Boston Post Funny Story Contest Details and Entry
The Post invites entries for a Funny Story Contest with prizes including a Double Gold Eagle a Single Gold Eagle and five dollars in gold all entries must be original or credit the source if copied and signed with real name and address The best stories will be published and judges include Newton Newkirk Joe Toye and the editor The piece ends with a quoted anecdote about Mr Brown and a window incident from Oral Hygiene signed Florence Mansfield Dorchester.
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Post
the Post
Boston
Sunday Post
Newton Newkirk
Joe Toye
Stars in Boston Compare to Tame Home Sight
A country girl returns from Boston and tells her sister that the stars there are as large as the moon, then the sisters imitate manners at a party with the younger repeating quirky phrases about eating. The note is signed Muriel Frances Hewey of Worcester.
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Boston
Muriel Frances Hewey
Dover Street
Worcester
Deaf old lady remarks after earthquake rap at door
Emma Warne of Manchester New Hampshire recalls hearing a rap at the door with unusual clarity after an earthquake, claiming her hearing is improving as she differences the sound against the shocks.
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Emma Warne
Jones taunts about wives at Beverly shop row
Jones mocks an ugly woman across the room, then discovers the woman is Robinson's wife. He recovers and tries to compare with his own wife, while the scene is recounted by John J. Cummings at 21 School Street.
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Jones
Robinson
N. E. Grocer
John J. Cummings
School Street
Beverly
Wit and wisdom from Josh Billings on life and vanity
A humorous riff on fame and virtue in Josh Billings style. It laments vanity and judgment while offering pithy maxims on reputation money marriage and happiness. The essay skewers pretensions and the folly of social masks with sharp quips.
Household Hints On Summer Stove Maintenance And Fridge Care
Advice for closing homes in summer suggests protecting stoves from rust by melting three parts lard with one part resin and a touch of black lead for a lasting cover. Keep refrigerator doors tightly closed in freezing conditions to prevent food deterioration and avoid leaving milk bottles uncovered.
Silk salesman's tiring stint ends with old joke
A Cambridge salesman's long attempt to help a woman inspecting 84 bolts of silk leaves him exhausted after showing 83. She departs saying she came to meet a friend, and he quips that the remaining bolt may hide her friend. The note ends with the name D Coffey of 87 Seventh Street.
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D Coffey
Seventh Street
Cambridge
Senator Lewis cites foolish questions with lakebed tale
At a dinner, Senator J Ham ilton Lewis of Illinois tells a joke about a city man who finds a lakebed and learns the water vanished after a picnic left pretzels in the lake. The native explains the fish drank the water due to the salty pretzels. Miss Marjorie Ryan of 578 Main Street, Medford, is listed after the tale.
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J. Hamilton Lewis
Illinois
Marjorie Ryan
Main Street
Medford
Orders Are Orders At a Fancy Dress Ball
A Boston police officer at the door bars all adults from a children's fancy dress ball. A woman pleads entry for her butterfly costume child lacking wings. The officer sticks to orders and allows the child to pass as a caterpillar. Miss Beatrice Sullivan. 226 Marlboro Street, Boston.
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Beatrice Sullivan
Marlboro Street
Boston
Protein rich non meat dishes promoted by U S Food Admin
The U S Food Administration urges using cheese milk eggs beans peas cereals and nuts as affordable protein sources and suggests recipes such as kidney bean stew and pea souffle. It notes cottage cheese can rival meat for protein and offers practical cooking steps and serving ideas.
Frocks and Fabrics Describe New Summer Styles
Voile and gingham frocks feature wide self material sashes lined with organdy. Sleeveless jackets show full gathered capes often in shantung. Silk stockinet creates smart summer suits with one piece collar and revers. Colored linens appear for big girl frocks with white pique collars. Blouses are worn both inside and outside skirts.
Everyday Etiquette for Flags and Gifts
The piece urges calm handling of the national flag and proper respect, noting the flag should not touch the ground and no flag should be raised above it. It also recommends keeping flags clean and presentable and suggests giving money as a suitable wedding gift the bride may choose as she wishes.
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Inquirer
Should a wife spend money without accounting to husband
A collection of letters from readers argues over household money management. Some insist wives should account for every cent, while others defend joint budgeting and personal discretionary spending. One letter praises shared ledgers as a business partnership, another defends a wife’s right to a surplus for recreation, and a third mocks excessive control as tyrannical. Independent.
Post Letter Box Q&A on hog cuts flags and fishing rods
A compilation of questions and concise answers from readers about meat cuts from hogs and the front line flags in trenches. It covers which parts yield ham and shoulder, pronunciation of Calais, distance to Paris, fishing rod advice, and the age of Boston burying grounds with brief notes on Granary and Copp’s Hill sites.
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Everett
Tremont Street
Boston Common
Boylston Street
Middle
King’s Chapel
Boston
Copp’s ‘Hill Burying Ground
The Sailor S Homecoming Song
Poem depicting a sailor returning home after long sea service. The narrator contrasts harsh tempests with the joy of reunion. It reflects gratitude, peacekeeping duties, and affection for loved ones as the ship nears harbor and liberty lasts for a day. The piece ends with a rough but heartfelt tribute to home and friendship.
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Ay Paul
CME UO
Old Yorks
Coastwise Lights of England Rally Seafaring Spirit
Poem excerpt by Rudyard Kipling published in The Seven Seas celebrates England’s coastwise lights guiding ships, coastwatchers, and wartime vessels. It calls sailors home to London, urging swift return with the burden of freights and empire.
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Rudyard Kipling
Ness
England
London
Dear Miss Champagne Advice on a town romance
A 26 year old man asks how to reconcile with a first love after abandoning her for a second girl. The adviser warns of wounded pride, stresses forgiveness depends on true affection, protection of friends from gossip, and a measured return to friendship. Includes a poem and verses from 1918.
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Miss Champagne
Boston Weather Echoes May 25 Records and Rainy Spells
The record shows Boston’s coldest May 25 readings 43 above in 1877 and 44 in 1907. The warmest for this date was 8 degrees in 1916. Rain has fallen on this date in 1910 1911 1913 and 1917 according to official figures.
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Boston
Wiloin
Bulwer Lytton: A Romantic Figure of the 19th Century
Bulwer-Lytton, born Edward George Earle Bulwer in London, rose in the age of ornate sentiment. He wrote The Last Days of Pompeii, The Strange Story, and Richelieu, later pursuing politics, earning a baronetcy, and dying in 1873 after a turbulent personal life.
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Bulwer-Lytton
Pompeii
Richelieu
Hdward George Earle Bulwer
War Department awards for two picric acid plants
The Ordnance Department awarded contracts for two picric acid plants. One will cost 7,000,000 dollars and be located at Sea Ga., the other about 4,000,000 dollars at Little Rock, Ark.
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Washington
War Department
Ordnance Department
The
Sea Ga
Little Rock
Ark
Hearing a approaching shell before it passes you
A reader asks if one can hear the sound of an approaching 10 or 12 inch shell before the shell arrives. The reply explains sound travels slower than a shell, so a shell can outrun its sound by about twice, making hearing before impact unlikely. Thunder analogy given for comparison.
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