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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1919
Page
68
The Centenary Fund campaign of the Methodist Episcopal Church concludes today due to a technical limit, but a one month extension is planned. The national total surpasses 100 million dollars with New England at about 5.4046 million, nearly complete.
A Mother's Club in Philadelphia declares husbands are a necessary evil and should be cherished and protected rather than honored. The piece satirically asks why bachelors are deemed useless, noting women increasingly assume authority while men comply, praising strength used without tyranny.
Editorial urges Boston to adopt a thorough annual city cleanup uniting schools scouts health and city workers. It argues a sanitary, comprehensive effort from cellar to roof could boost health and attract tourists, citing New York's approach and urging popular cooperation.
A reflection rebutting Frank H. Simonds on the League of Nations. The piece cites Geneva as home, Washington as a meeting site, Lloyd George's potential attendance, and Secretary Daniels trimming naval spending as signs the league advances toward ratification and a broader international role.
The remark frames spring cleaning as the sole viable approach for a thorough refresh. It emphasizes decisive action and a commitment to cleanliness as the defining method for any annual purge.
Commander Read lands the NC-4 in Plymouth completing a 4000 mile sea flight from Rockaway Beach. The achievement showcases air travel viability and foreshadows aviation’s parallel rise to steam in transforming global transport.
The department estimates the farms acquired will average about 60 acres each. The remark accompanies a note that the property thus obtained forms part of a broader land acquisition program. The figures reflect initial assessments pending final appraisal.
Internal Revenue officials define medicine as a remedy for disease of human or animal body for tax purposes. Regulation of medicinal preparations is unfolding and expected to proceed without major difficulty. Contemplates broader issues including intoxicating liquors and potential repeal of luxury tax on gloves and neckwear.
Secretary Lane outlines a scheme to place returned soldiers on unoccupied government land with $300 million for development. The program provides pay to soldiers for drainage, stump removal, blasting and reservoir construction, aiming to yield productive farmland within several years and enable initial farm payments.
In Ante France a U S Army mule faces a board bill of about 500 francs. An A E F agent learns the mule and its keeper, a village farmer, agreed to feed the animal for three francs daily after the sergeant left it. The farmer seeks payment in francs for the mule's upkeep. Ante is the village.
The article explains how to say Baden-Powell and Cholmondeley, with a tale of Lord Cholmondeley reacting to mispronunciation. It notes the common mispronunciations and provides the correct forms, including the stressed syllables.
A Carnegie quote urges self belief to win others trust and reach wealth. It frames confidence as the key to financial success and social influence, promoting personal conviction as a route to prosperity.
A playful verse extols Exto ice cream as a many flavored chill delight. The speaker imagines poets Keats or Shelley praising the treat and lifting it from a corner store to celebrated fame.
The narrator seeks a low maintenance pet for his household and tests options from camel to lizard, settling on a turtle. After buying a turtle named Jeff, the animal appears to starve until a mashed potato feeding reveals the creature’s appetite and surprises the wife.
The piece traces early American coffee houses from 18th century Boston to Philadelphia and New York. It notes the Boston Exchange House’s scale, mixed use, and war ties, plus London influences and the tavern culture shaping social and political life.
A Civil War era Whitman poem urges drums and bugles to surge through doors and churches. It calls for unwavering muster as old and young, bride and farmer, hear no peace while the dead lie in their hearses.
Narrator recalls joy turning to humiliation as a child awakens with a blood curdling scream about a turtle. A wrist-watch fragment found near the pillow increases unease while the turtle sleeps undisturbed in its bowl. The tale closes with a quip about bait and fish.
Booth Tarkington begins another youth tale in the Pictorial Review. In this snippet young Atwater and Rooter plan to publish a paper, while Atwater’s sister Florence pens a poem for the first issue.
Charles Franklin Jones of Boston presents a paternal essay urging Americans to guard their liberty while engaging with the world through the League of Nations. A parable about a maid who marries but keeps savings with her former mistress underscores caution against relinquishing national autonomy to foreign influence. The speaker warns against surrendering land to foreign exploitation and stresses peaceful aims.
A miniature poetry volume from Jessie Lenore Leonard of Boston features verses titled Mother Ways Life and Winding Ways. The lines praise mother love guiding, comforting, and shaping the speaker’s life and thoughts.
An award of five dollars is given for the most acceptable letter of the week to Miss Mary F. Rust at 582 Essex Avenue Gloucester Massachusetts.
A Franco-American reader notes the Greek stamp resembles a French World War II era poster used in France during a prior German campaign. The reader frames it as a warning that history repeats when the same drummer arrives to threaten commerce as the United States contemplates entry into the war.
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