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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1918
Page
12
A historical newspaper fragment shows publication details for a Boston periodical dated May 14 1918. The issue number is 12 in volume 380, issued by Post Publishing and produced from an office at 259 Washington Street.
The notice details daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada, including one year $3.50 six months $1.75 and 90c for shorter periods. It notes Canada rates per copy, foreign 16c, Boston district postage, and payment instructions including money orders and checks to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Editorial rooms at 1004 1005 Vine Main list editors and departments. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued at expiration without further notice. If delivery fails, notify by postal mail at 1383 Main.
A woman was killed on Columbia Road by a motorcycle traveling fast. The writer urges curbing reckless motorcycle speed, noting drivers are often the most reckless on the road. It argues speed mania is hard to control and calls for action to prevent fatalities in Boston’s lit streets.
In dark times for Germany the promise of one man one vote for workers met bold resistance as the Prussian Diet blocks the third reading. The Kaiser’s endorsement is challenged and socialists and liberals weigh their response to the breach of faith and looming bureaucratic pushback.
The League for National Unity led by Theodore N. Vail urges unity of purpose and local coalitions across parties to prevent pro German or weakly American candidates from winning House seats. The regional conditions vary, with nine districts highlighted as at risk.
The piece argues that foreign residents of voting age in certain states have ballot privileges and could outvote a divided American support. It frames the issue as one of patriotism and loyalty, urging Americans to ensure only citizens guard the ballot. It notes this could loom large in the near future and calls for heightened Americanism.
The article argues General Maurice of the British army was rightly retired for insults to France and unfounded charges against the British cabinet. It cites Lord Curzon on military involvement in civil politics and notes Lloyd George’s strengthened reputation after the episode. It warns against military influence over policy and administration.
Gutzon Borglum calls his accusations a frame up by men opposed to inquiry. He says he will prove his innocence in court and urges public judgment after due process. Critics question relevance of his profiteering claim to graft charges, while noting the government’s need for solid evidence.
President Wilson praises Dr. Anna Howard Shaw as the Women’s Committee leads a Washington conference. He notes barriers broken and new ties of sympathy and cooperation, urging continued united effort to support the nation and the armies at the front.
An optimistic remark about sunlit skies beyond clouds is cited to discourage proceeding with a setting. The quote suggests hope persists despite obstacles and is presented as a mound of encouragement.
A reader asks how to stop a setting Plymouth Rock hen and a crowing rooster. Newt suggests tactics to deter setting using a tackboard or water barrel with a brick, and to curb crowing by mounting a gas pipe above the roost to blunt the rooster’s morning crow.
The column files observations on women and cigarette ads, street signage errors, a painter with an amputated limb still working, a city zoo bird named Tom, a woman ice dealer, a Salem carpentry shop run by four men over 100 years, enlistment sleeve stripes, Rhode Island red hens laying surprising eggs, a relic horse car at old Boston car barns, a large horse auction at Watertown stock yards, dwindling sardine herring catches in Portland and Eastport with factories idle awaiting better tides.
A historical sketch on gasoline powered vehicles shaping modern warfare. It notes aeroplanes tanks submarines ambulances and motor trucks changing front lines and supply, with examples from Paris to Verdun and London busses aiding Allied advances. It highlights German use and the crucial role of internal combustion engines in rapid troop movement and logistics.
Grace Merrill, recovering from pneumonia, joins her mother in Boston for the Liberty Loan parade where she re meets Jack Ellis after months apart. A spark rekindles, leading to an engagement gift of a $100 Liberty bond and plans for a Mayflower wedding.
New York May 13 The British ministry of shipping names Sir Connop Guthrie special representative in the United States to widen shipping control. T Ashley Sparks succeeds Sir Connop Guthrie as director of shipping for Cunard Steamship Company, announced by Cunard officials.
In 1918 poet Walt Mason recalls Pay Up Week when locals settled old debts to merchants. He admits avoiding creditors, then joins the spree as buyers clear balances from logs groceries and hay while penitence and pride return to the streets.
The first witness in a probe into profiteering and inefficiency in aircraft production is Gutzon Borglum. He now faces public scrutiny for alleged betrayal of national confidence and the friendship of the Chief Magistrate amid a life and death national crisis.
Historical records show Boston's May 14 extremes with 87 degrees in 1895 and 83 in 1886. The warmest May 14 was 386 degrees in 1879, and precipitation or snow occurred on this date in only 1909 among the past 16 years.
A wartime admonition contrasts big guns with ordinary workers. Pershing and Wilson loom as symbols, but victory hinges on countless individuals carrying out directives. Citizens must save, spend, and work, buying bonds, eating rationed meals, knitting, and staying loyal to support the war effort.
A reader asks if Washington ever held the rank of general in the United States Army. The letter notes his 1775 commission as general and commander in chief of the army of the United Colonies, and states Congress did not grant him the title of general of the United States Army.
The dialogue covers Julia Marlowe's stage future and film absence. It lists Boston’s first rail line used for gravel removal, a four mile initial quarry track at Quincy to Neponset in 1827, and the Delaware & Hudson’s 1829 first steam locomotive. It also cites Proverbs on wisdom and conceit.
The text explains that neither nitric nor hydrochloric acid alone dissolves gold. A mixture of nitric and hydrochloric acids, aqua regia, will dissolve gold, though mercury also dissolves gold but is not an acid.
Josh Billings argues that farming success comes from hard work, not theory. He compares Pharmin to a tavern business, cautions against overreliance on science, and notes many farmers rely on moon phases or professors rather than practical labor.
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