The Boston Post 1910 Subscription Rates And Notices
The Boston Post details subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including durations and Canadian pricing. It notes mailing and payment terms, vacation mail handling, address changes, and editorial contact details for BE. A. Grozier, editor and publisher, with publication office and main telephone lines.
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POST
Daily Post
United States
Sunday Post
BE. A. Grozier
MORE CONSPIRACIES Indictment targets cotton price fixing
The piece argues that alleged conspirators fixing cotton prices advance protection for the public against trusts. It cites a New York market corner as a basis for exorbitant prices and questions why the Taft administration pursues some violators while overlooking combinations in staples.
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New York
Taft
Department of Justice
Pure Milk For Boston Families
The editorial urges immediate, healthful milk for families in Boston. It calls for a city inspection system to ensure milk quality from source to doorstep, noting New York's success and urging Senator Tinkham to certify and exercise city authority.
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Boston
Commonwealth
New York
State House
Tinkham
Editorial sparks broker letter on stock ticker reform
A Boston broker and Stock Exchange member responds to a Post editorial proposing ending the ticker. He endorses removing ticker use rather than the whole system and suggests delaying quotations by half an hour to curb speculation. He notes the risk to many workers if no-ticket trading remains and argues for practical limits.
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Post
Boston
Stock Sixchange
Stock Quotation Delay Could Fail to Curb Gambler Risks
The text notes that about two thirds of stock brokers would need to close to halt activity. It questions delaying quotations as a solution and doubts it would stop stock gambling. It suggests chronic speculators, even in bucket shops, would adapt and continue their game in new forms.
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Boston
East
Not Hero Worship Roosevelt Homecoming Reflects Common People
The piece argues Roosevelt’s reception upon return from abroad shows broad public affection, not hero worship or imperial grandeur. It emphasizes Roosevelt as a plain citizen, one of the people, whose frank enthusiasm and shared national identity endear him to Americans.
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Roosevelt
Republic
Napoleon
Elba
Cesar
Gaul
San Juan Hill
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
A Bright Idea in Weather Bureau Benefit Plan
Representative McHenry of Pennsylvania proposes a bill to send every morning’s Weather Bureau forecast to rural free delivery post offices. Drivers would display the forecast on their wagons, informing rural readers of expected weather along the route. The measure is referred to the agriculture committee and urged for unanimous passage possibly via inventions committee.
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New England
McHenry
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Sam Slick
Committee On Agriculture
Public demand for Bourne initiative speech explodes
Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon spoke in the Senate on the initiative and referendum and senatorial preference. The speech, once considered prosy, drew growing public interest until 5,000,000 copies were printed as a public document.
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Jonathan Bourne
Oregon
Senate
Bourne
Fishin tale from Newton Newkirk Wiggle Crick
A rustic verse recounts fishing along Wiggle Crick near Newton Newkirk with Sonny, a willow stick, and a wriggling trout. The scene shows sunlit splashes, a wary fish, and plans to catch more in the grassy shade by Mount Washington in Everett Massachusetts. The piece ends with a quip from What the Sphinx Says about air travel.
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Sonny
Rascal
Sly
Mount Washington
Everett
Mass
Court Notes A Kiss Leads To Juvenile Court Watch
Miss Ethel Scroggins of Atlanta 18, famed for beauty, provoked Lon Lefford into a kiss he could not resist. He faced Judge Boyles, was fined five dollars and 39 days, with the judge remarking the kiss was worth little and the boy was clemently treated. The scene drew laughter from onlookers.
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Ethel Scroggins
Atlanta
Georgia
Lon Lefford
Lon
Ethel
Boyles
Jne
Lefford
Yiel
Putnamites Have Hearing Tonight
The Putnam district of Roxbury will hold a public hearing before the school committee at 12 Mason Street tonight on head master appointments following the retirement of Head Master Clapp. The district disputes the choice of Head Master Morse from East Boston and promises revelations at the hearing.
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George Putnam
Roxbury
Mason Street
Putnam
Clapp
Morse
Blackinton School
East Boston
A Straw Bed Is Defined In Humorous Letter
An All Sorts reader asks for a definition of straw bed. The writer says a straw bed is a ticking bag sized to a double bed filled with straw and sewn shut, forming an oblong shape. After years of use it becomes a concave nest revealing bed slats, with shrinking due to time.
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Newt
H. A. WN
Somerville
Mass
Little Memoirs Business Man Quote Heads
A fragment from a column features a blunt line attributed to a local business man urging resilience with the note Keep on the jump and you won't be jumped on. The short remark reflects streetwise commentary in a small town context.
Taft to Attend Yale Graduation Wednesday
In New Haven on June 19 friends gather for Robert A Taft son of President Taft amid plans for Mrs Taft to join on a special car and be hosted by Professor Farnam as Helen Taft stays with the Farnams during the ceremony week.
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New Haven
Conn
Robert A. Taft
President Taft
Helen Taft
W. W. Farnam
Taft
Farnam
Roosevelt Return Dominates Boston Post With Photos
The Boston Post features Roosevelt’s homecoming with praised photos and reader letters. Citizens discuss the parade, Italian celebrations, and an incident with a mouse in a hat during church services.
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Sunday Post
Roosevelt
Boston
Post
New York
Boston Sunday Post
Look Pleasant Uncle Walt Inspires Grin Across Photo
A 1910 Mason vignette describes a photographer prompting a subject to smile as a beam of cheer. The narrator recalls a studio scene with light screens and a dome of thought, ending with the boast that a pleasant smile can chase gloom away.
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Sharp
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Columbus Day Parade Plans Progress in city celebration
The Columbus Day committee reports strong momentum for the October 12 grand celebration led by William O'Brien state deputy of the Knights of Columbus. Louis Watson serves as secretary and Judge Frank Leverone as treasurer with Colonel John J. Sullivan as chief marshal. About 30 000 participants are pledged from Italian organizations Knights of Columbus councils Holy Name societies and others with Governor Draper promising state militia participation and review.
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William O’brien
Knights of Columbus
Louis Watson
Frank Leverone
John J. Sullivan
Ninth Regiment
Holy Name Societies
Dear Miss Champagne Heartbreak Letter in Society Column
A reader asks for guidance after a year of courting with a young man who stopped visiting and mixed letter exchanges with another woman. The columnist suggests two views, noting possible deception and the benefit of uncovering truth early to avoid deeper entanglement.
How Often Should a Gentleman Call on a Lady
A reader asks how often a young man should call on a young woman and whether skipping Sundays hurts or helps. The columnist says intimacy and the girl's temperament matter more than strict propriety and that reactions vary among girls. Readers are invited to share opinions.
Recipes for fruit dessert and preserves and a tomato relish
A collection of kitchen notes detailing a layered orange and pineapple dessert with whipped cream, a quick tomato preparation broiled with butter, a spice cake batter with nuts and dried fruits, and a lemon ginger yeast drink recipe. Includes contributor names and street addresses.
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Kate Sullivan
Adams Street
Dorchester
Committee for B C Garden Party Meet
A large gathering of Boston College workers attended the garden party meeting at the college building after Saturday’s postponement due to bad weather. Speakers included Rev. Thomas J. Gasson Rev. William Devlin Rev. Father Harlin Rev. Joseph A. Gorman and J Albert Dorsey president of the alumni association. Further plans were laid for the event next Saturday.
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Boston College
College
Thomas J. Gasson
William Devlin
Father Harlin
Joseph A. Gorman
J. Albert Dorsey
Alumni Association
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