Boston Post issue details and subscription rates 1912
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions in 1912 with annual, semiannual, and monthly terms. It lists rates for Canada and foreign copies, postage charges, and office contact details. Notes the paper’s claim of having the largest newspaper printing plant in New England per Robert Hoe.
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Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Post Office
Mass
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Boston Hospitality Impresses Foreign Delegates Afterwards
Foreign delegates to the Chambers of Commerce Congress praise Boston for charm and hospitality after touring the city in recent weeks. They note New York remains to be experienced, but Boston leaves a strong impression of welcome and friendliness.
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Chambers of Commerce Congress
Boston
New York
Gotham
Mayor Bids Hatpin Limitation for City Streets
The post mocks Mayor Fitzgerald plan to curb hatpin length with a six inch cap on hats in public places. It calls the rule confiscatory and suggests consulting feminine family members about reach across a modern hat.
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Fitzgerald
Egg Boycott Shocks Cleveland Area Over Egg Price
Four ten thousand households in Cleveland and northern Ohio pledge to boycott eggs until prices fall to 30 cents a dozen. The plan risks depleting their supplies while outsiders buy at higher prices, potentially triggering a price drop followed by a rebound once 30 cents is reached.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Eiffel Tower Heights
A Gentleman’s Truce in Campaign Ties Roosevelt Battle
Governor Wilson halts campaigning until Roosevelt can return, a courteous gentleman’s truce in the political struggle. Senator Dixon breaks the pact by politicizing an attack on Wilson, while leaders remain focused on principle beyond Milwaukee’s event.
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Wilson
Roosevelt
Killingsgate
Joe” Dixon
Milwaukee
Amherst Inaugurates President Meiklejohn In Simple Ceremony
Amherst yesterday welcomed President Meiklejohn in a dignified ceremony attended by alumni and delegates from other colleges. He pledged devotion to the college in a simple, impressive style. The institution emphasizes service over size with progressive spirit and high aims.
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New England
Meiklejohn
Amherst
A Mother's Hope and Loyal Sons
A tribute praising a mother for enduring strength and the success and loyalty of her sons. The piece emphasizes her future outlook filled with hope and the confidence of those who know her.
Make It A Real Street On Back Street By Beacon Street
City advocates push turning Back street a rear alley behind homes on beacon street into a well kept public thoroughfare along the Charles River Basin. Opposing homeowners along the water side resist improvements yet the need for dignified access and riverfront beauty is urged to overcome obstruction.
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Back Street
Water
Beacon Street
Charles River Basin
Boston
Hamburg
Congress of Chambers of Commerce
Charles River
Esplanade
Ulster
Too Many Doctors in Roosevelt Case
The piece questions whether eminent individuals receive too many doctors while the poor get prompt care. It notes Roosevelt’s bullet wound has a large medical corps but no decisive action, contrasting with Garfield and McKinley, and warns multiple attendants often cause compromise and chaos.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Garfield
McKinley
Roosevelt
Boston Red Sox World Champions of 1912 Triumph
The Boston Red Sox are celebrated as world champions amid praise for their uphill victory. The piece notes the nine-year gap since Boston last held the title and predicts another blue ribbon may return soon.
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Boston Red Sox
United States
Post
Boston
Harvard's gymnasium need urged by example
The article argues Harvard should build a new gymnasium without relying on arguments or letters, noting Dartmouth's alumni raised funds to build a premier facility. It contrasts Harvard with other colleges and urges Harvard’s wealthy supporters to act similarly to create a top gym.
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Harvard
Dartmouth
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
A light verse urging resilience and humor in adversity. It encourages smiling, keeping a positive attitude, and avoiding sour moods to avoid alienating friends and missing chances, with playful lines about lemon disappointments and staying upbeat to win.
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Newton Newkirk
Electric show in Boston lights up Mechanics Hall
A lively review notes Boston’s electric show at Mechanics Hall with bright displays and curious gadgets. The writer jokes about burglars, lovers, and the electricity bill while recalling Ben Franklin and a playful origin tale of lightning sparked by a cat and a kite story.
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Boston
Ben Franklin
Mechanics Hall
Ben
Benjamin
Franklin
Niagara
Bancroft Taxi
Strap Hangers’ Union
Joose
The Girls' Latin School and Its Progressive Era Pupils
No. 4 The Girls' Latin School profiles its facilities on Huntington avenue, the heritage from John Tetlow to Ernest G. Hapgood, and a class of 1880 graduates. It notes a 700 pupil enrollment, strong push for girls' higher education, and a parallel curriculum to the Boston Public Latin with added physical training and choral work.
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Girls’ Latin School
Ernest G. Hapgood
Conlin
Latin School
Normal School
High School of Commerce
Huntington Avenue
Longwood Avenue
Boston Latin
Boston Latin School
Henry F. Durant
Wellesley College
Boston Public
Oold
John Tetlow
Copley Square
Tetlow
Boston
The
Arts High
Famous Ah Lee Bung tale to appear in Sunday Post Magazine
Wallace Irwin writes another vivid Ah Lee Bung story to be featured in the upcoming Sunday Post Magazine. The humorous piece promises the comic antics and locale color readers expect from Irwin's series.
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Ah Lee Bung
Wallace Irwin
Post
Boston Notes on Names and Local Anecdotes
The column threads through varied small items from Boston and surrounding areas. It cites spellings of a murder suspect, a Cunard retiree, a St John river bridge imitation, a Navy secretary’s residence, subway work displacing a memorial, apple trees planted decades ago bearing fruit, and spring blossoms at the Perkins Institute. It also mentions Governor Foss, a New Castle NH library gift, Rev Allen Stockdale’s baseball tale, Miss Florence Victorson’s portrait commission, and Mrs. Emerson’s Memorial Library display.
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Florence Victorson
Boston
H. P. Emerson
Lynn
Shoe City
Emerson
Where Happiness Lay in a Return to Youth
A man revisits his old rural home and lake scene to recall a youthful romance with Anne. He finds joy in present memories, encounters his nephew Tom and a mature Anne, and realizes youth’s lure remains strong but tempered by life’s lessons as they walk together along the shore.
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Foss
State House
Foss Twins
Tom
Nature
Anne
Sea Power by Henry Reuterdahl featured in Post series
No. 8 in the Masterpieces of American Illustrators series. the upcoming Sunday Post will feature the noted picture Sea Power by Henry Reuterdahl.
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Post
Henry Reuterdahl
Fads and Fashions Highlight Empire Silhouettes and Scarfs
Paragraph points note Paris couture shifts with extreme Empire lines challenging waist norms. Ostrich feather scarfs appear essential, worn short to medium length for day wear while long scarfs suit evening looks. Tea gowns feature damask silks trimmed in gold and silver laces with silk crepe de chine and charmeuse fabrics used over negligees.
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Paris
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