Boston Post Subscription Rates and Notices
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for Daily and Sunday UK Canada and Foreign deliveries, with annual and short-term options. It notes Canadian postage, local Boston district surcharge, and payment instructions including payables to POST PUBLISHING CO. and advance payment requirements.
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Cambridge Seeks Independent Post Office Status
Congressman Dallinger of Cambridge pushes toward establishing a separate post office for Cambridge. The piece notes Cambridges growth and the long delays under Boston when subservient to the main office, predicting a near term for postal independence.
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Depew Attacks House Mission Amid Diplomatic History
In a political talk Chauncey M. Depew questions Colonel House’s abroad mission for President Wilson. He recalls Lincoln era diplomacy with Thurlow Weed as an unauthorized envoy to Europe. He argues House’s tour is not new and labels criticism partisan.
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The Theatre Tax Debate and Call for Repeal
The war era theatre tax drew protest as theatres bore the burden themselves not passed to consumers. A new federal tax bill may repeal the theatre levy amid strong sentiment in Congress. The piece notes hard times for legitimate theatres and calls for repeal to ease industry strain.
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Taxation Challenge to Playhouses in Federal Budget
A speaker argues that many playhouses cannot endure a special tax and calls for removing it from the federal budget, claiming it would cause hardship. The statement emphasizes fiscal relief and reform in public spending.
Squirming Republicans in a Belgium Korea debate
The piece argues that Republicans squirm over the Senate resolution seeking State Department records on Korea’s seizure by Japan at the start of WWI era. It contrasts roots policy with Belgium, notes Root’s past role as Secretary of State, and claims a double standard in protest over conduct by Germany and Japan.
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The Garden Seed Catalogue Blues at Stellarton
A verse lament from Stellarton Nova Scotia CG Bec about seed catalogs failed horticultural dreams. The speaker recalls sowing seeds, toiling in the garden, and enduring blisters and broken expectations. He notes high costs and low yields, concluding he will buy produce from grocers. The piece closes with a punchy quip about who leads the household.
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Hyperbolic Musical Critique Turns on Subtle Points
A renowned pianist's concert draws a satirical review from a critic who boasts vast vocabularies and jargon. The piece lampoons excessive terminology while probing whether finer shades of criticism were addressed for those absent from the performance.
The Cottage of Anne Hathaway at Shottery Walk
A travel sketch recalls a mile walk from Stratford to Anne Hathaway's cottage at Shottery. It blends Elizabethan charm with Shakspeare era romance as readers ponder Bondsmen deeds from 1582 and a disputed marriage license to Anne Whateley, shaping myth and mystery around Shakespeare.
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New Haven Wreck Strikes Milford After Air Brake Trouble
A New Haven railroad collision at Milford Connecticut yesterday appears preventable. One train stopped for air brake trouble, a following train was flagged and rear-ended. The engineer was ground to pieces. investigation is urged to uphold safety standards and avoid reviving a bad accident reputation.
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Morgenthau Returns Home From Turkey On Leave
One of America’s ablest diplomats, Henry Morgenthau, ambassador to Turkey, arrives home on leave. He earned praise for his wartime work in Constantinople and defied the Turkish government when it threatened to seize British French and Russian ambassadors as hostages.
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Opportunity Prefers The Path We Create
A compact reflection notes that we encounter more chances by pursuing paths we build rather than waiting for chances to arrive. It emphasizes proactive effort and recognizing opening moments in daily life.
Virginia senator proposes bill to ban short skirts
A Virginia senator introduces a bill to forbid women from wearing short skirts in the state legislature. The editorial criticizes the move as unlikely to succeed and mocks the senator’s approach, suggesting he should wear dark glasses if bothered by the issue.
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Post Office Men Dine and See Play
The Assistant Postmasters' Association of New Hampshire met and dined at the American House. After post-prandial exercises members went to the theatre. Boston day-trippers included Maurice I. Hoitt Manchester and others from Nashua Dover Laconia Rochester Derry Lebanon and Mil
Unconditional Surrender Quip From Boston Letter
A Boston writer mockingly questions whether President Wilson surrendered a garrison in peace without resistance. The remark reflects wartime rhetoric and postwar sentiment about surrender terms.
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Famine Time Among the Feathered Ones
A plea urging feeding of birds during harsh winter finds many songbirds starving as food is buried under ice and snow. The author urges readers to place crumbs to save birds, emphasizing the risk of death for some.
Greatest writer anniversary stirs renewed interest in Shakespeare
On the 300th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death interest in his life and works quickens. The enduring lines endure as scholars, readers, and theater fans reflect on his enduring impact.
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Inauguration Dates and Odd News From New England
The column comments on the March 4 inauguration myth, recalls past inaugurations on March 5, and notes further tales about Washington’s era. It reports the Storey will case verdict, a valued Webster manuscript sale offer, railroad tree-cut orders, a giant lobster catch, and local anecdotes from Holbrook to East Boston, including theater openings and school teaching experiments.
Ode to Coalman
A 1916 verse by Walt Mason pleads for coal as winter tightens. The speaker laments scarce funds for basics and other dreams, noting heating costs swallow essentials from beans to coats while the coalman looms with the bill.
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Dear Miss Champagne Inquiries About a Dating Dilemma
A Cambridge student asks if a fellow student who agreed to go tobogganing truly intends to follow through or is “kidding along” after her mother deemed the sport dangerous. The writer seeks certainty about her sincerity.
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Veterans Celebrate 41st Annual 43d Massachusetts Reunion
Surviving members of the 43d Massachusetts Regiment Association gathered at Ford Hall for a dinner and meeting yesterday afternoon. About members attended, and the secretary noted 74 deaths in the past year.
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Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston February Extremes
A long memory records Boston weather on February 23 with temperatures plunging to 3 below zero in 1876 and 2 below in 1907. The warmest on this date reached 68 in 1875, with 49 in the past decade in 1915. Notable storms occurred in 1909 and 1915.
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