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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1916
Page
14
The Boston Post notes subscription policy and advance payment requirement. It warns subscriptions will be discontinued at expiration and requests readers to notify the postal service if the newspaper cannot be obtained regularly. Edwin A. Grozier is listed as Editor and Publisher.
Richard Harding Davis reports from a survey among Allies abroad that nations despise the United States and that an American in France and England must apologize before approaching anyone. The writer argues citizens should not have to humiliate themselves to seek contact abroad.
Professor James H. Worman, former U S consul general at Munich, told a Boston audience that those born in Germany who come to America are not necessarily Germans. He argued pro Kaiser sentiment is small and praised the value of assimilation while urging Americans to love one country only.
The Boston City Council and Mayor Curley focus on street repairs and municipal projects. A proposed 50 cent tax increase seeks funding, with debate on avoiding the levy. The plan includes a segregated budget, maternity hospital, new Deer Island facilities, sewage use study, and improved fire houses.
Antiquated and inadequate phrasing aside, the passage credits good teamwork by the council under President Hagan and by the Mayor for enhancing city interests in every possible way this year.
The piece applauds the Senate judiciary subcommittee for holding open hearings on Louis D. Brandeis for the U S Supreme Court. It mocks those fearing publicity and urges the Senate not to block open testimony, noting that public business belongs to the public.
A reader reports a pet with an escalloped ear and a missing eyebrow and Aunt Lucy suspects a rubber plant with fleas. The letter ends with anticipation of baked beans Saturday night and a promise to write again soon.
A feature traces pivotal episodes in Frederick the Great's reign, highlighting battles with alliance powers and strategic reforms that shaped Prussia. The article surveys key decisions and their impact on European balance of power during seven years of conflict.
A long humorous letter exchange about The Art of Oral Expression, praising its value for speech and social success. The writer ridicules usage errors, laments muddled phrases, and suggests practical phrases for everyday life from auto owners to street car passengers. Included are anecdotes on weather forecasts, Old Ironsides themes, and a centenarian New Englander sharing memories of Boston’s early electrification.
The text highlights Frederick the Great of Prussia during the 18th century, noting the 1778 war of the Bavarian Succession and the first partition of Poland as defining events. It covers his age, health, and ambition to curb Austrian power, the strategic misgivings about Poland’s fate, and contemporary reactions including Carlyle’s critique. It also mentions a later illustrated feature on Shakespeare.
The piece argues a British trawler skipper abandoned survivors of a wrecked Zeppel in the North Sea fearing capture. It critiques reprisals as a moral dilemma amid aerial warfare and asks whether noncombatants should risk themselves to save fighters. It invokes Mme Roland to condemn war crimes in reprisal.
The text reports a remark attributed to Hon. Calvin Coolidge at a Northampton dinner mocking Lincoln and the President. It criticizes the Lieutenant-Governor of Massachusetts for publicly making such discourtesy and poor taste in a remark about the President.
Alfred F. M. Zimm erman, under Secretary of State at Berlin, states the German government has never questioned the legality of shipping American arms to the allies or to any belligerent. He adds that some German Americans are more German than the government in this view.
A Boston newspaper syndicate will publish Lynnfield Plain Talker each Thursday with editors A Flanagan and John C Caldwell Jr. The new weekly will serve Lynnfield with local news and commentary.
The Louisville Courier-Journal quotes Henry Watterson doubting Theodore Roosevelt will clinch the Republican nomination this year. Watterson suggests Teddy could come close but miss, hinting at a familiar tactic from four years prior. The piece notes Sam McCall as a promising dark horse with a single parimutuel in an insider pocket.
The piece notes Mr. Taylor living to age ten and residing in his scene 78 years. It compares him to Granville Wardwell who used the same razor 63 years ago and mentions Taylor’s 62 years as a Charter Oak Lodge member. It recalls his wrestling championships in Strafford and Carroll counties and references Joseph F. O Connell’s home with voters and a nod to preparedness.
The record notes a zero degree frost in Boston on this date in 187 and 1968, while February highs reached 62 degrees in 1890. It also cites a ten year warmest of 46 degrees in 1909 and mentions only two storms on this date in 1911 and 1915.
Pauline endures a tense marriage as Wilbur, preoccupied with business and harsh to their sick baby, travels for days. A telegram foretells tragedy but a dream ends with Wilbur returning home to comfort his wife and child, revealing a renewed family bond.
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