Subscriptions Rates for Daily Sunday Post in 1939
Rates list for U S Canada and foreign subscriptions to Daily and Sunday Post. One year 85 for daily, six months 2.50, three months 1.29, one month 50 cents. Foreign one month 50 cents. Sunday one year 4, six months 1, three months 1, one month 50 cents. Canada 17 cents per copy. Combined Daily and Sunday to Canada 5 per year. Deep coastal and Ostal District charges noted. Payments by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING CO. do not send cash.
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The Floating Blessing Help for Sick Babies at Boston Floating Hospital
The Floating Hospital in Boston remains a vital summer aid for sick babies and weary mothers. Public funds support its operation, and a renewed appeal asks donors to send contributions to George C. Lee at 44 State Street to fund care and cooling comfort.
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Boston Floating Hospital
Boston
George C. Lee
State Street
Ships as Pontoon Pile Up Legal and Moral Questions
An emergency plan proposes using fifty U S wooden ships as river pontoons for a Yonkers to New Jersey bridge toll project. Critics warn it wastes ships better used for commerce and may obstruct navigation, risking government pushback and huge losses in merchant marine assets.
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United States
Hudson River
Yonkers
New Jersey Shore
Shipping Board
Keep Our Milk Pure in Boston Prices Debate
The Boston discussion centers on milk pricing and a Commission letter urging selling “loose” milk in streets and stores at 10 cents a quart. Critics stress purity over cheapness, warning against unregulated loose or tank milk dipped into any receptacle.
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Boston
Hultman
Commission On
Health Experts Oppose Return of Dangerous Milk
In this city health experts oppose permitting a return of dangerous milk, arguing the community’s health outweighs any small savings. They warn the long term economy rests on safe supplies and emphasize protecting residents from risk.
Liberty Bond Prices Rise On Favorable Yields
Bond prices climb as favorable money market conditions push Victory Notes near 99 and Third 44s around 92. Analysts expect par value by 1923 with low open market rates and Fed improvements likely to boost yields, possibly returning higher prices for 4 per cent issues.
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Wall Street
Federal Reserve
United States
Regard the Dog Plea for Humane Treatment in Heat
Dr Rowley of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urges dog owners to keep pets out of the hot sun Tie them less restrain them and provide daily exercise moderate feeding and constant fresh water To act on these tips and prevent mistreatment of dogs in heat.
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Rowley
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Boston urged as site for world disarmament talks
The piece notes that Japan and Britain may prefer moving the armament reduction conference from Washington and asks the United States to consider Boston. It argues Boston offers ideal climate in September and meets expectations for a venue worthy of the historic gathering, urging Mayor Peters to invite the city.
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Japan
Great Britain
Washington
United States
Boston
Peters
That s the little game against Hoover over Russian relief
The Novy Put, the Soviet legation organ in Riga, accuses Hoover of conditioning Russian relief on freeing Yankee prisoners. It argues it would be simple to use Soviet committees to run aid without American agents and dictate how local committees are formed. The piece warns Hoover against falling for this tactic.
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Hoover
Novy Put
Riga
Latvia
Russia
Pay of Teachers Criticized by U S Education Chief
Dr John H Tigert, the new United States Commissioner of Education, denounces states for pay policies citing average teacher salaries at about 500 dollars and as low as 234 dollars in one state. He warns that underpay risks the health of the nation’s schools and freedom.
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John H. Tigert
United States
Rutgers
Tigert
Temple of Freedom
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Massachusetts
Bay State
All Sorts 7 by Newton Newkirk
A rustic verse piece captures anticipation and realization as a camper longs for camp life by a placid lake and pine scent. The speaker contrasts dreary conditions with forest leisure, recalling trout, trouty memories, and a promise to return to Maine next summer.
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Skeeters
Maine
Mansfield
Melford
Whitmore
The Sphinx Says Task Focus Guide
The column urges completing one task before starting another. It emphasizes finishing the current work to ensure quality and avoid divided attention. The advice reflects discipline and concentration principles common in productivity columns.
