Boston Post November 22 1912 subscription notice
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, with prices for different terms and delivery options. It includes payment guidance, mailing rates to Canada and foreign copies, and notes on advance payment and discontinuation policies. Editor E A Grozier is identified as publisher.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
Sunday Post
Canada
Beaton
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Ove Mewa
Newaboy
E. A. Grozier
Largest Newspaper Press Lant Claimed for Boston Post
Quote from Robert Hoe proclaims the Boston Post owns the largest newspaper printing press plant in New England and the world, highlighting R Hoe & Co. leadership.
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New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Williams of Massachusetts Considered for Wilson Cabinet
The New York World recalls a brief flirtation with Governor Wilson by George Williams of Massachusetts while noting his ultimate return as a Wilson supporter. The piece mentions Williams’ eligibility and potential among several Democrats in Massachusetts.
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Wilson
George Red Williams
Massachusetts
Williams
Roosevelt
New York World
Willams
The Fakirs Postcard Rage Across a Murder Case
A mournful piece notes the tragedy of the Josephs murder and the strange postal cards sent to police. It laments criminals escaping capture and urges a harsher punishment by authorities, lamenting the perverse nature of the messages.
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Josephs
Chestnut
Open season for large game hits deadly mark in Midwest
The Northern woods open season began September 1 with Wisconsin reporting 12 fatalities and 10 serious injuries from hunting accidents. One Michigan county tallies four misidentifications in three days, while the average approaches one killed per day, reflecting high human costs of venison.
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Wisconsin
Michigan
Hetty Green’s Onion Regimen At 78 Years
New York reporter notes Hetty Green, famed American financier, credits a baked onion each morning with her stamina. She keeps chewing into the day, claiming it wards off germs. The quip suggests her wealth remains safely hers amid suitors and collectors.
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Hetty Green
America
Prendergast Urges Progressives to Unite Against Tammany
Comptroller Prendergast a leading Bull Moose in New York shifts from fusion talks to urging Progressives to join with other parties to defeat Tammany in the municipal election. He argues for good government over partisan solidarity, warning the Moose stance could block reform if it requires exclusive control.
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Justice Seabury Orders Nurse Thief Released
Supreme Court of New York Justice Seabury last Wednesday ordered Amelia Leonard released from the Tombs. Known in Massachusetts as the trained nurse thief, she was released on grounds that insanity is not a crime in itself.
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Supreme Court of New York
Amelia Leonard
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Insanity Extraditable Question in Transfer Cases
The passage notes Miss Leonard escaped Worcester State Hospital after transfer from the State Reformatory for Women. It argues that insanity should be extraditable to avoid abuses of power and protect common sense and justice.
Fighting Flares as Balkan War Turmoil Enters New Phase
The piece condemns Bulgaria’s terms as impossible and predicts continued fighting. It notes Turkish mobilization, the Balkan forces’ renewed assault, and humanitarian woes from plague and starvation. It questions Western inaction while the conflict inflames publics and tests civilization.
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Prosperity Marching On in Record Foreign Trade
Washington reports total exports of 254,696,485 dollars the largest ever with December 1910 a near match and October exceeding it by about 30 million. Domestic purchases total 177,995,830 dollars vs 132,605,751 last year. Trade balance stands at about 77,000,000 dollars signaling present prosperity and confidence in a bright future.
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Washington
California electoral vote race narrows in final canvass
The California vote count shows Roosevelt electors leading by under 100 votes with about a score of counties still to be canvassed. Griffin heads the Wilson ticket and is expected to overturn the Bull Moose plurality. Over half a million dollars in bets remains unsettled as the outcome looms.
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Roosevelt
Griffin
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Boston's Share in Tuskegee Institute's Rise
Booker Washington credited Boston for founding and nurturing Tuskegee Institute. He recalled arriving in 1894 seeking aid and reported ongoing generous Boston support. He urged recognition of the city's role in advancing education for emancipated people.
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Boston
Seaver Street Line Service Doubled With Extension
The Elevated reports the North station subway Columbus avenue line will extend from Ingleston Square to Franklin Park starting Saturday. The Seaver street extension doubles service with rush hour cars rising from six to twelve per hour and normal hours from four to eight per hour.
