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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1918
Page
12
The article notes Colonel Roosevelt telling Congressman Gallivan that he believed he could have been one of the most valuable leaders with American forces after Pershing, praising Pershing highly while raising questions about the relevance of comparing himself to the general.
An anti government neighbor argues that German masters would spread despair by obtaining newspapers and dispatches. he claims reports of an American collapse are manufactured falsehoods used by unpatriotic organs to mislead Germans about conditions in the United States.
The 1917 reports show Pennsylvania coal at 267,735,001 net tons and called unprecedented while Illinois logs about 73,000,000 tons after a 15,000,000 ton rise. The key challenge noted by Mr. Storrow is delivering this coal to where it is needed.
The recommendation of General Goethals leads to Louis E. Kirstein becoming administrator of all army clothing contracts. Kirstein, former Filene Company vice-president in Boston, has chaired the Board of Control for Labor Standards and shown efficiency in national service. His duties will center on administration and oversight of contract manufacture.
A report notes that army clothing forms a large part of the necessities of participation in the war effort. It discusses supply priorities, manufacturing, and civilian support shaping military readiness and morale during wartime.
In New York last week Senator Chamberlain faulted the War Department and the Wilson administration. He claimed inefficiency across government and alleged failures to prove charges. Secretary Baker would answer before the House committee, as Washington signals the Chamberlain bill headed for likely death.
General Pershing wrote Governor Capper of Kansas praising American troops in France. He stated no similar body of men exists for clean lives and devotion to duty and urged mothers to take pride in their sons as credits to the nation. The letter counters slander alleging widespread drinking or vice among soldiers.
The Museum of Fine Arts opens free to the public as a patriotic, community driven gesture. President Grayt reeled to trustees that in these days art offers the help that people seek. The move won unanimous approval and aims to educate and inspire broad sentiment shaping the American people.
A Cambridge letter writer praises the Boston Post editorial History Repeats Itself praising President Wilson and U S war aims. He quotes verse on greed comparing selfish men to pigs at a trough and notes two sons in the draft. Letter dated January 24 from 40 Russell Street Cambridge.
A mayor ends a 45 minute speech by saying the government should hang together. A heckler shouts to hang in any kind of cord, prompting the mayor to abandon further elaboration. The crowd reaction underscores tension between unity and dissent in a civic gathering.
A narrator recounts a crowded barber shop scene filled with banter and clumsy humor. The piece describes waiting turns and playful exchanges about lathers scents and hair, ending with the narrator finally getting shaved and hair cut amid comic misunderstandings.
The Observant Citizen writes of Venus and a new moon visible at dusk with Orion rising as winter peaks. He recalls Henry Dennisons footwear roots and the first pasteboard boxes, notes Darius Cobb’s studio return after a car accident, and mentions maple sugar hopes in eastern Maine.
Evelyn Osgoodson flees with Robert English via a winter boarder arrangement after a romantic week. A newspaper photo reveals a mistaken pairing as Chauncy Smith is linked to her disappearance.
The Boston Association for the Re Mef and Control of Tuberculosis enters its 15th year with a fresh appeal for financial contributions for the current year. It promises economical use of funds and continued effectiveness in its efforts. Contributions should be sent to treasurer George S. Mumford at Congress Street, Boston. The finance committee includes Mumford as chairman, Dr. Vincent Y. Bowditch, Horatio A. Lamb and Robert Saltonstall.
A poetic verse extols whistle away and sunlit hope. It envisions unity between you and me and a world in harmony. The refrain promises brighter forests and a better place as storms blow past and shadows lift.
The piece notes new dresses with straight lines and a fur collar that is high and side buttoned with a square end at the back. It highlights a narrow ribbon girdle tied in front for evening gowns, and predicts smocking on children's clothes as a lasting fashion trend this season.
The article explores child labor in Pennsylvania anthracite, noting 18 000 boys once sorted coal and slate in breakers. It describes harsh conditions, dust, cold fingers, and dangerous chutes, and explains newer machinery reducing boy labor while detailing coal sizes like lump, pea, buckwheat, and barley.
The piece advises that a proposal should not be made in a young woman’s home and should be followed by the suitor seeking the father’s consent with financial details. It also notes that after dinner coffee is served in small cups without cream, with sugar passed.
A 1918 verse by Walt Mason portrays immigrants welcomed in the United States yet accused of ingratitude. The poem ridicules anti immigrant sentiment and calls for loyalty to defend the homeland amid xenophobic rhetoric.
A hometown birthday brief notes George Edward Pickett born January 25 1825 in Richmond Virginia. It recalls his West Point education Mexican and Indian War service and his Civil War leadership as a major general at Gaines Mill where he was severely wounded.
The Boston observer recalls the coldest January 25 in memory with official figures showing 4 below zero in 1888 and 6 below in 1900s, and the warmest 59 degrees in 1916. He notes rain or snow on this date in multiple years including 1909 1910 1911 1914 and 1915.
The text recounts a colonel who led a gallant assault on Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg, losing most of his division during Pickett's Charge. He married in Petersburg in 1863, had a son with bonfires lit on Federal lines, later became a life insurance agent in the South, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery after Virginia held a long funeral procession.
A reader asks in what year the Boston Museum was demolished and for the correct name of a Broad Street schoolhouse. The letter also covers citizenship by parentage for a child born to English parents, asks for the Belgian consul's identity and address, and notes muskrat musk supply from traps.
A reader asks about musk sources and uses, enlistment info for the United States Guards, British subject draft status after applying for second papers, and marriage age in Massachusetts without parental consent. The responses note musk from glandular secretions, Army recruiting at Tremont Row, eligibility of a British subject for the draft, and Massachusetts marriage age rules requiring a 21 year old male and 2?
Brighten oilcloth with milk dipped cloth after washing. Avoid strong soapsuds to preserve varnish. Mix one tablespoon ammonia per quart hot water to wipe woodwork. no scrubbing needed. Maple syrup can replace sugar in coffee for better flavor. Beeswax and salt prevent rust on flatirons and smooth them. Wrap a lump of wax in a rag to rub irons hot, then scour with salt.
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