Boston Post Subscriptions and Rates January 28 1915
The Boston Post lists subscription options for domestic and foreign readers with weekly and monthly terms. Rates include daily and Sunday editions, with Canada pricing and postage notes. Postal district surcharge applies, and payments are to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Canada
Sunday Post
Post
Post Publishing Co
Gardner invites reserve army to dine in Washington
Washington reports that Augustus Gardner seriously contemplates inviting the entire reserve army to dine in Washington soon. The 16 men in the reserve would face a minimal tax on Gardner hospitality whether wet or dry, deeming the gesture not oppressive. The piece likens the invitation to George M. Stearns asking Vermont Democrats to hold a contention in his backyard.
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Washington
Augustus P. Gardner
United States
George M. Stearns
Vermont
State Senators and Assembly Promise Sufrage Bill Passage
The suffragists appear to have won the first skirmish in New York State with leaders in both chambers pledging to pass the amendment next week. Support across states could follow, strengthening the state by state strategy while a federal route remains unlikely.
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New York State
Jeaders
Senate
Assembly
A Pretty Good Case for Neutrality in War Shipping
A newspaper column reviews a paper by Secretary Bryan to Senator Stone defending U S neutrality. It argues the belligerents may not block contraband and that U S markets remain open to all nations, while noting a pending shipping purchase bill risks a delicate neutrality issue.
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United States
Wilson
Bryan
Stone
Toto
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Mr. Newkirk
Japan will not seize the Philippines for less than a billion
Former Japanese secretary Toyokichi Iyenaga said in New York that Japan would not take the Philippines from the United States even if offered for under one billion dollars. He argued independence would bring disaster and warned that relinquishing the islands would be a dangerous shift of trust in a perilous world.
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Japan
Toyokichi Iyenaga
New York
Philippines
United States
Pioneering abolitionist ally shaped by movement and art
A friend and associate of pre Civil War anti slavery leaders Phillips Sumner and others of historic place she influenced both the intellectual and artistic currents of her era. She left a lasting mark and lived beyond the century that recorded her contributions.
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Phillips
Sumner
Historic Place
Help Yourself By Building Now at Prevailing Low Cost
A brief urging local residents to start construction projects to boost jobs and reduce unemployment. Emphasizes affordable material costs and accessible trades, advocating immediate action to stimulate employment and economic activity in the community.
Notable woman artist Anne Whitney dies at 93
The obituary notes Anne Whitney aged 93 died at her home in her birth community. Her lasting monuments include statues of Sam Adams and Charles Sumner and the Leif Ericsson figure that graced Commonwealth Avenue, along with other ideal works from a long life of sculpture.
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Anne Whitney
Miss Whitney
Sam Adams
Charles Summer
Leif Ericsson
Commonwealth Avenue
Naval duel in the North Sea and the Scarborough raid
The article notes the North Sea naval affair as a partial test of Britain's sea power after the Scarborough and Hartlepool raids. It credits Admiral Beatty for sinking one German ship while others found safe harbor, but warns the action does not decisively settle Britain’s security or the war’s outcome.
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North Sea
Great Britain
Scarborough
Hartlepool
English
Admiral Beatty
Channel
Prosperity and politics in 1916 warned by banker
A New York banker quoted by the Wall Street Journal warns that prosperity could tilt elections before November 1916 and keep the Democratic party in power. The remark questions patriotism and suggests a desire for prolonged economic weakness to favor Republicans.
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New York
The
Wall Street Journal
Development Board Moves to Larger Quarters in City
The Boston Industrial Development Board approves a move to offices on the eighth floor of the building, expanding threefold to accommodate growth and its mission to "Build Boston."
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Boston Industrial Development Board
Boston
Piffle That’s Pulled Every Day
A reflective line quotes a thinker about decision making and steadfast mindset. The fragment hints at daily routines and a fixed stance after choosing. No broader context or names are provided to identify a source.
