Boston Post Subscription Rates 1916
The Boston Post advertises subscription prices for daily, Sunday, and foreign editions. Rates include daily U S Canada yearly 8 3.00 six months 1 50 three months 75 cents and monthly options. Sunday 3.00 yearly 1.50 half-year. foreign per copy 16 cents. Canada postage 1 cent extra in Boston district. payment to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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U. S
Canada
Ilc
Sunday Post
Boston
Post Publishing CO
Local Post Editor and Publisher Contact Info
The notice lists Edwin A. Grozier as Editor and Publisher at 1883 Main with telephone lines and department roles. It warns subscribers their payments must be in advance and that service will be discontinued on expiration unless renewed.
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Sporting
Edwin A. Grozier
Boston Post's Claim of Largest Daily Morning Circulation
The Fourth Estate notes The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, a claim central to its market position and influence in early 20th century New England press.
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Boston Post
United States
Red Cross Meeting in Tremont Temple Praised
A Tremont Temple gathering promotes the Red Cross work and public appreciation. The article notes the European conflict expanding the organization’s field of benefaction since its Geneva origin and its continued global support.
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Tremont Temple
Red Cross
Geneva
Agency of Mercy
Western Senators Push War Munitions Embargo Debate
The column questions why Western Senators like Kenyon favor embargoing munitions while ignoring essential war supplies such as wheat pork horses and cattle. It argues allies need these provisions and that Western production favors munitions. The piece suggests Westerners would embargo necessities if they could.
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Mr. Kenyon
Iowa
Kenyon
Mayor Curley ends solitary confinement at Deer Island prison
The article notes broad support for Mayor Curley's order to stop dark cell solitary within Deer Island penal institution. It argues reform is needed and that other discipline methods will reduce the stigma of the past practices.
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Deer Island
Curley
Labor Federation Crowns Danbury Hatters Campaign
Organized labor succeeded in a Danbury Connecticut campaign to aid hatters facing home losses after a court ruling held a local firm liable for damages in the boyscott case. The drive sought 252000 dollars and raised well beyond that target, easing anxiety and potential destitution for the workers.
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Danbury
Immigration literacy test reform sparks discriminatory exemption debate
The piece argues Congressmen seek to trim the literacy test for immigrants by exempting those from countries with religious discrimination histories. It warns such an exemption would be radical and unjust, effectively admitting illiterate entrants while erasing parity in the law.
Literacy test debate echoes across immigrant groups
An editorial argues that literacy tests should not be used to bar immigrants. It contends that such tests are un-American and cannot be reduced to a standardized, monolithic requirement.
On the Other Foot: protection from foreign dumping after war
The piece notes German industry fears foreign goods flooding the market after peace and the Saxony manufacturers’ appeal for protective legislation. It contrasts this with American industry’s readiness to withstand European competition and supports President Wilson’s tariff commission to assess protection claims impartially.
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United States
Europe
Association of Manufacturers
Saxony
Bundesrath
Post
Henry George
Congress
Wilson
Men and Machines in Modern Warfare
The article notes the growing role of machinery in warfare, citing Artois where mitrailleuse operators were chained to guns to prevent panic. It argues one chained gunner can save hundreds, challenging romantic notions of heroic hand to hand combat.
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Europe
Artois
Governor McCall on deported alien care costs
Massachusetts should be reimbursed by the federal government for expenses incurred in caring for deportable aliens. The state argues it bears no responsibility since it has no role in admitting or excluding immigrants and federal funds are exhausted.
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McCall
United States
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Three Tufts Brothers Ordained as Minsters
George Archibald Mark Thomas Montgomery Mark and John Nichol Mark three Tufts Crane Theological School students were ordained to the Universalist ministry in Goddard chapel Tufts College. They were born in Airdie Scotland and educated there. They gained honors at Tufts and excelled in debating and are now preaching in nearby towns.
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George Archibald Mark
Thomas Montgomery Mark
John Nichol Mark
Crane Theological School
Divinity School of
Tufts
Goddard Chapel
Tufts College
Airdie
Glasgow
Scotland
Camus Appointed Temporary Manager of Copley Square Hotel
Camus a Boston hotel figure and part owner of Winter Place Tavern has been named temporary manager of the Copley Square Hotel by Sherman L. Whipple who handles the late Amos H. Whipple’s business affairs. Camus took charge yesterday and expects to stay for several months.
