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Local Post notices subscription policy at 1383 Main
The Post states all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. Readers without regular delivery should notify by mail. Address: 1383 Main.
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Daily Post Averages and Local Sales Figures
A compact summary lists daily post averages from 498,022 to 459,862 with Sunday figures around 342,059 in May and 337,458 in April. It notes totals in local and U S morning sales and references daily local sales figures labeled F INS 1" and total N E sales.
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Pacific Seaport Value For Russia Grows As Trade Flows
Three ships loading at Tacoma will carry about 22 000 tons of war material to Vladivostock with another chartered vessel in tow. The tonnage available is seen as the limiting factor to a vast Western coast to Trans Siberian rail link trade, a roundabout but safe path that could benefit Russia if German sea power broadens near Archangel.
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Sergeant O'Leary Reports Alive After Cuinchy VC Deed
The Irish sergeant who captured a German battery at Cuinchy and earned the Victoria Cross writes on May 29 that he is alive and ready to do more for his country. His return from presumed death settles questions about his status, and readers expect further heroics from him.
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Cuinchy
Purged in Contempt Case J Edward Addicks Discharged
New York reports J Edward Addicks once a gas stock magnate and newspaper owner has been purged of contempt of court after a settlement in the arrest case and released from jail. Boston remembers the gas deal era and questions the source of the settlement funds.
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J. Edward Addicks
Sever
First State Forest Becomes Massachusetts Property in Winchendon
The state acquires 1600 acres in Winchendon as Massachusetts takes ownership of its first state forest. The land was purchased for under five dollars an acre, with hopes it will be properly managed and developed.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State Forest Land Aims at Lasting Value and Lesson
The speaker argues the tract will become a magnificent investment yielding future money and teaching proper forest care. It will show crops can be taken without destroying the land and provide permanent earning power. He laments wasteful forest practices and hopes the state’s example will influence public behavior.
Wilsons Mexican Manifesto Seeks Stable Government
Editorial views on President Wilson's call for Mexican factions to unite for a constitutional government. It notes inconsistencies, warns that lacking clarity could invite U S intervention, and hopes the union aims for decent governance in Mexico City.
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Chemical warfare advances threaten modern battle
English scientists claim to render gas bombs ineffective by spraying hyposulphite of sodium from garden syringes. A new chemical mix allegedly makes machine gun bullets incendiary. Fred T. Jane cites wireless currents blamed for naval magazine explosions at Medway, signaling science may outpace personal valor.
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Boston merchant B F Dutton dies at 84 remembered for department store reforms
The Boston businessman B F Dutton dies at 84, credited as a pioneer of one price cash department stores and a driver of modern retail. His work helped shape Houghton and Dutton into a lasting enterprise rooted in value and service.
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Boston
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Immigrant Station Conditions Called Out at Long Wharf
Secretary of Labor Wilson confirms the United States immigrant station on Long wharf is unsanitary a firetrap and unfit for detention of aliens. The piece supports building a new station promptly arguing that immigrants are seeking liberty and opportunity not crime and deserve safe humane treatment at the port.
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Long Wharf
Tax Collector Fights Urgent Duns Until Relieved
A beleaguered tax collector endures daily pressure from collectors and persistent demands until he relocates or finds relief. The scene captures the stress of mounting debts and pursuit.
Nat Comments on Promissory Note Reader Hard Up
A quoted remark rails against a person who accepts a poor promissory note without security. The statement paints the reader as desperate or ill prepared, reflecting a sharp, colloquial critique common to the period.
File Clerk Wanted A Homegrown Advice Letter
A reader questions tools for a filing job after securing a file clerk position. The columnist ridicules the notion of personal filing instruments, saying the duties are organizing papers in cabinets so documents are produced on request, and urges mental sharpness over shopping for tools.
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Percy
The Greatest Captain of Them All Napoleon Bonaparte
A compact portrait of Napoleon’s rise from Montenotte to Lodi. The piece notes how Lodi sparked his political ambition, his daring bridge assault, and the Italian reception as liberator, while recounting Josephine’s delayed reunion and Napoleon’s threats to quit if she did not come.
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Boston Observant Citizen Sees Summer Days Shift Early
A Boston area column notes evenings do not shorten until July 2 and sunrise shifts begin earlier. It highlights Harvard President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot’s Cambridge residence near Mt. Auburn Street, a dog show prize offer by Dr W G Kendall, and various local museum, cemetery, and cultural observations. The piece also covers Mt. Auburn Cemetery entrance changes, shoe industry views on Japan, and a court testimony record by William E Hingston.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Fresh Pond Parkway
Cambridge
Boston
Lowell Memorial Park
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Mrs Briggs and the No License Vote
Miranda Briggs, weighing a no license influence, tries to sway her husband Jonathan to oppose liquor licenses. He resists, insisting he will vote license, despite her earlier suggestion that indirect influence could sway him. The scene ends with his firm stance at the breakfast table.
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Desperate No License Vote Tells Widow's Holdout Tale
Miranda bars her husband in with bulkhead doors to enforce a no-license vote in a small town. He roars to be freed while she knits, anchored by her resolve as townspeople learn the outcome by a slim majority.
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Pictures Worth Seeing in Amer ica Reproduced in Post Magazine
A preview notes that the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine features richly reproduced pictures from America. The issue showcases photographs appealing to readers with a focus on visual storytelling and national scenes.
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