Post Publishing Company Daily October 5 1908
The issue lists subscription rates for six months, three months, and one month for the Daily and The Sunday Post. It notes postal reminders, advance payment, and that subscriptions will be discontinued upon expiration. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier signs the notice.
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Post Publishing Co
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Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
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Maast
Post Publishing Company
E. A. Grozier
Manila Fleet Placed Under Strict Quarantine Measures
The battleship fleet arriving at Manila faces likely shore leave restrictions due to cholera fears. About 16,000 men may be confined aboard to curb contagion, as shore liberty is deemed unsafe. Cholera in Philippine provinces reported 11,040 cases and 7010 deaths in the year's first half.
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Manila
Philippine
Massachusetts Republicans press tariff revisions delayed for years
The piece laments that a three year old Massachusetts Republican platform demanding immediate tariff revision has yielded no action. It notes Governor Guild’s post election letter to President Roosevelt and questions whether future promises of special consideration will be honored, arguing Republicans grow frustrated by continued inaction.
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Symphony Hall
Massachusetts
Guild
Roosevelt
Draper
Race for the Pennant Tightens as Cubs Win 5 2
The Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 2, leaving the National League pennant race unsettled. Chicago leads with New York Giants still alive in a potential three game series with Boston, keeping the title in doubt.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgers
New York Giants
Boston
New York
Unprecedented pennant race fuels historic baseball chapter
The season promises a three game series to decide the pennant race amid unprecedented public interest. The remarkable contest fuels excitement and marks a chapter in baseball history not seen before.
Roosevelts push for ad interim President sparks 1916 debate
The article mocks Nicholas Longworth remarks on nominating Theodore Roosevelt for president in 1916. It argues an ad interim President is unconstitutional and condemns Roosevelt for seeking a dynastic succession and using Taft to secure his own return, warning Americans reject one man rule and a Taft candidacy.
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Nicholas Longworth
Rock Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Roosevelt
Longworth
Republic
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Over the Bar
A humorous column vignette by Newton Newkirk and Tenny Lord Alfredson features a waiter named Dry Martini and a flirtatious exchange with Miss Creme de Mint. Quips about manners and a punchline involving a father's foot appear in the spoof dialogue.
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Tenny Lord Alfredson
Party Line Telephone Fragments
An anecdote from a party line reveals a series of racy, startled, and veiled threats as voices mistreat the line. The writer recalls overheard conversations including a marriage threat and violent hints amid whispers of romance and danger.
A Curious Coincidence in Misattributed Bryan Quote
The Omaha Bee misattributed a Republican platform quotation to Mr. Bryan. The piece notes the irony that Republicans denounce their own tariff platform on the same grounds Democrats use. It highlights declining confidence in tariff revision pledges.
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Omaha Bee
Bryan
Poisoning case at Newburyport court described with dog bone evidence
A Newburyport court hears George W. Spear charged with poisoning a neighbor’s dog using a bone laced with poison. Spear gnaws the bone in court to prove it harmless, the judge orders him to drop it, and the case proceeds to chemist analysis amid sharp social humor.
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Newburyport Way
George W. Spear
George
Do We Think in Pictures or Words
A reader asks if thought is image or word based. The reply argues people tend to think in pictures, citing a large nine inch word FIRE on a front page that evokes the conflagration rather than the letters. The example continues with a insult not triggering the word itself.
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T. H. Inker
Auburn
Public Misconception Over Evening Mail Delivery
Arthur R. Frost of Boston complains that the new evening mail delivery misleads the public into thinking extra service exists when noon delivery was cut. He argues the change harms business in his district except Boylston street and notes carriers now work a longer day, though law requires eight hours.
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Post
Boylston Street
Arthur R. Frost
Little Vacation Journeys for Post Readers
A concise feature previews short travel ideas for younger readers. It highlights kid friendly destinations and simple activities suitable for a family day trip or weekend outing, inviting children to explore while keeping adults engaged.
