The Daily Post Subscription Rates and Vacation Notice
The Boston Daily Post published by Port Publishing Co lists rates for daily and Sunday editions, domestic and foreign, plus a vacation mail option. It notes address changes, payment methods, and that subscriptions run on advance payment with discontinuation on expiration.
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Panama Canal opens for traffic two weeks after Saturday
Colonel Goethals approves a near complete opening of the Panama Canal for commercial vessels two weeks from next Saturday with a draught limit of 30 feet. The canal builder notes caution in promises. Larger traffic remains limited by draught, while the Cape Cod Canal opens this week for smaller crafts.
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Panama Canal
Goethals
Cape Cod Canal
President Wilson Meets Wholesale Dealers In Washington
A Washington meeting on Wednesday between President Wilson and a 1000 plus wholesale-house delegation, with $3 billion in annual gross business, aims to share facts and policies. The tone suggests a constructive exchange where big business is encouraged to flourish if honest.
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Washington
Wilson
Beefs Prices Raise Public ire and Packhouse Rules
Lynn sealer of weights and measures plans a move against district packers superintendents to enforce a net weight law for beef sold without unwarrantable trimmings. Retailers face public wrath over high prices while packers may be required to stop charging for sacking twine paper skewers and blocks as part of meat costs.
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Lynn
Bailiwick
Foss Calls House Pay Homage to President Stirring Times
Representative Foss of Illinois, a Republican veteran, laments Democratic control saying two thirds of House members will eat out of the President's hand. He notes similar criticisms during Washington Jefferson Jackson and Lincoln administrations and argues the republic survives with people closer to real governing.
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Ilinois
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Lincoln
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California voters face eight hour workday decision
The piece discusses the proposed universal eight hour workday in California. It argues the eight hour standard balances labor needs with relaxation and family life, noting the coming election will determine if the rule applies nationwide in the state’s major industries.
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California
California Farmers Face A Regulation Dilemma
The passage notes farmers must choose under a regulation that could delay milk production and chores. It points out the impact of a one hour dinner and a shift to 5 PM, urging California farmers to decide what action to take. It emphasizes the potential detriment to milking and farm chores and questions the farmers' forthcoming response.
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California
Shall Colonel Roosevelt testify before the Senate on Panama
The piece argues for Colonel Roosevelt to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on how the Panama Strip was acquired from Colombia. It notes Senator Stone’s reluctance to turn the committee into a town meeting, praising town meetings as a model for democracy and common sense in government proceedings.
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Colombia
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Senate
New England
Crisis in Europe as Austria-Hungary Pushes War State
The article notes Austria-Hungary's intent to suppress Pan Slavic unrest and the Sarajevo tragedy triggering a European crisis. It describes the Triple Entente disarray with Poincare away in Sweden and British Ulster troubles, while Russia faces strikes, and Germany and Italy reluctant for war yet Vienna presses demands.
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Italy
Germany
Egg Strike Rumors Stir Market Prices Aired
The article argues an egg strike by hens is impossible and suggests any price rise is due to outside interests, not poultry. It dismisses the idea of a union among hens and urges focus on external factors impacting egg costs.
Army worm invasion alarms Massachusetts farmers
The State Board of Agriculture warns of army worm invasion spreading from outside the Commonwealth into the Cape district. Officials advise centering protection on uninfested crops and limiting damage to a small area, noting this pest has not appeared for years and may not return soon.
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Corn 11 Feet High On Abilene Farm
Abilene Kansas July 6 corn eleven feet high is growing on the farm of T Estes proprietor of the Union Pacific Hotel east of Abilene Millet planted in turn rows along the field edges has produced heads eight inches long a size normally seen as excellent for millet in ordinary years
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Union Pacific Hotel
Dead fish cover 500 acres of Wauponoca Lake shores
Memphis reports say five hundred acres of dead fish line the shores of Wauponoca Lake at the Wauponoca Gun Club reserve in Arkansas. Lack of rain is given as the cause.
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Memphis
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Wauponoca Lake
Wauponoca
All Sorts by Newton New Kirk
The piece humorously chronicles a pestiferous fly in July as it dances in the speaker’s eye. The narrator vows to buy a swatter and strike the fly, promising to swat it until it groans and dies, in a light verse tone attributed to Jack Sumner.
