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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1918
Page
14
The piece argues against a clause returning railroads to private management within a year after the war. It urges Congress to explicitly authorize and oversee any return to private control, highlighting potential war end ambiguities and calling for clear congressional action.
A neighbor group calls for peace after former Navy League officers accused Mr. Daniels of treason. The piece notes the Secretary’s dignified response and urges continued support for sailors. It states that the Naval Auxiliary of the Red Cross now handles comforts, with details available from local Red Cross chapters.
A Halifax newspaper critique of Henry B. Endicott’s Massachusetts relief spending drew a formal letter from Nova Scotia’s governor and prime minister. They expressed regret that the article suggested Halifax citizens opposed the relief effort and affirmed their gratitude for the aid provided.
The passage notes public opinion in Halifax unreservedly commends the action and approves the wisdom of the choice. It states Halifax has receded from public eye, yet is being supported and remains grateful.
The Allgemeine Zeitung of Essen disputes President Wilson’s criticism of Germany as autocratic. It argues the Reichstag is the world’s least democratic body, unable to block Kaiser decrees, lacking initiative, and serving mainly as an imperial debating society controlled by the Kaiser and Bundesrath.
The Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce reports that before World War I 10 million dollars of dyes were imported annually, mainly from Germany. After the war began, U S manufacturers produced dyes for domestic use and exported 12.5 million dollars worth in ten months, with Britain purchasing 3 million dollars. The note suggests the industry will persist beyond the war.
An analysis recalls Berlin predictions that U boats would starve Britain and France within three months. After nearly a year of unrestricted campaigns, actual losses fall short of official claims, with far fewer sinkings last week.
A political warning argues that a Bolshevik decree repudiating foreign loans and domestic bonds would wreck Russia. It contends Russia could not borrow again abroad nor fund home projects if debts are repudiated, dooming development and extra territorial trade.
A satirical colonial-era-style piece describes Yaqui aggression and war paint while a writer recounts personal encounters with danger. It notes Yaqui impulsivity and hostility toward palefaces and jokes about scalp injuries and baldness after battles.
A transport of notes on Squantum shipyard dredge work from the Panama Canal zone transforming marshes for naval ship building, plus human-interest items from Massachusetts towns. Mrs Miriam Robinson knits for soldiers, while Professor John C. Graham promotes poultry shows to aid the war effort.
A white Leg Horn hen named Beauty yields a dainty feather that travels from a Massachusetts farm to a French hospital cushion. The feather’s journey carries comfort to wounded soldiers in World War I.
A concise aphorism notes that winning a portion of money is not enough two thirds of the effort lies in preserving it. The line emphasizes discipline and persistence in safeguarding wealth.
The reader asks how to tell gender from a snore heard while in a sleeper car. Newt replies that the snore was masculine, citing that ladies do not usually sleep in upper berths and do not snore, a humorous deduction based on social norms.
A Serbian War Mission arrives in Boston with a Washington escort of government officials to participate in an elaborate program in their honor. State and city officials join in a reception and sightseeing events planned for the visit.
Letters discuss constitutional amendment thresholds for prohibition and the possible referendum. They mention a three quarters state vote, unofficial referendums, and advise on telegraphy schooling for women with day and evening classes. A question on British naturalization forms is answered, and West Boylston’s church remains: a small stone church sits on a peninsula by the Wachusett reservoir.
A survey of global tea production and consumption shows India and Ceylon leading supply, the United States importing about 90 million pounds yearly, and Britons drinking far more tea per person than Americans. It covers preparation methods, regional variations, and historic notes from China to Tibet, with cultural flavors and trade context.
Household hints column by Mrs Ida B Kincaid of Hillsboro offers practical tips and advice for daily chores and homemaking tasks featuring concise how tos and locally relevant domestic shortcuts.
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