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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1917
Page
12
National Board of Fire Underwriters data show 26.6 percent of annual fire loss from preventable causes and 41.2 percent partly preventable while 32.2 percent from unknown causes are likely preventable. Careless smokers are singled out as the worst offenders and call for reform.
An economics expert at a state convention argues a duty to feed domestic needs first, disregarding foreign bids. The piece critiques experts who overlook constitutional limits and notes a federal amendment would be needed to enforce such an expert duty, risking shifting or lowering prices.
The Hartford Times celebrates a hundred years of publication as a leading daily newspaper. It notes its evolution from a weekly to a daily under Alfred F. Burr and credits steady progress with meeting modern journalistic demands.
The Hartford Times has long upheld democratic principles and advanced their aims since its early days. It has acted as a national and local power, celebrating a veteran son now nearing half a century of service.
A Washington hearing on a presumed leak around the President's peace note is reviewed. The Lawson testimony fails to name any profiteer and prompts calls for congressional power to compel specifics. Officials Lansing and Tumulty deny leak involvement while a string of transcription errors is blamed for the issue.
The Governor's Commission on the High Cost of Living gains consent from retailers to sell coal in small lots at per ton rates. The move targets relief for poor consumers amid a perceived coal famine, arguing that regulation can prevent artificial price hikes while wholesalers suffer transport limits.
The Red Cross has already disbursed over 2 million dollars for wartime relief in Europe, aiding both alliances and central powers. President Wilson warns funds are nearly exhausted and urges the public to increase contributions to sustain aid programs.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston climate on this date with figures from official records. He notes the record lows: minus 3 degrees in 1887, minus 6 in 1876, minus 9 in 1901, with the coldest at 10 below in 1806 and 8 above in 1916. Warmest once reached 60 degrees in 1889. Storms occurred in 1904 1906 1907 1911 and 1912.
A peculiar local note describes Newton Newkirk seen on State Street in Old Boston amid folklore of beans and gold bricks. The piece wittily claims killing a tom cat nine times to silence its singing, reflecting quirky Worcester area wordplay and a nod to Quinsig etc.
Newton Newkirk reports a dispute over the attribution of a verse in All Sorts titled It s Gonna Be a Wet Year. A post editorial claims there is no signature, fueling a clash between the writer C Gar Box and Post editors, with printers invited to settle the matter by drawing lots.
The Barre Vermont clipping claims a gentleman bulldog produced three brindle pups and notes the oddity as a miracle of nature. It wryly compares to a man allegedly raising a cat from a kitten and jokes about Nature’s wonders and a hat tip to her.
A mix of letters and notes cover wireless codes on British ships, New England river statistics by hydraulic engineers, citizenship classes for aliens, Dorchester tunnel timelines, Charlestown prison night schooling, coastguard mercy missions, a Massachusetts window sign, and a captain's homecoming in Topsfield with new twin daughters.
Poem verses about reaching a peak and divine aid that never dies, contrasting human helpers with eternal assistance that saves.
The article ranks the Williamsburg Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges by size and span, noting Williamsburg’s longest span and total length, Manhattan’s massive wire cables and weight, and Brooklyn’s fame. It mentions openings in 1903 and 1883, plus historical notes on early iron bridges and global examples. It ends with a teaser about tomorrow’s picture of a giant toy railroad.
A tale of a man who leaves home after a dispute with his stepfather and receives a $100 check. Years later his wife reveals the stepfather was actually his father and uncle’s ally, and the reunion leads him to keep the money as a memento of the night parents reconciled and blessings shared.
Billy Sunday will deliver his famous address on Newspaper Ideals before Boston Press Club members at 3 Beacon Street at noon today. More than 50 publishers from New England newspapers outside Boston will attend as guests of the Press Club, members of the New England Newspaper Alliance.
A poem by Walt Mason urges sobriety as a legion pledges to curb liquor use. He notes early struggles, the lure of a cask, and the eventual preference for water, predicting the million dollar thirst will be canned and a sober life begins.
A reader asks how to invite a man who visits socially to call on her. Daily Reader suggests the man may hesitate for several reasons and urges the woman to invite him repeatedly until he forms the habit of calling, noting that when he enjoys her company he will gravitate toward her.
Coats feature embroidered linings and bright patterns. Evening hats become smaller and stylish. Shoulder cape fichus expected in spring. New pockets appear on sports suits. Many straight loose frocks use satin fabrics.
Household hints describe drying lace curtains without a stretcher. After washing and starching, squeeze lightly, fold to six inch width, and pin both ends at spaced line intervals. Curtains dry straight and hang evenly as if on a stretcher. Mrs Arthur Ellis Belknap Street Dover NH.
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