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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1917
Page
10
A fervent plea rejects tyranny and calls for free folk to endure militancy. The speaker names Austin and urges steadfast duty, promising the tented field will be their home and that detainment is unwelcome.
A wartime campaign message calls Americans to unite in the crucial week of the Second Liberty Loan urging citizens to subscribe now. The notice emphasizes urgency, patriotism, and the need to back national defense with financial support.
Aliens in Porto Rico faced a six month old exemption allowing sons of aliens to enter by making declaration. Reports say fewer than 200 nationwide chose not to avail themselves. The text lauds loyalty and urges continued Liberty Loan support with a call to subscribe again.
United States minister to Switzerland Pleasant A. Stovall, back on furlough, offers a hopeful outlook on German views of Wilson's Pope reply. He says the German heart is gradually shifting toward peace as internal forces push Berlin to seek accord with the world amid dire economic straits.
A wartime exhortation urging immediate Liberty Loan participation to counter German aggression. The author calls for decisive action and praises a diplomat’s judgment while warning that enemy forces will rob if not defeated.
The article compares Canada’s parliament model with the United States on conscription. It notes Canada will vote on approving and enforcing the new conscription law amid strong opposition from Quebec, while the U S Congress passed its own conscription measure by large majorities. It urges action with Liberty Loan imagery and wartime urgency.
The Social Demokraten argues that detaining Swedish ships by the United States France and Great Britain is as indefensible as German U boat frightfulness. It questions the moral distinction between commandeering neutral cargo for payment and sinking neutral steamers with non combatant deaths.
Uncle Sam appeals for funds with a four percent rate urging citizens to subscribe to Liberty Bonds. The public notice frames the drive as a patriotic duty and stresses national need.
The escape of a German U boat that was interned in Cadiz is cited as a breach of international law and decency. Spain bears responsibility for preventing escapes, and the incident could implicate Spain if the vessel harbors further Allied shipping damage. The piece urges Americans to support the war effort by buying Liberty Bonds.
New York Liquor Dealers predict whiskey may hit a dollar a drink as manufacture ceases and a new war tax takes effect. They warn treating could vanish and urge drinkers to cut back, while prompting support for Liberty Bonds to back soldiers.
U S embargo pressure prompts a large Dutch trading company to reroute a voyage with coal cargo to serve the United States and Canada rather than its Java trade. The move aims to aid the war effort and avoid aiding the enemy as more than 80 Dutch sea carriers operate at Atlantic ports under a new port assistance plan.
A Boston letter-writer praises the convention for proposing four amendments to the November ballot including absentee voting and educational changes. He strongly supports "fool control" and urges others to vote for it, pledging to campaign and help secure victory. He mocks unsafe driving and calls for safety and conservatism in the state.
A reader signs as Napoleon Gomo and delivers a rambling letter to a collection agency. He complains of a $78.75 Dr X bill for an ankle procedure, threatens legal action for malpractice, and curses the doctor while blaming government homesteads for broader harm. He laments finances, warns the doctor, and references household and local figures in a defiant, stubborn monologue.
Frost ends dahlia season in Greater Boston while chrysanthemums and bulbs signal a New England gardening cycle. Reader notes include green tomato ripening tips, trolley etiquette anecdotes, and plans for a Scottish night with Harry Lauder at Commonwealth Pier. Immigration and labor updates touch on interned Germans leaving Gallups Island and fish distribution improvements at South Boston pier.
Isobel Dane visits her friend Mary and meets Jack, Mary's husband, whose habit of slamming doors and commands irritates the household. Their daughter Maisie challenges him to reform, proving a wakeup call for Jack as he realizes his stubborn routine alienates his family. Isobel observes the tension and hints the father must grow to match his gentle wife.
A Cambridge Massachusetts note questions the meaning of the phrase free air information on a highway sign near Lowell. The writer jokes the garage may have inside data about future air prices related to the war.
Poem reflects on autumn, fishing for thoughts and dreams, praising the finest fish of living streams caught from fall. The piece invokes Beizztown and Southern Peas Syndicats in a lyrical meditation on imagination and seasonal bounty.
Household Hints advise drawing threads evenly before hemming scrim curtains and simple linens. At fabric ends stitch back one and one nail inches to finish straight hems neatly and avoid tying threads.
A maple growing 110 feet up Greensburg Indiana courthouse tower defies odds with a four inch trunk and 15 feet height. The lone survivor of four originally, it began about 40 years ago and endures hostile air and crevices. Other tales include a Trinidad chimney seed and Jamaica life-tree noted for resilience.
Isobel urges Jack to try new things while he frets about aging and dance, and he considers taking lessons quietly. Isobel joins him in a hammock for a peaceful moment, revealing his status as an ordinary, everyday man in a domestic scene.
A 19 year old asks if a steady young man who monopolizes her evenings should lead to engagement. The adviser urges frank talk, suggests possible compromise, and recommends weighing whether to continue the relationship or invite outside companionship if engagement remains distant.
A reflective verse by I Walt Mason, published in 1917, recalling childhood prayers and the loneliness of aging. He contrasts past family closeness with present solitude, and ends with a quiet acceptance of death and a final prayer for protection.
The speaker recalls the warmest ever October 15 in Boston being 86 degrees in 1897 and 77 in 1905, and the coolest 31 degrees in 1876. Rain occurred on this date in 1909 1910 1911 1913 and 1915.
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