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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1918
Page
11
A letter writer counsels women to avoid meddling in others affairs explaining a Chicago anecdote of a wife’s flaring flirtations and a husband’s anger. The column urges practical thrift, shared finances after marriage, and letting each partner manage funds while building trust.
The essay humorously ponders the yellow dog as a symbol of oppression and misfortune. It satirizes human cruelty and social injustice, predicting a reckoning when oppressed groups demand respect.
The eyes of the nation turn to New England as observers watch the region’s position in the Liberty Loan drive. Citizens urged to buy bonds today to support the war effort.
A promotional health note touts Jad Salts as a remedy to flush kidneys and stop bladder irritation. It claims meat consumption produces uric acid that burdens kidneys and recommends four ounces in water before breakfast for several days. The text asserts the drink cleanses sluggish kidneys and prevents rheumatic symptoms.
Endorsed wartime guidance from the United States Food Administration covers baked potatoes and boiled varieties. Instructions include selecting uniform potatoes, washing without excessive peeling, baking times, and methods to peel or finish with onion fat and milk. Variations feature layering with fat and cheese, and a cream sauce finish for reheated servings.
Today marks the 56th birthday of Walt Mason born May 4 1862 in Columbus Ontario He moved to the United States at about 18 and joined newspaper work with stops in Atchison Lincoln and Washington He later partnered with William Allen White at the Emporia Gazette and rose to fame with the George Matthew Adams syndicate producing poems for about 200 papers reaching roughly 10 million readers since the midcareer output exceeds 4000 poems across volumes such as Uncle Walt and Terse Verse.
A WWI era verse asks readers to support soldiers with cheerful lines and letters. It urges keeping the home front warm and welcoming under a lonely star, recalling a distant savior and a hidden manger in days of old.
The piece calls Walt a cheerful friend who boosts spirits with upbeat rhymes. It likens him to a tonic for ailments beyond pills and plasters and says his lively lines dispel gloom, plant cheer, and brighten everyday life.
The article gives practical social guidance for households and outings. It recommends no table cloths for breakfast and lunch in small families, using doilies under dishes, and proper sidewalk etiquette when walking with two ladies. It specifies the gentleman should take the outer side and place the older lady beside him if ages differ.
An editorial urges citizens to buy war bonds to support the national war programme. It warns that delaying bond purchases harms the country and positions bond buyers as patriots.
The Post invites readers to submit the funniest story with prize options of a Double Gold Eagle worth 20 dollars a Single Gold Eagle for 10 dollars and 5 dollars in Gold for the top entries Stories may be original or from other publications and must include the contributor name and address Cards must be on one side of the paper Manuscripts become the property of the Post and will not be returned Judges include Newton Newkirk Joe Toye and the contest editor Stories should be signed with real name and address and mailed to Funny by Contest Editor The Post Boston Entries printed in daily and Sunday Post until further notice include the anecdote about an Englishman and a Yankee and their insurance offices with humorously different payouts William Thomas 30 Wyman street Worcester.
A sixth grader explains that a Victory Loaf is the bread baked for the victorious side after a war battle. The teacher asks Mary to define it, and she describes a loaf sent to the rear following Allied and German clashes.
A father enrolls his betting boy in a prep school to curb gambling. The boy wagers five dollars that a teacher has a mole on his back. The teacher exposes his back to prove otherwise, and the boy collects. Later the tutor realizes the boy had bet the father fifty dollars the shirt would be off within a week.
A man who had too much to drink bumped into a tree and, after backing away and moving forward again, repeated the collision. He finally sat down in defeat and exclaimed I am lost in an impenetrable forest. Frank B. Austin. 4 Main Street Hartford Conn.
A college professor deep in thought returns home and hears a noise from under the bed. The intruder, familiar with his quirks, answers that there is no one there as the professor doubts his ears. The anecdote comes from Four Hundred Good Stories by Robert Rudd Whiting.
The note from Belmont New Hampshire tells of a seven year old boy who visited a grocery store and asked the grocer for an empty barrel of flour to make a dog a hen coop for his pig, in a humorous outburst attributed to MRS B T FOLLANSBED.
A man avoids recognition by dressing as a woman to visit a fortune teller. On returning home his wife asks if the teller revealed his true gender. He says no, but she warned of a future marriage and bearing ten children, a prophecy that haunts him.
Practical tips include patching worn shoes with patches cut from old tops and hardened glue, using stale bread or bran to salvage cookies, soaking scraps into brown bread, ironing basting hems to avoid sewing, and measuring with a card to save time and thread. Cooper signs off from Conteocook New Hampshire.
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