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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1918
Page
8
The piece urges the Chamber of Commerce, port directors, and officials to improve Boston Harbor. It cites a Shipping Board report deeming the port unsatisfactory despite big investments and calls water facilities vital for Boston's global commerce and long term prosperity.
Regulation in Berlin and other German cities imposes meatless weeks with one week in four meatless, banning meat substitutes. Bread rations drop to four fifths of prior allowance. Potatoes fall from twenty pounds weekly to seven, then under half a pound daily per person. The Kaiser’s subjects brace for stricter diets until the war ends.
Lord Reading, English diplomat, will miss Earl Reading due to broad views and clear understanding. He won friendship, reconciled European and American perspectives, and studied war resources for Lloyd George. His aim was a united front against Germany and he earned welcome in Washington.
The text notes the achievement of aims allied governments wish to see realized and expresses the expectation that the country will seek his prompt return.
Observers note General Foch has reasserted his offensive strategy with a major British push east of Amiens and a fresh German setback near the Marne. The allied victory signals possible German retreats and a shift in the war's momentum, while sparing no mercy for the Teutons.
The Siberian expedition unites American, British, Japanese, French, Chinese and Italian forces under a Japanese lieutenant general. Though small compared to Picardy, it symbolizes global alliance for salvation, not destruction, focusing on stabilizing the region and supporting local efforts rather than large offensive operations.
The War Department warns Brockton shoe workers that attempts to form separate unions threaten essential shoe production for troops. If they stay idle, contracts may move elsewhere and Brockton workers lose their jobs. The government will not allow private disputes to hinder wartime output.
Congressman Tague voiced claims that soldiers of the 101st in Plattsburg army hospitals lack adequate nourishment and medical care. The piece urges verification, notes ample food and attendance should prevent failures, and says Secretary Baker should uncover facts and take prompt action if needed.
G. A. Sagendorph of the ordnance department announces that Lt. C. P. Fiske will be at Room WW in the State House Boston on Tuesday morning August 13 to interview mechanical draftsmen for immediate appointments in the Engineering Bureau. Applicants should bring samples.
A poem by A. G. Kelley laments the seven-cent fare on the Boston L and its effects. The verses describe three-minute rides turning into longer walks with skip-stop rules and stairs, costing four cents daily and twenty-four weekly, prompting thoughts of a bicycle or car to cope.
A child narrates alongside her parents views on Arabella, a white pig, and her antics around the yard. The piece humorously contrasts parental opinions on the animal’s intelligence as the girl addresses Mister Nookurk and signs off as Flossie.
A column covers cultural remarks about Mendelssohn and French dates, shipyard site debates, and local wartime activities. It mentions Uncle Sam book donations, a Children’s Museum exhibit on the Star Spangled Banner, rising auto traffic, a legal speed case, a Celtic cross at Joseph Choate’s grave, and long-serving railroad foreman Allen Newhall reflecting on 1868 practices.
A reader from Newburyport Massachusetts praises the term bachelor girl over spinster or maiden lady. He argues such women need not be sad figures, noting many stay single by choice and often contribute as caretakers in families.
Theodoric the Great, a noble hostage turned ruler, forged dominance in Italy after defeating Odoacer. He repressed graft and lowered taxes for the poor, transformed agriculture, and maintained peace for 23 years before Belisarius reconquered Italy. His death led to Ostrogoth decline and a mass northward exodus in 553.
A humorous exchange mocks a lover who cannot tell time from a sun dial at night. The dialogue playfully contrasts day and night tools, noting a sun dial requires sunlight and can’t guide a late-night return, ending with a quip about staying until sunrise.
Barbara Stone and her mother host a wounded young soldier, Jack Carter, after a fall during a patriotic parade. A bond grows as Barbara reads to him and tends his sprained foot. One month later Jack departs, and Barbara accepts a proposal symbolized by a solitaire on her ring finger.
A puzzled eighteen year old asks which of three earnings 2500 a year suitors has best qualities and if it is proper to date all. The advice warns against haste, suggests growing wiser, and recommends getting better acquainted to judge character. The key is to observe persistence and developing familiarity to pick the right partner.
In 1918 verse by Walt Mason, a rheumatic man in town cheers the Allied victory as crowds celebrate the defeat of the Hun. He groans no more, praising the war news that makes his joints feel better and spurs him to dance in courthouse square.
A reader exchange in the Post questions Red Cross origins noting Henri Dunant and the Solferino battle. It includes pronunciation queries on Lenin Trotzky aviator ace criteria and Foch rhymes. The page also touches food value of candy and compares ranks of Governor and Senator with historical views.
A reader asks what the term Waaes stands for in reference to Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps uniforms. Another asks which family first founded Boston, debating Winthrop and earlier settlers. Other letters query Battery Wharf’s name, Fort Hill and the North Battery guarding early Boston, and what the W in Weeks stands for plus whether he attended college.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston records for August 10 with official highs of 95 in 1890s and 94 in 1892 and a coldest reading of 56 above in 1899. He notes rain on this date in 1912 1916 and 1917 within the past decade.
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