Subscription rates for daily Boston publication
Rates list for U S Canada domestic and foreign subscriptions. One year eight dollars and fifty cents. six months four dollars and twenty-five cents. three months two dollars and twelve and a half cents. monthly eighty-eight cents. Sunday edition rates included for combined subscriptions. extra postage in Boston district. Payments to Post Publishing Co.
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Post Publishing CO
The Boston Post Claim on Daily Morning Circulation
The Fourth Estate cites The Boston Post asserting it holds the largest daily morning circulation in the United States, a bold claim highlighted by the newspaper.
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Boston Post
United States
Dictated Peace Ends Potsdam Propaganda View
The article cites Senator Lodge in the U S Senate asserting that no peace satisfying Germany can suffice for the United States. It calls for a dictated peace by the allies and dismisses camouflaged proposals floated by Potsdam group as unacceptable. It aligns with President Wilson era rhetoric.
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Senator Lodge
United States Senate
Germany
Salvation Army Pies Tie Hearts With Comfort Food
Despatch from Paris reports Salvation Army workers baked 316 pies in a single day for American soldiers, using only an ordinary army field range. The effort boosted morale among doughboys returning from hard fighting, praising the volunteers as essential supporters beyond direct combat roles.
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Salvation Army
Nce
Paris
Unity of World Workers Urges Negotiated Gas Wage Talks
The War Labor Board invites union leaders labormen and employers to a conference to understand and adjust the demand for higher gas wages. It stresses dialogue over confrontation and aims to settle wage questions by negotiation with open minds and mutual understanding.
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War Labor Board
Then and Now: Coast Courage Through Two Wars
A historical comparison notes fear during the 1898 Spanish American War and steadiness in 1918 amid U-boat fears. It explains public reaction shifts, with citizens sealing valuables and preparing evacuations in 1898, while modern coastal communities remain calm despite submarine threats.
Defiance Among Citizens Against the Hun Threat
Citizens say they have grown used to hostilities and confront the threat without fear. They refuse to be frightened by possible outrages, choosing steadfast endurance and daily resilience in the face of danger.
New England Coal Outlook Improves For Next Winter
The outlook for New England coal supply looks better now than when the Fuel Administration urged a December 1 heating cutoff. Six months ending June 30 show anthracite shipments up over 33 percent from 1917, bituminous holding steady. Conservation remains essential as shipping months peak. use substitutes like wood or oil where possible and avoid waste to support war needs and frontline troops.
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New England
The
Fuel Administration
The Woman Wins Food Card Property Dispute
In England a wife asserts ownership of her ration card after leaving home. Lawyer J R Cort Bathhurst says the card is property of the wife, issued under statutory authority, and cannot be affected by common law. The case raises questions about whether a wife's food card is as her property as her bank account.
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England
J. R. Cort Bathhurst
Ratification Likely Of Colombia Treaty Payment Debate
Washington reports suggest the Roosevelt era treaty with Colombia may be ratified this year. The deal would pay 25 million dollars for territory seized during the Panama upheaval. Supporters argue the United States should settle the debt to a small nation and avoid appearing as blocking justice.
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Washington
Colombia
Roosevelt
United States
Aircraft report and Hughes plan questioned by critics
The New York World editorial argues that the Senate sub committee on aircraft lacks credibility and expertise. It says Hughes’ later report should be accepted as authoritative while the sub committee’s inquiry will carry little weight with the public or Congress.
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Steamers Draw Big Crowds With Busy Beach Day
Steamers carrying passengers to the beach reported one of the best Sundays of the summer. Every boat sailed with capacity crowds and more pleasure motor boats crowded the harbor.
If You Can Help Win The War In Everyday Ways
A wartime sentimental verse urging readers to support the effort through thrift, buy bonds and stamps, avoid propaganda, and keep steady under pressure. Mentions Kaiser, France, and civilian duties, attributed to Pad R. A. G. Bangor Me.
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Fen
Kaiser
France
Bangor
City-bred farmhand’s mishaps end in calf death
A city-raised youth named William Good was hired by farmer Joshua Ingalls to salt cows. After attempting to feed a calf with milk, he forcefully held the calf’s head in a salt bucket until it died. The misadventure led to his dismissal as the farm reverted to solo work.
