Post Publishing Co Daily Issue Rates 1908
Publication notice lists subscription prices with daily, Sunday, and short-term terms. Rates show daily one year two dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month twenty six cents. Sunday Post one year two dollars fifty cents, six months one dollar twenty five cents, three months sixty five cents. Office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
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Not That Kind of Ladies in New England News
The passage argues against anti cigarette legislation for women, denying need for New England women to follow New York crusade. It references Grandmother's pipe and grandfather's jug of Medford ruth going to the ash heap, along with their lineage, as a satirical stance.
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New York
New England
Medford Ruth
Emergency planning urged for public works
The author argues the Brooklyn tunnel and other large projects prove inadequate from start and stress the need to design for emergencies rather than average conditions. The piece notes repeated failures in Boston’s subway and other feats, urging foresight in future public service projects.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Subway
Johnson rises in shadows over Bryan in 1900s race
The article profiles Minnesota Governor John Johnson as a growing national figure challenging William Jennings Bryan for the presidency. It notes Johnson's immigrant lineage, effective governance, and energetic campaigning with large crowds and torchlight parades, while the East awaits judgment on his bid.
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Mr. Bryan
John Johnson
Minnesota
Johnson
Great Western
East
The Disappearing Ideal in Women Wage Earners
A decade long study shows a 30 percent rise in women in paid occupations. In the United States about one in five women is a paid employee. The shift is not solely due to marriage rates, as New England shows many married women working alongside husbands. A major state corporation and a leading union confront policies on employing married women during downturns and emergencies.
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United States
New England
Vision of domestic bliss waning for young American women
The passage laments that striving for kitchen drudgery, excitement, or independence is diluting the ideal of happy domesticity as a top goal for young American womanhood. It frames this shift as a lamentable sign of the times.
Telephone rate cuts debated by state commission
The report by George Albree to the State Highway Commission outlines two options for New England Telephone and Telegraph rates. One treats the entire territory as a single unit, shifting burden to Greater Boston, while the other divides into zones so each area pays only for its service. Attorney Whitman argues for a 14 percent cut, citing excessive maintenance costs, depreciation, phantom payrolls, and other luxuries revealed in hearings, suggesting substantial savings are possible.
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George Albree
State Highway Commission
New England Telephone & Telegraph Company
Greater Boston
Whitman
Boston Post
Albree
Post
Chicago
Boston
Deerfield
Justice of the Post
Telephone Corporation
Leap Year Warning and Amicus Publico in All Sorts
Readers of All Sorts receive a Leap Year warning about marriage luck and a humorous poem urging caution for bachelors. The item includes a playful Pilot's License spoof for Newton Newkirk and a note about a newborn clock riddle from Boston.
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Mr. Newkirk
Teddy
Boston
Desert in Boston Seeks Redevelopment to Boost City
The Boston Merchants Association studies a 1623 acre desert in a busy city area. They cite the old Park Square railroad station site valued at $5,000,000 and urge development to raise nearby property values and aid city taxes. Railroad leaders previously abandoned efforts. the association seeks farsighted effort from directors.
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Boston Merchants’ Association
Boston
Park Square
New York, New Haven & Hartford Corporation
Merchants’ Association
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
A Boston conference highlighted clergy views on dancing card playing and pool. A Jersey City clergyman called such recreations not sinful, while Boston clergymen voiced their differing opinions yesterday at a meeting in New York City.
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Jersey City
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
New York City
Boston
Unemployed Meeting and Oddities on the Common
A reader reports a crowd around the Soldiers' monument on the Common for an unemployed meeting, noting little concrete result. The piece mentions a curious squirrel, thwarted by a peanut, and references a Jamaica Plain public library trysting spot.
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Soldiers’ Monument
Boylston Station
Jamaica Plain
Clergyman Defends Social Activities Including Games
Dr. Arthur Little of the Second Congregational Church in Dorchester says local context matters in assessing church social life. He approves of bowling and billiards but cautions critics of cards, suggesting Christianizing these activities while they generally serve a good purpose.
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Arthur Little
Second Congregational Church
Dorchester
Church Leader Urges Reform Through Sectarian Influence
The Rev. George W. Colson of Washington Street Universalist Church Grove Hall argues that church influence could correct evils produced by certain practices if cultivated under proper conditions and with principled aims. He suggests the church could do much to shape conduct through its sect.
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George W. Colson
Washington Street
Elevator troubles top floor quote
A quotation declares elevators are useful until they fail at the top floor, hinting at risk in high rise systems and the potential dangers of malfunctioning vertical transit. The line underscores concerns about reliability and safety in tall buildings.
Grand Trunk Denies Backing “Grand Trunk Loop”
C M Hays vice president and general manager of Grand Trunk railroad denies a report that the company backs a scheme called a Grand Trunk loop in connection with a new Buffalo to Roy road project.
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Montreal
C. M. Hays
Grand Trunk Railroad
Grand Trunk
Buffalo
Roy
Clergy Opposes Gambling Games in Church Context
Reverend William W. Bustard of the Dudley Street Baptist Church favors church athletics and bowling but warns against endorsing card playing and pool in church. He fears confinement could lead youths to saloons and gaming houses.
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William W. Bustard
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Judge Tracey Declines Island Commission Offer
Secretary Taft announced that Judge Tracey of the supreme bench of the Philippine Islands declined a position on the Philippine Commission, preferring to remain on the bench.
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Tracey
Island Commission
Washington
Taft
Suprenmie Bench
Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Merrick Thumber Company Founder Joseph Merrick Dies
Joseph F. Merrick founder of the Merrick Thumber Company and a noted New England trade figure died at his home in Holyoke today from pneumonia.
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Holyokh
Joseph FP. Merrick
Merrick Thumber Company
New England
Suit Seeks 11000 For Wife’s Lost Affection
Benny Clayton Barton of Chatham sues former Sheriff Thomas E Brown of East Hampton alleging Brown alienated Barton’s wife’s affections. Papers filed in Middlesex County court attach property in Middletown Bank and garnish money Brown owes Barton.
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Middletown
Middlesex County
Middletown Bank
East Hampton
Thomas 8. Brown
Hast Hampton
Chatham
Benny Clayton B. Barton
Harton
Brown
Polly and John Graham in a Reckoning of Love
Polly Winthrop flirts with multiple admirers while John Graham bears the strain. After a row at Mrs Darwin's, Polly misreads a newspaper obituary for Graham, rushes to his door and faints upon learning he is alive. He forgives her and they confess love.
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Helen McCusker
Charlestown
Bermuda
McCusker
Polly Winthrop
John
Bob Mason
Harvey
Billy Kirk
Polly
Mrs. Darwin
Ralston
John Graham
Minnesota
Gen Horace B Sargent Dead in California
A Santa Barbara despatch reports General Horace Binney Sargent dead in California. A Civil War veteran from Massachusetts he contributed to periodical literature for years. He graduated from Warward in 184 and served four years in the Civil War. His daughter married Rear-Admiral Bowman H McCalla, at whose home the general died.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Horace Binney Sargent
Massachusetts
General Sargent
Bowman H. McCalla
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