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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1918
Page
19
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday papers, including prices for domestic Canada and foreign deliveries. It also notes postal charges, payment instructions, and the publisher’s mailing details at 259 Washington Street Boston Mass.
Editorial rooms and main sporting, Sunday and financial editors are provided with direct lines. The business office handles subscriptions and warns they will be discontinued at expiration if unpaid. Notify by postal mail if the Post is not received regularly. 1583 Mar.
S Davies Warfield, president of the National Association of Owners of Railroad Securities, says any return to private ownership will be comprehensive. Government control, financial structure, and new laws from Congress will be debated at length, inviting many views on the railroad future.
Final tabulation shows Henry Ford losing to Newberry by 7567 votes in Michigan. Ford had no spending while Newberry's campaign dwarfed his rivals, and the previous Republican majority was over 100,000. The piece notes media hypocrisy on campaign spending.
Opinion argues against disposing of surrendered German warships by sinking them. The writer contends that fair apportionment based on maritime losses is achievable and that destroying the ships wastes steel needed for rebuilding Belgium and northern France. The piece questions London reports of a possible allied decision.
The article argues for full reparation by Germany for damages in Belgium and France, rejecting excuses about escaped rulers. It calls for a stable postwar German government to accept the bill and to restore ruined cities, with repayment of sacrifices made. It highlights Kaiser's Prussia holdings as part of reparations.
The text states that authority is transferred to the Allies who will maintain control until the enormous debt is fully paid off. It emphasizes completion of repayment to the last penny.
A patriotic message honors the nation on Thanksgiving, praising the war’s end, a peaceful future, and the United States role against autocracy. It lauds 2,000,000 soldiers, leadership, prosperity, and the duty to help others while celebrating gratitude and shared national values.
Secretary McAdoo urges all service members to keep and pay for United States insurance even after leaving the military. He notes war risk policies are renewable term at peace rates and can be kept for five years, with conversion to other forms after war ends without medical exam. He calls it the strongest safest cheapest life insurance and says every service member should follow the guidance.
The piece rejects Wickersham’s claim that in Wilson’s absence the presidency falls to Marshall. It cites Roosevelt’s weeks abroad as not establishing incapacity, noting Wilson could handle duties from embassies, and argues no call to activate Fairbanks during Roosevelt’s absence.
The Socialists report abundant stores in the Kaiser's Berlin palace with staples and luxury foods, including excess sugar and thousands of eggs. The text suggests this hoard could feed Berlin’s hungry now that the Kaiser is deprived of its use.
The article notes rapid, efficient setup in Paris for American delegates and staff. Under the former Vienna embassy counsellor, a complete chancellery is organized to support the coming peace congress.
The United States outlines a global diplomatic framework with divisions of international law geography economics personnel and intelligence. Joseph C Grew chief among organizers as consul general at Cairo since 1904, oversees staff placement and division readiness in Boston.
Secretary McAdoo states the spring will feature another large Liberty Bond campaign. He argues war costs persist after armistice, needing financing until peace and war debts are settled, with banks urged to absorb Treasury certificates while the nation plans the next big bond issue.
The passage traces Anton Rubinstein born November 28, 1829 in Podolia to Jewish parents, a Moscow pencil maker's son. He studied with his mother, advanced to Moscow theatre at nine, Paris at eleven to perform before Liszt, and attracted fame in England at thirteen. He later befriended Mendelssohn in London, founded the Moscow Conservatory, and directed Petrograd Conservatory while touring and composing until his death in 1894.
A letter asks which needs more electrical power to send a message across the Atlantic by wireless or undersea by cable. It notes wireless stations use hundreds of horsepower while Cyrus W. Field cited a line about an Ireland telegraph test with a small battery.
The letter confirms Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street and that his childhood home burned on December 29, 1810 due to a blaze from a nearby livery stable at Hawley Street, contradicting the 1872 fire claim.
To the Editor the Woolworth building is the highest in New York. It stands 750 feet tall with 61 stories. The Singer building reaches 612 feet 1 inch with 41 stories.
The exchange claims there was a period when each state governed itself after the Declaration. In fact, the Confederation Congress last met on Oct 21, 1788, and the new U S Constitution began with the inauguration in 1789, marking the transition to a national government.
The phrase is not in the Bible. It is attributed to Algernon Sidney in Discourses on Government (1622 1688). Ben Franklin echoed the idea in Poor Richard's Almanac, shaping common use.
The question asks why a lieutenant colonel uses silver leaf while a major uses gold, and why a first lieutenant wears silver while a second lieutenant wears gold. The answer lies in historical heraldry and military tradition where silver and gold denote different insignia conventions and seniority.
A discussion notes that color choice matters more than material, affirming white as superior to yellow in such usage. The remark contrasts color symbolism in uniforms or insignia, reflecting period views on color significance and social signaling.
The record cites official figures for Boston noting the coldest 11 above in 1873 and 14 in 1901 on November 28. It also mentions warmest readings in 1887 and 189% for the date, and references rain or snow on this date in the past decade including 1911 and 1912.
A reflective note urges gratitude for life and the new PRACT day. It casts a hopeful tone, imagining a Turk nickname and a wolf at bay as symbols of struggle and resilience amid morning light.
A narrator recounts Uncle Henry's express turkey fail before Thanksgiving. He endures a poor blue 12 pound bird price, argues with a clerk, and meets a veteran with a lost arm and a friend whose son is serving overseas. The tale ends with gratitude for steak and hard-fought blessings over hardship.
A new Tarzan series featuring Parzan of Edgar Rice Burroughs stories begins in next week's Boston Post Sunday Magazine, promising continued excitement for readers already hooked on the jungle hero.
A portrait of Bingen at the Rhine front, its strategic importance, historic sites, and nearby fortresses. The piece notes Bingen’s location at Nahe and Rhine junction, its economy, Roman and Holy Roman era history, and a famous 1321 miniature war sparked by a dog’s meat theft ending in rioting and executions.
The Observant Citizen column recalls 297 years of Thanksgiving history in New England, highlighting 1623 and 1863 as standout observances. It also shares reader notes about cranberry crops, orange marmalade from carrots, and local health ordinances, plus profiles of elder New England figures and seafaring tradition, ending with an 1898 Gloucester market ad summary.
The verse critiques the Kronprinz and Kaiser Wilhelm II, portraying them as dangerous forces and suggesting exile to curb their influence. Walt Mason, writing in 1918, argues the prince’s aggressive stance endangers Germany and the world, calling for removal from power.
A reflective piece celebrating American identity and wealth, contrasting European prestige with U S achievement. It urges citizens to preserve America's greatness and resist diminishing its standing in the world, highlighting wartime unity and national pride.
A small Vermont list shows prices for turkeys at 18 cents per pound and fresh killed poultry from 14 to 15 cents. It notes meat prices and a wartime rule that hogs must weigh 11 pounds or stay on farms, affecting roast young pig availability. A sailor's controversial peace comment is included.
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