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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
14
The remark observes that evaluating one's own importance imposes a heavy burden, suggesting self-assessment challenges even for those who value restraint. It highlights tensions between self-perception and prudent judgment in public life.
Lycurgus asks All Sorts for guidance on locating a gas leak at home. The reply pokes fun at gas company jokes, suggests pretending with a gas-hound, candles, or sniffing near pipes, and finally recommends calling the gas company’s expert team to fix the leak and bill it properly.
The column notes that June 21 often brings rapid 20 degree temperature swings with the longest day of the year marking summer’s start in Boston. It recounts historic 1870s changes, explains daylight shifts, and mentions civic memories from Governor McCall to local shipyard morale and a Gloucester captain’s profitable voyage.
Margie buys white pumps for a summer office scene. A muddy street and a drain hole ruin the shoes but a kind stranger secretly keeps the slipper as a note promises. The man and Margie reconnect when he and his son meet at the office. Margie resigns, later marries, and reflects in white.
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S Canada and foreign delivery with monthly and yearly options. It notes postage, payment methods, advance payment requirement, and directs checks be made payable to Post Publishing Co with contact details for editorial and office locations.
The article notes the sun at its northern apex marking midsummer heat yet warns of unexpected frosts threatening cranberry and strawberry crops and potential potato damage in Maine. It promises more seasonable prospects and a store of midsummer delights today.
The piece hopes President Carlton will join President Wilson and the union leader to resolve internal employment strife. It criticizes Carlton for seeking to discharge union members and argues against denying workers the benefits of organization and collective bargaining. It notes Postal Company and Western Union workers have temporarily waived strike rights during the war.
Americanism wins the Minnesota primary as voters reject the Farmers Non Partisan League led push to nominate Charles A. Lindbergh for governor. Incumbent Governor Burnquist defeats Lindbergh by about 45090 votes, while both Democratic candidates are loyal, reflecting a setback for the NPL and its pacifist alignment.
The report notes fear of a repeat of North Dakota results but Minnesota tests show strong patriotic devotion. The Minnesota outcome reduces apprehension and signals full Americanist support in the Northwest.
The president seeks fuller details on the reported sacking of an American hospital in Tabriz and seizure of the American consulate by Turkish forces. If confirmed, relations with Turkey would change immediately, and war could be declared to protect American interests.
The piece praises Portugal for contributing about 250 000 well trained soldiers to the western front war effort. It argues their impact is as large as an American army of over five million in proportion and calls for greater recognition and display of Portuguese flags as allied allies.
The Post notes the Railroad Administration will issue universal mileage books valid on any U S railroad in units from 1000 to 5000 miles. The plan costs three cents per mile, matching ordinary ticket prices, but simplifies long trips by avoiding multiple road books and mixed purchases. The reform follows wartime needs.
A New York lieutenant of the Quartermaster Reserve Corps has been arrested for taking a bribe connected to a government contract. The speaker denounces the claim that “everybody is doing it,” insisting only a few cheat and they will face ruin and prison. The war effort demands honesty, not graft and semi military agents.
Sir James MacKenzie of the London Hospital Colonel Herbert A Bruce of Toronto and Sir William A Lane of Guy's Hospital addressed the Massachusetts Medical Society then visited local hospitals to study methods. They were entertained by Boston physicians and left for Detroit to meet its medical men.
A lyrical meditation contrasts celestial awe with steady labor. The speaker questions why awe seizes us at shade from the moon and praises consistent work through sun and rain despite a plain life. The verse evokes distant travel, knowledge gained, and a critical view of being led astray.
Records show Boston’s warmest June 1 since 1894 at 93 degrees and 92 in 1896. The coldest on this date was 0 below in 1897, with rainfall noted in 1913 and 1916 over the past decade.
Offenbach born in Cologne to Jewish parents. He showed early musical talent and at about 14 moved to Paris becoming a skilled violin and cello performer. Within a year he played in the Opera Comique orchestra and began composing light catchy melodies that won Parisian audiences and reshaped light music.
A wartime poem by Walt Mason urges Americans to work at home or take up arms against the Teuton foe. It calls for laborers to harvest crops, praises able-bodied workers, and portrays defeat of loafers as necessary for national effort. Copyright 1918 by George Matthew Adams.
The account recalls Joan of Arc entering Orleans on April 29 in full armor on a white horse with a pennon of angels, escorted by Dunois and townspeople. Crowds cheered as torches burned, and the Maid stayed at Jame Boucher’s home, renewing French morale amid siege fatigue and fear.
The French composer began leasing the Theatre Comte at age 36 to produce his own works. He named his venture Bouffes Parisiens and created the operetta style known as opera bouffe. Offenbach, whose tuneful shows sparked excitement, produced 69 pieces in 25 years before dying in Paris in 1880.
Readers ask about distances to Baltimore from Washington and Worcester from Boston the Yellowstone Park dimensions geyser counts and cayenne pronunciation A Pepper and Aaron contribute queries with brief replies and literary references to Nancy Bell and Gilbert’s poem Nancy Brig.
A wartime piece argues Germans monitor American attitudes toward liberty justice and suffering. It claims German spies notice subtleties like fashion and public support actions such as buying bonds and conserving wheat, linking sentiment to war outcome.
The scraps list Holmes selections as Poe’s The Raven Randall’s Maryland My Maryland and Key’s The Star Spangled Banner, all composed in Baltimore. The note also mentions terms like aam and aardwolf, and a remark about Austrian monarchy.
The two states share a common monarch and joint administration of military foreign affairs and some finances. They are independent entities with their own parliaments and governments. The term Great Britain began in 1701 with the unification of Scotland and England. England was “South Britain,” Scotland “North Britain,” Brittany “Little Britain.”
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