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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1917
Page
8
Notices inform readers subscriptions to the Post are payable in advance and will be discontinued upon expiration if deliveries are irregular. Readers urged to notify by mail if they cannot obtain the Post from a newsdealer or newsboy. Edwin A. Grozier Editor and Publisher.
The four large training camps for the national army are named after Civil War Confederate generals Lee Gordon Beauregard and Wheeler. Time changes slowly but firmly and American youths will train there as soldiers while the nation has outlived Civil War wounds.
The article asserts Berlin reports German extremists intend pressuring Italy toward a separate peace. It argues Italy, though strained, will remain loyal to the Allied cause, resisting military oppression and junker despotism. It warns against deserting for a false, transitory peace and expects Italy to stand firm.
The piece argues railroads will cut dining car meat portions by half and impose extra charges for items once included. It questions whether patrons will pay half prices for half portions and criticizes food retrenchment that benefits sellers while harming the public. The author suggests applying Hoover's restaurant cuts to railroads too.
New Yorkers rally against smoky cars as Herald urges action. Dr. Charles F Balduan, head of health education, calls vehicle emissions a public health menace and nuisance needing stronger enforcement of existing ordinances. The piece notes the issue is sometimes further aggravated by ongoing car smoke.
A Boston streets note cites a lax law on automobile smoke emissions and notes convictions under it are hard to obtain, signaling calls for stricter enforcement and clearer standards.
The piece argues that neutral nations including Norway Sweden Denmark the Netherlands and Switzerland have bought heavily from the United States during World War I effectively aiding Germany. It states the embargo act empowers Wilson to curb neutral purchases and halt the covert flow of essential materials to Germany, creating a powerful blockade and weakening Germany’s war effort.
Porto Rico held a general election to choose members of both legislative branches with the Senate expanding to 19 and elected in seven districts plus five at large. The vote also decided on a proposed amendment to the insular law banning intoxicating liquor, a matter dominating the campaign.
The article notes South American republics inclining to US and allied causes in World War I. Brazil cuts ties with Germany. Uruguay welcomes US naval visits. Chile and Argentina back cooperation and ask for US fleet access to Buenos Aires. Ports on Atlantic and Pacific are open for friendly visits, signaling pan American union toward democratic control.
A report notes a rise in former efficiency experts and cites a reason for the shift. The piece discusses workforce changes and strategic shifts in problem solving within the field.
A Moorestown New Jersey resident asks B W Cooper whether he can supply 100 Columbia Wyandottes or 100 Barred Plymouth Rock eggs for hatching. He jokes about a tiny farm in two window boxes and plans to hatch them personally, noting summer heat and lighthearted travel of incubators.
Bangor Me letter writer Jon Quill recalls a humorous rail encounter in Union Station Portland. After a difficult passenger blocked the exit he answers with a courteous retort, praising temperance and charity, and ends by asking whether he deserves a hero’s medal for restraint.
Columns recount an iceman's joke on ice water, swordfish catches by Marjie Turner and Richard Nunan, New England peach crop forecasts, a Vernon choir singer's 50th anniversary, rising auto number plates, a counterfeiter's tale, early-morning DA patrols, army promotions for Donahue, Maine veteran Samuel Eaton, duckling displays, and Boston terms for beef cuts and chowder.
The oldest inhabitant recalls official Boston highs of 91 in 1876 and 1885, 95 in 19 and 99 in 19095 and 1907, with a coldest 64 in 1892. Rain fell on this date in 1907, 1915, and 1916, over the past decade.
A survey ranks Cherbourg France as the costliest breakwater site at 12 178 feet long and 73 feet high costing 13 872 500 dollars. It notes other costly works including Alderney harbor project and Alexandria's 10 million dollar breakwater with inland water work at Buffalo priced around 1 637 000 dollars. A new magazine series promises The Queerest Things in the World starting tomorrow.
Miss Ophelia schemes to deter village boys by wiring a water hose trap to her prized apple tree. Eloise and Donald Ware endure a comic soaking after a near mishap under the tree, ending in laughter and tension over the blossoming romance.
The scene shows two drenched youths laughing on steps and explaining their mirth. Miss Ophelia is astonished yet amused as Eloise and Donald marry soon after amid her initial disapproval and attempts to thwart the match.
The seaside house party enjoys bold waves and a humorous tumble as Miss Dangerfield plunges into a high surf, losing her cap and stockings but recovering with grace and returning to the water. Her blue bathing suit and playful spirit shine as she stays undaunted.
Recipes by Mrs C T Page of North Adams share French Meatballs using hamburger crackers pepper eggs onion and tomatoes. Guess What Cookies include sugar butter milk oats raisins nut meats flour spices with baking powder and eggs. Muffins use shortening sugar egg milk flour and baking powder baked fifteen minutes in hot oven.
Clean bright nickel with a soft cloth and kerosene. Fill with cold water then polish with a soft cloth for tea kettles. Comb hair in a warm room to prevent snarling and breakage. pass hand over it after combing to keep it soft and glossy. Mrs J B Morse Hope Me.
A 1917 poem by Walt Mason argues age and disability should not block support for war, listing 57 ways civilians can aid the fight while staying out of danger. The speaker, claiming wealth and wit, rejects combat but vows to back the Lads and fund efforts to defeat the Prussian foe.
Isaac Watts born July 17 1674 in Southampton England is praised as the father of hymnody. He wrote more than 360 hymns including Our God Our Help in Ages Past and There Is a Land of Pure Delight. Watts studied classics from age five and published a geographic treatise. He died near age 74 and memorials stand in Westminster Abbey and his birthplace.
Readers ask about outlawed debts the method of pronunciation for Wilhelm and Kaiser titles, Massachusetts governor eligibility, cigarette statistics, and Philippine islands. Answers note statute time limits for debt, preferred pronunciations, constitution changes, revenue figures, and Luzon and Mindanao sizes.
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