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Centennial Monograph: Boston Post Cane

mhs-2019.173.pdf

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Title

Centennial Monograph: Boston Post Cane

Description

A brief history of the Boston Post Cane in Maynard

Creator

Birger Koski

Date

1966

Identifier

2019.173

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Excerpt:
An interesting sidelight into memorabilia of half a century ago was the travels of the BOSTON POST CANE. Apparently this newspaper thought it would increase its circulation by presenting a cane to the Selectmen of all the towns in Massachusetts, who in turn would present it to the oldest inhabitant to use until death, or removal elsewhere, then it would pass on to the next oldest.

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