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The Boston Post issue from September 26 1910 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions The daily rate is 3.00 per year 1.50 for six months 75 cents for three months and 25 cents for one month The Sunday Post costs 2.50 per year 1.25 for six months 65 cents for three months Canada copies are 9 cents per copy Postal service notes urge caution about payments and payments by checks drafts and money orders.
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Post Subscription Notice and Public Announcement
Subscriptions must be paid in advance or the Post will be discontinued at expiration. Readers unable to obtain the Post from dealers or newsboys should notify the office by mail at once. Editor and Publisher E A Grozier.
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Primaries Urge City Voters to Cast Ballots
The Boston primaries urge all Democrats to vote tomorrow, stressing the primary as crucial to selecting party candidates and representatives. The piece notes five minutes of polling time and warns against complaining if the right men are not chosen.
The New Football Opens Season Under New Rules
The season's start under revised football rules has drawn mixed reaction with few games played and some accidents noted. Veteran Walter Camp deems the pruning of rules left a potentially playable and rulable game, though only experience in larger contests will reveal the true outcomes.
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Wholesome Bathing Habit Highlights Boston Area Use
Public bath houses in Boston and nearby beaches attracted about 2.75 million users last season. State baths at Revere Beach Nantasket Nahant added to the total, with additional facilities in public gyms and L Street Dorchester Bay keeping the habit open year round.
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Roosevelt Faces Bitter Fight for Progressive Control at Saratoga
Theodore Roosevelt presses to gain the temporary chairmanship of the Progressive convention in New York against Vice-President Sherman and the Old Guard. The crucial issue is control of the resolutions committee to push direct nominations, aiming to shift boss power to the people.
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Insurgent Reform Speech Targets House Powers
Congressman Victor Murdock of Kansas outlines insurgent aims in Congress. He argues against Cannonism and urges restoring the House’s power to name committees to prevent future obstruction and protect representative government. He says the attack is on the system, not on Speaker Cannon personally.
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The Bicycle Decline and Automobile Hope
The piece argues bicycles faded after 13 years due to high prices and poor manufacturer conduct in 1897 exports of 7,005,323 dropping to 620,760 in the following year. It predicts the automobile will endure as a practical, affordable successor with fair pricing and lasting value.
Emancipation of the House Revitalizes the Senate
The article argues that gaining a controlling majority in Congress will empower Democrats and Republican insurgents. It notes that House emancipation has already begun and predicts a revitalized Senate as a result of this shift in power.
Pullman Tips Expose Porter Wages and Tipping Scheme
A New York court testimony reveals a Pullman porter earning $25 a month while gathering about $75 in tips. The piece argues the company pays starvation wages and hides profits in tipping, pushing costs onto travelers and boosting dividends. It urges blame on the company, not the porters, for high prices and onerous service charges.
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English Expert Testimony in Crippen Trial
An essay contrasts English trial practice with American methods. It lauds a government expert's impartial findings in Crippen's preliminary London case and criticizes competing American expert testimony for conflicting conclusions. The piece argues for eliminating opposing hired scientists to reduce juror confusion.
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Lass in Blue Breaks Hearts of Newton Newkirk
A poem recounts a lovelorn Swain named Newton Newkirk who seeks a loyal lass. A maiden arrives promising fidelity, but the tale ends with the blue lass leaving him for another, delivering only an adieu in a billet doux. The verse, credited to a DEMI JOHN from Boston, closes with a Sphinx motto.
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Tricks in Interest and the Cost of a Short Term Loan
A borrower takes a 31000 loan for three months at 5 percent. The bank credits 986.94 instead of 750? Wait, the interest difference shows 56 cents due to daily vs monthly computation. The banker explains the daily calculation advantages and the borrower notes timing affects the cost as days lengthen into summer.
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Turn Out the Lights in Everett Mass Home Notice
The notice urges children Esther May and Marjorie to avoid running up their father’s gas bill by staying indoors at night. Frank W. Ryan signs the message from Everett, Massachusetts.
