Daily and Sunday Post Subscription Rates and Contact
A notice details subscription prices for DAYLY and SUNDAY POST, including yearly six months and monthly rates, with Canada copy pricing. It lists mailing offices in BostonMass contact numbers for editorial and business offices and states prepayment and discontinuation terms. It warns readers to address subscription payments in advance and to notify by post if unable to obtain the Post.
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The Snapping Match Danger Sparks Public Call
In New York a girl on a house roof ignited by a snapping match. The incident prompted a plea to abolish the dangerous nuisance by law. Advocates argue safer matches cost little compared to fire and loss, urging parents and homeowners to demand safer surfaces.
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New York
Weight based sales proposed by Cleveland grocers
In Cleveland about 400 grocers and marketmen agree to sell vegetables and groceries by weight. The change aims to end dry measure purchases and reduce bread biases. The reform benefits both buyers and sellers, ends egg and produce selection cheating, and could spread to other cities.
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Cleveland
Alchemy claim on silver transmutation by Dr Lange disputed
An article discusses Dr F W Lange of Scranton who allegedly fuses silver with base metals and fluxes to double weight and value. It raises questions about transmutation and challenges established atomic theory, noting skepticism about turning eight ounces of silver into sixteen.
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Dr Lange’s Work Could Alter Silver Particle Ratios
The discussion notes that infinitesimal particles are created from carbon forms and asks if Dr Lange achieved this with silver. If confirmed, the famed 16 to 1 ratio might be dramatically altered by his method.
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Dr. Lange
Taft Flags Socialism as Major U.S. Issue in Jackson Speech
President Taft warned in Jackson Michigan that socialism is the next great problem for Americans and hinted the solution should come through the Republican party. He argued social progress has been a natural, not hurried, development and urged restraint by party conventions and Congress. He contended private property must be tempered by rules to curb abuses while preserving incentive and individual effort.
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Taft
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Express Companies Targeted By Merchants Association
The Merchants' Association of New York calls for an Interstate Commerce Commission probe into express rate fairness. It argues current returns on capital range 43 to 115 percent, urges distance based charges, uniform terminal costs, and cost-based care charges to curb monopoly profits.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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New York Association
Skeleton in Parlor Plays Skeleton Keys
A tale shows a ghostly Mr Stubb recounting a skeleton in the haunted house parlor who strikes the piano each night. Mrs Stubb asks which keys, and he replies with a pun about skeleton keys.
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Gricken Swallows Quiet Mary Doubtful Garden Rhyme
Odd fragment recalls a creature named gricken swallowing a Mary line, leaving mystery about a garden and a whispered question. No clear event or source context available.
Potage of Garden Grins at Upham Corner Sphinx Advice
A playful verse catalog of vegetables and fruits gossiping about love and rivalries. Characters like Potato, Tomato, and Watermelon inhabit a tongue in cheek scene set around Upham's Corner Massachusetts. The piece ends with a quip from Wes What the Sphinx Says about wisdom and umbrellas.
English as She Is Served a Dinning Room Dilemma
A 20 year old new waitress at a downtown restaurant tries to reform English with fancy phrases. A gentleman balks at gastronomic talk and leaves, costing her job. Thyrmia’s reply says classical phrasing clashes with fast paced dining and blunt street style.
Pronunciation of Webster Lake Name Draws Local Debate
A Webster resident shares a postcard view of Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagogs chaubunagungamauge and asks how to pronounce it. The writer humorously trails through languages and syllables, debating stress and pacing while noting the lake’s long history and its Indian origins.
Ex-President’s European Tour Highlights National Gallery Visit
The narrative previews Mr Roosevelt’s homeward journey touring Europe. It notes his likely impression of the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square with about 1800 paintings by masters such as Velasquez Rembrandt Botticelli and Turner. It warns visitors that Thursdays and Fridays are for students and mentions the gallery’s vast annual attendance.
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Roosevelt
Nelson
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
National Art Gallery
England
Velasquez
Rembrandt
Hobbema
Burning railroad ties mistaken for fire near Faneuil
Observers on a Newton to Boston train saw flames and smoke near Faneuil station from a pile of burning railroad ties. The fire consumed hundreds of ties and provided wood for poor families. Local policing and sports news follow with notes on officer Joe Battis and others.
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Faneuil
Fate and wonders as Walt Mason hints Tumbo returns
A 1910 quip from Walt Mason describes strange marvels from comets to storms and shipwrecks to royal reversals. He humorously asserts these portents foretell Tumbo's homecoming amid global upheaval and awe.
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Mount Aetna
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Mars
Zanzibar
Rome
The Substitute Lamb Chops Refer to Youth
A witty exchange unfolds in a modest lunch parlor as a wise young man jokes about his lamb chops. The waitress retorts with indignation while the patron deflects the insult, noting the chops taste like young goat.
Gamin Helps Stranger Offer Measies
A street lad meets a stranger who praises his kindness and offers all he has to give. The boy replies with wit that he possesses only measies, a small possession, highlighting a humorous exchange.
Love Advice From Mildred Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne I am the most unhappy girl in the world in love with a man who at times returns my feelings and at other times mocks me. I fear losing him but doubt happiness if we wed. The columnist counsels prioritizing self respect and defines true love as care and tenderness rather than cruel, unkind treatment.
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Miss Champagne
Aroostook
Etiquette on Displaying Wedding Presents
A reader asks if wedding gifts should be shown in the church vestry after a private ceremony or saved for the couple’s new home. The writer argues against displaying gifts at church and supports showing them at the newlyweds’ residence after they move in.
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Miss Champagne
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Veal with nutmeg and bacon and onion bake note
Remains of cold roast veal with grated nutmeg mace cayenne salt butter flour anchovy sauce lemon juice rind mushroom ketchup egg yolk milk laid over veal then fried bacon slices suggested. Also layered onion and biscuit crumb pudding with bread butter milk salt pepper baked until brown credited to MRS WHITEHEAD and M A TILDSLEY.
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M A. Tildsley
Gold Street
South
Boston
Butter Sandwich Spread and Puff Pastry Recipe Notes
Recipe fragment lists butter spread with mustard oil egg yolk lemon juice and ham or chicken, plus a molasses sugar water shortening flour ginger nutmeg soda and salt dough yielding 32 muffed puffs. Names MRS V LE COMTE Hubbardston RD and MRS A L RAYMOND East Weymouth appear with addresses.
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A. L. Raymond
Lafayette Avenue
East Weymouth
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