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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1918
Page
10
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England issue dated January 2 1918 published by Post Publishing Co at 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. No. 376 volume 376. Officials listings and standard day content.
The notice lists daily and Sunday post subscription rates for U S and Canada one year $3 50 six months 1 75 three months 90 cents one month 60c foreign one month 1 0 45 1 01 Sunday rates one year 5 50 six months 1 75 three months 80c two months 60c one month 80c Canada combined daily and Sunday 8 60 per year post postage extra for Boston district one cent per copy payment by checks drafts or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
David A. Ellis praises Boston coal dealers for selling coal in small lots to the poor, noting cheaper per ton rates for small buyers and the busy dealers who still serve this need. He says such conditions are unmatched in any other city and urges public endorsement.
The piece defends Herbert Hoover against Republican attacks as unfair and partisan. It argues Hoover should be judged by results, not by foes, and notes that no Republican senator would attack Hoover if he had been appointed by Charles Evans Hughes.
Congress will consider laws to fully utilize Western water powers amid fuel conservation concerns. Proposals aim to capture an estimated 50 million horsepower wasted annually while balancing public and private control, with support from noted conservationist Gifford Pinchot.
The piece argues for tapping vast natural energy now unused, estimating enough horsepower is wasted to run trains trolleys factories mills and mines across the country. It urges immediate action to unleash these forces before they go further unused.
From holiday recess the Congress of the United States returns to Washington to face the president's railroad takeover bill. The executive plan will likely be endorsed, with money provisions like guaranteeing dividends needing congressional action. The piece foresees a long, costly period of wartime measures and calls for patriotism and duty.
The coal shortage in Boston and New England jeopardizes railways schools and factories. Relief is near due to James J. Storrow, Fuel Administrator, whose tireless work in Boston and Washington steadies supplies and calms the region’s energy crisis.
German airmen bomb Padua in northern Italy for a third night, targeting open cities. Seven people wounded, including one woman, while the Carmini Church burns and faces possible destruction as authorities fear further damage to the patrimony.
The revised dog control measure now garners broad approval from Dr. Rowley and Huntington Smith as a saner humane bill. It reduces cruelty aimed at restrained dogs, though some injustices linger and may still face reform.
A brief verse from Bangor Maine lauds conservation of beef, bacon, and sugar for soldiers. It praises a wartime inventor who creates soup to avoid stains on uniforms and serves the country best.
A playful exchange between Percy and Newt about the legendary Whooshding. Percy recounts salt-trail tracking near Middlesex Fells and a supposed tail tailess creature, while Newt corrects him naming a Piffepoof and argues the proper, manly pursuit without salt. The exchange ends with a self-portrayal of sportsmanlike hunting.
The column reports record low temperatures in Boston dating back to 1812 private data, mentions ice on the Merrimack River, a proposed mariners school on two ships at Federal wharf, and observers noting wildlife at Franklin Park. It also covers coal thrift guidance, shoe stitching by women, and remarks on Whittier and Kuhn.
A line argues that when someone agrees with your view you assume they are smarter than you thought. It implies self-uncertainty and a bias toward valuing agreement as intelligence. The remark critiques overestimating brains based on concurrence.
In Indianapolis a university professor visiting a convention misreads an elevator sign that says Up only. When the car opens he asks how he came down, and the elevator boy admits I just came down, creating a humorous mix up.
The article traces sugar from beets and cane, noting beet sugar’s rise in Germany Austria and Russia and its decline in wartime production. It covers historical prices, extraction methods, and substitutes, with mentions of sorghum, corn sugar, bamboo, and tropical sources, plus future supply outlook and regional imports.
Buddy the five year old, called from birth by his family, aids in stopping a burglar after tying a rope trap in his room. The burglar is knocked out by the rope and Buddy is praised by his mother, while Milly Parsons attends a party in his honor.
In a 1917 verse, Uncle Walt Mason contrasts personal aches with soldiers' hardships in trenches and mud. He diminishes petty troubles by recalling Kaiser Bill’s ruin and war’s vast suffering, urging gratitude as sun returns.
A man recounts his solo achievement to Milly on the veranda. She expresses pride and kisses him, and the next night he sleeps with a burning happiness. Years later they marry, and he feels the greatest reward is their lifelong partnership.
A reader asks which metal is the best conductor of electricity and whether to use aluminum or aluminium. The editor notes silver is generally the best conductor and explains the UK spelling aluminium is preferred scientifically.
Massachusetts marks its next legal holiday on February 22 for Lincoln's Birthday while Connecticut and several western states observe February 12. Louisiana also celebrates the anniversary of the battle, noting regional differences in holiday timing.
The note explains Fahrenheit as the unit named after N G Fahrenheit who made the first thermometer around 1720 in Amsterdam. It gives pronunciation guidance as FAR en hyt with the last syllable rhyming with bite. It also mentions Lee's birthday celebrations and Mardi Gras holidays in several Southern states.
The question asks for the official title of the wife of the late King Edward VII, Queen Alexandra. The correct designation is Queen Alexandra, later Queen Dowager.
A poetic meditation on how small sorrows shadow daily life and sap willpower. The speaker calls sunshine a spur to joy and tasks of healing, urging to sing away heartache and spread goodness across the world.
Notes show Boston coldest January 8 readings at six degrees above in 1877 and four and two above in later years with a single degree reading in 190? and a warmest on record of sixty two degrees in 1913. The date has seen rain or snow in all but four of the past fifteen years including 1908 1912 1914 and 1918.
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