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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
12
Edmond Rostand, famed French lyric dramatist of Cyrano de Bergerac, L Aiglon and Chanticleer, has died. War dulls the luster of literary figures, yet his place in posterity remains secure due to his beauty of diction and dramatic craft.
One by one the heads of Washington's activity boards return to private life signaling an informal end to war effort demands. Dr Garfield of the Fuel Administration and Bernard M Baruch of the War Industries Board resign, judged for conscientious service and skill in handling difficult problems.
A debate among former German officials unsettles the wartime narrative. Ex-chancellor insists Belgium’s invasion was a great wrong and challenges William II's Norwegian trip tale. Other leaders dispute each account, while history will judge the Teutonic claims.
The comment argues that lack of knowledge about Germany's initial war moves would not require extensive filtering, implying a straightforward assessment of early German strategy and its implications. The statement reflects a wartime editorial stance on understanding the German actions.
The President’s proposal to fix tax rates for 1918 1919 and 1920 faces party and public opposition. Voters and business want certainty and a possible 1920 tax reduction, not a rushed bill. They favor careful calculated levies aligned with postwar needs, urging economy and restraint, with sugar shortages cited as a warning against waste.
Aesop tale of bell the Cat contrasts with Senators who planned to heckle the President in the House last Monday. The fable’s moral proves relevant as proposing action proves easier than performing it.
Red Cross chairman Henry P. Davison announces no further fund campaigns are foreseen for the organization, though a final roll call will occur the week before Christmas inviting every citizen to join with a $1 membership as a gratitude fund for the Red Cross work aiding servicemen.
A playful rustic meditation celebrates a pewter bowl that nourished the speaker since childhood. It contrasts casual dining with fancy plates, praising the bowl’s warmth and generous portions. The speaker vows to share nourishment and kindness, ending with a witty aphorism about a sphinx and a suspender button.
In a crowded car a middle aged man, ill and muffled in a neckerchief, endures a stranger’s probing concern about his health. After a string of misidentifications the man reveals a large neck boil and bursts with anger, then departs to reflect on the failed kindness but vows to keep scattering seeds of kindness.
Boston ships 12 000 barrels of New England apples bound for England marking the first export since the 1917 embargo. Much of the cargo will reach England with some possibly going to France and the Rhine country for Salvation Army pies. The piece asserts New England apples’ superior juiciness and flavor over Western varieties.
A New York despatch reports the December 1 coupon payment on imperial Russian government 5 1 2 percent five year notes due 1921, totaling 25 million dollars, paid at National City Bank. The piece notes Bolshevik repudiation of imperial debt and questions Wall Street’s faith in Russia’s future.
The piece argues Senator Cummins's plan to send Senators to France to verify peace talks is misguided. It would reduce Senators to a meaningless smelling committee and erode official standing, a view strongly supported by Senator Lodge.
A reader asks for a rule to sum a long, unbroken series from one to one million in minutes. The writer claims a method: add the first and last numbers, divide by two, then multiply by the count of numbers in the series.
A reader asks if a verse is a single line or a stanza. The editor replies that a verse is one line, while a collection of lines forming a unit is a stanza. The distinction clarifies traditional poetry terminology.
Washington correspondent reports a 1913 measure forbids the President from attending any congress, conference, or event without explicit Congress approval. It would bar trips to an Army Navy game, a Boston peace celebration, or a New Hampshire golf tournament unless lawmakers grant consent. The piece questions the wisdom of such a rule.
The writer asks the editor if striking a man with an automobile after a horn blowing refusal could lead to legal trouble. The note cites Massachusetts law declaring murder in the first degree as the only crime with the death penalty and condemns one person acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
In November 1915 the voters of Massachusetts rejected a proposed amendment to the State constitution granting women the right to vote. The Old Berkshire item notes the outcome and reflects the period’s stance on suffrage.
The text notes that on November 25, 1812, after a strong remonstrance by many inhabitants, the Selectmen forbade hangings on the Common. One pirate was reprieved while the other was hanged at a South Boston site for harbor-view deterrence.
National and state actions loosen sugar restrictions allowing reasonable amounts to be obtained with no red tape. The public gains relief, yet dealers face limits on quantities and hoarding remains a concern, placing responsibility on consumers to behave appropriately.
The line appears in Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit in book 11 chapter 5 where the words prune and prisms are praised as pleasant lip movements. The variant you heard uses prunes and prisms and similar phrasing shows Dickens’s habit of listing playful sounds.
A letter from SSPHVEN T. SBYINGTON of Pallard Vale Mass. argues against using snuk or snoke and defends snake as the past tense of sneak. He quotes Newton Newkirk and remarks that snake sounds best despite reptilian connotations.
The piece notes a wooded grove statue of Apollo and nymphs at Versailles between the Apollo and Latona fountains. It recounts Louis XIV’s Sun King symbolism, and his court’s influence, especially his loves Louise de la Valliere and Mme de Montespan, shaping Versailles’s glory. Tomorrow’s Picture The Fountain of Latona.
The Observant Citizen records a forecast of a minute earlier sunset and a forthcoming snowstorm. He notes cider gains during postwar drink-control, recalls teetotaler cider methods, and muses on colonial drinking habits. A veteran responds about cooties and a tobacco-based remedy. He cites living Revolutionary sons, including Cambridge’s Judge Jeremiah Smith, and ends with grapefruit shell reuse by a housekeeper.
A fragment from a Boston era page discusses dried grapefruit fur fuel, a fashionable limousine scene on Beacon Street, and a Boston news staffer John M. McPhail moving to New York. It also mentions Red Cross roll calls, Winter snow predictions by Arthur L. Searles, and a Federal Reserve governor’s remark on gold coins for Christmas gifts. Then it reports on Thanksgiving day amusements at the Bridgewater State Farm asylum and late magazine content.
Poet Walt Mason predicts a return to safe ocean travel after wartime terror. He envisions sailings to Liverpool London Cadiz with passengers including ladies, while rejecting guns and danger. The verse expresses hope for peaceful journeys and a carefree era beyond submarine threats.
The woods of Massachusetts are being thoroughly scoured this week for deer as the season opens. Reports suggest hunters are more numerous than deer at present, reflecting widespread activity after last Monday's start.
Martin Van Buren born December 5 1782 is described as the son of a farmer and tavern keeper in Kinderhook New York. He had limited schooling yet began studying law at fourteen and began practicing at twenty in New York where he met Aaron Burr though did not fall under his influence.
The text recounts Martin Van Buren rising from Senate service to Governor of New York, aided by Andrew Jackson’s influence. It notes his campaign speeches earned friends but the Panic of 1837 damaged his popularity and prolonged his administration’s recovery. After leaving office he returned to Kinderhook and remained publicly active until his death in the Civil War era.
After his Indian fighting adventures Pershing was named professor of military tactics at the University of Nebraska. The period in his life is highlighted in The Real Life of General Pershing by H. S. Wheeler in next week's Boston Sunday Post.
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