Subscription Rates for Daily Sunday Post in Boston
Rates list daily and Sunday Post subscriptions including Canada and foreign options. It notes pricing for daily, Sunday, and combined plans, postage within the Boston Postal District, and payment methods with checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Sunday Post
Boston
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Newsday
Edwin A. Grozier
Coriolanus Quotation on Courage and Loss
An attributed Shakespeare line from Coriolanus declares preferring eleven sons dying nobly for their country over one living in luxury. The passage contrasts ideal sacrifice with indulgence and reflects martial virtue.
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Shakspere
Coriolanus
Debates on Drafting Neutral Aliens in War Time
A editorial argues against Rep Barnett’s bill to draft neutral aliens aged 18 to 44 who have not declared citizenship intentions for labor on farms factories or other enterprises. The piece urges universal conscription for aliens except enemies, asserting they deserve government protection only if they share wartime sacrifice.
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United States
Barnett
Alliens
Patriotic Gift by Elks Aids War Relief Fund
The grand lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks appropriated 1 000 000 for war relief marking the order's visit to Boston. The city notes cheerful streets and hotel gatherings while weather limited some events. The article praises the benevolent action and hopes for future relief to war sufferers.
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Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The
Elks
Boston
Russian Revival Shocks Pro German War Experts
Russia’s renewed fighting on the Galician front proves German hopes of a quiet eastern front wrong. The Russian advance, including Halicz, shows Moscow will continue the struggle, forcing the Kaiser to keep troops on the eastern front rather than reinforce the west. General Scott predicted the Russian army would fight, and events confirm his view.
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Russia
Republic
Galicia
Halicz
Scott
Bukovina
Rumania
Thoreau Remembered On His Centenary In Concord
One hundred years since Henry D. Thoreau was born in Concord Massachusetts the noted American writer and thinker is celebrated for his nature studies and philosophy. The essay notes that his contemporaries rarely understood him yet his enduring style and devotion to nature remain admired.
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Concord
Henry D. Thoreau
Thoreau
Thoreau Esteemed as Great American Writer
The public now regards Thoreau as the nation’s finest writer, a simple pencil maker and lover of woods and waters who awakened many to the world around them. Countless people acknowledge their debt to his influence and vision.
Still More Delay Plagues Food Control Bill Congress
The food control bill has faced weeks of delay in Congress as amendments on prohibition and steel control clutter the measure. The Senate plans a July 21 vote, with likely House-Senate conference delays ahead, while the executive shows vigor in naval and military affairs.
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Congress
Mr. Hoover
Senate
Hoover
House
Dutch Dairy Exports Refute Washington Claim on Netherlands
Dutch official figures show Germany received 138 063 tons of dairy products in the previous year, while England took 9 758 tons. Germany also imported 122 009 tons of potatoes from Holland, with England taking 49 314 tons, contradicting the claim that Netherlands exports mainly dairy to England. The piece notes Holland indirectly feeds German armies and warns the United States may drop supplying substitutes.
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Washington
Netherlands
England
Germany
Holland
United States
Why So Different Here Socialists and Attitudes to War
The piece contrasts American socialist views with German socialist stance on military service. It notes New York Socialists at a convention favoring stripes over uniforms yet questions why American Socialists cannot be American like Germans who support the army and vote for military needs. It argues for patriotism among American Socialists.
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New York
Germany
Reichstag
America
U boats face rising losses as Allied shipping steadies
The weekly U boat sinking tally shows improved Allied resilience and diminishing German impact. The piece notes Germany’s claim to end the war via submarines fading, with Allied casualties falling and time proving their boast incorrect. It questions what happens if the sinking spree loses its bite.
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Germany
Great Britain
Boston July 12 Weather Record From Oldest Inhabitant
The old timer quotes historic highs and lows for July 12 in Boston. Peak readings include 92 degrees in 1872 and 96 in 1911, with lows around 4 degrees in 1856. Rain on this date occurred in only two of the past eighteen years, 1914 and 1915.
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Boston
Jacob Desires a Divorce From Wife After Household Duties List
A Missouri man Jacob of Laketon petitions for divorce claiming his wife compelled him to perform all domestic tasks for years. He cites cooking, dishwashing, laundry, and child care, joking about her persuasive methods and his future as a country farmer amid financial reverses.
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Jacob
Laketon
Jake
The Observant Citizen Sees War Talk And Local Oddities
A Massachusetts column notes quirky food complaints in lunchrooms and irony at a public meeting. It praises patriotism by a Boston child, recalls old houses and gardens, and reports peach crop forecasts and a cleric appointed as chaplain.
Mountain Cottage Prompts Summer Romance for Edith
Edith resists a beach trip and her parents plan a mountain vacation. A sick little brother prompts a doctor visit, and Edith meets the local physician at a bungalow party. Their budding friendship blossoms into a winter engagement, changing Edith’s view on mountains versus shore.
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Edith
Father
Robert
Patrolman Patrick McCGahey to retire from police
Patrolman Patrick McCGahey of City Hall avenue station will retire at roll call tonight on a pension. He has served in the department nearly 383 years.
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Uncle Sam
Harlan J. Ballantine
Warren E. Sweetser
First Baptist Church
Patrick McCgahey
City Hall Avenue
Everyday Etiquette Tips on Letters and Table Manners
The article advises proper letter etiquette by business messengers ensuring sealed correspondence. It also covers luncheon service in courses and placing ordered cutlery, noting only the needed number of knives forks and spoons at each place and arranging utensils in the sequence of use.
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No 95 A Candlestick Sold for Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred
The article details a foot high Limoges Renaissance candlestick sold for 21525, authenticated as designed by Jean Courtois of Limoges with his initials. It contrasts with an enamel collection of 18 pieces by Jean Perricaud that crossed continents and markets, culminating in a museum purchase for 4000 after initial bids of 125.
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Jean Courtois
Limoges
Europe
Jean Perricaud
Christ
Perricaud
France
London
Wales
Victoria and Alber Museum
New Zealand boy leaves ranch life for war film future
In a wartime morale note, a 22 year old New Zealand actor connected to the studio says he will enlist for war, even as he pursues leading juvenile roles in pictures. He recalls meeting the writer and shares a photo past from Little Pal, promising to ensure the author experiences war’s reality.
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Tha
Redwood
Redwoods
England
le Gallienne
Goodby
New Zealand
Questions and Answers From the Boston Post Letters Page
Unsigned readers ask about weather records, calendar changes, rose jar care, sugar to fruit ratios, Paris pronunciation, and distinctions between whiskey and rum. The editor provides concise historical and practical explanations and definitions.
Lure of the Stage and a New Zealand Admirer in San Francisco
A reader recounts letters from a New Zealander drawn to California by Jack London. He sought meeting London and work in moving pictures, mentored briefly, then worked on a Southern California ranch. The writer notes the man’s growth and the影lon of London after his death, reflecting on California’s living influence and a lifelong memory.
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San Francisco
All America
Jack London
Mr. London
Sonoma Valley
California
Rain Ends As Sun Returns in Mason Verse
The Sun Uncle Walt recounts a long wet spell with steady rain that drenched the land. At last the clouds break, the sun shines again, and people celebrate with reverent humor about the sun’s role in grass and daily life.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
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