The Boston Post Daily October 9 1909 Rates and Notices
Daily edition pricing lists one year eight dollars, six months one dollar fifty, eight months seventy five cents, one month twenty five cents. Sunday edition rates two dollars fifty cents annually, one year. Notices request advance payment and warn discontinuation at expiration. Editor and publisher BE A Grozier signs off from Boston.
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Draco Ecee
The
Sunday Post
Canada
Postoffice
Boston
Mass
Post Publishing Company
BE. A. Grozier
HELP DR. GRENFELL ON QUISETTA AT OTIS WHARF
The schooner Quisetta chartered to carry supplies to Dr. Grenfell’s people is loading cargo at Otis wharf in this city. There is ample room for gifts of clothing or supplies for the poverty-stricken Labradorians, and every inch should be utilized. The effort supports a noble mission and its dedicated work for a cheerless, hard life.
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Dr. Grenfell
Otis
Grenfell Mission
Ravages of the boll weevil threaten cotton yields across states
The condition estimate cites the boll weevil as a major cause of crop shrinkage for the season. It spread from Texas to Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Mississippi since 1895, with 14 day maturity and exponential reproduction. Pest control favors burning stalks, early planting, and heavy fertilizer use. The pest, while damaging, has pushed growers toward diversified farming.
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Texas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Mississippi
The Tariff Issue in Massachusetts Campaign
The Massachusetts Republican platform praises the Payne Aldrich tariff's justice and wisdom, while critics argue it remains a pivotal campaign issue. Eugene N. Foss highlights the impact on households, noting higher costs of living for the many and benefits to a few.
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Massachusetts
Eugene N. Foss
Everett
Mr. Foss
Copley Square Trust Exemption Question Raised
The article questions the legality and decency of the Copley Square Trust formed by wealthy citizens to buy and develop the Museum of Fine Arts site. It notes tax exemptions claimed while property operated for private profit, with trustees allowed to sell or wind up assets, and urges Mayor, assessors, and the district attorney to investigate the arrangement and its public implications.
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Copley Square Trust
Board of Assessors
Museum of Fine Arts
Controversy Over Joint Army National Guard Maneuvers Ends
War Department ends joint drills after Boston summer campaign results show militiamen suffered pneumonia and dysentery, weather and inexperience left many unready. Officials note most citizen soldiers lacked field life training and would not endure repeated field exposure. Contumacious Nantucket juries fail to convict in liquor cases prompting talks of court move.
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War Department
Regular Army
National Guard
Boston
Department
War Department urged to extend joint maneuvers next summer
A cautious editorial stance argues that no amount of armory work or quiet camp life can replace active training. The piece urges the War Department to reconsider and extend ongoing joint maneuvers beyond the coming season.
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War Department
Chicago Budget Cut Promises City Reform Advantage
Chicago leaders including Mayor Busse and department heads approve a 10 percent pay cut for officials and city employees to meet bills and reconcile with the City Council. The measure, inspired by private sector actions during the panic, seeks to avoid further loans and reduce public payrolls, earning cautious commendation.
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Nazareth
Chicago
Windy City
Busse
Cook-Peary trial ends without verdict in mock case
In a playful spoof, jurors debating whether Cook or Peary first reached the pole fail to reach a verdict. Judge Mutt resigns after a comical scene as the International Geo Graffikal Society members influence the proceedings. The piece ends noting the outcome remains “up in the air.”
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Cook- Peary
North Pole
Cook
Peary
Crackedice Charley
Sam
Walrus Wilkins
Mutt
Erasmus
H Erasmus Longitude
International Geo- Graffikal Society
Judge Mutt
Buy diamonds they are good collateral
An item notes a quip about diamonds as solid collateral in business life. The brief line hints at value and finance without broader context, reflecting a commercial aphorism from the era. The source presents a compact cultural snippet rather than a full narrative or event.
Late Stayer At Breakfast Sparks Legislative Talk
A comic exchange unfolds at breakfast as a blushing young lady teases about a young man who calls three nights weekly and ignores the clock. The old colonel accuses him of political aspirations and perhaps aiming to be a legislator, then warns him against all night sessions.
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Evangeline
ITI
Drawing the Line at a Paris Café Trade
A garrulous guest mocks queer sounds from eccentric patrons prompting a garcon to bow and respond. The old soldier beats a fork in rhythm, tapping. The garcon, with a red nose, admits the rhythm annoys but not the softer tip.
