Post Publishing Co. subscription rates April 3 1918
Public notice details subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, rates by region including Canada and foreign, postage charges, and payment instructions. It lists terms, payment in advance, and contact details for Post Publishing Co. editor Edwin A. Grozier.
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Edwin A. Grozier
What of It Explain Siamese Air Jibe About 500 Aviators
The speaker rebuts a criticism about Secretary Baker and Siam sending 500 aviators, arguing the issue is airplanes not men and noting no Siamese aircraft is on record. He asserts the demand is for machines, not personnel, and the jab does not apply to the context.
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Baker
Siam
France
Early daylight saving plan faces higher consumer charges
The Edison Electric Lighting Company president argues households will use less electricity under daylight saving and should pay more for the power they do use. The speaker questions if the public should be charged more for the same energy under the new plan, and doubts Massachusetts Gas and Electric Light Commission will approve.
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Edison Electric Lighting Company
Massachusetts Gas and Electric Light Commission
Boston School Superintendent Election Chooses Thompson
The Boston School Board weighs three candidates to fill the vacancy after Dr. Dyer's resignation. The Post endorses Frank V. Thompson, a current assistant superintendent, as the strongest choice based on study, experience, and innovative ideas. Thompson is noted as a leader in educational circles and the former headmaster of the Bos Bs High School of Commerce.
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School Board
City of
Boston
Dyer
Frank V. Thompson
Thompson
Tie
Essful
Bos Bs High School of Commerce
State Farm School Experiment Leader Urged for Election
The speaker praises the man as an admirable superintendent in charge of the organized farm school experiment of the State and advocates that he should be elected to the position on every count.
Two Promises From Hindenburg and Foch
A January pledge by General von Hindenburg that he would be in Paris by April 1 proves unlikely as German advances lag near Paris. In contrast General Foch declares Amiens will not fall and offers to guarantee it, bolstering Allied resolve.
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von Hindenburg
Paris
Hindenburg
Germany
France
Kaiser
Foch
Amiens
Great Britain
America
Massachusetts Senate Ratifies Federal Prohibition Amendment
The Massachusetts Senate approved the federal prohibition amendment after debate on a referendum bill. The Post and others favored longer deliberation, but the Legislature acted, likely influencing other states. Drys gain confidence as a nationwide move toward a constitutionally drinkless era appears probable within years.
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Senate
Post
Massachusetts
A Lasting Peace: Wilson Responds to Bishop Henderson
President Wilson replies to Bishop Henderson on peace terms with the central powers. He demands a complete, convincing program of justice before lasting peace can rest. The Methodist Episcopal Church National War Council will read the letter from pulpits nationwide, with 20 million Americans expected to back the President in the war effort.
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Wilson
Theodore
Henderson
Flenderson
National War Council
Methodist Episcopal Church
Won a Good Fight against a Park Destruction Plan
The New York Times earned wide praise for opposing the tearing up of Central Park for Liberty loan advertising trenches. The editorial notes such battles protect park beauty and public usefulness, warning that once damaged, breathing space invites future encroachments, including on Boston Common.
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New York Times
Central Park
Liberty Loan
the Times
Boston Common
Weather extremes and varied precipitation on April 8
The record notes Boston coldest on April 8 with aere temperatures of 23 in 1891 and 24 in 1911. It cites a high of 77 degrees for the date in 1882 and lists rain or snow at Toston on this date across several years 1909 142 1918 and VWA7.
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Boston
Toston
Business Girl Brown-So Reba Breaks Engagement
A fragmented snippet reports a breakup involving Reba, with a question about returning a ring. The speaker, Jones, notes she offered to compensate what was paid, while suggesting diamonds have "cone up" in the context of the dispute.
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Brown
Reba
Jones
Cipher-code Pome Stirs Mystery at Haverhill Office
A reader submits a long cipher poem from Haverhill Massachusetts titled TIOMAS aimed at a hidden message. The writer notes difficulty applying the key and jokes about the office goat while inviting others to solve the puzzle, referencing a curious mind called All Sortier.
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Newt
N. G
George
Mean husband pins trap on wife for loose change
A satirical account recounts Indiana husband George secretly stamping a mouse trap on wife Mary to force more “pin money.” The tale mocks stinginess and imagines Mary retaliating by draining his wallet and tying his trousers, urging a fairer weekly allowance.
