Boston Post October 31 1917 Subscription Rates Notice
The Boston Post publishes its 1917 subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions. Rates list daily U S and Canada yearly six months and other short terms, plus foreign and Canadian per-copy charges. Notices include postage, payment guidance, and payment methods for mail orders.
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Post Publishing Co
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Boston
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
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Boston Daily Post
Boston Hymn Excerpt Echoes in Emerson Poem
A fragment from Emerson's Boston Hymn voices divine impatience with tyrants and the slings of power. The speaker proclaims justice for the poor and a thunderbolt that wills the righteous path, challenging kings and war.
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Yeu
Compromise Proposed on Coal Waste in Electric Signs
The Broadway Association hints at a compromise with the Federal Fuel Administration to delay lighting electric signs from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. three hours of waste amid calls for housewives to conserve coal. The writer urges no compromise and asks Congress to grant power to abolish sign waste.
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Broadway Association
Federal Fuel Administration
Congress
Aid to Italy Moves to Ease Italian War Struggles
Allies announce rapid steps to aid Italy amid danger. London dispatch says General Cadorna will receive fullest possible assistance, with Smuts warning Italy must not fall. Coal metals arms are scarce. transport from Paris to the Italian front is open in 30 hours. The question is whether aid can avert a larger disaster.
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Europe
Italy
London
Cadorna
Smuts
Paris
France
Italian Resolve in Arms and Character Put to Test
A brief remark notes confidence that Italian arms and character will not yield under pressure. It emphasizes steadfast nationalism amid mounting challenge, highlighting resilience of Italy's public and leadership.
The Long Arm of Federal Price Control In Retail
The article argues that a food control bill will extend the federal commission’s reach beyond wholesalers to ordinary retailers. It contends the selective power will deter overcharging by pressuring wholesalers to halt supply to extortionist retailers. It predicts an army of inspectors and lasting reform beyond wartime.
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Federal Commission
Samuel
DC Bone Dry Ordinance Goes Into Effect
The District of Columbia adopts a sweeping bone dry ordinance enforcing prohibition on saloons and hotel services. A legal question remains whether DC counts as a state or territory for Congress an interstate liquor shipping ban, prompting questions about enforcement as trade routes adapt.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Washington
Cambridge Mayor to lead drive against pedestrian deaths
The Cambridge mayor vows a campaign against reckless drivers within city limits. The piece cites Massachusetts Avenue near Harvard Bridge as a deadly stretch and urges vigorous police action and severe court penalties to deter speed-related pedestrian slayings.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts Avenue
Harvard Bridge
Governor McCall on war time food conservation impact
Governor McCall spoke at a food conservation mass meeting saying the war has brought people closer and made the wealthy more willing to help the less fortunate. He urged strict economizing noting society once feared it but now sees saving as a duty as people sign food pledges by the millions.
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McCall
Maine
Elizabeth
Major Williams Comes to Boston
Major Albert S. Williams former adjutant general at Fort Slocum New York is reassigned to a similar post with the Department of the Northeast. He succeeds Major O A Pritchett who moves to Fort Meade.
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Albert S. Williams
Fort Slocum
N. Y
Department of the Northeast
O. A. Pritchett
Fort Meade
Whitaker to Step Down from Somerville School Panel
After 17 years on the Somerville school committee and two years as its chairman, George E. Whitaker will not seek another term. Captain Alfred L. West announces his candidacy to succeed Whitaker.
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Somerville School
George E. Whitaker
Alfred L. West
Whitaker
Halloween Arrives As Autumn Night Frights Grip Newton
A vivid verse scene from Newton recalls Halloween in olden times. The speaker notes pumpkins, witches, wind driven halls, ghostly echoes, children scurrying, a prowling cat, a howling dog, flickering candles, cider, and apples signaling the season. The poem ties these images to late autumn traditions and the onset of Halloween.
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Hallowe’en
Linen J. Sphinx cartoon prompts libel worry and satire
A Boston contemporary publishes a caricature of a public figure claiming likeness to a lizard in a wild life limerick item. The author bristles at the portrait’s four legs and upright stance and jokes about consulting a lawyer for a potential libel suit.
