Boston Post 1918 Edition Notice and Masthead
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England published in Boston Massachusetts issues in 1918 lists offices at 259 Washington Street and contact lines for Main, Telephones, and Editorial and Business staff. Edwin A. Grozier is noted as Editor and Publisher with address 1383 Main. Subscriptions must be prepaid and will lapse without notice.
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Portland renames six streets honoring Allied figures
The Portland Oregon suburb ordered six renamed streets after a German owner laid out the addition. Frederick becomes Haig, Karl to Pershing, Rhine to Foch, Frankfort to Albert, Rhone to Joffre, Bis marck to Emmanuel. The note prompts Boston to remove Teutonic names still lingering.
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Oregon
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Pershing
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Frankfort
Albert
Belgium
Rhone
Joffre
Bismarck
Emmanuel
Italy
Boston
Potsdam
New York Packing House Overcharged Eggs, Board Finds
The New York branch of a major Chicago packing house is cited by the Federal Food Board for buying and selling eggs above the fixed price. The recommended penalties include a 30 day suspension from egg business and payment of about $6000 to the Red Cross. The note says large offenders face no exemption despite their size.
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New York
Chicago
Federal Food Board
Hoover
Red Cross
Poindexter Amendment Harsh on Disloyal Utterances
The amended bill imposes up to 20 years imprisonment and a $10,000 fine for uttering disloyal or seditious language about the U S government Constitution the President or the flag in public or in hearing of others. It targets insults slurs profane or abusive remarks deemed harmful to the United States and its armed forces.
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Poindexter
United States
Law Punishes Disloyal Speech Without Harming Patriots
The proposal targets disloyal or unpatriotic speech while leaving loyal, patriotic voices free. It argues such a law would not curb free expression of the loyal but would deter the scornful and contumelious speakers seen as harmful to public discourse.
The Austrian Lure in the Peace Debate
The piece analyzes Czernin of Austria Hungary and his speech on war aims. It argues he tries to discredit France by alleging Clemenceau asked for peace but demanded Alsace Lorraine. It labels Czernin as deceitful and predicts allied publics will see through the tactic. It asserts sympathy for Wilson but rejects any shift from the war effort.
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Germany
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Belgium
Russia
Liberty motors shipped abroad and used in planes
Washington reports nearly 200 Liberty engines sent overseas and over 65 placed into battle planes in the last week of March. More than 2000 cylinders are now produced daily at Henry Ford’s factories. The airplane program lags behind others, but no war effort is perfectly efficient.
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Washington
Senate
Liberty Motors
Henry Ford
Britannia Tank Tour Brings War Iron to Boston
The English tank Britannia tours Boston and nearby areas, drawing interest for its engineered work and American ingenuity. The caterpillar tractor, long used in farming, now showcases its destructive potential while carrying state and city officials to the climb of Bunker Hill, a historic echo of Howe’s 1775 assault.
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Boston
West
Bunker Hill
General Howe
Davies Narrowly Trails Lenroot In Wisconsin Victory
The piece argues against claims that President Wilson was rebuked after Lenroot’s win. It notes Wisconsin’s Republican leanings in 1916 and asserts Davies’ strong showing, nearly matching Lenroot and signaling presidential strength rather than weakness. It condemns partisan spin following the election.
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Lenroot
Davies
Wilson
Hughes
Congress
Senate
United States
Most Enlistments In Naval Reserve Sets Record
The naval reserve led all branches in recruiting yesterday with 111 total enlistments. Navy 17, marine corps 1, United States Army 21, medical inductions 3, United States merchant marine 2. The British Canadian headquarters enlisted 15 and expect a record tomorrow due to the Tank Britannia drive.
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Naval Reserve Service
Navy
Marine Corps
United States Army
United States Merchant Marine
Revered humorist Joe Cone remembered in Saybrook
Newton Newkirk recounts his friendship with Joe Cone, famed for cheerful verse in Puck, Judge, Life, and his Boston column Jocosities. He describes Cone's life, a long journey, and the funeral at 2 p.m. last Tuesday, with a Home Guard procession and tributes from family and friends.
