Grateful Tide of Aid For Provincetown Fishermen Families
Tearful gratitude fills widows and orphans from Provincetown as funds pour into the Exchange Trust Company and Post Office for the lost fishermen. Friends beyond their reach provide not only money but hope and security for future days. The growing fund aims to be a foundation for present relief and future insurance against such calamities.
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Provincetown
Exchange Trust Company
The
Post
Bolshevik Influence Threatens Russian War Effort
The piece warns that Socialist-Nihilists from the United States have returned to Russia to undermine Kerensky’s government. It cites over a thousand Bolshiviki and four ex-New Yorkers in the cabinet as active opponents to continued war effort and U S interests. Passports and entry are questioned.
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Kerensky
Russia
United States
Germany
Bolshiviki
America
United
Government Blocks Passage to Russia Citing Policy
State authorities refused all access to Russia from the country for the time being, halting transit and signaling strict adherence to current foreign policy constraints.
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Russia
Severe punishment due riot by Twenty fourth Infantry at Houston
The piece argues the Twenty fourth Infantry soldiers assaulted civilians and should face stiff court martial punishment. It contends white police provocation occurred, but asserts regulars must be held to soldierly discipline and used as a deterrent example.
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Houston
Texas
Twentyfourth Infantry
United States
Congress
South
Cuba Surrenders German Steamers to Aid War Effort
President Menocal of Cuba formalizes transfer of four German steamers seized at Cuban ports to the United States. Despite offers to sell or lease, the ships are regarded as prizes of war to aid in ending Germany’s government. Our minister to Cuba has taken possession and plans to place the vessels in useful service.
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Menocal
Cuba
United States
Little Republic
Germany
Republic of Cuba
Verdun Drift Undermines Hohenzollern Prestige
The Verdun battlefront, after a year and a half of fighting, bolstered French success but undermined the dynasty's prestige. Crown Prince assumed titular army command aiming for a triumphal Paris entry, yet heavy German losses stain the record with little strategic gain.
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Verdun
France
Paris
Coal baron profits spark push for price controls
In a St. Louis hearing President Scott of the Missouri & Illinois Coal Company claimed coal men seek maximum profit in war or peace. He cited charging six dollars for coal costing less than two. Public interest advocates urge government oversight to curb extortionate pricing.
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Scott
Missouri & Illinois Coal Company
St. Louis
Washington
Charitable Bequests In Murphy Will
The Home for Destitute Catholic Children and the Home for Aged Poor on Dudley Street each receive $500 under William Murphy’s Roxbury will. St Marys Infant Asylum and Lying in Hospital are left $3 and $250 goes to the Catholic Church pastor at Tallow County Waterford Ireland to repair the church.
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Dudley Street
William Murphy
Alvah Kittredge Park
Roxbury
St. Mary's
Tallow
County Waterford
Ireland
Champagne What the Sphinx Says
Fragmentary verse and snippets mentioning Newton Newkirk and Jamaica Plain Massachusetts reference submarine building and christening locations. The piece reads as a playful local newspaper item with a quirky line about a wife and soap on the stairs and a fantasized spray.
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Mr. Ford
Jamaica Plain
Mass
Have a Heart Ladies and Sensible Driving
A column ribaldly admonishes women drivers on Tremont street for fixing hair and applying makeup while steering. A male observer recalls a near-miss with a gas-bus driven by a stylish young woman, ends with urging put on gloves before leaving home. A separate note mocks potato crop rot speculation, proposing potatos be left in hills for rot.
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Tremont Street
Tremont
Observant Citizen recalls parishioners and past city life
The column shares reader letters praising Post readers generosity toward a woman who lost her dog and recounts G A R parade anecdotes. It notes Mrs E B Zulalian of Everett and young Robert Ferguson Hayden Jr, plus a shipwreck leather find near Alpena and old Pie Alley memories.
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The
Post
Boston
E. B. Zulalian
Everett
Zulalian
Rose Denabedian
Robert Ferguson Hayden, Jr
R. F. Hayden
Newton Centre
Jefferson K. Cole
Post 62
Newton
Bostonian on Maine trip doubts two doughnuts at cafe
A Boston writer signed J. W. F. recalls ordering breakfast in Maine where two doughnuts appeared. He eats one while sending the other to a lab for analysis and describes a denting fall while inspecting a tin box. He concludes the object is likely a piston ring, not edible doughnut.
