Boston Post 1914 Subscription Rates and Notices
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S Canada and foreign readers. It notes payment in advance, addresses for subscriptions, and directs readers to send notices by mail rather than cash. The issue credits Edwin I Grozier as editor and publisher with office details in Boston.
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Emte
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I. Grozier
Parliament in Paris Returns After War Trauma
The French parliament resumes in Paris, unlike 1870 when deputies fled. Blacked benches and uniforms mark the session as war looms, yet Paris feels safer with English aid in the west and Russian help in the east. Christmas mood tempered by frontline grimness.
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France
Paris
Reunion
The Closing Days of the Post Santa Appeal
The Post Santa urges readers to donate now to finish the charity drive for underprivileged children. It stresses two days of work left, the need for funds and gifts, and the urgency of every dime to ensure no child is left without aid.
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St. Nicholas
Santa
Yearly Massachusetts Auto Accidents Totals Question Homicide Levels
A Massachusetts report shows 220 killed and over 40 percent injured in motor vehicle incidents through November 30, with 7961 total accidents. Drivers bear primary fault, especially in rural areas, as 77,000 registered cars averaged 5000 miles each, yielding about one fatality per 2,000,000 miles.
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Massachusetts
A Sorry Spectacle in New York Murder Probe
New York authorities probe the murder of Barnet Baff as the grand jury begins hearings. The November 24 killing was bold and public, with no killers yet identified, despite arrests and ongoing investigations.
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New York
Barnet Baff
City of
York
Baff
Alleged Murder Ring in New York Attracts Attention
The text alleges murder in New York is arranged like a routine business deal and that beatings occur for small sums paid by tradesmen. It warns in anonymous fashion to keep quiet or be shot, a condition condemned as intolerable and to be addressed by grand juries.
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F “Guhineu
New York
Jor
Boston
Parcel Post Not Petty Larceny Says Congressman Kindel
Congressman Kindel of Colorado calls parcel post a system of petty larceny and cites New York to Boston 44 cent rates for 20 pounds. He notes express firms offer insured service for 36 cents and argues the public may choose cheaper carriers. He asserts parcel post fills a market not served by express companies and that patronage is voluntary.
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Colorado
Parcel Post
New York
Express
Boston
Post Office
Express Company
Samuel
Prohibition Defeat Spurs Further Debate In Congress
The Hobson amendment for a federal prohibition constitutional amendment failed narrowly in the House, two thirds required by the Constitution proving a hurdle. Despite the setback, anti liquor sentiment grows and supporters plan to push the issue to state legislatures or reconsider this session. Hobson will be absent next session, and states may vote on prohibition within their borders in the meantime.
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House of Representatives
Mercutio
Friends of
National House
Hobson
Congress
Winter Turns To Astronomical Winter In The Shortest Day
The Old Farmer's Almanac marks the start of astronomical winter on the shortest day of the year. As days lengthen, cold strengthens and snow and ice bring both privilege and need. The piece urges making the most of winter with Everybodys Page and hints at the following Sunday Post.
Christmas Spirit Within Us Turns Hearts Kindly
Poetic reminiscence on inner Christmas spirit that dwells inside each person. It argues the warmth is not in drinkware but in a tender heart toward the world and others during the season. The verse invites a gentler, more generous mood.
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Arlington
Piffle Pried From Child In Odd Santa Clause Tale
A comic snippet describes a child’s belief that Santa Claus travels to their flat via a radiator pipe. The papa figure reassures the child, insisting Santa need not have a big chimney and is a wonderful man who will visit their apartment.
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Papa
Santa Claus
Huerta Sends Holiday Greetings to Zapata Carranza Villa
Private wireless dispatch mocks Huerta by suggesting a retaliatory reply from Zapata Carranza and Villa. The missive labels Zapata a highwayman Carranza a four flusher and Villa as the tail bird, offering a colonel style tongue in cheek response. The spoof ends with a signed collect message to Huerta promising a sharp retort.
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Mexico
Europe
Zapata
Carranza
Villa
Cable Huerta
I Endlessly Circled a Four Passenger Revolving Door
A narrator recounts a hazardous hotel entrance with a four passenger revolving door during a rush hour. He describes being trapped inside as strangers push the door and a police officer finally rescues him. The piece satirically critiques the door and its designers.
Oldest Inhabitant Recounts Record Cold and Warm Dec 23
The oldest resident recalls the coldest December 23 in memory at 12 below zero in 188% and notes Poston’s warmest on record for this date in 1891 at four degrees above zero.
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Poston
Dr L Melville French Dies at 65 in Manchester
Dr L Melville French a well known physician died in Manchester aged 65 death attributed to heart disease his passing announced on December 22 190?
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Manchester
N. H
L. Melville French
Alfred the Great and the Viking Struggle for England
The piece traces Alfred of Wessex fighting Danish invaders, uniting England, and promoting learning. It compares him to Charlemagne and Washington, notes his navy builds, and his long resistance shaping English resilience until Canute’s rise in 1014. The narrative links his legacy to later Danish pressure and England’s eventual subjugation.
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Alfred the Great
Wessex
Alfred
France
England
the Great
Washington
Charlemagne
British Isles
London
Sweyn
Denmark
Canute
Norse Legacy and Canute's Rule Across Britain
The article surveys Canute's empire uniting Norway Denmark and acknowledging rulers in Scotland Wales and Viking settlements in Ireland. It notes Danes absorbed into Anglo-Saxon populations and contrasts with earlier conquerors, then states Canute's descendants failed to keep power, leading to a later conquest from across the seas.
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Songland
Norway
Denmark
Malcolm
Wales
Scottish
Ireland
Canute
England
Christmas Tree King Brakeman Shares Odd Vacation Tale
Charles Z Roberts of the B and M known as the Christmas Tree King recounts a vacation record of cutting spruce trees totaling 12 70 and 2000 trees from his Waterville Maine home before likely joining the railroad again. He notes forest impact debates and mentions local figures, birthdays, and civic affairs.
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Charles Z. Roberts
Hoston
Waterville
Christmas pudding recipe sent to editor
A reader from Malden Massachusetts submits a Christmas pudding recipe titled Christmas Pudding. The instructions call for six eggs six ounces bread crumb six ounces currants six ounces sugar with salt and nutmeg and a three hour boil with wine and butter. The note is signed Anna Olson 40 Division Street Malden Mass.
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Adam
Anna Olson
Division Street
Malden
Mass
What’s the Use Uncle Walt Says
The verse laments labor fatigue and the question what’s the use as workers struggle to make ends meet. It contrasts tired workers with the cold hungry poor, urging perseverance and cheerful effort despite poverty and hardship.
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Walt Mason
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