May 27 1918 Boston Post announces rates and offices
The Boston Post from May 27 1918 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions for U S Canada and foreign readers. It notes prices for various periods and adds postage details for the Boston district. Contact details include offices at 259 Washington St Boston and telephone numbers for editorial and business staff.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mead
U. S
Canada
All Pointe
Glc
Poet Office
Maza
Pelletier Defends Against Emerson Motor Trial Innuendo
The district attorney Pelletier rejects unfounded intimations tied to the Emerson Motor trial in New York. He asserts a long record of upright public service and expects to address the matter openly once the trial ends.
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Pelletier
Emerson Motor
New York
Government aid advances soldiers by one cent rail rate
Director-General McAdoo sets a special one cent per mile rail fare for soldiers and sailors in U S service traveling at their own expense. The piece contrasts private management with government control and notes it is now legal to grant this cut rate.
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McAdoo
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Untainting the Gold for Red Cross Gifts
A gold cup won by Wilson Marshall in 1905 from a Sandy Hook to the Lizard yacht race, presented by Emperor William of Germany, will melt to at least $5000 for Red Cross funds. The piece symbolizes sportsmanship once praised, now used to purge tainted gold for humanitarian work.
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Red Cross
Wilson Marshall
Sandy Hook
Lizard
William
Germany
Marshall
Kiel
American Red Cross
Mr Brush Attitude on Resignations to Boston Elevated
The piece discusses President Brush and other Elevated officials weighing resignations before the governor appoints new trustees. They stress a measured approach, willing to step down if not desired but not forcing a mass departure if retention is preferred by the new board.
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The
Boston Elevated
Brush
Elevated
Brush Offer Seen As Fix For Boston Line Woes
The passage criticizes the line's poor condition over the past year citing nickel power cuts, staffing shortages, and harsh winter weather as factors. It notes relief coming and urges the new board to utilize Mr. Brush, who has ample offers elsewhere but would benefit Boston with his experience.
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Brush
Boston
Make It Unanimous For Red Cross War Fund Drive
Today ends the opportunity to join the second Red Cross war fund in the regular campaign. After midnight contributions may not be counted though informal sums will be accepted for the cause. The piece urges every Boston and Massachusetts resident to join, give, and make the pledge unanimous to show national resolve and support for wounded and fighting men.
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Red Cross War Fund
Boston
Massachusetts
Red Cross
Association For Humanity
Our Moans to Allies Reflects U S War Financing
The piece argues the United States stands debt free and benefits from lending to allies during the war. It explains loans of about 5.7 billion, secured by foreign government bonds, and describes how repayments circulate within American banks, boosting domestic employment and profits as the nation remains financially entrenched as a creditor country.
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United States
Treasury
England
France
Italy
Neighborhood Notes by Napoleon Gomo in Vermont
A whimsical column from St. Albans Vermont by Napoleon Gomo covers local oddities. It blends humorous town chatter with sketches of townsfolk, animals, and events, including hotel plans, arrests, a birth, and community quirks, all told in a phonetic,aisinful dialect.
Obscure notes from a New England observant citizen
A column notes Civil War memory and Black regiments, Massachusetts and Fort Wagner lore, praise for Lincoln era troops, North Shore visitors like General Greely, local civic happenings in Lynn and surrounding towns, plus a light survey of trees, schools, and community figures. Ancient and modern ties blend with provincial curios.
Gasolene's Rise in Road Work and Modern Machinery
An early discussion on gasoline and kerosene propelled devices transforming heavy labor, especially in road construction. It notes shifts from horse to motor power, efficiency gains, and the spread of gasolene driven machinery like trucks and rollers for rapid repairs across dirt and improving highways.
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Great Britain
France
Middle West
United States Department of Agriculture
Burglary Night Turmoil Ends With Humble Plea
Wealthy St Louis society woman Mrs Emory Johnson wakes to a masked intruder in her room who steals her pearls and her husband’s watch and wallet. The burglar berates her for careless security, smokes, sheds a tear, then departs after expressing remorse and advising vaulting valuables.
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Emory Johnson
St. Louis
Mrs. Johnson
Mr Coleman Speaks at Brookline Baptist on Our Boys Over There
George W. Coleman who recently returned from the front in France spoke at Brookline Baptist Church yesterday. He addressed the congregation on the subject Our Boys Over There after spending six weeks on the front lines.
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Brookline Baptist Church
George W. Coleman
France
Our Boys
Maida Allington Takes First Post In Swamp Mills School
Maida Allington, newly graduated, begins teaching eight grades at Swamp Mills district school. She impresses pupils with firm yet kind discipline while facing challenges from Thatcher Ward a mill worker who seeks to enroll in her class and asks for help with bookkeeping.
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Maida Allington
Swamp Mills
Maida
Waking Up Uncle Walt on Wartime Government Action
In 1918 poem by Walt Mason calls for government expansion and bold leaders to mobilize resources. It envisions Ford building naval craft, Schwab boosting shipping, Ryan producing aircraft, Edison aiding tech, and a rise of national centralized power to defeat Teutons.
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Ford
Teuton
Schwab
Atlantic
Ryan
Edison
Sam
Walt Mason
Georges Matthew Adama
Two Minute Talks on the War by Charles Franklin Jones
A Boston columnist argues the future hinges on past outcomes and declares winning the war an absolute necessity. He warns that a German victory would repeat harsh patterns and threaten property, freedom, life, and loved ones, urging total commitment and urgency.
Confession at the Mill Reveals Thatcher Ward
Thatcher Ward, a mill owner, admits to Maida Allington that he has fallen in love and used deception to get closer to her. Maida confronts him, recognizing he is Jack Hamiltém's friend and the mill owner, sparking tension and anger over the ruse.
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Maida
Thatcher Ward
Thatcher
Thatcher Ward Hamiltém
Jack
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