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Maine
Department of the Human Inter
TW. F
J. W. FF
Dream of Jealousy and a Vacation Trunk Dream
Jack furious with Leah over packing, but a dream reveals their rift and Billie’s illness, only to end with Leah returning as a stage star and the trunk destined for a vacation. The tale blends marital strain with a dreamlike twist before confirming reconciliation and a peaceful holiday.
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Jack
Leah
Billie
Little Billie
Daily Post
Expressman
Sean
Dearie
The Transporter Bridge Phenomenon Across Europe and U S Duluth
The piece explains transporter bridges as tall fixed spans with a suspended car that travels across the river below, noting Bilbao in Spain, Duluth in Minnesota, and Widnes to Runcorn in England. It details spans 525 to 1000 feet, car sizes, and a memorable opening-day rush of about 2000 passengers per hour.
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Europe
United States
Duluth
Vizcaya
Bilbao
Spain
France
Marseilles
Rouen
Rochefort
Widnes
Runcorn
England
Liverpool
Mersey
Manchester Ship Canal
Birthday Bio-Briefs of Francis Bret Harte
The August 25 1839 Albany feature chronicles Francis Bret Harte’s rise from a self taught worker to famous Western storyteller. It notes his early jobs from teacher to Wells Fargo messenger and printer, the success of The Luck of Roaring Camp and The Heathen Chinee, and his later consular posts in Germany and Scotland.
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Panama
Wells Fargo Express
Roaring Camp
West
East
England
Bret Harte
Atlantic Monthly
Harte
Germany
Glasgow
Lavender Dreams in the August Lavender Gardens
A lyrical piece evokes lavender meadows and August skies with lavender gardens and dreams. It recalls lavender slips and roses, April lips, and distant memories of slender girls the lads once sighed for in a dream-like place of lavender bonds and fragrant life.
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Lavender Gardens
Facts and Fashions: Embroidery and Pastels Shaping Summer Frocks
Twine embroidery appears on frocks of cotton crepe while pink and mauve remain a favorite for thin gowns. Paisley hues color cotton voiles as gay parasols complement summer outfits and wide meshed lace graces handkerchief linen frocks.
Friendless Uncle Walt Battled by World War I Satire
A World War I era poem by Il'alt Mason via George Matthew Adams laments Kaiser Wilhelm II as a once charming artist now doomed to war. The speaker, befriended by Bulgars and Turks, contrasts past artistic fame with current gore and despair, ending with a bleak good night line.
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Dirks
Herr Haig
Hindengrad
Il’alt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Miss Champagne Advice on Love and Misread Signs
A letter writer seeks guidance after a yearlong romance ends when a young man cites parental disapproval. The advisor explains misread signals and explains that affectionate behavior does not prove deeper love, urging the writer to reevaluate assumptions and move on.
Beauty contest at parish field day in Cambridge
The Sacred Heart parish field day at Thorndike Field Cambridge features a beauty contest open to all Greater Boston girls. Judge Stand ish Willcox mayor Curley secretary selects winners with entries including Mary Connell Grace Spellman Mary Hayes and Anne Henneberry.
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Sacred Heart Parish
Thorndike Field
Cambridge
Greater
Boston
Standish Willcox
Curley
Mary Connell
Grace Spellman
Mary Hayes
Anne Henneberry
Millinery Workers' Head Joins Boston Strike Presence
International President M. Zarintsky of New York arrived to assist in the millinery workers strike in Boston. The day was quiet aside from his arrival. A mass meeting is planned for Tuesday night at 724 Washington Street.
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International
M. Zarintsky
New York
Washington Street
Everyday Etiquette Tips and Hostess Prizes
The notes advise not eating in the street or forcing through crowds. Helena suggests prize variety at bridge parties, avoiding extravagant rewards. Glasses of iced sparkling water with fruit juice refresh guests after the first hour. Mrs X. outlines birth announcements with a special card showing parental names and address and a smaller card with the child’s full name.
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Helena
Household Hints on Repurposing Common Items
Witty domestic tips suggest handling paper bags over hands for stove cleaning and repurposing old tools and materials. Old case knives can be filed into paring knives, string can knit wash cloths or crochet dish mops, and cork stoppers serve as knobs on teapots or utensils. Mrs. Fred A. Meyer Jr. Dover.
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Fred A. Meyer, JR
Dover
Boston Weather Milestones on August 25 Noted in Records
The record lists historic highs and lows for Boston on August 25 with figures such as 93 degrees in 1893 and 90 degrees in 1900 and 1912. It also notes a cold 51 degree low in 1534 and mentions rainfall in the past decade with scattered data.
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Boston
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