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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1915

Page

11

Patriotism Is Silly and Immoral Says Harvard Law Grad

M C Harrison, a recent Harvard Law School graduate, told a large crowd at the Woman's Peace Party gathering on Boston Common that the old refrain My country may she always be right is senseless and perverse, arguing patriotism should not justify wrong.

Stephen Decatur M. C. Harrison Harvard Law School Woman's Peace Party Boston Common

Harrison Denounces Armament Pleaders and War Interests

The speaker assails bigger armament advocates led by Gardner and calls out Roosevelt and U.S. steel links to war profits. He argues patriotism must serve humanity, urges government control of armament plants, condemns pro-war finance, and connects foreign policy to national wrongdoing. Next Sunday Samuel W. McCall is slated to speak.

Harrison Augustus P. Gardner Mexico Roosevelt United States Steel Glendower Aas Mr. Harrison United States McKinley Georgia Samuel W. McCall

Excellent Cream Pie Recipe by Miss Alice Walker

A vintage recipe card lists ingredients and instructions for the cream pie with filling and frosting. It credits Miss Alice Walker of 70 How Street, Haverhill, as the author.

Alice Walker How Street Haverhill

In Case the United States Was at War Series Overview

A 1915 Wheeler Syndicate collection by J. W. Muller explains wartime duties for the U S Army and Navy. It outlines strategic aims, defensive preparations, and the reasons for mobilization in clear, authoritative terms.

United States J. W. Muller America Wheeler Syndicate, Inc

The Soldiers of the Shore Coast Artillery and Harbor Defences

The Coast Artillery bears the harbor’s defense burden with boatman trained crews and explosive handling. Loading projectiles with bursting charges and careful timing is crucial as ranges and ship movement must be factored. Officer shortages grow as manpower is pulled to distant forts, leaving garrisons under strength and care taker detachments across key forts.

Coast Artillery Peace Organization Chief of Coast Artillery Panama Hawaii Philippines Portsmouth Delaware Charleston Savannah Key West New Bedford Potomac Tampa Columbia Cape Fear Mobile Fort Rodman Buzzards Bay Massachusetts New York City

Austrians Fight On The Dniester Front In Heavy Losses

An Austrian despatch reports Austrians in the Sokol region after German departure pressing the Russians with desperate vain efforts. Russians resist north of Horodenka. Austrians gain a partial left bank advance but lose ground near Jaslovice.

Geneva Paris Mennisbruck Sokol Dniester Horodenka Jaslovice

Congs of Unshine by the Bentztown Bard

A poem reflecting on war and peace as morning beauty collides with battle. The speaker notes fields and orchards bloom while men go to war, contrasting summer peace with the sounds of fighting. Copyright 1915 Southern Press Syndicate.

Bentztown Southern Press Syndicate

Household hints and shoe advice from local readers

Household hints describe a cleaning method using hot water bran and a beaten egg mixture. A reader from Lowell shares a tip about cleaning white paint. Medford reader advises on choosing white buckskin shoes for children and adults, noting durability and easy coloring and polishing.

Herbert Walker First Street Lowell A. H. Bell Dudley Street Medford

We Boston Fest Sewing Circle Question On Why I Never Married

A sewing circle column presents letters from women debating marriage and independence. Contributors discuss personal choices, finances, and family duties, weighing the impact of marriage on happiness and vice.

Boston Fest “Sewing Circle

Interesting Letters To The Sewing Circle Printed

The Sunday Post features notable letters to the Sewing Circle, showcasing reader conversations and reflections on sewing topics and community craft interests.

Sunday Post

Over the Wire On Helen and a swimming outing

The narrator Ponders Helen’s surprising swimming skill and plans a future outing. She sports a vivid rubberized silk cap in a turquoise base with green yellow and red stripes. The group plans to return with Tom and Stanley joining the six companions.

Helen Tom Stanley

Woman Rescued After Attempted Self Harm At Home

Mrs. Margaret Cahalan aged 30 of 52 Grove Street was found to have attempted death by her own action early Sunday at her home. She was reported last night to be comfortable at Massachusetts General Hospital with a non serious condition.

Margaret Cahalan Grove Street Massachusetts General Hospital

False Love and True

Ada Manley seeks a grand holiday with borrowed money from Uncle Ben. An adventurer courts her for her fortune while tutor George Arnold quietly loves her for herself, exposes the scheme, and later declares true love when Ada learns she is not an heiress.

Ada Manley Catherine Lane Harriet Macassett Miss Catherine Bent & Co Catherine Ada George Arnold Arnold Miss Manley Hi Manley Miss Lane Richard French Manley Europe Aldena

Land Poem on Justice and Faith in Nation

Poem urges steadfast worship of justice and divine laws to guide the land. It asks for heavenly guidance, protection from rapine, and blessings for the country as a beacon of hope in grief and wrong. The piece celebrates faith, national destiny, and poetic guardianship.

Davis Misunderstood Jane Addams Says Editor

The editor rebuts Richard Harding Davis who claims Addams denies courage to soldiers facing bayonet charges. Addams notes a new type of man who hates killing in war or peace, while Davis misreads her remarks as a claim that war is only sacrifice.

Davis Jane Addams the Post Richard Harding Davis Miss Addams Carnegie Hall New York Times Mr. Davis

Moral reflections on courage and war by Sarah Wambaugh

The writer argues that true courage is elemental and that mass slaughter requires force. Emerson is cited on valor evolving to tenderness, aligning with Miss Addams' moral view. Cambridge correspondent Sarah Wambaugh presents a wary yet hopeful take in this dark hour.

Emerson Miss Addams Sarah Wambaugh Cambridge Mass

Wiles of the Weaker in a Lost Kiss Caper

A college youth returns from a hunting trip and teases a daring kiss. The girl warns that a fatherly gun may appear. Jack refuses foolish bravado but leaves with the gun in hand and disappears, prompting a mystery about his fate.

Jack Dad

No Argument Overrowed Married Dispute

A worried man claims he argues with his wife while Mr. Meekton insists Henrietta and he never argue. He says he sometimes remarks and she shows him where he is wrong, but they never quarrel.

Henrietta Mr. Meekton

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