Boston Post issues 1913 subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post issues details for November 10 1913 including daily and Sunday rates for U S Canada and foreign circulation. It lists subscription prices paid by mail and methods of payment and notes post office handling inside the Boston district and instructions to readers. Editor FR A Grer signs off with address and contact details.
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Hetch Hetchy Protest Builds For December Session
The Hetch Hetchy plan is moved to the December regular session as opposition grows. Washington Interior Department faces scrutiny amid San Francisco loan funding, with public sentiment rising against private corporate interests.
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National Park Territory
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Puzzle of aigrettes seized at New York airports
Customs officers snip aigrettes from women arriving in New York sparking debate over real versus imitation feathers. Appraisers in Boston note seizures and many feathers pass as non taxable imitations. Authorities claim horsehair spun glass and vegetable fibre compose most bogus aigrettes, which are hard to distinguish from genuine.
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New York
Boston
The Indianapolis Strike Ends in Arbitration
The Indianapolis street railway strike ends after Governor Ralston calls out the militia to restore order and four workers are killed while over 100 are injured. The parties agree to arbitration on disputed issues, urging earlier use of arbitration before resorting to militia.
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Income Tax Dilemmas Arise Over Married Exemptions
The piece notes Washington officials fear domestic strains over the new income tax. Couples with incomes face questions of who claims the $4000 exemption and how it is split, as the law requires either separate returns or a mutual agreement to prorate exemptions.
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Internal Revenue Offices
Sam
Taxable Properties Face Easier Filing for Majority
The passage notes that most taxable properties will have no trouble with the filing process and that a very good and sufficient reason underpins this ease. It emphasizes widespread ease for taxpayers and links this to the overall tax framework.
Railroads Seek Higher Rates as ICC Delays Tariffs
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspends 21 000 tariff rates filed by Eastern railroads delaying increases about 5 percent until March 12 1914. Hearings on proposed advances begin November 24 with railroad arguments stressing rising costs and stagnant revenues.
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Eastern
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
Two Hammond Indiana men James Stevens and George Parkins get into a lunchroom spat over eating peas with a knife. After insults and a scuffle they are jailed and fined in Hammond Court. The column promotes a patent pea eating attachment and a future soup spoon silencer with a humorous tone.
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George Parkins
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Will They Compromise On Woman Suffrage?
The piece argues a British government concession on women’s suffrage would be a retreat before the militant suffragettes. Mrs Pankhurst in the U S rejects any compromise and says she aims to force a general election at once. Municipal suffrage already exists in England for women.
Youthful Depravity and the Juvenile Hearing Question
The piece laments a group of boys under 13 who led a series of robberies in outlying districts. It questions how the juvenile records arose and whether the public school system provides adequate moral guidance and care to shape future citizens. It notes the high cost of schooling but calls for stronger community care for the rising generation.
Old Jokes The World Has Wheezed At
A farmer asks his new hired man to plow the field. The man returns discouraged and says he plowed none because he could not hold the plow as the horses kept pulling it away from him.
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Wordplay on Matrimony Restores Blind Love Sight
A witty quip claims that nothing restores sight to a love that is blind faster than matrimony. The line mocks romantic idealism and underscores marriage as a common remedy in humor.
Metistofele Boito Opera and Faust Origins in Goethe Play
The Boito opera Metistofele mirrors Goethe's Faust and Gounod's tale with a Milan premiere in 1868. It follows Faust's pact with Mefistofele across acts depicting Margherita, Helen of Troy, and final repentance aided by angels.
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Boston
Modern Cow Milk Direct from Producer to Consumer
The article discusses a new cow breed that yields milk directly to consumers with no milking strain by a middleman. It envisions future cows producing buttermilk condensed milk milkshake and eggimilk and vanilla. It also mentions a Nantasket Beach scene titled November Morn and critiques from Artie of the Boston Art Club on natural depiction and seasonal clothing.
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Mayflower clue whispers through quirky autumn notes
A Boston subcolumn recalls a Mayflower letter found in Hiram Maine with a curious “Unclosed” note. It shares town gossip, election pacts between families, local marriages, almanac history, and a parade of neighbors amid seasonal quips and quirky anecdotes.
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Postal Service Faces Holiday Parcel Deluge Test
The post office will handle a surge of Christmas parcels in weeks ahead testing clerks and carriers and the service's organization. Lower parcel post rates may draw much holiday volume from express companies, making congestion a real worry. Officials urge early mailing and shoppers to buy now to ease pressure.
Texas National Guard to reach full strength
News from Austin reports that Texas National Guard units are to be recruited to full strength. Adjutant General Trutchings said plans for temporary barracks in Austin requested by the War Department have been approved in Washington.
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Austin
Tex
Texas National Guard
Trutchings
Wart Department
Washington
Springfield seeks a city manager to run the city
Springfield voters elect a new city commission seeks a competent manager to oversee city operations. The town, a $4000 corporation, plans to apply business principles for the first time, testing whether new business men can govern without politics.
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New City Commission
Heather State
Daly Ditt y Ditty Da Wheestlin Barber
A rustic tale of Moralli the barber, famed for constant whistling of opera tunes. He wanders from street to home, his wife Lucia Vine and their three babies in view, ending with a humorous earful of a Sextetto from Lucia.
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Uncle Walt Mason Mock Courtroom Rants
A humorous verse by Walt Mason mocks legal life and judges as he imagines preferring not to face dull pleadings and knotty points of law. The 1912 copyrighted piece riffs on juries witnesses and the desire to smash attorneys, ending with a playful disclaimer about court life.
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Butterflies Heartbreak Advice on Love and Faithfulness
A reader aged 18 asks how to handle a man who dated her then left for another girl. The advisor suggests letting him return if he truly cares, noting his wandering may reflect restlessness rather than faithlessness and that the right woman may prove her value. The tone mirrors a 19th century moral guidance column.
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Fads and Fashions Highlight Fall Wardrobe Tweaks
Paragraphs note coats skirts and gowns with fur trimming flat blouses a three quarter length street wrap three color trends purple and yellow dyed fur. White wool suits practical for tennis or festive occasions. Scot ed plaid silk trims coats and frocks for little girls. Jet trimming popular for afternoon and evening outfits.
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