Boston Post 1917 subscription rates and notices
The issue lists subscription prices for U S and Canada abroad and domestic, with daily Sunday and foreign rates. It notes mailing extras, advance payment requirement, and contact details for the Boston Post Publishing Co and editor publisher Edwin A Grozier.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Financial Fokors
Newa
Newsboy
Edwin A. Grozier
The New Flag That Does Not Come In Vain
Theodosia Garrison writes on awakening to duty in these days of confusion. She envisions a coming generation abroad and at home who will see the flag rise as a glory in the skies with its stars and bars proving its meaning once again and not coming in vain.
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Theodosia Garrison
Boston Public Library
Mass Ice Dealers Ad Calls For Fair Handling Of Complaints
The Massachusetts Ice Dealers Association promises full weight and courteous service. It proposes to “look up any just complaint where one of its members is involved.” The watchdog clause should omit the word just to avoid presuming injustice before investigation.
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Massachusetts Ice Dealers’ Association
Perils of War and Peace in London Bomb Casualties
A Home Secretary report in Parliament notes 366 killed and 1092 injured by German bombs in London since the war began. It contrasts this with 2412 street deaths and 7863 injuries in peacetime accidents, highlighting the imbalance between war’s toll and ordinary life risks.
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London
Home Secretary
House of Commons
London Carelessness Noted by Observers
A fragment notes strong judgments about Londoners' habits and daily routines, suggesting casualness and negligence in ordinary conduct. The remark conveys public sentiment on urban life and behavior without detailing events or individuals.
Profits and Taxes Show War Tax Not Slowing Big Firms
The Senate excess profits tax faced early protests as potentially confiscatory but U S Steel reports three months ended June 30 show net profits of 144.5 million before tax, 90.6 million after tax. That is about 12.50 per share, well above prewar norms, suggesting managers keep operations brisk while war profits remain. Hundreds of companies report similar gains, with the tax falling on those profiting abnormally from wartime conditions.
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Senate Finance Committee
United States Steel Corporation
The Fat Man and The Sphinx Says Reflections
A fragmented humorous note references Newton Newkirk and a line about perspiration, a linen collar, and a wet rag. It includes a quote about reformers starting with themselves attributed to The Sphinx.
Global Heat Wave Reports From Small Towns
A collection of humorous dispatches from towns like Skowhegan Me Tombstone Ariz Winchester Va Joplin Mo Cody Wyo Springvale Ia and Topeka Kan describe record heat. Notes mention heat waves boiling bread cooling on stoves exploding thermometers burned chickens and roasted corn as residents cope with extreme temperatures.
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Cody
Wye
Springvale
Jim Spencer
Jim
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Topeka
Kan
Napoleon Gomo Tends To Business In St Albans Tale
A humorous Vermont reminiscence by Dr. E. J. Melville recounts Napoleon Gomo and family at a St. Albans fruit store. Neighbors rely on him for odd jobs while he keeps moral mischief in check, with colorful scenes of horses, an electric car, and a pistol mishap.
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Tony Banchi
St. Albans
Plac
Evry
Tony
Bianchi
Sam Tam
Doc
Boucher
Doe
Mr. Gallagher
Charcoal Creek
Doc Boucher
Mike
Gallagher
Napoleon Gomo
Observant Citizen column notes on Boston life and events
A collage of compact notes from Boston including market prices for string beans, old State House renovations, the North End Exemption Board, the 50 000 gold capital of the State Bank at 107 Salem street, and library updates. Also mentions navy ritual for The Star Spangled Banner, stargazing and Venus, and Miss Kellermann filming plans at Bar Harbor Maine with a company of 100.
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Charles L. Burrill
Henry C. Attwill
Augustus L. Thorndike
McCall
New State Bank
Salem Street
Massachusetts
Miss Kellermann
Bar Harbor
Wheatless Week Returns to Dining Traditions
The piece critiques the wheatless week as a color coded effort favoring unbolted grains. It contrasts white bread with corn pone, hasty pudding, rye loaf, bran bread and Graham’s flour and notes renewed public recollection of these colorful breads.
