The Independent Democratic Paper of New England
The Boston newspaper issues from February 7 1918 show its office at 240 Washington Street Boston Mass and publication details. The page lists issue number volume and date indicating a daily edition by Post Publishing Co with standard masthead information.
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Independent Democratic Paper of
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New York City
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Subscription rates and payment guidance for the Post
The Post lists Daily and Sunday rates for U S and Canada at five fifty per year for Daily and Sunday combined, with shorter terms offered. Foreign copies vary, and Canada deliveries have per copy charges plus a Boston district postage surcharge. payments are to be in advance by checks or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO. notices warn of discontinuation on cancellation and urge readers to notify if unavailable from dealers.
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Canada
Sunday Post
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Post Publishing CO
Senators Push for Secrets in Open Session
The piece condemns anti-government Senators who pressed Secretary Baker for wartime secrets, arguing such questions risk aiding Germany. It praises Baker for maintaining discretion and warns that executive session offers safer, controlled disclosures to avoid aiding the enemy.
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Chamberlain
Hitchcock
Wadsworth
United States War Department
Baker
Weeks
Army
Navy
Germany
United States
Not Very Different Says Geneva War Report About Troop Numbers
Analysts note a Geneva report disputes Secretary Baker on American troop levels in France early this year. German papers allegedly altered figures, with claims of 50 000 or just several divisions. The text questions reliability of wartime numbers and public reaction.
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Geneva
Baker
France
Muenchener Nachrichten
Koelnische Volkszeitung
Ers Jostiuc
Press Tactics and Truth in War Time
The quotation questions the difference between German propaganda and similar tactics used by domestic papers. It argues that the governing system resembles Germany in principle, differing only in figures, and asks what to call such imitation when seen at home.
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United States
Tuscania Disaster Tolls Few Troop Losses Off Irish Coast
The German U boat torpedoed the transport Tuscania carrying 2179 American troops. Most troops landed in Ireland with only small loss of life. The event, while tragic, is seen as a signal to steel American resolve and push toward victory in the world conflict.
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Europe
Irish
Ireland
Tuscania
German conspirators sentenced for plot to attack food ships
Von Rintelen and ten accomplices received 18 months in prison and a 2000 dollar fine each for trying to blow up food ships bound for France and England. Judge Howe lamented the lack of harsher penalties, noting federal law prevented greater punishment and urging post release repatriation to Germany.
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New York
France
England
von Rintelen
Howe
Germany
Criticism Mounts Over U.S. War Supply Shortfalls
A reader voices outrage at an Anglo American agreement to ship canned fruit and vegetables to American troops abroad. The piece argues such shortages prove military incompetence and mockingly questions the War Department’s functioning.
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France
Chamberlain
Hitchcock
Wadsworth
Senate
United States
War Department
Frogs legs ruled poultry by old tariff board
A Boston News Bureau piece notes a puzzled citizen asking if frogs legs count as meat or fish while a historical ruling declared they are poultry. The cartoonish query ties to wartime thrift and food administration notes.
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Boston News Bureau
Hoover
Increase That Fund for Heirs of Policeman Reiser
The article urges boosting the fund for the heirs of Policeman Reiser who was killed by a burglar. It notes only about $500 raised so far and calls for greater generosity matching war-time support for families of fallen officers.
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Reiser
Boston
Boston’s extreme cold and warm records on February 7
The record lists Boston’s coldest on February 7 as five degrees below zero in 1875 and eight below in 1910, while the warmest reached 38 degrees in 1897. The note also references frequent precipitation on the date and hints at fading details from earlier sources.
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Father and son urge father to bring lunch and shelter
A child appeals to his father to return home with food as the mother and child endure an eatless day. The verse hints at a alcohol-free, closing joint and the boy offers to help his father cope with hardship by "put on your chains" and stopping him from skidding.
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Mother
Why barbers push hair restorer while they are bald
A reader argues barbers often promote hair growth products despite being bald themselves. H. R. of Brockton notes the irony and questions why anyone would trust a testimonial from a barber with no hair, suggesting such claims are hypocritical and unconvincing.
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Newt
H. R
Brockton
Mass
Observant Citizen notes from Boston area pages
A collage of short items: B H Bain’s 16 year meeting record with the Boston Wholesale Grocers Association. Mayor Eldridge’s advice to aspiring mayors. Leonard Lydon’s World War I letter from France. a patriotic nest of twine birds in a zoo cage. mariners at the North End’s Mariner’s House behaving like shipboard officers. a candy contraband anecdote. John Johnson the Beverly fisherman watching the waterfront. Arthur Washburn returning from Amherst to join the army. Whitmarsh of the National Food Administration managing 16 daily meetings and 10 percent rooms. Hoover clerks’ humor about Liberty bonds. a Kittery Point reader’s wildlife observations. and news that the convict ship Success has sunk near Carrollton, Kentucky.
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B. H. Bain
Boston Wholesale Grocers' Association
United States
Bain
Whitmarsh
National Food Administration Board
Washington
Boston
White House
Heatless Cars and Bars Leave Appenaug Resident Short
In a brief note Appenaug R I C Myers laments a lack of heatless cars bars and coffee leaving him with worn trousers and a sense of missing amenities while living in his locale.
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Appenaug
R. I. C. Myers
Editorial We and I Explore Self Reference in Columns
A Concord correspondent questions why the All Sorts editor sometimes writes as we and at other times as I. The writer explains editorial license, noting we conveys majesty and dignity, while I remains egotistical. The piece explores tones and the reader’s perception of the writer’s standing.
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Concord
N. N
Roads to riches Uncle Walt warns against get rich quick schemes
The piece features Uncle Walt criticizing bank mail schemes and stock scams that promise instant wealth. He notes how many fall for offers like oil shares and orange groves, while he prefers honest labor and earning through work, despite seeing others chase easy fortunes. The passage ends with a dated signature from 1918 by George Matthew Adams.
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Dame Fortune
John D
King Coal The Story of the Fuel that Is the Nation's Biggest Problem
The article traces coal origins from surface outcrops to underground mining and explains coal forming through plant matter in the carboniferous age. It describes peat turning to coal, lignite as a transitional stage, and ancient earth conditions with vast vegetation and marshes. It ends noting tomorrow's picture shipping coal.
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Homer Greene
The Boss Comes to Supper
Marian is torn between marrying Jim Summers and caring for her dying father and twins. Jim becomes manager of a large firm and vows a home for Marian and the children. Years pass, Marian and Jim reunite, marry, and secure a Boston Common home by purchase from Blackstone.
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Marian Tate
Jim Summers
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Marian
Bob
Joey
Mr. Summers
Boston Common origins and public use questioned
The letter explains that Boston Common originated with William Blackstone who sold it to Boston in 1684 as common land for public use. An 1640 act restricted division for houses, but the records do not prohibit buildings on the Common, only parcels of land determination.
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Boston Common
William Blackstone
Boston
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