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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
10
The Boston Post of May 4 1918 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including Canada and foreign rates, with various time options. It notes posting details, payment instructions, and the office address at 259 Washington Street, Boston.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt cites a North American Review claim that locating a submarine from a distance has been solved. He stresses Colonel Harvey should share this advice with the navy and allied forces, warning that civilization benefits if the discovery is not kept secret.
Addison L. Winship resigns as civic secretary of the Boston City Club to join National Shawmut Bank as vice president. He built the role with energy and diplomacy, fueling the club’s status by arranging speeches from world leaders, making the club a national model in civic outreach.
Last year government price fixing in steel drew public approval but privately led executives to criticize the scheme. Recent quarterly earnings show larger profits in the first three months of 1918 despite traffic jams and severe winter weather, suggesting production lag and market strain under the new regime.
The final day to join the Third Liberty Loan drives midnight tonight with urgent calls for oversubscription. Citizens are urged to contribute a billion or more collectively, showing moral force alongside the soldiers and gilt-edged resolve to defend democracy.
The piece notes improved operating conditions and predicts that 1918 earnings after taxes will break all prior records. It credits Washington theorists with knowing how deep price cuts the industry could endure.
Dr. Davis, once the Kaiser's dental caretaker, suggests deporting pro Germans to Hamburg to be tamed by German rule. The piece notes Germans now control Sebastopol port, oust Kiev government, and ignore the Ukraine peace treaty, but sees no immediate decisive outcome.
The War Department, responding to public demand, will publish home addresses of servicemen listed as casualties. After two months of testing with incomplete reports, it concludes addresses reveal no enemy information and help families identify and console injured soldiers.
In the Crimean War English and French forces held a siege of 11 months before capturing a great Russian fortress, with losses totaling 127000 men.
The writer asks if municipal should carry accent on ni or cip and which grain ranks next to wheat in nourishment. Beacon Street notes diet order by digestible protein and carbohydrates with oatmeal highest for fate and lists cornmeal, wheat meal, and rice among staples.
The name Colonel Bogey refers to an imaginary golf figure used as a benchmark for players to top. It personifies a playful score target that competitors strive to outdo.
The text notes John Carver as first governor of Plymouth Colony and Matthew Cradock as first governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. It also states John Hancock was the first governor of the state under its present constitution in 1780 to 1785.
The letter asks for Anita Stewart's real name outside film work and June Caprice's age. It notes rumors she is now Mrs Rudolph Cameron and mentions ages. It traces the Old State House site at State Street and Washington from 1680 to the present, recounting fires in 1711 and 1747 and the 18th century building changes.
Today is the final opportunity to buy a Liberty bond and support the cause of world liberty. The appeal urges readers to invest for national defense and postwar prosperity through the government bond program.
A traveling salesman visits a country hotel dining room and meets a bold waitress named Ella. She describes herself, her job, and family, noting her brother as a cook who once defeated a rival salesman in a fight. He then asks what he will have.
A local quip notes men drink whiskey for stomach comfort while asking a wider audience what they seek from the drink. The wry line hints at social habits and the era’s casual attitudes toward liquor.
Cambridge. MYERS accuses Newt of lacking own teeth in a boisterous column exchange. Myers taunts Newt over alleged false teeth while the reply mocks the charge and dares a teeth examination to prove otherwise.
The fragment recalls Boston's historically cold May days with 33 and 34 degree readings in 1911 and 19XX, and mentions a warm 88 degree day in another year. It notes lack of rain or snow at Beanetown and references an August timeframe, without clear dates or complete context.
A brief wartime appeal urges buying bonds to reduce enemy manpower by one each purchase. It emphasizes last chance today to support the effort.
USGS experts note optimism about shale oil, but Scotland’s six firms, led by Pumpherston Oil Co, sustain growth. The sector employs about $5 million in wages annually and yields sulphate of ammonia fertilizer, historically shipped to the U S and Japan, with U S estimates placing 300 million tons of shale deposits in the United States.
Columns note spring vibes from Boston Tulip Sunday likely May 19, daisies may bloom by Memorial Day, and a staple of local life. Mentions Chaplin rumor, Boy ages puzzle, and memories of folks like Miss Georgianna Kehew and Samuel Gompers. Observations include St Pauls Malden magnolia bloom signifying summer and time clocks at Augusta Me Capitol.
Hester Malone endures humiliation from Jed Baxter and a scar on her left cheek that shadows her romance. She longs for Jed while Jamie Boyce courts her, but Jed returns with a possible reconciliation after visiting a crippled relation. In the end Hester confesses her enduring love for Jed.
A wartime reflection recalls a marching soldier pressed for distance yet reassured by the two mile answer. The piece emphasizes gratitude for America joining the fight and the Allies holding their own as victory prospects improve.
A short 1918 copyrighted piece by George Matthew Adams likely a verse or vignette titled In the Garden, reflecting early 20th century editorial cartoon or feature style.
A call to support liberty spurs a bond drive appeal urging citizens to invest in government bonds. The message frames the purchase as a duty defending democracy and securing public projects through fiscal support.
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