Boston Post July 18 1918 subscription notice
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues, with prices for U S and Canada, and foreign copies. Instructions cover payment in advance, forwarding details, and postal handling. Edwin A. Grozier is editor and publisher.
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Canada
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Sunday Post
Maia
Sporting
Financial Editors
Edwin A. Grozier
Daily Post and Sunday Post Circulation Gains Highlight Growth
The Daily Post shows an average of 535,746 copies daily and 366,208 on Sundays, marking increases of 21,031 daily and 9,470 Sunday copies over June 1917. It claims the largest morning circulation in the United States and the largest Sunday circulation in New England.
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Boston Post
United States
Daily Post
Sunday Post
New England
Bastile Day Observance Set in Boston Symphony Hall
Citizens prepare for Bastile Day events with Abbott Lawrence Lowell presiding and Henry Cabot Lodge among speakers. A city proclamation invites all to wear tricolor badges and pledge support for France’s heroism and the joint drive toward victory in international justice and democracy.
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France
Republic
Boston
Symphony Hall
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
Harvard
Henry Cabot Lodge
Bastile
Honor of Gay Head earns McCall Shield of Honor
The Gay Head on Martha’s Vineyard receives the McCall Shield of Honor for providing the largest number of men in proportion to population to the U S Army and Navy during war. Governor McCall will present badges to the parents of the honored youths at a formal ceremony.
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New England
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United States
Gay Head Becomes Mecca of Holiday Celebrants
The article notes that Gay Head attracts many holiday celebrants, highlighting its prominence beyond a single attraction as a centerpiece of seasonal festivity.
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Gay Head
Gaston as Democratic Governor Candidate Endorsed
The Boston Post reports strong Democratic enthusiasm for Colonel William A. Gaston as governor nominee. Leaders across the party praise his strength, integrity, and war service, arguing he can unite Democrats and attract Republican support while backing Wilson.
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Commonwealth
Judge Riley
Wilson
All Sorts and Bad Advice from Newt and Hank
A humorous dialogue features Newton Newkirk and Hank O Rope with letters and anecdotes about etiquette and a public row over a shoe removing suggestion. The piece mocks readers for following or challenging a rule about quieting foot tapping at concerts.
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Boston
Cafe Courtesy and a Goat Adreflections in a Mass. Paper
A cafe tale contrasts a rude diner with a courteous waiter who stays professional. The waiter believes the guest is always right and himself always wrong, noting he might retaliate only on the street. The piece ends with a humorous ad exchange about goats, carts, and harnesses, and a reader’s reaction about buying one goat.
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Observant Citizen Reflects War Time Boston Pieces
Reader notes mix of wartime life in Boston including prices coffee sugar and free seed, school uniforms plans in Melrose, shipboard etiquette, Red Cross girl fundraisers, naval patrols, weather impact on crops, a Vermont centenarian, moose in Lenox, and hides shipment sighting.
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Massachusetts anti loafing law affects 18 to 50 year olds
The new Massachusetts anti loafing act, enforced by Boston police, covers residents aged 18 to 50. It requires each to pursue a useful occupation for at least 36 hours weekly, a standard yet to be defined by courts. Registration separate from federal draft measures, and its meaning remains unsettled.
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Henry Ford Drops Eagle Boat at Detroit Plant
Henry Ford quietly released an Eagle submarine hunter into the Detroit works as the first of a crowd promised to supply the nation with an Eagle a day to deter U boats. The 225 foot craft carries destroyer grade armament and high speed to counter German sea threats. A US crewed boat will soon sail to the Atlantic as naval experts predict coast safety.
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Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston July 13 Weather
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather records for July 13 noting a high of 94 degrees in 1892 and 1883, a low of 56 in 1881, and rain on this date in 1909 and 1913 within the past decade.
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Boston
Songs of Sunshine by the Bentitown Bard
A poem by the Bentitown Bard extols men's happiness in work and action. It frames life as continuous striving driven by impulse and discipline, portraying work as the path to growth and fulfillment.
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Joan at Margny Encounters Philip of Burgundy and Court Reactions
The article recounts Joan of Arc’s reception by Philip of Burgundy at Margny where he spoke with her amid accusations of witchcraft. It details court reactions to her capture, including a scheming shepherd’s tale, Burgundian exultation, and letters sent to Paris and St. Quentin, highlighting Charles VII’s reluctance to ransom her and the Archbishop of Embrun’s plea to recover her.
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Eleanor Joins War Effort In Home Front Dream
Eleanor Chase, exhausted by morning cooking, imagines Joan of Arc Florence Nightingale and a brother in armor urging women to aid the war effort. A nurse explains money supports soldiers, then Eleanor becomes chair of the War Savings Stamps canvass, accepting public support to lead fundraising at home.
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Florence Nightingale
Red Cross
Dan
Dorothy
Bernice
Dress from faded bathing suits becomes chic green creation
The author describes finishing a fashionable afternoon dress made from two faded blue bathing suits with wide plaited skirts, crocheted trims, and braid, dyed a soft green. The piece notes the dress could not be reproduced for less than 15 dollars anywhere.
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Hooverize
Still Living We Saw The Great Scrap On Peace Delusion
Poem by Walt Mason reflects on World War I era optimism about peace four years earlier, mocking prophets who predicted lasting peace while wartime threats persisted. It laments nations torn apart and the looming threat of Germany, ending with a stark warning.
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George Matthew Adams
Birthday Brief for Marie MacMahon Irish President of France
Birthday bio brief notes Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de MacMahon born July 13 1808 at Sully Autun. Irish president of the French Republic famed for Alsace command in war. defeated by Germans, wounded and captured. He resigned in 1879 and died in Paris in 1893. His wife led charitable works and the nation mourned his death.
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Marie Edme Patrice Maurice de Mac-Mahon
James II
Sully
Autun
Algieria
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France
Paris
Reader queries on halibut size Goliath height and bluff origin
A Post letters page shows readers asking about the size of halibut, citing a 712 feet record. It also asks for the height of Goliath and the origin of the expression bluff. A. M. Henry VII is referenced as the bluff origin.
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Henry Viti
England
Echo Bridge access from Boston by trolley and rail routes
Readers describe trolley options from Park Street to Newton and Boylston Street via Brookline or the Newton circuit from South Station to Newton Upper Falls. Also notes on Beacon Hill questions about Newfoundland governance and colonial history.
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