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.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1918
Page
10
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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