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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1918
Page
10
The article notes Champ Clark could have become a senator but prefers remaining speaker of the House or a regular member. It highlights Republican leaders’ unpartisan pledge not to seize House control if Clark accepted the Senate offer, praising genuine opposition regard for Clark.
A New York market group reports a sharp drop in sauerkraut demand and urges the Federal Food Board to intervene. They claim racial prejudice is at play and suggest renaming sauerkraut Liberty cabbage to boost sales for Germanic delicacies like Limburger and Bologna sausage, while noting broader naming challenges.
An employer at a Cleveland aircraft maker is accused of drilling holes in wings of planes bound for the government. If confirmed, the act signals a murderous espionage plot akin to sinking hospital ships and bombings of schools. The damaged airplanes were to be used in aviation service instruction camps.
A wartime editorial urges Boston and Massachusetts to DOUBLE UP on Third Liberty bonds in the final six days of the drive. It contrasts lagging local efforts with national progress, praising bonds for guaranteed value, interest, and safety while rallying residents to back soldiers abroad.
The text laments a high casualty record from daring youths under instruction, deeming the act not warfare but a detestable example of German espionage. It argues the incident is a harmful reflection on German practice rather than a legitimate military action.
The piece discusses Baron Rhondda, Britain’s food controller, resigning after weeks of illness tied to over devotion to his own ration theory. It cites his boast of surviving on far smaller rations, turning once portly into extremely thin, and cautions against similar zeal by food administrators. It contrasts with Hoover era regimens, noting broad approval of public nourishment and stability in food supplies.
German papers dispute the Zeebrugge and Ostend raids. Some deny major impact while others praise the raid. Vice-Admiral Schroeder loses command, signaling German dissatisfaction with the raid's outcomes despite claimed success by some outlets.
Alexander III born April 29 1818 forged a middle path between factions yet left both discontented. He rarely left Russia, ascended in 1555, and abolished serfdom creating new communal peasant proprietors. He enacted reforms but angered reformers and conservatives alike. Nihilist plots culminated in his fatal bombing while driving.
The letter section discusses whether large ships can move from the lakes to the Atlantic via the New Erie Canal and the Lake Ontario to Hudson River route. It notes Alaska’s copper value surpasses gold, and asks about a Boston to Mount Washington auto trip. It also covers pronunciation of gladiolus with guidance from Vizetelly's Desk-Book.
A collage of humorous dialect and society items. Pete Labordie in Vermont seeks heat and status with a flashy house after Florida illness, while Napoleon Gomo of St. Albans Vermont reflects on wealth and misfortune. Readers share civic quotes, Civil War veteran Luther Stephenson’s 88th birthday, charity knitting by Eleanor McIntyre, Canada’s service flag, and a milk campaign.
A saying frames a caution about pursuing trouble with earnest persistence. The quote stresses that those who relentlessly seek out trouble are likely to encounter it, illustrating a cause and effect between action and consequence. It reflects a moral perspective on risk and vigilance.
A reader asks if sleeping before midnight counts as beauty sleep under a new time system. A columnist replies with humor about hair, suggests photographing the reader, and jokes about sleep schedules and weather records for Boston on a historic date.
An investment prompt urges readers to buy another bond, highlighting continued value and reliability.
A historical overview traces petroleum shipping from Pennsylvania oil regions to markets. It covers early river and barge transport on the Allegheny, rough collisions and leaks, shifts to open barges then decked barges, railroad expansion, primitive tank car designs, and the rise of pipelines ending bulk shipping by rail and water, with refiners loading vast tank-car trains efficiently today.
Mrs Hilton bakes an apple pie sweetened with molasses and fat substitutes, claiming it tastes like grandma's. Frank recalls spinning wheels and old-world ovens as he praises the dish while worrying about wartime sugar shortages and Hooverizing pastry habits. The dialogue hints at innovation, fear of spoilage, and a wary husband who notices the changes in their wartime kitchen.
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