Boston Post early 1914 edition note from masthead
The Boston Post publishing imprint lists 259 Washington Street Boston Mass as office. October 1914 issue details No 7 Vol 337 of the Independent Democratic Paper of New England appears in this segment.
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Editorial and advertising room notices from the Post
The snippet lists editorial rooms and offices at 1604 and 1589 Main with Sunday and sporting editors, financial editors and business office. It instructs subscribers to pay in advance and warns of discontinuation on expiration and to notify the Post if the paper is not obtained from a dealer or newsboy.
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End of the Hague movement posed by world war
The speaker warns that a year hence the Powers now wrecking Europe by war may have clearly expressed or understood participation with the agreement. It would be deplorable and unbelievable if the Hague movement ends. The lesson is the vast material loss and moral harm of settling international disputes by war. After the war, civilized warfare cannot be debated. the focus must be on preventing warfare altogether.
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Republicans Overstate Economy in Massachusetts Platform
The piece argues the Republican State platform mislabels Democratic economy as extravagance. It credits Governor Walsh with curbing excesses and vetoing bills, urging voters to elect more Democrats to both the State government and the General Court for true fiscal restraint.
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Wheat crop soars with 892 million bushels yield
The Agriculture Department reports this year’s wheat output at 892 million bushels, 206 million above the five year average and 129 million above last year’s record crop. Wheat is described as golden and critics urged to set pessimism aside as the nation works well.
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Why Not a Substitute in Trade with South America
A Boston banker questions reliance on American goods in South America. He notes Germany’s exports to the region once rivaled by Fatherland trade and implies substitutes may be pursued as German markets dwindle. He argues that if one partner is lost, substitute goods could fill the gap.
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Open Market Plan Aims For Open Access And Fair Play
Mayor Curley declares the open air city market will operate on a first come basis with wagons emptied by afternoon. He and Markets Superintendent Graham oppose middlemen stands and urge farmers to sell directly to keep revenue fair and ensure a square deal for all.
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Red light at blind alleys urged to prevent accidents
The article recalls a morning crash on West Canton Street where an automobile nearly toppled into New Haven railroad tracks. It supports installing red warning lights at ends of “no thoroughfare” streets to prevent future misses, noting drivers and even locals often misjudge street endings and crossings.
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Peace Palace Conference Planned for 1915
A fragment notes that human passion outruns foresight and the Palace of Peace may stay empty during talks, if it escapes destruction by wartime bombs. The date of the proposed conference is set for 1915.
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Farm to Table in Boston District Parcel Post Growth
Next week a district count will reveal the parcel post business. Reports indicate strong use of home delivery by carriers on Fridays and Saturdays with up to 5000 bundles of foodstuffs reaching consumers. The system links farmers and city households, urging farmers to avoid city price hikes for success.
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Patched Up Streets In Boston At Issue
Colonel W. D. Sohier of the State Highway Commission notes that many Boston streets are torn up and repaved by public service corporations to suit their needs. He says these firms never restore pavements to their original condition, a fact known to delegates of the American Society of Municipal Improvements. Mayors and cities protest but fail to achieve lasting reform, leaving citizens doubtful.
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Assault With Intent to Murder Charged in Portland Case
John H. Grondin of Waterville faced trial in Portland on an assault with intent to murder his wife by leaving a gas jet open on January 1, 1913. The Superior Court trial, expected to last two days, follows the death of Mrs. Grondin a year ago in Los Angeles, California.
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Cat head preservation tale shocks and amuses readers
ALL SORTS notes a New York surgeon who allegedly keeps cats alive after decapitation, a sensational claim treated as a joke by peers. The column mocks sensational science, retells a heading tale of a cat returning with its head, and dismisses the anecdote as hearsay.
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Laugh and the world laughs with your gaf and you gaff alone
A brief quip on humor and missteps notes how personal blunders invite shared amusement while the speaker bears the solitary cost of their own error.
For Sale Ad: Prolific Cow With Piano and Hay
An advertisement offers an excellent cow yielding three gallons of milk daily, plus a good piano and five tons of hay. The seller hints at remarkable value and urges a quick call, noting the address is withheld and the Mass. newspaper is the source. The text humorously exaggerates the cow’s productivity and worth.
