Boston Post July 5 1911 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates including one year sixty dollars? Actually not. The notice states daily three rates for one year, six months and three months and the Sunday Post pricing. It also notes Canada copy price ten cents and advises against sending cash with remittance by check or money order payable to POST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
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The Post in Vacation Time
The Daily Post offers mail delivery nationwide for 25 cents per month and 80 cents monthly for the Sunday Post. Subscriptions include flexible address changes as needed.
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Daily Post
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Sunday Post
Post subscriptions must be paid in advance to avoid discontinuation
Ali subscriptions to the Post must be paid to advance, and they will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer or newsboy, please notify us at once. Z. A. GROZIER, Editor and Publisher.
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Heat and Health in Extreme Temperatures
The piece warns that continued heat worsens physical strain, demanding stricter diet, clothing, rest, and sleep. It links overwork, worry, overfeeding, improper nourishment, alcohol, and insufficient food to potential collapse, advising digestion and moral steadiness as keys to surviving heat crises.
Bourne Cotton Mills Labor Dividend Praised
The Bourne cotton mills in Tiverton Rhode Island paid a 43rd semiannual dividend of 2 percent of wages earned in the last six months. For 21 years profit sharing has been maintained as a record of fair treatment regardless of profits, led by president Jonathan Bourne the progressive Senator from Oregon.
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Bourne Cotton Mills
Tiverton
R. I
Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
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Interstate express firms face ICC probe after rate cuts
The Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate all interstate express companies and new tariffs. The government moves to curb discretion of express magnates after years of delays and the parcels post bill now empowering ICC faces scrutiny.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Welching on Gifts Sparks Legal Fight in Celebrity Tale
A noted actor seeks to reclaim gifts given before his marriage to another woman, alleging a trustee acted without his knowledge. The man had not challenged the gifts while married to the recipient’s ex-spouse, raising questions about timing and conscience as his reputation and motives come under scrutiny.
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Henry VIII
The Law and the Boy Editorial Stance Raises Reform View
The Post argues against sending a 14 year old vandal to county jail. It condemns street profanity and contempt for others, but urges better societal methods than treating youths as hardened criminals. The piece calls for reforming the court’s approach toward juveniles in Massachusetts.
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Refractory Boy and Revenge Question
A reader letter argues against applying the reforming cell for a misbehaving boy, calling it an outrage and urging readers to seek fuller information from Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver Colorado, who is presented as best informed and willing to answer inquiries.
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Ben. Lindsey
Denver
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Safe and Sane Fourth Celebrations in Boston
In Boston the Glorious Fourth proceeded with restraint and no major incidents. Roxbury held a spectacular celebration and Dr Samuel Eliot delivered a notable address at Faneuil Hall reflecting orderly conduct. Heat may have dampened demonstrations, while the removal of tin horns and cannons marked a triumph of sanity.
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Boston
Roxbury
Samuel W. Eliot
Faneuil Hall
Connecticut aviators licensing boards begin with Forbes case
A. Holland Forbes, a noted aeronaut, sought a dirigible license under Connecticut law but was not examined due to lack of qualified examiners. His pilot's license from the American Aeronautical Association served as prima facie proof of competence. The piece suggests aviators could serve on licensing boards, predicting broader adoption and asbestos?
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Connecticut
A. Holland Forbes
Forbes
American Aeronautical Association
Criticism by a Tariff Board Agent in Europe
A Republican Tariff Board agent G W Burton stationed in Europe writes undiplomatically to the Los Angeles Times. He asserts tariff revision is a fact Americans are earnest about, which reflects poorly on the board. The piece urges Burton be relieved of duty to avoid implying the board shares his views.
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G. W. Burton
Europe
Los Angeles Times
Burton
Tariff Board
Maine
Miss Atherton Bride of E L Sharpneck
Miss Edith Atherton and E L Sharpneck were married yesterday afternoon at the bride’s mother’s home 209 Columbus avenue. The Rev Dr King of People’s Temple officiated as guests included Carl Kersten Richard Hogan Miss Juliet Chandler Monte Holland and others. The couple left for Atlantic City before a European tour in August.
