Boston Post Subscriptions Rates 1915
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for U S and Canada one year three dollars six months one fifty three months seventy five cents and for foreign one month one dollar. Sunday rates vary with duration. Postal district surcharge applies. Editor Edwin A Grozier announced. requests for delivery changes by mail.
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Manly
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing
Pour Newsdealer
Newsday
Edwin A. Grozier
Boston Post Claims Largest Daily Morning Circulation
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, according to the newspaper’s Fourth Estate branding.
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Boston Post
United States
Veteran journalist Edward W Hazewell remembered
Noted for forty three years in journalism, including thirty five with the Transcript, Edward W Hazewell is mourned as a loyal, able writer with kindly impulses. He carried his family’s name with distinction and left a lasting,-tempo rary value in his work.
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Edward W. Hazewell
Transcript
Railroads Mull 10 Cent Baggage Charge Proposed
Railways consider a 10 cent fee for each checked bag but details must pass formal hurdles. The proposal awaits the Interstate Commerce Commission review, with outcomes uncertain.
City planning exhibit funds urged for Boston display
The City Planning article urges raising 5000 dollars to create a permanent city planning exhibit in Boston. A nine day State House show drew over 50 000 visitors, signaling strong public interest and the potential for lasting civic beauty and efficiency across the state. The piece questions which wealthy publicists will fund the object lesson.
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Boston
Council of Fifty
State House
Passadumkeag Forecaster Predicts Grim Winter Weather
The celebrated goosebone meteorologist of Passadumkeag Me predicts a cold windy winter with frequent wind and snow storms. He warns of frightful storms along seafronts and in many parts of the world, snow lasting late into spring. The piece invites curiosity about animal fur, stores, tree bark, and last year’s prophecy.
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Passadumkeag
Supreme Court Upholds New York Anti Alien Labor Law
The Supreme Court ruled the 1909 New York anti alien labor statute valid, requiring state public works to employ only citizens. It found the law consistent with the treaty between the United States and Italy and based on the state’s role as steward of public funds.
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United States Supreme Court
New York
United States
Italy
Justice McKenna Delivers Opion on Equality in Protection Laws
Justice McKenna states that the treaty assures equality only in protection and security for persons and property. The ruling clears a disputed path for related laws in other states and cannot be challenged elsewhere.
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McKenna
Canada seizes wheat elevators in wartime measure
The Canadian government takes control of great grain elevators, a war measure that disrupts trade. About 20 million bushels seized, with Canada’s 336 million bushel crop. two thirds still with farmers and 200 million bushels exportable. US dealers and Canadian speculators affected as prices fixed by government.
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Canada
London
United States
Great Lakes
Canadian Grain Commission
London War Time Drink Regulations Go Into Effect
The new war time restrictions on alcohol begin yesterday in London described as revolutionary. They ban drinking in certain settings and curb literary and popular depictions of indulgence. The lord chamberlain has paused the smoking ban in theatres to last through the war. It tests public appetite against reform as audiences may be allowed to smoke at shows.
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London
Bick
New England
Presque Isle
Elmer Lovejoy
Frances B. Seabury
Yarmouth
Cape Cod
Mass
Orleans
West Barnstable
Medford Wood
Ford crusade calls for pre Christmas troop truce
Secretary Lochner announces a plan to send wireless messages urging soldiers to lay down arms or face treason charges. He relies on censors to block the messages, claiming they might deem senders mad. The remark evokes military law and risks to the sender.
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Ford Crusade
Lochner
Is New England warming based on Nov 30 records
An old observer questions climate change by comparing Boston November 30 low temperatures from 1872 to 1876 with the last five years of records. The note cites highs, lows, and notable warm spells, suggesting a long term warming trend and few stormy days in recent decades.
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New England
Boston
Give Him First Aid to the Distressed
A brief urged to aid the distressed person with prompt first aid. The speaker emphasizes not dwelling on others troubles and encourages giving the distressed individual a practical boost.
Skating Shoes for Dogs Spark Humane Letter at New York rink
A discussion sparked by Mrs. C. Fellowes and her dog Pekoe at the St. Nicholas rink in New York. The piece contrasts dog skating shoes with a call to provide shoes for shoeless children, noting Pekoe’s discomfort and suggesting $5 could fund five child shoes instead.
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St. Nicholas Rink
New York
Pekoe
Life Magazine humor excerpt draws mixed reaction
A brief critique notes a disliked Life magazine joke about a dog named Uncle Sam and mocks its quality. The writer argues the humor is weak and suggests the issue was filler, while acknowledging it won’t ruin public opinion of President Wilson or the nation’s peacetime stance.
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Sam
Life
London
Wilson
Massive Plymouth County buck sparks letter debate
A reader recounts a Plymouth County deer taken by Lawrence Ewell of Sea View Massachusetts. The animal reportedly weighed 350 pounds with a 30 inch neck, 2 feet 4 inch antlers and 19 points. The writer compares it to a larger bull shot in New Brunswick weighing 794 pounds 7 ounces with 56 points.
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Newt
Plymouth County
Massachusetts
Lawrence Ewell
Sea View
Mass
Boston
Elizabeth Fisher Speaks on The Whys of Boston
Miss Elizabeth F. Fisher a geology and geography professor at Wellesley College lectured yesterday afternoon in the Old South Meeting House as part of the university extension course on The Whys of Boston.
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Elizabeth F. Fisher
Wellesley College
Old South Meeting House
Boston
Almanac 1916 Leap Year Notes and Local Anecdotes
The Observant Citizen surveys 1916 leap year dates and eclipses visible in New England. It includes a Boston Post cane gift to Dennis Lathrop, plus short notes on Thanksgiving dining oddities, New England folk profiles, and local curiosities such as Plympton’s old jury box and a giant willow tree in Strafford New Hampshire.
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Washington
Bunker Hill
James W. Peck
Plympton
Plympton Jury Box
Lewis Bradford
Beret
Milford
Robert
Foss
New Hampshire
Strafford
North Strafford Meeting House
Napoleon at the Invalides: A Great Commander’s Final Rest
The article reflects on Napoleon Bonaparte’s legacy housed in Paris at the Invalides. It notes the enduring national devotion, the imperial aura surrounding him, and the lasting impact of his career on Europe. It cites Lord Rosebery and J Holland Rose praising his genius and global influence.
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Napoleon
the Invalides
Paris
Champs Elysees
France
Lord Rosebery
Europe
J. Holland Rose
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
South Atlantic
Willow as riding whip becomes shade landmark
Mr. Foss notes the willow used as a riding whip by John Holmes during the Revolutionary War. On return home Holmes planted the twig across the road near his house, where it has shaded many weary travellers ever since.
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Mr. Foss
John Holmes
Household Hint on Extending Dish Towels Life
To prolong towel life sew two identical towels together at the edges with a sewing machine and darn the worn spots. The result lasts months and absorbs water better than new towels. Mrs. C. S. Loring, 174 Bellevue Street, West Roxbury.
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Loring
Bellevue Street
West Roxbury
December Uncle Walt Says December Blusters
The poem portrays December as loud and busy urging early shopping to ease year end. It notes aging with sadness for the old, yet hints at youth when skies are blue. December is grim and surly, warning of time passing and urging preparations for Christmas and goodbyes.
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Fads and Fashions Highlight Velvet Furs and Color
Paragraphs discuss skating turbans, knitted sports skirts, twilight gowns, and pocketed outfits. Evening and afternoon dresses feature high or low collars, rich colorings, and decorative sashes. Muffs stay round or melon shaped, undergarments like camisoles and petticoats in flesh taffeta are preferred.
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Met
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