Post Boston 1917 May 29 edition rates and office data
The Daily Post Boston 1917 issue lists subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign delivery, price breakdowns for daily and Sunday combined, and notices on payment methods and publisher information. Edwin A Grozier is named editor and publisher, with office addresses and contact details.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington Street
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Maia
Forst Publishing CO
Ruel
Edealer
Newsbday
Pental
Edwin A. Grozier
Public spirited effort funds tents for boys project
Funds from numerous citizens support tent and camp utensil needs for a boys program. The boys will gain a valuable state food supply addition under supervision of practical men, with health and conduct carefully watched. Benefits include increased eatables and improved physical health plus discipline for the youths.
Elevated Railway finances prompt call for careful state action
A Boston newspaper editorial argues Governor McCall correctly sought to limit state exposure by removing the Cambridge subway purchase from an elevated railway bill. It contends public ownership is premature, favors private control, and urges thorough Public Service Commission investigation to avoid fares rises while expanding transit as Boston grows.
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General Court
McCall
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Massachusetts
Boston Elevated
Boston
Public Service Commission
German deportation order cited as bad faith by Belgian government
The Belgian government at Havre denounces a German order to Mons to deliver 600 young men for deportation to Germany with clothing shoes and provisions. It claims the move breaks a prior promise to halt deportations at the Pope's request and highlights the moral cost of German militarism.
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Havre
Mons
Germany
Newspapers as sterile bandage source disputed
Paris dispatch to the American Red Cross argues newspapers threaten infection when used as bandages at the front. The author notes newspapers are old and soiled, while asserting newsprint is sterile in manufacture and never handled by human hands before use.
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Paris
American Red Cross
War of the Elements Ravages Seven States
Storms and tornadoes sweep the Middle West and Mississippi valley for three days. The destruction spans seven states with unknown lives and property losses. Relief efforts quickly mobilize state and township resources to aid victims.
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Middle West
Mississippi Valley
Anti conscription circulars appear in Massachusetts cities
Anonymous posters urge men to resist the draft and avoid registering. Officials label the acts as criminal with potential penalties of up to six years and possible treason charges. The note warns such actions will be pursued and punished.
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New York
Massachusetts
United States
Massachusetts Public Safety places boys on farms for summer work
The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety reports strong progress arranging farm placements for boys during summer vacation. Plans already total 1800 positions, with resources expanding daily beyond camps.
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Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Build Them Both Steel or Wood for Sea Power
The article argues for both steel and wooden ships to strengthen United States sea power. General Goethals favors steel for essential capability, plus timber shortages. The Shipping Board affirms a dual policy to use steel and wood to capacity, speedily, to thwart German submarines and supply allies.
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General Goethals
Shipping Board
All Sorts by Newton Newkirk Fraternal Nuts in a Store
A humorous letter describes visiting a shop decorated with All Kinds of Nuts Inside challenging the reader to judge its “brothers and sisters” among almonds walnuts beach nuts and chestnuts. The narrator notes moonlit chatter among nuts and jokes about nut discrimination and suffrage banter in a playful city scene.
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Brother Newt
Boston
Nantasket
Hampton
Newt
DE Kay Nutt
Advice on farming from a reader named Gub Crocker
A letter from Sir Newt requests practical farming guidance for hay timing crop spacing and livestock. He jokes about square eggs and mentions box turtles and an imported rooster. The piece ends with a sharp rebuttal from N. N. and a taunting closing line.
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Newt
Colonel Atwood
Observant Citizen notes Liberty Bond push and local war efforts
The column highlights a Concord judge placing a youth on probation to earn a $100 Liberty Bond, Boston bakers inclosing bond appeals, and a Brighton man praising civic duty. It also cites a $50,000 gift toward a Berkshire county crippled children camp, war effort snippets from Essex and Malden, and thanks from New Hampshire WCTU for comfort bags to Massachusetts soldiers.
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New England Committee
Keyes
Concord
Boston
W. R. McAusland
Berkshire County
J. T. McQuesten
Sixth
Massachusetts Infantry
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
McQuesten
Belem Belem Monastery: Portugal's Costliest Orphanage
The Belem monastery near Lisbon, built as a $1,000,000 church project, now houses 1200 orphan boys under the Casa Pia system. The complex, founded by Prince Henry and Vasco da Gama’s voyage site, features the Seamen's Home, a grand church, and stately cloisters, reflecting Portugal's rich history and charitable use of grand architecture.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Germany
Portugal
Belem
Lisbon
Casa Pia
Maria I
Martin Hume
Prince Henry the Navigator
Vasco de Gama
Europe
India
Emmanuel II
Mariner
Campens
Songs of Sunshine: Don’t Get Mad Poem Fragment
A 1917 poem fragment titled Don’t Get Mad appears in Songs of Sunshine attributed to the Benztown Bard. The verses urge calm discussion and patience during arguments, advising polite dialogue and understanding to avoid anger. The piece reflects early 20th century social sentiment on conflict resolution.
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Benztown Bard
Southern Press Sun
Boston Weather Through the Years on This Date
The record notes extreme temps with 39 degrees in 1902 the coldest since then 42 in 1907. May highs include 88 in 11 85 in 1873 86 in 1876 88 in 1877 80 in 1904 and 83 in 1905. Rain fell on this date only in 1906 1909 1913 and 1916.
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Boston
Mayflowers' Mission Brings Three Friends Back Together
In springtime a young woman Helen Ames visits a florist to buy flowers for May in the hospital. Elsie Bennett and Bob, her childhood friend and sister, learn Helen is out of work as May lies dying. They bring flowers and visit, and May dies after a brief, serene interlude with friends reconnected.
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Creed
Bob
Helen Ames
Elsie Bennett
Elsie
Eisle
Hélen
Helen
May
Naturalization for veterans and daylight hours query
Reader asks about citizenship papers after six years Service and cites law exempting 21 year olds who served from declaring intent. Also questions longest day lengths for London and Boston with precise times. Finally asks about submarines at Jutland and whether U-boats hit British ships with a brief answer.
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United States Army
United States
Sir
London
Boston
Cecy
Pay Cash for Jewelry Loan Tickets and Diamonds
Morris Goldberg & Co at 6 Bromfield St Boston Massachusetts advertises paying cash for jewelry loan tickets and diamonds. The notice highlights immediate offers and specifies the business location and nature of pawnbroker services.
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Morris Goldberg & CO
Bromfield St
Boston
Mass
The Craven Lion and the Slacker Dramatized
A 1917 verse piece urges men to face danger rather than avoid war. It contrasts the noble lion with the jackass and mocks those who stay home to chew tobacco. The speaker condemns cowardice and praises those who answer the call to fight.
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Tobacker
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Letters to the Editor on U-boats and Tell
The page quotes reader letters debating U-boat claims about battleship losses Formidable Triumph and Majestic and a note on lead versus graphite. It also recalls the William Tell apple shot and a query about where the Confederate surrender occurred.
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Post
William Tell
Gessler
Tell
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