Boston Post 1916 subscription rates and notices
Public notice of subscription prices for Daily Sunday and Foreign editions. Rates vary by duration and region with Canada pricing and single-copy charges. Advertises advance payment policy and mailing notes. includes contact lines for Post Publishing Co. in Boston.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
Canada
Sunday Post
Financial
Business Office
Noat
Worth While Enterprise Encourages Reading and Leadership
A local effort described as a worthwhile enterprise promotes reading and skill development. It aims to guide boys through influence, advice, leadership, and friendship within a corps of trained workers, deserving broad support.
Senate expected to back Tillman armor plate plant bill
The Senate is poised to vote on the Tillman bill creating an 11 million dollar government armor plate plant. Opponents include armor makers and steel trusts threatening higher prices, while Bethlehem Steel cites a price comparable to government production. Senator Penrose warned Pennsylvania plate makers would raise costs if Congress passed the measure.
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United States Senate
Tillman
United States
Senate
Sam
Bethlehem
Secretary of the Navy
Penrose
Pennsylvania
Congress
On to Villa not Panama the President’s Mexican policy
The letter criticizes Colonel Watterson for praising a Panama focus while arguing the United States should not pursue a conquest of Mexico. It argues the expedition would end in Villa’s fate and urges restraint, noting the American public does not support such action.
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Watterson
Mexico
Panama
Villa
Salvation Army ends bread line in Cooper Square
The Salvation Army of New York ends its Cooper square bread line citing two reasons: professional bums have monopolized benefits and any man willing to work can find employment. The piece notes the move will disappoint Republican press and banquet circles who favor expanding bread lines and soup kitchens amid Democratic leadership in Washington.
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Salvation Army of
New York
Cooper Square
Army
Salvation Army
Washington
The Boys Club Fund Drive for Bunker Hill Building
A ten day appeal seeks 125000 dollars for a new Bunker Hill Boys Club building. The club has 23 years of work providing wholesome leisure, character development, physical health guidance, and supervision to neighborhood youth.
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Bunker Hill Boys’ Club
Boston
Bunker Hill
Lord Robert Cecil Assesses Milk Shortage Claims in Germany
British War Trade Minister Lord Robert Cecil argues there is no milk shortage in Germany and attributes any lack to German policy. He notes Germany sits beside milk producers and imports from Poland to Austria, calling German infant hardship claims political. He cautions the German figures may blend concern with international politics.
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Lord Robert Cecil
Germany
Belgium
France
Poland
Austria
When Spring Arrives Amid Cold March Weather
Yesterday morning at 5 30 the sun crossed the equator signaling astronomical spring yet the thermometers stayed well below freezing and ground remained iced and snowy. The season has seen fierce storms and deep snow unseen since Weather Bureau records. Farmers began planting last year while the air was warm, but nature will likely bring a return of pleasant weather and the present discomforts will fade.
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Weather Bureau
Almost Inevitable GOP Sweep Questioned
A Washington correspondent questions the so called inevitable Republican victory next fall while noting the Wilson administration may still win reelection. The piece discusses the Democratic party and the search for a strong GOP challenger.
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Washington
Boston
House
Senate
Wilson
Oldest Inhabitant’s March 21 Weather Echoes Boston
TheOldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather history for March 21. He cites the coldest days on record near zero in 1872 and 7 degrees in 1885, with recent lows around 19 and 16 degrees in 1912 and 1914. The warmest on the date reached 68 degrees in 1913, and storms occurred on March 21 in 1912 and 1913.
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Boston
Parodic Verse Fragment From Boston Publication
A short, informal verse fragment from Boston notes a paused ascent up icy Parnassus and a challenge to a novice writer with a pen. The piece hints at literary ambition and humorous self doubt in a playful tone.
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Parnassus
Boston
Dollar value puzzled as spending buys less than before
A reader quotes an exchange noting the dollar does not go as far as ten years ago. The speaker questions how a man today must go farther to catch up, reflecting concerns about inflation and purchasing power.
Husband seeks separation as judge weighs love and light
A husband in a remote state asks for a divorce in court. The judge lectures on marriage while the man recounts his wife’s alleged actions, from a rolling pin to a baseball bat under the pillow. The judge says he will take the matter under advisement.
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Pacific
Mel
Mexico
Nevada Crew Hosts Dance at Charlestown Navy Yard
The crew of the dreadnought Nevada held a dance in building No. 63 at Charlestown navy yard inviting friends including Commander John R. Tompkins the ships executive officer Chaplain Duff and other officers who could be spared from duty.
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Nevada
Juliet's Counterfeit Death Drives Romeo to Poison
Juliet fakes death to avoid an arranged marriage to Paris and plans to join Romeo. A series of misunderstandings follows as Tybalt's ghost and fear of exposure haunt her, while Romeo obtains poison after hearing of Juliet's death. The passage also discusses Shakespeare's themes of money, fate, and character focus in his major plays.
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Juliet
Paris
Tybalt
Romeo
Capulet
House of Joy
Mantua
Laurence
Verona
Edgar Welles Clark
Putnam
Conn
Ashbel Hale
Nathaniel Hale
Andre
Burgoyne
Oscar
Clark
Patches of Europe and New England News Roundup
The letter from France praising tobacco for soldiers, a Boston market scene with tropical fruits, and reflections on Emerson and March weather are woven with notes on a 1902 Cambridge street car case, a flageolet heirloom, and Dr. Green’s birthday. Also brief sidenotes on robins, home credit rewards, and Grimsby fish shortages amid war.
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Boston
Spring millinery and fashion notes on hats and frocks
The article surveys millinery trends with simple brim trims and crown trims, notes spring frocks adapting the basque, highlights lavender with emerald green, and calls separate taffeta skirts essential in a well appointed ward robe.
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