Post subscription rates and notices from the Boston Post
The Boston Post lists Daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada, with yearly, half year, and monthly rates and per copy costs. It notes Canada rates, postage surcharges, payment instructions, and editor contact details for Edwin A. Grozier, Publisher.
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Nowaday
Edwin A. Grozier
Boston Post Promotes Its Daily Morning Circulation Claim
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, a claim cited as definitive by the newspaper’s statement attributed to the Fourth Estate.
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Boston Post
United States
Ruth Law Sets 590 Mile Flight Record Eastward
Ruth Law piloted a small army scout plane from Chicago eastward covering 590 miles nonstop at over a high speed. She notes nightfall prevented continuing due to lack of lights, and she argues the feat shows travel practicality and future air travel for children.
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Ruth Law
Chicago
The Future on War Realities and a League of Nations
The Post argues that war horrors alone won't avert future conflicts and warns against complacency. It cites leaders calling for U.S. entry into global strife and endorses Samuel J. Elder's call at King's Chapel for preparedness and the organizing of a league of nations to enforce world peace.
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the Post
New York World
Europe
United States
Samuel J. Elder
King’s Chapel
League of Nations
Sequel to Great War Shipbuilding and Trade Growth
Speculation on postwar shipbuilding as foreign fleets regain seas with 968 vessels totaling 405,894 tons built in ten months. Bureau of Navigation notes rising domestic shipping while trade with Hawaii Puerto Rico the Philippines and Alaska rose by 55 million in exports and 10 million in ours. War or peace, growth in shipping and overseas trade fuels prosperity and national well being.
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National Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce
United States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Philippines
Alaska
Opportunity for American Commercial Genius
The text asserts that opportunity will be seized by American commercial genius and not left unimproved, signaling confidence in U.S. enterprise and innovation. It frames economic potential as readily harnessed by domestic leadership and industry.
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Will
One Big Boston Redevelopment Plan or Many Small Neighborhood Issues
The text argues for a city wide approach to improving 150 congested Boston neighborhoods, including Stillman and Morton streets. It urges delaying a costly rush to spend millions until the Planning Board reviews the collective impact, finances, and structure to prevent real estate speculation and political traps, stressing a careful, thorough process.
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Morton Streets
Boston
Finance Commission
Planning Board
U S Pressure for Mexican Accord Amid Border Turmoil
The article argues the Mexico United States commission on border issues should yield a practical settlement. It cites Senor Luis Cabrera’s alleged stubbornness, warns of worsening brigandage and cross border incursions, and urges Carranza officials to back international law enforcement and a cooperative stabilization of Mexico’s government.
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Luis Cabrera
Mexico
Carranza
United States
Goethals Reports Stable Canal Condition at Panama
Major General George W. Goethals, retiring as governor of the Canal Zone, proclaims the worst is over and notes 4487 vessels passed through the canal this year with a tonnage over 3 million. Tolls for 1916 totaled 2,399,880 as he upholds the canal's practicality and future stability.
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George W. Goethals
Canal Zone
Culebra
Patriotism Marked King's Chapel Patriot Day Service
A morning service at King's Chapel commemorated Patriots Day Compact Day and Thanksgiving with members of the Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution and other groups present. Samuel J. Elder spoke on the Nation's Duty and Rev. Edward A. Horton gave the opening prayer as Mrs. Frank Dexter Ellison and Mrs. Edward Synge directed the gathering.
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Massachusetts Daughters of the American Revolution
Samuel J. Elder
Edward A. Horton
America
Frank Dexter Ellison
Edward Synge
Weather Extremes in Boston on This Date
The record notes the coldest temperature reaching 10 degrees above zero in 1879 and 14 in 1888. It cites the warmest 68 degrees in 1900 and the next at 4 degrees in 1909. Also mentions stormy conditions in 1906 197 and 1911 within the past decade.
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Circumstances and Napoleons Shaping Fate
Newton Newkirk argues that Napoleon Bonaparte did not act alone in shaping his fate and credits Providence and others with the making of circumstances. The column mocks the idea of a lone genius crafting outcomes and questions Waterloo outcomes and exile.
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Napoleon
Bonaparte
Waterloo
St. Helena
External Vigilance Necessary in Wealth
Editorial notes it is not disgraceful to be rich but warns money should not control a person. It argues prudent restraint and steady virtue guard against wealth corrupting judgment and behavior.
Sword cane and relics in a New Hampshire collection
A. B. Johnson of Mancheer New Hampshire holds a black ebony sword cane with an ivory head that detaches to form a foot-long blade. He also owns a carved wooden spoon from 1825 carved by an Indian chief given during Johnsons lumbering days in upper Canada. Nearby, John Hays Hammond Jr develops a high voltage burglar alarm protecting his Gloucester estate and experimental government instruments.
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A. B. Johnson
Mancheer
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Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Upper Canada
Gloucester
John Hays Hammond
John Hays Hammond, Jr
Natalia
Hammond
Boston Reader’s Mail Bag Glues Its Way to Laughter
A humorous Boston letter recounts attempting to boil old fashioned glue in a double boiler, causing strong odors and a visit from the Board of Health. The writer, Lynn Massachusetts, clarifies glue preparation and adds social quips about daily life and a shipyard revival in Boston.
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Friend Wife
Board of Health
B. of H
Lynn
Mass
Teamsters Ordered to Display Red Lights at Night
Warning issued to transport workers to show red lights on vehicles after dark under law. Police will penalize noncompliance.
Post Letter Box Q and A on weddings and sun distance
Readers ask about wedding anniversaries tin silver gold diamond and the correct ties for formal wear. The Sun-Earth distance query notes Earth and Sun nearest in January and farthest at aphelion in July, with some garbled figures.
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Jang
Earth
Peron
Aphelion
Asia the Giant Continent and Its World Impact
Asia dominates the world by size with over 17 million square miles, far larger than Africa and the Americas. It hosts the largest mountains and depressions, the biggest islands, and yields the world’s great religions. Japan and China loom as future powers amid lingering imperial influence and mystery.
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Africa
North
South America
Europe
Australia
Herodotus
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Tokio
Canton
Calcutta
Japan
Attila
Jenghiz Khan
Tamerlane
Palestine
Persia
Afghanistan
Siam
Nepal
Turkey
China
One Four Three Lighthouse Message Inspires Promise
Grandma Stonefield recalls a stormy engagement tale to her granddaughter Eleanor. The lighthouse signal one four three becomes a divine message of love, guiding Eleanor to pledge faithfulness to Kenneth Doane despite temptations at dances.
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Eleanor
Mrs. Stonefield
Kenneth
Nathan
Grandma
Grannie
Agaiih
Dearie
Kenneth Doane
The Cheerful Cherub Feels Part of This Year
A whimsical note reflects a cheerful cherub mindset about the year ahead and belonging to a larger collective experience. It conveys a sense of personal importance within ongoing seasonal cycles.
The Beggar Uncle Walt Warns of Winter Hardship
Poet George Matthew Adams presents Uncle Walt denouncing idlers who shirk work as winter approaches. He contrasts cheerful workers facing snowfall with a jumper who begs for bread while families go hungry, highlighting county aid vs. dependents.
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