Clever plan to swap old clothes for new knickers
A humorous letter exchange jokes about making wives wear husbands old clothes to save money. N P C cautions against the idea, arguing wives will not wear old garments or knickers and would be insulted by the notion.
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Newton
H.C. L
Newt
N. P. Cc
Revere
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N P. C
Isnt That Pulling Demonstration Of Spouse Judgment
A speaker laments cruel gossip about a wife wearing patched knickers made from old pants. The text invites the reader to consider pride in one’s wife over public ridicule and social shaming.
Camp Devens as Site for State Prison
The Boston Post suggests using Camp Devens for a new state prison replacing Charlestown. The plan has merit due to healthy drainage and usable buildings, though some facilities may not suit permanent prison needs. The impact on selling remaining camp land is uncertain, but the state obligation to a modern camp prison outweighs it.
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Springfield Republican
Boston Post
Camp Devens
Charlestown
Night Sleeve Illumination for Traffic Officers
A reader notes a movement among motorists to illuminate traffic policemen’s sleeves at night to reduce confusion on dim streets. The piece also covers roadside farm stands, Lucy and Mary lamb lore, blueberry industry potential in Massachusetts, and shopping helpers in Boston stores.
Legion Chief Warns Against Debs Pardon Sparks Backlash
In Indianapolis on July 29 John G. Emery national commander of the American Legion warned President Harding that pardoning Eugene V. Debs and other war prisoners would be seen as defying law and order. Emery said no action by the administration would provoke ex service men more quickly or unite them as much as a Debs pardon.
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Indianapolis
Eugene V. Debs
John G. Emery
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American Legion
Warding
Legion
Debs
Croesus and Solon Highlight Early Civilizational Exchanges
In a historical sketch, the text follows Croesus of Lydia in the sixth century BC, his wealth and tribute to Solon, and Solon’s wisdom about wealth and happiness. It traces Persian expansion under Cyrus, Cambyses, and Darius, the rise of roads and postal service, and trade links that spread goods and ideas from India to Europe.
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Mesopotamia
Palestine
Asia Minor
Black Sea
Croesus
Sardis
Solon
Persian Gulf
Mesopotam
Pers Gians
Mediterranean
Cyrus
Babylon
Cambyses
Darius the Great
Nile
Red Sea
India
Babylonia
Europe
Persia
A Love Triangle at the Vermont Fraternity House
In this dramatic scene J Van Arden Perkins prompts imagination on a country girl Nell and her devotion to a distant love. Arthur Minton overhears plans, then confronts Perkins as Nell reveals a hidden chaperone aunt and shared travel memories that test loyalty and love.
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J. van Arden Perkins
J. van Arden
Plain John
Fellows
Nell
Arthur Minton
Perkins
Vermont
Keats
Minton
North Station
Montreal
John
Smoldering Speed and Safe Driving in Walt Mason Verse
Walt Mason condemns reckless driving in a rhymed plea for safety. He contrasts speed fiends with his own slow-paced travel, noting fatalities and fines. The poem ends with a humorous nod to caution and luck.
Intermission Gossip at Fraternity Dance
During an evening fraternity dance an exchange notes J Van Arden Perkins mentioning Minton who took a pretty girl and her chaperone to a hotel for dinner. He jokes about meeting her before and calls her a peach while the scene shifts to the moment just before further events unfold.
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J. van Arden” Perkins
Minton
Deuced Pretty Girl Promises Life With Old Fogy
A fragment recalls a witty line about happiness in promising to remain with an older suitor for life. The remark frames a social note on affection and age dynamics in a bygone era.
Grateful for Giving Wounded an Airing
A letter to the Boston Post from Harry Cedar thanks editors for organizing autos to take wounded soldiers from hospitals for air and sunshine. He notes veterans still in care after the armistice, often without friends or funds, and praises public support as a sign the promise to care for the injured is kept. Boston, July 27.
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Boston Post
Boston
Harry Cedar
Oldest Inhabitant recounts Boston July heat records
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston’s hottest 80th day of July with official figures showing 98 in 1917 and 95 in 1909. The longest heat was 62 in 1880. He notes no rain on this date for ten years except in 1913 1914 and 1918.
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Boston
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