Week in Atlantic City In Post Series
The 13th week in the little Journeys to Interesting Places series spends time in Atlantic City New Jersey. The city is described as a famous seaside resort known to many Americans and an all year vacation spot with diverse attractions. During the week the Post will print photographs of these places.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey
The
Post
Atlantic City: Largest resort famed for Boardwalk and beaches
Atlantic City, N J markets itself as America’s top resort with a three hour rail link from New York and a one hour ride from Philadelphia. The Boardwalk spans five miles, costs 250000, and the city cites vast hotels, shops, and 100000 Sunday visitors as proof of fame.
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Atlantic City
N. J
America
New York
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey Shore
City
Doctor Advantage Quip in a Drugstore Debate
A druggist boasts that a doctor has the edge because even a poor physician can live easy. The young M. D. asks how, and the druggist explains that medical status confers an easier life.
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M. D
Bishop Hamilton Reinstated as Eastern U S Resident Bishop
The arrival of Bishop John W Hamilton, new resident bishop of the Eastern United States, sparks discussion among local Methodist ministers. He succeeds Bishop Daniel A Goodsell, now resident bishop in New York, and is welcomed by friends of Rev Dr J L Withrow at Park Street Church.
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John W. Hamilton
United States
Daniel A. Goodsell
New York
J. L. Withrow
Park Street Church
First Methodist Church
Somerville
Hamilton
Cambridge Couple to Wed After Romance
Miss Margaret Sullivan and William H. Sheridan, both Cambridge residents and Harvard alum, will marry next Tuesday at St. Peter’s Church Cambridge. The couple met during an amateur show by Ozanum Council of the Knights of Columbus where they played lovers. Sullivan, sister of pugilists Mike and Jack Sullivan, lives at 25 Willard Street with her parents. Sheridan works for the Cambridge superintendent of buildings and lives at 54 Buckingham Street. He belongs to the Higginson Camp VFW and the Catholic Union. his father John Sheridan is a noted G A R veteran.
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Margaret Sullivan
William H. Sheridan
Cambridge
Ozanum Council
the Knights of Columbus
Sheridan
Harvard
Miss Sullivan
Father Moriarty
St. Peter’s Church
Mike
Jack Sullivan
Jeremiah Sullivan
Willard Street
Superintendent of Buildings
Buckingham Street
Tnomas Wentworth Higginson
Catholic Union
John&. Sheridan
Giant Tusk Unearthed During Railroad Work Near Albany
Workmen digging with a steam shovel at Killbuck on railroad construction near New York City unearthed a six feet two inch long tusk at a depth of 49 feet. The tusk is six inches in diameter at the base and tapers to a point, with no other skeleton parts found despite search efforts.
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Clean
N. Y
Killbuck
Lightning Strikes Umbrella Hurting Couple in Minn
While driving home from Ellsworth a storm struck an umbrella carried by Mrs. P. C. Myher. Her husband P. C. Myher of Hartland Wisconsin was seriously injured and Mrs Myher suffered a severe shock and burns on her hand.
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Red Wing, Minn
Ellsworth
P. C. Myher
Hartland
Wis
Lenox Couple Observe Their Golden Wedding
Lenox Oct 4 Mr and Mrs Chris topher Wells Parsons celebrate their golden wedding anniversary today. He is 72 and she is four years younger. Married in Lenox Oct 14 1858. A dinner for 20 children and grandchildren followed. Children listed include Henry Parsons Stockbridge Mrs George Condron Stamford Conn Mrs Daniel Belden and May Parsons Lenox.
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Lenox
Christopher Wells Parsons
Beef and oysters pie with mushroom sauce method
Instructions describe cutting beef or rump into two by two inch pieces, trimming fat, frying in fat, then adding flour, oysters with liquor, mushrooms, parsley, shallot and onion. Simmer ten minutes, bake in pie dish with liquor, potatoes and hard boiled eggs. From M Pease Lynn. Also Chicken a la Victoria with bacon fat cream and bread croutons from Mrs Kate Sullivan Dorchester.
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M. Pease
Minot Street
Lynn
Kate Sullivan
Adams Street
Rear
Dorchester
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