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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1919
Page
14
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday rates for different regions including Canada and foreign copies. It notes advance payment required, discontinuation on expiration, and adds postage details for the Boston Postal District.
Managers urge support for the Boston Floating Hospital in a public appeal. They note higher voyage costs this year and call on donors to send contributions to treasurer George C. Lee at 44 State Street.
The Washington report says the Anti-Saloon League aims to pass a 50 dollar per gallon whiskey tax and a similar beer tax after demobilization to end wartime prohibition. Such a bill would face a presidential veto and is unlikely to be signed by Wilson who has declared the dry period over.
The Senate agriculture committee in Washington weighs whether Senator Moses of New Hampshire is spoofing with a proposal to license all industries. Critics call the plan a fringe measure aimed at ridiculing the Kenyon licensing bill and urge dismissal.
The punitive expedition aimed to rescue two American airmen held by bandits failed to invade Mexico or capture Carranza and returned after the troops dispersed the gang. The weather and police resistance faded the trail, and most observers see the mission as over without lasting gains.
A compact line notes that keeping a word is a duty even when the word is taken by a thief or a rascal. It reflects a moral stance on honor and reliability in a historical voice.
The Boston police are praised for character and efficiency and urged to avoid clashes with the police commissioner and public sentiment. The piece supports unions within limits, stresses non affiliation with outside groups, and urges orderly action to improve working conditions without strikes or upheaval.
The Bay State street railway employees contemplate a strike over a small wage increase, but international president William D. Mahon urges against action. He calls for patience and adherence to War Labor Board decisions, hoping for a larger future raise without harming the public. The Post supports prudent conduct and urges workers to seek a peaceful solution benefiting patrons and the broader community.
Newton Newkirk urges belief in people and asserts that faith inspires others to meet high expectations, highlighting optimism about human potential. The remark stresses mutual responsibility and the power of positive appraisal to lift performance.
A Kentucky farmer, Jacob Wise, discouraged his setting hen by placing seven duck eggs beneath her. The hen hatched ducklings and swam with them, even diving for minnows, a claim the narrator finds hard to credibly accept and accuses the correspondent of exaggeration.
A concise guide suggests mood does not always match appearance. It argues that someone can project a friendly exterior while feeling irritable inside.
A letter from Robert to Boston critic questions the claim of a jubilant coda in the passage on violoncellos and basses. He argues second themes may reappear fortissimo without a true exordium return and objects to the word basses as inappropriate in a musical critique.
Reader questions cover U S ship jurisdiction beyond three miles, birth citizenship for children of foreign parents, cleaning Edison records, ground yellow jacket nests, authorship of The Miracle Man, and Panama Canal costs. Answers note ship jurisdiction, birthright citizenship, cleaning methods, carbon bisulfide remedy, and canal cost estimates.
Peruvian aviator Georges Chavez died attempting to land near Domodossola after a 90 mile flight over the Alps from Brigues Switzerland to the Italian plains. He had conquered the Alps in spirit and inspired future pilots despite the tragedy.
Sophia Smith born August 27 1796 in Hatfield Massachusetts faced limited schooling yet educated herself. Her family traced to England with Revolutionary War veteran father and an English ancestor killed by Indians. She inherited wealth from deceased siblings and left it to fund a college for girls after her death, despite becoming deaf before her fortieth year.
Boston fires tower design admired by Fire Commissioner Murphy and a Florence style church influence. A City Hospital sheep duo roams grounds and staff notes. Prohibition shifts labor at Bridgewater State Farm, with inmates aiding. Tales include Cambridge official Barrett, artist Hilcott portraits, and aging Gray Me residents led by Major Anderson.
An elderly observer cites Boston weather history for August 21 and notes official highs of 91 in 1881 and 89 in 1886, with a low of 47 in 1880. He claims no rain in Boston on this date for ten years, referencing years 168 and 1914 as context.
The article surveys presidential travel precedents from Monroe to Johnson and notes the reuse of the swing round the circle phrase. It also profiles society figures like Lady Alistair Southerland-Leveson-Gower and Rita Olcott, detailing marriages, titles, and upcoming theatrical projects.
Names of York organizers include Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany Courtney Dinwiddie Wilbur C. Phillips Mark M. Jones Charles Edison Dorothy Thompson Warren Lightfoot and Frederick F. Fisher. Heights hold no terrors for Augusta Maine resident Mrs. Kenneth Lee who has climbed five Maine mountains including Mosquito and Big Spencer.
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