The Boston Post ad rates and mailing details
The Boston Post publishes standard pricing and mailing information for daily and Sunday editions. It lists subscription costs, second class matter status, and payment instructions including checks payable to Post Publishing Co and the address 1388 Main.
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Baer
Olics
Washington
Boston
Iain
Calla
Poetentee
Ston
Mesa
Eiak
Washburn Attacks Fuller in Massachusetts Lieut Gov Race
Candidate Washburn criticizes Republican nominee Fuller, accusing him of duplicity after Fuller supported Roberts’ nomination and then opposed him. The remark sparks a challenge to Fuller’s consistency, with Washburn likening his own stance to a longstanding humorist’s satire.
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Washburn
Fuller
Mr. Fuller
Will He Want Both Congress Seat and Presidency
The article discusses whether a sitting Senator from Ohio would abandon his Senate duties to claim the presidency after the November election. It notes Harding’s essential vote to maintain Republican control and the unlikelihood of him resigning early. A vacant seat could create a party-line tie until a Democrat is named, a scenario deemed unthinkable.
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Congress
White House
Senate
Washington
Harding
Cox
Ohio
Cox Claims West Papers Short on His Speeches
Governor Cox told California audiences that papers with opposing political views in the West fail to print his speeches as fully as those of his rivals. He urged editors to publish complete statements to ensure fair coverage.
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California
Cox
West
Fair coverage urged for both parties in campaigns
The piece argues Pacific coast papers publish fully Harding remarks while trimming Cox, deeming it poor journalism. It contends Eastern papers are fairer, printing speeches from both candidates. a newspaper that withholds views from the opposite side does not deserve readership.
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Pacific Coast
Cox
Harding
East
Massachusetts Republican plank hints at changing direct primary law
The piece questions a Republican platform stance urging changes to the direct primary law and a return to the old nominating convention system or a short ballot. It argues against gubernatorial control of most state offices and warns voters deserve nomination and election by the people, not appointed by the governor. It expresses firm opposition to removing elected servants from the ballot.
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Massachusetts
Secretary Colby Explains Reception Of Tennessee Legislature
Secretary of State Colby defends his handling of a Tennessee delegation protesting ratification of the suffrage amendment. He notes the lawmakers attempted to disrupt a quorum by fleeing to Alabama, but enough members remained to vote. The editor recalls Connecticut’s quick ratification followed in four days.
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Colby
Tennessee
Alabama
Connecticut
Hoover argues postal savings banks should pay higher, fairer interest
Herbert Hoover contends postal savings banks pay about 1 percent in practice while the legal rate is 2 percent. He notes reinvestment yields 4 percent and profits to the government, urging a reorganization to distribute profits to depositors and improve thrift without invoking bank competition.
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Herbert Hoover
United States Postal Savings Banks
Hoover
Monotony in Threats of Bomb Attacks Across States
Threats by anonymous bombers have surged this week, threatening Portland oil plants Fall River banks and mills Hartford state house guards Norwalk armory and factories. The piece notes the sensational danger is waning while urging heightened precautions and skepticism.
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Portland
Standard Oil Company
Fall River
Connecticut
State House
Hartford
Holcomb
Norwalk
New York Yesterday Pleaded In Court
A court heard New York yesterday plead that he was just fooling. Prosecutors urged a serious consequence, arguing that such jocosity should be impossible in custody.
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New York
Millerand Elected President of France Faces Power Shift
Alexander Millerand, veteran lawyer and publicist, elected president of the French republic for seven years, seeks to reshape a largely decorative role. Expelled from the Socialist party for joining a bourgeois ministry he now leads as a conservative figure poised to claim greater control over ministry policy and government.
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Alexander Milleraud
Socialist Party
Lloyd George
George
Millerand
Department of the Seine
Why Not Tell It All About Cox in Ohio Elections
A Republican paper accuses Cox of monetary dealings while in Congress but states the actions were legitimate. It argues Ohio voters backed Cox heavily in 1912 and 1914, notes shifts in 1916 and 1918, and contends the public would view Cox’s record more fairly if the full story were told.
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Cox
Ohio
Washington
Congress
Willis
James M. Cox
Panama President-elect Porras visits Washington in festive round
The Panama President-elect Dr. Belizario Porras leads a busy schedule of official and private festivities in Washington with a circle of friends from his Pan American days. Cardinal Mercier cancels his US trip to attend the International Congress Against Alcoholism. Rather Voellings is named as his representative. Warren Maritime exec Joseph W. Doherty plans a three week Bermuda trip to review shipping amid business and pleasure. King George IV to George VI ages are cited for comparison, and Lord Sinha gains multiple high offices in India. Admiral Benson revokes a wartime rule allowing officers wives to accompany voyages after a lonely wife’s plea. Captain Paul Foley recommends the change based on captain’s fitness and efficiency.
