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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1917
Page
10
The notice provides contact details for editorial rooms and offices, naming Edwin A. Grozier as Editor and Publisher. It directs subscribers to pay in advance and warns discontinuation upon expiration, and advises readers unable to obtain the paper to notify by mail.
Poem excerpt urging citizens to act to defend rights and freedom. Quoting Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Higginson, it warns against complacency and safe printing of the flag as emblem of liberty, urging vigilance before tomorrow's sun.
The agreement for a trolley freight line to connect the South Boston fish pier with the Elevated system aims to reduce costly teaming and speed fish transport to railroads and markets. A cheaper marketing path should benefit consumers, making the project worthwhile.
The article notes weakening German morale and strengthened Allied pressure on the western front. It suggests the Kaiser defenses are faltering as Allied attacks gain momentum, with implications of potential strategic shifts and continued pressure to cut German communications.
The message asserts the Zeebrugge campaign will succeed before winter and notes that German lines are no longer impregnable, reflecting optimism about strategic progress.
Wartime exhortation urges oversubscribing the Second Liberty Loan to $5 billion, arguing German propaganda claims of failure are false. It calls on Americans to back the loan to thwart Berlin’s slanders and demonstrate U.S. resolve. Subscribe today.
The bill for the insurance of soldiers and sailors of our foreign war gains approval in Congress. It is described as democratic impartial and liberal providing equal treatment without political favoritism. It applies workmen's compensation principles to military personnel offering scientifically computed pensions proportional to sacrifice.
In this year’s world series Boston appears out of contention while fans in the region anticipate today’s Chicago game with the usual thrill. Baseball sustains interest during wartime and offers relief as reports from Chicago arrive. sentiment favors no clear choice, with White Sox slightly more favored than the Giants, and the wish that the better club wins.
The record warmest for October 6 in Boston includes 8 degrees in ww and 80 in 1936, with endest temperatures noted in 1881 and 1883. The passage also records rainfall on this date in 10 years spanning 101 years, highlighting limited recent wet days.
A column featuring Newton Newkirk’s playful advice prompts and a humorous Bride Lulu exchange about making ox tail soup. The letters parody readers requests with mock recipes and tongue in cheek responses.
A historical poem fragment titled Songs of Sunshine by Cervrich the Penztown Bard, published in 1917 from Southern Great Syndicata. It reflects on roads as fairy paths, autumn signs, and themes of love and hope through imagery of winding and straightways and fairy folk.
A fragmented entry lists sums and names including Charles Davis Jr of Ocean Street and Washburn Co in Brockton. It notes a total amount of 23 586 09 and an individual 25.00 payment, with reference to a Provincetown fund.
Dr William H Devine reports 8 percent of Boston school pupils have normal vision after examining 89179 students with 75162 seeing clearly. Hearing tests show reaches 7831 with normal hearing, while 376 have both defects. Articles note the Fairbanks House 1626 oldest frame house museum with English oak timbers and 1435 bricks.
The Boston Post funded and led a months long relief drive for Provincetown fishermen families after the Aug 10 sea loss. The public appeal ended Tuesday but further benefit events in October are planned, with other donations expected to raise the relief fund further.
Sewing buttons on children's clothes with linen thread over a pin or needle helps align the button. Sip the pin out and walk the button through, then fasten securely so stitches last longer.
The piece portrays Sarajevo as a vivid crossroads of Asia and Europe with a split character old and new. It notes Austro Turkish colonial history and 1908 annexation fueling tensions ahead of the 1914 assassination that sparked a global war.
Marjorie Landon endures four months of unemployment to support her aging mother. A factory reform promises better pay with shorter hours but locks the door on opportunity. Foreman David Wells offers protection and love as Marjorie receives two letters, one announcing work and another announcing a 350,000 inheritance if she marries by her 25th birthday, a wish fulfilled in surprising fashion.
A reader asks about shell weight range and range for 14 inch guns, auto distance Boston to Plymouth, fate of King Philip after King Philip's War, Newfoundland climate vs Boston, earth diameters pole to pole and equator, and length of a nautical mile. Answers provide 1400 pounds, about twelve miles, half a mile per second, fifty miles via specified towns, King Philip’s head displayed, Newfoundland cold but mild summers, pole-to-pole diameter 7899 miles, equator 7926 miles, nautical mile 6080 feet.
The poem expresses how a man away from comrades and comforts aches for familiar things. He recalls childhood scraps with a neighbor, a simple shack in the mountains, and yearning for his cat pup books and lyre while abroad.
A reader letter from a boy seeks advice about two girls and the allure of a new rival. The writer fears confessing truth to the girl he may not marry and weighs a bold straight reply versus secrecy. The column echoes warnings about the “come hither” look and cites a past example of a successful seductress.
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