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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1919
Page
16
The 26th Division will be discharged next week increasing the city’s manpower. The Bureau for Returning Soldiers and Sailors on Boston Common calls for jobs for the men as they arrive. It urges that military training has built sturdiness and efficiency for peaceful occupations.
The piece notes Senator Smoot signifying support for the League of Nations after amendments and claims the Senate will ratify the treaty. It adds that more Round Robin senators may join, saving face, while highlighting a new federal luxury tax prominent on Thursday, deducting small amounts on cosmetics, hats, and soft drinks with clear disclosure of tax receipts.
A neighborhood recalls John the Greek fruit boy who served in a Tennessee and Arkansas native American regiment. He lost about $2000 in wartime business but survived to return home healthier and more determined. The piece urges readers to buy Victory Bonds to support wartime costs.
The document praises District Attorney Pelletier as a fierce foe of fathers who desert their families. It argues his aggressive prosecutions would reduce divorces, charity burdens, and street crime, and condemns men who abandon obligations. Also references the Monroe Doctrine and Mexico's stance on it.
Debates on how to punish the former German ruler focus on deterrence and personal torment. Some argue execution is unjust or ineffective, suggesting exile to St Helena as a harsher fate to deter future war lords. The piece links punishment to broader civilizational precedent from 1815.
The managing editor Clifton B. Carberry notes in an illuminating paper on French politics that Premier Clemenceau will leave office once peace treaties are signed and the war is over. Clemenceau confirms plans to retire to private life and write a book for his own satisfaction.
A remark notes the charm of the American public’s interest in the old “Tiger’s” volume and its royal connections. The speaker says many Americans of ordinary means would gladly honor the old book, even if few may read its pages.
The Mexican government responds that it has not recognized and will not recognize the Monroe Doctrine or any doctrine that attacks Mexico's sovereignty and independence. The note argues sovereignty cannot be attacked by a doctrine claiming to defend it, noting Mexico's stance remains firm amid international diplomacy.
Washington reports General Squire of the army signal service has shown that growing trees can catch electric impulses. Drive a metal spike into a tree, attach a telephone, and listen to a speaker afar, even across the Atlantic. The invention promises backyard international conversation and prompts rival praise.
Agriculturist Hiram Quinby from near Altoona loses $800 after trusting his wife’s advice to hide cash in her stocking. A burglar accessed the money at night via the roof entry, leaving Quinby to lament the folly. The tale ends with a moral on heeding spousal counsel with caution.
A reader asks what reduction gears are in steamships. The editor explains turbine engines require high shaft speeds while propellers need slower speeds, so reduction gears pair the two rates. This mechanism mirrors how watch gears slow fast moving parts to move the hands.
A 1919 American Year Book table lists Methodist communicants at 7,782,018 and Baptists at 7,003,579, identifying them as the two largest Protestant groups following Roman Catholics.
The text notes chaotic politics after Panama's July elections following President Valdez's death and succession by Ciro L. Arriola. The United States asserted police powers to maintain peace, Arriola protested, but no serious consequences occurred.
The passage from Don Quixote Part 2 Chapter 68 praises sleep as a universal blessing that cloaks the mind and nourishes body. It extols sleep as essential for hunger, thirst, heat, and cold, a universal coin enabling worldly pleasures.
A motorist explains the split: Commonwealth Avenue ends at the foot of the hill by Lake Street where it reaches Newton city boundary, after which the road continuing toward Norumbega Park is named Newton Boulevard.
An old tale from Gloucester where a meek man loses his wife who runs away leaving him remorseful. The verse laments his distress and bemoans the end of their domestic life in a rustic local voice.
The piece urges resisting temptation and choosing immediate compliance with moral conduct. It presents a succinct moral guideline to do right without delay when faced with moral tests.
Dear Newton tale of Wimble who dropped silver dollars into church plates for years and faced a suggested 16 cent wartax on the last 100 weeks. The writer asks if church gifts incur war tax and Willie Wimble’s letter ends with a caution about attaching strings to bequests and a posed jest about a 10 percent tax.
The Provincetown Advocate highlights a Boston Post advert promising a feast of novels on its first page. Readings include The Wreck of the Grosvenor Treasure Island The Two Admirals Sir Nigel Dombey and Son and select George Eliot works. The piece notes Dickens and Doyle appeal readers while castor oil is praised for its virtues.
The article traces English drinking culture from James I through the Restoration, noting heavy daily consumption by court and commoners. It describes abundant beer and wine varieties, limited spirits, daylight debauchery, and schedules with early dinners, long wine at table, and citizens returning home at dusk.
Weather outlook suggests evening leisure on the piazza with light conditions favorable. The piece recalls Boston’s cold snaps, a 220 foot Bunker Hill monument, and historic plans for taller towers. It also reports on divorce filings rising in Essex County and profiles Assistant Postmaster-General John C. Koons, noting his career and wartime telephone strike interactions.
Palmer Cox born April 28 1840 in Canada became the visual creator of the Brownies and other characters. He drew thrilling adventures for children, studied art after early trades and built a studio in New York. His work appeared in children's magazines and books before Brownies even toured the stage.
The Boston Post editorial titled The Flourishing Boston Newspapers commends local papers for their financial sense and fair play. It highlights Good Will Toward Men and praises editors for tolerance and fearless advocacy on public matters.
The Boston Post calls the paper wonderful and cites an editorial from last Monday praising fellow papers in the same line of work. It remarks on vitality and quality, noting the editorial shows kindness toward peers in the field.
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