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Belizario Porras
Panama
Washington, D. C
Capital
Cardinal Mercier
United States
Washington
Voellings
Belgan
Joseph W. Doherty
Warren Maritime Company
Bermuda
Admiral Benson
Shipping Board
Paul Foley
Foley
Sphinx Answers Odd Letter From Sourdough Reader
The Sphinx column responds to a long, quixotic letter from Sourdough, noting weather woes, a dizzy muse, and wild questions about Adam, elephants, and metempsychosis. It jokes about Napoleon, Spinks, and a reporter, then dismisses the verse as an affliction, while vowing to withhold verdict on the theory until evidence appears.
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Spinks
Napoleon
Providence
R. J
Adam
Get Rich Quick Letter Promises 1909 1910 Dollar Scheme
A Boston correspondence from MAXWELL urges Newton to rally behind a dubious currency scam. The writer touts exchanging post 1914 dollars for 1910 dated currency to net large profits, claims no capital needed, and sketches a headquarters on School Street while promising public benefits. The plan requests publicity and asks for 1909 or 1910 dollars as evidence of good faith.
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Newton
Newt
Boston
School Street
Maxwell
Max
N. N
Autumn Musings From Boston Citizen and Nearby Towns
A Boston columneer riffs on the arrival of autumn noting foliage, first frosts and early snow patterns from last year, and contrasts with plans for winter coats at police stations. He visits dumps belonging to Elevate workers, observes holiday prep, fishing torches in Plymouth Harbor, and local demographic shifts. He cites Babson on divorce statistics and reports on population changes in Bridgewater and Dennis, coal concerns for Boston schools, and high fuel costs.
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Perley
Skillings
Dudley Street
Plymouth Harbor
Garnet
William T. Keough
Mr. Keough
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Records
The speaker notes warmest September 25 readings of 88 in 1881 and 86 in 1891, and a coldest 39 in 1890. He adds no rain in Boston on this date during the past 10 years except in 1911, citing official figures.
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Boston
Two Hundred a Month Braley Piece in Boston Sunday Post
A story by Berton Braley titled Two Hundred a Month is described as an interesting contribution to the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The note highlights Braley as the author and places the work within the magazine section of the publication.
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James I. Norton
Farmington
Berton Braley
Boston Sunday Post
Etiquette Question on Accepting Host Tobacco
Miss Alice Stuart explains that declining a host's tobacco when offered at a friend's home reflects poorly on the host’s hospitality. She advises guests to either accept the host’s tobacco or refrain from smoking altogether.
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Alice Stuart
Caterina Sforza Among Renaissance Beauties and Warriors
Caterina Sforza born 1463, illegitimate daughter of a Milanese duke, Married 1477 to Girolamo Riario, famed for beauty and sword, praised as sunlike when she appeared, renowned for bold wit and ruthless charm in Rome.
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Caterina Sforza
Milan
Girolamo Riario
Rome
Caterina Sforza a Soldier of Imola and Rome
Caterina Sforza led Imola amid wars between Italian states. After her husband Riario’s assassination, she held the citadel and exacted vengeance on rebels. She later faced Cesare Borgia, retreated to a convent, and died in 1509.
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Caterina
Riario
Tiber
Imola
Forli
Rome
Cesare Borgia
Little Walks About Boston by William Justin Mann
A brief excerpt discusses Jenner and smallpox in Europe, noting era mortality, disfigurement, and lasting productivity impacts across generations. The passage frames Jenner’s era against prior European outbreaks and their heavy human cost.
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Jenner
Europe
Careful Driver
Walt Mason lampoons cautious driving in a comic verse as a careful traveler narrates slow miles twelve by twelve while speed demons prosper. The speaker laments frequent injuries to relatives and self despite following every rule, warning that cautious living invites daily peril.
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Goldern
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Remarkable Vaccination Act Saves Union Troops at Folly Island
Dr Marey vaccinated 800 men from Norfolk crusts to halt smallpox spread among 20 convalescents and 15,020 troops. Of the isolated detachment, 80 fell ill and 49 died, but the main army faced no cases, preventing a potential disaster during the Charleston siege.
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United States
H. O. Marey
Norfolk
Martin
Roxbury
Marcy
Folly Island
Charleston
Amallpox
Pr. Marey
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