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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1917
Page
8
A New York judge upheld the firing of detective William J. Burns for entering a lawyer's office to copy private papers and publish them. The decision warns that detectives and police lack authority to search homes or seize private documents without a warrant, countering belief in vast investigative powers.
The writer argues against calling a 300th Pilgrim landing celebration a world’s fair. War still rages in 1917 and would prevent any country from participating in a U S exposition soon. Even if war ends, nations would not be ready to join such an event.
The American Society of Landscape Architects urged reform at its Boston meeting, proposing a publicity campaign and legislative action to curb billboard nuisance, arguing it harms natural scenery and city views. They spoke on behalf of public taste and outdoor enjoyment.
The Senate debates a bill to grant United States citizenship to Porto Ricans. The measure, approved by the President, aims to extend national standing and voting rights beyond territorial status, reflecting islands’ demand for full civic dignity. The bill's lax or strict voting qualifications are noted as a potential issue.
The fragment suggests a legal or legislative notion where a measure is strengthened in effect while maintaining its core purpose, emphasizing enforceable power and authority.
Representatives of the nation’s railroads propose a land embargo to move grain and flour from central and western points to relieve East coast shortages. Trains carrying foodstuffs bound for transatlantic export would be limited while freight cars idle or scarce are redirected to meet domestic demand. Effectiveness depends on enforcement vigor and realignment of rail resources.
A source suggests about 50 newspaper men will join the next Congress, the largest such representation in history. Although historically outnumbered by lawyers, politicians, and merchants, journalists bring public sentiment insight and practical observation that could aid legislation. With fifty reporters convening, the press should observe the event unusually.
A British general extols the mule as superior to the horse in war. In Somme fighting six horses fail per mule, the mule stays calm, accepts aid, and continues to fight. Allies welcome American mules for their reliable, steady performance and decisive mobility.
Julian H. Spitz of Brookline won the $100 Coolidge fund prize for the best debater among Harvard undergraduates. Thirty Harvard men competed for the prize. The upcoming triangular debate against Yale and Princeton will feature Arthur G. Aldis J. Davis L. Dennis Cecil E. Fraser W. L. Prosser Lowell Brentano B. J. Ginsburg and W. Hettleman on opposing teams.
Mrs D Donley of 718 Broadway Lowell shares advice to combine kitchen range ashes with furnace sittings to heat a home. She says firing twice daily and burning out then rebuilding provides a hot fire and allows quick disposal of cinders for steam heated houses when keeping the kitchen fire all night is unnecessary.
In a satirical All Sorts excerpt from Newton Newkirk, a Boston Chamber of Commerce monument proposal prompts a caustic exchange. Winnie of Winthrop, Mass. pokes fun at Newt’s ego, debating whether a full-length statue should be draped in a casserole or a camisole and imagining cash gifts for the mock monument.
A lighthearted quote about aging with humor and a wish for friends to jolt one from slothful habits. It emphasizes grace as age advances and the value of companionship in keeping one lively.
Salem Evening News details two intoxicated men who broke into Ware Co barn at 67 Main St Peabody. They beat a company horse causing a leg break and the animal was later shot by Officer Doyle. The piece ponders who the joke is on amid the mistaken euthanizing and removal of a live horse.
A lively street scene features a chatter of fashion and music as a fox-trot winds through a crowd. Spectators watch dramatic skirts drag seven inches along the floor while a distracted orchestra ignites a playful bustle.
A brief exhortation to rise to a spiritual standard in life. It urges facing struggle without fear or compromise and maintaining a vision beyond daily trivialities to conquer despair. It underscores saving oneself by elevating others and lifting the community.
A fashion note highlights a silk petticoat for well being and explains spring hat trimmings will be flat but widely used. Rookie brown near khaki returns this season, voile remains popular for dresses and shirtwaists, and sleeveless cassocks over chiffon and silk gowns trend for young girls. The chemise gown suits the slender, while heavy rope silk girdles and belts serve as trims that do not alter the silhouette.
A Boston reader notes the canal now allows full-day passage as dredging advances. The column recalls a 500 year lodge event, British gun firing limits, market fish shortages, straw hat trends in winter, bright drawbridge lanterns after a fatal accident, and a Medford craftsman with a secret-compartment table.
The passage records coldest and warmest temperatures for this date in past years, naming 4 and 6 above zero as cold records from 1878 to 1903, and 50 to 56 degrees as warm records from 1880 and 1886. It also lists rain or snow events in Boston on this date in 1907, 1908, 1909, and 1914.
The article discusses giant prehistoric footprints found near Carson City Nevada likely made by a mammoth and other enormous extinct animals. It describes footprint sizes depths and the soft clay substrate that preserved them, plus notes on saber toothed tigers diplodocus titanotherium and various dinosaurs and marine reptiles.
Miss Emily Brookefield runs Petticoat Row in Ocean Bluff when Harold Warner from Canton shows exclusive scarves with Cupid motifs that prove a romantic link. He reveals Ellery Baker once cared for Emily and hints at a long‑silent past as they discuss a possible order and rescue a fragile heart.
Walt Mason writes of escaping high grub costs by gardening and raising his own produce. He jokes about buying odd foods and flowers, growing tulip bulbs, prunes, onions, and grasses, while noting the wolf draws closer as prices rise.
A fragment shows a woman noting a man’s charm pendant with a photo labelled “my little Emily.” He sighs and returns to business as she contemplates messaging him from afar. The scene ends with a warm farewell and a hope of connection beyond distance.
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