Boston Post Subscription Rates and Notices
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for U S and Canada, including Daily and Sunday options, and foreign copies. It notes postal charges within the district, payment methods, and that subscriptions are advance billed and cancelable at expiration. editors and contact details are given.
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Edwin A. Grozier
Promises Good Work for New Immigration Bureau
The article lauds the formation of the State Bureau of Immigration chaired by Bernard J. Rothwell. It praises Mrs. Rothwell, notes her past leadership, and commends Governor McCall for his appointment choices, asserting the board’s potential to aid aliens seeking better life prospects.
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Bernard J. Rothwell
Rothwell
Boston Chamber of Commerce
McCall
Providential Escape of Kerensky in Polotsk Attack
Report from Polotsk states Kerensky was fired upon by a would be assassin yesterday but survived the attempt. Emissaries of Germany were said to be in Russia seeking his death, yet fate spared the minister of war for democracy and the Russian people.
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Serbia
German Logic on Dutch Neutrality in Warship Claim
The German government protests that British warships violated Dutch neutrality by attacking Kaiser's freighters within a three mile limit. The British admiralty denies this. If true Germany argues, while armed mercantile ships can be warships, they were within Dutch waters. The piece challenges Germany's stance as flawed logic.
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New England Urged to Avoid Military Political Recommendations
The piece cautions Civil authorities not to urge political affiliated candidates for National Guard or military posts. It warns against politicians pressing War Department or General Staff for appointments and calls Massachusetts and New England to refrain from promoting such influence.
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Guard
Regular Army
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General Staff
Massachusetts
Understanding on the Occoquan jail release sparks debate
A fragment notes that a woman freed from Occoquan jail under presidential mercy claimed a victory in a two sided understanding. The passage questions who she spoke for and implies Congress has not reached any such agreement.
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Congress
Gossip about President and Hopkins sparks media chatter
The piece notes gossip from a Mr Hopkins of New Jersey who claims an alleged conversation with the President. It recalls Hopkins 1916 report of a private talk with Theodore Roosevelt that was repudiated in Roosevelt’s characteristic vigorous style.
Junkerdoms Defiance and German Peace Delusion in Reichstag Speech
The speech by Dr. Michaelis in the Reichstag denounces Junkerdom and the military autocracy, calls for a German peace only if forced by conquerors, and condemns the Kaiser's war as illegitimate. The Reichstag passes a cryptic peace resolution while refusing to pressure the Kaiser government, signaling continued conflict and the need to uphold democracy.
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Belgium
France
Advantage of North Carolina encampment praised by officials
The War Department order sending the New England National Guard to train in North Carolina is defended by General Gorgas and endorsed by General Leonard Wood as best for all. Critics are labeled insincere, while supporters note Wood’s superior military oversight. Some critics who once praised Wood oppose the plan now.
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New England
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America
Wood
New York
Charleston
Boston Housewives Pledge Cards Support Hoover
One hundred thousand pledge cards were sent by Massachusetts housewives with 64 000 secured by a Boston Equal Suffrage Association campaign led by Mrs Winona Osborne Pinkham The pledge letter dated July 20 1917 to Herbert C Hoover expresses confidence in his food conservation work and pledged service to support his plans.
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Hoover
Massachusetts
Winona Osborne Pinkham
Boston Equal Suffrage Association
Admiral Bowles
Dean Arnold
Simmons College
Mr. Hoover
Herbert C. Hoover
Dept. Food Conservation
Washington, D. C
Wireless operators to train at Harvard College
The Crain highbank invoracacy at Harvard College will be the national training school for radio operators. About 1500 men are expected to stop at Harvard within a week as training schools elsewhere are abolished and all operators instructors and equipment relocated to Harvard College.
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Harvard College
United States
Harvard
Self-confidence and conceit, a Sphinx warning
The Sphinx notes self-confidence is needed for success yet warns concentrated self-regard becomes conceit, a handicap. Newton Newkirk is quoted on the paradox and its impact on personal growth.
Posthole Trade Rebuff From Vermont Firm Satirized
A humorous letter from Jerry of Newfane Vermont recounts a faulty carload of round bent postholes causing mail mishaps and post office charges. The spoof reply from the Consolidated Post Hole Company of America explains factory shutdown in 1912, no demand, and offers 32 carloads of unsold postholes or disposal options rather than buying back one unwanted piece.
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Providence
Observant Citizen Notes Color Symbolism and Local Oddities
A Boston suburb item reports a woman knitting a red white and blue sweater for soldiers to guard against enemy capture. It notes allied flags share the colors, while enemies lack them, and adds local remarks on aviation, elderly New England residents, and a New Bedford police uniform change.
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Great Britain
Russia
Cuba
Serbia
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Taft
Shedford
Boston July records and historical extremes
Official figures show Boston's hot and cold July days. The warmest on this date reached 93 degrees in 1885, 91 in 1898, and 90 in 1910, while the coldest were 52 in 1890 and 54 in 1884. Rain fell on this date in 1911 1913 1914 1915 and 1916.
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Boston
Fashion Notes on Black and White Styles
A fashion piece highlights black and white as a vogue with solid color handkerchiefs. Fur trimmed dresses feature fur patch pockets. Printed satins and Georgette crepe provide chic options for afternoon wear. Knife pleating adorns collars and cuffs on blouses with high collars and jabots. Embroidered white voile robes offer inexpensive costume charm.
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Georgette Crepe
Japanese mother and dictionary sacrifice shape engineer’s vow
A Japanese born man recounts how his mother’s sacrifice funded his first dictionary amid poverty. He recalls the hard choice between education and family meals, the eventual loss of his mother, and how the dictionary became a lasting tribute guiding his career in engineering.
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Japan
America
Post letter box questions letters to editor
Unsigned queries from readers on Lincoln, WWI dates, New England milkweed for table use, and gelatin makeup. Contributors discuss presidential command, war onset, edible milkweed greens in spring, and animal versus explosive gelatin from bones and skins.
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Keep Out of Debt and Save in Wartime
A verse urging thrift during hardship from Walt Mason. It warns against hoarding and panic but endorses prudent saving and steady spending to avoid deeper ruin. The piece reflects 1917 wartime sentiment on economic restraint and national effort.
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Walt Mason
Crater Lake in Oregon Shines as One of Earths Queerest Lakes
The piece describes Crater Lake in Oregon as a striking natural wonder. It outlines its formation from Mt Mazama’s collapse, its high elevation, depth, surface area, and surrounding cliffs. It notes the lake’s clear blue water, underground fed sources, and dramatic views from the rim and Wizard Island.
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Mt. Mazama
Cascade Mountains
Wizard Island
I Love Trees From Stage to Redwood Forest
A reader fondly recalls a stage fairy tree in The Good Little Devil costing 10000 dollars and the enchantment of redwood sightings during A Romance of the Redwoods. The piece reflects on trees in culture, folklore, and a wish for urban tree planting inspired by Johnny Appleseed and forest memories.
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Redwoods
Mildred Champagne Advice on Love and Honesty
A reader asks how to handle a coworker who misreads friendship as engagement. The adviser urges polite but firm rejection of invitations, noting continued indecision fuels office gossip and risks hurting her feelings more by not clarifying the situation.
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Miss Champagne
Grace Accepts Visit and Plans Weeklong Stay
Grace agreed to travel back with us and stay at least a week. We left early to return in time because Jack invited Bill to dinner and golf the next day. Grace wore a motor hat inspired by a Red Cross headdress with a satin band and white chiffon veil featuring a central embroidered cross.
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