Boston Post December 25 1913 subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post Independent Democratic Daily announces subscription costs for daily and Sunday editions, rates for U S Canada and foreign mail, postage details, and payment instructions. Editor and Publisher B A Grozier notes advance payment required, notices to notify by mail if a copy is unavailable.
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Government Monoply Urged for Radium Deposits
A national government proposal seeks ownership control of radium deposits, citing geographic sources in Colorado pitchblende. Though costly, radium promises medical applications and cancer relief, with Germany and Austria showing treatments. Public control is argued to prevent private overreach and ensure regulated use.
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Colorado
Germany
Austria
America
Traffic Well Handled In City During Yuletide
Congested shopping district traffic eased by four officers at Washington Beacon and Tremont crossings. Police courtesies and patience praised as crowd danger declines and strangers benefit. Authorities consider permanent increase to reduce peril from fast moving vehicles year round.
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Tremont
Gardner withdraws from Massachusetts governorship bid
Congressman Gardner of the Sixth District and former gubernatorial candidate says he will not run in 1914. He cites a broad Republican sentiment in Massachusetts opposing his candidacy and states he will refrain from pursuing the governorship next year.
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Gardner expresses reluctance to run without peers’ consent
The passage argues that Mr. Gardner remains astute for a Massachusetts district representative. It dismisses his pledge not to seek re election unless W Scott Peters and A Pratt Andrew consent as quixotic. It states his return should rely on Republican voters in the primaries, not those two men.
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Death of Emperor Menelik II Confirmed
An official notice reports the death of Emperor Menelik II of Abyssinia. The historic ruler is described as officially deceased in a formal announcement, though the statement appears partial and incomplete.
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Menelik II
Abyssinia
The Servant Citizen Coat and Bill in Pocket
A short story fragment shows a coat and a bill totaling $599 slipping from a pocket with a due date of January 1. The text shifts to a farewell line GOOD NIGHT ED, suggesting a personal, quirky editorial voice within The Post.
Christmas Greeting from Charlestown Mystery Reader
Observant Citizen recalls yearly holiday greeting from an anonymous Charlestown postmark reader. Poetic note by Moses Gage Shirley of Manchester N H asks for Christmas cheer all year and ends with a seasonal wish. An old salt from Woburn disputes a ship Avon story about a pompano and top terminology, describing the fish as pompano with proper pronunciation, color, and taste.
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Song Christmas in a Boston Household
A Boston family adopts a practical gift idea dubbed a Song Christmas. Father explains the plan to give only useful presents, but surprise gifts appear as generosity overrides the rule, transforming the holiday into practical joy for the children and a beloved Spug moment for the parents.
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Women of Many Lands How the Feminist Movement Is Affecting the World's Work
Within living memory Spaniards believed women should not learn to read. Today daughters of the poor face illiteracy without free schools while upper-class girls receive partial training and some enter universities via private schools. Spanish women mainly pursue medicine or writing, with Emilia Bazan noted as a prominent author and lecturer. Industrial work remains limited, especially among the middle and upper classes where women often require escorts in public. Marriage patterns shift slowly, with legal protections against coercion and property rights aiding independent choices, while suffrage efforts appear in labor groups and a 1908 municipal vote bill drew surprising support from 25 members against 65.
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Question Looms Over Abyssinia After Negus Menelik’s Departure
The text questions the fate of Abyssinia after the alleged departure of Negus Menelik and who will succeed him. It notes that his strong leadership resisted less strenuous attempts to challenge his rule and warns that Abyssinia’s future hinges on the abilities of his successor.
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Abyssinia
Negus Menelik
The Christmas Spirit and a Nation in Optimism
The essay praises the Christmas spirit as a sincere, hopeful force amid a favorable shift in national mood after a significant reform and the President's peaceable speech. It links faith in government to warmth among people and contends true Christmas lies beyond material gifts, urging readers to greet one another with Merry Christmas.
Yuletide Blessings and Warm Wishes Shared
A festive note expresses goodwill to all, urging letting grudges sleep and embracing kindness. It emphasizes love given and received, and hopes for a joyful Yuletide when hearts are right and spirits are high. The message closes with a heartfelt season greeting.
Xmas Spirit Misconceptions Lead to Morning After
The piece argues against the belief that Christmas cheer comes in full quarts. It warns that chasing such notions now will cause headache and regret tomorrow.
Water Wagon Tour attracts eager holiday revelers
Passages are now being booked for the annual Water Wagon Tour with no stop overs or hang overs allowed. Sit still as father carves the bird and beware spurts of hot gravy. keep a merry mood and expect squash pie, plum pudding and ice cream. If you draw the neck from the turkey, do not complain.
All in the View Point Verse on giving and receiving
The verse contemplates choosing between joy and sorrow in life. It reflects on how blessings shape acts of giving and receiving. The speaker prompts a personal stance on whether generosity or gratitude holds more meaning.
Side of the Water Feels Weirdly Inaccurate
A terse remark notes how statements or perceptions on the water’s edge feel off and strange, suggesting confusion about accuracy or reality in this portion of the text.
A Good Selection for Boston Licensing Board
Governor Foss picks Robert A. Woods of South End House Boston as a licensing board member bringing long city experience and reform inclination to regulate liquor traffic. The piece blends other public notices and holiday verse with editorials and letters about labor advocacy and local slogans in Malden and Boston.
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Robert A. Woods
South End House
Boston
Malden
Negus Negusti and a City Wind at Tufts College
An elderly monarch known as Negus Negusti ruled Abyssinia with absolute power resisting Italy’s earlier attempt to dislodge him. The piece reflects on regal legacy, public referendum on vice, and colorful Boston letters. It notes a windy corner at Tufts College where winter gales sweep across West Hall and overflow a nearby reservoir.
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Italy
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Tremont Streets
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Hartford Woman Harness Racing Enthusiast Dies at 82
Mrs Louise H Sage of Hartford known for harness racing and owner of Sage Park died at her home aged 82. She spent over 25000 on the half mile Sage Park track in the last two years and owned many fast horses that set records on New England tracks while active in management of her racing property and stable.
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