Postal Rates and Publication Details for July 11 1905
Daily and Sunday Post Publishing Co changeable subscription prices listed for Boston office at 259 Washington Street. Daily rates include one year nine dollars and six months one dollar fifty, eight months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. Sunday Post yearly two dollars fifty cents with six months one dollar twenty five and three months sixty five cents.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Bostop
Mass
the Sunday Post
Stop the Reports on Crop Forecasts at Department of Agriculture
In Washington voices urge the Department of Agriculture to end publishing future-looking cotton and crop estimates. Critics say better to publish only completed facts and rely on private agencies for market data to prevent speculation harms.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Wilson
Cost of Living Should Rely on Personal Experience
The piece questions the usefulness of the Bureau of Labor statistics on cost of living, arguing individuals trust their own income and outgo over averages. It asserts daily personal experience beats statistical summaries and warns figures can be misleading.
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Bureau of Labor
Washington
Lawson’s Plan to Overthrow the System
The text praises Mr Thomas W Lawson healing his voice and continuing his instructional mission in the West. It calls his plan for overthrowing the system simple, conclusive, and admirable, noting his fascinating style and the confidence it inspires.
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Thomas W. Lawson
West
Frenzied Financiers and a Market Smash Plot
The passage describes a scheme where everyone sells stocks and bonds to finance a shift into government bonds, intending to buy back at lower prices. It argues the plan aims to crash the market by mass selling and then profit as prices fall, noting it is not a new idea and critiquing its novelty and feasibility.
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Lawson
Public Nuisance Reported At Back Bay Fens Amid Death Attempts
A Boston notice describes two self harm attempts by drowning in Back Bay Fens within a week. It laments filth and mephitic vapors in the wetlands near the Charles, warning the park’s beauty is wasted by a pestilential stench. It calls for municipal accountability.
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Back Bay
The
Charles
Fens
Board of Health
Drowning Accidents Blot Early Bathing Season
The piece notes an unusual rise in drowning incidents during the early bathing season due to heat and rush to the waters. It urges prudence from bathers and those in charge of facilities, warning against reckless daring by youth or overconfidence in older swimmers and calling for safer personal behavior.
New Baggage Room for Immigration Bureau at Long Wharf
Deputy Commissioner Hurley secured a new baggage room for the immigration bureau on Long wharf from Washington authorities. The old stone quarters will become a carpenter shop run by Mr Yoley, with the move prompted by the large influx of immigrants to the port.
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Immigration Bureau
Long Wharf
Washington
Hurley
Bureau
Yoley
Stealthy Steve Investigates His Alleged Death
The sleuth Stealthy Steve reads his own obituary and tests a wound to prove he is alive. He plans a night meeting with rivals at the Scimitar Cafe while his companions await inside a hotel room under strict orders. He then heads out to continue the mystery and prepare travel to America with Agatha and Aunt Clarissa.
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Steve
Prince Itchy Scratchi
Nick
Ike
Scimitar Cafe
Rah- Rah-Hoohray
Struck Home by Irene Flintly and Windowsill Wilson
A terse clash erupts over yard trespass with Mrs Flintly demanding eviction and Windowsill Wilson replying to harsh rebuke. The exchange hints at neighborhood tensions and discipline in a domestic setting.
Observant Citizen Recalls Summer Heat And Small Tales
A column of local reflections on hot weather and everyday scenes includes a dog watering station in a fencing, a Boston to England trip by Dr. Shea and Robert Maguire, and notes on a Watertown and Boston area infrastructure. It also tells of Jim and Polly, a boarding house romance, ending with Polly declaring engagement to her long‑time love.
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T. B. Shea
Board of Health
Robert Maguire
Boston
England
Dudley Street
Polly
Jim
Lassie
Miss Polly
Bertram
Mr. Bertram
Stealthy Steve Falsely Reported Dead at Morgue Mystery
In Constantinople a detective known as Stealthy Steve suspects a false death report. He visits the morgue and encounters a frightened attendant, then meets the superintendent who reels back in horror, questioning if Steve has come to life. The page teases tomorrow’s continuation.
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Steve
Constantinople
America
Alfalfa Hassan
Tripe
Stealthy Steve Causes Turkish Ban on Boston Post
A column notes the Sultan bans the Boston Post over Stealthy Steve publicity. Readers in Roxbury and Arlington respond with playful wagers about the hero’s mustache spread, joking that Steve’s mustaches reach 23 inches tip to tip.
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Steve
Arlington
Mass
Stealthy Steve and the Postal Service
A fragment notes a letter received at the Boston Post editorial rooms for Stealthy Steve the Six-eyed Sleuth. The address included only the city name Boston yet the postal authorities directed it to the intended author on first try.
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Boston Post
Stealthy
Steve
Six-eyed Sleuth
Boston
The Flower Maiden by Ernest Rhys
A poetic excerpt in which gods fashion a wife from flowers and plant life, with violet eyes and blossom adornments, yet neglect to grant a living soul from the earth’s spark. The piece appears as prose poetry quoted from Harper's.
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Ernest Rhys
Harper's
Higginson Family Summer Socials Move Across Joints of Europe
Society notes detail Mrs Francis L Higginson hosting at Pride's Crossing with F L Higginson abroad and Miss Juliet Higginson aiding hospitality While F L Higginson Jr travels on a bridal tour the family enjoys visits from Mrs David Marvin Goodrich and others In Cambridge Boston and Maine the season shows a flotilla of couples and college clans as summer retreats unfold including Mt Desert Aciston Sutton's Island and Cape Cod engagements The Debutante style closes the pageant with mention of budding social scenes across New England
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Francis L. Higginson
Beacon Street
Pride’s Crossing
F.L. Higginson
Canada
F. L. Higginson, Jr
Barbara Higginson
Europe
Higginson
Lindsay
Isis
Eastern Yacht Club
Mahlon D. Spaulding
Boston
Venice
Henry Parsons King
Commonwealth Avenue
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United States
Sunday Post
Post Office
Post Publishing Company
Eevcccesee
Martin Business
B. A, Grozier, Wiktor
MR. Lawson
Newton Newkirk
Agatha Porkenlard
Sultan
Itchy Scratchi
Nick the Knock
Rah-Rah-Hoohray
Slippery Sal
Agatha
Windowsill Wilson
Hubby
Washington Street
Warren Street
Crawford Street
Harry N. Farren
Columbia
Zeigler Street
James J. Woodward
Great Falls
Somersworth
N. H
Vladivostok
Uncle Sam
Navy Yard
United States Navy
Naval Service
Maine
Raymond M. Adams
Woburn
George H. Bruce
Worcester
Harvard
A. L. Brookhouse
Salem
R. C. Duncan
Fred H. Johnson
Alliston
Fred Eaves
Roxbury
Daniel T. O'Connell
Dorchester
Portland
Bar Harbor
Mr. Adams
Main and
Galen Streets
Watertown
Galen Street
Charles River Speedway
Young Men’s Catholic Association of
Cross Streets
Laura A. Lambert
Warrenton Street
Sphinx
Steve Information Bureau
AJAX
Postal Service
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