Boston Post December 26 1918 subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post issued December 26 1918 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including Canada and foreign options, postage details, and payment requirements. It announces editorial and publication offices at 259 Washington St Boston and credits Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher with Associated Press affiliation.
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Boston
T. S&s
Canada
Sunday Post
One Hundred Thousand Thanks For Santa Visit
The Post expresses deep gratitude to readers and volunteers who helped deliver Christmas gifts to one hundred thousand children from humble homes. The Santa staff and many volunteers distributed the gifts, bringing joy and satisfaction to the donors and recipients alike.
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Post
Santa Claus
Post Santa
War on Waste Appeals to Public Duty
Food Administrator Henry B Endicott urges a nationwide war on waste to cut living costs. He cites aid to starving Europeans and stresses thrift as patriotic, healthful, and financially beneficial, noting how conservation benefits individuals and the government and can make people healthier and wealthier.
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Henry B. Endicott
Versailles as capital of proposed Society of Nations
A Paris Chamber of Deputies measure would make Versailles the permanent capital for the proposed Society of Nations. The plan would place Versailles historic buildings at the allies' disposal with extraterritorial rights, a generous gesture toward amity while Boston’s claim to hub status is left unprioritized.
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Dr. Holmes
Versailles
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
Society of Nations
Boston
LAND FOR OUR BOYS AND LAND RECLAMATION
A Massachusetts special commission will hold a public hearing at the State House to discuss reclaiming waste lands for returning servicemen. The plan echoes federal efforts to expand agricultural opportunities for soldiers and sailors resuming peacetime occupations, highlighting extensive unused lands across the state.
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Massachusetts
State House
War Work Chief Calls for Full War Dept Inquiry
Dr John R Mott chief executive of the Y M C A war work urges the War Department to investigate charges that the France based organization overcharged soldiers for cigarettes and goods kept many workers in cities while few were at the front and showed intolerance toward the boys. He says the inquiry should reveal omissions and commissions so improvements can be made and pledges removal if inefficiency is found.
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John R. Mott
Y. M. C. A. War Work
War Department
France
United States
Isle
Wilson
London
London Times
Britain
McAdoo
Germany
State and Federal Plan to Develop Unoccupied Territory
Massachusetts seeks joint state federal financing to place veterans or workers on unprofitable lands. The effort aims to restore profitability by moving people to productive territory with government backing, ensuring success of the undertaking.
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Massachusetts
Wilson Visit to London Heads Toward Historic Reception
England anticipates a grand welcome for President Wilson during his London stop, following his earlier landing in France. The British press call the event potentially the greatest greeting in the metropolis, praising Wilson as a democratic reformist and ally in the wartime alliance.
A Peace Jubilee for Boston After the War
The Post reports a suggestion for a large World Peace Jubilee in Boston after soldiers return home. Proponents cite Boston’s musical leadership and two prior 1870s Peace Jubilees as precedent and foresee attendance by Marshal Foch and other European dignitaries, making a stirring peace commemoration beyond monuments.
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Boston
America
United States
Marshal Foch
Europe
Health Commissioner Seeks Blood for Influenza Serum
An appeal by Health Commissioner Woodward asks healthy adults recently recovered from influenza or pneumonia to donate blood for influenza serum production. He offers payment to those who feel they deserve compensation for serving in this capacity.
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Woodward
Volunteers Rally for Humanitarian Service Across Community
Plenty of volunteers for humanitarian work with many not seeking payment. Service for the good of others fills the atmosphere as soldiers abroad set an example. The commissioner asks for small sacrifices, noting dangers far less than those of war.
Extra Session Likely Before March for Wilson
The article argues President Wilson will likely convene an extra session of Congress before December due to pending work. Key drivers include major appropriation bills, railroad legislation, and the need to ratify peace treaties, with a sense of urgency to avoid delaying the war’s end.
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Wilson
Congress
Bitter Truth and Pan Germanism Critique
Theodor Wolff of the Berlin Tageblatt warns Germans that Pan Germanism was a dangerous dream and condemns undervaluing other nations. He argues Germany erred by undervaluing Belgium France Britain and especially the United States, and notes the turn in thinking against imperial conquest.
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Theodor Wolff
Berlin
Great Britain
United States
London Banquet at Historic Duke of Sutherland Mansion
President Wilson was hosted at a banquet in London at a famed old mansion, now a museum of relics, once the Duke of Sutherland's residence. Queen Victoria praised the transfer of the house, and the interior features a famous staircase. Felix M. Warburg heads a $5 million Jewish war sufferers drive and receives a $1000 gold medal from grateful New York Jews.
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President Wilson
England
London
Duke of Sutherland
Lord Liverholme
Queen Victoria
Felix M. Warburg
New York
God
Songs of Sunshine By The Bentitown Bard
A wartime poem celebrates returning soldiers. It speaks of a holiday ship sailing home, the lads tasting life’s joys, and loved arms awaiting homecoming. The wind steadies hope as ships follow the old track and prayers bless the dear ones waiting at the lattice.
Boston Weather Record Says Coldest December Day Noted
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston’s coldest December day dipping below zero in 1872 and 1914, with a warmest December day at 60 degrees in 1915. He notes rain or snow on this date in 1909 1910 1913 and 1916 according to official figures.
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Boston
Whit versus Leander Leghorn in a rustic rhyme feud
John Devine Inflater salvoes at a Medford Rhode Island figure named Whit who mocked Leander Leghorn by farming claims and faux poetry in All Sorts. Leander, active in wartime farming and verse, is defended against the alleged prevaricator.
