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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1917
Page
8
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England Boston Post issue dated February 12, 1917. Published daily by Post Publishing Co with office at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
Rates for Cathy U S and Canada list one year 3.50 six months 1.75 three months 90c and one month 80c. Foreign rates include per copy Canada post and Boston district postage. payments to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Vice-President Straight at Pittsburg cautions that international trade mirrors domestic exchange and warns against tariffs that sever foreign commerce. He argues the US cannot endlessly sell three billion dollars more goods abroad without also buying from foreign producers.
A Senate bill tightens penalties for overstepping national defense tools as modern espionage relies on devices. Separately a Charlestown navy yard program opens a free civilian course on naval drill piloting navigation for applicants joining the Naval Coast Defence Reserve and motor craft operation.
Maine lobster fishermen push to reduce the legal lobster size from ten and a half inches to nine inches claiming competitive disadvantage against New Hampshire and Massachusetts boats. An official declaration states ten and one half inches remains the legal minimum.
A commission report to the Legislature warns that shortening lobster harvest size would jeopardize Maine’s famed fisheries. It urges against premature cuts and argues the industry’s enduring value outweighs small immediate gains.
The piece extols Abraham Lincoln’s humanness and faith in the common people. It argues Lincoln would trust the American people to meet duty in any crisis and links his example to national resolve and democratic values. It emphasizes Lincoln’s relevance to children learning patriotism and the nation’s international status.
The Census Bureau reports about 900000 bales of cotton weighing 500 pounds each were used last year by U S munitions makers. Cotton, once a symbol of peaceful industry, now fuels bombs and becomes contraband in global conflict.
The Malden and Melrose Gas Light Company installed 40 new gas lamps around the gasometers at its Pleasant and Commercial streets plant in Malden as a precaution. The plant, one of the largest in the metropolitan district, supplies Malden and nearby cities and towns with gas.
A witty column by Newton Newkirk ponders art and craft as the sphinx riffs on why some artists produce rough pictures. The piece mixes satire with commentary on artistic merit and technique.
The All Sorts man suspends money appeals after reaching the one dollar target for the New Coin Fund. He requests dry goods and provisions instead if gifts are needed, noting nickels and pennies slowed progress. He thanks several readers for smaller coins and humorous replies, and comments on future egg promises and foreign coins sent from readers.
Hugh H McCrystal former commander of Camp 18 Spanish War Veterans of Roxbury died from brain concussion after an ice fall in Cambridge street He died at Haymarket Square Relief Hospital Funeral planned for Wednesday at 14 Holborn Street Roxbury with Camp 18 veterans attending
The Lincoln Highway spans 8284 miles from New York to San Francisco across 12 states. It is the largest road project, designed for free travel, with over $10,000,000 spent to date and ongoing upgrades from the Midwest to the Pacific.
The piece notes Lincoln’s birthday as a holiday in 23 states and recalls a half‑century old poem praising a monument to liberty. It then surveys ongoing memorials including the Lincoln Highway and the Lincoln Memorial, plus local curiosities from Boston to Southbridge, and a mix of odds and ends about local history, figures, and a bar exam listing.
Hobart and Natalie Pennington abandon their glamorous city circle for a modest suburb. They sell excess and learn home life brings happiness, sav ing money, helping others, and discovering Natalie’s practical charm. A old friend Harry Thornton notes Natalie’s “common sense.”
Poem by Walt Mason describes a cozy indoors scene while a storm rages outside. The speaker basks by the fire with a lyre and books, noting weather’s roar and his charitable memory despite the cold.
Household hints advise using orange slices in tea for a milder flavor and note it is agreeable. Cheese can be kept fresh by cutting into long strips and packing in a glass jar with a tight lid. store in the ice box to avoid affecting other foods. Mrs. H. B. Crosby, 200 Lexington Street, East Boston.
The record notes Boston cold snaps with 11 below zero in 1914 and 1 above in 1885. It cites warmth with 64 degrees in 1877 and 62 in 1877 1880. It lists rain or snow occurrences on this date in 1909 1910 1911 and 1915.
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