Boston Post December 29 1913 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including domestic Canada and foreign options with various term lengths. It notes handling details, postage in the Boston district, and requests prepaid payments with the editor-in-chief listed as Bal Grozier.
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Dally
Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
T.S
Canada
Sunday Post
Post
Maas
Goethals Invites Wilson on Panama Canal Voyage
Colonel Goethals invites President Wilson to join an excursion to Panama and travel the canal. The offer argues this would surpass semi official notices of practicability and settle the precedence of the first Atlantic Pacific passage. It suggests the President undertake the historic journey if his vacation allows.
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Colonel Goethals
Wilson
Panama
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Divorce Trends Highlight Rising Cases in United States
Dr Moody of San Francisco presented to California officials countywide divorce data from about 50 years. He noted 110 000 divorces this year among 18 million married women, more than ever before, and said over 1.4 million children have been deprived of one or both parents by divorce. He linked this to rising reform school and orphanage intakes and compared marriage law to the eugenic movement.
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Dr. Moody
San Francisco
United States
State Commission of
California
British Marines Landed on British Honduras Border
The article notes 600 British Marines landed in British Honduras not Mexico. It argues no U S protest is warranted as Honduras is English territory and the move may curb border disorder in Mexico.
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Mexico
Albion
Great Britain
British Honduras
England
Honduras
Married Teachers Best in New York City Says Maxwell
William N. Maxwell, superintendent of New York City schools, states marriage improves teaching. He cites 114 case records rating instruction and discipline before and after marriage, with increases in both categories.
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William N. Maxwell
New York
Board of Education
No truth in wedlock harming public school work
The article argues against the theory that marriage reduces teachers’ conscientiousness and effectiveness with public school children, stating there is nothing in wedlock that lowers performance. It frames the claim as unsupported by evidence and urges evaluation based on actual teacher conduct and outcomes.
Open Ballot Dilemma for House Speakership Debate
A Post reader questions how open ballots align with secrecy in general elections. The columnist argues secrecy protects private political will, but notes state representatives act for districts and must disclose votes on matters including speakership and railroad bills.
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Massachusetts House of Representatives
House of Representatives
House
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk in Gay New York
A jumble of verses and prose pieces contrasts gay New York life with grim fare in the subway. A late 19th century style exchange reveals a mock friendship about airship schemes and a taunting memory of past aeronautical misadventures between old pals Newt and the author.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
Gay
Newt
Saugus
Women customers welcomed by Indian Head National Bank
An advertisement declares the Nashua bank invites women’s accounts of all sizes and promises courteous service and modern banking facilities. It urges equality in loans and checks, arguing all women deserve equal treatment regardless of size or appearance.
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Indian Head National Bank
Nashua
N, HH
N. H
Telegraph
Unusual Tides Bring Rats, Art, and Old Coins to Boston
The Observer notes high tides exposing marsh scenery for photos near T Wharf and the Boylston Street subway yielding old coins including an 1837 ad piece from E. F. Siske & Co. The piece mentions Aberdeen Angus cattle introductions to Greenfield and a wide range of local curiosities from public figures to a public speaker debut at Tremont Temple and a Salvation Army remark.
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Boylston Street
The
Transit Commission
Beacon Street
E. F. Siske & Co
Gen’l Com
Portsmouth
N. H
Arlington Street
Miss Mildret
Champagne
Miss Champagne
Tremont Temple
Disgorgement urged in Frisco board misconduct suits
Judge Sanborn orders the receivers of the St Louis and San Francisco railroad to file restitution suits against current and former directors. The action aims to uncover profits from feeder line deals sold to the railroad at high prices. Success could set a precedent enabling other shareholders to pursue similar remedies.
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Sanborn
United States District Court
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad
Frisco
The Age of Romance and Modern Piracy
The article notes a near silent piracy case in New York harbor where pirates seized a steam tug tied to a Hoboken pier and backed a railway float with ten loaded freight cars into the bay to steal cargo before returning to the city. It also cites air smuggling across European frontiers using aeroplanes.
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New York
Hoboken
Curious error on acting president claim in Wilson era
The article debunks reports that Secretary McAdoo acted as president while Wilson traveled to Christian Pass. It clarifies there is no acting president office and asserts Wilson remains president while alive and capable, with the vice president assuming only constitutional succession.
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Washington
Christian Pass
McAdoo
Marshall
Wilson
Skeleton of Armed Saxon Warrior Found at Berkshire Site
Excavations on the Roman site at Lowbury Berkshire Downs near Goring-on-Thames uncover a rectangular enclosure with multiple barrows. Archaeologists report 72 Roman coins from early centuries and artifacts including a bronze sight, daggers and spearheads, plus the skeleton of a Saxon warrior.
