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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1917
Page
8
A line from Edgar A Guest urges that true peace and prosperity come when citizens honor the flag with sacrifice. The verse cautions against posturing comfort while men refuse to die for their country, framing duty as inseparable from national wealth and freedom.
In the Senate on Monday Senator Reed declares he will show that the bill’s powers have been used and abused. The exchange follows Mr Hoover’s statements on stabilizing wheat prices as Reed sharply criticizes the food director’s procedure.
The article notes readers have observed frequent German bombing raids on Sundays over England and questions why. It suggests mixed reasons, including more civilians outdoors and fewer children in schools, and dismisses the tactic as not easily explained by military grounds, calling it Teutonic frightfulness.
Motorman and conductor on the Shore Line Electric Railway testify to extreme hours with long shifts and fatigue before the Monday disaster. Both admitted they were not ordered to work such long spells, highlighting a dangerous pattern of overwork cited in the collision narrative.
The speaker notes workers often toil overtime voluntarily to earn more money and urges law to regulate such hours. If Connecticut law does not prohibit long railroad shifts, it should. The point is that employees in dangerous or highly responsible roles need protection against self harm.
The Pope Benedict peace appeal is praised for neutral motives and potential to shape war aims. It hints at status quo ante, reparations for Belgium and Serbia, and arms reduction with a postwar peace-enforcement league. It urges clear German and Allied positions toward Belgium and Serbia and a peaceful end on just terms.
The Provincetown fishing disaster prompts calls for a public relief fund for widows and orphans. Although contributions have risen, the Post urges an official body to start a fund and invites maritime groups and chambers of commerce to boost support. The aim is to ease bereaved families' hardship and show community sympathy.
China enters the alliance against Germany, completing a circle of democratic powers in the eastern hemisphere. The move with Japan strengthens the united front to defeat autocracy, with Argentina’s expected alignment in the Americas. The war’s three year arc shows democracy consolidating, promising progress for humanity. Locally the China Japan partnership may ease long standing racial tensions in the region.
Recalled official Boston climate data for August 4 shows 92 degrees in 1872 and 91 in 1882 and 1911 as record heat. Coldest readings for the date are mentioned but fragmentary. Rain occurrences on August 4 are listed for the past 15 years with years 1906, 1810, 1911 and 1912.
Pluto asks why second hand shops stock students misfit clothing and opines financial strain from rising incidentals drives students to sell extra suits. The columnist explains students carefully select fit yet excess is tied to tuition incidentals and war price rises. A humorous take ends with a public notice unrelated.
A column notes efforts to reduce waste at weddings by using confetti, praises A C Ratshesky for a Boston vacation home for poor children, and cites Joe Knowles style stunts. It covers summer school certificates, new ice cream soda trends, Christmas baskets, and city decorations for Grand Army encampment week.
A letter from Colonel Corn proposes a boneless herring device using floozelum to dissolve bones, suggesting a 50 50 venture and requesting $716 for a test quart. The writer, N N, responds by proposing a self-experiment with floozelum on the head and asks for results. The file also notes the engagement announcement of Miss Mary P Clexton to Lt Joseph W McConnell of the Ninth Regiment for August 2.
The writer suggests keeping salt in a pan inside a gas oven to stay dry in summer. Do not place salt in a hot oven. wait until it has partly cooled after baking, then close the door and leave it there when the oven is not in use. 8. E. A.
In a New Hampshire mother’s visit to her daughter’s refined home, a quiet craving for cooking leads to a kitchen encounter with Mrs Blynn. The aristocrat and mother bake a berry pie and Sunshine Cake, sparking joy and a plan to teach their daughters to cook.
The Women’s Municipal League reports the healthgrams appear in public places to educate the public on avoiding disease. A committee on sanitation and safety of public buildings and conveyances chaired by Mrs. Godfrey L. Cabot issued the report detailing the project and its aims.
Poet Walt Mason argues that crowds praise the strong winner while ten cent men mutter doubt. He urges rivals to grin and bear it, avoiding cheap digs that alienate fair fans, and notes true sportsmanship outlasts fame. Copyright 1917 by George Matthew Adams.
A compact portrait of Mont Saint Michel, its isolated rock rising 160 feet above the bay, connected by a causeway. The village snakes along steep slopes with a single street to the abbey, a gilded St Michael statue atop the church, and a history from 709 AD through sieges and fires. Now owned by the state, restored by the Commission of Historical Monuments, its census population stood at 238.
Napoleon Bonaparte is portrayed as a provincial noble who forged a military career from age ten, escaped execution during the Revolution, and rose to power by strong victories. His campaigns including Marengo, Austerlitz, and the 1812 Russian invasion cemented his rule, followed by defeats at Leipzig and Waterloo and final exile.
A daily etiquette brief urges travelers to seek consent before opening doors or windows in a railway coach. It also warns that criticizing a child in their presence is rude and harmful, advocating courteous treatment and polite behavior.
A mother recalls Kitty in New York who worked as a secretary and faced danger, then Kitty, newly married and on her wedding trip, reveals a blue-lined letter from Ossining New York bearing a number and a cross. The story centers on trust, urban peril, and a simple girl’s vulnerability.
A letter column presents questions and answers on U.S. farm land area, the Strand Way in Boston Public Park, Hawthorne's House of the Seven Gables, the meaning of doing things vicariously, atom duration, and the three Graces. The exchange cites figures for U.S. land and offers brief explanations of terms and mythological roles.
A tremulous young woman named Kitty receives a prisoner’s letter from Lamps, the man she loves, pleading to meet him after his release. She contemplates leaving her job and family to join him, while a friend counsels perseverance and faith. The tale ends with Kitty hopeful as Lamps prepares to reform and reunite.
A collision between the Mayflower of the Nantasket line and the submarine L-10 Saturday afternoon prompts a suggestion to bar pleasure boats from harbor during fog. The presence of warships on duty and patrol boats’ poor visibility underline the advisory.
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