Boston Bost 1914 Post Subscription Notice
The Boston Bost header presents a 1914 subscription notice for daily and Sunday editions. Details include rates for U S Canada and foreign readers, payment methods, and contact lines for the Post Publishing Co. Editorial and business offices are listed with staff roles.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Becton
Mose
Thanks to readers for Santa Claus post success
The Santa Claus appeal thanks thousands of readers for enabling the Post Santa Claus fund to bring joy to over 50 000 children in need. The note praises contributors for making the Christmas season meaningful and restoring faith in a personal Santa.
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Santa Claus
Belgium Nine Provinces Plan Treasury Bonds to Pay War Fine
Representatives from nine Belgian provinces met in Brussels to arrange payment of the 96 million dollar war penalty imposed by Germany. They will issue bonds guaranteed by the provinces and bankers and pay the sum in 12 monthly installments. Some hope a later occurrence may erase or reduce the payment burden.
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Belgium
Brussels
Germany
Treasury
Sports of the Season Sees Sudden Winter Carnival Begin
The piece notes a transition from football to winter sports, with a late fall and cold snap. It highlights sledding and sliding on hill runs, mentions double runners in skating, and forecasts a notable ice carnival during Christmas-tide.
International Good Will Address from Canada
A Canadian government appointed committee marks the hundredth anniversary of the treaty of Ghent with a nationwide address urging harmony amid dissension. The message stresses separation with mutual respect and a growing friendly bond as a model for the world.
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Canada
Dominion
Ghent
Overworking the hens and New York egg losses
An official inquiry into New York butter and egg business notes a $500000 annual egg crop value hindered by many obstacles. A key witness cites egg waste in transit with no more than six of forty eggs reaching the cook.
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New York
New York Eggs Devotion Thwarted by Legislative Gaps
The text notes a yearly $200 million detriment from table egg losses and $50 million from breakage, with overall egg producers strained while New York State hens contribute nearly half a billion to income. It argues for protective legislation to support egg producers and reduce waste, urging sympathy for families relying on eggs.
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New York State
Aerial Attacks Reach English Shores Spark Fear
English readers learn that a German bomber hit Dover and a hostile aircraft over Sheerness near London. Despite limited damage the events reveal the growing value of aerial reconnaissance and the looming threat of air forces as the era of aerial warfare unfolds.
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England
Dover
Sheerness
London
Tennyson
Local option proposed for Washington D C to test prohibition
After national prohibition failed, advocates urge applying local option in the District of Columbia. Congress holds exclusive jurisdiction here and could regulate police, sanitation and morals by a majority in both houses. Local option has worked elsewhere and could serve as a national object lesson.
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Washington
Congress
District of Columbia
Hobson
Partial relief ordered for Atlantic avenue obstruction
The City Council orders relief from the Union Freight railway blockade along Atlantic avenue during crowded hours. A half mile stretch will not be blocked for one hour in the late afternoon and obstructing trains will be limited to reasonable length. Public thanks are due for relief but continued interference is deemed incongruous.
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Atlantic Avenue
Union Freight Railway
South Terminal
Rowe’s Wharf
South Boston
Drake Day in Titusville marks oil epoch in industry
The Pennsylvania town celebrates Drake Day, marking Edwin L. Drake’s historic oil well discovery in 1859. The event highlights how the 1861 gusher began vast oil production in Pennsylvania and sparked global industrial growth, with fortunes made and lost as the industry expanded from Atlantic to Pacific, shaping modern capitalism and the era’s dynastic wealth.
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Drake
Titusville
Penn
Edwin L. Drake
Pennsylvania
Atlantic
Pacific
Rockeighigs Family
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk The Man About Town
The piece profiles Newton Newkirk a neat trim man about town famed for frequenting cafes six days a week. He is described as a gentlemanly friend who pays for drinks and never browses for favors, a dependable companion in social spots.
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Newton Newkirk
Bear at home haunts Cambridge wife with sorrow
A fragment notes a husband described as a bear at home while his wife endures a sad life in Cambridge Massachusetts. The text is brief and ends with a garbled fragment Ras SEs es.
