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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
8
The notice lists US and Canada subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, with yearly and short-term options. Additional rates apply for foreign copies, Canadian delivery, and Boston postal district postage. Payments: checks or money orders only, no cash. mail at sender’s risk to POST PUBLISHING CO.
The British House of Lords agreed to a bill giving the vote to about six million women, ending a long campaign by English suffragists. Militants faced opposition, but support for women’s political participation grew as war shifted public sentiment.
Fuel Administrator Storrow and Boston theatres agree to start performances at 7:45 and end at 10:15, giving two and a half hours per show. The plan aims to let the public know start times and help people get home earlier. In harbor, 18 barges and six steamers carrying 50 000 tons of coal are now present, easing public unease.
The article praises public cooperation with government printing delays and describes the Post printing the official federal income tax return blank to speed up early returns and prompt tax payments. It credits Collector Malley for the assistance and urges cheerful cooperation over criticism.
The Fest argues a Cambridge fuel conservation order to halt hot water in apartments would cause widespread inconvenience and extra costs. It questions the authority behind the order and warns women and children would suffer most while the coal savings may be negligible.
Citizens urge moderation in the coal conservation drive, arguing no mandatory force on homes and noting alternative fuel-saving methods. They warn against absurd and unjust orders while referencing nonessential facilities like bowling alleys pool rooms and clubs.
The tone of German editorials is bitter yet bold about Wilsons message though fearful of its reach. Officials warn aviators dropping the speech into Germany will be shot as spies, signaling regime anxiety that democracy may spread beyond elites.
The author argues that German agents caused few fires in the past year, with 1917 fire losses at 267.6 million dollars, higher than 1916 and 1914 figures but within normal ranges for growing business. Carelessness, not German plots, is blamed for most fires.
The Metropolitan Park Commission condemns the Brookline street bridge over the Charles as ugly and Harvard bridge as antiquated, urging a modern replacement. The Harvard bridge is so weak large Boston Elevated cars are barred, with risk of collapse. The author recalls a past plea for $3,000,000 from a multimillionaire that failed to attract a donor.
The Swift Company reveals net profits for the year ending September 1617 far exceed prior records. Profits equal 34.65 percent on $100 million capital, up from 27.29 percent on $75 million in 1916. The report challenges views that packers face financial stress.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is slated to give the Harvard war course lecture next Monday evening. The address in the new Harvard lecture hall will be open to university members only and will cover The United States Navy. Each week a speaker discusses a war topic with Harvard students.
A vivid portrait of crowded streets subways and diners in crowded Boston as readers queue for quick eats. The narrator recounts chaotic scenes with stools scarce and conflicts over meals in a packed lunch counter amid the city bustle.
The piece notes a major sun eclipse expected to cross the United States this June, with the moon’s shadow darkening the sky from Washington to near Florida. It also reports on fashion shortages, a shoemaker’s pull straps debate, overcoat scarcity in New York, and quotes from observers and locals about spring signs and war-era concerns.
The oldest local resident recalls Boston January 12 extremes with official figures showing 10 below in 1886 and 0 in 1893, and 61 degrees as the warmest on record in 1913. He notes rain or snow on this date in all but five years across the past two decades.
The Rev. Joseph M. Gleason, pastor of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Palo Alto California, has been elected president of the Pacific Coast Branch of the American Historical Association.
Last evening in Symphony Hall Burton Holmes presented the second travelogue in his series. He offered motion pictures and colored still views of New Zealand and Tasmania to reveal city life ranches dances rivers canyons and geysers. The lecture repeats this afternoon.
The article traces coffee from Abyssinia to Arabia and Europe, notes Brazil as the largest producer, and lists major growing regions. It details US consumption, global trade, and legends about coffee’s spread along with a warning about chicory adulteration and a Grevy anecdote.
A modest domestic scene shifts when Mrs Wiggin discovers personal meaning in Red Cross work. Her routine duties knitting and mending reveal how everyday women's labor helps wounded soldiers, giving her a newfound pride and sense of purpose.
Exchange of reader queries reveals how elections were explained and military ranks counted. The column notes that Washington won the first presidential election as first choice while Adams gained second-choice votes, and asks about current U S generals and navy admirals numbers.
A collection of short letters advises youths on photography and movie work, saving for Liberty bonds, school club activities for girls, fashion, and sending comforts to soldiers. It includes notes on manuscript submission, acting careers, studio testing, and supporting soldiers with small fundraisers during wartime.
A verse reveals how deep snow causes aches and a chorus of ailments as townsfolk lament rheumatic pains and coughing while wartime optimism shifts to cheering snow and sleet for winter wheat and the war effort.
Description notes a flag with 13 white stars in a single blue row about one third of the flag’s length and two equal red and white stripes making up the remaining two thirds. It recommends flying the navy commission pennant at night from civilian flagstaffs and taking in the Stars and Stripes at sunset.
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