Boston Post July 18 1917 subscription page notice
The Boston Post details subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions for U S Canada and foreign regions with prices, posting rules, and payment instructions. It notes delivery in the Boston district and requests advance payments and postal notice if unavailable locally. Editor Edwin A Grozier is named.
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Reveille Quotation Echoes Through War Chronicle
A 1917 fragment quotes Bret Harte on courage in battle. The excerpt ponders whether fear should chill the heart as cannons thunder and brothers fall, answered by a drum urging unity in death over life as a recreant.
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the Reveille
Senate obstruction over food bill ridiculed by Penrose amendment
The text mocks Senator Penrose for proposing an amendment barring Hoover and aides from wearing military uniforms, questioning why the food bill is delayed by such measures and arguing uniforms would not harm national institutions.
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Ungracious Return on Extradition Case for Cocchi
A Bologna dispatch says Cocchi’s extradition will likely be refused over insufficient evidence of U S naturalization. If true, it marks a harsh reversal after Porter Charlton’s Italian murder case set a precedent hoped to be followed by Italy.
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Crowder ruling eases draft exemption burden
The ruling allows employers or friends to prompt local boards about exemption factors, so individuals need not assert claims personally. This shifts the burden from sensitive applicants and reduces humiliation for those with valid exemption reasons.
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General Crowder
A BIT FOR THE BOYS AT Ayer camp pie ration
The Women’s Christian Temperance Union plans to send home cooked food to summer camp recruits at Ayer. Mrs Stevenson states pies including mince and apple will be served to the soldiers, described as a patriotic inspiration. The note hints at pie rations aiding morale as censorship looms.
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Germany Faces Uncertain Path After Chancellor Resigns
The report of Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg's resignation shakes German politics as press, Reichstag, and public weigh a new democratic era against Pan-Germanist forces. The move, driven by varied political pressure, offers no clear guide to Germany's war conduct or peace terms.
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President Wilson Links Patriotism and Fair Pricing in War Era
The president calls on commercial interests to avoid excessive profits amid wartime conditions. He argues patriotism and profits must not mix and that government purchases should receive fair prices for essential supplies. Industrial leaders have expressed broad support for his stance.
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Boston Bars End Free Lunch Era Amid Meager Snacks
The article notes rumors that Boston bars plan to abolish free lunches once common with drinks. It laments the decline from hearty meals to hard salty crackers and tasteless cheese with rare popcorn, recalling days of salads and roasts for the price of a drink.
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Registration in Porto Rico Under Draft Yields 104986
Report shows 104 986 people registered in Porto Rico under the selective draft call about one in twelve of the island population. About 2100 aliens are included and only 30 enemy aliens appear in the tally. The text notes full citizenship for those who have earned U S war service and credits this for U S war resources.
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All Sorts Newton Newkirk Observant Citizen
Opinion piece by The Observant Citizen featuring Newton Newkirk with a aphorism attributed to The Sphinx about mercy and grim justice shaping life highlighting moral reflections and social commentary.
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Newton Newkirk
Bank Burglary Scare And Market Notes In Boston
A Boston notice mocks safe bank opportunities while recounting a comical bank check scene. The column also covers local food trends, garden harvest feats, a suffrage exhibit, and light civic notes on bridges, elevated construction, and public transport figures.
Washing Feathers Tip From Lucy Lee
Lucy Lee of 23 Lexington Avenue Cambridge provides a household hint for cleaning feathers. Open a corner of a tick and pour boiling water over the feathers to dampen them, then wash the mass with soap and water, rinse, return to the tick, sew, and air dry in sun. The feathers will be clean light and fluffy.
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Lexington Avenue
Cambridge
Boston July 13 temperatures and rainfall history
The record lists historical highs for Boston on July 13 with 96 degrees in 1876, 92 in 1887, and other high marks through 199, plus coldest 66 in 1874 and 1888. Rainfall occurred on this date in 1910 and 1916, based on the past decade.
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Confidential Bobby’s Tooth and a Social Night
Bobby, age 16, overcomes a toothache with Dr. Linscott and joins a church social with family. A budding romance emerges as Dr. L and Beth share a playful history and future plans unfold for a double wedding and a farm life with Uncle Thomas.
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The Costliest Secretary and Antique Furniture Trends
The article notes a French 18th century costliest secretary by Oeben sold for 3400 in 1895 and 21000 at Taylor sale 1912, with Chinese vases fetching 15750. It discusses Taylor collection's near 1.8 million total, Hamilton Palace sale, and rise of European versus American competition, plus forgeries and scarcity in Chippendale and other English designs.
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Adam
United States
Keep Working Uncle Walt Says in Grim Times
Poet M Walt Mason urges resilience amid fears of famine and ruin. He mocks doom sayers while describing busy daily labor from milking to butter cutting, vowing to whip the foe with steady effort.
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George Matthew Adams
Plain bodice and lace puffed skirt pockets detail
The description notes a plain bodice with a stiff grosgrain ribbon in old blue and lace puffings. The skirt is gathered and cut away at the hips to form pockets, with ribbon and lace puffings outlining pocket openings and continuing around the waistline.
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Readers questions on chancellor authority and historic figures
Letters discuss the German chancellor's role and powers within the empire and the Reichstag. Other items address Canada emigration tax rules for Canadian citizens abroad and inquiries about Benjamin Franklin's ancestry, siblings, and pen names.
Questionable Names and Diamond Myths in Prose Dialogues
The text asks for Billy Sunday's home address and mentions spending summer in Hood River Oregon and a revival in Atlanta Georgia. It discusses a famous blue diamond known as the French Blue Tavernier Blue, noting other colors and that such diamonds exist.
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H. Bro
Winona Lake
Ind
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Ore
Atlanta
Tavernier
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