Daily Boston Post advertising and circulation notice
Publication details for the Daily One Year Post Publishing Company issue dated September 5 1908. Rates listed for subscriptions six months three months and one month. Canada copy price nine cents per copy. Notices that items are second class matter and payment guidance.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
THE
Sunday Post
Canada
Post Publishing Company
Post Subscriptions Required in Advance
All subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly from your newsdealer or newsboy, please notify us by postal at once. E. A. Grozipr, Editor and Publisher.
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E. A. Grozipr
Floating Hospital appeals for funds to aid children care
The Boston Floating Hospital trustees seek donations to cover higher costs and more patients this season. A hundred babies occupy permanent wards and many more, with mothers, are cared for on daily trips. Treasurer George C. Lee Jr. at 14 State Street handles contributions.
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Boston Floating Hospital
Ship of Mercy
George C. Lee, Jr
State Street
King Corn Prospects For Large U.S. Harvest
The August condition of the corn crop shows slight monthly deterioration but hints at a record harvest. Using the New York Produce Exchange formula, the indicated yield is about 2.625 billion bushels on 100.996 million acres, edging past last year’s result of 2.592 billion.
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New York Produce Exchange
Down in Maine political race stirs over resubmission
Maine voters face a high stakes election with resubmission issues shaking the Republican party. Democrats previously gained ground in 1904 and 1906, narrowing GOP margins, sparking speculation of a possible large statewide shift or a consequential straw vote.
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Maine
Vermont
Registry of Deeds Payroll Reform Favored by City Board
The Finance Commission urged reorganizing the Registry of Deeds and tightening payrolls to improve efficiency and regularity. The Board of Aldermen can curb expenditure but requires legislative authorization for some recommendations, and could implement others amicably and practically.
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He Finance Commission
Registry of Deeds
Board of Aldermen
Bailey to Lead Roosevelt Farm Uplift Commission
Reluctance to join Roosevelt's farming commission fades with Professor L H Bailey of Cornell accepting the chair. The plan, broad and detailed, aims to apply science and business methods to farming to boost profit and national supply, with Bailey expected to steer practical progress.
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Roosevelt
L. H. Bailey
New York State College of Agriculture
Cornell
Bailey
Boston
Room for the Children Sparks School Accommodation Debate
The school committee cites 1600 to 3000 pupils lacking seats in primary and grammar schools. The Schoolhouse Commission counters that 300 to 400 may be left out at opening next Wednesday, then seats will be available. The dispute aims to spur action ahead of the new school year.
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Schoolhouse Commission
Boston
Elevator plea urges support for coal clubs and advances
The piece appeals to readers not to rush coal purchases or condemn dealers. It notes a strenuous fiscal year for major firms and calls for a 50 cent advance per ton on coal, with a hint of another 50 cent rise on October 1, urging patience and charity.
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Boston Coal Club
Smoot Immigrant Row Highlights Mormon Admission Debate
Senator Reed Smoot achieved rapid release of Mormon converts detained at the immigration station. The port's shipments largely entered, while questions of polygamist status and religious discrimination spark a broader national clash. The issue remains unsettled and may flare again.
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Reed Smoot
Smoot
United States Senate
County payroll query seeks cooperative guidance
An aldermanic committee asks the Finance Commission to advise on the maximum monthly payroll in the Registry of Deeds. The request aims for broad cooperation among all interests to set a practical limit.
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Aldermanic Committee On County Accounts
Finance Commission
The Dissatisfied Boy Poem From Washington Post
A boy on vacation envies birds and a cat and a dog for freedom. After witnessing a cat chased by a dog and a dog taken to the pound with a possible drowning, he concludes that wanting to be any animal brings risk and concludes he would rather be a boy.
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Charles L. Benjamin
Washington Post
Reverend R J Davis to Lead Calvary Baptist Quincy
The Reverend R J Davis of Swansea will begin duties as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Quincy next Sunday marking a new leadership for the congregation.
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R. J. Davis
Swansea
Calvary Baptist Church of
Quincy
All Sorts of Coal Club Defense
In defense of the Soak ’Em Club, the piece notes Boston coal prices rose 50 cents per ton on September 1, shocking many who faced shortages. It mocks warnings to buy early and points to the Boston Coal Club as not soliciting support, asserting the stance comes from goodwill.
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Boston Coal Combination
Tom l Lawson
Boston Coal Club
Ems
Giant cucumber breaks garden records at Malden farm
Malden farmer Co. O. Blomerth claims a 13 inch cucumber on his vine as proof of remarkable produce. He notes prior feats including a 241 pound beer, a 125 pound squash, a 22.5 inch corn ear, and eight one foot long potatoes from a single hill.
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Mellin
Among the Churches of Greater Boston
A large labor service is set for tomorrow at Union Congregational Church Columbus avenue led by Rev. Allen A Stockdale who cuts vacation to preach. Central Labor Union invited to attend. Other clergy updates include Rev H L Winston returning from vacation Rev F C W Parker starting vacation and likely resigning next week. Bronson moves from Scituate to Brookline speaking in Laconia next Sunday. Methodist ministers meet Sept 21 with Rev W A Wood elected presiding officer. Rev George F Durgin nearing recovery from appendicitis. Dr Mann of Trinity Church attended Edward Bacon funeral after vacation at Rangeley Lakes.
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Union Congregational Church
Columbus Avenue
Allen A. Stockdale
Stockdale
Indiana
Central Labor Union
Dillon Bronson
Scituate
Brookline
Laconia
N. H
Methodist
W. A. Wood
Winthrop Methodist Church of
Roxbury
Mann
Trinity Church
Edward Bacon
Rangeley Lakes
A Week in Montreal
The eighth week in the Post’s little Journeys to Interesting Places series visits Montreal Canada. Readers will see notable sights in this romance filled historic metropolis praised as one of North America’s most beautiful cities.
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The
Post
Montreal
Canada
North America
Lachine Rapids Excitement and the Lost Canadian Village
A travel sketch describes the Lachine Rapids near Montreal with steamer and dory thrill. It notes Lachine founded 1666 by La Salle, its wartime massacre by Iroquois in 1689, and hints at next week’s Rangeley Lakes segment.
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Lachine
Montreal
la Salle
China
St. Lawrence
A la Chine
Mississippi
Gulf
Louisiana
The Terrors of War on a Battleship Missteps
A tour of a battleship reveals a Marine naming quip about captaincy during the Spanish American War. The joke ends with the marine overboard and the crew diving in to save him.
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Mitchell
The
Marine
Parental worries over marriage alliance in social copy
A steel magnate questions his son Reginald's marriage as his wife frets over a supposed Paragon family. The exchange reveals concern about social standing and a search for the bride's lineage to avoid an inferior match.
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Maria
Reginald
John
Has-Beens and a Confession of Wedding Nerves
A reflective note on a man of nerve admitting loss of self-possession the day of his marriage. The speaker recalls vulnerability and the contrast with his former confident image.
Trouble With Bell Ends With Father’s Late-Night Warning
A young man and a girl chat outside a door when the girl’s father appears in a dressing gown. He warns the pair to stop leaning on the push-button so the rest of the family can sleep, adding he has no complaint about staying out late.
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John
A Clever Ad From Boston Eve Record
An advertisement extols Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as a cure for run-down constitutions and malaria avoidance. It urges readers to ask their druggist for genuine Johann Hoff's Malt and promotes its health benefits over other medicines.
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Boston
Johann Hoff
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