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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1917
Page
10
The Boston Post contemporaneous issue details the daily newspaper from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. It presents the publication date issue number and office address as part of the paper’s masthead.
The notice lists various subscription prices for Daily, Sunday, and combined daily Sunday service including U S Canada and foreign rates. It notes per copy postage within the Boston Postal District and requires payments by check draft or money order payable to POST PUBLISHING CO with caution about sending cash.
All subscriptions to the Post must be paid in advance and will be discontinued without further notice upon expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post from your newsdealer or newspaper boy please notify us by mail at once.
The verse reflects a creed of noble breeds and sacred lore where the Ought rises over the Must and Honor commands in peace and war. It vows to hold to liberty and virtue as guiding principles for national fate and safe seas and shores.
The piece urges harmony amid dispute over Champ Clark and northern patriotism. It argues the charge is false, condemns renewed quarrels over sectional power, and calls for peace at home and in national affairs.
In remarks to the Finance Commission, Mayor Curley claimed the Post would be fair if owners lacked substantial money in the Massachusetts Bonding Company. Edwin A. Grazier, principal owner of the Post, states he has no money or interest in the bonding firm or any bonding company, and the Post denies any such ties by its staff.
Amid partisan strife in Russia, a rally in support of the Kerensky government backs the second Liberty Loan. The target was four rubles per subscriber, a large sum in ruble value, equivalent to about half a dollar per ruble in U.S. currency, with total subscriptions surpassing expectations.
The passage notes that the ruble has fallen to about 13 cents due to depreciation in Russian funds. It argues this decline does not lessen the importance of the current showing for a population troubled by European conflict emergencies.
The column argues that nonessential industries must yield to war needs, with open top freight cars dedicated to coal and ore transport. Factories will shift lines to essential materials for the army and navy, keeping investment working and business booming to win the war.
An appeal urges generous support for the War Camp Community Recreation Fund to improve life at training camps. It aims to raise 4 million dollars to build lodging, clubs, comfort stations, and entertainments for over a million soldiers, with Boston allotted 200000 dollars. Donors are asked to send three dollars per service member to Allan Forbes, treasurer, New England committee, 31 State street.
The speech references Morris Hillquit noting he praises some points of the Constitution but calls it not perfect. A heckler cheers him as “next President” and the piece questions such a notion under current constitutional rules. The article urges Hillquit’s audiences to study the Constitution itself.
A Vermont poem from Pompanoosuc by Aiken Bean rails against broken telephone fantasies. The speaker vows patience and steadfast effort, urging labor and waiting as the line to revival remains hopeful despite delay.
The Observant Citizen chunk reports on Boston area happenings from tulip beds to governors, travelers, and spry elders. It includes letters about Mrs Elizabeth Foskett, Rev John Gleason, carpenters unions, price quirks, and a playful tale of Napoleon Gomo, plus small town anecdotes and humor.
An 8-year-old named Tommy travels alone on a streetcar clutching a letter from a man in uniform. At the Registration Headquarters he meets a kind Colonel, learns the letter concerns his father’s U S service, and a plan to make things right with his mother.
A dog makes for ideal companionship because it does not constantly voice opinions or offer advice. This observation frames the animal as a steady presence, avoiding interruptions and unwanted guidance.
A humorous exchange from Nashua New Hampshire argues a two piece mattress saves fuel and eases transport. The comic quips that splitting the mattress allows pulling one half over you on cold nights and helps when moving a large bed during cleaning.
The oldest Boston observer notes the 6th of November as the coldest in memory with temperatures below 20 degrees and 25 in 1908. Official figures show the warmest for the same date at 67 degrees in 188. Rain has fallen on this date in the past 20 years only in 1903, 1910, and 1916.
A historical note on the Los Angeles aqueduct completed in 1913. It details a 26 million dollar project delivering 238 million gallons daily from Owens River over 200 miles to Los Angeles, with irrigation water releases and a cited Philadelphia pipe move. It contrasts urban aqueducts with the Romar aqueducts as masterpieces.
A touching scene shows a mother and boy ending a farewell with tears and smiles as they realize the U S stands for both us and United States. They vow to support Daddy’s duty in the military and teach the boy patriotism.
Patrick Shields died at Massachusetts General Hospital from injuries suffered Saturday evening when he was struck and knocked down on Beacon Street near Fairfield by an auto owned and operated by Dr. Fred Winslow of 275 Clarendon Street. Shields worked as a houseman for Frances E. Dalton of 335 Beacon Street Back Bay.
Readers learn how un attached service members receive care through "godmothers" who adopt them, sending knitted wear, comfort kits, tobacco, candy, letters, and newspapers. Both young women and older matrons act as supporters, lifting morale in camps and abroad.
A satirical verse laments critics in town who claim to know farming better than the farmer. Walt Mason mocks editors teachers and professionals who dispense farming tips while the farmer endures constant judgment and admonition. The poem critiques public pretensions about rural expertise.
Miss Carrie F. Fiske, who just retired from Adams School in East Lexington, may be the longest serving woman public school teacher in the state. She began teaching in 1872 and has taught in Lexington for 4512 years.
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