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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1919
Page
12
A contemporaries article slams discharged soldiers for donning army overcoats with civilian clothes. The readers counter that it offends soldiers and the public less, arguing there is no real harm or disrespect in the practice and calling the objection trivial.
The article urges citizens to resist swindlers by using a personal test before exchanging bonds for cash or stocks. It cautions that Liberty bonds symbolize sacrifice, thrift, and loyalty, and advises selling only through banks to avoid enemy plots.
Bernard J. Rothwell of the Massachusetts Bureau of Immigration urged a legislative plan to educate foreign employees in shops, arguing English fluency reduces strikes. He noted 16 languages were spoken at a Lawrence meeting and claimed a common tongue fosters citizenship and curb violence. He asked for legislative support and employer granted time for education.
The German National Assembly elected Dr Edward David as presiding officer with three vice presidents representing major political divisions. The vote was nearly unanimous with 374 of 399 ballots for the bid and the assembly begins work under a unified leadership and an Imperial Ministry.
The text notes that women voted in the election and a notable number of them were elected to occupy seats, highlighting their influence in the political process.
Three months after the armistice, business slows as markets wait for peace prices. Prices for copper, cotton, wool, and corn have dropped 25 to 30 percent, prompting talk of a reconstruction board to stabilize and time readjustment. Government aid may guide prices toward a peaceful baseline while avoiding further sharp declines.
Former President Taft lauds President Woodrow Wilson and predicts Senate Republicans will criticize any plan but will not block a world treaty. He argues Taft’s stance helped secure the League of Nations and credits Wilson with the achievement.
With 19 working days left, the Sixty Fifth Congress nears March 4 successor. Most regular annual appropriation bills have not passed the Senate and House action paused in committee rooms. War‑driven, these large bills fuel inter‑branch differences and extended conferences as the session squeezes to a close.
The piece reports a likely defeat of Representative Mann for Speaker, citing gifts of a horse and a beefsteak from the Swift Packing Company as influential to his candidacy, noting the steak was nearly as valuable as the horse. It frames the episode as a blunt political provocation and questions ethical implications.
Frank H. Simonds writes from Paris that America now wields greater influence in Paris than any European power at key conferences, dominating political terrain with less opposition. He says the public should recognize the United States’ rising clout and the responsibility it entails to repay what has been given.
A New York life insurance agent was sentenced in Federal District Court to 30 days in the Tombs and fined $300 for willfully failing to file income tax returns for 1916 and 1917. He must also pay $334 as double the tax due. The notice warns the last filing date for the current year is March 15.
Federal state and private placement commissions report strong cooperation from employers reinstating returning soldiers. Spring prospects indicate a possible large shortage of workers due to immigration loss of 2.5 million and 1 million U.S. men abroad, prompting expected labor demand.
A playful three clock tale features a bedside glow clock a city hall clock and a large store clock as daily antagonists. The narrator notes the pull of the alarms each morning and the pressure of time driving punctuality and pay.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather for February 10 with official lows of 5 below in 1875 and 4 below in 1880, and a high of 59 degrees in 1898. He notes rain or snow occurred on this date in 1909 1910 and 1918 over the past 19 years.
The Cotton Farmer in Scott Mississippi prints a vignette about a man named Mr Sputter who jumps from task to task, finishing little yet exhausting his day with frenetic energy. It notes 75 percent of effort may be lost motion and ends with a humorous widow seeking a husband who can plow and hoe.
Dear Newt and Bullard letters discuss a joke about supplying puncture resistant bicycle wheel holes. The Consolidated Post Hole Co claims to produce non puncturable rubber hole sections shipped in short segments melted and injected before cooling. Price offered: 10 sections for two wheels by parcel post prepaid.
A column blends price comparisons of eggs and hams between New York and Boston, notes on veteran buttons, stargazing in February, and a humorous touch about Who’s Who in America. It includes lobster prices, a Boston baker joke, street scenes in Scollay Square, and short bios and literary notes about Congreve and Dryden.
A new department titled Airplane Etiquette will debut in All Sorts with expert guidance from a said aerial etiquette-Kcian. Readers may submit questions about flying safety and etiquette for answers in future installments.
The Boston Post denounces hotel and restaurant piracy as stand and deliver extortion and tipping banditry. It supports Alderman Smith's ordinance for coatroom licensing, arguing it would shield patrons’ pockets, though it notes limited effect and a Boston bias.
The piece offers brief notes on nations and regions once oppressed or traded, exploring potential paths to permanent liberation. It traces emerging narratives of self determination and redefined borders shaping a new geopolitical horizon.
The piece outlines the formation of Czecho-Slovakia from Bohemia Moravia and Silesia with about 13 million people led by 10 million Czechs and Slovaks. It notes tensions with Germany Hungary Poland over borders and the need for a sea outlet and German minority policies as Versailles reshapes Europe.
A fragment notes English dramatist William Congreve was a product of both England and Ireland, born near Leeds, England. The sentence hints at a biographical detail about his origins and national influences.
The Bentztown Bard sings of turning old leaves into light and forgetting wrongs while yearnin to set the last wrong right. He vows to love and endure, standing four-square against hardship as resolutions fade and hope endures.
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