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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1918
Page
12
Director Requa reports 10 cargo boats carrying 500000 barrels of gasolene have been sent to France under the gasoleneless Sundays program. The gasoline contribution is described as crucial to the war effort and growing in importance, justifying the sacrifice of Sunday leisure.
Charles Evans Hughes commends John W. Davis, newly appointed ambassador to Great Britain by President Wilson. Davis, a distinguished lawyer and former solicitor-general, is hailed as an effective speaker with personal charm. Hughes questions critics who wished for a literary or artistic figure instead of a capable government insider.
The article notes Bulgaria’s armistice signals a near total surrender, cutting a key link in the Kaiser alliance and signaling the broader Central powers’ fragility. It argues Turkey will follow, predicting renewed peace moves by Austria and a depleted Bulgaria unable to trouble the war further, marking a pivotal Balkan turn in the conflict.
The article notes that as in the Balkans the war began, there would be the beginning of its end, and suggests that prophecy of fulfillment appears likely.
The piece mocks Wilhelm II and urges U.S. citizens to buy Liberty bonds totaling 6 billion dollars to support the Allied war effort. It notes American troops in France, a looming 5 million man army, and Bulgaria shifting sides, framing the Kaiser as doomed amid growing Allied momentum.
The President’s order bans foodstuffs in brewing except malt and hops to conserve food and fuel. It targets rice corn and glucose substitutions, claiming earlier quality declined. Brewing must cease entirely by December 1, with beer drinkers to see improved quality before then.
President Wilson delivers a forceful address urging immediate passage of the suffrage amendment. He argues it is vital to winning the war and shaping postwar policy, emphasizing the measure's necessity for national energy and future decisions. The Senate defers action, with expectations the speech may secure passage.
Number 322 draftsmen share a unique distinction as President Wilson personally called them to the colors. The piece emphasizes that this honor surpasses war decorations and is a priceless inheritance for future generations.
Luke McGlook complains of a neighbor cooking corned beef and cabbage three times weekly. Nook admonishes him to confront the cooker or retaliate with self defense, gas masks, or cooking his own cabbage to balance the odor. The letter mix features humorous insults and a sharp, period voice.
The piece surveys October lore from weather oddities to price recalls and wartime headlines. It recalls scorpion symbolism for October, historic temperature records, eggs and salt herring prices, and anecdotes about Lt. Lee Nichols and family veterans alongside centenarian Mrs. Ellen E. Herring's 100th birthday and memory.
A lyric yearning for the young moon to comfort soldiers in battle. The speaker imagines the moon visiting dugouts near fields of corn and a hunter’s horn, offering peace and sleep to boys in the vast hell of war. The verse blends autumn imagery with a wish for solace amid shell bursts and distant cries.
Betty Harlequin falls for a khaki soldier after a circus hat theft by a monkey. They meet again at Emma Worthington’s seaside camp where two Burton brothers join them for a pleasant holiday. The pair stay in touch as Steve hints at asking for Betty’s future promise.
A wartime exhortation urges all citizens to support service members overseas by buying bonds. The message emphasizes collective duty on this home front and urges immediate participation in the bond program.
A 1918 verse contrasts mountain rain and barren cornfields with dry plains. The poet notes endless showers in the hills where crops fail, while plains endure sun and drought, and J Pluvius seems to fodder the grass as farmers despair over parched crops.
The article portrays Ste. Agnese in southern France as picturesque and romantic rather than beautiful. It notes St Agnes Day processions, rugged mountain setting, a single red tiled campanile, and a historic Saracen pirate legend tied to a local castle. Mentone lies nearby as a tropical Riviera contrast.
Readers seek guidance on pronouncing Cambrai and grammar for two or more people, identify the old Central Burial Ground on Boston Common, and request the final stanza of The House That Jack Built. The Post notes royal incomes, a burial site, and provides the famed ending of the nursery rhyme.
A reader asks about Captain Kidd and buried treasure myths on Long Island and Boston harbor. The piece notes a secret on north shore families and explores the phrase what the dickens as an old euphemism for devil and its Shakespearean roots.
The oldest resident notes Boston's record highs and lows for October 1. Official figures show 90 degrees in 1881 and 84 in 1897 as warmest, 8 percent above in 1883 as coldest, and rain on this date in 1911 within the past decade.
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