Boston Post May 7 1915 subscription rates
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions for the United States Canada and foreign points. Rates include daily one year $3.00 six months 1.50, three months 75 cents, one month 25 cents. Sunday one year 3.00 six months 1.50 three months 75 cents two months 60 cents one month 30 cents. Canada and postage details noted.
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U.S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Maas
Post Publishing
Post Subscription Notice and Contact Details
Subscriptions must be prepaid or discontinued at expiration. If unavailable from your newsdealer notify by mail. Edwin A. Grozier is editor and publisher at 1883 Main.
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Edwin A. Grozier
Massachusetts House approves property taxation amendment
The Massachusetts House voted 215 to 7 to engross a proposed constitutional amendment allowing the General Court to classify property for taxation. The measure, supported as just and revenue-boosting, moves toward voter decision in November with postwar discussion promised in The Post.
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Massachusetts House
General Court
Commonwealth
Nevada women vote in Reno as reform effort flops
Equal suffrage in Nevada produced the first Reno ballot by women last Wednesday. Early returns show the reform program defeated with many new women voters backing the six months’ divorce residence rule and liquor licenses in the capital. The question remains if women led or followed men to rollback reform.
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Nevada
Reno
Pullman Chief Admits Low Wages for Porters
Robert T. Lincoln, head of the Pullman Company, told the Federal Commission on Industrial Conditions that tipping-based pay for porters on Pullman cars is not creditable to the company. He described the situation as causing him considerable annoyance, while the traveling public bears the cost through high Pullman charges and gratuities.
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Robert T. Lincoln
Great Pullman Company
Federal Commission On Industrial Conditions
Pullman
Lincoln
German Claims Settled via Early Treaties Over Frye Sinking
A government admission of liability for the sinking of the William P. Frye cites treaties with the United States from 1785 1799 revived in 1828. The 1828 article limits naval inspections when neutral ships are met by warships and holds parties responsible for damages. The note suggests such provisions would apply if a German submarine is proven to have attacked the Gulflight.
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William P. Frye
United States
Gulf light treaty stance echoed in Frye case ruling
The text notes Germany recognizing the treaty as binding in the Frye case and extrapolates that it would logically extend the same stance to the Gulf light case.
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Germany
Frye
Japan and China Tension Threatens 1911 Treaty Promises
The piece argues Japan may press demands on China by force, risking sovereignty and violating the 1911 British-Japan pact and the Root Takahira treaty with the United States. It questions US policy and urges confidence in administration to act rightly on this delicate issue.
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Japan
China
Great Britain
United States
Root
Takahira
Germans Use Gas Attacks in France Winds Backfiring
The piece notes doubt about German use of noxious gases in France, produced in or near trenches and vented by wind. It acknowledges some effectiveness but warns winds are unreliable and could blow toxic fumes back onto German troops, with reports from Ypres of such results.
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France
Ypres
Germans Split on Wilson Vote Says Fatherland
The Fatherland claims German American papers are hostile to Wilson neutrality policy and predicts a unified German American opposition to his re election. The writer rejects this reasoning and argues the German community would rebuke anti American campaigning.
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The
Fatherland
New York City
United States
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Oppose Foot Passage Plan On Winter Street Subway
Winter street merchants opposed a chamber committee proposal to convert the space between the street and the Winter street subway into a pedestrian passageway. They argued it may divert customers from Winter street, hurt first floor business, and require costly basement access work. They urged consulting property owners and trustees, noting small stores could not bear the expense.
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Winter Street
Under Forty
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Boston
Two kinds of phlox for the garden
The Amateur Gardener notes two types of phlox: the annual grown from seed and the hardy perennial. The annual, Drummond's Phlox or Texas Pride, blooms early in good soil and sun until frost. Plants stand about a foot high, ideal for borders around rose beds.
