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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1918
Page
8
The notice lists telephone numbers and departments for the Post including Main Sporting Editor at 1539 Main and Business Office at 3380 Main. It warns subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued on expiration without notice. Edwin A. Grozier is identified as Editor and Publisher.
The Cologne Gazette asserts that American Negro soldiers fight beside whites and insists on equal treatment of color in prisoner exchanges. The author argues no moral barrier exists to sharing quarters with colored troops if captured, challenging German views on race in combat units.
The appeal by James J. Phelan calls for volunteers to run and staff cash-and-carry ice stations to aid crowded tenement districts during heat spells. The plan aims to provide affordable ice to stretch limited budgets and save lives with reliable directors and charitable cooperation from Philanthropic Boston.
The United States speeds up war ship production with new super-submarine launched at Fore River and destroyers Ward and Philip afloat from Mare Island and Bath Maine. Mare Island destroyer completed in 70 days. Ford works produce submarine chasers at one per day as millions serve abroad.
President Wilson states the United States will not wage war on the German people and supports admitting Germany to a 24 nation economic alliance after the war once it rejects ambitious masters. Lord Robert Cecil outlines the principle, saying Germany must join global life or risk isolation and economic ruin.
The president declares that Prussian militarism must yield to German progress and that ultimate defeat in the field will force this change.
Boston residents accuse coal firms of delaying long-placed orders in anticipation of a 75 cent per ton price increase issued by the State fuel administrator. They demand charges revert to April prices and seek investigation into potential profiteering and mismanagement by the coal companies.
The President asks citizens to avoid mob actions against Germans or pro Germans, noting lynching has occurred and is unacceptable. He says laws will punish offenders and warns that giving in to mob rule harms the nation, while urging support for lawful measures to defeat Germany.
The Authors' League of America will commend its members for expelling George Sylvester Viereck after he admitted taking 100000 dollars from German propagandists to influence U S opinion for the Teutonic cause. He helped distribute works such as What Germany Wants Central Europe Secrets of German Progress and Zeppelins Over England.
The War Department bans correspondence with unknown women by officers to curb German propaganda. While the practice of godmothers once cheered troops, officials deem it too risky and potentially compromising. The measure aims to prevent propaganda dangers while allowing innocent letters to continue.
A poem from the Bentztown Bard titled Songs of Sunshine voices toil and hope amid hardship. It speaks of debt grief hunger and labor with calls to trust sing and endure until joy and life’s dream appear.
A party of six including two young couples a father and a small boy encounter a ferocious bull four miles from Butler's Corner. They flee over a wall while the bull roars. the only loss is a cap and a heel. The writer parodies a safety manual praising nonviolent gaze and humane handling of the beast.
Fred A. Harper former advertising manager of the Magrane Houston Company left Boston for Richmond Virginia to take the advertising manager role at the citys largest department store. Magrane Houston employees bid him good luck and presented a purse of gold. John F. Fitzgibbon assisted superintendent and Charles A. Hanley spoke praising his past service.
A reader column notes golden rod honey as winter sustenance for bees and recalls related local lore. It mentions service flag stickers, a dog tale from Moors, Eben Horsford’s baking powder link, a Muhammedan legend of the Seven Sleepers, a small treasured dime, fuel work in Beverly, and a Widener Library fish cooking collection as part of a broad glimpse of wartime home front life.
The excerpt notes Boston’s warmest July 27 on record reaching 98 degrees in 1882 and 93 in 1892, with a coldest 6 above in 1876. It mentions rain observed on this date during the past decade, including 1915.
A 1918 war verse extols American troops joining Allied forces to defeat Kaiser Bill. It celebrates Yankee troops landing abroad, fighting with Western resolve, and pursuing victory. The poem credits Walt Mason with the lines and notes copyright by George Matthew Adams.
A historical portrait of Joan of Arc as a battlefield heroine recalls Patay Paris and Compiegne. The trial questioned her visions and clothing choices while she described wounds, revelations, and resolve before Compiegne. Her plea to aid France and the mercy of St Michael endure as a timeless call.
Gladys a stenographer fakes illness to force overtime on Jack Willard. He shows concern and kindness, escorts her home, then learns the ruse. She recovers and he apologizes for selfishness. They wed, and he gives a diamond ring as proof of changed hearts.
Dumas the Younger, born July 27 1824, son of Alexander Dumas, lived extravagantly until debt drove action. He wrote La Dame aux Camelias or Camille, a stage staple for Sarah Bernhardt, then Diane de Lys and The Stranger. He died in 1895.
Readers ask about alcohol freezing temperatures and the Archies nickname for German anti air craft guns. A Maine case notes spies fall under national law, not state punishment. A pronunciation query for the Oureq river is also posed.
A critique argues that antiwar sentiment harms liberty and urges full Americanism in wartime. It labels opponents as enemies, simpletons, or lacking in patriotism and warns against profaning the name of American. The piece urges unity with the government in the war effort.
The writer asks what is meant by a quoted term and its intended meaning in a letter to the editor. He references the phrasing containing dork and Os and seeks clarity on usage and interpretation.
A war gardener explains how to judge corn maturity. Early varieties need eight to nine weeks after sowing while late types take 11 to 12 weeks. The Golden Bantam, planted May 15, should be ripe by the second week of August.
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