The World's New Dream of Love Reborn in Peace
Poem lauds a renewed global dream born from love and reconciliation. It envisions an era free from war and hatred, with a luminous procession of light and grace marching across the world. The speaker celebrates love's white-clad arrival guiding nations toward renewed renown and harmony.
Model Witness Exchange in Loud Courtroom Style
A humorous courtroom exchange unfolds as a lawyer pressures a hostler to name what he drank. The witness shouts that he drank coffee with sugar, the lawyer doubts him, and the hostler clarifies with a booming declaration that he took in only a spoonful.
Mystery Flowers Sent to Miss Bertie Bohoo
A man delivers flowers to Miss Bertie Bohoo in Room 12 and learns he is the fourth admirer to do so that day. He provides a card asserting he is the anonymous sender, echoing a pattern of unnamed bouquets across prior deliveries.
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Merchant reflects on wartime debts and duty
A friend consoles a merchant with sympathy for his loss. The merchant says he has over 550 dollars owed to him in Germany and fears recovery is unlikely, yet he accepts the hardship as part of serving the country. He notes he himself owes more than 300 dollars in Germany.
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Battle of New Orleans remembered in Stars and Stripes history
The Jan. 8 1815 action at New Orleans as the Star Spangled Banner waved over a peace-ignorant army, with Jackson earning the title Conqueror of Napoleon’s Conquerors, contrasted with Ghent treaty news weeks late. Western marksmen and cotton bale fortifications yielded a dramatic casualty gap. The British force numbered about 12,000 against 6,000 American militiamen.
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Observant Citizen notes from Boston area glimpses a century past
A long column of reader letters and notes describes pheasants near Fresh Pond, a 70 pound pumpkin raised by Deer Island prisoners, new Salem homes retreated from sidewalks, a Boston college field fund rising to 26 000, and grants for art prizes. It also covers St Michael's Church timber construction, subway relics in the Public Garden, and various local happenings in Brookline Salem and Woburn with dates and names interwoven.
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Fortune in a teacup romance sparks marriage plan
Mary Jasper and Louise Turner whiled away an afternoon in a Boston suburb tea room using a fortune telling game to sketch an ideal partner. Jack, Louise’s brother, quietly overheard and emerges as the match Mary secretly desires, ending with a kiss and a playful confession.
Running for Office Uncle Walt Says
A satirical 1914 quotation from Walt Mason denounces dirty political tactics. It argues for honest men and warns that opponents will be attacked with campaign lies and dirt-digging, promising to expose supposed misconduct and force retirements.
Fads and Fashions Parade Winter Styles
Paragraphs describe military coats with braid and barrel buttons, green crystal net gowns over white satin, serge dresses with cape collars and tunic skirts, striped children’s outfits with solid jackets, and beaded metallic trimmings for evening wear. Poplin varies for dresses and suits, venise laces gain interest, gold embroidery in dull tones, jet and white satin cord trimmings, long caped coats echo 1870s French overcoats, and pale colors Sand putty and light gray appear as winter options.
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Churchill Daughter Born At Husband Home In London
Mrs Winston Spencer Churchill gave birth to a daughter in London. The duchess, formerly Clementine Hozier, is the wife of the First Lord of the Admiralty. The couple wed in 1908 and already have three children, two daughters and a son.
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Breaking Into Wall Street Story Preview in Sunday Post Magazine
A note previews the Sunday Post Magazine feature Breaking Into Wall Street. The article promises insights into finance careers and the path to investment industry roles.
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Mildred Champagne Talks on Love and Sentiment
A reader writes about a three year courtship with a college student, the fiancé’s casual talk of marriage, later jealousy and kissing, and a breakup note. The columnist advises they are young and acting playfully, urges respect and maturity, and explains true love seeks mutual welfare and restraint.
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Public Bequests in Portland Woman's Will
Portland, Me. Oct 7 Bequests of 10000 to the Maine Eye and Ear Infirmary 6000 to the Portland Society of Natural History and 6000 to the Young Men's Christian Association were included in the will filed for probate today of Mrs Annie S Tenney of this city
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