Boston Post announces daily and Sunday editions rates
The Boston Post publishes subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including rates for six months, three months, and one month, plus foreign and Canada postage. It lists office contact details and notes payment terms and delivery notes for readers and dealers.
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Ando Gix
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Boston
Postoffice
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Post Publishing CQ
Labor Day Celebration Shines In Boston Parade
Labor Day in Boston promises a notable celebration with a grand parade as the centerpiece, indicating a display surpassing past years in magnitude and distinction. The festivities reflect wide adoption of the holiday with the whole community joining in enthusiasm, and seasonal sports providing leisure throughout the day.
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Boston
Not for Taft as Connecticut Governor Candidate
The idea of nominating ex President Taft for Connecticut Governor faces opposition from Taft himself. The former leader is content at Yale guiding law students and unlikely to pursue state office. The nation would prefer his continued impact at Yale over a governorship bid.
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Connecticut
Taft
Yale
Sane Fourth lowers fireworks fatalities nationwide
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports 32 deaths and 1131 injuries nationwide from Fourth of July explosives. The figure shows a steady decline since 1903, reflecting the growing impact of the safe and sane policy and a expected further reduction.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
The Menace of Stables and Fly Disease Link
University of St. Louis tests tie the common house fly to disease spread among animals resembling infantile paralysis. In Providence Rhode Island barns within 500 feet of homes host cases of the malady. Stables breed flies. owners should improve conditions to deter pests. Prevention beats swatting.
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University of St. Louis
Providence
Rhode Island
Veteran John D. Long Birthday Celebration Abandoned
The planned October 27 birthday celebration for veteran John D. Long is canceled at his request. Long nears 25 years of service to the Commonwealth and nation. He was once chosen as a speaker over forty years ago and is noted for his modest public contributions.
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Powe
John D. Long
Long
Comth
Longtime Navy Secretary and Harvard Overseer Dies or Pillar Passes
A respected figure in the McKinley and Roosevelt eras as Secretary of the Navy and later president of Harvard College’s board of overseers, he stood as a bulwark of education and humanitarian purpose. His life reflected devotion to broad service and reforms, with hopes he might witness further fruition of his lifelong endeavors.
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House of Representatives
McKinley
Roosevelt
Harvard College
Physicians Call for State or Local Control of Medical Dispensaries
Dr Michael M Davis urged licensing and regulation of dispensaries and outpatient departments by public authorities to elevate standards. He cited New York State as a leader with licensing requirements to curb fraud and protect the poor and ignorant from deceptive facilities.
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American Hospital Association
Michael M. Davis
Dr. Davis
New York State
Davis
New York
The End of Vacation Pushes Boston Schools
The city prepares for a large influx of 100000 children into public schools as transfer from home to school occurs. Officials note annual maintenance costs exceed three quarters of a million dollars, representing a major share of municipal spending aimed at youth education and future citizenship.
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Boston
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk
Humorous sketch features Newton Newkirk recounting tales from Millville Georgia and Maine. A playful column notes oddities including a sleeping guest on a billiard table and a legendary Wampus encounter in the woods.
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Newton Newkirk
Mothers AID Today begins operation in Massachusetts
The new act extends public charity to cover home maintenance for mothers with dependent children when they must work for wages. Overseers of the poor in Boston will care for more than 500 families, ensuring daytime and nighttime supervision for children and the welfare of the next generation.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Speed and Economy in Pre-cancelled Stamps Sale
The Postmaster General enacts the sale of pre-cancelled stamps for all mail matter except first class. This policy speeds handling by canceling stamps at sale, reducing later stamping, and promises annual labor savings of about a quarter of a million dollars. It benefits users sending books magazines parcel post and printed matter.
Matches And Misfortune In A Hellish Match
A humorous but cautionary note on relationships and marriage, contrasting idealized romance with the meddling of the devil and bad luck while wryly warning against reliance on passion alone.
Fair weather forecast and city notes from Boston
The weather bureau predicts fair conditions if rain stays away and clouds clear. Commonwealth avenue may be torn up again once workers finish preparations. An automobile narrowly avoided a collision in Brookline, details of the dog involved unknown. Fall plowing on Boston Common is slated soon. A first class Indian summer contract has been awarded. Out of town visitors climbed Bunker Hill monument and reported a broad view from the top. John Smith of New York spoke to a woman on Tremont Street, who belongs to the Smash the Mashers Club and struck him with her cane. Real estate activity remains brisk with several apartments rented for the winter. More local items may follow.
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Brookline
Boston Common
Bunker Hill Monument
John Smith
New York
Tremont Street
Boston
Mashers’” Club
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Town bought to move it away near Kankakee
One of the region’s largest deals in recent years was announced as I. W. Powell a Kankakee photographer and Fred G. Snow a farmer and capitalist bought almost the entire town of Cardiff at the west end of Kankakee county. The purchase covers over 5 buildings a store icehouse a tall tower and 77 dwellings plus 1 256 000 feet of lumber. The new owners plan immediate demolition of the structures to rebuild modern homes in outlying areas.
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Messrs. I. W. Powell
Fred G. Snow
Cardiff
Kankakee County
View of Mexico City Amid Peace Forecast and Danger
The article notes world focus on Mexico as peace dims in other regions. It cites Wilson’s warning of worsening conditions, US concern with 40,000 Americans and $1 billion in investments in Mexico, and describes Mexico City’s population around 370,000 and its Spanish architectural splendor and high altitude climate.
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Madero
Mexico City
Lima
Peru
Buenos Aires
Rio de Janeiro
Santiago
Picture-San Francisco Street and Boston Notes Mixed
The report blends urban curiosities from Boston and Cambridge including street scenes in San Francisco Street and electric train observations. It notes a Maine bear incident, autumn fly screens coming down, and insights on subway lights and German practices. Observations include Will Irwin’s early work routine, Arnold Arboretum guide, a terrier in Watertown, and travel times between Europe and America.
Grasshoppers Tale Spreads Wide In 1918 Satire
A humorous verse recounts two dozen grasshoppers frightening a farmer, spreading through grocers and printers, and growing into a nationwide yarn about a hay barn and cornfields. The spoof ends with a punchline about a country being mighty queer.
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Dirk
John
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Suffolk Law School Evening Department Four-year Course
Four year evening program offered at Suffolk Law School with classes in two sessions 6 and 7 30 p m. Tuition set at $60 a year. Registration held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6:00 p m. Dean J Archer LL B presides at Tremont Temple Boston Mass.
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Oy. Ws
Gitteon J. Archer
LL. B
Tremont Temple
Boston
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