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Boston
Annette Kellermann
Liberty Bonds
Observant Citizen notes child readers and war effort
Letters from Dorchester school children describe using Boston Post dog story clippings for class lessons. The piece mentions fund drives for Liberty bonds, timber and fuel tips, wartime Navy and merchant marine needs, and social activity among Back Bay young women aiding Red Cross.
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Dorchester
Kenneth Keith
Boston Post
C. W. Holmes School
O. W. Holmes School
Mamma
Papa
Norwegian Railroad Through Snow and Stone to Ofoten
The Norwegian line from Bergen to Christiania reaches Ofoten on the Atlantic, carving through a massive mountain barrier with 184 tunnels and 14 bridges. Three rotary snow plows fight winter nearly year round, yet travelers gain faster routes and sublime, awe inspiring scenery between Bergen and Christiania.
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Alaska
Atlantic
Ofoten
White Solitudes
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Christiania
Bergen
Tit for Tat Lesson Sparks a Couple’s Courtship
Betty vows tit for tat after Bert plays a prank on her. She repeats the trick to him and the exchange ends with Bert apologizing and a budding romance. The tale closes with their marriage and a motto card for their home.
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Betty
Beeswax Blinken soup jingle rails against imitators
A playful 1917 verse by Walt Mason promotes Beeswax and Blinken canned soup as the trusted choice. The narrator mocks grocers who refuse the brand and warns against imitators while praising the advertisers for clear merit and quality.
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Beeswax & Blinken
Bees
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
George E. White Dies After Three Weeks Illness
Boston merchant George E. White, a prominent Allston resident and 32d degree Mason, Shriner, Elk, Odd Fellow, and Knight of Pythias, died at his Chester street home after a three week illness. He was 42 and survived by two wives and two daughters. Funeral services set for Thursday at 1 p.m.
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George E. White
Boston
Chester Street
Allston
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Fythias
Man’s street courtesy to protect women outside walk
Dear Miss Champagne argues that a gentleman should take the outside of the sidewalk when walking with a woman. He asserts this small courtesy embodies the duty to protect the weaker sex and should not be abandoned as women gain independence.
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Miss Champagne
Sunshine Lyrics by Benttown Bard in 1917
A 1917 poem from the Southern Press Syndicate attributed to the Benttown Bard extols sunshine and nature. It links morning light, birds, flowers, seas, rivers, and the joys of life with love, trust, beauty, and duty.
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Benttown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Boston October coldest days recorded in official figures
The message lists Boston's coldest Oct temperatures: 27 degrees in 1887, 30 in 1893, 32 in 1897, 27 in 1904, and 31 in 1933. It notes an anomalous 76 degree day in 1896 and mentions rain on this date in 1906 plus the past 15 years.
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Boston
Ewe Ore Teed Lee
Birthday Bio Briefs Charles P Daly
Birthday note for Charles P Daly born Oct 31 1816 in New York. He started as a sailor and self taught lawyer, was admitted to the bar at 21, served as judge in 1844, led New York City Court of Common Pleas for 27 years, and gained fame as geographer historian and author. He died Sept 19 1899.
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Charles P. Daly
Court of Common Pleas
New York City
Questions and Answers From Readers on Voters and Pronunciations
Letters to the editor cover topics from light speed to the third presidential term and stamp history. They discuss the correct pronunciation of chiropodist, the two and three cent stamps, lieutenant pronunciation, poll taxes in Massachusetts, and flag display rights for soldiers families.
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Sir
United States
Massachusetts
Navy Yard Employees Subscribe 512,400 to Second Liberty Loan
Boston Navy Yard workers pledged 512,400 to the Second Liberty Loan, with the first naval district reaching 1,306,250. On the campaign's last day yard subscriptions rose from 160,000 to 406,000 as the drive closed.
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Boston Navy Yard
Liberty
First Naval District
Chathaim
Mass
Eastport
The
Navy Yard
Boy travels to Newport News for shipbuilding course
Harry L. Jones principal of the Boys Tiaeteussme wes SCs sees Mees Faas has been chosen by the school committee to attend a Newport News Virginia course in shipbuilding. He received a six weeks leave of absence.
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Harry L. Jones
Mees Faas
Newport News
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