Subscription Rates and Office Details for The Boston Post
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including U S and Canada options with various term lengths and foreign copies. It notes postage within the Boston district, payment method instructions, and directs prepaid arrangements to editor Edwin A Grจังหวัดier at 1383 Main Street.
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Sunday Post
Boston
Masa
Rick
Post Publishing CO
Not Like Old Times In Naval Food Oversight
Captain C S Williams reports that hundreds of thousands of pounds of meat from Chicago packers were rejected for bad condition, showing alert inspectors protect naval mess kits. He notes contrast with the Spanish American War era when embalmed beef caused disease and many deaths.
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C. S. Williams
United States Navy
Chicago
Spain
Voting Dynamics Stirred by Women’s New Franchise
A 1920s discussion probes how New York’s newly enfranchised women may alter elections. Officials estimate 2,000,000 eligible women versus 1,500,000 men nationwide. In New York City, a census hints households with male voters often sole electors, suggesting potential political shakeups and household splits after women gain the vote.
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New York
Waterway plan to ease freight with river crafts
A Mississippi valley delegation urges Congress to use the river and its tributaries as a relief measure in the transport crisis. They seek Secretary McAdoo’s approval for barges and power boats to move freight down to the Gulf, with an estimated 1,000,000 tons yearly at a $7,000,000 cost.
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Mississippi Valley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
United States
McAdoo
Gulf
Stamp It Out by Stamps War Savings Drive Notes Heavily
War Savings Stamps drive runs through June 28 as a patriotic savings push. A. Barton Hepburn warns 1918 federal outlays at 15 billion require saving 10 billion more this year. High wages and rising living costs are noted, urging public purchase to fund the war and stamp out Potsdamism.
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A. Barton Hepburn
America
Hepburn
Insect Pests of War II Confirmed by Baker Announcement
Secretary Baker announces the discovery of trench fever origins by American medical corps in the front. The disease is germ-based and spread by cooties, with prevention to follow. The report links U.S. scientific method and selfless soldier sacrifice to the achievement, likening it to Gorgas’s fight against yellow fever.
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Panama
Gorgas
Soloti
Profitable Salvaging Amid War Time Ship Recovery
The British admiralty reports since January 1915 a total of 407 vessels sunk by submarines have been raised, with 147 salvaged in five months of the current year under improved methods. The effort, though small against total losses, is valuable as more ships return to service and even the Lusitania might rise again.
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English Channel
British Admiralty
Hindenburg Rumors Grow Of Private Illness
Reports from a Geneva newspaper claim General Hindenburg suffers an acute nervous disease and is confined in a private sanitarium. The absence of official front-line mentions for weeks is cited as the strongest sign of trouble in his camp, with a wary note that he is under the weather rather than Foch.
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Hindenburg
Geneva
Western Front
Foch
House votes down Senate bonus plan for war workers
In Washington on June 19 the House rejected a Senate amendment to the naval appropriation bill that would have allowed payments of bonuses to workers for extraordinary services in producing war materiel. The vote was 205 to 87 and the proposal returns to conference.
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House
Senate
Home Front Letter From Cambridge Soldier Parallels Frontline Sacrifice
In a Cambridge, Massachusetts column a civilian naval instructor, Newt Newkirk, reflects on enlisting, wanting to fight in France, yet remaining at home to teach and organize a class. He contrasts military glory with the disciplined work of training, expressing longing for Flanders while honoring duty and home front efforts.
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Middle Northwest
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Boston
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Flanders’ Field
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Cambridge, Mass
Whims of Observant Citizen Column Reach Back to War Era
The Observant Citizen column references the Melting Pot fund for war relief, historic items like the Savannah voyage, and local notes on goldfish ponds and pigeons used for messages. It also mentions tangelo fruit, Japanese hydrangeas at the Arnold Arboretum, and quotes a 1849 Leicester reminiscence about Bunker Hill with Mr. Craig and Captain Sprague.
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Franklin Park
Bunker Hill
Emery Washburn
Leicester
Mr. Craig
Washburn
Craig
Joshua Sprague
Joseph A. Titus
Worcester
Mercenary marriage exposed as Seattle wife burns $5000
A Seattle wife reveals her husband married her for money, not love. After discovering his motive she burns the $5000 in the stove as punishment. The column argues such mercenary unions are morally wrong and decries graft in marriage. The piece ends noting the wife now knows where she stands with her spouse.
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D'jah
Seattle
Bloomdale Girl Plays Piano With Feet in Public Feats
A Bloomdale Ohio girl performs piano using her feet while seated high on a stool. The narrator notes that foot play is common among girls but considers using hands to mimic the foot effect a heightened art.
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Bloomdale
Ohio
Yassir
Carter will not seek reelection in 18th district
Congressman William H. Carter of Needham announced he will not run again due to health and business reasons. GOP rivals Robert Luce Edwin Childs Jr and Nathaniel Francis from Waltham Brookline say they see no reason to withdraw from nominating race despite his decision.
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William H. Carter
Needham
Robert Luce
Waltham
Edwin O. Childs, Jr
Newton
Nathaniel Francis
Brookline
Carter
Depth bombs and Sherlock queries in Post letters
Readers ask about depth bombs used against submarines nicknamed ash cans and 75 foot wrecking range. The letter also discusses Sherlock Holmes name significance and rubber plantations in Ceylon and the Malay States. Lords wear scarlet robes on ceremonial occasions, else dress like others. Laurence Sterne cited on blotting out deeds in Tristram Shandy.
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Ceylon
Way Down East
House of Lords
St. Peter
Winchester
Laurence Sterne
Tristram Shandy
Heaven's Chancery
Boston Weather Records Cited By Oldest Inhabitant
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather on the th day of June with official highs of 90 degrees in 1908 and 94 in 1898, a cold 48 degrees in 1879, and rain on this date in the past 19 years including 1912 through 1916.
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Boston
Joan of Arc Leads Small French Force to Orleans
In 1429 Joan of Arc departs Vaucouleurs with a band of 3000 to relieve Orleans besieged by English forces. The march crosses the Loire after a windy misstep, with Joan amid priests, wagons, cattle, and wary defenders led by Du Noirs.
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France
Blois
Loire
Joan
Antwerp
Orleans
Dunois
Talbot
Checy
Boutet de Monvel
Century Co
Graduation Visit Surprise Turns Out Different
Sibyl Kendall expects Arline Maxwell for graduation week but learns the visitor is Arline’s brother Arthur Maxwell arriving to camp. Misread letters and social plans lead to initial disappointment before the true arrival is revealed, ending with Sibyl’s cheerful readiness to host the guest.
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Marjorie Russell
Sib
Marjorie
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Dad
Maxwell
Arline
Sibyl
Arline Maxwell
Bob
Western Union
A. Maxwell
Main Street
Mrs. Kendall
Arthur Maxwell
Rising tire costs force walker to bear heavy burden
In a verse attributed to Walt Mason from 1918, the speaker laments soaring rubber tire prices and rising motor oil costs. He notes gas, inner tubes, and boat maintenance are increasingly expensive, forcing him to abandon motor travel and walk, cursing Kaiser Bill for war-driven shortages.
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Hill and
Dale
Kaiser Bill
Mars
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Fashion notes on trims and fabrics revive classic styles
Hems grow deep while yellow and red trims suit outfits. Beige blends with brick red, taffetas gain straw braid. Silk sweaters replace wool. Fringe returns with large pearl buttons as trim. Satin suits capes and coats. Bandeaux favor plain flat finish. Airplane shaped hats reappear.
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