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All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A reflective piece contrasts mother’s burdens and children’s questions with the rising costs of living. It weaves domestic scenes and the suffragette era mood as a father endures rising coal and cow prices while the family faces tightened finances.
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Odds of 10 to 1 that a hen has more teeth
A humorous quip compares a hen’s presumed teeth to the number of loose Harvard Yale tickets, suggesting improbable accuracy in counting both.
Graft Through the Ages in a Chicago Address
Professor C C Eiselson asserts graft predates modern times, tracing crooked dealing to 2000 B C. He notes ancient grain traders used short weights and mixed wheat with chaff, arguing graft has been a long standing habit handed down through generations.
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Chicago University
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Abraham and
Isaac
Ants Beware Cold Water Trick In Household Myth
A dated housekeeping hint advises trapping an ant in a cupboard and dunking its legs in near freezing water. The amusing instructions portray ant tactics and mock remedy, concluding that repeated dipping will render the house antless as ants spread the word to migrate.
Information Wanted Gladys Stanwood Seeks Diary Reader
Liberal reward offered for information leading to the whereabouts of Gladys Stanwood a stenographer who wrote The Diary of a Typist for All Sorts. She has not been heard from for several days and is missing. Readers urged to come forward with any diary details to the editor.
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Harvard and Yale Rivalry Echoed in Boating Cheer
An excerpt captures a shouting crowd singing playful taunts about Harvard and Yale. It references bulldogs, boots, luck to Harvard crews, and a cheer directed at a person named Joan with a humorous line about bringing back the bacon.
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Boston Laundries Raise Prices on Daily Essentials
The piece notes price increases by Boston laundries affecting shirts collars cuffs and socks. It suggests an implied option to extend wear of garments to save money, reflecting consumer concerns over rising laundering costs.
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Boston
Salonika’s Fall Foreshadows Balkan War’s End
The article notes Salonika’s surrender to the Greeks in November signaling the Balkan War’s possible conclusion. It praises the Greek campaign as the era’s most brilliant military advance, detailing the city’s strategic value, diverse population, and the notorious White Tower prison.
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Laundry costs and shirt-waste justified as rebate claim
The piece argues that patrons should receive a rebate for shirt-waste at the laundry, contending that prices are unfairly raised for laundering. It notes an average shirt-waste metric and mentions a footnote about a typographical error.
Notta Moocha Good at All Says Dagoman Boss
A dialect heavy exchange describes a boastful figure called Dagoman and a boss figure who mocks a rival as weak. A warning against touching a girl named Carlot is included, ending with a cautioned exclusion of interference.
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Notta
Furs and evening gowns shape fashion notes
The piece describes fur trends with silk flowers and bright toes adding contrast to sombre skunk and sable fur outfits. Black velvet dresses with fur edged scarfs and chinchilli veils grow in popularity, while moleskin coats and long trains dominate evening wear.
Boston Notes and Memories from the Observant Citizen
The Observant Citizen recalls John W. Linzee aging 92 and grandson of Captain Linzee linked to the Boston bombardment of 1775. It covers naval officers, university life, a Boston clock gift, and local anecdotes including Harvard students, Italian emigration, art at the Boston Art Club, and a rare currency serials puzzle at the Mastern Steam Ship Company.
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Winkler quits and seeks work after swell head dawns
In an old verse fable, Winkler, a clerk for Jabez Beall who sells shoes and linseed meat, boasts of his value and prompts dismissal. Rejected by many for new jobs, Winkler laments while Beall’s trade prospers, as the tale ends with Winkler roaming the town in gloom.
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Minot Delivers First Berlin Lecture to Distinguish Audience
Professor Charles Sedgwick Minot, Harvard exchange professor to Germany, opened his course in Berlin before a distinguished audience. The event followed reports that the Kaiser attended or was mentioned during the session.
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Northfield plans Paine Mountain summit park addition
Vermont towns add another mountain park as the Northfield Commercial Club acquires 40 acres atop Paine Mountain near Northfield village. The 2600 foot summit lies in the tract and a carriage road is planned to reach it.
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