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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1919
Page
18
A reader questions the obscure kennel job ad seeking a dog handler with poultry experience. He mocks unclear duties and wage terms while pondering dog types, muzzles, self responsibility, and whether the role fits his skills before deciding.
Readers report odd contrasts from city life, from hobble skirts to a cat fur scare and a patriotic dog yarn. The column cites a tiny fireproof office in Lynn, egg records, victory gardens momentum, a ban on baseball at a navy yard, and a Vermont trapper netting fifty dollars in a day.
The Associated Press reports from Amerongen that Herr Hohenzollern has finished sawing his thousandth log. Nineteen pieces were kept as souvenirs. The former German emperor works at his estate life in banishment and has earned about 30 in local money for the task. He may have been a better woodcutter than monarch.
A lengthy feature lauds the Mechanics Building display in Boston for its grand automobile exhibit. It traces the car’s rapid development from scarce 20 years ago to widespread use, noting one car for every 17 people and the nation’s progress in New England’s showcase.
General Pershing told First Division soldiers that starting July 18 American troops saved the situation in France and shifted from defense to a continuous victorious offense. He asserted the Allied victory depended on U S forces and faced partisan critics.
The Boston Elevated trustees pause any move to implement a zone fare system. Legal questions and energy wasted on starting now are avoided. Eight-cent fares remain in effect as the more acceptable option, while the proposed ten-cent scheme provoked most opposition.
The text argues that transportation, unlike other commodities, is sold at a uniform price regardless of quantity, highlighting a fairness intrinsic to travel costs. It asserts transportation’s unique position among goods as the only service with a fixed rate for all customers.
The piece details a heated dispute in the Republican ranks in Congress between Longworth the enfant terrible and Mann the boss of the lower chamber. Longworth calls the reorganization plan a reactionary move and vows to correct it while Mann accuses Longworth of personal ambition and wrecking the party. The clash signals rising intraparty tensions and a tense political season ahead.
Residents are urged to support three leading Boston health institutions the Boston Dispensary District Nursing Association and Baby Hygiene Association which have served the city for generations and recorded 40000 patient visits during the influenza epidemic. The appeal seeks funds to meet urgent needs and extend their work as the sole local war time fundraising drive.
The New York Sun accuses President Wilson of preventing a necessary funding for the United States Employment Service by not calling a new session of Congress. The piece argues the urgent deficiency bill was ready to pass, but Republicans stalled it, while contending ex post facto blame falls on the President.
The State of Kansas asked the Supreme Court to hear original proceedings against the Postmaster-General over December toll rate orders for telephone companies. The court granted the request, with a return due at the October term. The delay is regretted but seen as the fastest path to a settlement on this pressing issue.
A terse editorial voice declares that none of the State commissions can effectively fix the issues, urging a review of authority and approach. The piece questions current methods and calls for a reconsideration of governance strategies.
The article argues that Ireland's claims deserve equal consideration with nations like Poland and Yugoslavia under Wilson's self determination ideals. It contends Ireland's unresolved status blocks the League of Nations, urging British leaders to meet Irish aspirations to boost international peace prospects.
Solomon Griffin, longtime editor of the Springfield Republican, retires after two score years. Colleagues praise his sound mind and conscience, noting the paper’s influence and fair editorial policy. The Post joins others in wishing him happiness and a long life in retirement.
Dr. James T. Greeley of Nashua receives French decoration for war service as a Red Cross worker and leads Red Cross branches in Palestine and Syria. The piece also recalls Speaker Gillett’s Washington quarters, Moody, and family ties, noting Marcus Lauritsen’s shift to law, Filipino Simeon Blas’s conversion and church fund aim, and Englishman Ignatius Phayre’s views on America.
A guidance column answers two inquiries. The host should pay the express charges for guest baggage sent to the train. For summer hats the minimum practical set is three: one travel hat, one for walking and picnics, and one for afternoon teas and gowns.
An inspirational parable contrasts two responses to hardship. It describes a man facing loss and pain who chooses perseverance over despair, and a frog that survives by kicking milk into a butter ball, then reaching safety. The message urges grit, resilience, and continued struggle toward hope.
Representatives of the American Expeditionary Force in Paris adopt a tentative constitution for a veterans society to serve troops in France until a national convention. Chicago is seen as the likely site for the convention, possibly on November 11, and proposed names include Legion of the Great War and Veterans of the Great War.
Asium Kara-Hissar sits under a massive rock guarding a 20 000 person town with a quarter Christian population. The region thrives on caravan routes and opium trade while Greece and Italy press claims to Aegean coasts and islands amid shifting power after the war.
Readers ask about Brattle Street name origin linked to land donated for a meeting house by Thomas Brattle who later served Harvard as treasurer. Other queries cover the Priscilla steamer, Fall River to New York service, proper use of lots, Fall or Quequechan River powers, contract consideration, and the authorship of Little Drops of Water and related rhymes.
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