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Drummond
Southwest
Texas
Face Trouble Head On and Show It a Diff in Boston
Advice urging readiness to confront trouble with resolve. Encourages standing up, bucking up, and taking decisive action rather than avoiding conflict. Ends with a punchy call to “haul off and give it a Diff” and notes Boston Massachusetts as the origin.
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Boston
Mass
H. Bb
What Mother Does in a Year’s Time and Modern Scrubbing
A reader quibbles with an article claiming a mother washes 1200 square inches per person daily and scrubs a yearly total equal to two acres. The tale humorously imagines household labor, husbandly reactions, and a tango tea scene to critique exaggerated claims about feminine duties.
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Newt
Boston
Amherst
Versatile Peter Shingles Hen House and Frank
A Massachusetts newspaper item plays on language to show Peter shingling his hen house while Frank also does so. The piece tours misreadings and eventual clarity, noting Peter is a skilled carpenter and barbering Frank’s hair briefly before correcting the joke.
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Peter
Frank
Mass
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls May Temperature Tales at Boston
The 7th of May records in Boston show a coldest 38 above zero in years like 1878 1891 and 1900 while the warmest reached 87. Official lists for the past ten years note varied readings from 56 as the low to 83 as the high with weather ranging from rain to clear skies across 1906 to 1914.
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Boston
Ethel Barrymore Recalls Youthful Playwright Encounters
Ethel Barrymore, renowned actress, previews her forthcoming Sunday Post Magazine piece about experiences with young playwrights. She reflects on early collaborations and the evolving theater scene.
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Ethel Barrymore
Next Sunday Post
The Greatest Captain of Them All Napoleon in Ca
A narrative recalling Napoleon Bonaparte’s Brienne schooldays in 1783 84 and his later reverence for Brienne. It traces snow war leadership at Brienne, inspector praise, and lasting memories of the school amid France’s wartime reverberations around Vitry le Francois.
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Napoleon
Brienne
Plutarch
Caesar
New England
Charles Buonaparte
France
Paris
Bourrienne
Marne
Vitry-le-Francois
Rivoli
Marengan
Tulip Sunday moved to later week in Public Gardens
The observant citizen notes that Tulip Sunday in the Public Gardens will be postponed due to poor weather conditions and Mothers Day will be observed nationwide as a white carnation day. The column also highlights Mrs. Robert Grant of Back Bay funding Belgian Red Cross efforts and Captain George Comer slated for the Crocker Land relief mission with Donald V. MacMillan’s party.
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Robert Grant
Back Bay
Boston
George Comer
Crocker Land
American Museum of Natural History
Donald V. MacMillan
Etah
Greenland
Captain Comer
North
Columbia
Harvard
Land of Hope and Dreamlike Peace Inspires Wanderers
Poem reflects a longing for a beautiful land of hope beyond the city into sunlit valleys. It contrasts toil and sorrow with a dreamlike realm where fairies dance and songs of love guide the weary toward a brighter shore. Copyright 1915 Southern Press Synod.
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Vales of the
Sunshine Clime
Southern Press Synod
Love and age gaps in a budding romance guidance
Mildred Champagne advises a 17 year old who dates a 21 year old to consider legal age differences and responsibility. She notes the four year gap feels large now but may matter less later, and suggests honesty about age to avoid mismatched expectations while preserving friendship.
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Champagne
Cardboard Boxes Make Handy Lunch Carriers
Small cardboard boxes like those for ice cream or oysters prove ideal for packing a lunch. They safely hold salad preserves or similar foods that aren t very juicy and are inexpensive enough to discard after use. A substantial lunch can be carried in a paper bag with their help. NELIE E. ZACKULAR. 14 Baker road, Everett.
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Nelie E. Zackular
Baker Road
Everett
The Polite Man Uncle Walt Satirizes Wigglewax
A humorous 1915 verse by Walt Mason targets a streetwise suitor named Wigglewax. It contrasts his chivalrous public charm with a harsh, controlling home life, noting a townwide double standard and the prevalence of insincere flattery among suitors.
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