The Boston Post 1913 subscription notice and rates
The Boston Post announces subscription terms for daily and Sunday editions dated February 6 1913. It lists prices for daily one year six months three months and one month and for the Sunday edition with Canadian and foreign copy charges plus postal and payment notes. Editor publisher E A Grozier signs the notice.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Sunday
Canada
Post Office
Hoe claims largest newspaper press in New England press plant
A quotation from Robert Hoe of R Hoe and Company proclaims that The Boston Post now owns the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England, including the largest press in the world. The statement highlights the scope and dominance of the facility and its machinery.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Sherman act extends to curb coffee valorization scheme
The U S Senate approved a House bill expanding the Sherman antitrust law to cover any person or corporation involved in importing coffee under contracts aimed at restraining trade. The enforcement will allow seizure and condemnation of all imported coffee used in price-keeping conspiracies, a move praised as a boon to every breakfast table.
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United States Senate
United States
Lincoln Memorial design sparks education debate
Ohio representative Sherwood mocks a proposed Lincoln memorial in Washington saying the Greek temple idea fails to reflect Lincoln who never studied Greek. The piece counters that Grecian architecture embodies Lincoln's character and argues the national shrine should be the right symbolic tribute.
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Sherwood
Ohio
Washington
Lincoln
Massachusetts bill on railroad liquor use rejected
The Massachusetts Legislature considers a measure banning intoxicants for railroad and street railway workers and disallowing duty while drunk. The article argues the penalty exists already through employer discipline and union expulsion, stating further statutes won’t deter drinking on the job.
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Massachusetts
The Sad Part of It in Washington Eight-Hour Bill Fight
At a Senate District of Columbia hearing candy salesgirls forewomen and garment fitters pleaded against an eight hour day fearing reduced incomes. The piece argues reforms benefit workers but warns public sentiment should demand a living wage whenever the law shortens hours.
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Senate Committee On
District of Columbia
Washington
Chicago Opera Receipts Highlight Strong 10 Week Run
Chicago shows strong opera receipts with over 51000 dollars in 10 weeks. Manager Dippel notes 52 subscriptions and regular popular performances. Average receipts per performance exceed 8000 dollars, underscoring robust nightly success for the Chicago Opera Company.
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Chicago
Dippel
Chicago Opera Company
Chicago Audiences Support Grand Opera With Profit
Chicago residents show strong support for grand opera, generating a modest profit as audiences attend and pay for performances. The article notes the public’s enthusiasm and willingness to fund opera in the city.
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Chicago
Taft urged to veto immigration literacy bill
The piece argues President Taft should veto the immigration restriction bill over a literacy test that bars aliens 16 and older who cannot read. It claims reading ability misdefines citizenship, warns the measure could exclude decent immigrants, and cites declarations of equality and broader public opinion against the test. It urges action before approval.
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Taft
Congress
Aunt Delia Torrey Denies Pie Tale With Taft
A newspaper item debunks a circulating story that Aunt Delia Torrey carries a box of her apple pies to President Taft each visit. She states there is no truth to the tale and she does not claim to make better pies than others. The piece ends by praising her pies and asking readers to keep the cheerful tradition.
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William Tell
Cromwell
Pat
Billy Patterson
Delia Torrey
Taft
Collecting at the source defuses tax evasion claim
The writer argues that opposition to the federal income tax ignores the source collection feature. By requiring corporations to certify dividends and interest and deducting taxes from salaries, income tax proceeds flow to the national treasury. This source collection makes evasion unlikely and strengthens government revenue, a point welcomed for the American people.
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National Treasury
Man Falls 8 Feet at Washington Street Worksite
Michael J. Harvey, 23, of 14 Tennyson Street South End, slipped while washing rear windows at 350 Washington Street yesterday afternoon and fell eight feet. He was taken to the Re Hef Hospital with fractures to both ankles and minor bruises.
