May 20 1916 Boston Post subscription rates and info
The Boston Post outlines subscription prices for Nastly-D. C. and Canada Foreign and Sunday editions, with rates for daily and Sunday bundles. It notes postage in the Boston district, payment policies, and contact details for Post Publishing Co. Edwin Grozier as publisher.
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Canada
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Roston
Maas
Aenderts Rink
The Right Thing By Mayor Curley On City Budget
Mayor Curley signed the revised city budget after council cuts and declined to obstruct allocations. He explained the budget’s inadequacy but chose to accept the council’s action, recognizing delaying would burden him and expressing approval of the council’s stance on late salary increases.
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Curley
Nantasket trip for Boston crippled children seeks cars
Chester St. Campbell appeals for 700 motor cars to transport crippled children from Boston to Nantasket Beach on June 7 1916. He urges car owners to donate a day of service for this charitable outing, noting Boston will not miss such an opportunity.
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Chester ST. Campbell
Campbell
King's Beach
Swampscott
Dartmouth college student separation over Plattsburg credits judged
The article argues the senior journalist was dismissed for insulting the college president and a professor rather than for free speech. It states free speech is allowed at Dartmouth but contemptuous remarks against college leadership are not.
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Dartmouth College
Plattsburg
Dartmouth
Weather Forecast vs Prayer in Public Opinion Debate
The piece notes the Weather Bureau forecasts generally outperform religious prayers on rain and temperature outcomes. It contrasts secular meteorology with fervent supplications, highlighting higher reliability of barometric and temperature based predictions, while acknowledging some supernal requests pale in comparison.
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Weather Bureau
The Preparedness March and Bryan’s Skepticism
The piece defends a civilian mobilization of 145000 in New York as a powerful pledge to national defense. It cites Boston’s anticipated parade of equal impact and notes Lincoln, Nebraska, turned Memorial Day into a preparedness showcase, illustrating broad support across professions and social groups.
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New York
Boston
Lincoln
Neb
Our Prayers Reflect on Nature and Seasonal Laws
The passage discusses limits of human knowledge about natural laws governing the seasons and urges gratitude for what is received regardless. It stresses humility before nature and the predictable rhythm of seasonal progress.
Naval and Army Plans Face Senate War Debates
The House committee report on naval and army bills shows mixed progress. It advances five battle cruisers with high speed and heavier guns, seeks $100 million, and criticizes the lack of dreadnoughts. Army plans aim for 211000 regulars, with full strength years away, prompting calls for a real 250000 man force.
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Vermont Progressives mock heating aid in Roosevelt race
The Vermont Progressives defend their defeat in Tuesday's primaries by claiming they lacked stickers while the Republican State committee distributed Hughes stickers and pamphlets at polling places. They argue voters were not compelled to support Hughes if they preferred the colonel.
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Preparedness Theme Echoes In Witty Newspaper Fragments
A collage of quips and humor linking preparedness to daily life and war readiness. The passages reference rain gear anti disaster lines, a toastmaster's speech misfire, a limousine blow-out joke, and old maxims about being prepared and timing. Names and places are not clearly defined.
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James
Fenileman
Paradise
Defective Vision In Cautionary Maxim
A proverb notes that every man has faults, but he perceives others more clearly than himself, warning against self deception and envy. The line suggests sharper sight for others’ faults than one’s own.
Dear Newt and the Frontline Oddities of a Soldier’s Tale
A wartime letter from Sam recalls return from Europe after war service and a quirky voyage home. He describes being pressed into service as a spy, surviving trench fighting, and a journey from a front line hospital to East Boston amid comic mishaps including a whale and a car tube, ending with a request for $4.85 owed on a commission.
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Toosoon
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Tf revenge is so sweet why does it sour the milk of human kindness
A reflective query on revenge contrasting its sweetness with the erosion of mercy and empathy in human conduct. The line suggests that pursuing vengeance often corrupts moral restraint and compassion, leaving bitterness behind.
Advertising As Written From A Humorous Clip File
A columnist shares quirky ads clipped from various papers. Examples include a oyster opener job inquiry, a grocery helper sought with inside outside duties, a lost umbrella with a rib injury owner to be rewarded, and a patent feeding device note describing a baby being unscrewed and placed under a hydrant.
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Daylight and summer musings from the Observant Citizen
The Observant Citizen notes how daylight varies with season and shares small-town vignettes from New England and Ohio. It chronicles local visits to Hancock Clarke House and Munroe Tavern, summer garden plans, and a Vermont veteran’s family roots, with reflections on public schools and civic projects.
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Lexington
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Munroe Tavern
Lexington Historical Society
Tempest Characters Mock Aristocracy and Folly on Prospero’s Isle
The excerpt surveys Alonso Sebastian and Antonio as例 the shipwrecked lords, with Gonzalo's dreamy utopianism and Caliban along with Stephano and Trinculo providing comic contrast. Ariel awakens sleepers to thwart the conspiracy, while Caliban mistaking spirits for gods pledges loyalty to Stephano.
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Milan
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The Cheerful Cherub T Never Em Lonesome Or Long
The fragment hints at a cheerful figure, the cherub T, living apart yet content. It evokes playful moments and a sense of companionship despite solitude.
Unhappy Father Uncle Walt Sums Grief Over Wants
A 1916 verse by Walt Mason laments a poor father and uncle as their crowded home fights debt and want. Daughters complain of worn clothes and dull parlor rugs while the housewife craves new goods. The poem concludes with a somber nod to mortality as relief from worldly woes.
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