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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1918
Page
18
The item notes the Daily Post Publishing Co issued on May 17 1918 as issue number 16 in volume 380. It lists office at 259 Washington Street Boston Miss. and provides publication metadata for the Boston Miss periodical.
A writer recalls a Senate remark about access to the White House and notes a familiar sounding complaint from U S senators about Lincoln during the Civil War. The piece suggests history repeats itself with uncanny echoes across eras and figures.
The first official trial shows mail carriage by air between Washington and New York is faster and as safe as prior methods. A minor breakdown on one flight is noted but not essential, with plans to expand beyond the Boston leg already proven and ready to grow.
A speech cited from Aachen shows Kaiser Wilhelm II boasting of Germany's devastations in France while blaming France for the war and recalling Belgium’s destruction promised by German policy. The piece frames him as solely responsible for wartime horrors and questions how much more France would be ravaged.
The speaker accuses Germany of violating solemn covenants by ravaging French territory while implying that restraint along the German frontier in Alsace-Lorraine would have preserved Belgium and Luxembourg’s neutrality.
The President appoints Charles E. Hughes to head the attorney general's inquiry into aircraft charges. The choice aims to reassure the public with Hughes's integrity and thoroughness, arguing this move defeats whitewash accusations and undermines calls for further Senate inquiries.
The food administration sets ice rates for dealers, noting artificial ice shortage from ammonia use for war production. Natural ice harvests offset costs. home delivery priced at two pounds per cent for 100 pounds to ten pounds. Half-price sales at designated stations and free delivery to the sick or poor on physician or charity orders are included. The measure aims to ease a six month living-cost concern.
Federal Judge Haight may cancel naturalization papers of disloyal Germans. New York justices plan to follow suit for those convicted under the espionage act. Observers urge Congress to empower courts to revoke certificates for violations, ensuring loyal citizens remain.
Nantucket ends its status as the last car free place after a Wednesday vote allowing gasoline vehicles to enter the island. Residents fear noise and traffic changes in the quiet tourist enclave, but supporters argue the move reflects popular will and local choice.
The column humorously explains hen behavior about sitting and lying on the nest. It recounts an old brindle hen that sat and lay day after day, sometimes nesting without laying, illustrating that a hen can sit and lie simultaneously while an unset hen who sits without laying is described as a liar.
A brief meditation on the stubborn reluctance to utter the small two letter word. The reflection notes social hesitation and the moral prompt to admit no when needed.
Frantic readers demand removal of "heavies" amid pneumonia fears. Reply announces that heavies may come off and mediums may be worn until further notice, with warning to those who ignore the directive.
A humorous letter exchange notes scarce macaroni holes during wartime and warns of dealers selling oversized holes. The writer recalls planting lawn hose holes by mistake and grafting rubber slips to grow usable hose. The topic shifts to Consolidated Post Hole Company planning to convert surplus post holes into macaroni holes to meet demand.
The Springfield Republican quotes that the American army, wherever it is, is well fed. It contrasts past hardship with present blessings, noting embalmed beef in earlier campaigns and expressing relief at current provisions and morale.
The column highlights a 14 year old Danvers boy enlisting at Fort Banks near Boston, mentions a 65 year old pastor in Great Barrington cutting wood, notes arboretum findings on Bitter Pecan trees surviving a cold spell, and recalls Boston Chinese pioneer Harriet Carter's memorial fund. It also covers patriotism in Whitneyville and Berlin Wisconsin name-change talk, plus a Cambridge wartime garden sign and Ping Keon’s cabbage plot.
A look at the rise of the motor omnibus from early steam chariots in England to the first American municipal buses in San Francisco and New York. It notes London leadership, fare collection, heated exhaust, and the forgotten pioneer Walter Hancock with his Autopsy vehicle.
Practical tips include using borax in starch for shine, eye shells to deter pests, lemon juice and salt to remove rust from whites, and turpentine to set delicate colors in embroidery. Warning to keep away from open fire. Published by Mrs J A Power of 264 Aspinwall Avenue Brookline.
Nella, a settlement worker weighing infants, meets Billy a two year old who weighs thirty pounds. She saves him from danger, scolds the careless caregiver, and reports the neglect to his father. Billy moves in with her family, where he is loved and cared for, and the tale ends with mutual gratitude between Nella and Tom the father.
A farmer and his cow rejoice in simple agrarian living and rationed fare. They shun rich food and bakehouse treats, choosing oats and rye while tending their livestock. The verse nods to wartime discipline and self sufficiency.
Dr Edward Jenner born in Berkeley Gloucestershire England is noted for pioneering vaccination. A local belief held milkmaids with cowpox were immune to smallpox leading Jenner to experimentation. He initially struggled to find a willing subject before inoculating an eight year old boy.
The writer asks the editor when to plant cabbage seed to store for winter. The reply from ANOTHER AMATEUR: plant seed in May and early June, transplant in July, so cabbages mature in October and November.
The writer asks which New England coast area has the highest tides. They note tides rise with latitude, giving Newport 3 ft 5 in Gloucester 8 ft 9 in Bangor 13 ft 1 in Fastport 18 ft 2 in, though admit the rule is not constant.
Dictionaries differ on Berlin pronunciation with Standard Century and others stressing the first syllable while Webster Worcester and German usage favor the second.
The text notes Fort Hill is gone and Rosenant TM Hill has been largely cut away to obtain material for filling the old Mill Pond. The North station now overlooks the filled area, with the filling taking about two and a half years.
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