Boston Post 1915 Subscription Rates Notice
Boston Post issue February 5 1915 lists daily Sunday and foreign subscription rates with local postal charges. It notes rates for Canada and the Boston district and cautions against sending cash and instructs checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
Office
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Post
No Wheat Shortage Questioned by Wheat Gamblers
The Chicago plea that wheat prices rise from scarcity is deemed dishonest. The New York World cites experts showing no shortage since the war began and that current exports can continue until harvest 1915 without depleting supplies for food or seed.
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Chicago
New York
Boston protest at Hall against ship purchase bill
Boston citizens and officials from both parties joined in a strong public protest at Fancuil Hall. The piece notes Boston's historic role in American maritime trade and questions how the administration can push a bill opposed by major ports.
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Boston
Fancuil Hall
American Mercantile Marine
United States
Build Now Movement Spreads Through Massachusetts and New England
The Post endorses its Build Now campaign as it gains praise from newspapers and editors across New England. The piece argues every town can benefit from a planned Build Now effort, urging permit starts, architectural planning, and contracting to stimulate employment and construction.
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the Post
Massachusetts
New England
Campaign spending in Massachusetts tops 278 thousand
A report from the Secretary of the Commonwealth shows last fall's campaign expenditures in Massachusetts at 278 76566 dollars. It breaks down to 61 27120 for primaries nominees and 97 38016 for election candidates and 156 71723 by political committees. Committees drew 36 60287 from candidates.
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Secretary of the Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Secretary of State
Austria
Europe
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
Western
Switzerland
Spain
Italy
France
Candidates urged to curb campaign spending in 1914 races
A speaker argues that current expenditures exceed proper limits and suggests a gentleman's agreement among candidates for higher offices to halt such spending in the next fall elections. The remark emphasizes lawful costs rather than corruption.
Quirks in Horn case on war status and extradition
The discussion questions whether Horn’s bridge destruction was an act of war and if he acted under German orders. Washington lawmakers weigh he could be treated as a civilian criminal under U.S. law or as a war act with possible life imprisonment if extradited, with Canada as a fallback.
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Horn
Washington
Germany
United States
Zorn
Canada
Goodbye literacy test ends as immigration bill veto stands
The House again fails to override President Wilson’s veto of the Burnett immigration restriction bill. The piece rails against the failed literacy test, praising Wilson’s veto and stating the hope the un-American plan is abandoned. It argues Congress learned wisdom and that the test was unjust to immigrants lacking opportunity.
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National House of Representatives
Wilson
Taft
United States
Congress
Call for Thorough Study of Boston Freight Terminals
Mayor Curley and Harbor and Land Commission chairman William McNary urge a careful investigation into Boston freight needs. They warn current wharf and transport facilities lag behind other major ports, hindering competitiveness. While major reconstruction may be costly, a study should begin now for future action.
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Curley
William §. McNary
Harbor and Land Commission
Boston
Atlantic
Piffle That’s Pulled Every Day
A fragment notes a person sleeping outdoors on a roofless side piazza with frequent snow covering the bed in the morning. The text emphasizes daily exposure to winter and summer conditions and repeated waking to snowfall.
The Lady and the Dog in Prairie City
A Prairie City Iowa piece discusses a white bulldog that bit a woman after being spoken to. The owner wants the dog kept. the deputy sheriff holds the animal for disposal. The column questions blame and notes the dog is shipped to Colfax then returned.
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Prairie City
Iowa
Colfax
Notable Clash on the Street Between Ladies and Bulldogs
A humorous note laments a ladylike lady and a well-bred bulldog cannot pass one another on the street without trouble, reflecting social tensions and polite conduct of the era.
Building Poetry Under Difficulties
A wartime era poetic note from Saco Maine dated February 2 1915. a rural mail carrier writes through a fierce nor easter blizzard to keep work and mind intact. He offers playful verse about the groundhog Candlemas Day and his congealing condition in five below zero weather.
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Saco
Newt
Woodchuck
Whittiker
Post Mortem Quotation Sparks Debate on Fate and Pain
An Exchange item cites a college professor asserting that starving to meet fate is not painful, claiming this post mortem remark settles the long debated question. The column invites skepticism about the statement and its authority.
Twins and quadruplets explained in a home debate
A dinner table dispute over what counts as a pair of twins is settled by citing the Stork Book. It states that two babies form twins while three is incorrect and two pairs equal quadruplets or a full house.
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Gladys
Beet
Boston
Earl Martin
Scripps-McRae
Middle West
Bostonian
Austria
Hungary
Kossuth
Vienna
United States
Francis Joseph
Germany
Berlin
The School of Experience Teaches Yet No Graduation
The author muses that wisdom gained from experience benefits all, yet laments that we never truly graduate from its lessons. The line suggests lifelong learning comes with costs and ongoing effort.
Milk Bottle Mischief Promptly Resolved by Threats
A sharp notice warns a morning milk delivery man to stop the glass clinking complaints or face restraint. The terse message alleges a bottle swap every dawn at 4 o clock and threatens a severe consequence if the “musical” deliveries continue.
The Observant Citizen Report from 19th Century Boston
A column offering varied vignettes from Boston life includes pig raising woes in North Grafton, moviegoing by women clubs, Belgian relief ships, horse cruelty cases, heating costs at Pemberton Court House, a Boston University Law School spelling lapse, and reflections on European revolutions and industrial change.
Milkman Plays Mumblety Peg on Back Stoep
In the freezing night we wake to a crash and spot a milkman on the back stoop. He balances an empty bottle on steps and tosses it, then scampers into the alley, shouting in derision as we watch from the window.
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Temperature Extremes
A longtime observer recalls the coldest February 5 in 1886 with seven below zero and a February high of 59 above, listing ten years of Boston’s February 5 high and low readings including 1909 and 1910 values.
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Boston
Mercury
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