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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1918
Page
12
Daily issue notice from Post Publishing Co dated February 27 1918 announces office in Boston Massachusetts and issue number 23 volume 377 with standard masthead context.
The post notes editorial desks for Sporting Sunday and Financial Editors and says all subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued after expiration. It asks readers unable to obtain the Post regularly to notify by mail, directed to Edwin A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The piece lauds ex President Tait as the people’s trusted choice for the public envoy in Washington conferences between employers and employees. It asserts Taft has public confidence and will defend workers’ interests while remaining fair to labor. It also mentions a complementary public envoy who would balance the talks for a productive wartime relations base.
President Wilson states he would be very sorry to see Independence Day omitted this year and argues the celebration holds broader meaning in the global struggle for independence. He urges a simple and dignified observance as a national expression of the American spirit.
Chancellor von Hertling professes acceptance of Wilson's four principles yet German armies drive forward in Russia. The Baltic occupation under pretense of restoring order contradicts the President's aims, exposing Berlin's camouflaged peace talk and demanding evacuation of occupied Russian territory as a prerequisite.
The passage attacks a schism among allies, accusing a Belgian peace feeler of undermining Britain and American principles. It denounces claims that Germans were forced into war as false and labels current actions as persistent militarism in jockeying for position.
Charles H. Govan of the Big Six Typographical Union and the AF of L election board says patriotic citizens must stop attacks on President Wilson and unite to defeat the Prussian menace. He praises organized labor and calls for an unbroken front of capital and labor to support democracy and the war effort.
The lost Cross Rip lightship remains unfound after three weeks. The crew of about six may still be alive if a vessel reaches land, but the search shows equipment gaps. The writer urges aerial telegraph and steam propulsion to prevent future need for rescue.
The Massachusetts Credit Unions seek approval to form a credit union bank to clear financial operations for unions. The Post opposes the bill, urging recommitment or substitution with the adverse report. Supporters argue it would aid more than 17 000 members and help honest, respectable members navigate rough periods under state regulation.
Proceeds from the eighth annual skating carnival at the Boston Arena will aid Ellis Memorial neighborhood work. Notable skaters Bror Meyere Sadie Schmidt N W Niles and Teresa Wild will attend. Ellis Memorial has 32 years of Park Square service and aided over 100 local families with coal during the winter.
A humorous aphorism notes that timely effort relieves overworked workers and saves resources. The line likens quick fixes to rest for the exhausted and cites the safety pin as a metaphor for practical relief.
A Portsmouth Herald reprint lampoons a farm job pitch offering a comfortable house wood fuel sugar fresh milk vegetables and fifty dollars a month plus use of a yacht car and phonograph though the seller admits the yacht and car are unavailable. The narrator notes the appeal targets a city worker amid a sugar and fuel shortage and coalless winter.
A Boston area column recalls Colonel Payson Bradley reviving a Civil War bugle call at a Mass Heavy Artillery reunion. It surveys spring hints a street organ grinder, open water on the Charles, and changes in transport. It also mentions collectors misperceiving value in stamps and tinfoil, a bust of Captain John Ericsson, strong fisheries earnings, Brockton shoe wartime production parallels, and seed shortages affecting Canada and the United States amid war.
Clarence letters accuse Newt of fond goldfish reminiscences from an All Sorts piece. The exchange questions if the pet tale is genuine or a spoof, noting a supposed bath with a toothbrush and a birdcage incident. Newt concedes readers may mistake details and acknowledges past errors.
Harvard named nine top debaters for the March 23 triangular debate with Yale and Princeton. The assembled team includes W. L. Prosser M. I. Luessenhop J. J. Tutun W. S. Holbrook W. Hettleman J. Davis L. L. Levy H. Berlack and H. A. Janzlick. Aff/neg teams to be formed from these nine. debate to be held at Cambridge New Haven and Princeton.
Don, lonely in New York, reunites with Claire Appleton only to learn she is Florence Gaynor in disguise. After a dinner and a city outing, she reveals the truth, and he pursues friendship, finally embracing romance as they admit mutual loneliness.
Official figures show Boston coldest on February 27 at 4 below, and 0 in 1900. The warmest on this date was 40 in 1902. Rain or snow occurred on February 27 in 1909 1912 1915 1916 and 1917.
The article explores almond production from California Spain Sicily and other regions noting 6 000 000 pounds produced in California annually and over 700 000 dollars in growers profits while imports total about 3 000 000 dollars yearly. It covers varieties sweet almonds Jordan and Valencia origins and growth of California stock from native seedlings. It also highlights historical demand from King John era and the ornamental appeal of almond blossoms before leafing.
An interested reader asks the Post to publish the training school locations for the Aviation Section of the Naval Reserve Force and how to address mail to a trainee. The letter notes that publishing such details would violate censorship rules observed by U S newspapers and suggests addressed correspondence in care of the postmaster at New York.
A reader explains that when sunrise occurs in France it is about five hours later in Boston. In Boston it is midnight, Paris sees about 5 am the next morning, with a 6 am Paris time during the French daylight saving period.
The Arlington Reader notes some fruit may form if planted this spring but will reduce future vitality. Most professionals advise against fruiting in the first year and recommend picking off all blossoms as soon as they form.
In Brookline Massachusetts a reader asks if British subjects in the United States can be drafted here. He notes a treaty making British subjects liable to U S draft and mentions a period for voluntary enlistment before U S conscription proceeds.
A 1918 George Matthew Adams piece features Uncle Walt arguing against long speeches and eloquent talk to aid allied nations in World War I. He praises financial sacrifice, noting nickels and dimes fund weapons, ships, and training, while condemning lax spending and hollow rhetoric.
A wartime exhortation urges readers to act in small ways such as conserving food buying bonds knitting socks and showing loyalty. It compares collective effort to the Lion and the Mouse and notes ten million people giving a penny daily can exceed a single large gift.
A reader asks if a steamship larger than the Leviathan exists, when voluntary enlistment in the Canadian army ends, and whether a British subject who enlists can choose any service branch. The editor notes the timing has not been made public and confirms the possibility exists.
A brief plea to publish a letter to the editor appears in this fragment, requesting space for a local message. The text is incomplete but indicates civic engagement and a desire for publication.
The roster lists President Wilson's Cabinet airrals including Secretary of State Robert Lansing Secretary of the Treasury William Gibbs McAdoo Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker Attorney General and Postmaster General Albert Sidney Burleson with other posts such as Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels Secretary of the Interior Franklin Knight Lane Secretary of Agriculture David Frankin Houston Secretary of Commerce William Redfield Secretary of Labor William Bauchop Wilson and related positions.
A humorous note suggests Bess is perfectly fitted for her would be husband, with playful lines claiming she can wear his hat gloves and knickerbockers without changes. The remark highlights lighthearted courtship humor from a period newspaper context.
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