Boston Post subscription rates and publishing details 1915
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including Canada and foreign options. It lists prices by term and region, notes postage in the Boston district, and directs prepayment and address details to Pas Publishing Co. with editor Edwin A. Grozier.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Masa
Canada
Sunday Post
Mass
Pas? Publishing CO
Boston Post claims largest daily circulation in U S
The Boston Post boasts it has the largest daily morning circulation in the United States as stated by The Fourth Estate.
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Boston Post
United States
Germans in Worcester reject hyphen politics in Massachusetts
The German American convention at Worcester after Sunday’s discussion chose not to endorse any gubernatorial candidate. The Post notes Massachusetts voters reject hyphen politics, asserting the people will decide at the polls without external influence or formal endorsements.
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Worcester
Massachusetts
Post
Notable support for Governor Walsh by E A Filene
The announcement by E A Filene pledging support for Governor Walsh marks a key campaign event. The publicist frames the Democratic and Republican divide, arguing Walsh represents genuine progressivism while opposing forces favor the alternative. The move signals a broader shift among independent, forward looking men toward the Democratic ticket.
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E. A. Filene
Walsh
German Defences Condemn Shooting of Miss Cavel
In a wartime defense the German foreign office denounces the killing of Miss Cavel for helping Belgians escape as a crime against army safety. It argues punishment would be fitting, but the world rejects the act as cold blooded savagery. The stance draws comparisons to Armenian massacres.
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Miss Cavel
England
German plot to destroy ships from U S ports cited by wartime officials
The piece questions Lieutenant Robert Fay of Germany about confessing to entering the United States through a German secret service arrangement to blow up or disable steamers carrying munitions to the allies. It considers neutrality violations and asks how far the Kaiser government knew of the alleged dynamiters and whether such plots operated previously, noting bomb discoveries and torpedoed ships.
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Robert Fay
New York
United States
Secret Service
Kaiser
Slic
Othera
Berlin Answers Neutrality Question Echoes German Authority
A Berlin reply frames American neutrality as aligned with German authority appealing to observers. The statement implies Berlin’s stance shapes the balance of power and signals official guidance on policy.
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Berlin
Governor Walsh Faces Recall Fight in Massachusetts
The governor, seeking a third term, faces a recall push from Republican leaders who offer few reasons beyond opposition. The piece urges voters to uphold a governor praised as honest, public-spirited, and loyal to the common people, arguing against removing him from office.
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Commonwealth
Panama Canal Challenge Remains Through 1916 Says Engineer
General Goethals foresees no open canal passage before 1916 as nature resists the Panama project. The canal’s problem lies in stabilizing soil pressure and bed uplift from the slopes of the cut. Mud ooze and occasional slides threaten navigation, with a ship railway suggested as a possible workaround until the waterway is completed.
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Goethals
Panama
Culebra
La Follette law and Great Lakes shipping stakes
The piece notes that critics claim the La Follette shipping act would push Great Lakes traffic to Canadian hands. It cites the New York Evening Sun warnings about ship sales and tightened bank lending. It adds the law already prohibits Canadian owned steamers from moving passengers or freight between American ports.
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la Follette
Great Lake
New York Evening Sun
Great Lakes
Idaho’s Grand Dam Ends Four Year Construction
The colossal Idaho dam near Boise City stands 348 feet high, creating an inland sea that waters 60 miles of valley lands. It will reclaim up to a quarter million acres, with a $5 million investment already paid back in the last dry year by the water supplied before formal completion.
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Idaho
Boise City
Night Desk Cussing and War Names In Print
A humorous critique of the Night Desk editors who must redact and cuss while handling crime and war copy. The verse notes tough names with half vowels and consonants, cites Harvard Yale football debates, and jokes about ownership of the bullet that hits you as idle legal chatter.
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Night Desk
Fragmented musings on public personas and media
A reflective snippet catalogs ways people seek attention through money choices, status claims, airing personal troubles, wartime reports, probing a football coach, waiting for an actor to reveal more than self. The piece reads like a meditation on fame and the press.
