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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1918
Page
6
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates include daily U S and Canada at 3.50 per year, six months 1.75, eight months 0.80, monthly 0.30. Foreign rates and Canada per copy details are provided, with postage notices and payment instructions.
The Post reminds readers subscriptions must be prepaid and will be cut off on expiration without notice. Readers without regular delivery should notify by mail. Edwin A. Grozier is editor and publisher.
The secretary urged prompt enactment of a bill to extend draft ages to 18 through 45 and announced approval of a $30 million gun refining plant in France rivaling Krupp at Essen, prompting questions about his pacifist image.
The article argues President Wilson did not win the Battle of the Marne yet shares responsibility if the Allies had failed. It credits General Foch with strong leadership and notes Wilson's push for unified Allied command adopted at Versailles, portraying Wilson as possessing a keen military mind through the war's outcome.
Foreign experts who observed American troops under fire praise their weight, stamina, and mobility. The Westminster Gazette notes that German offensives stalled after American relief appeared. An Italian writer in Rome lauds Americans as young robust and alert with prodigious speed and endurance.
A newspaper editorial lauds military dedication and citizen bravery, comparing officers to prodigies and praising countless men who will defend the Stars and Stripes against any foe.
The author argues wartime hardship yields lasting benefits through frugality, increased production, and self reliance. Historic examples show nations recover faster by saving, while Americans adapt with war gardens and reduced waste, turning away from idleness and excess to strengthen the public and economy.
Lloyd George cites a drop in submarine sinkings and a surge in ship production. The London Times reports 2,113,591 tons built in the first half of the year, far surpassing 1915 16 totals and nearing 1917 output. American shipyards are credited with the vast progress.
Mayor Andrew J. Peters writes to Secretary Baker advocating locating main hospitals for New Zealand invalid soldiers in Boston. He highlights West Roxbury hospital accommodations, ease of visits, adequate medical attendance, park system, public library, historical sites, climate, and Boston’s commitment to recovering heroes. The War Department should consider the proposal.
A 1918 verse piece urges readers to button up greed grouch and pride at dawn to leave only gladness and joy The poem counsels against contention and care and calls for a positive outlook despite daily woes
In a column of anecdotes and reflections, the observant writer muses on 1918 weather trends showing a net temperature balance after a cold spell, recalls nineteenth century events such as the U S Spain peace protocol and Hawaii, notes Plum Island crops, highlights Maine clergy in shipyards, and recounts the Avars as a precursor to Attila's Huns with Charlemagne's destruction.
The letter from Keene New Hampshire recounts Demosthenes returning a seven-cent street car ticket to the Boston Elevated after misplacing it in a Boston subway. The writer praises the honesty and notes readers may send similar tickets for proper return.
A compact moral maxim urging swift yield to virtue without argument, advising immediate action toward right conduct when tempted.
The Boston observer quotes the oldest resident stating that the warmest August 12 on record was 94 degrees in 1907 and 90 in 1891, with a coldest 56 degrees in 1899. He notes rainfall on this date occurred in 1916 and mentions other recent years.
A wartime moral poem by Walt Mason extols thrift and saving over wasteful spending. The piece argues war teaches discipline, salt away funds, and find value in frugality, noting thrift as a wartime moral and practical teacher.
A summer morning in Banfield follows Helen Crawford gathering blueberries and meeting a statue of a young officer. After a runaway basket and a courteous apology they plan to meet at the village lawn fete and he asks for her address to write from Over There.
Birthday bio notes George IV born August 12 1762 as son of George III. He sought power amid debt and scandal living at Carlton House and Brighton. His secret marriage to Mrs Fitzherbert and brutal treatment of Charlotte increased unpopularity. 10 year reign ended with little political impact.
Post letters discuss a veteran claim that a soldier could hear a bullet before it arrived. G A R argues he distinctly heard a bullet in 1864 while wounded. The letter notes that older rifles were slower, but cites modern German rifles traveling 2960 feet per second vs sound at 1030 feet per second, implying the bullet would outpace its sound until momentum is lost.
The letter asks if William Jennings Bryan is alive and what he is doing. It then requests an authentic record of how many women in the United States regularly did war work, noting a registration figure of 3,378,998 women.
Jones urges readers to stop spreading false war stories that aid Germany and harm workers. He warns that repeating juicy rumors sustains enemy propaganda and calls for turning to positive reports, boosting good news and avoiding harmful rumors.
A children’s rhyme outlines nouns adjectives pronouns verbs adverbs conjunctions prepositions interjections and the nine parts of speech. The dialogue contrasts England’s governance noting the king’s limited power and the prime minister holds real authority.
The practice exists in historic usage and some dictionaries but is not common today.
The Kaiser is described as drinking large amounts of champagne. The crown prince advocated sending rum to German soldiers last Christmas noting that soldiers need it more than trinkets.
The reader shares a soap formula by Mrs. H. J. Roug eau of Marlboro for a white laundry soap. It instructs melting fat scraps to two and a half quarts, straining, cooling, adding borax half a 12 cent package, half a bottle of ammonia, dissolving one can of lye in one quart water, then mixing, using an agate dish, and moulding into cakes.
Lexington police pursue two cases one to identify the driver of a fatal hit and run that killed Miss Annie M. Kearney of 4 Elm Avenue, and another to locate the owner of an abandoned running car without plates found on Concord Avenue near the Hardy place in the town’s outskirts.
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