Subscription Rates and Delivery Notices in The Sunday Post
The Sunday Post lists subscription options with rates for six months and one year, notes Second Class Matter status, and instructs readers on payment methods. It warns subscriptions must be paid in advance, and offers contact details for Boston and New York offices and newsdealer pickup, with a reminder to notify by postal to start or adjust deliveries.
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An Efficient Navy Plans Strengthen U S Naval Power
Secretary Long advocates a comprehensive naval program including ship construction, staffing, a naval reserve and militia, and extensive expenditures. The aim is a capable, well manned navy serving defense, not conquest, with battles at sea determining future fate and a strong seaboard defense.
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United States
America
Roosevelt and the Ice Trust Controversy
Governor Roosevelt faces questions over delaying action on Mayor Van Wyck’s ice trust case. The Republican gubernatorial candidate Odell urged the delay, insisting the mayor’s answer be withheld until after the election. Roosevelt’s timing raises charges of political motive in handling the mayoral inquiry.
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Roosevelt Faces Pressure Over Ice Trust Deals
Roosevelt must reconcile facts with his conscience and duty as New York Governor. A satisfactory explanation matters more to him than any issue in his handling of the New York ice trust.
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Roosevelt
New York
New York Ice Trust
First uncensored Manila dispatch on Philippine rebellion
The first free despatch from Manila after the American occupation shows rebels not surrendering, insurgents active in the field, and garrison towns under fire. Deserters join the mountains as Otis’s claim of subjugation appears premature, signaling an ongoing, uncertain campaign.
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Bring Out The Loan Bill In Secret City Council Session
A Boston aldermanic report urges bringing the five million loan bill into public view, criticizing secrecy and predicting log rolled passage in the dying municipal year. The piece warns taxpayers to demand open discussion at City Council meetings.
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Board of Aldermen
Boston
Harbor Improvement Urged After Altonia Narrow Escape
A Cunard steamship Altonia narrowly avoided collision with a tow of barges entering port, highlighting harbor navigation hazards. The piece urges dredging a new channel to allow barges to pass, preventing blockages in the narrows and calling for congressional action on port improvements.
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Parker Lamb at Roxbury club with music and speech notes
The Observant Citizen reports Parker Lamb presented at the 8 O Clock Club in Columbus Avenue Roxbury with a clock while James Kelley spoke. Lamb replied gratefully. violin solos by Joseph H. Caffey and piccolo by Webster Cary. Eli Fennegsy spoke on currency. The club plans larger quarters soon.
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Parker Lamb
James Kelley
Rain Proof Raglans by Shuman & Co in whipcord
Shuman & Co present rain proof Raglan coats in tan and oxford with heavy weight whipcord fabric. Plaid interiors satin lined shoulders and backs. Fabric warranted rain proof and moth proof. Prices line up at 15, 18, 20, and 26 dollars.
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Odd Bits of News Collects Global Oddities and Local Notes
Thirteen incorporated automobile clubs exist in the United States. Germany receives about one third of Ecuador exports, and Argentina exported 206,105 bales of wool last year. Theosophists rise in Germany with 300 adherents and many inquirers. Earth illumination on the moon is fourteen times greater than lunar effect on Earth. Silken clothing dates back 2800 years before Christ. Berlin to Aix-la-Chappelle auto race logs losses to livestock and a wall and hay cart. Half of white Cuban citizens and three of four colored Cubans are illiterate. Hawick in Scotland receives Carnegie library funds amid local scenery from the Lay of the Last Minstrel. Portage and Caledonia to be sued for levee losses. test case signals wider action. Slavs return home after Pennsylvania miners' strike. Italians head home for spring. White House stairs weaken, Colonel Bingham reinforces second flight with steel rod. Hawaiian Band marks 30 years. Captain Henri Berger leads for 28 of them. Honolulu enforces Sunday laws. bans sports, fines or jail for violations. A dog prints a 100-edition newspaper hourly at Plymouth Review. printing press dog earns living through old turnspit lineage.
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Pears and war woes shape grocery talk in humor column
A cheerful grocer explains pears cost a dollar a basket citing war in the Philippines, unsettled stocks, and strikes as reasons. A customer counters, while jokes from papers like the Washington Post and Detroit Journal illustrate social humor on economy and demand. The piece includes quips about gas powered dragons and a juried sword scene.
The Post's Original Short Story Oddly Recalled
A Sunday Post fiction by Miss Prescott from Boston recounts a narrator’s misadventure inspired by Sherlock Holmes. A burglar scales a house and is gagged by the narrator, who discovers the intruder is a mistaken neighbor. Emily laughs at the tale as the truth unfolds.
Hasn't Marie a taking manner in Boston Home Journal
A brief comic comment from the Boston Home Journal notes Marie’s rapid changes of mood and housing. It mentions she first snapped pictures, then caught a chill, developed an aversion to her new home, and hurried back to her old residence.
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Boston Home Journal
Sword swallower ill after odd kitchen mishap
A Chicago Record item reports a sword swallower fell ill this morning after someone mixed can openers with his knives and daggers last night, causing concerns at the scene. The incident hints at a reckless prank or accidental mix up with dangerous implements.
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Chicago
Open-work gowns spark moth damage debate
In a Chicago Post snippet a woman laments moths invading her gown while the costume storage manager shrugs, noting open-work fabrics are fashionable now. The exchange highlights costume storage issues and current trends.
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Chicago Post
War and golf quips from old newspaper clippings
A lieutenant explains a volunteer captured by the enemy after he tried to dash around the end to score a touchdown in a college football style play. A Detroit Free Press joke follows about a husband buying his wife a new wheel and her ability to run home from the golf links to see the children.
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Man Is What He Eats Says Village Wit
A Baltimore American item recalls a village wit at a grocery store circle. He quips that a man is what he eats and then asks where Bill buys his chestnuts, provoking the group to laugh at the turn of phrase during a life discussion.
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Holiday Cheer And The Rising Price Of Beef In Chicago
A festive verse laments rising coal prices and beef costs in Chicago. The speaker imagines warming a hearth and sharing roast, then notes how price hikes affect travelers and households.
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Chicago
The Neighbor Across the Yard and a Quiet Lesson
A man recounts feuds with a noisy neighbor and the calm dignity he vowed to maintain. The tension escalates when the neighbor’s family leaves and the narrator enjoys a rare quiet spell before a domestic dispute over Emily’s reading of Sherlock Holmes.
Daily Table Hints from the Sunday Post breakfast dinner supper outlines
A kitchen column offers meal plans and recipes for breakfast lunch and supper including shredded wheat, broiled steak, roasted pork, potato cakes, piccalilli, and a frosted lemon pie. Mrs R A Thomas of Maplewood Mass shares a lemon custard style bake with a rich under crust.
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