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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1918
Page
8
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England advertises its Boston edition issued January 19 1918. It lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass and identifies publication details for the daily paper.
Subscription prices listed for Daily, Sunday, and combined Post, with rates for U S Canada and foreign per month and per year. Notices include postage, payment methods, and advance payment requirement. Editor Edwin A Grozier is named with office address 1383 Main and publication details.
The 1917 18 winter brought heavy ice and high tides that hurled ice chunks into Provincetown harbor causing at least 15000 in losses. The season proved unusually harsh for a seaport and quotes of old winters are silenced as nature yields to time.
The second term of Bank Commissioner Thorndike expires soon and Governor McCall may reappoint the incumbent. Thorndike has shown valued experience and dedication, earning a reputation as one of the best in the state. Political affiliation is not expected to influence McCall’s decision in this service matter.
The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung criticizes Secretary Baker's claim of a 1.5 million American army in France, arguing only a fraction can be sent abroad. It condemns Bolshevik actions in Petrograd and weighs dubious links between Lenin, Trotzky and foreign powers amid Russia’s unrest.
A fragment suggests a possible exchange involving the Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung and a Boston entity in relation to U S government affairs. The wording hints at diplomatic or media exchange chatter without clear confirmation or details.
The piece says for Americans to accept the drastic fuel shutdown as necessary and to back Washington authorities. It argues losses to industries and labor pains are outweighed by securing munitions for soldiers in France and preserving wartime logistics. It urges optimism, cheerful endurance, and support for Fuel Administrator Garfield and the administration.
The piece asserts American industry and people will not yield to fuel restrictions. It emphasizes resolve to endure sacrifices, maintain warmth and food supply, and face the future with confidence. The tone urges courage, optimism, and a spirit of triumph over hardship.
A column of diverse items from Boston and environs. The piece highlights aging workers like Charles Johnson with long Boston Consolidated Gas tenure, military chaplains, local election reminiscences, Chinese visitors in Boston, women shoe cutters in Milwaukee, coal shortages and transport, a fire alarm anecdote, Civil War relics, a Maine deer capture, bird club notes, obscure political directory trivia, wood fuel values, and a Palmer hair fashion club.
The article traces the prune industry from modest Eastern beginnings to California leading production surpassing France. It notes Luther Burbank's influence, ongoing improvements in meatier bigger prunes, and broad distribution with California supplying about half of US consumption and half to Europe, alongside other states and global growth including Serbia, Bosnia, Germany, Spain, Australia, and South Africa.
The Sphinx notes that happiness comes from contentment with what one does not possess. It emphasizes acceptance over envy and urges focus on inner satisfaction rather than external gain.
In a quiet Michigan village John Hoover cleans a gun believed unloaded. A misjudged trigger blast shatters a kitchen window hits a dog and injures the hound, proving the old gun may be loaded. The tale warns that any unloaded gun is dangerous and should be treated as loaded.
A condensed quip notes the irony that wealthy lives remind that poor folks face an equal chance of ending up with coal. The verse humorously contrasts wealth with misfortune, reflecting social commentary.
A concise proverb notes that a careful worker who listens and thinks clearly avoids repeating questions. It emphasizes diligence, learning, and proactive problem solving in professional behavior.
A Boston reader compares Los Angeles traffic rules with those used in Boston. He highlights amusing examples about pedestrians stopping a traffic officer and passengers ex pectorating from streetcars, noting the humorous tone and concealed pun referenced by the writer.
The cheerful cherub day inspires a late night note about drowsy hours and a small worry of missing time. A fleeting mood describes sleep as a gentle, almost necessary pause before a new day.
Betty Kingslands and Jim Stetson pursue a shared romance despite his father Dr. Stetson’s opposition. Betty works in the bank and Jim in the doctor’s office to win parental approval. A lakeside reveal leads to mutual support, parental blessing, and an implied engagement.
The piece describes smart wraps in jersey cloth with stiff millinery ornaments. It notes dull and brilliant black frocks, Poinsettia scarlet for children, and sports clothes for women. Pompadour silks with tight skirts and drapery dominate, with wool as economical for women.
The Federal Fuel Administrator Garfield has designated Mondays as holidays for ten weeks, but regular town meetings in February and March will continue as scheduled despite the holiday Mondays.
A reader asks how extravagant tastes affect a fiancé's chance of marriage. The writer urges men to study a girl's spending habits, test her responses to frugal dates, and judge whether she is thoughtful or selfish before tying the knot. If she insists on costly pleasures, she may not be a suitable wife.
Poem describes a harsh coastal gale with blinding winds and roaring trumpets of night and day. The speaker seeks the wild exultation of facing the blast, rejecting indoors warmth for the storm’s fierce, white spray and giant winged sweep. Old winter is praised for its full sails and bending masts as a call to endure the raw outdoors.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston cold snaps: 6 below zero in 1904, 2 below in 1874, and 1 below in 1901 to 1903. He notes a warmest reading on this date in 1915 and rain or snow on this date in 1910 1912 and 1915.
A comic lyric from 1918 by Walt Mason about New Year pledges to quit smoking failing quickly. The speaker recounts the relapse from a vow to quit to daily smoking of pipes and cigars, chasing stores for tobacco and tools, and a playful stance against moral scolding.
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