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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
14
The fuel administration orders a lightless night across New England with no theatre signs or building illumination and households limited to essentials. Citizens may notice artificial twilight in streets as towns test municipal safety measures, with Sundays and Thursdays in similar darkness ahead.
A Public Service Commission hearing this morning tests whether hotels may bill ten cents per telephone call in the metropolitan district when the standard rate is five cents. Hotels own the booths and lines, and the case centers on legality of private party subletting of telephony under regulation.
A speaker stresses that the hearing on public control of the commission is among the most momentous principal matters ever before a telephone hearing in the state and deserves full attendance due to its significance.
The piece argues against a Congress proposal to bar selling Liberty Bonds below par, noting marketability is crucial for bond demand and future issues. It cautions such a law would risk breach of contract and hurt liquidity, urging holders not to sell unless necessary while opposing unconstitutional limits.
The column recalls Theodore Roosevelt’s public criticism of current wartime plans and contrasts it with harsher memories of a Republican administration twenty years earlier, noting past inefficiency and disease-related deaths among troops. It argues memory should be clear to all.
The article argues the Senate committee on manufactures should allow Food Administrator Hoover to testify on sugar supply controls. It criticizes Senator Reed for refusing Hoover and warns the public may suspect bias and malice in the hearings if Hoover is not granted a hearing.
Reports state that Turkish forces stripped the Holy Sepulchre and other sacred sites as they withdrew from Jerusalem. The alleged act challenges views of Moslem restraint and mirrors the desecrations associated with German war conduct in Louvain and other shrines.
Washington December 19. The new War Council of the War Department met for the first time and inspected potential quarters in the State War and News Building. The council will require substantial space to house its large staff of officers and clerks, with one bureau possibly moving to a temporary structure used by the department.
A quirky column by Newton Newkirk asserts the sphinx weighs in on temper. The piece riffs on self control and clever aphorisms, offering wry observations about temper and personal conduct.
Mary and John clash over preparing a Christmas box for relatives. A broken lid misfit nails and tools reveals impatience and pride, ending with Mary caring for John and resuming household quiet as he reads his paper.
The column recalls thrift stamp campaigns to aid the Kaiser fight, Whittier’s Amesbury home preservation, a cross formation flag at Sacred Heart Church in Springfield, and a British officer’s wartime watch explainers. It also celebrates Hopkinton elder Marcus Phipps, Maine potato fortunes, a 12 year old boy’s Y M C A pledge, Bates College forestry plans, and nurse Miss Alice Holmes’s French medal.
In a domestic comedy set during Christmas, Katherine’s faked wish for Jeannette’s ship to come in backfires when Jeannette’s wish for Ted Crane challenges Katherine’s control. Lieutenant Cyril Hollister aids a happy thaw as Jeannette and Ted gain family consent for marriage and democracy-inspired happiness to sail.
A travelogue describing Jerusalem’s Via Dolorosa as a labyrinthine, crowded path sacred to Christian pilgrims. It notes narrow streets, historic stations, and contrasts sanitation under Turkish rule with the potential benefits of Jewish governance, including health improvements and population shifts. It ends with a Tomorrow's Picture feature: The Road to Bethlehem.
Household hints describe making napkins from worn tablecloth pieces and using poorer remnants as bandages for cuts and burns. Aprons come from used washable dresses. wash cloths from old under vests with crochet edges. M. B. Leatherbed at Commonwealth Avenue, All Tor.
A reader favors a cheerful stance on homesickness arguing that focus should go to happiness and opportunity. She recalls a girl who exaggerated her meals for homefolk, warns against dwelling on past sorrows, and cites Harry Lauder as a model of uplifting resilience.
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