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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1906
Page
8
A long list of Cambridge and surrounding city residents named with streets and initials appears in a local notice. The document includes numerous women and misses addressed across Cambridge Malden Everett and beyond, with many Cambridge streets and neighborly addresses listed.
The Money Man toured Greater Boston yesterday buying Sunday Posts at two dollars each from one hundred homes. He was a welcome visitor, greeted with smiles as he introduced himself. Some housewives lacked copies but most welcomed the cheerful seller and his profitable deal, with many planning in advance. He made 172 calls while amassing his modest evening profits.
The Boston Sunday Post earned strong reader loyalty as ten Cambridge households named it their favorite paper. Elizabeth McCann praised its weekly presence while Gertrude Arkerson highlighted society pages, and F G McCollum cited children preferring the comic section. Other residents welcomed the Sunday Post in their homes.
Mrs. M. kK. Bryant and Miss Julia Keough express gratitude and affection for the Sunday Post. Mrs. Joseph Cornwell and Mrs. A. S. Whiting praise the paper for entertainment and Gibson pictures, noting long-time readership and enjoyment.
In Brighton crowds greet the Money Man at noon as residents report buyer shortages. Mrs Mary F Watson from 12 Dighton street says she had to fetch Sundays from a new store after local papers sold out and Roxbury was the nearest supply. Other readers praise the Sunday Post for timely, comprehensive world coverage.
In South Boston residents praise the Sunday Post and its Money Man feature distributing $2 bills. Readers cite improved content, Gibson pictures, Peter Newell drawings, and the paper as the brightest home Sunday edition.
All duplicate Sunday Posts sold out before 10 am in Watertown on Sunday. Many families failed to secure their preferred home paper due to no advance order. Mrs N P Sweeney and Mrs Ef A McPherson express strong loyalty, noting their husband’s preference for the Post and their intention to keep it.
A collector visited 10 West End and 12 South End homes, finding 10 women who sold the Sunday Post. Respondents praised features such as short stories, Gibson pictures, the colored supplement, society columns, and the news section for varied appeal.
Mrs Margaret Fortune and others from West Springfield Street Chestnut Rutland Revere Poplar share how the Sunday Post entertains their week. They praise fashion notes colorful supplement jokes and stories about Boston locals.
The Money Man visit drew locals who traded pages and received two dollar bills. Residents including Miss Abbie Connor and Mrs Buckman praised the Sunday Post for contents both adults and children enjoy, highlighting the magazine pages comic sections and women’s pages.
The Money Man drew a friendly crowd in Fiverett yesterday with praise for the Sunday Posts. Residents praised the comic supplement and reading matter, noting the women's department as a favorite feature.
In Medford the Sunday Post faced unusually high demand as residents recount their devotion to the Boston paper. Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Savary, Mrs. Brawley, and Mrs. Cottam all express strong attachment to the Sunday Post, calling it essential to Sundays and daily life.
The Sunday Post sent its “Money Man” to East Boston to gift readers with two dollar bills. Mrs. J. P. Dean of Princeton Street praised the paper, Mrs. G. Morrill of Lexington Street called it the favorite, and ex-Representative Henry L. Plummer of Saratoga Street lauded the Sunday Post as a bright paper.
Mrs. CC V. Elliott of 67 Putnam Street and Mrs. E. McPherson of 212 Meridian Street commend the Sunday Post. They express regular readership, noting it as their favorite and brightest Boston paper.
In Newton the Money Man was greeted with joy as he announced his identity. Residents from Auburndale to Newtonville praised the Boston Sunday Post for its news coverage and household usefulness, expressing repeated delight at receiving the paper on Sundays.
The Sunday Post is named the most read paper in Chelsea after the Money Man bought five issues and paid with a $2 bill at most houses. Local residents like Mrs. Everdean, Mrs. Appleton, Miss Burke, Mrs. Linnell, and Mrs. Gerry praise its up to date news, features, and lively content.
The Money Man reached Charlestown at noon yesterday and paid eight visits in the area to secure his quota of Sunday Posts with little trouble. Local residents praise the enterprise, with Mrs. David Hennis calling it clever and Miss Nellie Doherty saying Sunday Post is the best, bright and essential according to Mae Heffernan.
Five Roxbury residents received crisp two dollar bills from the Money Man and exchanged their Sunday Posts. Each praised the paper's features, calling it progressive, popular, and invaluable, with one noting lifelong readership.
The United Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court judgment finding ex Representative James McInerney guilty of taking and destroying naturalization records. He was sentenced to one year in Suffolk County House of Correction at Deer Island. The offense occurred Aug 17, 194?. The case, argued before Judges Colt, Putnam and Aldrich, centered on public record destruction and alleged illegality of citizenship papers.
Mrs. Garrett Roach of 22 Boylston Street West Roxbury praises the Sunday Post for its broad appeal. She cites the comic section and special stories as favorite features enjoyed by the entire family.
The Money Man visit to Somerville drew high praise for the Sunday Post. Residents like Mrs. B W Hagar and Mrs. Mary Howell praised the paper as their favorite, timely, neat, and ahead of deliveries.
Five Dorchester women greet a $2 silver certificate from the Sunday Post Money Man. Mrs Otis Kelly and others praise the paper as family news, humor, and knowledge, with favorites including sports, recipes, and women’s content.
P F McCabe, held on $500 bond in Montreal, claims he set the switch correctly the night of January 26 and that the switch was locked. He says Louis Blair witnessed the switch and notes he left Bedford after being accused, alleging a gang of thieves blocks justice.
Dedham Feb 26 Mrs Harriet Parker pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Dedham court admitting she wanted asylum in Westboro. The white haired woman in black with furs had already appeared 24 times for the same charge. She received three months in Dedham house of correction.
Mrs. Mabel A. Blin, wife of 70-year-old Springfield man Joseph J. Blin, is held on 500 bail for May term court appearance. Traveling salesman William H. Douglas also held on not guilty plea. Possible divorce proceedings loom. Blin reputedly wealthy and tied to a Rice will beneficiary case.
Captain Arentz of the small Norwegian steamer Nord from Macoois St Domingo reports a severe encounter in the Gulf Stream. A giant comber struck Friday, ripping part of the lower bridge and nearly tearing iron stanchions free. Nord carried 10 500 bags of sugar to the refinery wharf.
The eight miles of the Greenwood Lake division of the Erie railroad between Beardville and Greenwood Lake was closed to traffic again by another landslide. The slide filled Menderson's cut just east of Hewitt's station, where a similar slide occurred on Sunday.
Tonight at Trinity Parish Hall the Arthur Bryant Clabon lecture under Trinity Mission will be illustrated with stereopticon views. The slides depict the Rocky Mountains canyons prairie Indian life hunting and mining.
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