, leaving his reputation in tatters and the American public disappointed and angry at the misrepresentation. The piece portrays Cook as a figure of bravado undone by the Danish ruling.
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University of Copenhagen
Cook
North Pole
Dr. Cook
Benefactor Allen A Brown Gifts Drama Collection to Library
The Boston Public Library receives Allen A Brown's gift of books clippings programmes letters and portraits about the drama. The lifelong collector's materials will aid critics and students and enrich the library's musical and stage heritage.
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Allen A. Brown
America
Boston
Brown
Governor’s ban on prize fight films in Iowa
The Iowa Governor forbids exhibiting moving pictures of the Johnson Ketchel prize fight citing state law against pugilistic events. The piece notes irony as other scenes such as drinking, deer hunting, and Western films would also be barred in dry counties. The writer calls the rule admirable yet puzzling.
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Iowa
Dry
Maine
Pilgrim Ideals and Boston's Port Plans Face Commission Review
A tribute to Pilgrim virtues frames a call for a prompt, conclusive report by Boston’s four commissions on the port and rail connections. The act requires filing by next Saturday, with decisive action expected if immediate improvement is judged desirable and financially feasible for Boston’s commercial facilities.
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Harbor and Land Commission
Railroad Commission
Boston Transit Commission
Metropolitan Park Commission
Boston
Commonwealth
Big Four
Twain returns from Bermuda sparks mixed public reception
Mark Twain meets reporters in New York after Bermuda voyage though weary in self assessment he remains highly regarded by the public. The piece notes it has been more than four decades since his rise to fame.
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Mark Twain
New York
Bermuda
Chelsea
Bruce
Malden
Melrose
Lobb
Twain’s Enduring Genius Surpasses Early Works
The piece celebrates Mark Twain’s lasting impact since The Jumping Frog of Calaveras and Innocents Abroad, noting that even four decades later he remains an unmatched humorist of the western hemisphere. It argues that age does not curb his creative vitality and predicts greater achievements ahead.
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Calaveras
Western Hemisphere
Mark Twain
Ballinger Calls Congress Probe Into Alaska Coal Lands
Secretary Ballinger petitions Congress for an investigation of alleged Alaska coal land frauds involving English and American syndicates. The piece notes prior investigations by McClure's, mentions L R Gravis’s exposure, and argues the Alaska lands could exceed national debt in value, urging immediate congressional action.
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Ballinger
McClure
McClure’s
L. R. Gravis
United States Land Office
Taft
Gravis
Alaska
Congress
Newton Newkirk All Sorts by Sphinx Says
A playful column titled All Sorts by Newton Newkirk offers a cryptic guide from What the Sphinx Says. The piece centers on turning moral choices into balanced decisions with pithy proverbs and wry reflections.
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Newton Newkirk
The American Title Company scheme targets heiresses for American titles
A reader letter ridicules Y Knott for selling fake noble titles to American heiresses to keep fortunes in the US. The writer urges caution about the proposal and warns Baronages are priced too low and questions a $5 partnership offer.
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Newt
Eureka
American Title Company
Y. Knott
Everett
Boston
When gray hairs meet a changing waist line fashion
A verse on aging and enduring love contrasts with a cartoonish note about fashion from the Dressmakers' Union. The piece laments time's effects on beauty while humorously blasting the fluctuating female waist line as it hops about with fashion.
Paper Industry Leader F C Whitehouse Dies at Topsham
Obituary for F C Whitehouse of Topsham Maine a longtime leader in the pulp and paper industry. He spent nearly four decades shaping the field and served as treasurer and general manager of the Pejepscot Paper Company. He also contributed to Maine state government and various organizations.
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F. C. Whitehouse
Topsham
Whitehouse
Pejepscot Paper Company
The
Boston Post
Maine
Senate
Reproduced Paintings Highlighted in Sundays Past
The feature lists color reproductions in Sundays Past including The Captive Andromache Return of Persephone A Noble Lady of Once Bacchante Clytemnestra.
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Andromache
Persephone
Bacchante
Clytemnestra
A New Ticket for Julia in Sewell Ford's Shorty Mc Cabe
The Sunday Post Magazine presents a fun installment titled A New Ticket for Julia by Sewell Ford in the Shorty Mc Cabe series. It teases another lively story next Sunday with the line When you get in wrong get right out and get out right.
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Julia
Sewell Ford
Shorty” McCabe
Sunday Post Magazine
Christmas fireworks and social notes from Boston
A bustling column blends observations on Christmas firework sales in Boston with socially rich items. Highlights include Irish fundraisers in New York, theatre talent, local street scenes, weather musings, and community notices.
Princes of the Atlantic Captains Toe the Line of Duty
The article profiles ocean liner captains as embodying broad responsibility and discipline aboard grand vessels. It underscores leadership, navigational skill, and wartime and peacetime duties shaping maritime prestige and passenger safety.
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