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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1919
Page
10
Boston Daily Post issue details misformatted advertising text lists subscription rates and postage for domestic and foreign delivery. The fragment mentions prices for Daily and Sunday editions, Canada rates, and post charges, without meaningfully complete news content.
In advance the editors announce forthcoming discontinuations of certain posts unless subscribers obtain the Post regularly from their newsdealer or by mail. If unavailable, notify by postal mail at once to continue service or arrange alternatives.
Major General William L. Kenley and four army officers completed the transcontinental trip with actual flying time of 53 hours, about two days, though weather delays extended the elapsed time. The note highlights the speed versus travel time and predicts future nonstop flights as air mastery progresses.
The House foreign affairs committee favors Representative Rogers of this state proposing the United States purchase embassy and legation properties abroad. It argues government ownership would improve quarters, reduce rents, and attract qualified diplomats, asserting long term savings and a sensible solution to a vexed system.
The dispute between striking harbor workers and tug, ferry, and lighter owners blocks food and fuel flows in New York. Workers favor full arbitration, owners refuse over hours. Government bodies like the Shipping Board and War Labor Board are active, and compulsion may be used if needed since the war continues.
United States salvage corps directs a German factory now repairing worn American shoes in Coblenz on the Rhine. About 200 workers, including women, mend 10000 damaged pairs for soldiers returning from the march. shoes continue to arrive for repairs.
Men and women hustle to find benches in shops, a sign of life inside the workplace. The text notes wages for these workers are paid from Berlin, indicating a satisfactory condition.
The editorial debates Mayor Peters plan to absorb 10 towns into Boston, arguing a referendum is essential before any absorption. It emphasizes self determination for municipalities and notes officials oppose without voter consent, while reflecting on the motto E pluribus unum and a digression on France.
Two tributes from foes of Theodore Roosevelt praise his versatility and character. Governor Glynn lauds him as a man of action and thought, while Senator Williams commends his patriotic heart. Both quotes highlight his breadth across books nature politics and life beyond mere public service.
Commissioner Colby reports on Maine wild lands for farming with no initial funds for inquiry. He finds poor soils in mountains and rocky areas unsuitable, but streams offer fertile, level tracts where lands may be bought cheaply for husbandry. Development would cost upfront but could be worthwhile.
Mary Pickford inspires devotion as fans hope for her speedy recovery from a severe influenza attack. The public admires her grace and charm and regards her as Our Mary, with faith in her continued influence and character.
Representative Schall introduces a bill to replace the motto on all future silver dollars with Liberty equality fraternity. The measure suggests a shift from E pluribus unum to the French triad, inviting reader interpretation of his intent.
A Washington debate praises Representative Mann of Illinois for backing a bill to validate informal oral War Department contracts during wartime. Critics fear GOP backlash and Senate resistance, but Mann argues for honoring obligations and avoiding red tape as the nation pushed to build an army and supply lines. He cites selective draft and reliance on industry to sustain the war effort. The piece suggests a likely Senate clash but hopes for recognition of the bill’s merits.
A clipping praises Newton Newkirk for offering to help the homecoming event by seeking employment for the “god- Miusinessman.” It notes he risked life for others, backed tradition, and now seeks a job to support the homecoming effort in Rockport Massachusetts from BH. W. PD.
A New York burglary case exposes a career thief who boasts seven years of crime with fear, prison stints, and a $500 total fortune. The piece mocks the idea that honesty is the better policy, noting the thief earned about $5.95 a month and compares it to an honest worker’s pay, urging skepticism of crime’s profitability.
Allies warn Turkey that if Medina rebels do not lay down arms the forts at the Dardanelles will be destroyed. The waterway, blocked for decades by treaties, has long defined naval passage from the Aegean to the Marmara. The piece notes historic crossings by legends and rulers and argues for freedom of passage after the war.
A reader recalls a Buffalo house furnishings store on Washington Street famed for a painted checkerboard facade and a sign reading Irish English. The note highlights the owner names reflecting cross nationalities with Mr Irish Englishman and Mr English Irish.
