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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1917
Page
8
The Boston Post announces rates for daily and Sunday editions, foreign and Canada mail, and per-copy pricing in the Boston Postal District. Editor and publisher Edwin A. Grozier is listed with office and telephone contact details.
Excerpted chorus lines praising the coming of the Lord and divine justice. Includes phrases about trampling vintages and the fateful lightning of a swift sword. Ends with a note attributing to Mrs Howe and the poem Battle Hymn of the Republic.
Mass veterans of the Grand Army of Massachusetts volunteer for a yet undecided state service. Many are stalwart soldiers ready for effective home duty and poised to influence the current generation of men of military age with their patriotic example.
The piece states that a near term government system will scrutinize outgoing messages from the United States while preserving incoming news and business traffic. It argues censorship may offend but is a proper measure to protect national interests, citing recent examples of harm through neutral channels.
The piece argues that the Census Bureau inflates Northern city populations to balance draft numbers. It notes the unfairness of counting aliens for population totals while exempting them from service. It calls for amending the law to require aliens to serve in the military.
A Missouri senator’s billings gate targets Herbert C. Hoover, drawing sharp rhetoric from critics. The piece argues the public honors Hoover’s wartime aid to Belgium and rejects personal attacks as poor argument.
The discussion questions a Senate compromise to create a board of food administrators instead of a single administrator, warning that the Denman-Goethals dispute signals risks in divided control while defending Hoover's character and leadership.
The Cambridge Post highlights wretched conditions at Magazine Park on the Charles River, Cambridge. It notes crowded bathing with inadequate bathhouses and a nearby undeveloped land strip. estimates $25,000 could create a proper park. Officials support reform and a July 24 hearing is set to discuss funding and improvements.
Newton Newkirk recounts a long-winded fan named Percy asking for his autograph or a signed book. He describes a slick promoter selling a putative blue book of prominent locals, pressure to join, and paying 75 dollars for a vanity volume he later laments as a bad deal. The tale ends with Newkirk offering a handwritten autograph instead.
The Observant Citizen reviews local scenes in Boston with 200 clover enclosures sent to the column, a GA R veteran's courteous seat gesture on a crowded train, Quaker involvement in New England, and war time food administration plans led by Henry Endicott. He recalls wartime meals and a French High Commission menu as examples of simple living.
General Gorgas, surgeon general, endorses locating National Guard training camps in the South for health and weather benefits. He notes outdoor training year round, scarce winter rain, and long autumn and mild winters aiding hygiene and conditioning. His Panama record underscores his credibility.
The Post notes renewed conflict between Chairman Denman of the Shipping Board and General Goethals of the fleet corporation. Goethals cites Denman's postponement request. Denman denies it. Public fatigue grows as ships are not being built and calls rise to replace those at fault.
July 18 1811 in Calcutta India birth of William Makepeace Thackeray one of the greatest English novelists. Son of an Indian civil servant his mother remarried and he left for England schooldays at Charterhouse then Trinity College later a literary career yielding Vanity Fair and other works. He died December 24 1863 at age 62.
A Wallingford family shared a Fourth of July twilight on the piazza. Grandpa Harrington recounts Civil War service, Pershing’s troops, and a boy’s dream of a mascot eagle while explaining U S liberty values and the call to support the war effort. He recalls Caesar the tame eagle from a Michigan regiment and prepares the boy for bed with plans to tell of a drummer boy tomorrow.
Fashion notes describe sashes in black satin eight inches wide and tiny babies in sheer white dresses with smocking. Georgette crepe remains popular for many uses while black charmeuse frocks feature emerald green or bright blue facings. A white dress gains color with a sleeveless jacket and stockinet coats show long pleated designs with vests.
A reflective piece on World War I describing its vast, bizarre features and the strange, prehistoric echoes in modern warfare. It contrasts air battles with trench digging, submarines, tanks, and poison gas, linking war to ancient ages and future visions. It ends with a hope for a world federation beyond autocracy.
A reader asks whether to wait for a boastful friend who says he will return after she “waits to hear.” The columnist warns against men who brag about conquests and urges the reader to demand explanation and reconsider waiting if trust is broken.
A guidance piece on etiquette advises brides to avoid placing their husband’s professional title on visiting cards. It notes that a guest’s card should read Mrs. [Surname], not Mrs. Doctor, and suggests the husband’s card may bear Mr. or Dr. titles. The article mentions the bride’s cake being distributed in dainty ribboned boxes at a wedding day event.
A historic patriotic verse extols America as the fairest land and a living freedom. The speaker decries tyranny, lauds the republic, and envisions a world brotherhood while urging support for freedom across nations.
Readers ask about allied demands for reparations in 1916 and whether peace talks were conditioned on damages. A response explains reparation concepts. A question clarifies how to tell poison ivy from non poisonous types and notes ivy leaf shape. An explanation defines Junker as Prussian aristocracy in power under Bismarck.
Letters to the editor discuss how to hang a flag when flat from a piazza, noting the starry field position from the viewer. A query asks who may use Esquire after a name, with the answer that in the U S it is commonly used for lawyers. A final question resolves which city is older, Lynn or Boston, with Lynn dated 1629.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites official figures for Boston on July 15 noting highs of 92 in 1876, 97 in 1900, 94 in 1905, and lows of 54 in 1881. He recalls rainfall on this date in 1908 1909 1912 and lists other years with heavy storms.
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