Letter on feminism and word play ends with zero
A Boston letter writer mocks feminist ideas and presents a word puzzle showing how removing letters from female terms leaves only zero. The same exchange column item notes a request for a room with a henhouse, ridiculed as a sly hens swap.
English visitor mocks American pronunciation of days
The Birmingham Age-Herald notes an English visitor scornfully mispronounces Wednesday and jokes about loudly challenging American speech with terms like Chooseday Thois Gay. The quip suggests delivering the lesson in small doses.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
People debate for and against simply to argue itself
A reflective line notes that many men argue not to prove a point but to engage in the act of arguing. The observation emphasizes argument as a social impulse rather than evidence-driven contention.
Observant Citizen reminiscences and local notes enterprising 190? era
The column blends reminiscences about tobacco age milestones and prunes versus plums with digressions on Noah Webster and dictionary woes. It recalls Captain George Comer’s Arctic trading plans, Boston figures on markets, and locals like Jeremiah Holmes the oldest male in Lanesboro.
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Boston Post
Lanesboro
Mass
Jeremiah Holmes
Holmes
Napoleon's Rise and Fall Across Europe in 1813 1814
A compact account traces Napoleon Bonaparte's fall from triumph after rebuilding his army to the decisive Leipzig defeat. It covers his battles at Lutzen Dresden and the Marne and Aisne campaigns, the entry of Prussia and Russia, and the ultimate abdication and exile on Elba.
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Napoleon
France
Prussia
Russia
Europe
Jena
Friedland
Lutzen
Dresden
Leipzig
Naions
Wellington
Spain
Pyrenees
Rhine
For Sale Sign Drives Annie to Loss of Home
Annie, tired from factory work, discovers her childhood home is for sale after her father loses his job. The family pressures mount as mortgage concerns rise and the sign looms over the white cottage with green shutters. Annie fears losing the only place she has ever known.
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Annie
Nothing Is Evil Uncle Walt Sings Of Grief And Wit
A poem attributed to Walt Mason from 1915 blends humor and philosophy on misfortune. It suggests doom is relative and every hardship has a humorous counterpoint in daily life. The piece ends with a patent moral: misfortune can yield small positives.
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Walt Mason
Annie and Jim Plan Wedding Gift in Factory Tale
Annie, tired after long factory hours, plans to buy a house with earnings. Jim, newly named factory superintendent, reveals a plan to give her the house as a wedding gift and asks for her love in return. A final tearful kiss seals the deed as a robing sounds echo and their happiness grows.
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Annie
Big Jim
Jim
Russian Duma to Sit Again February 9
Petrograd January 25 reports imperial ukases set January 30 for the re opening of the Council of State and February 9 as the first sittings day for the Duma.
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Petrograd
Council of State
Duma
Boston Art Club Sees Member Paul Vignal Killed
Paul Vignal, a French painter and member of the Boston Art Club, was killed at Arras during the present war. He led his company in a bayonet charge before a Prussian bullet struck him in the forehead, dying instantly.
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Boston Art Club
Paul Vignal
Jean Guiffrey
Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Arras
Heroes of Peace Endorsed for Lifesaver Reform
Letter to the editor praising a Jan issue editorial on better treatment for U S lifesavers. It recalls the Feb 9 1896 rescue near Rye Beach and Wallis Sands NH where seven sailors were saved from a frozen schooner Glendon using a breeches buoy. Lifesavers traveled 18 miles in a blizzard, returning 2 am. Boston resident Harry V Lawrence signs.
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United States
Congress
Rye Beach
Wallis Sands
Hampton Beach
N. H
Harry V. Lawrence
St. Stephen Street
Boston
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather History
In a reminiscence the Oldest Inhabitant cites official records for Boston weather. He notes the 1874 January 2 cold day and the 1943 January warmth, then lists past ten year January 26 high and low marks with several years showing notable extremes.
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Boston
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