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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1918
Page
8
The Boston Post issue dated February 6 1918 presents front page notices and brief news items from the Independent Democratic Paper of New England. Includes standard publication details and office address at 259 Washington Street Boston.
The 308th United States Infantry marched through New York City on Monday to enthusiastic praise. Newspapers praised their soldierly bearing and pictures, with one calling their appearance since September a miracle. The piece questions critics who say the military establishment has fallen or War Department is failing.
A Parliament member fined about 2000 for hoarding in a country house larder mirrors Admiral Sir Richard Poore punished for storing a large food stock. The same session saw a railway worker fined for exceeding the official ration illustrating democratic equality under sumptuary law.
The piece reflects on a severe winter in Hanover marked by extreme cold and heavy snow. The era is described as unusually harsh, surpassing prior seasons and testing public comfort and resilience amid blizzards and biting winds. It notes a weather record likely to live in history.
The piece notes recurring zero weather in this region, acknowledging the chill was anticipated yet expresses fatigue with the persistent bitter cold. It contrasts the Old Farmer's Almanac idea of occasional zero weather with the reality of continuous frigid conditions and a desire for change.
An editorial argues the local street railway service is intolerable and urges immediate reform. It weighs two relief plans, service at cost and state-controlled private operation with guaranteed dividends, noting flaws in efficiency incentives and the risk of resembling direct government ownership. A hybrid approach blending fixed minimum returns with variable rates is proposed as most promising.
The piece attacks Senator Hitchcock for contradicting Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels on 500,000 troops in France this year. It accuses Republicans of miscasting Hitchcock as an administration ally despite his long opposition to tariffs, canal tolls repeal, arms shipments, and other policies.
A prominent Brockton matron visiting Boston challenged a leading grocery firm over sugar. After refusing to sell to her, she waited in a chair until an employee finally handed her a package. She returned home to find two pounds of sugar inside, declared a hard won triumph.
A wartime appeal urges readers to support troops by keeping spirits high at home. It calls for cheer, optimism, and bright homefront morale to aid soldiers fighting over there and win victory. The message emphasizes smiling, avoiding gloom, and spreading hope.
A reflective essay warns that true friendship requires effort and reciprocity. It contrasts给 selfless giving with withholding affection, urging readers to offer loyalty, cheerfulness, and sincerity to earn lasting companionship.
A concise note on patience and politeness in conversation. It describes listening attentively to someone who responds with a string of "nothing" and frames it as a form of courtesy.
A humorous piece on grippe spread in crowded street cars and light home remedies. It mocks exaggerated symptoms and urges rest and doctor visits while poking fun at self cures. It notes appetite loss, bone ache, sneezing, watering eyes, and nasal inflammation with quirky details.
The column reflects on Boston mayors, aging ex-officeholders, and an acting mayor’s upcoming chance as Peters travels south. It notes Ash Wednesday and 1918 wartime devoutness, Easter on March 21, and holiday scheduling. It covers the Post flag honoring McIkay, peat fuel use in Salem, Newbury winter lore, Simmons College dean Sarah L. Arnold, a delayed letter from Petrograd, Old Newbury’s Floating Island, and a Malden Japan wedding.
The article describes anthracite and bituminous coal regions in Pennsylvania, noting huge storage tanks and waste piles of culm, their beauty at winter, and the labor of pickers. It explains culm fires, the role of tipples, and the difference between breakers and tunnel entrances, with a caption about a coal seam outcrop.
Edith Burdock, once bright and mischievous, sinks into melancholy and feverish delirium after a run of misfortune. Nurse Margaret tends her while a man’s face in a dropped picture unsettles Edith, triggering two days of inner struggle as she hides emotion and avoids questions about Jack.
Edith clings to hope as four weeks pass without word of Jack Dayton. A nurse recounts Jack’s letter loss, his father’s illness, and a grave accident. The story reveals Jack’s supposed uncle, Jackie, ties Edith to a hidden family name and a long held secret.
Wat Mason rails against extreme wartime schemes and fad diets as he urges sane, practical conservation and warns against noisy, impractical proposals. He defends modest attire and sensible measures to support soldiers without overreacting to trendy ideas.
Edith surprises Jackie with a kiss and declares love in a California hospital ward. The tale follows a mistaken arrangement by Edith's niece, leading to a hurried family reunion as Mrs Burdock and Nurse Margaret aid a rapid cross country dash.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston temperatures for February 6 with official figures showing 6 below zero in 1895 and 3 below in 1886 and 1910. The warmest on this date was 44 degrees in 1884. Rain or snow has occurred on this date in Boston in the past century.
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