Boston Post Subscription Rates Across Daily and Sunday Issues
The Boston Post lists prices for daily and Sunday editions including U S and Canada rates, foreign copy price, and postage. It notes advance payment required, changes in delivery, and directs payments to POST PUBLISHING CO with Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher.
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Canada
Sunday Post
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Post Publishing CO
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Maify Te Dy
Edwin A. Grozier
Poole Safe After Detention by Bolsheviks
United States Consul General Poole stayed with British and French officers in Moscow until ordered to leave. He escaped captivity and is believed safe in Finland or Stockholm. The Post lauds his courage in standing by consular colleagues amid danger and predicts he will be heard from again.
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Poole
Moscow
Russia
Pinland
Stockholm
Lansing
German Discontent and Mass Liberty Bond Appeal
The piece notes Chancellor von Hertling stating deep discontent in Germany as a warning to allied resolve. It urges individuals in Massachusetts to buy Liberty Bonds solo due to grip epidemic halting mass meetings for the Fourth Liberty Loan, recommending each citizen double personal effort to meet a $324,068,700 target.
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von Hertling
Reichstag
Massachusetts
Archbishop Ireland Dies A Great Loss To Catholic Nation
The Catholic Church in the United States mourns Archbishop John Ireland of St. Paul who died after a life marked by Civil War service and leadership. He balanced church duties with national issues, showing a patriotism and moral clarity that shaped American religious and civic life.
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United States
John Ireland
St. Paul
Ireland
Mexico and U S discuss oil tax and gold export policy
The U S ambassador Henry B. Fletcher heads to Washington with Mexican escort for talks on oil tax prohibitions and gold trade barriers. President Carranza’s government appears willing to adjust tensions with the United States as public opinion shifts pro Allies.
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Mexico
Henry B. Fletcher
Washington
Carranza
United States
Line With Other South American Republics Sets Solidarity Tone
The passage stresses aligning with South American republics to strengthen western hemisphere unity and impact regional solidity. It notes the practical effect of this cohesion on hemispheric stability and cooperation.
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Western Hemisphere
Portugal lends aid by recruiting workers for Allied effort
The Portuguese government approves recruiting in Portugal of skilled and unskilled labor to free American soldiers in France. Under Captain W W Dyer, thousands are being enlisted, boosting Allied manpower and honoring Portugal's wartime loyalty. The piece notes 125 000 Portuguese troops already sent and urges more flags for allied displays.
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Portugal
General Pershing
Thomas H. Birch
Lisbon
France
W. W. Dyer
Stop Spitting Ordinance Now Enforced by Boston Police
Superintendent Crowley orders strict enforcement of the spitting ban in public places as a deadly influenza epidemic prompts calls for future laws. The piece argues coughing or sneezing without a handkerchief should become a punishable misdemeanor to curb transmission.
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Boston
Crowley
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentztown Bard
A short verse suggesting resilience with lines about not staying down and rising after fate’s blows. It urges courage and effort, calling on readers to look up and try as brave men do. The text reflects early 19th century style and public domain tone.
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Bentztown Bard
Southern Press Syndicate
Napoleon
Pyramids
Egypt
France
Foch
Rienzi
Hans
Walt Mason
Boston Weather Extremes on September 26 Through History
Historical records show Boston’s warmest September 26 reached 95 degrees in 1831 and 1895, with a coldest 4 above in 1879. Rain on this date occurred in 1909 and 1911.
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Boston
The Wrong Side of the Bed Cartoons by Newton Newkirk
Newton Newkirk presents a satirical exchange about the so called wrong side of the bed. A reader named Thomas proposes a bed without a wrong side to cure universal unhappiness, while Newkirk quips a solution is simply to identify and use the right side each morning.
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Newt
Thomas
Vivid reminiscences and wartime notes from a Boston reader
A reader recalls the first American stage appearance of Richard Mansfield and reflects on wartime shifts among Quakers, beggars, soldiers, and Y M C A workers. The piece weaves anecdotes about a dinner invitation letter, English views of American troops, and a new Fourth Liberty Loan button.
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Richard Mansfield
Dr. Jekyll and
Mr. Hyde
Mansfield
Jekyll
Hyde
Boston
Francis X. Bushman
Household Hints and Kitchen Tips
A series of practical homemaking tips covering barley crust for pies, cider apple sauce with roast pork, saving waste paper for the ragman, celery leaf soup usage, barley flour in pudding, tomato and corn scallop, a level spoonful rule, keeping French dressing in a cool place.
Verdun Remembered for Its Desperate Stand in 1916
The article recalls Verdun as a symbol of French resolve, from its peaceful prewar days to its ruined grandeur after shelling. It traces Verdun’s historic role, from Roman times through Clovis and the 1648 Westphalia settlement, to its pivotal 1916 defense against German forces and its enduring memory in Allied memory.
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Clovis
Charlemagne
Germany
Alsace- Lorraine
Toul
Metz
Strassburg
Burgundy
France
Westphalia
Valmy
French Heel Sparks Card Party and a Purported Love Pact
May Foster, asked to look good for guests on furlough, loses a wooden French heel in a town mishap helped by Tom Barry. He and his companion escort May home and join the Foster family for supper and evening cards. The tale closes with May affirming she will wait for Jack Herlihy’s proposal, and a note on Pastorius and Germantown’s founding linking to Whittier’s Pennsylvania Pilgrim.
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May Foster
Julia
Tom Barry
Tom
May
Jack
Jack Herlihy
Post readers ask about pronunciations in wartime letters
The East Boston Post letters ask how to pronounce St. Quentin in the war zone and whether quinine’s first syllable rhymes with tin or pine. The editor notes both forms may be correct and prompts readers to continue submitting queries.
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St. Quentin
Boston
Tre
Sir
Kneeland Street Query Reflected in Boston Trade Lore
A reader list discusses pronouncing Kneeland, the Kneeland street yard of Josiah Knapp near Washington street, and asks which foods best keep the body warm in winter. Helen notes beans as a proper beef substitute with USDA guidance comparing two thirds of a pint of dry beans to one pound of beef.
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Boston
Kneeland and
Beach Streets
Washington Street
South End
Josiah Knapp
Kneeland Street
Helen
United States Department of Agriculture
Questions to Be Answered After the War
A reflection on postwar questions, shared guilt, and the need for Allied and German accountability. The piece argues Germany must answer for crimes in Belgium Poland and Russia and bear reparations. It uses a parable of a boy who reported the guilty party to illustrate accountability.
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Poland
Russia
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