Serbian Flower Greeting and Gunfire Echo in WWI Verse
A Balkan ballad mocks wartime paradoxes noting Serbians greeting troops with flowers while bombs and gunfire erupt from Vranya and Valjevo. The poem contrasts peaceful imagery with brutal artillery, ending with a satirical claim of the Serbian way as lethal levity.
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Valjevo
Vranya
Unimportant Fears Tin Medal Sweepstakes Snippet
A humorous collection of brief fear quirks from readers and a quirky motion over an 89 cent watch. The item also notes public responses to a peas with a knife etiquette joke and references past Wheeze Builders’ Union rulings.
Banquet Etiquette Rules From Dining Do's and Don'ts
A humorous list of etiquette tips for banquet diners. Do not mop plates with bread. If the speaker disagrees, stay at table. Do not hunt for a rock with dishes as silence. If something wedges, hang napkin in front of face. In evening dress, avoid looking under table. Do not read the menu aloud or mispronounce dishes.
Nursery Rhyme of War Stocks Gamboling
A playful verse urges children to join in a loud marching climb then rapid slide, ending with a roarsome swoop and sickening fall. It frames risky activity as a merry game with vivid sounds and motion.
Napoleon on Elba A island exile with iron will and iron details
The piece recalls Napoleon Bonaparte’s Elba exile describing his 400-man guard and 400000 dollar annual pay, his order to improve the island with roads and taxes, his insistence on daily comforts, and his habit of managing small issues like a drowned mule and a public ball for troops.
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France
Tolstoi
Elba
St. Helena
Elbans
Napoleon
Napo
Nevada Passes Through Fore River Channel in Narrow Margin
The Nevada battleship required a high tide and partial lightening to pass the Fore River Channel with only 18 inches of water under her keel. In Quincy to Brooklyn passage, the big warship moved carefully, avoiding grounding by shedding stores and fittings.
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Fore River
Nevada
Quincy
Brooklyn
Uncle Sam
What's Sauce for the Goose- Betty and Jack's evening ruse
Betty faced loneliness as Jack kept leaving for short outings. Betty recruited Jack's sister Mary and staged a plan by masking every night as social engagements. Mary’s ruse dragged Jack away while Betty spent evenings with Mary, though Jack never suspected.
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Betty
Jack
Mary
Louden
Mrs. Brown
Mary Pickford
Verse On Hatred And Humor From Walt Mason
A 1915 verse by Walt Mason explores hatred and vengeance in light of daily pleasures. The speaker mocks dwelling on feuds, choosing to enjoy birds, authors, ponies, and music instead. The poem’s tone blends wit with a defiant call to pacifism and cheerful living.
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Old Weatherwax
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Reader praises Post suffrage coverage and meeting report
Alice N George of Boston commends the Post for balanced suffrage reporting. She notes the morning story compared favorably with six Massachusetts dailies and lauds the Great Barrington meeting summary by the newspaper’s correspondent. Field Secretary.
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Massachusetts
Pittsfield
Great Barrington
Alice N. George
Boston
Way to Do It Letter Enclosed With Appraisal Request
A reader writes to the editor seeking entry to the newspaper field. He expresses eagerness to learn by studying a good paper and encloses a check for 1.50 as part of his request for guidance and opportunity.
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Post
Sire
Roanoke Subscription Request From Stouffer
A Roanoke resident requests immediate subscription inclusion for six months. Name provided as Ww, Co. Stouffer, 1018 Henry Street, Roanoke, Virginia.
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Ww, Co
Stouffer
Henry Street
Roanoke
Fashion notes on coats, turbans, and trims
The article describes street friendly dresses in various styles, black corduroy sport coats with white skirts, rich fur bordered Russian evening coats, turbans with velvet and ostrich feathers, beads dominating dress trimmings, velvet fur trimmed bags, and purple paired with natural nongee in millinery. It highlights current color and material trends and accessory details.
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