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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1919
Page
14
Daily and Sunday subscription terms published by the Boston Post detail prices for U S Canada and foreign deliveries. Rates include daily U S Canada six dollars yearly three dollars semiannual and other short terms with postage notes and Canada copy charges.
The piece notes President Poincare will visit the United States in June or July and receive honors despite his wish to avoid them. It emphasizes strong Franco American friendship and the mutual respect felt by Americans for France and its leader.
The article reports the government may purchase the Merchants and Miners steamer service between Boston and southern ports if the operator quits. The railroad administration would keep the route running, preventing abandonment and preserving an essential Boston to southern port link.
Campaign to raise 60000 dollars extended into the year 1919 aims to fund a stronger Boston federation of Boy Scouts. The appeal highlights scouting work as educational, physically upbuilding, and morally strengthening in thousands of homes and schools.
Henry Ford urges the U S Senate to investigate Michigan’s election results. Ford claims about 10 000 ballots were unlawfully counted for his opponent and many ballots for Ford were unlawfully rejected, despite a face value tally by around 2200 boards showing Newberry ahead by 7567. The dispute centers on whether the Senate should determine the election facts.
The piece notes a Newberry campaign expenditure of 176000 dollars through unlawful methods and charges corruption of the electorate and fraud in ballot determination. It highlights Henry Ford as straightforward and calls for a Senate inquiry to be granted.
The article notes that AT&T chief Vail endorses unifying wire services under central control to improve service and cut costs while rejecting full government ownership or full private control. It argues for a middle ground, with a modified public control approach as Congress faces a major policy task for railways and communications.
The piece praises President Wilson and the League of Nations plan as endorsed by allied newspapers, highlighting Italian support and broad public approval. It notes limited domestic opposition in the US Senate and asserts leaders generally agree the President speaks rightly at the right time.
The piece argues Boston is backward in winter entertainment with few adequate rinks. It suggests maintaining natural ice rinks with nightly water and labor to improve conditions, enabling skating carnivals that would attract visitors and boost the economy.
Residents of the Mattapan district protest a new open dump near Mascot Street and Jacobs Avenue calling it dangerous and unsanitary. The piece condemns open dumps as relics of barbarism and argues they threaten community health and moral well-being.
The passage cites rats as persistent epidemic carriers and condemns constant night fire smouldering on the Cambridge flats near the Harvard and Cottage Farms bridges. It questions Boston and nearby towns for not abolishing such nuisances, asking if they are more resourceful than Cambridge.
The late Theodore Roosevelt provokes global emotion with tributes pouring in from editors across six continents. The former president’s influence as writer traveler and champion of the strenuous life is hailed as unmatched. He is described as a citizen of the world whose impact transcended national bounds.
The piece describes Germany in a state of chaos after the abdication of its autocratic ruler. It notes a power vacuum in Berlin, a weak nominal government, and competing revolutionary factions including Sparticides and Bolsheviks, with occupation parts spared from turmoil.
A letter to the editor ponders constitutional consent for gifts to President Wilson, explains veneer as thin wood over another, and debates whether the Hudson River is a river or sea arm, citing Britannica on subsidence.
A set of reader queries and opinions on timing words moment versus minute Kipling wording Who dies if England lives Mnemonics pronunciation and Boston colonial houses. Harvard notes the Old Stone House in Cross Street torn down near Civil War end as the last standing from colonial era.
A wry line warns that many fine men have erred by confusing yes and no, risking rash decisions. The saying reflects cautious judgment and the value of clear choices.
A Pittsburg laundry worker uncovered diamond studs and cuff buttons worth about 2500 hidden in a shirt sent by a male customer. The honest finder returned them to the owner who praised her, offered thanks and a banknote, and hinted at a possible romance. The tale ends with a reminder that honesty is the best policy.
The column muses on warming trends with a look at Boston water, frost dates, and a third of winter elapsed. Readers report Florida water shutoffs and a humorous song about John Brown's baby. Nearby notes discuss park tree plantings and Boston Common’s historic trees.
A nostalgic verse recalls Newton Newkirk and the first cigar you tried a bravado gone wrong. It recalls a first kiss, a slapped face, and a white lie told to seem necessary followed by a vow to always tell the truth.
A fragment notes a Lewiston Maine hardware dealer named Blunt and a furniture dealer named Oak. The text cites a local firm Kantrow & Fishman in a telephone directory and comments on how names read in listings. The tone mimics a casual newspaper clipping about local business names.
A New Hampshire merchant proclaims a removal sale with bold promises to empty the building quickly. The clipping includes odd notes on mules and a misfired household hint about potatoes, with unrelated quips from various readers and a lost dog notice from Haverhill.
The speaker recalls wartime thrift teaching value of coins and stockpiled goods. After war ends the urge to hoard resurges as people rush to spend on trivial items and the impulse to accumulate returns with worry over past savings. The poem frames a comic critique of postwar consumer fever.
The Nelson Column stands at Trafalgar Square as a widely loved war memorial. Its 145 foot statue of Nelson tops the pillar, while the lions and pedestal reliefs recall the Battle of the Nile and other feats. The monument’s setting makes Trafalgar Square London’s heart for celebration and protest alike.
A reader asks if pursuing a fickle suitor from a close friend is fair. The adviser says the romance is not worth the effort and urges the reader to be true to herself and her friend by letting the young man go and not intrude on another relationship.
Poem lines declare readiness for any summons be it battle or joy. It evokes years of glory, shadows and sunlit moments, with themes of courage and resilience across changing times. The speaker pledges preparedness to face darkness or bask in brightness.
The Kaiser erred by underestimating American resources and public opinion. The speaker argues Americans must use common sense to judge postwar world issues and the thoughts of soldiers returning from war, urging readers to learn and align with those views.
Nicholas Biddle, born January 8 1786 in Philadelphia, nephew and namesake of the naval hero, served as secretary to the minister to France, witnessed Napoleon’s coronation, and became James Monroe’s secretary in England. He later practiced law, held public posts, directed and then led the Bank of the United States, and helped head the Girard College trustees in Stephen Girard’s will.
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