The Independent Democratic Paper of New England Boston Bost
An old subscription rates page lists annual and monthly prices for daily and Sunday editions, Canadian and foreign copies, and postage charges. It notes mailing districts, payment methods, and office addresses for the Boston Post Publishing Co. departments and staff.
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Appropriation Sought to Fight White Pine Blister in Pines
State Forester Ratio requests $5000 to finish locating and preparing the extermination plan for white pine blister. Secretary Wheeler and other authorities warn of the disease's spread among young pines, urging action to protect Massachusetts' forests.
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Wheeler
Board of Agriculture
Massachusetts
Warning on child safety with matches at Stoughton
A Stoughton report urges parents to keep matches locked away to prevent child fires. The piece stresses that tragedies arise when children access matches, recommending extra precautions to avoid sorrow.
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Stoughton
Desertion debate over Roosevelt and party loyalties
The piece argues Republicans push a narrative that Colonel Roosevelt did not desert the party he organized. It notes Progressive leaders held a national convention with his approval and nominated him for president, a move he did not protest until the outcome. Roosevelt began deserting the Progressives earlier, suggesting the party that nominated him did not desert him.
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Roosevelt
United States
Progressive Party
Belgians Loans Proposals Spark Protesting Voices
Editorial critiques the push to urge President Wilson to protest Germany’s warning about Belgian loan investors. It argues investment risk is universal and cites hypothetical German securities, noting Germany may not recognize a Belgian loan but will not need to after the war.
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Germany
Teutons
Waste of guns and ammunition in four months reported
A statement from a senior German commander claims waste of guns and ammunition in the last four months far exceeds production. The report notes prodigality in Allied trench advances, with tens of millions of bombs cast daily to cover moves.
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England
German War Stresses Amid Missile Shortage Report
The German commander warned that without more bombs new formations could not be placed in the field. The piece notes the cost in human life, calling it the loss of productive manhood, with unofficial Allied deaths nearing half a million.
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Germany
Then and Now Hughes Clings to Eight Hour Fight in Mid West
The piece attacks Hughes for opposing the eight hour law while praising the President for averting a railroad strike. It argues Republicans offered no plan during negotiations and notes the law allows post implementation review. It states the public feared a rail tie up and condemns Hughes for claiming surrender and lack of investigation.
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Mr. Hughes
Middle West
United States
Hughes
Congress
Commission
Generous American Relief Amid European War Distress
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace reports about 29 million dollars in yearly contributions. Belgians in distress and the German Red Cross receive millions as American charity spans dependent nationalities. The piece lauds widespread giving as a neutral, humanitarian response to the war.
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Europe
United States
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
German Red Cross
American Jewish Relief Committee
Post Letter Box Debate on Citizenship and Travel Rights
Letters discuss whether US born children of foreign parents are full citizens. A Daily Reader confirms birthright citizenship grants all offices, including presidency. A reader asks about an Italian citizen who naturalizes and travels to Italy. notes some naturalized Americans are detained, urges obtaining an American passport and contacting a Congressman if detained.
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United States
Daily Reader
Italy
Acids for Glass Etching and Dual State Capitals
The first query notes hydrofluoric acid etches glass. The second asks if any New England state had two capitals simultaneously. Rhode Island reportedly had Providence and Newport as capitals. Connecticut reportedly had Stratford and New Haven as capitals.
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Providence
Newport
Rhode Island
Startford
New Havven
Connecticut
I Heard A Campaign Speech In This Land
An unnamed narrator critiques campaign rhetoric urging skepticism about promises of peace and prosperity. The verse questions truth in political claims and hints at habitual voting behavior. The speaker references wartime caution and contrasts idealized statements with practical doubt.
A Wise Observation On Countenance And Opportunity
A narrator riffs on Fielding’s maxim that a good face is a letter of recommendation noting how facial impression helps obtain favors such as jobs or loans. He argues that a neat appearance matters and rejects those with soiled faces for employment.
