Boston Post January 8 1915 subscription and offices notice
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for domestic and Canada mail, daily and Sunday editions, and foreign copies. It lists office addresses at 250 Washington Street Boston and staff contacts, with payment, renewal, and notice instructions.
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Post Publishing Co
Washmeton Street
Boston
Mass
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston Posts
Post
Mees
Eender
Humane accord frees wounded prisoners in WWI war effort
The text notes Britain and Germany agreeing to exchange prisoners rendered useless by wounds, calling it a humane accomplishment. It credits Pope Benedict for suggesting the measure and frames it as a humane step in the early days of his pontificate.
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Great Britain
Germany
Pope Benedict
The Ice Harvest Delivers Fresh Ice for Winter Use
The article notes a cold spell thickened lake and pond ice enabling a robust harvest. Despite milder weather, existing ice remains good for domestic use and will supply households next summer, securing frost season savings. The harvest continues as temperatures rise.
The Ship of Mercy Harpa lyce Comes With Relief Cargo
The steamship Harpa lyce sails to Belgium with food and clothing for the distressed, illustrating New England generosity toward Belgian sufferers. The voyage marks a beginning of aid that helps others without harming local needs, delivering a message of sympathy alongside its cargo.
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Harpalyce
Belgium
New England
A Righteous Protest by Booker T. Washington
Booker T. Washington condemns a Senate immigration bill amendment excluding aliens of the Negro race. He argues the exclusion is gratuitous and insulting to colored citizens. He notes few black entrants yearly, about seven thousand, mostly from the West Indies as useful laborers.
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Booker T. Washington
Senate
United States
West Indies
Lawmaker's Bill Sparks Heated Debate on Race Provisions
Dr. Washington denounces the amended bill saying its passage would stir racial strife and fail to achieve any practical purpose. He argues the entire measure should die.
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Washington
Governor Walsh Inaugural Message Sets Reform Tone
The governor’s second inaugural address urges reforms in taxation, trial justice, prisons, and state budgeting. It criticizes burdened laws and pushes for economy and a constitutional convention while opposing short ballots and biennial elections. It notes likely adoption of woman suffrage into the state constitution and highlights humanitarian land improvements to provide work.
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Walsh
Post
Commonwealth
The Chief Trouble of Boston Subway Growth
The piece argues that adding subway stations in Boston reduces surface transit service, leaving merchants and residents stranded while advocates call for Arlingon Street and Putnam Square stops. It contrasts Boston with New York, noting urban growth requires both underground and surface transportation.
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Boston
Boylston Street
Arlington Street
Cambridge
Putnam Square
Central
Harvard
New York
Debate on Child Labor Policy Draws Regional Clash
At a Washington conference on child labor acrimony marked North versus South views on mill work. David Clark of a Charlotte trade paper challenged northern officials while a bill moving through Congress seeks to bar interstate transport of goods made with child labor.
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Washington
David Clark
Charlotte
N. C
Massachusetts
New York
North Carolina
Congress
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk Sea Cows
A farmer from Hough's Neck milking cows shouts in disbelief as clams are fed to cattle. The scene blends rural humor with nautical chatter in a seaside town vignette.
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Hough's
PIFLE THATS PULLED EVERY DAY
A quirky quotation about moderation and sticking to a routine. The speaker notes a doctor’s advice to take a small amount of something now and then.
Internal Revenue Stamps Available at Milk Street Office
A dialogue about the new stamps clarifies they are for internal use only and may be obtained from the U S Internal Revenue Collector on Milk Street. The exchange notes the stamps are humorously misnamed infernal and external and confirms where to acquire them.
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Aeenane
Newsdealer
Newsboy
Alice
U. S. Internal Revenue Collector
Milk Street
Think Above the Neck for Lifelong Success
An exhortation that a worker’s value comes from the brain not the body. It cites Abraham Lincoln as an example of rising from modest daily wages by using intellect, urging readers to discover and cultivate the power above the neck and begin now.
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A .Missouri
Philosphes
Bonehead
Abraham Lincoln
Nix
New Year's Brew
A reflective note urges selecting six firm resolutions then brewing them with faith courage goodwill self denial and common sense. It advises simmering over self communion removing pride and vanity and bottling tightly to steady the mind and cheer the heart in the year ahead. Portland Maine. F W Wardwell.
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Portland
F. W. Wardwell
Arithmetical Progression Policy Of The Tax Assessor
A Boston suburb resident laments rising five yearly tax levels on his home and income. He built his house to occupy it for life but saw year after year increases, culminating in his fifth annual high tax as the last straw. He refused to file a sworn return, expressing ire toward the tax office.
