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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
18
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada. Rates include one year five dollars for daily, two fifty for six months, and other brief terms. Foreign copies priced per month or per year with Canada postage adjustments.
The world expects Germany to face trial for war crimes and accepts a harsh peace. The article lauds the international court and the accountability of Prussian militarism while detailing terms: Alsace Lorraine, Silesia, Sarre, and large reparations. It notes the Lusitania massacre as a historic trigger and praises rapid, fair diplomacy.
The Bogton Post urges a triple effort for the Victory Loan with the slogan Treble Up. It cites the newspaper’s own $309,000 in subscriptions and urges individuals and corporations to subscribe, emphasizing duty over press expansion and honoring the sacrifice of service members. The piece praises Secretary Glass and calls for swift, decisive action to avoid New England’s failure.
Martin Conboy a New York lawyer with 40 years experience discusses the draft and city diversity. Edward De Valera is described as a cautious listener with limited color and strength but strong educational background. William Roscoe Thayer is elected foreign member of Rome’s Academy of Lincei, an American honor. Chaplain George J. Waring has 16 years in the regular army and is now monsignor at Castle William Governors Island. The sphinx quips about hats and husbands.
A long, humorous reflection on why couples quarrel cites a 20 year marriage as proof that spats persist beyond honeymoon bliss. It muses on public perception, neighborly examples like Mrs Brown, and the notion that constant togetherness fuels conflict. It also mentions soldiers returning home and a nurse awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.
Mayor Peters denounces the poor relief plan to cut a widow's twelve dollar weekly aid for two schoolbound sons, 14 and older. He argues true economy lies in education, not denying schooling, urging support for both rich and poor to prevent illiteracy revealed by draft boards.
The President summons an extra session for May 19 as Republicans rail at political maneuvering. Senate filibusters delay appropriation bills to June 30. In Massachusetts, attempts to detach Salisbury Beach and Accaxet from towns fail, reflecting legislative conservatism on town divorces and summer resident grievances.
A playful note to Newt asking him to be best man for a wedding to Miss C.ear Box with a recess kiss, three minute limit for each greeting, music by Leander Leghorn, and a whispered line to win her as his wife. The letter upholds the humorous, informal tone of small town All Forts social life.
A playful verse-bard pleads for a idealized devotion to Miss C Gar Box, praising her teeth and roses like beauty. The speaker imagines courting her with playful nautical vows and a shared future, ending with a light hearted sign off from Whit the Bard of the Mystic.
A persuasive plea repeats TREBLE UP urging readers to subscribe and double or triple their support with energetic, repeated calls to action. The text emphasizes widespread trouble and the need for more subscribers and donations to sustain efforts.
A profile of Richard Porson the celebrated classical scholar whose genius coexisted with heavy drinking. The piece details his Cambridge years, London nights, sharp wit, and a life marked by ports and pipes, ending with a note on his faded later years and the portrait Tomorrow's Picture The Road to Ruin.
Mild winter across the United States left record sunshine and above normal temperatures. The column notes April job demand up 36 percent from March, a Boston church model built from steel, and a new clock radio trend, plus local notes on Pilgrim tercentenary plans and victory loan light displays.
A lyric celebrates love as a joyful force that makes people laugh sing and toil. It describes love as a healing muse that erases tears, lightens sadness, and sustains patient endurance across life and time.
San Francisco boasts the most capacious natural harbor among the world’s great trading marts and is among the safest. It is entered via the Golden Gate, a passage about a mile wide and 35 feet deep at low tide.
A reader asks the editor if it is safe to move house plants outdoors near Poston. The writer cautions it is a risk and suggests waiting until around Memorial Day.
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