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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1919
Page
16
The Post congratulates its evening contemporary on completing its first year under current ownership and management. It notes the Boston Record increased circulation by 43 percent and advertising revenue by 105 percent, signaling strong business performance.
The piece doubts a heckling attempt as authorities will prevent it. It notes Boston will not resemble Washington and suggests the "disorderly sisterhood" will be kept from the pier during Wilson's return from France. The author argues most people will give him a welcome home.
The Boston Animal Rescue League places a substitute horse in the free hospital for horses at 109 Northampton street. Loaned to families while their horse is treated the plan aims to ease hardship and ensure ongoing work for the animal.
President Mackay opposes federal control of wires and argues the public dislikes unification under private hands. Theodore N. Vail of AT&T counters, claiming he knows public sentiment. The piece suggests Vail may be more accurate about public opinion.
The new German officials push peaceable aims under Count von Brockdorff Rantzau who advocates good relations with neighbors. He cites reciprocal interests and says Germany desires friendship with Poland, while noting the essential question is whether Poland reciprocates the wish for friendship.
A speech emphasizes friendly relations with those harmed, but acknowledges the process will be difficult and require time and effort. The note frames reconciliation as urgent yet challenging during ongoing tensions.
Justice John Ford quits the New York Republican Club condemning James M. Beck for a hostile attack on President Wilson at a Lincoln Day dinner. Ford cites the harm to the nation and urges decency in criticism while recalling Lincoln’s memory and the League of Nations moment.
Senator George E. Chamberlain will be the guest of the Boston Boot and Shoe Club as the city prepares for a New England welcome. The Oregonian notes Boston’s hospitality and loyalty to the nation and its leaders, despite earlier war criticisms.
The sudden death of Sir Wilfrid Laurier prompts remembrance of his lengthy career in Canadian public life. He entered politics at 30 in the Quebec Legislature and led the Liberal party until Conservatives took power. Laurier saw Canada become a Dominion and was the first French Canadian premier. He earned knighthood and was known as a liberal-minded friend to the United States, advocating reciprocity and serving on the 1898 Quebec Conference high commission. The title Grand Old Man suits his legacy.
Canada has long been the United States second largest trading partner with reciprocal commerce expanding rapidly since 1910. From 1911 to 1913, Canadian imports largely originated from the United States, comprising about nine tenths of the total, reflecting strong cross border exchange before the war.
States exported 1.119 billion dollars with 356 million to the US while Canada imported 3.333 billion over four years, of which 2.667 billion came from the US. Canada’s four year exports total 4.62 billion, with 1.28 billion entering the United States. Officials call it genuine neighborly business benefiting both nations financially and sentimentally.
The editorial urges Congress to grant Secretary Glass power to adjust interest rates tax exemptions terms and amounts of the next Liberty Bond issue as conditions in April unfold. It notes patriotism remains essential but stresses making bonds attractive to investors to ensure a successful new issue amid uncertainty and large planned capacity.
A compilation of high honors and recognitions for public figures and abroad landmarks. Edison and others aged into their eighties while royal engagements redefine marriage vows. World cities rename streets and build monuments in the name of Wilson, Pershing, and other contemporaries, reflecting a broad wave of accolades.
The Springfield News cites the Boston Post rebuking critics of discharged soldiers who wear army overcoats with civilian clothes. It argues soldiers may keep uniforms for a period, often out of need after war and drives. Criticism is unfounded, and reproach should be silenced.
The French air ace Guynemer is credited with shooting down four enemy planes in a celebrated sortie. The tale of this greatest day is featured in next Sunday’s Post, detailing his daring maneuvers and triumphs as twilight fell.
An essay on how evil reports travel fast while benevolence spreads slowly. Rumor thrives regardless of truth, as people eagerly pass along bad news from ear to ear. The piece notes the human tendency to believe the worst and judge public figures on hearsay rather than verified evidence.
Readers pose questions about foggy takeoffs, greeting lady fliers, and mars voyages in 1894 era air travel. Answers propose a fog plow, ground chats, and playful cautions about Milky Way conditions and airborne fishing plans.
The Observant Citizen column discusses Boston bluefish replacing pollock, mentions rising strawberries, and shares assorted items from correspondents including a Bermuda gale, a Concord resident recalling Revolutionary War roots, and community notices about naval yard dances ending with the lease, plus spring signs like grasshoppers and railway air conservations.
Nicolo Paganini, a violin genius, debuted publicly in Genoa at a young age. He trained with a master who admitted he could teach nothing, practiced ten hours daily, and toured professionally by 13. Napoleon’s sister named him musical director, he received honors from the Pope, Berlioz wrote for him, and he died wealthy after a legendary Europe spanning career.
The Dobrudja region has shifted hands through wars and treaties, rising from a Bulgarian-ruled enclave to Romanian control after World War I. It grew from about 300,000 to nearly 500,000 people between 1912 and 1915 due to Black Sea coast development, while its mixed population includes Rumanians, Bulgarians, Tatars, and others. The Romanians trace lineage to Roman settlers, a claim contested by earlier scholars but now supported by modern scholarship.
Marjorie Goldwyn, baking molasses cookies, is startled by a tramp on the porch asking for bread. He stays then leaves, later she narrowly escapes a rattlesnake attack in a pasture and wakes at home with a mysterious young man nearby.
Poem reflecting on the urge to write war anecdotes about Kaiser Bill and German spies. The speaker jokes about packing for travel, staying home, and the endless stream of war books while preserving a light, humorous tone.
Marjorie fears a rattlesnake is slain by Tom Pierce who shoots it to save her. Their bond grows as Tom confesses loving her and a prior disguise as a tramp, revealing a shared past that hints at marriage as the moon hides behind a cloud.
The old observer notes Boston’s coldest February 18 on record as zero with official figures, and 3 above in 1903. He cites a warmest for the date of 63 degrees in 1880 and mentions rain or snow on this date in 1909 and 1916.
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