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Cambridge, Mass
The Observant Citizen Roundup of Boston Notes Rich and Diverse
William Nelson reports passports surge as war expands duties for the U S District Court clerk. A Boston City Club move enlightens growth to over five thousand members with 1000 on a waiting list. Harvard figures record Mass graduates in Revolutionary ranks. Wendell Phillips statue relocation plans near Boylston and Charles streets gain momentum. Mary Brewer schooner sets slow Bangor Boston voyage record. Tamarack streetcar tires misidentified as cedar by experts. Mayor-elect Clarence J. Fogg previews nautical stakes in city governance. Raccoon capture by Bay State Line man. Wakefield girls in Panama Pacific Exposition photographs. Radcliffe freshman Ruth Pennock elected president. Pennock family ties to Harvard football star. New England officer representation shifts noted.
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Clarence J. Fogg
Newburyport
Captain Fogg
Beacon Hill
State House
Wills
Bay State Line
Essex County
Willis
Stone Bridge
Byfield
Wakefield
Eigh
Massachusetts
Lost Weight Ad Insert Request in All Sorts
Classified note asks Newt to place an ad in All Sorts offering that seven pounds were lost in the East Boston Tunnel while waiting for a Chelsea car. The message signs as Dp.
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Newt
Boston
Chelsea
Swans Have No Certified Name Says Birdie Friend
A reader correspondence from Franklin Park Zoo debates what to call young swans. The writer proposes fanciful options like swanettes and sweese, then discovers the accepted term cymets, ultimately sticking with sweese in jest.
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Franklin Park Zoo
Newt
Birdie
Franklin Park
Bird House
Sam Hill
Thrifty farmer Moze tends corn with bare toes
In a rustic quip Jack Sunshine recalls Moze the farmer who claims his corn grows just by his feet as he walks, proving his thrifty method in a humorous tale.
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Moze
Jack Sunshine
Tufts Musicians to Make Holiday Tour
Tufts College Glee and Mandolin clubs will open their first long trip of the season with a concert at Ayer, Massachusetts, Monday evening. For the remainder of the Christmas vacation trip until January 6 they will travel through Massachusetts New Hampshire and Maine giving a series of nine concerts in as many cities.
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Tufts College
Ayer
Mass
New Hampshire
Maine
Women clerks give toys to children at North station
A group of young women clerks and stenographers from Boston and Maine, many from the North station area, chose to give presents to children this year rather than exchange gifts among themselves.
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Boston and
Maine
North Station
Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston coldest and warmest Dec 26
The oldest resident notes two degrees below zero in 1872 and 59 degrees above in 1888 on Boston's Dec 26 records. He compares extremes to highlight historical temperature swings in the city.
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Boston
Norman Conquest reshaped England and Normandy’s fate
The article recounts how Norse raiders settled Normandy, adopted French culture, and built a strong duchy under William the Conqueror. It details the 1066 Hastings battle, Harold’s fall, and the subsequent Norman land grants. Historians question the conquest’s happiness as an alien aristocracy gained power, fueling long conflict with France.
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Normandy
English Channel
France
Paris
Willam the Conqueror
England
Canute
Harold
William
Spain
Norway
William the Conqueror
Continent
Europe
The Butchered Dead and War Glory in Verse
A wartime poem by Walt Mason from 1914 laments mass death on the battlefield. It describes graves dug in vast trenches, soldiers left unburied with dignity, and a critique of jingoism that glorifies slaughter.
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Stark
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Fads and fashions parade velvet and embroidery trends
Paragraphs note new jumper styles in velvet and updated waistlines. Embroidery in dull gold or silver decorates black or colored net and chiffon gowns. The granny muff returns with basque and crinoline revivals. Knitted silk coats with Angora borders emerge as sportswear in Mogland.
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Mogland
Household Hints for Freezing Pipes and Cracks
Tips for thawing frozen pipes with steam from a kettle and hot iron, and a method to seal cracks by boiling newspapers into pulp and stuffing gaps in walls and partitions.
Mildred Champagne Talks on Love and Sentiment
A 20-year-old writer seeks guidance on how to signal ongoing affection to a young man who seems fond but distant. The response advises inviting him to visit, then being cordial and refined to convey continued interest through words, looks, tone, and a smile.
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Mildred Champagne
Miss Champagne
Noted Affection Sparks Quick Understanding Between Lovers
A man deeply fond of a girl stays exceptionally alert to her encouragement so she need not press her full wiles before they reach an understanding. The line suggests mutual attentiveness leads to harmony.
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Radcliffe
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