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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1917
Page
8
The text lists editorial offices and staff roles for The Boston Post including Editor and Publisher Edwin A. Grozier. It states subscriptions must be paid in advance and may be discontinued after expiration, with instructions to notify by mail if the paper isn’t received regularly.
Poetic exhortation urging warriors of the soul to move forward. The verse promises a new morning that will heal and unite, with symbolic breaking of swords signaling renewal and resolve.
The Public Safety Commission of Boston names Major O Keefe to succeed Admiral Bowles as chairman. He is praised as tactful, competent, and capable, trusted to lead in the new post and deliver commendable work.
Donald MacMillan, returning to Sydney Nova Scotia after Arctic travel, reasserts Crocker Land was a mirage caused by layers of air of varying density near the ice. He suggests even Peary and Cook may have been fooled by optical illusions and cautions against easy conclusions.
An editorial defends Italy's war effort praising sustained combat along the Isonzo. It highlights Italy's longer front than Belgium Britain and France and claims Italy remains the only ally fighting on conquered ground, noting advances toward Monte Santo.
The United States sends cordial greetings to Russia's national Council Assembly in Moscow. The message expresses confidence in democracy and self government and pledges material and moral support to Kerensky's government as Russia faces a pivotal moment amid the war with Germany.
A comic exchange from All Sorts features Newton Newkirk's satire on Port Hood Greetings and Boston jester antics. Boston editor D F McLean and Cape Breton figures Chas Northup and Jim Ross are teased in a playful cross border feud.
The column surveys wartime mood in Boston with notes on red flag symbolism for families, public demonstrations, and the rarity of certain tunes like America Here My Boy. It also describes fragrant heliotrope in Public Garden, Arctic explorer Christian Leden’s plans to interview Hoover, and the MacMillan expedition’s pemmican supply. Additionally it reports Dan Titcomb in Scotland with American Forestry unit and Harvard football fund raising to aid soldiers in France, plus local garden thefts and notable trees at Arnold Arboretum.
Commander Ellis reports the Mare Island explosion was caused by a deliberate act, not an accident, with no clear method identified as the culprit. The Navy League made unproved accusations, urging resignations and accusing officials of labor politics.
Secretary Baker announces creation of a Board of Control led by Louis Kirstein to supervise government contract apparel. He asserts army clothing will be produced under recognized standards and with goodwill between manufacturers and workers, preventing sweatshop conditions and ensuring fit, prompt delivery.
A noted pro-German pacifist, possible New York mayoral candidate, endorses conscription but backs the Hardwick amendment to keep American troops from foreign service. He argues for a national army that remains idle on American soil or waits for a German invasion to spur war, a stance the Kaiser would favor.
National Shipping Board recruiting office clarifies foreigners cannot enter free navigation and engineering schools. About 5000 deck officers and 5000 engineers will be trained for America’s merchant fleet, with admission limited to full citizens.
In St Thomas's Krum Bay the odd house built from wrecked ships draws interest as tales of Blackbeard and pirates haunt the site. M Monisanto designed the structure which withstood a last year’s hurricane testing its stout beams and eerie figureheads that seem alive at twilight.
Miss Gray, an "old maid" with a habit of feeding neighbors, shares breakfast with a visiting minister, gifts roses to a grieving girl, helps a doctor, and receives a surprise talking machine from her nephew and his uncle, turning an ordinary day into a series of generous gestures.
At the table never refuse a dish passed to you. Pass it to the neighbor or place it on the table. The hostess leads when entertaining a party of ladies and may announce Luncheon is served. Guests sit with or without place cards, and courses are alternated to mix serving order. A reader admonishes a young woman about youth and love.
A 1917 verse laments missing books and notes thoughtful thieves and honest men. The speaker mocks those who return pennies or nickels but fail to return cherished volumes by Bertha Clay and Nick Carter.
Birthday notes recount Goethe born August 28 1749 in Frankfurt amid praise for his influence on world literature. The excerpt recalls Werther Goetz and Faust, notes about Goethe’s youth, and a few reader questions to the editor about savings banks, Boston distances, and wartime employment of women in England.
Questions answer insignia meanings for naval ranks and badges. Chief master-at-arms shows three-striped chevrons with curved top and star, boatswain's mate first class with crossed anchors, gunner's mate second class with crossed cannons, quartermaster third class with steering wheel. Also notes a 1881 September high of 102 degrees in Boston and first killing frost in 1916 on November 6. Mentions Vigilantes as a wartime authors artists group led by Irvin Cobb and others.
A fragmentary note recalls Boston temperatures and rainfall on a date, citing official figures such as 2 degrees in 1877 and 87 in 1880 and 1845 for highs and 47 in 1885 for the coolest. Rain on this date is recorded in 1997 and 111 within the past 15 years.
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