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Sylvester Graham
Norway's food crisis linked to US aid and wartime exports
Citing Fridtjof Nansen, the article notes Norway cannot fully feed its people and relies on imports. It states Norway would promise not to ship any food or equivalents to Germany if in such need, asserting the United States must prevent aiding its enemy by exporting meal tickets or supplies.
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Fridtjof Nansen
America
Norway
Dr. Nansen
United States
Germany
Senator Williams Faces Boston Invitation With Humility
The Mississippi senator John Sharp Williams declines plans to speak at a Boston Belgian reception, saying he is tired of talking and does not feel he could meet the occasion. Supporters hail his wisdom and modesty, praising his contributions in Washington.
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John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Washington
Curley
Boston
Boston Records Highlight Historic Temperature Extremes
The item recalls official figures for August 6 with highs of 93 in 1876 92 in 1882 and 1900 and 1906 and a coldest of 6 in 1883. The note uses archival memory to mark notable weather data for the date.
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Boston
Punta Arenas Chile A Bustling Cosmopolitan Port
The southernmost city in the world, Punta Arenas, sits on the Strait of Magellan. With about 12 000 residents and annual trade around 2 500 000 dollars, it thrives as a busy crossroads of global shipping aided by a cable to Buenos Aires and a wireless station While the Panama Canal threatens future traffic the port remains noisy and cosmopolitan with diverse nationalities and constant activity near ships lodgings and bustling business blocks.
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Punta Arenas
Puntas Arenas
South Pole
Christchurch
New Zealand
Cape Town
Hammerfest
North Pole
Strait of Magellen
Magallanes
Panama Canal
Buenos Ayres
Household hints from old stockings and kitchen tips
Practical tips include stitching worn stockings into sink and stove rags, using old stockings to polish stoves, cutting turkish towels into six parts for crochet edge rags, making durable washcloths from new material, adding orange marmalade to mince pies for flavor, and fitting oil cloth to kitchen shelves with flour paste. Mrs E Blake, 5 Benton Avenue, Waterville, Me.
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E. Blake
Benton Avenue
Waterville
The Heart of a Child
A 10 year old girl Barbara faces her mother’s illness and poverty with resolve. To fund a vacation she vows to pick and sell berries, despite hardship, hoping God will help as she embarks on a long bicycle journey to the pasture and begin her quest.
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Barbara
Ma Brown
Evelyn
New York
Easy Work for the Rich to Dish Out Advice
In this 1917 piece by George Matthew Adams, Uncle Walt argues that wealthy critics mock laborers by claiming all wealth is useless while easily earned wealth enables them to lecture those in hardship. The author notes his own pain from rheumatism and gout, challenging the comforted earnestly advising the poor.
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George Matthew Adams
Outdoors Alone on Summer Nights
A brief note reflects a solitary speaker enjoying summer nights outdoors and contemplating flights to Vermont. The lines convey mood and longing without explicit events or dates.
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Barbara's Berry Venture and a Painter's Kindness
A girl named Barbara spends summer selling blueberries door to door to fund a vacation. She loses her berries but meets a sympathetic artist who offers to paint her, and she earns $24.92 from sittings. Her faith and effort are rewarded with a joyful trip home.
Night of Horror and a Girl’s Flight
A narrator recalls a grim New York tale from years ago about a teen girl who ran away with a man and died after crashing through a ravine barrier. The incident mirrors feared perils faced by young women and resonates as a chilling moral warning.
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Ruth Cruger
New York
Westchester Hills
Mother
Casey
Questions to the Editor on mottos POW mail ranks and firearms
Unsigned letters ask about the German motto Ich dien and England's God and my right. They query whether POW mail can reach an American held in Germany under international postal rules. The letter also explains military ranks, pronunciation of fiance, and early firearm history with notes on coughing techniques.
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Sir
Prince of Wales
Ngland
Germany
United States
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