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William Good
Joshua Ingalls
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Quite True A Dollar Moves Faster Than It Used To
A witty aphorism notes that while purchasing power has declined over time, money circulates more quickly, emphasizing faster spending cycles and evolving economic dynamics with inflation and velocity concepts.
Cootie trap plan drawn from overseas letter
A reader shares a bizarre scheme to trap a cootie using a 30 foot rope and a cheese lure. The plan ends with the creature freezing after the rope is cut and ice cream attached, warning readers the method is dangerous and condemned.
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Newt
Woburn
Jim
Endurance and hope rise beyond unreachable peaks
The passage speaks of persistence beyond sorrow and defeat. It urges the soul to keep striving toward a brighter horizon, with mountains beyond the valleys and a final glory in a higher home.
Observant Citizen notes wartime life glimpses and humor
A column reflects on war living through a cottage flag with blue and gold stars, the sun's dawn shift, a proposed marching tune, romance writers' trouble with happy endings, naval aid to rescued sailors, grafting in horticulture, a Lynn bicyclist's 150 mile trip, a penny a day tale, and nostalgia for Pie a la Mode desserts.
Pine Beach engagement sparks hotel intrigue
Edith Fay leaves town with plans for Pine Beach Hotel singing engagement while Mr Day misreads a contract and chases her down. A mistaken trunk mix up at Bellport L I prompts a renewed argument and a tense, unresolved moment as Edith seeks independence and Day declares his feelings.
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Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Records
The Oldest Inhabitant cites Boston climate history for August 26. He notes official highs around 97 degrees in 1909 and 96 in 1909, and a coldest reading of 51 above in 1874. Rain occurred on this date in 1910 and 1911.
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Boston
September Comes to Boost War Bond Drive in 1918
Walt Mason urges September as a calm, hopeful month to boost the fourth U S war loan before October. He promises cooler air, renewed spirit, and collective effort to fund the war, calling for enlistment of men and pride in buying bonds.
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Walt Mason
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Paris Sightseeing Dream Through an Eiffel Tower Perspective
Americans in France will tour Paris sights including Notre Dame Panthéon and the Grand Opera. The Eiffel Tower, 984 feet tall, looms over Champs de Mars as a symbol of beauty and modern progress amid war memories and renewed potential for wireless and weather use.
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Paris
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Pantheon
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Grand Opera House
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Beady-eyed man comforts woman then flees to forest
A narrator recalls a man who dried a lady's tears with a kiss and then sprinted into the woods musing on words that shattered silence. He muttered God bless George as he disappeared.
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George
Post letters to the editor on sun motion and language
A reader questions if the sun moves noting it spins on its axis and travels through space toward Lyra. Another asks if slang like kid or kiddies is proper English, with a mother noting dictionaries mark it as slang and its misuse signals ignorance.
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Lyra
Massachusetts
Ben Butler
Harvard
Senator Hoar
100 Percent Patriotism Message During War Drive
A wartime exhortation urges total commitment to the war effort. Citizens are urged to give 100 percent in money bonds red cross gifts food and overall patriotism, insisting partial effort falls short versus German resolve. The allegory of a child scoring 100 by combining two 50s reinforces the call for full sacrifice across all fronts.
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Red Cross
Celery Said to Cut Odor When Cooking Cabbage
Chelseaite advises adding a few stalks of celery to cabbage during cooking to improve flavor and reduce the strong odor.
Debate Over Pershing Honorary Decoration Sealed
Letter to the editor questions whether General Pershing may properly accept an honorary decoration from the British government citing constitutional concerns and asking for clarity on the matter. The writer frames constitutional limits and implications for US military officers’ foreign honors.
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United States
General Pershing
Understanding the ban on bills of attainder and ex post facto laws
The passage explains that Congress can consent to accepting a forfeiture or punishment beyond a bill of attainder or ex post facto law. It describes a bill of attainder as classic English law forfeiting estates and corrupting blood, preventing inheritance, while an ex post facto law punishes acts that were lawful when committed.
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