Boston Post daily rates and publication details 1912
The Boston Post reveals subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including Canada and foreign copy costs. It lists office addresses, editorial staff, and payment terms with note to pay in advance and notices on subscription discontinuation.
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Post Publishing Cd
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Ee Ca
Sunday
Canada
Masse
Post Publishing Company
Boston Post Boasts Largest Newspaper Press Plant
The Boston Post claims possession of the largest newspaper printing plant in New England and the world, boasting this achievement as a major milestone in its publishing capacity.
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Boston Post
New England
Robert Hoe
R. Hoe & Co
Hapgood Reveals Clash Over Advertising Power
Norman Hapgood, retiring editor of Collier's Weekly, says an advertising manager held supreme control and tried to alter editorial treatment of advertisers. The tale contrasts Collier's past denunciations of newspapers' ties to ads. He notes the irony of a man suing others while he himself had questions of clean hands.
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Norman Hapgood
Collier’s Weekly
Canada Acts Against Shoe Machinery Trust
The government commission rules United Shoe Machinery Company forms an illegal combination. If it remains in business beyond a set time it may be fined 1000 dollars a day and its officers punished with patent revocation. Protective duties on involved goods can be abolished. The trust must quit or radically alter its methods.
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Dominion of Canada
United Shoe Machinery Company
Canada
Shoe Machinery Trust
Straw votes and their real value in politics
The piece argues that straw votes may mislead depending on how and by whom they are conducted. It contrasts impartial polls like the New York Herald with partisan outlets, noting that Progressive and Republican organs distort straw results in favor of their candidates.
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New York Herald
Mexican revolts threaten yet fail to gain ground
The piece notes several revolutions in the sister republic, with Porfirio Diaz suspected of funding relatives, though movements are poorly directed. It argues no strong Mexican leader has emerged, deeming young Diaz a mere pretender and rebellions unlikely to mature soon.
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Tator
Porfirio Diaz
Republic
Madero
Diaz
Why You Should Vote for Governor Wilson
A persuasive defense of Woodrow Wilson as the best choice for president. The writer lauds his intellect, honesty, labor reform record, and anti trust stance while condemning party loyalties and urging support for a Democratic leadership to advance genuine reform.
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Wilson
New Jersey
Democratic Congress
Business Manners for Stenographers and Bosses
A humorous guide on workplace etiquette between business men and their stenographers. It warns against mumbling and over editing, urges polite greetings, proper pacing, and neat appearance, and notes how offhand behavior can hurt typing quality and mood.
Why the Difference in Political Donations in 1904
The piece contrasts how Thomas F. Ryan is said to confess giving funds to the Democratic campaign in 1904 while Morgan Perkins and the trust group are described as stating they donated to the Republican chest that year. It questions the differing language and implies both sides financed elections, raising fairness concerns about coverage and moral judgments by the Progressive press.
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Thomas F. Ryan
Democratic Campaign
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Perkins
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Ryan
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Drow Wilson
Real Point on New Haven Trolleys and Stock Decline
The Post declines endless debates with correspondents on New Haven railroad trolley ventures. It notes that under Mellen’s expansion era the stock fell from 216 to 137 a share. The company’s large surplus has dwindled while expansion and feeders continue, affecting the dividend.
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Post
New Haven Railroad
New Haven Road
The King and the Laughing Baron of Skibo
A humorous piece recounts Andrew Carnegie joking about kings and preferring life as Laird of Skibo. He contrasts royal burdens with simple pleasures like golf, wealth and freedom, ending with a quip about not understanding royal life.
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Skibo
Dentist With a Pull Earns a Push in Mirthful Anecdote
A humorous story describes a dentist as a man with a pull who inspires a reluctant urge to push him away. The narrator conveys the comic tension and lighthearted reluctance in dental visits.
Weehawken Late-Night Worker Remembers Maggie Chinners
A diary style poem recounts a Weehawken worker's late hours and neighborhood tales. He notes old friends moving away and Maggie Chinners as a particularly lively acquaintance who feeds him coffee and vents gossip from the Bronx to Kingdom Come. The piece focuses on local characters and their stories in a seedy urban setting.
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Lizzie
Brighton High School Growth and Legacy in Boston
The Brighton High School, at Warren and Cambridge Streets, opened in 1897 and now faces crowding with an authorized addition planned for June graduation. With 370 pupils this year, including 100 boys, the school emphasizes college prep and features a robust faculty from top universities. Military drill, art acquisitions, and alumni support enrich the campus atmosphere as it feeds into New England colleges and scientific schools.
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Boston
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Association
Observant Citizen Prince and Local Social Ties Abroad
Observant Citizen Frederick H. Prince the banker has begun his usual travels abroad with many trips centered around Paris. William B. Thompson of New York visits Boston for business and anticipates Exeter Andover football festivities in New Hampshire. Local notes include Malden sealer Thomas Dunn auditing shingles and fuel issues, Emerson School plans a new student orchestra, and York Me social circles returning to Beacon Hill amid shutters coming down.
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William B. Thompson
New York
Exeter
Malden
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Dunn
York
National Literary
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James Dwight
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Roxbury Businessman Recalls Revere Tragedy Train Collision
John A. Mendum of Roxbury recounts the famous Revere tragedy citing the loss of dozens of lives in a collision of two trains. The vivid memory reflects on the historic accident and its impact on the era.
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John A
Mendum
Roxbury
Revere
Five Miles a Day as Cautionary Remedy
Poet-narrator recounts advice from doctors to exercise, yet overdoing it leaves him injured and bedridden. He jokes about seeking the physician, a rooftop mishap, and bitter air remedies, ending with a wish for old fashioned pills his uncle’s aunt used. The verse satirizes early 20th century medical quackery and self care.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Brookline Milk Inspector Praises Local Dairy Quality
Dr. Frederick H. Osgood, in charge of Brookline milk inspection for 20 years, says he has worked to improve service and now believes Brookline produces the state's best milk, as pure as can be obtained anywhere.
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Brookline
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