The Post Publishing Company Daily October 26 1908
Daily issue details subscription rates and mailing information for The Post Published by the Post Publishing Company. Includes price lists for daily and Sunday editions, rates for Canada, and instructions on payment and delivery. Mentions editor publisher E A Grozier and office contacts in Boston.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post
Maia
Post Publishing
E. A. Grozier
The Presidential Succession Address in Richmond
Charles Francis Adams argues at Richmond that Taft must be elected now to prevent Roosevelt's return in 1912. He likens it to Bryan versus McKinley in 1896, warning Roosevelt would shadow Taft after inauguration. He questions the wisdom of a Taft victory to block Roosevelt.
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Charles Francis Adams
Richmond
Taft
Roosevelt
Bryan
McKinley
Adams
The Closing Week in the 1908 Campaign
The piece notes a heated finish as Roosevelt and Taft managers plan heroic efforts to save their candidates. Fateful states Ohio Indiana and New York are key, with Bryan gains shifting the electorate and the Cabinet sent to stump including Cortelyou. Roosevelt's team aims to match Bryan's early pace.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Ohio
Indiana
New York
Bryan
Cortelyou
Vahey Criticizes Tariff Stand in Medford Speech
Lieutenant Governor Draper avoids direct stump debate with Mr. Vahey over state issues. Vahey uses the Medford event to push national questions, urging repeal of duties on hides, coal, iron ore, lumber and wood pulp and broad reductions in steel and woolen schedules.
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Draper
Vahey
Massachusetts
Medford
Massachusetts Urges Tariff Revision on Food Products
The speaker calls for repeal of duties on fresh beef eggs bacon hams dressed poultry potatoes and flour arguing the tariff revision benefits Massachusetts industries and workers amid McKinley schedule dissatisfaction.
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Massachusetts
Roosevelt warns workingmen of chaos if Taft loses
President Roosevelt writes to P H Grace of the Brotherhood of Railway Firemen urging workingmen to back Taft. He claims Taft’s defeat would bring industrial chaos and wage losses, a warning critics call demagogic fearmongering and irrational for a sitting president. The piece condemns the threat as an insult to workingmen’s intelligence.
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Taft
Roosevelt
P. H. Grace
Brotherhood of Railway Firemen
Mr. Bryan
United States
America
County Fair Traditions Face Reform Without Abandonment
The piece defends county fairs against President Hyde of Bowdoin College who criticizes side shows and deceptive attractions. It argues reforms can improve standard and morals without abolishing the fairs, comparing lax oversight to Maine liquor law and urging proper authority to raise quality while preserving the tradition.
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Hyde
Bowdoin College
New England
Maine
GET THERE Bold Youth Strives For Race Again
Night falls as a daring youth charges a crowded subway car facing a no smoking sign and crowd noise. He mutters GET THERE as he jumps aboard, muttering at women, car slush, and political defeat lingering in a final, clipped line by A. L. Fall.
The Philosophy of Fried Eggbertus
A satirical note on moralities and habits in a magazine style exchange. The text parodies old proverbs and queries about goldfish care, mixing playful misprints with letters to a periodical. It includes mock advice on bathing goldfish and social norms.
Market Vision Sees No Buyers No Sellers
The idea envisions a market with no participants or transactions, challenging the notion of price discovery and exchange. Without buyers or sellers, the mechanism to set value dissolves, leaving uncertainty about futures for goods and services.
Odd Affair With Auto Fueled by Alcohol
A man bursts into a house claiming his car runs on alcohol not gasoline. He jokes about the vehicle’s fuel source as he faces surprised Gertrude and questions about the hour.
Innocence Down Home Scrubbing Traditions Revealed
Mrs. Ryetop recalls urging son Zeke to scrub halls at home and jokes that his college scrub team proves he learned nothing of cleaning. Mr. Ryetop questions what comes next as Mandy quips about missed chores and new skills.
Real Hero Says Burglar Steals Squeaky Phonographs
Suburban man recalls a burglar taking every squeaky phonograph in the neighborhood. A visitor asks what will be given if caught and suggests a monument as a reward.
Proof of honesty in Chicago tale from a dollar watch claim
Silas-Hiram Hardapple proclaims Chicago the most honest city after boasting he carried a dollar watch and no one stole it. Cyrus questions the basis of the claim while Silas explains the incident and its outcome.
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Silas
Hiram Hardapple
Chicago
Cyrus
Pearl-Perecy Cauliflower Courtship Troubled by Kin
Pearl-Perecy Cauliflower struggles in courting as two encounters end with rough treatment. A girl’s father answers with force and another girl’s brother, a pugilist, handles him with gloves.
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Pearl
Perecy Cauliflower
Ruby
Winter Needs Hit The Pocket In Sudden Cold
A Chicago News note laments sudden cold weather pushing households to buy flannels, overcoats, quilts, blankets, and coal. The writer grumbles over limited funds and the urgency of heating needs as the furnace calls for attention and the season turns harsh.
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Chicago News
The Staunch Friend Campaign Poem and Grain of Graft
A satirical verse portrays a smiling candidate offering a cigarette and praise to sway a voter. The speaker warns of smooth talk and promises that seem too good to be true. The piece references political influence and other era rhetoric with a skeptical tone.
Richmond Capitol and City History Highlighted
A survey of Richmond Virginia’s historic capitol notes its Jefferson design, 1789 completion, and role in political events from the 1789 to 1861 eras. It recalls the 1870 collapse in an election case, and mentions 1904 wing additions and a view of Washington’s old headquarters.
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Richmond
State Capitol
America
Thomas Jefferson
Capitol
Jefferson
Paris
Nismes
Capitol Museum
James Madison
Montgomery
Ala
Congress
Confederate States
Confederacy
Secret of Her Age as Told by Stubb and Penn
A humorous exchange highlights a woman’s secret not about age but about keeping silent. Stubb the old Senator quips about aging, jokes, and boasting of lineage while Penn comments that the family tree might be a chestnut.
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Brother
Stubb
Penn—H'm
Seashore Dispute Over Drowning Rescue Claim
Mrs Langow contends her husband saved her from drowning last month while he disputes a planned seashore trip kept her at home for a week. The exchange outlines a domestic disagreement over alleged rescue and scheduling.
City Hall Encounter Sparks Dispatches
Said She recalls seeing your automobile in front of the city hall yesterday but did not spot you. Said He replies he was in his usual place under the machine.
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