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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1918
Page
4
Mayor Peterson urged rapid handling of the $27,028,019 city budget at a private meeting with City Council and Auditor Mitchell. Councillors decided to push department-by-department scrutiny starting Monday, aiming to finish by May 1 but prepared to continue beyond that date. The delay stemmed from the $3 tax increase bill signed by Governor McCall.
The Cambridge Park Commission awarded the new bath house project to S. F. Hooper Company of Boston for 171000 and the old bath house remodel to William Condon Company of Cambridge for 3000. Bids will be considered separately, not as a joint total, and work may begin soon with a planned July 4 opening. Mayor Quinn and officials will inspect plans today as contracts are finalized to end a long standing public nuisance. The beach improvement fund was initially 0,000 and later boosted by a 400 gift from a Cambridge citizen.
William A. Hume, a longtime special writer for the Boston Herald, died yesterday at his Weymouth home following a three month illness. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 3 30 p m at 850 Commercial street Weymouth.
Washington April 12 The Senate approved the conference report on a 26 million dollar agricultural appropriation bill and kept the 2.50 per bushel minimum guarantee for wheat in the measure. The House must vote. Representative Lever of South Carolina warned the Senate amendment would be vigorously opposed in the House after a talk with President Wilson.
The Senate sent a metropolitan affairs bill to a third reading creating a Metropolitan Transportation Commission to replace the Boston Transit Commission, which ends June 30. The new body would have broader powers to initiate and supervise improvements across the Metropolitan district, not just Boston, with authority to plan and push construction work through proper channels.
April 12 report says a German submarine of the largest seagoing type appeared at Monrovia Liberia on April 10 and shelled wireless and cable stations causing extensive damage. The sub chased a steamer and left without returning. Liberia, a Negro republic with about 1 to 2 million people, declared war on Germany Aug 4, 1917.
Wartime poster style text urges readers to buy Liberty bonds to fund the war effort. It frames bonds as a means to combat Germany’s threat and protect national security. The message emphasizes civic duty and financial support through government debt instruments.
An health advice note explains Americans overeat rich foods causing kidney strain and uric acid buildup. It promotes Jad Salts or Rad Salts as a daily morning kidney flush to relieve bladder issues, back pain, cloudy urine, and related symptoms, claiming safety and easy use.
Notice offers to make genuine Neal Treatment affordable for drink and drug users. It promises rail fare deductions to Chicago for those presenting the notice within 60 days and claims home remedies are available with no cost unless cured. It directs readers to contact or wire for nearest authorized Neal Institute locations and outlines seven to fourteen day treatment timelines.
The narrative describes Colonel House guiding Texas politics, opposing the traditional attorney-general succession to governorship, and backing Jos eph D. Sayers through a storied 1902 campaign. It highlights House’s emphasis on organization, the rise of Culberson, and the model campaign that reshaped Texas political norms.
Mrs Johanna Keenan mother of Dr Herbert Keenan of West Broadway will have a funeral tomorrow at 1 PM from her West First Street home. She leaves a husband Thomas and three sons plus an unmarried daughter all of Greater Boston. Rev James A O Rourke will officiate at Ss Peter and Paul Church West Broadway with interment in Calvary Cemetery.
An old advertisement touts Dr. F. M. Edwards Olive Tablets as a remedy for a pale face dull eyes and blemishes. Claiming 17 years of experience the ad says the vegetable formula cleanses the liver and bowels to produce a rosy complexion and overall health. Available in 10c and 25c boxes at all druggists.
A survey of readable travel and culture books highlights Samuel Murray’s Seven Legs Across the Seas and Major J. S. O’Reilly’s Roving and Fighting, noting Murray’s middle class view and O’Reilly’s globe trot. Also reviewed Why God loves the Irish by Humphrey J. Desmond, praising its broad appeal and the defense of Irish wit and optimism. Los Angeles as a cultural crossroads is described, with Film Folk by Rob Wagner offering an insider look at Hollywood life and production.
A review roundup praises Vance Thompson's Drink and Be Sober revised edition and Nation Miniatures by an anonymous observer for vivid portraits of public life. It lauds The Autobiography of a Pennsylvanian by Samuel W. Pennypacker for outspoken politics. Weems' Life and Death of General George Washington edition is noted for woodcuts, while The House of Conrad by Elias Tobenkin is praised as a vital, though not perfect, narrative. Lighter studies Gertie Schwartz and The Threshold are summarized for social unrest themes and character focus.
A wartime appeal urges readers to invest in Liberty bonds to hasten the return of soldiers home. The ad also touts Adamson Cough Balsam as a remedy for colds.
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