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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1918

Page

10

Dailyss- Postsy'25 Fete and Mears 5 in 28a

A fragment notes Dailyss- Postsy'25 event and Mears achieving 5 in 28a with a figure 366,663 referenced. Readable context is limited but indicates a sports or race tally linked to dates or scores.

Massachusetts Enrolment Order Aims to Prove Industrial Strength

The piece notes federal wartime enrollment orders led by Marshal General Crowder are accepted locally in Boston and surrounding areas. It highlights a push toward employment, with a Massachusetts statute enrolling men aged 18 to 50 for useful wartime work, reflecting a precise industrial strength record rather than a crowding of idlers.

Vest Crowder Boston New York Massachusetts Ais O'Meara

Death of Senator Benjamin Tillman Ends 24 Year Senate Career

A veteran statesman from South Carolina dies, closing a 24 year Senate tenure. Tillman rose from local offices to two terms as governor before his election to the Senate, where his forceful leadership earned him the nickname Pitchfork Ben.

Benjamin R. Tillman South Carolina Senate Tillman

Notable Senate Member Upheld for Democratic Ideals

The floor of the Senate saw intense demonstrations nearing violence yet the member’s sincere purpose and sound judgment earned broad respect. His loyalty to democratic ideals marked him as a highly valuable figure in the chamber.

Senate

Fourth of July Celebrations Across the World

The article reflects on the Fourth of July as a global celebration of American liberty. It recalls historic Independence and wartime moments, notes support from France and Canada, and mentions soldiers serving “over there” while the nation marks the day with quiet reflection and liberty’s symbolism.

Continental Congress Gettysburg Vicksburg Santiago Berlin Vienna Paris France Rome Australia Canada England China Liberty

A Glorious Message Of A Million Soldiers Sailed For France

Secretary Baker reports to the nation as President Wilson broadcasts a message that over a million American troops have sailed to France to aid the independence of humanity. In June 276372 troops embarked, and the first year program is six months ahead of estimate. The feat of training equipping and transporting 1000000 men 3000 miles in a little over a year aims to silence critics and inspire the world.

France Carping Washington Yorktown America Francé Europe England Paris Franklin

Hero Cody Earns Place in Aviation Section

In Yonkers New York Augustine A Cody with one leg was rejected by draft and county boards but persisted. He pressed the government and now serves in the United States Signal Corps aviation section. May he have a happy and satisfying Fourth of July.

Augustine A. Cody Yonkers New York Cody United States Signal Corps

Boston Weather Record Mentions July Fourth Extremes

The oldest observer recalls Boston's warmest July Fourth as 98 degrees in 1872 and 14 degrees as a cold record in 1911, with 5 percent above coldest in 1914. He notes rain on the date within the past decade including 1915 and references two other years.

Boston

Forget Yesterday and Tomorrow Message in a Humble Column

A reflective column urges letting go of past mistakes and fears of the future. It counsels living today with effort, play, love, and kindness while dismissing regrets and anxieties about what cannot be changed. The piece includes a humorous aside about a Chicago news item on perfumed gasoline.

Robert J. Burdette Robert

Can You Blame Her Divorce Over Daily Kisses

A St Louis wife seeks divorce after four years of marriage citing absence of daily kisses. She claims her husband kissed her daily for over three years then dropped to about one kiss per week and finally none. She demands divorce or daily kisses as the condition of reconciliation. The column humorously laments the fading kiss habit.

St. Louis

New England Fourth of July Dinner and War News

An Observant Citizen column notes New England’s celebratory Salmon and green peas on New Year’s Day, mentions St Ulrichs Day fish lore, and details Earth Sun distance, Arborertum blooms, and new saltwater fish shipments at the Boston Aquarium. It also covers a leather fuel idea, a lost violin found, Massachusetts Guard officers, Sewall family wartime service, and a Plymouth locomotive crash with a smashed headlight remaining intact.

Way of a Girl With a Man in a Mountain Village

In a quiet village Helen Burk flirts with Leroy Talmage a war veteran staying at a tavern. After a playful afternoon with Mrs Marsh and a baby, a confession reveals a potential romance as rain drives them together and Helen reveals she is not married.

Helen Mrs. Burk Mamsey Prince Charming Leroy. Talmage Kalamazoo Timbuctoo France Legion of Honor Mrs Marsh Vetranger Leroy Talmage Baby Marsh Beby Marsh Helen Burk Mr. Talmage

Busy Animals on the Home Front Poem War Verse

A wartime poem recalls farm animals aiding the effort against the Hun. Hens cackle over laying and canning, a cow produces milk to support needs, and a horse Dobbin pulls the plow while dreaming of thwarting Prussian aims. The speaker half-jokes the animals will fight.

Dobbin Walt Mason George Matthew Adame

Post Letter Box and Old Cape Cod Queries

The readers ask about old hasty pudding variations using corn meal oatmeal or flour and request the date of the October Gale of 1841 that drove 40 to 50 vessels ashore at Chatham.

Sir New England Massachusetts Chatham Atone Cape Cod

Remembering Joan of Arc and France on this day

A patriotic essay links Joan of Arc to France and America in wartime solidarity. It compares 1776 alliance with today’s aid, noting French troops and supplies helped victory at Yorktown and highlighting joint resolve to defend democracy.

Joan of Arc France Washington Columbus Paris America Yorktown England Joan of Art Lafayette Lincoln

Bath vessel Maine driven ashore at Cohasset in storm

The Bath vessel Maine tore from her moorings at Portsmouth New Hampshire and was driven along the coast until dashed on the rocks at Cohasset. A Q A asked how to distinguish U S naval rank by collar devices showing silver stars eagle oak leaf bars and anchors. A Boston newspaper item notes the Brattle and Bromfield streets derive from the Brattles a prominent family.

Maine Portsmouth N. H Cohasset

Boston notables and political bids across eras

The notes recount Boston figures the Bromfields as wealthy patrons and John Bromfield’s $25,000 gift to the Boston Athenaeum. It mentions debates over General Grant’s presidential bids, Republican attempts for a third-term nomination, and Garfield’s eventual nomination after 1880 convention ballots.

General Grant Garfield

Annual Meeting Notice of the Massachusetts Society of the Cin Cincinnati

The annual meeting of the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati will be held at the University Club Boston on July 4 1918 at noon. Dinner will be served at 2 o'clock. Members from other state societies in or near Boston are invited to join the dinner. David Greene secretary Boston June 20 1918.

Massachusetts Society OF the Cincinnati University Club Beacon Street Boston David Greene Sachrne JR

Quality suits offer lasting value for practical shoppers

Why pay more? Our range from 35 to 60 dollars promises real clothes with durable materials and solid workmanship. We stand for honest value, not high-brow pretensions, ensuring every dollar buys better service and satisfaction.

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