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Garcon
Descent of Man Baffles Aerial Learner Joke
In a witty exchanged noted by a gerial manufacturer and a coachman with a large book, Larry seeks aerial knowledge. The coachman reveals he bought The Descent of Man to learn how to come down rather than go up, delivering a humorous twist.
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Larry
Sor
The Dollar Princess Stir In New York Stage
The Dollar Princess a Frohman musical comedy dazzles New York with a plot about John Cowder head of the American Coal Trust who uses titled foreigners in his offices as he pursues a housekeeper and a niece’s romance. Olga Labinska feigns Russian hauteur. Daisy weds the head groom. Alice and Freddy Smythe face a cash bound match while fate shifts to London for a lion act rescue. a happy ending follows as Olga’s expose ends and the lovers win. Tomorrow also offers a scene from The Love Cure.
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New York
John Cowder
American Coal Trust
Cowder
Alice Cowder
Freddy Smythe
Smythe
Marquis
Alice
Olga Labinska
Olga
London
Tartaroff
Cowders
Nemo
Lion
Nero
Daisy
Boston News Notes and Local Anecdotes of 1900s Life
The Observant Citizen reports on Herman P. Chelius’s return to Beacon Street, a Bijou Dream illustrated lecture on Father Mathew, and the Young Men's Excelsior Association officers led by Morris Ralby. It covers a freak three-legged chick at Sidney F. Dean’s Medfield henery, Atlantic Avenue business shifts to South Boston, and fishing industry demand driving railcar shipments. It also recalls a Brockton Fair carfare trick by three Boston boys, a Tremont Temple sign, a forgetful husband, a death in Nova Scotia politics, Harvard’s new president, James Bryce’s eyebrows, Rev. A. Z. Conrad dispelling Grimstone Corner, Maine and New Hampshire hunting season signs, a Scollay Square carriage delay, and plans for T P O Connor’s Boston visit.
Salted Samoleons by Walt Mason
A satirical verse from 1909 lampoons greed and hustle for money, boasting of white or yellow methods to amass wealth. It mocks art, leisure, and honest labor while claiming the “greenback” chase dominates life until death, noting thieves and attorneys as final paymasters.
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Walt Mason
Hayes Square Outing Club grows with Boston fire fighters
The Hayes Square Outing Club of Charlestown increases its representation in the Boston Fire Department with two new appointees Edward Ryan and William McDermott assigned to Engine 9 in East Boston. Earlier members J. J. McNamara and Willow Fitzgerald from Combination 22 were recognized, boosting club ties to the fire service. Separately, four Tufts freshmen faced hazing by upperclassmen, including a skirt dance at the Majestic Theatre after being forced to crawl under a Touraine automobile, leaving them grime covered.
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Boston
Hayes Square Outing Club
Charlestown
Edward Ryan
William McDermott
Jack McDermott
Ryan
McDermott
Engine 9
Outing Club
J. J. McNamara
Willow Fitzgerald
Monument Street
Tufts
Majestic Theatre
Touraine
Postal Q and A from The Post Letter Box
A collection of reader questions and official answers on varied topics. Inquiries cover calendar spelling for July 26 1852, existence of a star named the Edison star, where to learn coin values, railroad officials issuing free passes, and whether a released prisoner receives funds to return home.
Meaning of BH Pluribus Unum on coins
The phrase BH Pluribus Unum on silver coins embodies the motto meaning one from many or from many one. It reflects unity of many states into a single nation and the enduring ideal of公共和共同體.
Pronunciation of codicil
The word codicil uses a short O sound as in jot.
Charitable Institutions for the Mildly Insane in Massachusetts
The answer says to apply for information at the State Board of Insanity or at the Pierce Farm in Mattapan. The guidance directs those seeking information to contact these two locations for details on suitable charitable institutions.
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Massachusetts
State Board of Insanity
Pierce
Mattapan
Boston Trade School Opens In The Evenings
The Boston Trade School is open in the evenings and accepts applications now.
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Boston Trade School
Sings in Japanese Tongue for Visiting Japanese Commission
At Ithaca New York on October 8 Mrs Burdette Smith rendered a solo in the Japanese tongue during a banquet in honor of the visiting Japanese Commercial Commission.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Burdette Smith
Japanese Commercial Commission
United States
New Brunswick Board weighs toothbrush program for pupils
In New Brunswick New Jersey the Board of Education is examining whether to provide toothbrushes to students. The discussion focuses on health benefits, cost, and implementation within schools as part of student wellness initiatives during October.
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New Brunswick
N. J
New BrunsWick Board of Education
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