The Boston Post front matter notice October 16 1916
The Boston Post issues its daily and Sunday publication details for subscriptions rates and office contacts. It lists prices for U S Canada and foreign delivery, postal charges, payment instructions, and editor and staff contact information. Publication editor Edwin A Grozier is noted as publisher.
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Canada
Sunday Post
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Mata Sporting Feilor
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Edwin A. Grozier
British stance softens on Irish conscription report
Lord Wimbourne’s assessment that conscription in Ireland is neither feasible nor wise is likely to influence policy. The Irish risk bitterness without boosting enlistments, a view echoed by John Redmond. The Asquith government may avoid further blundering in light of these judgments.
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Lord Wimbourne
Ireland
Emerald Isle
John Redmond
Poisoned bombs blamed on Russian air squadron raid
The article reports that in the war a Russian air squadron dropped poisoned bombs on Kustendje Rumania’s major Black Sea port. It claims cholera bacilli were mixed in sweets and garlic to entice casualties, highlighting a new level of industrialized killing in Europe.
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Rumania
U S Trade Hopes Rise as South American Shipments Grow
Buenos Aires reports 74 American merchant vessels in eight months of 1916. Exports to South America rose to 131 million while imports climbed to 286 million, signaling potential permanent gains depending on U S government policy and election outcomes.
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Europe
Buenos Ayres
South America
Hughes replies to Eliot declaration on rights and war
Mr Hughes defends nonwar stance as correct amid Wilson declaration by Charles W Eliot. He notes the United States maintains its rights and is not at war, while acknowledging protests from Hughes supporters and Republican dissent over the McLemore scuttle in the House.
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Charles W Eliot
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Rubenfine
Joseph Feldman
Resolution on rights at sea sparks wartime debate
The passage questions whether Americans on the high seas possessed rights Germany must respect and notes Republicans had recently debated war. It questions Mr. Hughes’s attitude toward war and why he criticizes current policy if not at war.
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Germany
Mr. Hughes
Discounting the Election Fools Wall Street’s Voter Beliefs
The piece argues that stock market gains are driven by money supply, not a Republican win. It notes past cycles where Republican victories did not boost prices and credits abundant money and gold flows for prosperity since Wilson’s election. It predicts continued boom while money remains cheap, regardless of election outcomes.
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Wilson
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Bread Substitutes May Replace Wheaten Loaf Worldwide
The article notes shortages and price spikes in flour and reports from Washington suggesting bread made with boiled and mashed potatoes can be nutritious and keep longer. Agriculture officials say three pounds of potatoes with two and a half pounds of flour produce excellent bread, but they caution that taste tests by eating were not indicated. Potatoes are praised for variety, yet the public favors wheaten bread.
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Rom Washington
Department of Agriculture
Public Red Cross Meeting Planned in Arlington
A public meeting will be held in Robbins Memorial Hall Arlington at 8 o clock this evening to boost American Red Cross membership. Red Cross officials will deliver two addresses and others interested in the goals are invited.
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Hughes Feared by German Power Says Springfield Republican
The Springfield Republican quotes a Louisville statement arguing that the Lusitania sinking could have been prevented by the strongest military power, implying fear of Charles Evans Hughes by Germany.
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Record of Boston October Weather Extremes
The fragment notes the warmest Oct day in Boston on a remembered date reaching 1 degrees and the coldest on record at 20 degrees in 1876. It also cites the past decade highs and lows and mentions rain on this date in 1910 1913 and 1914.
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Boston
Swapping Tales From Nashua’s Old Timer Trade
Old Hod Greene and Bill Magee swap a blue buzz saw under a pine in Nashua New Hampshire. They bargain over a cow on the hill and a fixed blade breaks as the swapping bee stalls. Both walk away without a deal after a long, silent trade.
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Hod Greene
Bill Magee
Bill
Waal
Greene
Nashua
N. H. Co
What is the front end of a church, and why?
A playful exchange debating the front of a church beyond the entrance. Alfred asks which end is the front while Newt responds with witty, elaborate definitions and mock seriousness. The letters showcase humor and linguistic play about architecture and language.
Grant and Greeley Contest 1872 Election Remains Noted
The 1872 race featured Ulysses S Grant and Horace Greeley in a milestone campaign with Liberal Republicans nominating Adams while Greeley won the Democratic nod. Grant led in popular votes and electoral votes, though Greeley died before the electoral tally.
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Nast
Grant
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Greeley
B. Gratz Brown
Prohibition Party
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Observant Citizen notes timing of sun and planets and local happenings
The column blends weather, astronomy and light humor with local notes on Mary Pickford filming in Marblehead Neck, a courtroom interpreter, Brockton YWCA plans, pheasant hunting near an auto, farm price trends, noon noonday lunches, and a reader letter urging sparrow extermination.
That Old Girl of Mine May Time Love Story
A narrator recalls spring and Luella Hargreave, the beloved Luella, as suitors clash with a town’s social bounds. Friend Jack Hartwell mocks the romance until a life changing newspaper announcement reveals Luella’s upcoming marriage.
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Lunelia
Jack Hartwell
Jack
Luella Hargreave
Tom Freeman
Harry
Conscience and Spring Echo in a Walt Mason Style Sketch
A reflective piece in verse and prose explores conscience as a guide amid hustling city life. The narrator contrasts ethical battles with the lure of easy money, then shifts to spring memories and Luella, the symbolic embodiment of May.
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Gown Bodice Details Describe Draped Girdle and Jewel Tones
The bodice forms a point halfway to the knees in front with a wide draped girdle at a higher waist. Gowns use the same fabric or brocade. Suckles of malachite topaz or lapis lazuli are highly sought after.
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