Boston Post August 25 1918 front page note
The Boston Post issue from August 25 1918 lists publication details and staff with offices at 259 Washington St Boston Mass The notice outlines payment in advance subscription policy and discontinuation upon expiration Elect Edwin A Grozier as Editor and Publisher for the Independent Democratic Paper of New England.
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How Should He Know About Baker Says Clemenceau
Senator Lewis of Illinois quotes Clemenceau praising Newton D. Baker as a capable resource. The French premier, distant from American debates, remains unaware of Bakerphobe criticisms and American War Department achievements.
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War Department of the United States
Sweden Ratifies Trade Pact To Pressure Germany
Sweden joins Allied states in a commercial treaty that grants 400000 tons of deadweight shipping and 2000000 tons of iron ore and other exports to the Allies while Sweden receives bread cereals coal oils sugar rubber and more. The pact bars export of these goods to Germany as military pressure tightens around the Kaiser. General Foch presses the front while Necessity tightens the home front in Germany.
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Germany
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Fatherland
War Labor Board ruling on union activity at Smith & Wesson
The War Labor Board decides Smith & Wesson must reinstate workers discharged for union membership and activities and stop restricted personal contracts. It cautions Middlesex and Boston Street Railway Co to submit wage demands to the board and notes Western Union reinstated workers for union involvement. Arbitration and conciliation are urged as the stable path to peaceful labor relations.
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A Reasonable Explanation for Rail Passenger Strains
Director-General McAdoo notes overcrowded trains and poor service on some railways. He cites troop movements and wartime demand for coal, food, and materials as the main causes, urging understanding of reduced passenger service while military needs prevail.
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Seaboard
War Time Travel Advice Emphasizes Minimal Visiting
Advice urges people to limit travel and, when they must go, to remember the nation is at war. Officials stress staying closer to home to conserve resources and support wartime needs.
Senate aircraft report endorses progress and calls for a national aeronautics department
The Senate committee finds our air craft output has improved but notes design errors and lack of standardization. It confirms some aircraft were sent abroad, including 601 de Havilland tours to France and a squadron over the German lines. The panel urges creating a cabinet headed Department of Aeronautics to unify production for army and navy and to raise national resolve for air power. The graft inquiry by Charles E. Hughes continues separately.
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Salvation Army Workers Honored for France Relief
Letters from France praise Salvation Army workers who enter trenches under fire to aid soldiers. The United States Steel Corporation gave $100,000 recognizing their help to wounded in France.
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France
Trench
United States Steel Corporation
Ford’s Generous Move Sparks Political Debate
Henry Ford announces turning profits from war contract work back to the U S government, prompting speculation that more millionaires may follow. Critics warn the move could be used to attack his Senate candidacy while praising his progressive treatment of workers.
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Songs of Sunshine By The Bentztown Bard Coryricht
The poem contemplates how to begin a day with piety as the radiant day starts with different moods. The speaker favors starting with prayer, while others pursue silver music laughter or strong spirits. He stands bowed before his morning post to seek light from care.
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Boston Weather Extremes on This Date in 19th Century
The record notes Boston’s warmest August 254 day readings reaching % degrees in 1880 and 9 in 1888. It cites a coldest 43 above in 1886. It adds rainfall on this date in the past decade occurred in 1912 1913 1915 1916 and 18JT.
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Kiss Through a Handkerchief Warns Spanish Flu Precautions
New York City health department urges messages warning against kissing to curb Spanish influenza spread. Verse style note from H. E. PF. Boston references playful cautioning about avoiding direct kisses and using a handkerchief to prevent infection.
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The Observant Citizen Comments On Local Life
The Observant Citizen discusses a sober marriage license incident, a letter on reform, banana prices, a vocabulary list exercise, a ticket office grievance, Boston garden crops notes, and a Boston beans purchase with beans per cent details.
Shirley Willet and Dick Connor In War Time Romance
Shirley Willet, recovering from an ankle injury, misses performing as she watches Dick Connor, now an aviation cadet, win her affection at a military camp visit. Her brother Francis Willet notes Connor’s dedication, and a night of shared performances leads to a heartfelt confession and a symbol of young love amid war.
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Louis
Quite True If You Hunt For A Man's Merits
A reflective line urging steady judgment by seeking a man’s merits to uncover few faults, implying balanced, fair appraisal rather than quick criticism.
Second-hand baker explained in humorous reader note
A reader from Rockland Mass asks what a second-hand baker is and gets a playful answer. The note defines a second-hand baker as someone with two hands, first and second, implying advertisers favor two-handed bakers for doing twice as much work.
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Newt
H. OH
Rockland, Mass
Absurdites in Submarine Saloon Sinking Tale
A reader questions a newspaper claim that a submarine officer met a sinking crew member in a New York saloon and suggests the report misinterprets the event. The writer speculates the line may imply playful sinking of schooners in a saloon, not an actual naval incident.
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O. B. Jennings
New York
Pacifism label on War Secretary questioned after large U S war effort
The Springfield Republican notes critics call the War Secretary a pacifist while arguing his administration has overseen the greatest military mobilization in U S history. More than 1.25 million American soldiers have been sent to France and about 300,000 fought in the second Marne push earning French honors. The piece contrasts pacifist labels with Lincoln's reaction to General Grant and whiskey.
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France
Marne
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War Department
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Paris
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In Love at Seventeen Letters to Miss Champagne
A teen asks whether to heed her parents and end a romance with a young man who seems ideal yet is 17. CURLS responds by praising the soldierly ideal, urging patience and waiting for his return after military service to strengthen the relationship.
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Jane
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George
Miss Champagne
Two Minute Talks on the War by Charles F Franklin Jones
A Boston columnist argues that America must rely on true patriotism not supposed friends who harm the nation. He warns against fraud or unfair dealing labeled as friendship and calls defending the country the greatest crime if not done squarely.
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Charles F R.anklin Jones
Boston
America
Our Young Americans See France Far From Front Lines
The piece highlights U S youth touring France away from battle zones in Savoy Pyrenees Pau and the Vosges. It notes aviator training camps in Pau olive groves along sunlit coasts and rural life of thrifty French farmers shaping American perceptions.
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Post Letter Box Queries on saccharine sugar and language
Readers ask about substituting saccharine for sugar and its lack of food value. A columnist clarifies the difference between each and either and discusses Belgrade’s historical ties and Serbia’s independence timeline. The piece also notes when foreign-born individuals may file for citizenship in Massachusetts at age 18.
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Cheer Up Message From 1918 War Publicity Verse
A World War I era poem by Walt Mason echoes resilience amid shortages and war news. It urges readers to stay hopeful as prices rise and bread dwindles, noting soldiers fighting overseas while civilians endure.
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George Matthew Adams
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