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Newt
Whit
Medford
Mass
Leander Leghorn
Leander
Observant Citizen recalls old horse abuse and Southworth birth note
A column recalls past holiday customs of horse racing and bloodletting on Saint Stephen's Day. It marks the 99th birth anniversary of author Mrs E D E N Southworth, reveals her real identity Emma Dorothy Eliza Neville Southworth, and notes public library shifts. It also mentions naval sponsorship by Miss Rebecca E Satterlee for a destroyer, local wildlife catches, and wartime morale efforts including hospital music via the Red Cross and Liberty bond appeals.
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BE. D. E. N. Southworth
America
EH. D. ER. N. Southworth
Oliver Optic
Horatio Alger
Emma Dorothy Eliza Neville Southworth
District of Columbia
All Sorts Newton Newkirk What the Sphinx Says
The column presents a wry aphorism about frugal living. Newton Newkirk frames the idea as a small, reflective quip.
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Sphinx
Nourishment via speaking tube rescue tale
George Peters a California miner trapped 100 feet underground survived a cave in by using a surface speaking tube to request meals. He was served soup egg coffee and caringly denied a cantaloupe as eggs and soup caused misfires with the tube. He faced three daily meals and resisted overeating while awaiting rescue.
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Peters
George Peters
California
George
Head Above All: Value Beyond a Simple Knob
A succinct editorial line emphasizes that a head holds more value than a mere hook for attachments. The statement urges prioritizing intellect and usefulness over decorative or trivial fixtures, framing practical worth as the true measure.
Collapsible Tea Bottle Proposed In Letter to Newt
A laboring man asks Newt to invent a collapsible tea bottle to fit his lunch basket. Pea replies that a pliable hot water bottle already serves, bending to fit and not breaking if dropped. He urges Michael to call for help again when in trouble.
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Newt
Michael
Arch of Drusus and the grandeur of Roman triumphs
A discussion of the Arch of Drusus and other Roman arches, noting the Arch of Drusus’ uncertain dating to the second century AD, its marble sheathing, and lost sculpture. It contrasts triumphal arches with older arches like the Arch of Titus and explains the historical spectacle of triumphs with prisoners and triumphal depictions. It closes with a look forward to tomorrow’s feature on the Column of Trajan.
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Drusus
Prajan
Caracalla
Rome
Spain
George Dewey Life Of A Naval Hero From Montpelier To Admiral
George Dewey born Dee 26 at Montpelier VI studied in New England and graduated from the Naval Academy. He rose from lieutenant in the Civil War to command in Asiatic waters during the Spanish American War, defeating the Spanish fleet at Manila on May 1, earning a sword of honor and fame as admiral. He died in 1917, having witnessed early U.S. naval action in a great war.
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George Dewey
Dee
Montpelier
New England
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Arragut
New Orleans
North Atlantic
Dewey
Asiatic
Hong Kong
United States
Spain
Philippine
Secretary of the Navy
America
Rail routes to Chicago and Boston distance query
A reader asks which rail route from New York to Chicago is longer the Pennsylvania line or the New York Central via Buffalo. The distances are 912 miles for the Pennsylvania route and 982 miles for the New York Central route, and Boston to New York is 235 miles by rail. The letter also questions the idea of a national holiday and cites constitutional limits on Congress and the President.
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Sir
New York
Chicago
Buffalo
Boston
Pennsylvania
United States
Congress
Massachusetts
Star Timing Guide Begins in Malden Column Lead
MALDEN: From the time a star appears in the night sky, readers can gauge the hour without formal astronomy knowledge. The column teases simple celestial cues to tell time by the stars and invites beginners to observe patterns and constellations for practical use.
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Malden
Uncle Walt Sings of Wartime Hardship to Peacetime Pie
Poem by Walt Mason reflecting on wartime scarcity and postwar abundance. Nostalgic lines recall bread prunes sugar and rationing, contrasting grim years with coming days of peace and plenty. The author notes the shift from sacrifice to comfort as he imagines enjoying pies again.
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Uncle Sam
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Star Motions Across Sky on the First Day of Spring
The excerpt explains tracking a star’s progress from eastern horizon to overhead and then toward the west. It states a star takes twelve hours to cross the entire arch, and that each hour after rising equals 15 degrees of arc. It notes when the star is halfway up the arch, hours have passed since rising, with six hours at overhead.
Pronunciation of the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense
The reader notes a phonetic rendering of the motto Honi soit qui mal y pense as on-EE swa kee mal ee pans with the a in swa and nan s pronounced like art. This mirrors an informal newspaper style, recording how the cadence and vowel sounds map to English spelling.
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Inez
Henry Clay on preferring truth to office in 1850
Dr Henry Clay reportedly stated in an 1850 speech that he would rather be right than be President, referencing the so called Compromise Measures. The remark reflects his stance during the heated debates over sectional policy.
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Henry Clay
Little girl with a curl in the middle of her forehead
A reader asks to reprint the entire rhyme about the little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead, noting it as a work titled A Young Mother.
Little Girl With A Mark In The Forehead
A brief poem snippet describes a girl with a small earl in the middle of her forehead who alternates between good and horrid behavior. She stands on her head and yells, stomps, and bangs her heels on a window while her mother, thinking boys play in the attic, rushes upstairs toward the commotion.
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