Boston Daily Post subscription rates and mailing details
The Boston Daily Post March 26 1909 lists subscription prices: daily one year five dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. Sunday Post one year two fifty, six months one twenty five, three months sixty five cents. Canada copies nine cents each. Also notes vacation mailing option at twenty five cents per month.
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Daily Post
United States
Feverish fiction and the decline of erotic novels
A period review notes a sharp fall in erotic problem novels as mass production declines. It attributes the trend largely to female readers and shifts in life and moral influences. The piece laments the morbid curiosity in recent fiction and hopes for lasting reform in public taste.
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Quiller-Couch
Rogues Gallery Mug Shots Challenge Sparks Police Reform Call
A Duffy hearing in New York is expected to spur Mayor McClellan to orders the Police Commissioner to remove unconvicted suspects from the Rogues Gallery and to end mistreatment of detainees. Critics cite Bertillon measurements and abuse as a scandal amid New York’s large transient population and high street crime notoriety.
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Duffy
New York
McClellan
Bingham
Rogues
Bertillon
Spokane
Toledo
Broadway
Red” Leary
Monk” Eastman
Defeated by Custom at En Glewood Open Golf
The English player Tom Varden in the En Glewood Open faced unusual heat that ruined his game after six holes. A Brookline leader topped a strong field as Varden finished poorly, provoking international comment on his performance and the need to adapt to local conditions.
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Em” Varden
England
Englewood
N. J
Brookline
Warden
Varden
Tom” Varden
Rome
The Value of the Philippines and Its Economic Claims
A rhetorical piece argues that the Philippines generated a positive trade balance, cites 1908 import and export values, and claims tariffs will determine Filipino status. It criticizes imperial policy and mentions the Sugar, Tobacco, and Rubber trusts as factors in development.
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Philippines
Dewey
Congress
Philippine Islands
United States
Sugar Trust
Tobacco Trust
Rubber Trust
Aldrich
The Taft Plan Debated in Senate Tax Scheme Debate
The Aldrich committee approved printing of a corporate tax plan labeled The Taft Plan and aimed for Senate action next week. Critics say it unfairly targets stock earnings while sparing bondholders, relying on complex deductions that invite doubt, evasion, and litigation.
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Aldrich
Senate
Mr. Taft
Post
Balloon patching escape with Roosevelt in Alban tale
Steve and Colonel Roosevelt repair a ruined balloon in Alban after disarming a night watchman. A patrolman escapes, increasing danger as Albinos close in. a leak halts ascent and prompts a tense sprint toward safety before the next chapter.
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Steve
Alban
Patrolman
Colonel Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Remembering Sarah Orne Jewett An American writer remembered
A portrait of Sarah Orne Jewett as a steadfast New England author whose works mirror rustic life and local tradition. Her biographical sketch highlights her deep roots, benign character, and literary principles, echoing a quote about acting like nature to depict ordinary life.
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Miss Jewett
New England
Piscataqua River
Portland
Boston
Hamilton House
Flaubert
Harbor trips for school children
The Floating Hospital could serve as a key summer charity providing Boston children with ocean air and gentle treatment. The city should charter a steamer for daily use by districts, guiding with public-spirited citizens and women’s groups to aid the impoverished and heat-stricken.
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Boston
Woman's Municipal League
Humorous Bertillon Room Exchange Over Fingerprint Capture
A police examiner explains fingerprint identification while a visitor comments on the method. The prisoner’s touch is induced by a harmless trap described as a wet paint sign, highlighting a tongue in cheek note on investigative trickery.
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Bertillon Room
True to the Sex Mrs Stubb Dialogue
A quip between Mr and Mrs Stubb about the sexes contrasts knowledge of how halves of the world live with a witty line implying the feminine half will soon learn. The exchange illustrates social humor of the era.
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Mrs. Stubb
John
Mr. Stubb
Maria
Heiress and Beauty Seek Duke Proposal Hint
An heiress laments not knowing if the duke will propose. A penniless friend suggests emailing his solicitors as a playful hint. The exchange hints at romantic tension and social intrigue.
Last Job Gap Teased by “Six Months Off for Good Behavior”
A job seeker explains a departure reason to the boss by joking about six months off for good behavior. The exchange highlights a humorous yet candid moment in a hiring interaction.
Tea Invites and Hearts in Detroit Verse
A sentimental verse laments failed romances sparked by tea invitations. The narrator recounts three different girls, each causing heartbreak through parental corrections or chores. He imagines the life he might have led in a married home with children.
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Cupid
Editorial Commends Protection of Insane Patients
Letter to the Editor from Ht. H. Damon of Roxbury June 25 urges stronger press support for sane care reform. He calls for healthier attendants, higher salaries, stricter supervision, and distinct push for a state psychopathic hospital to curb incipient insanity and restore patients to work.
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H. Damon
Howland Street
Roxbury
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