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George
Mary
The Observant Citizen Reflects On Birthdays And War Heroes
The Observant Citizen column muses on birthday anniversaries of writers clergymen and educators, notes notable dates in American history, praises civic acts like flag preservation, comments on seasonal flora and local art, and shares reader letters about wartime slang and a long-delayed parcel finally delivered from France. It includes anecdotes from Franklin Dodge and Eloise Kilmain and mentions a poem becoming a book.
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Washington Irving
Henry Martyn Field
Dward Everett Hale
George H. Derby
John Phoenix
Harriet Prescott Spofford
New England
John Burroughs
Roosevelt
Marrion Wilcox
Spain
Nicholas Brown
Brown University
France
Paris
Amerique
Post
Puck
Life
Eloise Kilmain
Parker Hill Avenue
Roxbury
Sugar Party on Vermont Sugar Farm
In a Vermont sugar orchard during early April, Roger Merrill falls for Hazel while helping Ruth’s friend. A busy sugaring week ends with a snow-ice sugar party. a mishap at the kettle burns Roger, Ruth reacts with quiet hurt as Hazel flees.
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Vermont
Mason
Roger Merrill
Ruth
Roger
Mr. Merrill
Hazel
Nazel
Toger
Careful, careful a woman has just as much right
A fragmentary line argues for equal rights for women, equating caution with courage and emphasizing their entitlement to respect and opportunity in a social context. The wording hints at a broader debate on gender roles within a historical setting.
Hard Luck Luke Beesley Dinner With Parson
Luke Beesley hosted the parson last Sunday at his home in Bridgeville. A chicken bone lodged in his throat and was dislodged by his wife’s back pounding. Beesley notes the parson comments on his own eating habits at their meals.
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Frank Cole
Woodland Avenue
Montello
Luke Beesley
Luke
Bridgeville
Miss
Clarion
Washington Irving: A Man of Letters and City Lover
Washington Irving emerged as America’s first man of letters. Born in New York, he shaped the city’s image with Knickerbocker and Gotham nicknames and wrote Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. He traveled Europe, penned a Columbus biography and Alhambra, lived in a Tarrytown home, then wrote Life of Washington before a Spain ambassadorship. he died in Tarrytown in 1859.
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Ferman
America
Benjamin Franklin
Irving
New York
Albany
Big River
Rip van Winkle
Sleepy Tallow
Bool
Europe
Columbus
Alhambra
Tarrytown
Trudson
Washington
Spain
Raspberry history and new England crop value described
The article traces the raspberry’s long history from ancient Greece to modern cultivation in New England. It notes over 60 million quarts sold annually, with earnings surpassing 5 million dollars, and highlights wild raspberries, European red varieties, and the profitable but less flavorful purplish-black and purplish red cultivars.
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New England
Silent Courage In Sugar House Forgiveness Shifts Hearts
A wounded man recalls his idol’s fall and seeks forgiveness as Ruth tends his wounds in the sugar house. Joy briefly returns to Ruth when she hears his plea, but she offers compassion and a path to healing. The scene ends with matrons urging haste to care for his hands.
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Ruth
Ramrods by Josh Billings insight on fame and virtue
A humorous piece by Josh Billings argues the higher one rises the more watched they are and compares pride to a barnyard bird. It notes honesty, secrecy, virtue, and the folly of seeking pleasers, ending with a reflection on human nature and luck.
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Sumbody
Alwas
Uncle Walt on wartime diet and resolve to endure
The spoof verse by Walt Mason urges acceptance of rationing during wartime. It mocks complaints about meatless and wheatless days, promises cheerfulness despite hardship, and humorously imagines drastic scarcity from leather to shoes, reflecting period wartime spirit.
A Quotation on Opinion and Virtue from a Historical Voice
The excerpt discusses how opinions vary with flattery and reward. It asserts everyone has a right to their view if aligned with ours while noting confession is only part of repentance. It suggests virtue can be offputting and prosperity influences honesty, and defines love as a heart's child with mixed parental influence.
Post Letter Box Questions on Curve of a Baseball
Letters discuss whether a baseball curves in flight and what causes it, touching on air cushion theory and pitcher twist. A note asks about conscientious objectors in England and voting rights during wartime. Garden guidance follows with lime and soil needs based on dryness and fertilizer.
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