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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1919
Page
12
Boston newspaper notice outlines subscription pricing for Daily and Sunday editions. Rates cover daily, Sunday, and combination options for domestic and foreign customers, with Canada and district postage details and per-copy charges.
Saturday edition lists editorial rooms and staff contacts with page numbers. Notices remind subscribers to prepay and that delinquent accounts will be discontinued. postal address provided for readers unable to get the Post.
An article argues that the broad American populace will veto Bolshevism at its inception. It contends that the middle class accepts the republic as a government for all, not the rich, and that efforts to loot savings and property will be rejected. It notes Russia rose on widespread poverty, a condition not seen in the United States.
Secretary Lane reports 20 000 soldiers and sailors back the farm land appropriation. The measure, urged in Congress, lapsed in closing hours but will be pressed next session. The article argues veterans seek farm life as a viable postwar occupation as they return home in large numbers.
General March clarifies etiquette on wearing army and navy uniforms by discharged personnel. A pending Congress bill would allow indefinite wear of uniforms, and March treats it as effectively in force given public opinion. The public approves and the display is regarded positively.
A Tremont Temple meeting will feature hostile critics of the League of Nations in a public discussion. The paper notes the event should be open to debate butobjects to the announcement masking an attack on the league. It cites Senator Borah as opposing cooperation with the league.
The speaker notes that the league plan will be presented even by the Redeemer of mankind and urges no misapprehensions among Tremont Temple attendees. The aim is to ensure the auditorium is filled and the meeting’s purpose clearly stated.
The article argues that raising bond interest to par could trigger a market collapse as outstanding bonds must adjust downward, risking a broad panic. It notes patriotism and successive issues as stabilizers, cites wartime pay reductions for soldiers, and blames senators and President for the fiscal stalemate before sailing to France.
Raymond Robins, leading a Red Cross mission to Russia, cites Lenine calling the American government corrupt. The piece notes Lenine reads Republican papers and editorials, while dismissing GOP invective as hot air and questions his supposed authorities.
Public opinion in the district favors General Edwards being advanced to Major-General in the regular line. The two year stay here earned admiration and respect, and locals cite his excellent record abroad and service here as justification for the higher rank.
The Paris Pall Mall Gazette correspondent argues Germany cannot win a peace by allying with hyphenated Americans and pro-German Dutch and Swiss. He says there is little fear of such a move, noting hyphenates bungled their chances before the war and are unlikely to try again, especially through America.
Congressman Kahn of California tells reporters the administration is to blame for the army appropriation bill failure, but the article states the duty lies with Congress, not the administration.
The essay argues for moving more than 50 Great Lakes vessels to the Atlantic coast to support foreign trade with Europe and the West Indies. With a mild winter and ice-free passage, these freshwater ships could arrive two months earlier than in recent springs. Sailors expect most to bear the name Boston on their sterns.
Former Attorney General Gregory urges public disclosure of a purported fund to defeat the League of Nations. He calls for light on the fund’s size sponsors and paid volunteers, arguing Americans deserve full information and transparency.
In Pennsylvania's 22d district a special election centered on approval of the President's League of Nations plan. The Democrat won by 473 votes in a district that chose a Republican last November by 7280, a result the piece calls suggestive though not conclusive.
A collage of wartime anecdotes references Captain John Jacob Astor and Lady Violet, Captain Astor’s wound, Georges Clemenceau’s multifaceted career and anti German stance, Marie Bochkareva’s battles and marriages, Mrs. Ballington Booth’s rescuing tale, Elizabeth Lander’s runaway marriage, and President Wilson dropping a conjure bag during a congressional conference, all framed as colorful postwar vignettes.
A whimsical verse playfully imagines a world of bread and cheese, where the speaker would accept a sandwich but refuse a drink expressing humorous pride in simple fare. The poem uses nautical rhyme and light humor to explore preferences.
A columnist recalls a lunch meeting with Bill where a misread glance caused tension. The piece counsels shedding ingrown sensitivity and choosing charity over offense, urging readers to begin changing habits today.
Letters recount a public spat over zoological knowledge and an insistence by Newton Newkirk that he is an ichthyosaurian. The exchange includes threats of a trip to Biddeford and a warning to the editor of potential consequences.
The Vermont Press Association voted to erect a memorial tablet for Horace Greeley at Hast Poultney where he began his newspaper career. W. C. Belknap of Bellows Falls was elected president of the association.
The piece weighs who should control Constantinople after the war. It argues Bulgaria, Greece, or international oversight are possible options, with Greece favored by some but balked by Balkan firepower and regional rivalries. It notes Serbia Romania and Bulgaria’s interests and warns of new Balkan alliances shaping Paris decisions.
The column celebrates Edwin S Whipple born in Gloucester and notes Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s age and Civil War service. It mentions celestial sights, honors for Medal of Honor recipients, Amerigo Vespucci’s anniversary, and local anecdotes from Marblehead to West Roxbury. It includes jokes about Elihu Root and civic notes on Maine mayors and school fire drills.
A column of brief reader questions and answers from the Post letters page includes a quotation about aging, fish freshness tips, word forms and pronunciation, old age pensions, inquiries about Lily Langtry and Sara Bernhardt on stage, and a Venus sighting discussing how the planet may appear through a telescope.
A reader discusses planetary surface obscuration on Venus with about ten percent in shadow under a Strong glass. The note asks if large ocean steamships use flat bottom hulls, describing midsubship sections as more U shaped than V shaped, except at bow and stern.
The piece notes no fixed rule about a bridegroom visiting before the ceremony and that couples should not see each other until the altar. It adds that refusing one dance and accepting another is improper unless prior arrangement was made with the first dancer to avoid hurting feelings.
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather on March eighth with historic figures. He cites official records of eight above in 188 and ten above in 1913, and notes a warmest 63 degrees in 1878. Rain or snow occurred on this date in 1912 1916 and 1917.
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