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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1919
Page
16
The article critiques Will Hays, head of the Republican National Committee, for arguing against engagement with the League of Nations. It asserts that America can preserve its republic while seeking an honorable role with other nations to sustain world peace.
A wartime appeal urges public help to provide jobs for soldiers and sailors. Secretary Charles E. Ware Jr. invites citizens to call Beach 4880 to enroll and show that the boys are not forgotten, with a new slogan urging support in victory.
The Brussels records show German occupation contracts with corporations to plunder Belgian and northern French plants. These so called destruction companies shipped the loot to Germany and earned high percentages, letting the army focus on military tasks. Belgium seeks reimbursement as part of indemnity discussions.
Rev Dr Herbert Shipman urged that American dead remain buried on French soil with crosses. He cited enduring ties between the U S and France as mothers and children care for graves. Roosevelt echoed the view regarding Quentin Roosevelt. Many American families disagree.
A reader questions why the government cannot grant everyone their preferred option and let individual hearts decide the path, highlighting tension between uniform policy and personal choice.
The article argues that on returning from the peace conference President Wilson will travel widely to advocate the League of Nations in a series of speeches. It praises his unique authority and the public belief in his sincerity and leadership.
The tale claims Admiral Sims answered the Irish coast question with We can start at once. He denied saying it, being in Paris when the ships arrived. Commander Taussig said the destroyers would be ready as soon as they could be refueled, showing the ships were ready and proved it.
Postwar revival in Rhodes Scholarships stirs youth interest as eligibility shifts. US candidates now chosen on university standing without a qualifying exam, subject to committee tests. Past wartime disruption reduced Oxford scholars from 200 to nine last year.
The piece argues Herbert Clark Hoover is too valuable to lose to private work. It praises his wartime organization, notes public service value, and questions why government cannot pay efficiently for leadership as corporations do.
The campaign to fund the Central New England Sanatorium at Rutland continues through today and tomorrow. Boston calls for full and overflowing subscription to support a major benefaction in New England.
The passage argues tuberculosis is curable and highlights the need for protective measures and a regional sanatorium in Rutland. It stresses that New England should lead by example in safeguarding public health against a pervasive disease.
The Federal Shipping Board notes the United States now accounts for about one fifth of world sea tonnage and 46 percent of ships leaving US ports. The evolving fleet includes 351 freighters 84 freight and passenger vessels 71 oil tankers 230 sailing ships and 16 miscellaneous craft totaling 1 961 239 gross tons. The text honors historic Yankee clipper days while urging continued support to maintain primacy.
A collection of brief reminiscences highlights General Foch's self reliance stance and quotes about war correspondents Philip Gibbs and William J. Locke. It recounts Adam L. Gimbel’s wartime service, Schwab’s house move, and Haig’s praise for saddlery by former lawyers, with assorted military and literary vignettes.
A writer notes Changeleigh’s mood swings and artistic temperament, then vents about a noisy suburban milkman who disturbs dawn slumber. The piece imagines noiseless milk bottles and cheeky threats, ending with a remark on a peach with a sour disposition.
The article surveys Don Cossacks in southern Russia and the Ukraine, noting their independence ambitions and distinct heritage. It describes their history from frontier settlers to modernized communities, their landholdings, schools, and industries, and highlights Rostov on the Don as a key city.
The oldest inhabitant notes Boston coldest on the tenth of March with 11 below in 1900 and 1918, and warmest 64 degrees in 1898. He adds no rain or snow on this date in the last decade except 1913 and 1917.
All Sorts Newton Newkirk presents a humorous verse about a breakfast mishap. The speaker’s razor, collar, and eggs misbehave while he encounters a crutchbound soldier who remains sunny, underscoring that courtesy yields the greatest dividends.
A humor piece contrasts the American cootie as brave and relentless with the German cootie as cowardly and duplicitous. The dialogue, framed as a letter to Newt, jokes about war era censorship and covert pest observations.
A self told account titled My Life by Botchkareva details her experiences to be printed next week in the Boston Sunday Post. The narrative promises a vivid personal history of events and reflections.
A correspondent praises Mrs John Girard as spry New England elder, noting she is one of seven sisters with five generations present, a Civil War son, three Spanish American War grandsons, and four World War grandsons. She knits for Red Cross and lives with a Montpelier daughter. The piece reflects on evolving fashion and wealth.
Robert Treat Paine born in Boston on March 11 1781. He entered Harvard at 14 and supported himself through college. Paine practiced law, served as chaplain to colonial troops, prosecuted Boston Massacre offenders, aided saltpetre and cannon production during the Revolution, signed the Declaration, and later oversaw wartime and postwar civilian relief before dying in 1814.
The advice covers choosing a hard heavy cabbage with crisp leaves, selecting fresh spinach with soil on the leaves, avoiding clean spinach as a sign of soaking, seasoning leftover meat for reuse, avoiding long cooking to keep meat tender, making smooth sauces by beating milk and rubbing flour with butter, and cooking tips about cake tins on asbestos mats and preventing curdling by adding a pinch of soda when the cream seems to turn.
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