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Fielding
Mister Fielding
Mirthful Exchange Debunks “Sulky Plow” Claim
A reader in Gloucester Massachusetts debates a two wheeled “sulky” with a plow attachment misnamed as a sulky plow. Noah Webster’s definition clarifies sulky as a light single rider carriage, not a sulking device.
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Gloucester
Mass
Tripe
Noah Webster
Autumn talk and small town musings from Bellows Falls
A Bellows Falls reader surveys local concerns about celebrating marriages from out of state and notes a mixed effect on the town’s reputation and business. The column also jokes about autumn signs, equinoctial storms, and regional expressions, plus brief items on a cat incident, organists in film theaters, rising drug prices, a clock-winding injury in Middl eborough, civic quips at Haverhill City Hall, torchlight political parades in Maine and Massachusetts, and a strawberry crop at Bondsville resident Michael Carey's garden.
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Michael Carey
Bondsville
Mass
The Coat and Suspenders Library Prank
A Boston Public Library anecdote recounts a man sitting coatless to stay comfortable. An officer orders a coat on, but the man quips about suspenders and removes them to escape the rule. He then leaves after reading with braces rejoined.
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Abbott
Mr. Abbott
Boston
Boston Public Library
September's Allure in a Mystic Poem
A poem warns to beware September as a bewitching muse that tempts with misty mornings and blooming paths. It contrasts her charm with risk to hearts, noting April's smile lingers in a mystic afterglow while life’s carnivals unfold.
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April
Adjutant General Pearson Visits Aero Squad
Adjutant General Pearson visited Mystery Island to inspect the aeronautical squad of the Massachusetts Naval Battalion aboard the destroyer Rogers. High winds prevented a planned flight, but Gordon H. Walch George R. Fearing Jr. and Richard Mortimer completed flights with instructor Clifford Webster during the morning.
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Aero Squad
Mystery Island
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Rogers
Gordon H. Walch
George R. Fearing, Jr
Richard Mortimer
Clifford Webster
Price of Pencils Set to Rise Due to War Demand
The report notes early school opening delays and announces higher prices for lead pencils as graphite supplies are affected by the European war, impacting a key school item.
Boston Weather Milestones Marking Early Fall Drops
Records show the earliest fall date with sub 40 temperatures in Boston. The hottest 2 4 of September reached 90 in 1914 and 4 degrees above zero in 1895. Coolest 35 degrees in 14 marked on this date with 48 in 1912 the past decade. Rain has occurred on this date in 1906 1907 1909 1911 and 1913.
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Braying quarrel in distant villages ends in blood and mischief
Don Quixote and Sancho witness a feud sparked by rival brayers in several hamlets. An alderman loses an ass, two officials lure each other into braying, sparking pride and mockery. Sancho’s boast triggers a brutal beating as villagers attack. They retreat to the river Heber with bruises and reflection.
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Braying
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Sancho
Dapple
Heber
Elsie's Jelly Sale Fulfills Young Couple's Wish
Elsie and Elmer save for a $30 set of construction books by selling 109 jars of jelly at a Welton fair. A raised weekly pay in Elmer's job funds the effort, and Elsie uses jelly profits to cover the rug price, illustrating mutual sacrifice and shared celebration.
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Elsie
Elmer
Welton
Fair Grounds
Howard Taylor
Howard
Dear Miss Champagne on Love and Age
A 24 year old woman asks if marrying a man two years younger will ruin her life. The columnist replies that a near flawless lover is lucky and suggests marriage now before someone else takes him. It notes tradition favors older husbands but cites personal happiness over strict age rules.
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Miss Champagne
Knowing the Worst Uncle Walt Says
A short verse by Walt Mason from 1916 presents John the granger facing a failed corn crop due to extreme heat and drought. He remains hopeful, vowing to bank on a better next year and imagining ideal weather from books.
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Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
A Note on Age and Wisdom Across Generations
The text argues that age does not guarantee wisdom and youth does not ensure lack of it. Individual differences mean some appear older or younger than they are, and experience varies with person, not simply with years. A two year gap is deemed negligible for readers or the young man in question.
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Paris Green
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