Boston Post March 16 1909 front page notice and info
The Boston Post issue from March 16 1909 lists subscription rates and circulation details. It notes daily and Sunday editions with prices, Canadian delivery, and payment guidance. The notice also provides office addresses and editor publisher names for the Post Publishing Company.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
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Sunday Post
Canada
Postoffice
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Post Publishing Company
Unworthy Insinuation Over Boston Business Referendum
The Boston Chamber of Commerce and Boston Merchants Association unite behind a referendum on charter amendments. Directors’ unanimous support was endorsed by a large member turnout and visible public presence, countering claims of packed meetings and minority opposition. The piece defends business leaders’ integrity and urges legislative acknowledgment.
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Boston Chamber of Commerce
Boston Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Beacon Tull
People of
Boston
Businessmen of
Bernard J. Rothwell
James J. Storrow
Rothwell
Storrow
The Unearned Increment in New York Real Estate
Real estate transactions show rising values in New York with Nassau and Cedar streets plots selling at about 307 per square foot. Historic sales on Broad Wall Broadway and Wall streets reached 330 348 and 583 per square foot in prior years, while Fifth Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street sold for 2400 in 1847, illustrating the unearned increment and tax argument.
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New York
Nassau and
Cedar Streets
New York City
Broad and
Wall Streets
Broadway
Wall Street
John Hunt
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Infected Beef Report Criticizes Local Inspection Standards
The State Board of Health reports that federal meat inspection is adequate but local inspection is inadequate due to a lack of competent inspectors. Governor Draper urges immediate hiring of special inspectors to ensure safe slaughtering practices and promises possible extra funding.
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State Board of Health
Draper
United States
Massachusetts
Post
The
Wiley
Agricultural Department
Washington
United States Department of Agriculture
Peters
State Cattle Bureau
Unearned Detriment Follows Unlucky Real Estate Buys
A terse note states there is an unearned detri ment tied to recent real estate purchases. The fragment implies financial mishaps or losses linked to property deals and unsettled outcomes.
Re-election of Speaker Cannon Seen as Likely Outcome
The speaker’s continued rule is described as an unwanted outcome of Washington politics under Republican control. The piece argues only a Democratic House or radical rule changes can curb his power, otherwise Cannon will remain an autocratic figure and a symbol of an entrenched political system.
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Cannon
Washington
House of Representatives
House
Joe
Merry Widow Hats Give Way to Puffs in Public Life
The column pokes at fashion fuss as Merry Widow hats fall from favor and women switch to puffs. It notes discomfort in crowds and theatres where puffs obscure sight lines, while men mock the trend and question propriety.
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Homo
Hoyle
Willie's precocious problem solution and mouse riddle reply
The exchange in All Sorts features 18 month old Willie of Brookline Mass answering a physics parody with playful jargon about parallelograms and crystals. Helen R of Winthrop Mass confirms a separate white mouse tail race rule: the shortest tail wins only if no other mouse blocks.
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W. E. YY
Quincy
Willie
Brookline
Mass
W. BE. Y
Stony Brook
Dear
Helen R
Winthrop
Helen Dear
Observant Citizen and Local Notes from Boston to New York
A mix of brief notes: Mr Trowell Hansel in Boston returns to Belasco's Theatre New York. Blanche Bates’ The Fighting Hope ends in Providence May 8. A U.S. judge jokes about wearing robes as overalls while ether cases at Carney Hospital illustrate delirium after operations. Salem AOH speaker Thomas J Way. Phillips School class of 03 reunion March 31. Magicians Club banquet in New York features Bailey and Kelley. St Anselm captain Jack Finn, Touraine’s Mme Nordica linked to Campmeeting. Violets pricing hints and Gaelic language revival noted. Boston Towboat’s John P Rohan changes role. Illinois sailors set shooting records in a world cruise. Old Colony Trust’s new vault plate of 24 tons sighted on Court Street.
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Trowell Hansel
Boston
New York
Phillips Grammar School
Elias ST. Marston
Shute
Keith
Collins
S. Wilson Bailey
Cambridge
Justin A. Kelley
Somerville
Greater Boston
Magicians’ Club
Messrs
Bailey and
Kelley
Sunday Post
St. Patrick
Trish
Hammond Typewriter Company
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John P. Rohan
Board of Trade
Rohan
Illinois
Green Street
Old Colony Trust Company
Court Street
Blotter Tribute From Boston Restaurant Ends With Ink Ad
A desk blotter ad from a famed Boston restaurant appears on an otherwise practical item. The column notes the blotter amid ink spills and creased trousers, warning of a missing blotter during emergencies before detailing the restaurant adapter.
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Tbgoston
Queen Victoria Jubilee Years and Washington Voting Question
The golden anniversary of Queen Victoria was celebrated in 1887 and the diamond jubilee in 1897. The letter asks about the right of residents of Washington DC to vote for public office.
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A. R
Queen Victoria
England
Washington, D. C
Poetic Fire and Practical Questions in a Busy Home
A bundle of verses and reader letters mix art and daily life. The poet laments starved comforts while his wife seeks meals, and readers pose questions on elections duties, summons costs, duties on imported jewelry, Japan’s population, and permission to translate American fiction.
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Muses
Walt Mason
Ladies Lunch Upstairs With or Without Gents
A humorous note describes a head waiter guiding ladies to lunch options upstairs A guest is asked with or without gents The spokesman humorously outlines seating either at the gents table or alone at a separate table
Through Mother's Eyes a Local Father Reflects on Water
A father narrates childhood memories beside a farm well as a town installs a water system. He recalls budget fears, a doctor’s push, and a mother’s relief when water flows, realizing later he sees life through his mother's eyes.
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George McManus
Irvinke
Carney Hospital
Carney Hlossifal
Salem
Thomas J. Way
St. Anselm's College
Manchester
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Jack Finn
Finn
Mme, Nordica
Touraine
Maine
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David Harum
John
Newton
New England News Company
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George Matthew Adams
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Europe
Custom House
Tered
Japan
Formos
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Slittle Memoirs
Roosevelt
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