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Old Saybrook
Joe
Saybrook
Observant Citizen notes and coastal economy trends
A light column notes cows milk timing after daylight saving, a Boston writer on prohibition, and a quip about the Yale family. It covers salt shortages hitting New England fisheries, lobster season near Nova Scotia, and potential price shifts. Also mentions shipyard feats by J. Bean of Camden and a comment on St. Croix joining U S daylight horizon facts.
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Nova Scotia
Boston
Great Britain
United States
Danish West Indies
St. Croix
Culebra
Porto Rico
Balabac
Philippines
Suffrage Talk From Industrial View At Jamaica Plain Meeting
Miss Helen Todd presents an industrial perspective on suffrage at the Jamaica Plain Suffrage Association annual meeting. The event is today at 2 50 at 46 St John Street. Todd, long associated with Hull House Chicago, previously spent eight years inspecting factories.
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Jamaica Plain Suffrage Association
St. John Street
Jamaica Plain
Todd
Hull House
Chicago
Iline
Urge New England to Speed Up War Work
Major M. Boehm and Lt Harry G. Milsom of the Canadian army address mass meetings in Greater Boston urging speed up of war work. Over 20 000 persons to hear in the next two days. Campaign run by Boston Chamber of Commerce at request of the United States Shipping Board.
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New England
M. 8. Boehm
Harry G. Milsom
Boston
Bacon
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States Shipping Board
Turnips and Weeds: A Gardeners Field Guide
Our Daily Bread notes March and April spur amateur gardeners to plan weed and insect battles around Boston. It traces vegetables from weeds to crops and highlights turnips and rutabaga as storied foods, once wild. A Field of Eggplant accompanies tomorrow.
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Boston
Market Garden
Change of Heart Leads to Grandmother's Recovery and Bequest
John Smith and Kathleen clash over hosting John's ailing mother, then grandma is hurt in a Lakeview train wreck. Kathleen softens, cares for the injured matriarch, and in October she dies, leaving Kathleene Smith a $1000 bequest for her kindness during the illness.
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John Smith
John
Frank
Baby Margaret
Grace
Marie
Kath
Lakeview
Kathleene
Grandma Smith
Grandma
Angel of
Tvo
Kathleene Smith
Spring Occupations Uncle Walt’s Garden Lament
A humorous verse by Walt Mason from 1918 depicts spring chores and family life. It contrasts a gardener’s zeal and a tidy house with chaotic soap suds, hens, and a father resting in the cellar while children play nearby.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adama
Dream and duty amid sorrow in a prayer
A reflective verse speaks of taking tolls, stubborn soil, wandering weeds, and bitter seas. It suggests that even in trouble and worry, God’s dream remains a prayer guiding resilience.
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God
Two Minute Talks On The War
A wartime message argues the priority is victory and outlines the workingman’s postwar prospects. If the war is won, workers retain and improve living standards, homes, and family futures through greater recognition of labor. If the war is lost, workers face starvation slavery like Belgium and Russia, with brutal personal risks.
Quips from Josh Billings on Life and Liberty
A collection of humorous questions and answers attributed to Josh Billings. Topics include carnivorous death, digestion of a good joke, women's capabilities in medicine, fashion versus muskets, speaking to ladies in the street, temperance, human passions, professions for a son, life longevity, happiness after a square deed, and whiskey as a tonic.
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Josh Billings
Post letters query Castle Garden and Niagara Falls history
Readers ask about Castle Garden now New York Aquarium and Niagara Falls heights and noise. Questions cover Goat Island dimensions on both sides and whirlpool descriptions, plus Plattsburgh troop camps and royal genealogy from Hanover to Windsor.
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Old Castle Garden
America
New York Aquarium
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