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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1916
Page
10
Boston Post issues daily and Sunday with subscription options for U S Canada and foreign delivery. Rates show annual and multi month plans with varying prices and postage notes for the Boston Postal District and combined Daily and Sunday options.
Notices remind readers to pay subscriptions in advance and warn that service will end after expiration. Contact details include Post offices and editors Edwin A. Grozier publisher and editor.
The Boston Post asserts it holds the largest daily morning newspaper circulation in the United States, a claim attributed to the Fourth Estate.
A German submarine commander receives the Pour la Merite from the Kaiser for sinking 100 Allied vessels totaling 260000 tons with ships and cargo valued at 150 million dollars. Passenger casualties are not disclosed. The text links the Lusitania sinking to the same honor, noting the moral judgment of the act.
The piece assesses Senator Hughes sweeping through California, noting Governor Johnson was not invited to Hughes events and accusing Hughes of alienating Progressive voters. It argues Hughes cannot win California without Progressive support and decries his lack of a clear policy or inspiring message. The President’s choice to skip Hughes’ stump tour is cited as Democratic counterweight.
The National Forest Reservation Commission approves further acquisitions in New Hampshire. Plans include 36 000 acres of timber land in Kilkenny and about 18 000 acres in nearby areas. The price is modest though not a bargain sale, reflecting a liberal forestry value amid pine epidemic concerns.
The Maine contest is a key battleground in the presidential race with Democrats aiming to energize the state and Republicans presenting their candidates. Maine traditionally leans Republican, but a Democratic win could signal a Wilson victory in November, while a reduced Republican margin would warn for Hughes.
A Kaiser proclamation proposing concessions in Polish land is deemed empty as German forces do not control all areas and may be driven out. The Rockefeller Foundation reports 3,500,000 people in eastern Russian Poland and western Russia under German occupation lack any aid and face starvation.
A regional plea condemns hunger and disease as nations debate independence. It notes Germany’s harsh policy treating relief food for hungry Poles as contraband, questioning what liberty can be won while people starve.
The piece supports the Presidents proposed arbitration driven plan to avert a railroad strike by using good offices of a national representative body. It argues an eight hour day is inevitable in railroad work and would be tested as a railroad principle with possible reopening of wage talks if impracticable. The Interstate Commerce Commission would review effects on rates if needed.
The piece contrasts Britain's liquor control with absolute prohibition advocates. It cites six month expenditures rising under regulation, notes a daily $2.5 million spend on intoxicants and a war time drink bill near $1.75 billion, and questions the regulation approach while comparing Russia and France. The article suggests ultra prohibitionists may be mistaken.
A reader asks if evangelist Sir-Is Chapman will be in Lake Winnipesaukee area, NH, Sept 12 14 at The Wiers. W.R.C. adds a science query about ship sinking and internal pressure in deep water.
A Maine reader asks if Maine is the northernmost and easternmost state. The answer: Maine is the furthest east in the union, but states Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota reach further north. Porto Rico, though not a state, lies farther east than Maine.
A poetic reflection on uncertainty and chance on earth. The lines compare various near misses and delays from cup to lip to kiss, noting that nothing is certain.
A columnist lampoons self importance and ego excess, recalls a joke about selling a horse with driver, and answers a reader query about a cartoon likeness showing the author as bald while insisting his hair is abundant. The piece closes with a note from N. N. defending his hair.
A contemplative verse about pursuing a distant goal and finding joy in the effort rather than the final prize. The speaker cherishes the hunger for ascent, the climbing itself, and the lifelong rhythm of striving.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls a 91 degree high on this date in 188, noting the 22d of August as the hottest in memory compared with 1888 and 1906. He also cites coolest records of 60 degrees in 1876 1886 1895 and 62 in 1912, outlining long term temperature memories.
A critical view compares Measure for Measure with Alls Well That Ends Well as Shakespeare mature works. It notes their strengths in genius bursts amid dull scenes especially in humorous portions and discusses Vienna setting and Angelo’s hypocrisy.
The Observant Citizen reports on safer grade crossings near New Haven with painted gates, declining boat traffic due to gas costs, and rising mackerel prices despite swordfish abundance. It notes Dudley Street streetcar behavior, a farmer using a car to cut hay, Foresters hosting a lodge anniversary in Lawrence, and the Exeter Academy building relocation from 1788 to its original site.
In a tale of domestic belief in preparedness, Helen argues for constant readiness across police, fire, insurance, and finance. When husband Jack resists, she secretly saves from their earnings and later gifts him $1000 in ten $100 bills, proving the power of prudence and planning. Now well off, Jack advocates preparedness in all forms.
A 1916 verse by Walt Mason mocks soldiers and weather in a humorous wartime scene. The speaker frets about heat while imagining a warrior with a gun and painful improvable dangers, balancing satire with light melodrama.
Readers are invited to check the upcoming Post for a photo feature showing babies and toddlers in bathing suits on the beach. The notice suggests the reader might find their child among the pictured youngsters.
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