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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1917
Page
10
Boston newspaper item from December 29 1917 notes issue number 26 volume 876. Office located at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The notice lists daily and Sunday rates for U S and Canada including one year 3 50 six months 1 75 three months 90c two months 60c and 80c for month. foreign rate 1 00 per month. Canada 8 50 per year for combined ally Sunday. postage adds one cent per copy in Boston district. Payments by check or money order to POST PUBLISHING CO.
The excerpt lists telephone numbers for departments and the editor Edwin A. Grozier, stating subscription payment in advance and discontinuation on expiration, plus AP membership and republication rights. It proclaims The Boston Post as having the largest daily morning circulation.
News from Tokio reports a Wednesday morning fight near Harbin in Manchuria between Chinese and Russian Maximalist troops. Russians reportedly surrendered were disarmed and taken prisoner as China asserts resolve to stop Bolshevik incursions and defend its Pacific allies.
Superintendent Crowley directs captains to instruct patrolmen to ensure horses left outside in winter are properly blanketed. Despite publicity and appeals, some drivers still fail to cover their horses, prompting stricter enforcement to protect the animals.
Mr T P O Connor expresses satisfaction after receiving a cable from John Redmond acknowledging a $50,000 first installment from the United States. The funds support the constitutional Nationalist party in Ireland against pro German propaganda. Tay Pay is praised for championing Ireland’s true cause to counter German influence.
The old bandit once called Pancho Villa is rumored to be alive and active in Chihuahua under the name Severino Gonzalez. Reports claim he is raiding railroad trains and attacking villagers, though authorities doubt and note he no longer troubles the United States.
The sugar refiner Claus Spreckels attacks the food administration over sugar shortages but impartial readers see his stance as biased. He resented not obtaining Louisiana raw sugar for his American company, which worsened the North's shortage claims.
A fragment notes concern that remarks by an unnamed speaker could erode public confidence in the body. No dates or additional context are provided.
In the wake of U S government takeover, railroad stocks surge including New Haven shares. Critics accuse party politics of opposing McAdoo as railroad director, while supporters cite broad approval from industry and finance circles. Congressman Gillett of Massachusetts denounces the appointment as political not business.
The Post argues against shutting Boston and other state schools due to coal scarcity. It supports extending the Boston vacation by five days, urging confidence that relief will come from authorities and urging schools to reopen on time with ensured coal supplies.
Mr Moorfield Storey, president of the NAACP, argues that Negroes share in wartime patriotism and own about 20 million acres of land with other property valued near one million dollars. He asserts color has no bearing on patriotism and notes widespread American ownership among African Americans.
The City Council approved $300 annuities for the widows of Hoseman Frank L. Lailer and Captain Charles W. Conway. Both deaths occurred in service at recent fires, with stipulations that payments end upon remarriage.
James Buckley fell 15 feet from a ladder on a railroad bridge at Dorchester avenue and West Sixth street in South Boston. He struck his head, sustaining a fractured skull and is on the danger list at City Hospital. home address 28 St Albans street Roxbury.
A fragment from a poem notes a boy on a burning deck refusing to leave. The line implies he stayed while others fled and contrasts warmth aboard with homes lacking coal.
A dialogue riff on humility and self belief sparked by Dwight L Moody. It argues for a golden mean between vanity and excessive modesty and cautions against arrogance while supporting reasonable self confidence and measured ambition.
A homeowner narrates a comic ordeal with a busted kitchen pipe attracting a rogue plumber. The man feigns expertise, loiters for cigars, smokes in the parlor, and returns after lunch to fix the leak. By 3 pm the leak is repaired, but soggy carpets and $7.61 in costs remain.
A nostalgic column recalls historic Massachusetts cold spells with 22.9 degrees below zero in 1887 and compares them to a milder recent December. It also notes art exhibits, oyster prices, and local anecdotes about tugboats, coal shortages, and a Milford farm run by Anna and Elizabeth Crockett.
A World War era view predicts British forces may gain control of Damascus rail link early in 1918 and strip Nazareth and the Sea of Galilee of Ottoman power. The piece contrasts Galilee’s past wealth with its current desolation and recalls Nazareth’s enduring landscape and memories of Christ’s youth.
A charity bazaar stalls draws crowds as Carl and Lois discuss gender roles and partnership. Carl bets on a fortune reader to uncover Lois's feelings while a palm reading hints at a blond companion awaiting his enlistment and a budding romance between Carl and Lois amid wartime service talks.
The article notes favorites like real filet for brassieres and Angora embroidery on satin gowns. It describes slim silhouettes with pleats, net jabots with bright wool embroidery, paneled jumpers, organdie trims on Georgette crepe blouses, black velvet handbags with steel beads, and the hat as a key element of informal evening dress.
Uncle Walt laments December's mood as rough winds, thawing snows, and sudden storms disrupt travel and plans. He jokes of sleighing dreams dashed by heat, mud, and freezing gusts, ending with a punchy note on the cycle of winter caprice.
A series of reader notes offers guidance on marriage, social life, and personal improvement. Suggestions cover eye exams, homemaking, knitting for the Red Cross, fundraising dances, hosting simple gatherings, and crafting a polished appearance. Mentions Pearl White and Douglas Fairbanks contacts.
Varnish or shellac may be applied to the edges of Brussels or tapestry car pets to prevent raveling. Ostrich plumes can be recurled by drawing the parts tightly over the edge of a knife. Prolong shoe life with a coat of painter s oil on the soles only, not the uppers. Mrs H A Dickinson Harvard.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures showing coldest Dec 2 in Boston as 9 above zero in 1872 and 1898, with readings of 5 above in 1890, 8 above in 1894, and 6 above for the warmest on record in 1901. He notes rain or snow on this date in 1914 and 1915 within the past decade.
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