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Jack Sumner
Prevarication Popularity Masks Truth in Public Speech
The statement notes that people often cloak honesty in deception or evasion, suggesting that frank truthfulness struggles to appear openly in public discourse. It comments on cultural tendencies to shield blunt facts with rhetorical veils.
Dogfish as a Delicacy Sparks Skeptical Note
A Washington publication reports U S Bureau of Fisheries experiments deem dogfish nutritious and recommends canned dogfish as a delicacy. The author disputes edible appeal, joking about labels, taste, and personal willingness to eat dogfish under various tastiness conditions.
Umbrella Swap Says Some Men Spot Better Gear
A proverb notes that many men lacking rain sense still seek a finer umbrella, swapping for a superior one when faced with weather. The line uses a humorous observation on judgment and prudence in everyday choices.
Clam Diggers Won Over by Snow Shoes Idea
A reader letter praises snow shoes for clam digging suggesting agility on mud and surface traversal. The correspondent jokes about Newton and family links while endorsing the quirky concept and its potential impact on the trade.
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Romeo
Isaac Newton
Ike
Ike Newton
Adder Sting Leads to Overdrawn Account Shock
In a terse exchange a character explains a sharp sting from an adder as the trigger for a crisis, tied to discovering an overdrawn bank account after a stop at the bank. The dialogue blends a medical scare with financial embarrassment.
Winnipesaukee shows off its charms and historic Endicott Rock
Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire attracts thousands of summer visitors with its expansive 71 square miles of water 21 miles long and 12 miles wide. The lake features numerous islands ridges and bays with Weirs hosting Endicott Rock a landmark marking the historic 1652 Massachusetts boundary which was restored in 1885 and commemorated with a granite canopy in 1892.
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Observant Citizen reports across Hyde Park and Boston scenes
The Observant Citizen notes several items from Hyde Park to Revere Beach including trolley car steps drawing complaints, a skater with prosthetic feet, and plans for stools on cars. It covers Mayor Curley aides travel, a Brookline doctor’s garden, a New York grocer James Nichols, Exeter College alumni, a Maine versus Massachusetts claim about Jeremiah O’Brien, post cards, Beveridge in Dublin, canvas beach seats at Revere, currant picking contests, and City Clerk Doyle mountain trip.
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Author of Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight Angers Authors
Mrs. Rose Hartwick Thorpe of San Diego says she never received a penny from the sale of her famous poem Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight. She recalls writing it at 16, the line shaping a church in England and enriching publishers and souvenir sellers.
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Los Angeles
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England
Rose Hartwick Thorpe
San Diego
Oregon man survives 20 foot fall in cave incident
A man fell twenty feet in an Oregon cave and was rescued after forty hours of exposure. He was brought to Portland area facilities in apparently good condition despite the lengthy ordeal.
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Oregon
Portland
Old Time Cures and the Microbe Myth
A poem recalling old fashioned remedies before germ theory. Granny brews boneset tea and yard tea to cure ailments, while the speaker recalls cheaper cures and higher doctor bills in a nostalgic view of pre germ science times. The verse contrasts modern medical costs with quaint herbal practices of the past.
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Should a secret engagement work for a college student
A 21 year old student asks if he should end dating with a girl who refuses to announce their engagement. The reply suggests true love would seek public confirmation, notes her keeping options open signals weaker commitment, and warns current imbalance may hinder future happiness.
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Miss Champagne
It Seems a Man Must Seek Permission for Love
A young man asks if he should court a girl without her guardian consent and if a woman controls her own romantic choices. The reply suggests the matter lies with the girl to grant or withhold the privilege, noting rigid social rules and the idea of consent.
If a Woman Delivers Her Own Love Choice
The speaker argues a woman cannot be forced to love or stay with a man. If she seeks another suitor she is free to do so, and a man should not view this as disloyalty. Accepting her invitation may help end a painful delusion and protect both from hardship.
Fads and Fashions Parade Returns to Simple Lines
Paragraphs describe a shift to long simple dress lines with white silk serge tennis costumes and black outfits paired with white gloves. Pique dominates collars and waistcoats while slender figures wear small capes. Blues and yellows glow in unusual tones as plain tailed skirts reappear and velvet fur trims persist into July. White organza accents appear on collars blouses and children's dresses as dark ill k Renn and Dolly Varden styles appear with ribbons. Long belted redingotes with set-in sleeves signal tailored refinement.
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