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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1917
Page
11
A reader asks whether to spend her life savings to save a sick relative or keep funds to avoid poverty. Letters present opposing views: one urging generous sacrifice to preserve a life, another warning that self-preservation matters and predicting personal ruin if she gives too much. The exchange weighs duty to others against personal need and future security.
A reader describes a high school graduate daughter who refuses work or schooling, is dismissive to her mother, socializes with boys and feigns work at home, and creates family tension. The letter highlights parental worry and community commentary about such behavior.
An advice note suggests saving a broken clock to mark medicine times in a sickroom. Set the clock aside and, as each dose is given, rotate the hands to the hour of the next dose to reduce error. Blanche Gagnon, Berlin New Hampshire, signs the tip.
Readers ask about Mother's Day date and the white carnation as the proper flower. They seek census figures for New York and London, and questions on saltpetre, flag proportions, spring frog sounds, and the name Union Jack.
Poem urges bold spoken resolve from the nation, calling ribbons of white red and blue to declare peace, justice, and liberty. It envisions war warranted by humanity, the pursuit of truth, and unity under God. The piece uses symbolic flag colors to urge moral courage and national duty.
The letter discusses the Union Jack flag and the British merchant flag. It asks what traits join the aviation corps, including education and age. It notes applicants need college level knowledge and math, navigation skills, and that flyers must be under a 2 percent threshold. A reader asks about substitutes in the draft. the editor replies no current law permits substitutes in the present war.
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