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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
11
New York authorities announce criminal action against syrup makers for perjury in sugar certificate reports. Cases show firms filed incorrect sugar quantities in applications. Government insists on accuracy in stock reports and will pursue offenders.
The Post reports an imminent federal order from the fuel administration in Washington to curb electrical sign advertising street and display lighting. It notes a draft exists and will be issued soon, arguing reform is needed to cut coal waste from thousands of lamps. The piece questions why households should conserve while large signs burn excessive light.
A World War era column questions U S Senate claims about war conditions abroad. It cites Senator McCumber criticizing Allied reports of Western Front reserves and recalls a British officer confiding a large reserve force, suggesting uncertainty in published assessments.
A North Dakota figure argues for better facilities to obtain inside information than those available to English generals. The piece contrasts efficiency, access, and strategic advantage in gathering intelligence.
The piece argues Germany nears insolvency as debt soars beyond 139 billion marks while taxes on the rich fail to sustain the war. It contrasts American policies of broad taxation and wealth redistribution with Germany’s debt-financed rise of fictitious wealth, predicting moral and financial bankruptcy after the war ends.
The nation begins classifying draft age citizens as productive or non essential workers in New York. The Labor Department handles about 1000 job applications daily, with over 40,000 awaiting voluntary compliance. Five essential industries are farms shipbuilding munitions and railroads offering 1500 job types. The question arises whether those not qualifying for private employment should be drafted as fighters.
A study of postcard pricing shows the 1 to 2 cent rate increase reduced annual sales to about one-fifth of former volume. Makers report fewer mailed cards, and the government loses about $450,000 instead of gaining revenue. The note highlights how delicate mail rate regulation can be and that outcomes may vary.
The oldest resident recalls Boston’s warmest July first to be 98 in 1872 and 96 in 1913, with a coldest reading of 5 above in 1885. He notes rain on this date in 1914 and adds a personal memory spanning a century.
Newton Newkirk recounts a downtown deli tale about an owner who boasts his window ads and a painter who steals two roasted chickens for shellac. The owner explains the hens will be returned after shellac dries, while a burglar dies of painter's colic.
The column muses on the new fiscal year beginning today and explains why it starts in July, contrasts with calendar year, and notes battles twenty years past. It recalls Roosevelt and General Wheeler, the heroism of Private Blair, and local observations from Baltimore to Portsmouth. The piece also covers naval visits, Aldrich memorial additions, meat prices, and a temperance stance on cigarettes for troops.
Poem depicts Red Bill advancing across France at great human cost with gleeful bragging over battlefield gains. It mocks Kaiser Wilhelm and Potsdam leaders while condemning the bloodshed and propaganda. The voice condemns crude triumphalism as soldiers fall and nations exhaust manhood.
After Charles VII's Rheims coronation Joan urged swift action against the English and sought tax relief for Domremy and Greux. She pressed Burgundian and French leaders to unite, lamented wasted marches, and hoped to aid her family before dying or returning to sheep farming. The essay notes the fall of Senlis’ walls in 1914.
Ruth, short of cash after a purchase, seeks a loan and mistakes H J Harding for her brother's acquaintance. She borrows ten dollars, meets Harding, then discovers a mix up when she realizes the man she borrowed from is not who she thought. The encounter ends with an awkward dinner invite and Ruth sensing a thrill.
Daily feature recounts Rochambeau born July 1 1725 in Vendome France. It traces his cavalry start defying priestly family wishes, rise to marechal de camp and lieutenant general, voyage to colonies, Newport blockade, Connecticut march, Washington link, Yorktown victory and French honors including governorship of Picardy.
A Boston essay emphasizes that true patriotism is shown by deeds not words. It argues Americans must buy Liberty bonds or thrift stamps and stand up for their country, warning that failure to support the war effort betrays one's claimed allegiance.
A reader asks the editor if white window fly screens offer a special advantage over black, noting outsiders cannot see in through white screens while black screens remain transparent. The writer adds that occupants can still look out from inside.
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