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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1918
Page
10
The life of John Q. A. Brackett is celebrated for long public service and a distinguished Massachusetts legal career. From Boston Common Council president in 1873 to Speaker of the Legislature, Lieutenant Governor, Governor, and member of the Constitutional Convention, he remained active to life's end.
A Fuel Administration survey ordered by Garfield explores building large power plants at Pennsylvania mines to generate electricity locally for New York and other eastern cities. The idea would cut coal transport to many small plants, slashing costs, while praising hydroelectric potential as the cheapest energy source.
The New York Attorney General ruled that women registering for local option elections must provide their exact ages not estimates. Inspectors of election are directed to refuse registration to anyone who fails to state a correct age, tightening compliance in the upcoming election week.
Editorial comments on women voters in New York after winning suffrage urge women to record their birth year. The writer doubts they will overlook this small matter and critiques the lag in official documentation.
The nation shifts to a fighting mood as American blood is shed in France. Citizens urged to fund the war with a $3 billion Liberty Loan in four weeks, New England’s share $250 million, and to send fighting dollars if unable to enlist.
In a Saturday address marking the war declaration anniversary, President Wilson argues for force as the path to justice and world order. He denounces Germany, calls for united national effort and readiness to use decisive power to defend freedom and right against dominion.
Mrs Maud Ballington Booth addressed the inmates of the State Prison chapel yesterday morning urging them to reform after release. Miss Myrtle Lindsey, daughter of Colonel Lindsey of the Volunteer Son League, sang as soloist.
By mayoral order, Somerville laborers are raised to three dollars a day. The city chief cited rising living costs and said the increase addresses hardships faced by labor crews across departments.
A satirical column narrates Napoleon Gomo’s failed attempt to shake a cold through reckless self treatment and multiple remedies. The piece chronicles visits from friends, a family doctor, and a wife finalizing his fate with a playful warning notice from Rosy Marie. St. Albans, VI. A good thing to remember remarks closed.
A Vermont ad seeks a poultryman who can milk, hinting hens may yield milk. Bangor Daily News offers fifteen wood choppers for two months at cord rates, with weekly pay and a strict “he-man” condition. Brockton shoe company seeks a Breaster and a Slugger, inviting bravado as a qualifier for the job.
A Boston era column recalls Fisher Ames on his 160th birthday, notes Ipswich and Harvard ties, and mentions other New England figures. It covers wartime shifts in fruit tree demand, railroad shifts due to government shipyards, public safety work by W S Fitzgerald, and campus naval infrastructure progress. It also reports early plowing milestones, a navy band uniform change, and a mounded bullet found in a park tree.
A fragmented weather note recalls Boston cold snaps and warm spells on April 8 across years such as 1887 with 20°F, 188? at 22°F, and warmer highs like Us degrees in 18%. The text also mentions rain or sleet on this date during past decades including 1910, 1912, 1914, and 1916.
In a small town Handy Club members plot a plan to reconcile Peggy and Robin Adair through a Sailors Benefit. Peggy performs in a Columbia gown as sailors sing patriotic tunes, ending with Home Sweet Home, while Jack helps deliver a letter and mend the quarrel. The event proves a triumph for the boys and town.
The article explains the century plant and its relative maguey used for pulque and sisal, noting how the plant’s flowering hurts sap production. It describes maguey cultivation, sap gathering, fermentation with mother of pulque, and how pulque markets rise with trains to cities. It mentions legends of pulque’s discovery and early popularity among Mexicans.
A collection of humorous maxims on listening, curiosity, truth, gratitude, and social behavior. It contrasts wise and foolish traits, notes that experience often scares timid people, and warns that praise without merit equals slander. It also jokes about the world’s honesty and the three kinds of fools.
To the Editor the writer asks the length of Long Island in Boston harbor and whether it was ever occupied by private residences. The reply states it is one and three quarter miles long and notes it was once regarded as a place of residence, but the text ends abruptly.
The letter inquires about a 19th century Capitol dome changes from 1851 to 1865 and asks whether Boston has ever been an island. It mentions Portuguese fishermen settling after 184 and cites Ingomar the Barbarian and a query about Austria’s ruler and the Maiser’s name.
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