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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1918
Page
9
Readable text shows daily post counts for a Sunday with totals 365,739 and 368,681. Mentions 25 days and a sequence of numbers. Details are sparse and names or organizations are not clearly identified.
The piece extols the YMCA for its wartime effort investing millions to aid soldiers overseas. It notes workers risking gas and death to provide huts canteens and education, urging more funds and volunteers as the nation supports parents’ care for the troops.
The International Parliamentary Conference in London endorses a five year plan to dig a Channel tunnel linking Britain and continental Europe. The scheme envisions electrical power from Kent and war office control with a floodable waterlock across a mile to deter attacks.
The snippet notes Dover Castle and neighboring forts, claiming the conflict will not last five years and that the tunnel will have peacetime uses, framing the project as strategically significant with future utility beyond war.
Critics claim low net income in first five months despite higher gross earnings. A. G. McAdoo report notes drastic cut in excess traffic and near normal movement by May, with overseas tonnage rising amid troop movements. Officials say war needs outweighed profits. public and workers praise results.
A Stockholm report suggests Finland may declare war on the allies, despite no grievance with the U S or its allies. The piece condemns Finland for siding with German autocracy and questions the public support for such a move.
The so called acid test named by President Wilson and echoed by many Republican papers weighs on Montana politics. Miss Rankin seeks her party nomination while facing incumbent Senator Walsh who supported the war. Rankin opposed entering the war and should be defeated for that stance, argues the writer who praises Walsh as a true American in the matter.
In debate on government control of telegraph and telephone systems during the war Representative Fordney accuses Wilson of using utilities for Democratic advantage. The passage implies the army navy shipping boards food control and railroad administration are similarly partisan tools.
The statement cites Boston climate notes for a specific date with official figures: the warmest 95 degrees in 1878 and 94 in 1912, the coldest 55 above in 1908, and mentions rain on this date in years including 1910 and 1913.
In an offbeat letter from Somewhere in France Cy Caldwell, formerly with the Royal Flying Corps, sends a stinging but humorous poem about home war weariness. He notes a hospital stay after night bombing, a hopeful return to the front, and praises a fellow’s resilience while ribbing gloomy newspaper sentiment.
A lighthearted agriculture column cites wartime gardeners, crop-saving tips, and reader questions. It discusses macaroni seed hoarding, frost damage to split peas and cracked corn, and playful guidance on pole bean growth with a humorous Newt tone.
The Observant Citizen notes spring sights in Boston including children making bags for sailors, sock knitting contests in Springfield, and reflections on overseas trade. It cites sugar shortages, banana plantations in Costa Rica, and a Boston Post cane holder's travels. The piece also mentions Boy Scouts locating timber, YWCA hospitality for service members, and local anecdotes from Dorchester and Somerville.
Merry Dayton and Judd Bentley marry and return to the Homestead farm where a quarrel over a missing engagement ring tests trust. Judd accuses Merry after Ray Collins claims theft. Merry confesses ring details and Ray’s influence. They search and, back at the harvest pile, find the ring. Judd proclaims remorse and they forgive as they resume their plans.
The poem contrasts roasting summer days with memories of winter hardship. A speaker laments the heat and flies while noting how winter’s cold once shaped him, ending with a reflection on rising temperatures and restless labor. Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams.
In Bourges Joan of Arc lives with Margaret la Tourounde and remains devout in confession mass and matins. She aids in sieges against La Charite and St Pierre le Moustier, insisting she fights with "fifty thousand" allies and bridges walls with faggots. She forbids looting and keeps a stern guard over captured churches.
A writer contrasts business and government practice urging officials to act without constant instruction. The piece cites red tape and a farmer whose painter stayed atop the roof after hearing only to paint. It argues for initiative and independent judgment in public service.
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