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Washington Street
Michael J. Harvey
Tennyson Street
South End
Re- Hef Hospital
Harvey
Newton Newkirk columns a playful jibe at Leander Leghorn
A humorous verse quarrel appears as a spoof column by Newton Newkirk directed at Mrs. Leghorn and Leander. The poem mocks Leander writing late at night and praises a wife while hinting at farm life, with affectionate digs and light derision throughout.
Scribo Interviews Cohen in a Fashion Column Scoop
The All Sorts column interviews Cohen, a leading New York tailoring architect, about his rise in the trade and his motto that a little hustle helps but too much bustle is bad form. The piece promises more dispatches on weather styles from Cohen.
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Cohen
New York
Colyum
Scribo
Mary Todd Lincoln a Complex Partner to A Lincoln
A portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln portrays her as more socially gifted than her husband yet equally devoted. She supported Lincoln through fears of etiquette, family tragedies, and wartime strain while facing scrutiny over motives and behavior. Her influence and personal trials, including loss, illness, and travel abroad, shaped the First Lady during a nation in crisis.
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United States
Stephen A. Douglas
Lincoln
Douglas
Mary Todd
Kentucky
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Washington
Eighth Street
Buchanan
White House
Wille
Modest Socks Aim For Quiet Summer Wear
A London cablegram reports haberdashers worldwide have convened to curb loud socks worn by men in America and Europe. They urge quiet colors and restrained patterns, banning booming hues and polka dots in favor of respectable tones for silk lisle and cotton coverings this season.
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London
Haberdashers
America
Europe
Hague
Where to Get Brimstone in a Curious Postcard Exchange
A reader requests where to obtain brimstone to improve matches, arguing current matches are faulty. Another voice responds, offering a cautious hint while implying it would not be appropriate to print explicit guidance. The exchange ends with a quip about discretion.
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Brimstone
Jordan
Ysaye to Give Final Recital of Tour at Symphony Hall
Eugene Ysaye will perform in Symphony Hall Friday afternoon February 21, marking his last recital on this tour. The eminent violinist continues to captivate audiences with a curated program in the scheduled engagement.
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Eugene Ysaye
Symphony Hall
Samuel Snelling
Emmanuel Church
West Roxbury
Nantucket
St. Paul’s Church
Snelling
Edward J. Eustis
Florida
Episcopal Theological School
Cambridge
Observant Citizen notes unusual January bloom and local updates
A citizen reports a rare January Mayflower bloom in Freedom New Hampshire and a mild winter. Boston church fixtures are removed for new construction while a Brockton pullet flock sets a 1884 egg month. Local transport, fishing policy, court action, Nantucket pine planting, Maine prison poetry, and museum statue updates follow with brief notes on officials, proposals, and schedules.
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New Hampshire
Fred L. Godfrey
Freedom
N. H
Addison Nason
Careless Acts Draw Across Town in Walt Mason Verse
A reflective poem by Walt Mason warns that small careless acts cause big harm. Dropped peel, car spills, carpet tacks, and rocks injure people and provoke suffering, urging action as a moral plea for common care.
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Walt Mason
Ribbons and fashion trends dominate modern millinery and gowns
Ads and notes on fashions call ribbons essential for millinery. Turbans of tulle and lace accompany evening wear while new suits show three quarter length sleeves. Tailless ermine mantles with dark fur trim are in high priced lines. Sheerness appears in bodices, especially on evening dresses, with foulards for street frocks. Trimming should enhance fabric, not draw attention.
Favorite Poem Printed in The Post Sparks Reader Letter
A reader praises The Post Poems for the Scrap Book page and thanks the editor for publishing The Mistletoe Bough. The letter recalls teaching in Northfield Vermont and a winter singing program by a hostess with daughters around the writer’s age, noting the song's enduring charm.
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Post
Northfield
Lost verses found in the Post by Mrs. T. H. Undi8orwood
Mrs T H Undi8orwood of 121 2 Caledonia street St Johnsbury Vermont recalls lacking music and words to a tale she remembered. She expresses pleasure upon locating it in the Post and notes she could not write the verses herself.
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T. H. Undi8orwood
Caledonia Street
St. Johnsbury, Vt
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