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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
12
The poem recalls battles from Crecy to France and Maine to Flanders. It honors heroic figures like Earl Simonson and martial echoes of Harry, Jeanne, and two unnamed champions who strike as one in the light of history.
The New England Fish Exchange and related parties deny monopoly claims amid a government suit. The article notes high fish prices and expects court action to resolve why prices remain elevated and who benefits from the supply situation.
The piece discusses objectors who reject not only fighting but any war related role. It references General Crowder who proposed working near battle lines to save lives, and notes many objectors now describe themselves as absolutists refusing any service. The text questions the sincerity of their stance.
A provocative editorial condemns absolutists who oppose risking their lives, arguing they deserve harsh treatment and should face judgment for endangering others through rigid stances.
The piece argues that Germany’s failure to keep promises indicts Kaiser autocracy and underscores President Wilson’s view that peace requires a trustworthy German negotiating partner. It condemns treaty breaches against Belgium and calls trampling nations a grave international crime.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, a leading suffrage organizer, denounces the picketing of the President's residence. She argues that 90 percent of loyal suffragists oppose it, believing it harms the push for constitutional enfranchisement and delays progress in Congress.
The piece notes Germany’s favorable reply to Argentina guaranteeing safety for Argentine ships and indemnity for the torpedoing of the Toro. It contrasts this with Germany’s previous insistence on sinking neutral merchantmen, arguing the shift signals a failed submarine campaign and a bid to salvage relations with a weaker power.
A provocative anti conscription idea suggests discharging men enrolled under the draft and using a selective drift to pick physically fit volunteers who favor going to France to fight for world democracy. The piece critiques the notion as a draft without real drafting power and questions why opponents would seem absurd.
Despite education efforts, reports from various places show ongoing petty theft of fruit and vegetables by youths. The writer urges that punishment should fit the crime and favors old fashioned spankings over locking youngsters up to deter looting.
Fragmentary lines praise a gardener and a queen, referencing love and beauty. The text includes scattered phrases about commandments and neighbor love, plus attribution to Peter Turchon and a line from What the Sphinx Says about not harming the egg-laying hen.
A Portsmouth New Hampshire letter mocks “Liquid Hosiery” ads and a hotel for sale. The exchange includes jokes about holeless socks, sandpaper removal, and a proposed hotel water problem, with a Western newspaper noting the humor and oddities in classified style.
The famed yacht America, known as the original winner of the bloomin mug, will be sold at auction by Paul Butler and Mrs Blanche Butler Ames of Lowell. A New York paper says the New York Yacht Club will bid to preserve the old racer as an enduring beacon for modern sailors.
Pete reads a fiction tale about a girl who lets the man court her and chafes at misreading signals. Sadie, curious and witty, moves next door, reads the story, questions gender roles, and engages Pete, whom she initially resists, until he wins her love. The tale ends with Sadie revealing her real name Molly and both learning from fiction.
Mayor Curley plans an observance of the 287th anniversary of Boston's name change from Trimountain to accompany the arrival of a Japanese war mission. The event would tie the historic renaming to the visiting party and highlight the city's heritage during the celebration.
A compact feature traces George F Root from a musical family to a prolific composer of Civil War and peace songs. It highlights his early skill with 13 instruments at 13, Boston shop work at 16, and breakthrough after Lincoln's call for troops. The piece notes The Battle Cry of Freedom and other hits like Just Before the Battle Mother and Tramp Tramp Tramp, with a quote about success.
The article notes Japan’s dwarfed pines maples and wistaria raised to foot height yet perfect replicas of their full sized counterparts. Masters prune and bury roots to restrain growth keeping scores of miniature trees thriving in compact trays. wealthy patrons pay up to 1000 dollars for a foot high pine.
On a train I spoke with a woman who writes real books. She said she authored a book I was reading and smiled that I should know she wrote it. She appeared well dressed in a lavender embroidered china silk gown with a lavender satin ribbon bow.
A reader letter from January 27, 1916 asks if Boston’s poll tax is abolished, whether British army chaplains are sent, and when England’s conscription law began with ages 18 to 41. It also queries high school paths to Annapolis, admission fees, and whether the U.S. government seized an island at Poston Harbor from Benjamin Cheney.
The note cites official figures for August 30 with 93 and 893 as record highs in 1881 and 1882, and a cool 49 in 1912. It references rainfall at Pheeton on the date during several years including 1903 1505 1911 1913 and 1914.
The text notes Sharon's high ground with Moose Hill at 560 feet and Sharon Heights at 890 feet, plus Rattlesnake Hill at 420 feet. It contrasts sea water salt content at about 2 percent with Salt Lake's 17 percent salinity.
Mayor Curley estimates the city will spend about 205000 annually on soldiers' dependents. He bases the figure on June payments totaling 17076 to support the estimate of ongoing costs for the city of Boston.
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