Better Cheer On Domestic Coal Supply From Garfield
Mr Garfield head of the U S fuel supply says there will be no coal short age this winter and households need not fear a repeat of last winter s famine New England readers may take this as a pledge of better times despite local orders to burn no coal possibly until December 1 There is coal in plenty somewhere and New England could be supplied if influential enough to bring it here
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Massachusetts Highway Commission
Lizzie
Surprised German Officer Learns Of Large U S Army In France
An officer, nephew of Prince von Buelow, captured in the Aisne Marne area, admits Germans believed American forces in France would not exceed 50 000. The piece notes U S troops in France surpass 1 000 000, a fact many critics had overlooked or denied.
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Aisne-Marne
Prince von Buelow
France
Oaks for Heroes Memorial Idea for Boston Parks
A proposal suggests planting victory oaks in city parks to honor soldiers and sailors who died in world democracy. Proposed sites include Commonwealth avenue parkways Tremont street mall and Franklin Park with arched boulevards named Wilson Pershing Liberty. Parkman fund income could cover costs.
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Liberty
Parkman Fund
Warning on wooden bridges urges fireproofing after near disaster
A Boston and Maine train narrowly escaped overturning on a burning wooden bridge last Friday. The article questions responsibility for the fire, calls for fireproof covering on bridges, and demands inquiry into failure to detect the blaze in time. It urges engineers track walkers road inspectors and managers to exercise vigilance to prevent similar peril.
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Boston & Maine
Corporate Efficiency Through Timely Warnings Cited
A business article argues that a corporation functions more efficiently when properly warned, comparing prudent management to a thoughtful individual. It stresses the value of timely notices in guiding corporate decisions and safeguarding outcomes.
The Price of Gold and War Time Economics
The article explains that gold mining firms seek tax relief to survive rising production costs caused by wartime inflation. It argues gold’s price is fixed by government and currency expansion, not market supply and demand, and that normal pricing will return after the war with a broader gold base and restored purchasing power.
Massachusetts plan to set fair fish prices
The Massachusetts food administration announces a plan to determine and follow fair prices on all kinds of fish. The plan, already in use in New York City, aims to reduce costs for consumers by addressing transport and profit factors, though no definite prices are set yet.
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Massachusetts Food Administration
New York City
Food Administration
Letter questions on nautical peak and Pershing facts
A reader asks the editor to explain the vessel peak and cites nautical points. Another asks Pershing’s full name and family history reporting a Presidio fire loss and a survivor. A third asks the meaning of debacle in war despatches with its ice-breaker origin.
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General Pershing
John Joseph Pershing
Presidio
Flags on the boat in harbor raise questions
The second flag is the United States customs service flag, while the white flag with a red diagonal cross has various meanings such as the letter V or regional symbols. its exact meaning here is unclear.
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Nantaskrt
United States Customs Service
Alabama
How to pronounce Armen tieres and Calais in war news
In a reader exchange about pronunciation Armen tieres is rendered Ar man tyar with equal syllable stress while Calais is pronounced Kal. A question about naming J P Morgan Jr prompts confirmation that Jr is dropped when the father dies.
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Armentieres
Calais
Mysterious doggerel and missing cow linked to Maine notices
A Maine newspaper fragment links verse lines to a missing cow case. Everett C Lunney’s dairy animal vanished about four weeks ago near Mousam Lake, last seen by Shorey at a summer boarding house, and was found on the Fourth of July by Mrs. Hardner G Lord of Acton at a Long Way Inn picnic site.
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Shorey
Mousam Lake
New Motor Light Rules Prompted by Massachusetts Officials
A humorous reminiscence about the Massachusetts Highway Commission changing headlight rules. The narrator recounts encounters with two traffic officers who enforce brightness and distance standards, leading to a comical chase as the car speeds home to avoid further questioning.
Observant Citizen Recaps Boston Notes and Local Happenings
The column surveys 60 years since US Japan trade pact, mentions opera The Mikado and wartime reflections. It notes shifts in Bay State transport, rising soda demand, and female workers. highlights Chester Campbell in LA and Worcester blueberry crops. profiles elev. worker Fred Ulven on the L line, arboretum smokey stems, mussels as food, and a misprint correcting Louis K. Liggett’s name.
Lucille and Jack Winthrop Meet at Mrs Whitney’s Home
Lucille Walitney shows sudden interest in cousin Jack Winthrop when he arrives incognito and staying two weeks. She grows fond of him during the visit, finishes a sweater for him, and reveals a diamond engagement ring as plans for marriage emerge after the war.
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Robert Whitney
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Washing delicate gloves with soap and tepid water
A household notice advises washing fine gloves in tepid water with generous soap lather. Knead with hands until clean and rinse in fresh slightly soapy water to finish.
Booth Tarkington Early Life and Career Path
Booth Tarkington born July 20 1869 in Indianapolis July 29 1860 as stated. He attended Exeter Academy then Princeton University. He planned to write from the start but pursued business first and joined an oil firm. He began writing in his twenties.
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Booth TA Ragton
Indianapolis
Exeter Academy
Prinecetor University
July in the Heat I Don’t Admire
Poet Walt Mason laments July as a scorching, exhausting month. He describes blistering sun, parched nature, restless nights, and the general misery of midsummer, with the lines painting the heat and weariness of the season.
Joan of Arc Trial Recalled in Rouen Rehabilitation History
The Rouen trial and later rehabilitation of Joan of Arc are recalled, noting how destruction and new factories altered the city while old streets and La Grosse Horloge remain. Witness depositions from Paris to Orleans illuminate her life and martyrdom, voiced by confessor John Pasquerel and others who knew her.
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Indiana author's early works and rise to fame
The passage notes a writer who at age 20 earned an A M degree, then achieved success with The Gentleman From Indiana and Monsieur Beaucaire. He coauthored The Man From Home with William Hodge, created the Penrod stories, and produced notable tales of youths and adolescents in their late teens.
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William Hodge
Kokomo
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Boston July 29 Weather Records From Past Centuries
The speaker cites official figures showing Boston’s warmest July 29 values of 94 degrees in 1894 and 92 in 1909, with a coldest reading of 68 in 1880. The record notes rain on the date in 1912 and 1915 over the last decade.
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Boston
Opinions of Germany and the need to win the war
The piece argues Americans should see Germany as others do and urges a total victory in the war. It compares Germany to a jackdaw misperceived as an eagle and calls for eradicating the German spirit at home and abroad, urging unity and sacrifice.
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