The Boston Post subscription rates and masthead notice
The Boston Post page lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign readers, plus postage and postal district charges. It identifies editor staff, publication details, and copyright/Associated Press statements. The document proclaims the Boston Post as having the largest daily morning circulation in the United States.
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British U boat losses hit new low in war week
The week saw only six British merchant vessels sunk by U boats, one over 1600 tons. This remains the lowest tally since submarine terror began last April and experts are unsure why. If such low sinkings persist, the Tirpitz faction may concede the U‑game is up.
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Tirpitz
Send Your Substitute War Fund Push Reaches Final Days
Boston urges citizens to donate to the YMCA War Work Fund aiming to raise 1 800 000 with only a few days left. The appeal highlights comfort and recreation for soldiers in France and at home camps and directs donors to send contributions to William A. Gaston at National Shawmut Bank Boston.
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France
William A. Gaston
National Shawmut Bank
China's Safety and the Insufficiency of Self-Rule
The article argues China feels aggrieved by the American-Japanese pact to shield the country from foreign aggression. It asserts China cannot stand up for herself, showing failure in self-government and inability to assure her people against external movements.
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China
China's Rise Tested by Balance of U S Japan
The passage suggests China must prove strength before lasting protection by the United States and Japan. It frames joint guardianship as the preferable path until China becomes capable, reflecting a cautious international stance.
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China
United States
Japan
Referendum Shows Both Sides in Ohio Suffrage Vote
The piece argues that the Ohio referendum on limited statutory woman suffrage can hinder or help reforms. It notes conservatives used the referendum to defeat a progressive law, proving the mechanism works both ways and empowers the people to challenge laws passed by a few.
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Ohio
Buckeye
Brazil Celebrates Republic Birthday and War Unity
The Brazilian people marked the twenty eighth anniversary of independence and the deposition of Emperor Dom Pedro II. The government published its reply to the Pope's peace appeal, affirming democracy and Pan American unity as Brazil declares itself an ally in the world war. Only eight South American states remain neutral, signaling a near complete Pan-American bond.
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Dom Pedro II
New World
Brazil
South America
Boston Coal Price Set by Fuel Committee Dealers
The fuel committee with agreement from dealers fixes 11 cents per 25 pounds and caps larger orders at 9.50 for home delivery up to 100 pounds at 8.80 per ton for self-brought buckets. The move benefits many residents by including transportation and handling in price.
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Boston
Germany’s peace talk delayed by military successes
Reports from Copenhagen suggest Germany shows little desire for peace talks while military gains and the Russian upheaval unfold. The Kaiser seeks to push campaigns in Laig i while Russia and Italy’s outcomes determine if talks resume, delayed until successes are resolved.
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Germany
Reichstag
Russia
Italy
Christmas Shop Now Says Newt Newkirk Column
The Newt Newkirk column urges readers to start Christmas shopping early. It sprinkles etiquette notes on addressing elders as Mister or Captain and jokes about keeping a pig for food conservation plus reader letters about personal dilemmas.
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Top
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Newt
Observant Citizen Contemplates War Era Paradoxes in Boston
A Boston columnist notes contrasts of wealth and class amid war as readers share letters from service members and local figures. He highlights a Harvard unit sergeant’s race reports, Dr M M Wichler’s Zionist bureau appointment, and plans for a city club meeting on wartime manufacturing challenges.
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Boston
Vera and Dick Reconcile After Alma Letter Reveals Truth
In a dim rural schoolroom Vera reads Alma's letter and confronts a past heartbreak. Dick arrives with Alma's note, admits he never meant to wed Nellie Strong and confesses his true intent to marry Vera instead, in a moment of shared forgiveness.
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Readers questions on war ammunition and poetry excerpts
A letter asks what a million dollars worth of ammunition means in European warfare and cites an English claim of half a million dollars fired into an acre in three days. It also queries a Kipling quip about cigars and a Riley poem line about pipe smoke.
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Post
M. James Whitcomb Riley
The Rosy Wonder of Hildesheim Cathedral Crypt
The article notes a thousand year old rose bush climbing the wall of Hildesheim cathedral crypt with records dating half a millennium. It links the bush to Louis the Pious and Charlemagne and praises Hildesheim as a quiet, picturesque German city with historic ramparts now used as promenades.
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Little cowpuncher Frank Clark stars in The Man From Painted Post
Frank Clark, a 10 year old Wyoming bronco rider turned studio cowpuncher, captivates Douglas Fairbanks and audiences as he acts in a moving picture. His courage, skill, and sudden rise to stardom illustrate how proficiency in daily work fuels success in film and life.
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California
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Plains
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Painted Post
Be Sportsmanlike in Winter Hunger and Hoarding
The poem urges compassion as winter nears stressing coal supply fear and price gouging. It condemns selfish hoarding and urges people to consider others while noting looming shortages of coal spuds and essentials with a call to shared effort.
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Duroc
Chester White
Poland
Walt Mason
Birthday Biography of John Bright Emerges From 1811
Birthday bio brief recounts John Bright born November 16 1811 in Rochdale England. A Quaker statesman shaped by temperance debates rose to reform partner with Cobden fighting corn laws and later helped Jewish admission to Parliament and crown control of India. His Civil War stance favored the North and his Crimean speech warned of death across the land.
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England
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