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Boy falls from haymow survives 13 foot drop
From East Paris Norway Me Advertiser report a three year old boy fell thirteen feet from a haymow to a bare barn floor. He showed no lasting injuries and played next day. The piece adds a local note about rats and skunks feeding on chickens with the Hermit aiding the skunks to prevent chicken deaths.
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Tenis 7 Arw uSsiness for sane hustling
Fragmentary line appears to reference a business or hustle theme with misspelled words and unclear context. No concrete entities or events are identifiable to summarize reliably.
Moon Afloat In Aether Shadow Afterglow
A fragmented verse fragment describes the moving Moon rising across the sky with a sultry sea below. Soft imagery contrasts with a ship's shadow and a red, charmed water that remains burning and still, evoking April frost and a surreal seascape.
Enid Post Card Sends Largest Card Ever Mailed
The Enid post office handled what is believed to be the largest post card mailed to a Texas law firm. Measuring 26 by 38 inches and weighing about four pounds, it required $1.20 in stamps after Isaiah Ar mond of Enid sent several letters with no reply.
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Hale House Memorial to Edward Everett Hale
Harry Blake Taplin defends Hale House as a living memorial to Edward Everett Hale in the Boston Post letter. He says Hale House, founded in 1895 in the South End, reflects Hale’s spirit and dedication to uplifting humanity, financed by friends and public support as his personal legacy. Boston, Sept. 24.
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Pointed Landing Flight Ends in Collision at Wireless Station
A new aviator attempts a sky elevator landing but crashes on a wireless station. The odd phrase about points and creation underscores the mishap as he is lifted and then lands hard, prompting brief coverage of the event.
Isley-Is training for coming bout with Bruiser Smith
Knowles says Isley is at the gym daily taking lessons in springing as he prepares for a spring bout with Bruiser Smith.
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Mariners Report Strange Sights in Deep Sea Creatures
The next issue describes unusual phenomena observed by mariners among deep sea life. Crew reports odd silhouettes and unidentified movements beneath the waves, stirring speculation about new marine wonders and possible hazards.
Schedule of the Dore Engravings for Post readers
Schedule lists published Dore engravings for Boston Post readers collecting the series. Applicants for back numbers contact Circulation Manager at the Post, Boston, with orders filled at regular retail price while supply lasts. Plate 1 The Ancient is noted for Sept 9.
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Can't Read, Cat Resides in House
A canvasser asks a householder to read a three volume work but discovers the head cannot read and reveals there is no child in the home, only a cat. The canvasser suggests the cat may be targets for frustration.
Speaking Voice Sparks Suffragette Musings
A man muses aloud that when a woman gains a strong speaking voice from "sawing her husband" she tends to become a suffragette and speak to the public, while an innocent bystander asks what he means.
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Plates Estate
A sequence listing shipboard scenes and dates from September plates. It catalogs events from The Wedding Guest arrival to the albatross encounter and the mariner’s grim voyage. The captions progress through storms death and curses ending with the seven day warning and seabound visions.
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His Great Scheme Grounds Chimney Vacuum Gag
Seymour watches a fire and notes the chimney drawing well. Ashley explains the improvement by a vacuum cleaner attached at the other end.
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Much the Same Little Willie Monkeying With Trusts and Monopolies
Comic dialogue frames a father and son debating trust versus monopoly. The boy asks if there is a difference and the father quips that a girl who trusts a man may seek monopoly on him, delivering a playful social observation.
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Not Guilty The Hair Ton ic Claim Unsold by Barber
The dialogue hints at a courtroom moment where a barber pitches a tonic while a suspect questions its guilt. The victim counters that the tonic did not cause the issue, suggesting a dispute over responsibility.
Juvenile Logic Brings Laughter Over Brass Band Joke
The Caller interacts with Little Margie in a witty exchange about Mrs. Braggs belonging to a brass band. Margie teases that her mother blows her own horn, revealing a playful misunderstanding.
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