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Boston
Sweden's Rise and the Thirty Years War Echoes
The piece traces Sweden's ascent under Gustavus Adolphus, its gains in the Baltic and Germany, and the broader impact of the Thirty Years' War. It notes devastation in Germany, the rise of Brandenburg to Prussia, and parallels to modern warfare's toll on civilians and cities.
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Spain
Sweden
Europe
Denmark
Finland
Russia
Gustavus Adolphus
Bohemia
France
Germany
Baltic Sea
Metz
Toul
Verdun
Alsace
Strassburg
Brandenburg
Kingdom of Prussia
Belgium
Poland
East Prussia
Galicia
Servia
Augsburg
Louvain
Antwerp
Rheims
Amiens
Tax Assessor Criticized as He Boosts Town Taxes
A writer laments an overbearing tax assessor who raises levies yearly and mocks relocation while noting the habit of moving residents to other towns. The piece predicts the loss of a valued citizen if the assessor’s pressure continues.
Lordly Winter Time As Spirit of Health and Glee
A lyrical celebration of winter as a source of vigor and joy. The speaker praises cold bright days blue skies and starlit nights naming its energy grip and uplift as a traveler on a road to health and happiness. The poem glorying in dawns dewy frost and sunset lights evokes timeless calm and vitality.
Fads and Fashions Parade New Linen Bags and Embellishments
Paragraph points on fashion note new workbags in colored linen with saddle bags and button top umbrella handles. Lace brims rise in evening wear while eyelet embroidery brightens white batiste dresses. Jewelry pairs onyx and diamond as popular combos.
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Ename
Batiste
Tomorrow's Picture The Last Moments of Charles I
Tomorrow reveals the final hours of Charles I of England. The feature reflects on his capture, trial, and execution amid the civil conflict and political upheaval of the 17th century.
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Charles I. of
England
Observant Citizen Reports Local Homan Theory and City Happenings
Fireman Hohmann claims he and brother Joseph F. Hohmann are the last local representatives of the original Homan family and discusses the name's German origins. Mayor-elect Clarence J. Fogg plans eight hours of work daily from 6:30 am at City Hall after years at a shoe factory. The piece covers 1868 price bills, a tame war aftermath example, a newly named eagle at Franklin Park Zoo, and brief notes on Dummer Academy, Dexter elm, the Boston Day Nursery, a mermaid fossil, and regional memories including a Liverpool peace tale and Wellington bridge progress.
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Charles Hohmann
Joseph F. Hohmann
Boston Fire Department
New England
England
Clarence J. Fogg
Newburyport
City Hall
Teetet
Snow Uncle Walt Sings of Winter Joy and Woes
A playful verse depicts a boy rejoicing in heavy snow and sledding while a jaded old man laments rheumatic woes from the season. The piece lampoons changing winters and recalls earlier, harsher times as Walt Mason’s copyrighted quip endures.
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Walt Mason
Adams
Elevated tracks advance as bridge completion nears
The bridge remains unfinished with Feb 1 or later as the target. Elevated work progresses rapidly to minimize delays once the structure is ready for use. The piece also notes a humorous money-saving anecdote and a Massachusetts landmark sale with historical ties to Danvers.
Household Hints and Practical Upcycling Tips
A column offers thrift guidance with a kitchen apron hack from an ordinary dress by cutting the skirt at the waist and adding a belt for a functional apron. It also notes using old talking machine needles cleaned with lukewarm soapy water to scrub the insides of water bottles and vases without scratching glass.
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Ora B. Leggel
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Historic Boston Weather Records
The records show 6 below zero in 1878 as the coldest January 8 for Boston and 55 degrees above zero in 1874 as the warmest January 8 on record.
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Boston
Mildred Champagne Talks on Love and Sentiment
Advice column explores long distance love with a 22 year old naturalized citizen seeking ways to reveal deep feelings to a girl 2000 miles away. The guidance suggests friendly renewed contact, gradual gifts, and possible meeting to gauge compatibility before any bold confession.
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Miss Champagne
Meeting Postponed Due to Mayor Illness in Lynn
The Lynn fire prevention committee postpones its meeting after Mayor George H. Newhall falls ill. Chairman of the committee, Newhall, and state officials caused the delay. Commissioner O Keefe announced a new meeting for January 2 to submit the roof covering report.
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Tllness
George H. Newhall
Lynn
O'Keefe
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