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Edith Atherton
Pauline Atherton
Columbus Avenue
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Australia
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Carl Kersten
Richard Hogan
Juliet Chandler
San Francisco
Petit
Monte Holland
William Carreil
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E. H. Holcombe
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Europe
Canadian Bride of Ex-Gov Goold-Adams Married in London
Miss Elsie Riordon daughter of Charles Riordon of Montreal wed Major Sir Hamilton John Goold-Adams at St Peters in Eaton Square London. The church was crowded with many South Africans as witnesses. The groom served in South Africa 1899 to 1901 and was once Bechuanaland commissioner and governor of the Orange River colony from 1907 to 1910.
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London
Elsie Riordon
Charles Riordon
Montreal
Hamilton John Goold-Adams
St. Peter’s
Eton Square
South Africa
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Orange River Colony
Flood Damage Reaches 20 Million in Bulgaria
Philippopolis July 4. The recent floods cause enormous losses totaling about 20 million dollars. Many buildings washed away, crops ruined, and market gardens destroyed. Water supply ruined, repairs may take a month. refugees flee to the mountains.
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Philippopolis
Bulgaria
Dutch Gap Canal becomes postwar boon on James River
Brady captured the Dutch Gap Canal on the James River in 1865. General Benjamin F. Butter proposed the cut to let monitors pass toward Richmond, aiming to open a water route. Despite heavy Confederate fire and delays, the canal was completed by December 30, enabling postwar ship passage and commerce.
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Dutch Gap Canal
Benjamin F. Butter
Butler
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Richmond
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Trent
P. S. Michie
Petersburg
Review of Reviews Co
All Sorts From a Texas Heat Wave Satire
A July 4 local page prose sketches the sweltering heat and the mania to stay cool. It contrasts a Texas winter and Maine chill while playfully naming the summer bore as Boob Dub Gink Stew Crab Zob Mut and poses who can name the heatproof figure.
Bride claims world’s most kisses in a day raises eyebrows
Chicago social figure Mrs. H B Chip boasts of 40 kisses daily amid the Gam bier case hype, but the writer questions the tally and humor fades as the joke overcounts affectionate gestures from family and husband.
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Nothing to wear below the waist in swim scandal
The fragment mentions Emma Carus entering to swim with little on and asks what she wore below the waist. It then shifts to a courtroom plea not guilty, and a caption about idleness being a stoker on a steamship with a 101.6 thermometer atop the Federal Building. A piece on how to stay cool appears, focusing on keeping cool methods.
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Emma Carus
Odd Weather Do’s And Fishy Race Tales From a Boston Paper
The column repeats hot weather lore from Boston papers advising when to work eat and bathe to beat heat and ends with an odd note on Horse Mackerel sweating and performing hurdle races on the surface of the sea. The piece mixes health tips, dieting quirks, and a curious fish anecdote. It references physicians politicians and citizens endorsing cooling guidance.
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Horse Mackerel Hurdle Race Described By Prof Kilgallen
Prof Kilgallen explains the Horse Mackerel hurdle, noting its horse like shape and attributes. The description covers its behavior, jockeylike movements, and the fishermen scientist’s effort to track the young creature.
Weathered Saying Ends With Final Note
A brief line closes with a stern remark to the weather man. The phrase Genug ist genug signals fatigue or frustration with ongoing forecasts. No further context or events are provided.
When a Man Grows Old by Walt Mason
A short verse reflecting on aging and memory. The speaker notes creaking hinges weak eyesight and pains as a man grows old. He recalls joyous days and distant glories while accepting fading strength and the urge to tell ancient tales as life winds down.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Heat and humor in a Boston Elevated ride tale
A Boston Elevated trains passenger column shares streetcar wisdom on beating the heat. An older conductor mocks a new recruit with Webster’s dictionary, and a bar visit ends with a chilly request. A boot mishap on Dudley street prompts a foreign-accented quip, while Edgar Hiram Delano cools horses with hose showers. A Lynn barber blames Ty Cobb era bats for a scorching spell and high mercury.
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Webster Street
Lynn Barber
Old Sol
Ty Cobb
Ota Sol
Mercury
Legislature Opens A Long Session Promising Heavy Work
The Legislature begins a session expected to run into July or August with no time to waste. Key items include the West End Elevated subway and tunnel bill, the New Haven tunnel, workingmen's compensation, Governor Foss expert reports, and a corrupt practices bill changing candidate expenditure rules. The campaign has started, leaving lawmakers little time for legislative work.
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Butler
West End
New Haven
Foss
Solons
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