Boston Post Publishing details and subscription rates
The Boston Bost Independent Democratic Paper of New England issues daily from 259 Washington St Boston Mass August 20 1917 No 17 Vol 371. Subscriptions listed for daily Sunday and foreign copies with various rates and a note about Canada postage and advance payment. Edwin A Grozier is editor and publisher.
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Independent Democratic Paper of
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Canada
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Sporting Editor
Newsboy
Edwin A. Grozier
Fish Prices and Hauls Prompt Call for Explanation
A neighbor notes large Massachusetts fisher profits from heavy hauls and high prices. While fishermen deserve good pay for risk and hard work, the reader questions why retail prices stay high despite huge receipts. A call for price readjustment and more fish consumption is urged, with a hint that Mr Hoover might address the anomaly.
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Massachusetts
Hoover
Suffragists Picket Congress Inquiry Sparks Debate
A Nebraska woman told a Senate committee that picketing the president is pointless since Congress acts on constitutional amendments. She argued Congress is unimportant though the movement shows large numbers. The remark suggests women consider the legislative body as a target for their pressure.
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Congress
Nebraska
Senate
Why Should They Have A Seat At The Peace Table
An American reporter in Stockholm argues European neutrals will demand inclusion in future peace talks. He questions why they deserve seats after bearing little heat or burden, noting neutrality was often chosen under necessity and fear rather than principle.
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Stockholm
Germany
Quote on postwar terms and safety in world affairs
A critical remark on demanding a voice in shaping postwar terms, arguing that those opposing autocracy and ruthlessness are not entitled to dictate safety arrangements for the world. The speaker emphasizes responsibility over entitlement in securing future peace.
Veterans' Week Opens With Patriotism in Boston
The city welcomes Grand Army of the Republic veterans with flags and public honors. The piece urges generous hospitality for thousands of seasoned soldiers visiting Boston amid the waning years of the encampments and recalls a prior era of national service.
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Union
Boston
Grand Army of the Republic
Sofitly
Grand Army
German-born Missouri professor rebukes pro-German group
Max Meyer a University of Missouri professor of experimental psychology born in Danzig Germany criticizes the People’s Council for Democracy and Peace calling them voluntary agents for the German government. He notes he has lived in the United States 18 years and urges Americans to value their citizenship.
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Max Meyer
University of Missouri
Danzig
Germany
University of Berlin
United States
People’s Council For Democracy and Peace
Tee
Susie” Huston
Miss Huston
Fe. St
Destruction of European Monuments Marks Barbaric Rampage
The piece laments German destruction of historic art across Europe. It cites Rheims cathedral, St. Quentin, and St. Mark's Venice as emblematic offenses against civilization, urging a halt to the barbaric impulses rooted in Hun ferocity and stressing the loss to global heritage.
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Europe
Rheims
St. Quentin
St. Mark’s
Venice
Automating Draft Exemption Waiver Cited by Justice Dept
A Washington Justice Department statement clarifies that if an individual fails to appear for a medical examination after notice they waive exemptions and become automatically drafted. No prosecution is pursued, and they are detained as deserters until military authorities decide on action. The article notes few such delinquents locally.
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Department of Justice
Washington
Boston Weather Records From Past Decades Referenced
The excerpt notes Boston highs of 90 in 1883 and 88 in 1906 and 1917, and cool lows of 52 in 1882 1896 and 1906. It also cites rainfall figures for the date across 1909 1912 and 1914, reflecting official measurements from historical records.
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Boston
Green King Green by Leander Leghorn
A whimsical poem praising a sovereign green realm with vivid nature imagery. The piece laments modern upheaval and mentions a fictional iron mail order sink and a playful postscript about busyness. A closing line features a quip from The Sphinx and a reference to Napoleon Gomo to a high school principal.
Neflette’s Edification and Family Strife in Dialect Letter
Napoleon Gomo asks a school official to educate Neflette with a no-neck dress request and white boots. He criticizes language skills and labor, requests exemption from deception claims, and discusses family tensions, taxes, and women’s rights in a humorous dialect letter.
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Pete Labordie
Hedak
Vermont
Rose Marie
Nefletta
Redin
Napoleon Gomo
Observant Citizen items reflect midsummer notes and curios
Letters discuss yellow wildflowers in August, people and events from Hampden County to Boston, and local observations. A Massachusetts Board of Education program highlights a student saving a thousand dollars while studying agriculture and preparing for college. Navy enlistments and figures, blueberries at high prices, and a Liberty Bond certificate in Portland are also noted along with transit rope replacements in elevated trains.
