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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1919
Page
20
The item states this is the Boston Bost daily issue published by Post Publishing Co on April 30 1919 from 259 Washington Street Boston Mass. It identifies publication details and office location for the newspaper.
Obituary notes Imre Kiralfy a pioneer of large scale stage effects and outdoor spectacles. He helped launch sensational shows like The Fall of Babylon and Nero and the Burning of Rome delighting Bostonians decades ago. His innovations shaped summer amusement, rivaling later seaside midways.
A national call to unite behind Liberty bonds and Victory notes as veterans are discharged. The piece urges citizens to lend to Uncle Sam, arguing New England should support the war effort with strong security, while contrasting home and battlefront roles. It references Chaloner winning a sane trial for a federal suit and critiques the New York Sun’s stance on the League of Nations.
Strasbourg shows historic prestige with its cathedral university wine beer and pate de foie gras. The city’s architecture and culture are praised while its long tradition of crafts and learning earns worldwide fame.
The Massachusetts Senate will consider a measure for state funded maternity relief under the Health Department for families earning at or below 15 dollars weekly. Proponents cite rising maternity deaths from 100 in 1901 to 170 in 1917 and argue benefits reduce wastage of life.
Postmaster General Burleson urges return of cable systems to their old owners when Congress enacts proper telegraph and telephone legislation. The move signals inevitable end of government control and safeguards for original owners under the wartime sequence.
The speaker argues Congress must oversee action on wire systems after broad criticism. He says future improvements depend on what the former owners can achieve, implying scrutiny and accountability will follow.
A thoughtful group considers a preventive league to curb labor wars. Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson argues that mutual understanding could ban strikes and lock-outs. He warns no absolute individual rights can infringe on neighbors or others’ equal rights. American workers are urged to support this view.
The article profiles multiple public figures including Frank W. Mondell a Republican House floor leader born in St. Louis during Lincoln’s election era and described as a trapper cowboy and prospector. It also notes Isaac Marcosson a lecturer who toured 32 states and faced threats, Rear Admiral Spencer S Wood a naval commander and witness, Mayor Frederick T Woodman of Los Angeles, Marshal Ferdinand Foch known for devout religion, Lt Colonel William Endicott and his bride Miss Alys Mack, and Brigadier General Charles H Cole a popular Boston Democrat and Wilson supporter.
The passage argues that under outlined conditions I W W propaganda is futile and Bolshevism impossible. It asserts that keeping workers at work with encouragement leads to personal and family benefit and that harmony between capitalists and workers ensures economic peace.
General Pershing commends the Salvation Army for its wartime service with the American Expeditionary Forces. He praises the organization a nd its workers for selfless, frontline support and hopes the forthcoming 13 million dollar drive succeeds.
A lyrical fragment speaks of keeping charms to one lover and promising presence across distance. The speaker vows to seek a beloved peach on a beach beyond Malden and Wollaston, insisting on steadfastness and a simple token over sport.
A reflective piece argues that adversity and failure act as teachers. It suggests fate uses setbacks to curb egos and spark growth, noting that a brick can serve better than a stepping stone toward success and that bumps lead to perspective and progress.
The remark suggests limits on how obligations should flow from friendships. It argues that friendship alone does not justify compulsory duties or expectations.
In Brewster Indiana Andrew Brown finds a spoiled cask of wine and spills it in the hen yard. Over a hundred chickens gorge themselves and become drunk, causing ruffled feathers and noisy mischief among pullets roosters and peacemaker hens. By morning most birds sleep off the effects with aching heads and a vow to never drink again.
Poem from 1919 by Southern Press Syndicate celebrates May fair weather and sweetheart memories. Juxtaposes rosy mornings and sunflowers with a calm valley memory and lingering love.
Robert CC Minor, born April 30 1830 in New York, pursued art despite his merchant father’s wishes. He studied in Antwerp and Paris, under Corot, enduring poverty before gaining late recognition for sunset and twilight paintings praised by collectors.
The fifteenth century to late era fair tradition declined as three day limits were set. By 1697 protests against indecent plays and drunkenness grew, turning fairs into spectacles of entertainment and alcohol. Crowds witnessed freaks and minstrels while law enforcement struggled with nightly drunkenness and urban disorder.
A column recalls Washington's first inauguration 130 years past and Fontenoy remembrance. It notes civic plans by Rev. Francis E. Webster in Pepperell, maritime buoy work near Mary Ann Rock, and aging locals like 90-year-old Albert H. W. Carpenter and 89-year-old Deacon George Holbrook. Also highlight Myles O Connell 90 planting a victory garden and high Holstein price at Bedford Centre.
Mildred Champagne counsels a correspondent to avoid interfering in the romance of a soldier abroad. She suggests that unless revealing the family complaint will aid the lovers happiness, silence is best and let the couple resolve their own issues and salvage their relationship.
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