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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
8
Federal land banks report public subscription of 129095 across 12 banks while the government holds 8879805 of the 9000000 capital stock, enabling government participation in dividends for stockholders though. This strong government stake is seen as a positive sign for the banks' future success.
A Swiss despatch reports German officials and people were stunned by Wilson’s diplomatic break, saying they were misled into believing the U S president would not dare act for fear of a German American uprising. The writer questions German misjudgment of democracy and foresees only a potential uprising for the Stars and Stripes if needed.
Vergie A. Sanders, special field agent for New England agriculture, notes a shift from relying on Western grain to growing local small grains again. He sees renewed profitability in cultivating wheat, corn, oats, barley, and rye, reversing decades of decline as mills and farm practice evolve.
The text argues farmers can save money by growing their own grains. With price trends upward, a farmer could become his own grain dealer and profit. It emphasizes self-sufficiency and potential autonomy from external suppliers.
At a Cleveland conference the train and engine unions notified President Wilson that no strike or threat will be allowed to disrupt the government if the United States enters war. Leaders call the stance patriotic and in the public interest, urging similar resolve at forthcoming talks in Washington and New York.
The President signed the Mississippi flood control bill calling it highly useful and urgent. Critics lament pork but the plan prevents yearly devastation, with a ten million dollar annual appropriation totaling forty five million, benefiting national property and relief funds.
The bill authorizes the Navy Department to pay 50 000 yearly for six years to rent the new Boston drydock. The $300 000 already guaranteed will help, and the dock must be completed within 30 months of contract. The Commonwealth should push the project forward with vigor.
A 1917 verse piece extols sunny corners and the heart that seeks light. The poem praises spreading beauty, love, and blossoms to brighten paths, even amid weeds of strife, urging a hopeful, uplifting outlook.
A letter exchange features Gideon Goose criticizing Newton Newkirk for a world tour plan using trained geese and a harnessed basket. Newkirk rejects the idea and promotes a rival invention a pants pocket protective trap for safe wallet storage, signaling a humorous back‑and‑forth on absurd schemes and practical gadgets.
A dated entreaty describes a humorous yet sharp device designed to catch a wife’s hand in her husband’s trousers pocket. The letter suggests the device would guard his savings while sparing him guilt, pitching a “Wild Goose” notion against a “PANTS POCKET PROTECTIVE TRAP” by N. N.
A public memorial for the late Joshua A. Crawford, lawyer and ball commissioner, will be held tonight by the Boston Literary and Historical Association of which he was once president. Christopher Winter Sr. will preside. Reverend M. A. N. Shaw gives the invocation. Speakers include Curtis J. Wright on Crawford’s career, Emery T. Morris as race champion, William Monroe Trotter for the Association, J. Gaines for fraternal groups, with Miss Thel Gibson soprano and Robert Johnson tenor as soloists. Admission is free.
The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital on Longwood avenue stands as a major Boston institution occupying about half an acre. In its first year it logged nearly 5000 hospital cases and about 6500 free dispensary cases, totaling 11 398 in service, with about 175 animals accommodated at once and 100 monthly operations. It treats mainly dogs, cats, and horses, maintains isolated wards for contagious cases, and features a range of veterinary equipment unfamiliar in human hospitals.
An elderly man argues the line storm myth, while readers share curious coincidences and a Taft address. Ex president jokes about law and shoes, local veterans aging, and a Canadian wartime incident. Nova Scotia authorities fine details of etiquette and security. The mix includes Woolen Co. optimism, a giant freak egg, and a Lynn shoe factory superintendent recalling first pay.
Miss Pratt and a friend search frantically for a purse lost in a dental visit. Police question staff, patients, and the janitor as the mystery deepens until a call reveals the purse was misplaced in the muff, containing only ten cents. Pratt’s sister had the real purse at home. money is safe.
A verse sketch by Walt Mason portrays farmers returning to town with bleak reports of failed crops, frost nipped buds, dry weather, and livestock troubles. Despite endless lament, the farmer pockets savings in town, leaving the speaker despondent after lengthy tales of hardship.
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