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August
St. John’s
Hamp Gen County
H. M. Peters
Brimfield
Agricultural Education Service
Massachusetts Board of Education
Francis T. Bowles
Bureau of Construction
Navy
Fore River Shipbuilding Co
Washington
Shipping Board
Boston
Capps
Middleboro
New England
Kamber
American Clothing Company of
Portland
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
United States
New York Harbor
The Queerest Things in the World
The essay notes Resina and Portici sit atop buried Herculaneum, sparking disputes over excavation that threaten foundations. It also surveys other buried cities in Italy, including multiple Troy sites, and reflects on how erosion slowly reveals past civilizations.
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Resina
Portici
Italy
Herculaneum
Pompeii
William Dean Howells
Porttet
Europe
Help Wanted Female in Vermont Concrete Mixing
An advertisement seeks several helpers for concrete mixing with pay at an address in Vermont. The notice emphasizes opportunity for strong, husky young ladies and comments on women performing jobs traditionally held by men. The item ends with a light joke about bread mixing.
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Vermont
Sew and Rip Club Meets at Parson Cottage
Mrs Cushman Parsons hosted the Sew and Rip Club at the Parson cottage on Diamond Pond Wednesday. The letter-writer questions the club’s purpose noting the ladies sew then undo their work, deeming the activity a waste of time.
Boston Girls Head to Winning Farm Vacation
The fourth group of 21 tenement girls from Boston will travel to Winning Farm in Lexington today for an 11 day farm vacation under the South End House. After the girls depart a group of city boys will spend a week at the farm before it closes on Saturday September 8. Miss Pauline Fisk is the matron.
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Boston
Lexington
South End House
Pauline Fisks
Doings of Ann Maria who helps cadets at Sea Town
Ann Maria decides to support wartime morale by hosting cadets from a training ship. She bakes cookies for six hungry sailors, opens her home on Saturdays and Sundays, and plans music with Captain Willoughby. A talking machine gift and a marriage proposal seal the spirit of community relief and shared duty.
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America
Ann Maria
Tom
Captain Willoughby
Ann Marta
Seatown
Navy
Ann Maria? I'll Be Jiggered!” Captain Willoughby
Daniel
Dan
Joe
Willoughby
Pippin
Shoals
Creation
Old Glory
Arlington High principal resigns for Salem Normal School post
B. Holmes Wallace, principal at Arlington High School for the past year, tendered his resignation to the School Committee after accepting a position at Salem Normal School for the coming year.
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B. Holmes Wallace
Arlington High School
Salem Normal School
The Cankering Cost by Uncle Walt Mason
Poet Uncle Walt Mason laments rising living costs and retrenchment in a humorous verse. He notes cutting expenses, maintaining two homes, and fears slipping toward poverty as he jokes about his touring model car and faded attire.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Answers to Correspondents in the Motion Picture Field
A roundup of correspondents’ questions and replies to a film figure, naming De Mille Farrar Truax Griffith Ince Cohan and Reid. Advice covers photography, economy during war, careers, and studio practices with mentions of Maria Rosa The Little Princess and Seven Keys to Baldpate.
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de Mille
Miss Farrar
Maria Rosa
George R
Ernest Truax
Jack
D. A
Nannie D
Gertrude
Princess
Louise
Mr. Cohan
Artcraft Studios
New York
Baldpate
Questions and Answers From the Boston Post Letters
A reader asks about the milliard yes a thousand times a million. The weather bomb theory has no effect per observers. A bronze cannon from Bennington is not at the State House saddle gear remains. Sunrise and sunset times differ Boston London Aug 20. Eye color can change from slate blue to gray hazel or brown. Old State House served as City Hall 1830 to 1841 and Cambridge bridge across the Charles was completed in 1662 with later paths through Muddy River.
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Red Cross Guild
Mr. Fairbankss
Denver
Jack
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Jean M
Pacific Coast
Artcraft Studio
Hollywood
Cal
John McBd
de Mille
Wallace Reid
Charlotte
Sir
State House
Boston
Bennington
Wwes
Senate
London
Cambridge
the Charles
Brighton
Mailbag Questions on Teeth and Everest Heights
Readers inquire about human dentition asking how many milk teeth are typical and when wisdom teeth erupt. In mountains the Everest height is debated with figures 29,002 and 29,141 feet and the perpetual snow line around 16,000 feet.
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Mt. Everest
Himalayas
NCA
Sunnier Heart in All We Sing
Poetic meditation on lifting spirits through sympathy and purpose. The speaker urges a kinder, braver outlook to ease others burden and sustain a hopeful collective dream despite storms and hardship.
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