A returning American soldier writes to Newt proposing starting a cootie farm to raise and sell cooties as war souvenirs. He dismisses the idea, expressing disdain for cooties and urges extinction. The letter mocks the creature and humorously suggests ending the cootie menace.
A survey of prominent figures from the United States and England includes George W. Perkins roaming Europe to study YMCA work, John D. Rockefeller Jr. hosting curious visitors, Galway Herbert awaiting demobilization after Charley's Aunt, Mrs. Beale MacLean and her rich social circle, Edward Hamien Everett the Bottle King building a presidential palace, Lieutenant Francis Ouimet aiming for golf glory, and J Fred Zimmerman shaping Philadelphia theater with his son in New York, all reflecting high society and influential careers.
Pastor C Ostroth writes from Winter Hill Mass thanking the Post for its support of Mrs Effie Buchanan, widow of Clinton, who died untimely. He notes a $72 church pledge on Dec 29 and urges continued help to ease her grief and secure her two daughters’ future. Letter dated Jan 6 1919.
The oldest resident cites Boston weather on January 11 with official lows of 4 below in 1893 and 0 in 1875, and a high of 61 in 1885. He notes rain or snow on this date in 1911 and 1913, reflecting ten years of recent precipitation.
Describes the Memorial Amphitheatre at Arlington National Cemetery, its Romanesque ellipse design, white marble construction, 5000 seating capacity, and purpose as a ceremonial background facing Washington landmarks. Details Martha Washington’s links to the site, the Lee mansion history, and the Maine explosion memorial. Notes the cemetery’s restraint from tawdry monuments and its moving unknown dead memorial and the Maine victims’ turret inscription. Tomorrow's Picture The Bismarck Monument, Nuremberg.
A fragment from the Observant Citizen column recounts scenes on Washington Street near the Old South Meeting House with uniforms and salutes, plus city quirks in Cambridge trains and Boston figures. It includes anecdotes about a Maine governor, long-time workers, and a pair of letters praising spry New Englanders while musing on London Downing Street and a Chicago ticket office.
Walt Mason catalogs the exile Wilhelm’s tireless writing through nights with ink, questioning themes and output. He mocks free verse and imagines sensational bedtime tales of murders to captivate children, noting possible Mother Goose reimaginings and household hints as unlikely paths. Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams.
A wall in a room in the St Mihiel sector bears illuminated Emil Emerson verses noting duty and divine proximity. Nearby an elderly observer remarks on coal shortages last year versus this winter when coal is abundant yet underused by troops.
A reader cites the line about fury in love turned to hatred as spoken by a woman scorned from The Mourning Bride by William Congreve 1670 1729. He notes the play also includes the phrase Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast.
The author notes Japan experiences cold winters, with southern areas seeing wintry weather mainly January and February while northern regions endure severe cold for most of four months. The January average in Shanghai is 26 degrees above zero.
Waterfront, The New York, Texas, Arkansas, Wyoming, and Florida were cited as ships that took part in receiving the surrender of the German fleet. The report lists these battleships as present for the ceremony and notes their roles in the historic event.
The note explains 22 carat gold is not pure gold, being alloyed to reach a balance of purity and strength. It clarifies that an absolutely pure gold ring would be impractical, offering only a brief explanation of why the standard uses a high but not perfect karat.
The fragment states gold purity exceeding 81 percent with the remainder likely copper. It mentions gold as 22 carats fine and hints at how the alloy composition is described, but the text is incomplete and lacks full context.
The editor notes that raw oysters digest in a little under three hours while oysters in stew digest in about three and a half hours. The answer compares raw versus stewed oysters for ease of digestion.
The Post Letter Box notes the old Royal Hixe change Tavern stood in King Street around 1727. King Street is now State Street.
The Boy Scout campaign announces a successful $60,000 budget for the year 1919. Public support exceeded expectations despite recent campaigns, and organizers thank the public, the press, and dedicated volunteers for making the drive notably effective. Thomas P. Curtis, Thomas Motley, Co. T. Russell sign.
The corporation of the City of Cork voted the freedom of the city to President Wilson as a mark of appreciation of the high principles enunciated for a settlement of world peace.
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