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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1917
Page
10
The Boston Post issue dated November 19 1917 from Boston Massachusetts lists daily publication from Office 259 Washington Street. It identifies the Independent Democratic Paper of New England as the issuing newspaper.
Subscription and postage rates listed for Daily U S and Canada with annual, six month, and monthly options. Foreign per copy rate given. Boston district surcharge noted. Publication and office contact information for The Fourth Estate included with notes on payment terms and Associated Press attribution.
Poem stanzas urge a writer, surgeon, preacher, mother and fisher to serve during wartime. The speaker contrasts domestic toil with battlefield duty and appeals to liberty, sacrifice, and faith as France bleeds and nations fight. Daniel M. Henderson’s lines blend personal resolve with national crisis.
A New York announcement discusses the defense of Mrs. John De Saulles, who killed her husband. The lawyers seek an acquittal while claiming temporary lack of responsibility to avoid confinement, raising concerns about legitimizing murder if such a defense succeeds.
The Red Cross trains dogs for sanitary tasks in Europe, serving as ambulance helpers, scouts, messengers, and ammunition carriers. They can reach the wounded through dangerous areas, deliver supplies, and assist in rescuing soldiers. Congress did not grant funds for dog training and upkeep, and the Red Cross urges financing to unleash these dogs for humanity.
The piece urges a last drive to fund the Y M C A’s patriotic work at home and abroad. It notes a national goal of 35 million dollars with Boston district allotments of 1.8 million and appeals to residents as a personal matter for soldiers and brothers.
The article advocates expanding protection and help to improve conditions for those entering strenuous life. It calls readers to send the YMCA Fund “over the top” today.
A columnist argues railroads have kept prices steady amid rising wages and materials, stressing that wartime demand and funding limits strain service. He notes higher car and locomotive costs, tighter credit, and calls for lasting rate policy beyond temporary increases to sustain essential transport during the war.
An unidentified American source reports General Oshima asserting it is impossible for Japan to deploy soldiers to Europe. The envoy notes Japan remains willing to put its navy at Allied service but will not commit ground forces, reflecting cautious, punctilious policy.
Napoleon Gomo writes from St. Albans Vt about the hunting fever gripping all ages. He details lessons for young hunters, household duties, and the need for caution in the woods as families prepare wood, water, and gear while discussing bounties and trapping with homegrown humor.
A Boston reader shares comments on russet cider prices and yields, apple demand due to sugar scarcity, and Mr Grady in Berlin New Hampshire. Other items cover a spry New England matriarch, mosquito control, Senator Lodge, lobster seizures, peace bird sightings, sugar lines, and political notes from Boston.
The article praises Henry Ford as a pacifist during peace but a wartime patriot and warrior in his own way. It notes Ford would abandon pleasure car production to build tractors shells aircraft engines and ambulances if the government requests. It argues this could provide a colossal factory for war materiel and free chrome steel for essential needs. Other automakers might cut output 40 to 50 percent, and such action would help the nation in the long run.
The observer cites coldest 19 November readings of 23 degrees in 1880 20 degrees in 1882 23 degrees in 1891 and 22 degrees in 1904. He notes the warmest 19 November reached 64 degrees by official figures and mentions rain or snow on the date in 1907 1908 1914 and 1915.
A playful poem by Newton Newkirk urges cheerful mornings. It contrasts snarled greetings with musical, smiling words to foster optimism.
A letter from Roxbury signed Old Vet defends his wife for proposing conservation measures at home. The columnist commends the patriotic spirit, noting few homes face harsher days than theirs and jokes about possible further restrictions such as rideless or bathless weeks.
The Villa Pallavicini garden near Genoa is a costly jumble of architectures from many ages with hidden jets and bizarre stone sculptures. Although tasteless and extravagant, it offers a grand panorama from imitation medieval ruins toward Genoa and the Mediterranean, a compensating spectacle amid its oddities. See Tomorrow's Picture.
A narrator with titian hair longs for taupe fox furs but in wartime chooses a Liberty bond over luxury. She questions her contribution to the war effort until Jimmie reveals his love and support, prompting a personal vow to be unselfish.
Letters discuss careers for women, acting ambitions, cocoanut oil hair tonic, wartime economy, acting addresses, and beauty tips. Evelyn Nesbit linked to Redeption star. Marguerite Clark addressed via Paramount.
Household hints suggest combining prunes figs and dates with walnuts or peanuts for cake filling and using preserves juice or jelly to moisten. Peanut butter can replace peanuts or walnuts. Delayed sugar addition creates a crust resembling coconut while maintaining sweetness. Mrs. Wm. Cairns 804 Walnut Street Fall River.
A 1917 verse on unreliable war reporting. Walt Mason notes conflicting accounts of Allied and German fortunes from France to submarine battles, urging readers to seek verifiable facts amid rumors and contradictions.
A reader asks who lives longer free of marriage versus married and why. The letter cites statistics that married men outlive bachelors by five years and married women by four years. It then defines cinnamon as bark from a tree in Ceylon and Borneo and allspice as the West Indian fruit resembling various spices in taste.
The passage discusses pronunciation options for the digit zero. It notes that the New Century Dictionary favors cipher, Britannica prefers zero, and a telephone operator example uses zero sounding as sone. The text contrasts forms without selecting a single standard.
The text explains that a coin such as a 1904 silver dollar may be valued at 500 to 750 dollars by collectors. This does not mean you pass the coin for that amount, but that a collector would pay a premium above its standard value.
The excerpt explains that coins have only face value as currency, with premium arising from collectors. It then gives Niagara Falls dimensions: Horseshoe Fall 155 feet high and about 2600 feet wide, American Fall 164 feet high and about 140 feet wide.
Miss Helen Cashman 24 of Pleasant street Belmont was reported dying after an early Sunday car crash. She, with two friends, drove a touring car on Clarendon street and collided with a taxicab driven by John Harrington of the Tari Service Company on Commonwealth avenue.
Forty members of H Company 11th Regiment Massachusetts State Guard stationed at Lexington under Captain William F. Young attended State Guard Sunday services at Lexington First Baptist Church yesterday forenoon.
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