Boston Post March 8 1913 subscription rates list
The Boston Post publishes its March 8 1913 issue with subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including durations and prices for domestic Canada and foreign copies. Notices request prepayment, postal notifications if unavailable, and payments by checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
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Sunday Post
Canada
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Boston Post Praises Largest Newspaper Press Plant
A quotation from Robert Hoe highlights The Boston Post as owning New England’s largest newspaper printing plant and the world’s largest press. The claim emphasizes the paper’s printing capacity and industrial scale.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
What a color line in suffrage marches at Elkridge
A North controversy erupts as suffragist hikers headed to Washington reportedly snub colored sisters at Elkridge Maryland. The piece questions if Massachusetts suffragists would back a white only amendment after winning gender equality.
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Washington
Elkridge
Maryland
Massachusetts
President-elect Wilson backs Panama tolls reform Root amendment
The piece argues that President-elect Wilson supports repealing the exemption for coastwise ships in the Panama canal bill. Expunging the feature would simplify foreign relations by avoiding arbitration at The Hague and aligning with the nation's pledge to equal treatment. It frames the issue as a matter of right, not rights, and asserts America cannot ignore it.
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Wilson
Hague
America
No Cause for Worry about Wilson Visiting Capitol
Washington officials show no alarm over reports that President Wilson might use the Capitol President's room for closer contact with lawmakers. The piece notes the room exists by Congressional authorization and argues there is no danger of executive overreach, expecting orderly constitutional action from both branches.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Congressional
Congress
A Wicked Plea for Stock Exchange Incorporation
The New York Tribune argues against anti regulation by law and calls for incorporation of stock exchanges. It notes the paradox of exchanges seeking corporate benefits without the limits and oversight that come with incorporation. It questions why exchanges resist regulation if they fear no flaw.
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Stock Exchange
New York Tribune
Stock Exchanges
Peace Is Wanted in Mexico Says American View
It is stated that Americans seek peace in Mexico above all, not favoring any faction for control or finances, and stressing the need for peace, order, responsibility, and protection for people in the Mexican republic.
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Mexico
Moral pressure needed to protect American interests in Mexico
The writer argues that U S business interests in Mexico rely on unimpeded transport and general prosperity. Destruction of property by insurgents and an embargo threaten these interests, and the remedy is not armed intervention but moral pressure to constrain Mexican actions.
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Mexico
Republic
The People Paid, Of Course In Coal Strike Cost Report
Secretary Nagel's Washington report on the anthracite strike shows that workers gained higher wages totaling about four million dollars while consumers paid nearly thirteen and a half million more in net profits to coal trusts. It condemns suspensions of discounts and calls the era of extortion persistent and dangerous.
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Nagel
House of Representatives
Washington
Taxicab Fares Criticized as Extortion in Big Cities
The New York Herald contends taxicab charges in New York and other major cities are excessive. It argues greed, not costs or wages, drives high fares and that taxis waste time idle while customers seek reasonable rates.
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New York
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New York Herald
Europe
Gastograph aims to record pleasure of meals in Connecticut
A Connecticut inventor proposes a gastograph device to be worn while dining. The apparatus, possibly electric, would record gastronomical and assimilative processes to indicate the pleasure of a recent meal and warn against midnight excesses.
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Connecticut
Engaged by Strategy in a Putup Affair
Algernon woos Angeline with a ruse to keep callers away. In the front parlor they delay a possible interruption as a knock at the door looms. Angeline eagerly agrees to play along. Was the entire scene a planned ruse or a genuine moment of romance.
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Algernon
Angeline
Lady
Algy
Don’t Worry Club and the Optimist’s Cheer
A playful poem extols an undaunted optimist who greets hardship with grit. It mocks dire political talk and celebrates resilience, work ethic, and a can do spirit. The speaker invites readers to emulate the cheerful, hustling stance and join the dont worry ethos.
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Walter
Shebang
Soft Boiled Fried Or Scrambled Egg Debate
A quirky note on breakfast choices mocks the idea that the last minute meal must be an egg cooked in any of the common styles. The line hints at freshness and variety in how eggs are prepared.
Town Report Urges Extra 35000 For Hose Wagon Paint
The 1918 Town Report from Braintree Massachusetts recommends adding 35000 to the prior 50000 appropriation to finish painting the hose wagon in Precinct 2. It defends the cost by noting paint supplies labor brushes and preparation are all expensive and half painted would be embarrassing.
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Precinct 2
Fraintree
Mass
Braintree
Six Wellesley students expelled for midyear exams
A column urges six Wellesley College students who were expelled after failing midyear exams to stay optimistic. The writer mocks the tests while insisting the setback won’t hinder future success, encouraging resilience and pursuit of womanhood and motherhood.
How He Made Money from a Scots Inn Bagpiper
An old bagpiper in Scotland earns small sums by playing a dilapidated squeaky instrument outside an inn. Tourists urge repairs, but he explains that if his pipes were in tune the innkeeper would not pay him to move on.
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Wellesley College
Wellesley
Scotland
Jericho
Sandy
Harry Manter
Owen §S. Manter
Nantucket
Buzzards and
Narragansett Bays
Long Island Sound
New York Harbor
Hudson River
What Women Could Hold
Mrs Bing asks why women are not allowed to hold offices and her husband replies that they would but women refuse. He finally jokes that what they will hold are only their tongues.
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Mrs. Bing
John Bing
Calamity on a Ride with George in New Car
A report from the scene describes a misadventure during a ride with George in a new car. Arthur asks if it was an accident, Mioise notes that none of the friends present witnessed the event.
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Floise
George
Arthur
Mioise
Andree’s Arctic Balloon Expedition Ends In Mystery
The 1897 Arctic ascent by Salomon Auguste Andree and two companions ended with the balloon vanishing near the pole. Reports say a pigeon carried a note 48 hours after launch, indicating the trio were alive, but subsequent signals faded. The piece reflects on explorers’ motives, the craft’s design, and future renditions by Count Zeppelin and others.
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Scott
Salomon Auguste Andree
Andree
Ors
Siberia
Count Zeppelin
Notable Local Balances of Long-Standing Marriages and Civic Tales
A column recalls long marriages from Malden and Pepperell couples, notes on Boston authors and pilots, and reflections on civic pride. It mentions Captain and Mrs. Isaac Paine, F C Holbrook, Pepperell’s Taylors, Morse statue proposals, and Old South plaque. Also observes winter, fuel worries, and local readers' anecdotes.
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F. C. Holbrook
Atlantic Avenue
Isaac Paine
Tremont Street
Malden
Paine
Beloved Day Reflected In Prayerful Lovers Verse
A fragment of devotional verse speaks of daily love and faithfulness to God and partner. It urges lovers to lift their eyes and pray for steadfast faithfulness, blending affection with spiritual devotion.
Well-Dressed Terms Lend Flair to Tit Bits
The printer jokes about filling a newspaper column with repeated terms. The editor counters by counting the words man woman stranger and bystander and suggests inserting well dressed before each. This exchange highlights column filling humor in Tit Bits.
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