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London
Lowbury
Berkshire Downs
Goring-on-Thames
Archeological Department
University
Reading
Trajan
Antonius
Marcus Aurelius
McA Roni Ballads to Kathleen In Napoli Verse
A nostalgic speaker imagines Kathleen in Napoli as green hills and bright blue sea echo her eyes. The poem contrasts warmth and tenderness of the Italian landscape with longing for Kathleen, imagining walking or riding through countrysides and sharing a hand in the sunlit bay.
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Napoli
Kathleen
Mary's Sacrifice Under Christmas Strain in Tenement Life
A 17-year-old girl Mary sacrifices her long hair to buy toys for her younger brother Billy after her father suffers alcohol troubles. She endures shame and poverty, then helps her father pledge sobriety. Mary questions what her artist fiancé Paul would say.
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Mary
Billy
Santa
Paul
Father
Sammy Jones
Santa Claus
Sailor's Widow to Command Schooner
Mrs Emma Schuenemann widow of Captain Schuenemann the Rouse Simmons pastor will command the new schooner built to replace the lost ship. The Rouse Simmons disappeared after leaving a logging camp bound for Chicago a year ago amid a storm with all crew lost and no wreckage found.
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Milwaukee
Emma Schuenemann
Schuenemann
Rouse Simmons
Lake Michigan
Michigan
Chicago
Polyandry Among Tibetans and Women’s Subordination
The article describes Tibetan polyandry where several brothers share one wife and women remain wards of fathers husbands and sons. It notes male authority in law and daily life, with occasional limited female influence, and explains how wealthier families often practice both polygamy and polyandry, while some regions diverge under external customs.
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Tibet
Lhassa
China
India
Ben
Reception by Sick Animals at Ashton Lawrence Free Hospital
The Ashton Lawrence Free Hospital for Horses at 78 Northampton Street near City Hospital, run by the Work Horse Relief Association, welcomes visitors especially during Christmas. Directors urge fathers and mothers to bring children to see the horses and the dogs and cats housed there as part of the Animal Rescue League receiving station.
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Ashton Lawrence Free Hospital For
Northampton Street
City Hospital
Work Horse Relief Association
Animal Rescue League
Club Acts as Santa Claus for Dorchester parish children
Impersonating Santa Claus Frank Connors distributed gifts to 350 poor children from five Dorchester Catholic parishes gathered in the Columbus Club hall. The annual event featured a Rev. James J. McCarthy address, with underwear stockings mittens caps sweaters fruit candy dolls for girls and mechanical toys for boys.
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Santa Claus
Frank Connors
Dorchester
Columbus Club
Pearl
Pleasant Streets
James J. McCarthy
St. William's Church
Real Pearls Found in Georgia River Mussels
Atlanta December 28 A Georgia discovery shows a mussel pearl valued at 125 dollars reported by Dr S W Mc Callie State geologist The Chattooga River mussel yielded a stone of fine quality suggesting genuine pearls are present in Northwestern Georgia and Eastern Tennessee rivers as well as from East Indian sources
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Atlanta
Georgia
W. McCallie
Chattooga River
McCallie
Tennessee
Cost of living and appetite in a changing era
In a satirical reflection, Walt Mason critiques rising prices and social pretense. He contrasts lean hardship with portly dinners and luxury, noting public anger at costs while many indulge in rich fare and entertainment.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Don’t Kiss warns against mouth contact by doctor
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on December 28 Dr Richard F B Lee warned against kissing and spitting in public spaces. He cited germs in mouths and cups and urged antiseptic use before intimate contact and public hygiene measures at the Fayette County Institute.
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Uniontown
Penn
Richard FB. Lee
Fayette County Institute
Meee & Public Place
Dr. Wee
Auto to Oust Half of Reading Firemen
Half of the Reading fire department will be discharged New Years Day when a new auto combination chemical and hose truck is added. Captain Luke McKenney said the board believes the new apparatus will be more effective than the 27 call men, many of whom never reach a fire before it is out.
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Reading Fire Department
Luke McKenney
Board of Fire Engineers
Fads and Fashions Paragraph Highlights Remodelling Gowns
Paragraph Points on Fads and Fashions suggests remodelling last season evening gowns and wraps with little effort. It notes young girls pairing simple velvet or serge frocks with wide silk braid girdles and long silk tassels for a fresh look.
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