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Mile Camus
Boston
Winter Place
Frank Locke
Copley Square
Sherman L. Whipple
Amos H. Whipple
Camus
Yesteday
Post
Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather on this date
The oldest resident notes the coldest days for this date in Boston with five to six degrees above zero in historical years and warmth reaching 56 to 62 degrees in 1906 and 1913. He adds that a storm occurred on this date only in four of the past fourteen years, naming 1912 1918 1914 and 1915.
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Boston
All Sorts Newton Newkirk and Canton Journal clash
A reader complains about a Canton Journal column parodying Newton Newkirk of the Boston Post. The letter defends Newkirk’s appearance, taunts the editor, and threatens a duel or libel suit over insults about his bald head and appearance. The writer vows legal action and contemplates buying land next to a private cemetery.
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Canton
Mass
Newton Newkirk
Boston Post
Canton Journal
Supreme Court
Ring on the Hand Highlights Jewelry Store Value
A concise note emphasizes the value of a single ring over stock in a jewelry shop. The adage underscores personal adornment as a measure of worth beyond inventory.
P Green Recounts Nervous Street Sighting Near Treemont
P Green describes a tense moment on Treemont Street near Wintur with blue stones across the road. He asks a bystander about a murder, notes crosswalk stripes, and recalls a crossing policeman killed by truck drivers who did not stop before fleeing the scene.
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Treemont Street
P, Green
Is This Fair At The Boston Cafe
A Boston cafe menu asks waiters to show attentions to the desk cashier who handles funds and accepts inattentions gratefully. The note presents a derisive scheme where waiters are urged to direct their attentions to the young lady cashier, raising fairness concerns for the cashier herself.
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Boston
Railway director asked for a country pass
A prominent railway director questioned an employee about visiting family. The employee said he would not expect the company to provide weekly travel, but if a farmer had horses on the way home, he would consider riding with them and call the farmer mean if he refused.
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Susie R. Capitello
Fox
Iox
Mrs. C
Failing Fast at Long-Overdue Debt
Reportedly a terse exchange noting a man named Jiggars appears near death while settling a ten dollar debt carried for six years. The remark highlights a grim sense of urgency and concern over the debtor’s condition.
Frederick the Great and the Seven Years War Echoes
A historical reflection compares the Seven Years War to World War I, noting parallels in aggression and coalition dynamics. It highlights Frederick the Great’s campaigns, Saxony’s capture, battles at Prague and Kolin, Schwerin’s death, and a dramatic retreat before an illustrated Shakespeare series.
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Europe
India
Quebec
Saxony
Belgium
Albert
Prussia
Silesia
Frederick
Austria
Alsace-Lorraine
Great Britain
France
Russia
Sweden
Prague
Marshal Schwerin
Shakspere
Frederick the Great
Schwerin
Observant Citizen reports plans and local tales from Plymouth to New Bedford
Readers share thoughts on a 1920 Plymouth Pilgrims celebration with a Mayflower pageant. Observations include former Simpson estate now a motor club, a divorce court case, elevator operator in Boston's tallest government building, and hometown notes from Lawrence to New Bedford about aging locals, open winter painting, and early park work.
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Plymouth
Cape Cod
Plymouth Bay
Plymouth Rock
Abner l L. Merrill
Newburyport
Boston
Dr. Merrill
Exeter
Merrill Institute
Merrill Hall
Merrill Recitation Building
Merrill Block
The Grip Epidemic From 1916 Varieties
The poem contrasts grip illness across ages with the young recovering quickly by medicine while the elderly endure harsher remedies and slow recovery. It laments aging and the burden of illness, voiced in Walt Mason's satirical verse about suffering and resilience.
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Walt Mason
Honest talk helps end unwanted love calls
Dear Miss Champagne advises that honesty is the safest way to handle a man’s lingering attentions. If you cannot love him, tell him frankly and avoid leading him on. The surgeon metaphor stresses that delivering the truth now prevents long term pain and guilt.
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Miss Champagne
New Fashion Notes Highlight Revival of Brassieres and Medium Weights
The paragraph outlines revived boned brassieres and medium weight fabrics, with cuffs flaring over the hand and definite or indefinite waistlines. It notes popular shoulder puffs, bright kid hats, plain tailored suits with high collars, tulle frills on long sleeves, gay handkerchiefs, ermine choker collars, Serge weaves preferred to gabardine, evolving sleeves, and the daytime trend toward one piece dresses.
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Sing Sing
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Adams Newspaper Service
Mildred Champagne
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