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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
18
The Boston Post issue details daily and Sunday subscription prices for domestic and foreign readers, Canadian rates, and combined Daily Sunday terms. It lists office contact, payment instructions, and editorial staff, noting Associated Press rights and republication rules.
Edward Shattuck, secretary to President Jones of the New England Telephone & Telegraph Co, condemns high corn prices in Boston eateries. He argues 60 ears costing 75 cents yield 9 dollars per box at 15 cents a ear, an 800 percent gross profit, a figure critics say is excessive for corn eaten by the public.
Rome notes telegrams from several railway groups proposing to increase weekly hours to raise national output. Proponents claim higher pay is incidental, stressing patriotic duty and the role of transportation in wartime recovery. Observers speculate on similar support from U S railroad workers.
Henry B. Endicott urges standardizing prices for good shoes to curb profiteering. He argues a $30 shoe is foolish and says manufacturers should issue official price statements to help shoppers judge value. Luxury footwear will fetch vanity prices while fair, reasonable pricing benefits both buyers and the industry.
A neighbor argues the president should issue a proclamation ordering railroad shopmen back to work and use returning soldiers to fill vacancies. the piece notes similar tensions when Elevated employees struck in Massachusetts under Governor Coolidge and the War Labor Board.
The text reflects on whether political considerations influenced railroad appointments, noting a perceived difference in treatment between past and present. It asks why the same logic did not apply earlier, implying ongoing concerns about favoritism and governance.
Federal officers seize 84 000 dozen eggs in Chattanooga and 83 000 dozen plus hundreds of thousands of tins of canned goods and 27000 pounds of sugar in Jacksonville under libel actions alleging unlawful storage to keep prices high. The Chicago Butter and Egg Board offered to work with the government to regulate storage and sales to curb costs.
A column describes nightly street begging by youths in army and navy uniforms. They charm pedestrians into giving money with convincing stories, testing the public’s sympathy. Patrols struggle to curb the practice, urging citizens to report every case to aid the Northeastern Department of the Army and the First Naval District.
General John J. Pershing plans to sail home on September 4 while Marshal Ferdinand Foch is expected to sail in time to attend the American Legion convention in Minneapolis in November. The nation awaits their arrival to honor these military captains for their services in World War I.
The passage argues for forming belief and law based on principle rather than blackmail or force. It endorses the Senate's method as a more sane adaptation of law to prohibition and urges insistence on this approach.
The Senate signals a cautious approach to the House bill enforcing prohibition. It preserves limits on arrest power for private wine making at home and Farm-juice fermentation. Reforms aim to balance law enforcement with constitutional safeguards and practical administration.
Trustees will reopen the debate on restoring smoking cars on the Boston Elevated. A public hearing is set for next Tuesday at the State House to gauge public opinion and inform official consideration.
Colonel John F. Herbert resigns as chairman of the Massachusetts American Legion branch, stating a laudable aim for Lt Governor candidacy. He preserves the Legion’s honor by stepping down, signaling fidelity to public service over political advancement.
Miss Ellen Terry returns to the stage in Romeo and Juliet at age over seventy, with London calling it a dramatic season highlight. Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel III renounces royal properties for wounded soldiers and orphans. Hulda Lashanka, soprano, debuts at Boston Symphony after an unintended start as a pianist. Senator Wadgworth analyzes biographical data for the draft, noting 24 million records. Dennis McCarthy rises from ensign to lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve, praised for ship cleanliness and discipline. EK Grace McCullough to China as dietitian at Pekin Hospital after Peter Bent Brigham training. delegate to Panama Exposition.
A playful critique of fashion trends discusses square necks versus round necks and the fickle waistline. The piece mocks the vague concept of a waistline and its seasonal mischief, noting how trends rise and fall with every season.
A Maene fisherman reports an 18 trout 6 salmon and 4 large smelt caught from a dock within view of his home. He describes a lazy, bootlegged style of fishing on the front piazza waiting for fish to surface and be grabbed without gear.
Letter writer details a sea-going lawn mower prototype once shown by Newt and its rusting salt water failures. He proposes sending the mower to Wollaston for eel grass control, then shifts to touting marine cactus as the remedy with seed cultivation and a sales pitch for 60 pounds at $1 per pound.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston's warmest August day at 96 F in 1918 and 90 F in 1911. Official figures show a coldest 62 F in 1894 and notes of no rain on this date in the past decade except 1912 and 1918.
Household hints advise dissolving alum in hot water to kill ants cockroaches and apply to cracks closets and beds for insect control. Soak lamp wicks in strong vinegar to prevent smoking and dry before use for a clear bright burn. Place a clean oyster shell inside a teakettle to prevent crust sealing. Hallowell Me.
Rumors of German airship use in war spurred renewed interest in aviation. A French cavalry unit briefly captured a Zeppelin and learned its design details, prompting diplomatic tension before the crew was court-martialed.
A collection of reader notes and anecdotes from Boston and surroundings describe daily life. From mirages seen near Revere to pigs repelling rattlesnakes, and from highway speeding patrols in Waltham to reflections on Japanese landscapes, the items mix humor and local observations with questions about orange tree growth and wheat usage.
Boston writer Charles Franklin Jones urges Americans to guard national and local interests in governance. He uses Aesop's fable of a stag hidden in a farm to stress that only the people's eye can detect evils and demand change from judges lawyers and politicians.
An old timer recalls a 16 hour relay postal run from Ayer to Portland Maine built after the first crew failed to appear. Each leg involved a conductor engineer fireman and three brakemen and the usual run takes about 10 hours.
A reader asks for the opposite of centrifugal motion and the meaning of names Virginia and William. The writer notes centrifugal implies moving away from the centre and cites Virginia as deriving from Latin meaning virginity and William as meaning helmet of resolution.
The question explores given name meanings Ruth meaning beauty or female friend Ethel meaning noble and Richard meaning stern ruler. It presents a curiosity about name etymology and origin in a brief inquiry.
A man who joined the army without first papers remains a noncitizen after discharge. He must obtain approval by a court to be naturalized, as military service alone does not confer citizenship.
Ts is correct. A stream flows into another river or brook, not empties into it. The diction reflects natural water movement where tributaries join a larger stream.
The user asks whether rapid flashing images seen by the eye can be accompanied by audible sound. The text centers on perceptual limits of vision and inquires about synchronizing or producing sound with ultra-fast image flashes. No concrete event, people, or organizations are present.
The text notes tones lasting 1 to 64 of a second can be recognized by a trained ear. It cites an authority suggesting tones lasting 1 to 100 of a second may have musical identity to listeners.
The letter asks whether United States mail vehicles have right of way on city streets. It notes that normally they do, but in emergencies mail vehicles yield to fire trucks ambulances police patrols and street railway emergencies.
A discussion classifies animals: the whale a mammal, the seal a mammal, the porpoise a mammal, and the sturgeon a fish, clarifying distinctions between mammals and fish.
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