The Post 1909 Vacation Time Notice
The Daily Post offers mailing options during vacations with subscriptions available at $0.25 per month for the Daily Post and 25 cents per month for the Sunday Post. Rates for Canada and general terms are listed, with payment in advance and address changes allowed. Editor and publisher is B. A. Grozier.
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Sunday Post
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Post Publishing Company
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Boston Aldermen Correct July Firecracker Licensing Error
A traveler points out the Fourth of July fireworks license misdated to Sunday prompting the Boston Board of Aldermen to move it to Monday the fifth. The piece notes long history of misapplied laws and urges caution over official errors and corrections.
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Board of Aldermen
Boston
Protest by 104 Cotton Goods Dealers Against Aldrich Tariff
New York cotton goods wholesalers denounce the Aldrich tariff schedules as contrary to public and trade wishes. They warn of higher prices and trade combinations harming the dry goods industry and consumers. The Merchants Association of New York pledges to mobilize 28 000 retail dry goods merchants to publicize the alleged injustices until the public understands the barrier to competition.
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Merchants’ Association of New York
America
Aldrich
Taft
Telegraph Companies face Massachusetts law and tariff feud
The Telegraph reports Western Union resistance to a law clarifying telegraph tariffs, while Postal Telegraph urges dropping the issue as an amendment will become law in 30 days. The case prompts requests to the Highway Commission for Western Union earnings and possible attorney general action.
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Western Union Company
Clowry
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Company
Wardner
The
Highway Commission
Men teachers for the Chinese in early prejudice discourse
An editorial denounces Chinese men and claims women teachers risk moral danger by instructing Chinese males. It asserts whites fear sexual and racial mixing, urges male teachers for Chinese youths, and condemns women educators as a modern abomination, citing Elsie Sigel as a tragedy example.
Maude Adams Opens Grand Open Air Joan of Arc at Stadium
Miss Maude Adams carries the banner of the Maid of Orleans before thousands in a vast outdoor production staged in the Stadium. The piece, with 1300 actors and attendants, targets a new era of open air drama and educational mass entertainment.
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Maude Adams
Miss Adams
Peary and the Pole A reflection on the Pole claim and drift
The piece notes Peary's near reach of the Pole and the 174 mile gap to the summit, then warns that shifting ice could erase any flag from history while the glory of exploration endures. It muses on the fragility of proof and lasting honor in Arctic conquest.
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Pole
United States
Peary
Roosevelt
Etah
Atlantic
New Standards at Colleges Invite Laughs and Light
The piece quips about campus judgment as students and faculty face a shifting social scale during commencement season. It notes terms like peach corker and dandy or rotten to describe people and things, and imagines an aviation era of status.
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Bradstreets
Roosevelts Trapped by Alban Mayor in Odd Tale
In Alban the Mayor detains Colonel Roosevelt and Stealthy Steve for an indefinite stay to share in Alban ideas. Steve plots a clever escape while feigning cooperation as the Mayor hosts a large family gathering of wives and daughters, hinting at a future wedding.
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Roosevelt
Steve
Crystal Mountain
Mr. Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Colonel
Piazza
Ex-Secretary Straus Faces Postoperative Recovery
Oscar Straus former Secretary of Commerce and Labor and newly named American ambassador to Turkey is recovering at a relative’s home in New York after an appendectomy operation.
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New York
Oscar
Straus
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Turkey
Coincidental ad and beach image draw reader notice
A frayed observant note reports odd ad imagery aligning with Point Shirley beach on two pages, suggesting a single fish in the picture ad. Other items include a touring car with a young woman and dog, family arrivals, athletic mentions, golf talk, a Canadian dime joke, a new information booth at South station, motor boats on the Charles, and navy yard visitors.
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Point Shirley
Bwana Tumbo and the Desert Folly
A playful verse by Walt Mason targets the figure Bwana Tumbo with recurring refrains about lions, distant lands, and scribblers chasing big game. The poem mixes humor and travel lore as it mocks fiction writers and the allure of exotic danger.
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London
Seton Thompson
Bwana Tumbo
Halr
I Walt Mason
View from Powderhorn Hill Draws Distant Title Heat
A Newton party led by Professor H. P. Talbot tours Powderhorn Hill Chelsea for a panoramic overlook of 16 towns and the Atlantic Ocean beyond. George T. Lincoln of Otis Street plans a Paris arrival this week for a three month automobile trip. Louis Berger of Yonkers trains at Revere Beach for long swims and praises Atlantic coast facilities.
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H. P. Talbot
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Elinor Holmes
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George T. Lincoln
Otis Street
Paris
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Yonkers
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Revere Beach
Atlantic
Ring Gift Etiquette in Love Letters
A reader requests guidance on whether to present an engagement ring in private or with both families present. The columnist argues the ring is a symbol of betrothal like a kiss, and suggests giving it privately with a later engagement celebration if desired.
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United States
Federal
Asa P. French
William H. Garland
Miss Champagne
Advice to a Young Lady on a Not So Gentlemanly Suitor
A reader asks if she should write again to a 22 year old man who sees himself highly, smokes heavily, has intermittent work, and has stopped replying to her letters. The advice urges her not to write, to forget him, and to respond only if he proves he is a true gentleman and consistently employed.
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China
Elsie Sigel
Miss Champagne
Daily Post
Fie
William Howard
Fenton Braithewaite
Myrtle
Gilbert
Mr. Howard
Fateful Ride Sparks Hidden Love and Atonement
Myrtle and Gilbert clash over a marriage pact set by her father's will. A chance horseback accident exposes mutual passion as Myrtle rushes to aid Gilbert, breaking down years of her defiance and secrecy. Their shared moment hints at a future beyond obligation.
Love Confession Bridges Old Grudge Between Lovers
A torn couple consoles each other under a hush of birds. Myrtle admits love after a struggle, and the man declares his deep affection. She admits she loves him, despite earlier pride and quarrels as they embrace and reconcile. They reflect on their fathers' cleverness as bliss settles between them.
Six Scotch Lassies Come Here To Marry Six Scotch Lassies
Six brides to be, bonnie Scotch lassies, arrived by the Caledonia in New York. Hannah J. Johnstone awaited Andrew Hall but he did not come and she wept. Lassies head to Philadelphia Corbin Montana Detroit Mamaroneck Utah for marriages to local or distant lovers.
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Andrew Hall
Hannah J. Johnstone
Philadelphia
Hannah Malcolm
Corbin
Mont
Jane Ormond
Margaret Redpath
Mamaroneck
Agnes D. Runciman
Detroit
Mich
Ada Christine Russell
John Steele
South Salt Lake City
Utah
GOES TO WED GIRL HE HAS NEVER SEEN
Robert Laessle traveled to Kansas City to marry Miss Jessie Dommers whom he had only met through letters after exchanging a bolster roll pose sent from Sandusky. The couple corresponded, sent photographs, and exchanged a proposal that was accepted.
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Robert Laessle
Kansas City
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Jessie Dommers
Chicago
Laessle
Fashion Notes Spark Spring Styles in Jewelry and Dresses
The article surveys spring fashion trends highlighting hip ornaments, downward hat brims, and linen and princess costumes. It notes silk skirts with sun plaits, fitted bodices turning downward, and pockets in tailor mades. Jewelry features Jade bracelets with silver or gold, colorless gowns, and jet bead necklaces. Real pockets are emphasized in tailoring. Cotton Bedford cord colors expand options like pique but with a change. The plume trend grows thick and multi-layered this season.
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Directoire
Empire
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