The Boston Post October 15 1908 postage, pricing and publisher note
The Boston Post issue details daily and Sunday pricing, subscription terms, and mail rates. Names editor publisher BE A Grozier is listed with office addresses in Boston. The text notes advance payment required and non cash mail handling.
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Bad Luck in Maine Shifts Governor Race to Fernald
The Republican drive in Maine yields a narrow apparent plurality for Fernald, with returns nearly complete showing he trails by under 2000. The outcome reflects local campaign issues, voter indifference to Taft appeals, and a rare victory for a Democratic candidate Gardner in a traditionally GOP state.
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Voters to decide bridge franchise after aldermen delay
The article notes voters in Boston will decide the bridge franchise issue in the upcoming election. The mayor urged prompt action in a message to the Aldermen, who, by 8 to 5, refused to act. The piece promises the public will have a clear stance once given a vote.
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Roosevelt Probes Taft In Colorful Proclamation Letter
President Roosevelt drafts a vivid public letter to Kohrs of Helena Montana defending Taft while promoting Taft as the best choice. He contrasts Taft’s ideals with Roosevelt’s influence and argues voters want a president with own force, not a reflection of others. The piece also cites Bryan’s quip on Roosevelt’s endorsement and notes discourse on political influence.
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Hipless gown convention draws crowd and skepticism
A Boston Post report covers a week long convention by the Association of Dressmakers at Agricultural Hall Huntington Avenue. Miss Elizabeth C White, famed for expert form shaping, demonstrates hipless gowns to shrink hips for forty to fifty women while male spectators are barred.
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Roosevelt's Long Arm Shapes New York Convention
At Saratoga the New York Republican State convention opens with Governor Hughes likely to be renominated on the first ballot due to President Roosevelt's decisive influence. The Oyster Bay message and Root's appointment as chair raise questions about party autonomy and Roosevelt's grip on national leadership.
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Bridge dispute over mayor veto delays in alderman row
Alderman Brand charged at yesterday's Board of Aldermen meeting that the delay on the Mayor's veto of the Northern avenue bridge franchise was deliberate to aid members seeking higher office in the upcoming election. The scene hints at a political bargain behind the required charter action after a veto.
Safer streetcars urged after fatal fall on open car
A woman was killed Sunday when she fell from an open street car at Clarendon and Boylston streets. The report notes similar incidents last Friday and argues for semi-convertible cars that prevent exits while moving and ease exit at stops to improve safety.
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Hoke Smith's Father Dies in Atlanta
H. H. Smith, father of Georgia Governor Hoke Smith and a renowned Southern educator, died in Atlanta today. He was a New Hampshire native.
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Passing of the Flowers Poem Comes to an End of May
A Baltimore Sun poem laments the passage of spring as lilies roses daisies and meadow blooms bow in farewell. Vision voices and doves express mixed sorrow while April fades and May blooms rise, signaling seasonal change.
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Leg Breaks After Auto Hit On Turnpike in Lee
A man named Louis Ciullo stood on a street car track in Lee when an automobile struck him on the turnpike, breaking his leg. He had stepped off to avoid danger and received a bad surprise as the car delivered punishment rather than the desired conveyance. The tale ends with a moral about getting what one takes or wants, and a note that burglars often fare poorly before judges.
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Turnpike
Family wit hinted in musical quip exchange
A light exchange reveals a cornetist father a pianist sister and a zitherist mother, with a punchline noting the father as a pessimist. The dialogue uses playful wordplay on instrument names to define each family member.
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Johann Hoff Extract Praised by Rochester Doctor
Dr. James E. Gray of Rochester reports he has used Johann Hoff's Extract in hundreds of bottles and continues to prescribe it as a tonic and appetizer, declaring it unequal as a remedy.
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Johann Hoff
A Week in the Berkshire Hills
The tenth week in the Post series Journeys to Interesting Places features the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts. Readers are invited to explore a region renowned for scenery, small villages, summer resorts, and pleasant valleys in this peaceful getaway destination.
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Chester Massachusetts Heart of the Berkshires a Summer Resort
Chester in Hampden and Berkshire counties, Massachusetts, is a picturesque hill town known as The Heart of the Berkshires. It attracts many summer visitors with hillside hotels and cottages, lying 126 miles from Boston and 27 miles west of Springfield. Population 1500 excluding seasonal residents.
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