Subscription Rates for Daily and Sunday Editions
The notice lists subscription prices for Daily, Sunday, and combined Daily and Sunday services for U S and Canada, including foreign and Canada per-copy rates. It notes postage in the Boston Postal District, cautions against sending cash, and instructs payments be made to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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U. S
Canada
Boston
Mays
Post Publishing CQ
Financial Editors
Edwin A. Grozier
Post
Associated PR
United States
The Flag and Duty in Colton’s Youth Ode
A brief verse-style reflection by Joseph K. Colton praising youth’s pledge to uphold Truth and defend the flag. It declares love for the flag and its symbols, and calls for loyal duty to keep freedom’s crest safe as the nation’s pride.
Liberty Loan Bonds Promote Peace and Prosperity Insurance
A promotional note urges readers to secure Liberty Loan bonds as peace and prosperity insurance and to take out a policy now.
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Liberty Loan
Boston Schoolhouses Get Coal Heating Assurance
Officials announce that Boston schoolhouses will be heated properly with coal to maintain healthful temperatures. The resolution ends a dispute over heating, ensuring sessions stay in session. The notice also urges public support for the Second Liberty Loan and urges immediate bond purchases.
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Boston
War Time Health Wins Over Past Scandals In Navy Record
The Surgeon General notes fewer than 10 typhoid cases in the navy since the war began, a contrast to 1898 during the Spanish American War. He cites improved orders and fewer scandals such as embalmed beef or grafting contracts, illustrating a broader shift in wartime governance.
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Braisted
War finance stance contrasts nations in 1898 speech
In a dated reflection, the speaker notes that a more efficient policy than the Republican predecessor of 1898 undermines an ancient slur. He condemns procrastination in lending funds for war as aiding the German Emperor.
Patriotism and Liberty Loans Urge German Rivalry
A narrator challenges American citizens to prove greater loyalty than Germans by buying Liberty Loan bonds. He contrasts German per capita contributions to U S. loans with average American contributions and promises 4 percent interest, urging immediate purchase to fund the war effort.
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Ile
United States
Senators Urge Standing for I R Convention to Finish Work
Critics warn that adjournment by conservative members could kill the initiative and referendum process by delaying funding and dissolving the convention. They urge lawmakers to stay through January and complete amendments, stressing common sense and duty to the public amid wartime sacrifice.
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Committee On Rules
Boston Mayor Loosens Work for Bootblacking Girls
City leaders are urged to back Curley’s proposed ordinance to stop bootblacking by young girls in Boston. The piece argues women should not perform bootblacking and that current conditions justify prohibition. It asserts the mayor and council have authority to regulate or end the practice promptly.
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Curley
Boston
Limerick Contest Prompts Town Natives to Nudge Ink
All Sorts of Newton Newkirk and Needham are invoked as examples in a call for a friendly limerick contest. The piece urges readers to craft a five line verse about a New England town, with rhythm strong enough for the All Sorts Official Board of Senselesship, and to submit verses free of personal or objectionable content.
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Archie
New England
Emma All Weds Claude Love in Michigan Township
Miss Emma All of Custer township married Claude Love of Amber in Ludington Michigan on October 11. Both locals belong to well known county families. The clipping from Grand Rapids notes the union and wishes lasting affection.
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Ludington
Mich
Emma
Custer Township
Claude Love
Amber
Grand Rapids
Muskegon, Mich
Claude
Observant Citizen reports on burbot, sabotage crops, and local notes
The column discusses burbot as a government recommended food, local elderly travelers, a Massachusetts mining revival in Stockbridge, a golden wedding in Dorchester, and letters about sabotage and nutrition. It mentions Corporal John Baker of Danby and various community anecdotes from Salem to Jamaica Plain.
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Stockbridge
Albert A. Chittenden
Dorchester
Clapp
John I. Baker
Danby
Eeep SE
Newt
U. S
Zeke
Cambridge
Flo
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United States
Those Who Forget Themselves For Others Remembered
A reflective line notes that those who set aside self in service to others leave a lasting memory. It underscores altruism and the esteem it earns from peers and communities. The quote emphasizes moral virtue over personal gain.
Auto fines totaling 125 dollars levied in Chelsea Court
Two men and a woman paid fines aggregating 125 dollars in the Chelsea Police Court yesterday for violating automobile regulations. Each offered excuses to Judge Rosson, but the judge upheld the penalties.
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Chelsea
Rosson
Blue
Beetles of the Malay Archipelago and Their Queer Ways
A safari through unusual beetles reveals diverse oddities from glow emitting fireflies to ants keeping beetles like cows. The Wuchirus longimanus with eight inch legs stands out, while the ant’s cow beetle, Pselophidae, is domesticated by ants for sustenance and transport.
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Malay Archipelago
Fabre
Five Mile Woods Mystery Ends With Courageous Rescue
Betty Wayne and Steve Trent confront fear and a masked robber along the Wynn Seabrook woods road. A sudden night attack is foiled when Steve and a night-club of locals intervene, ending the sheriff’s hunt and mending a broken romance as Betty begs Steve to take her home.
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Wynn
Seabrook
Five Mile Woods
Steve Trent
Betty Wayne
Betty
Steve
Fach
Wayne
Hetty
Bert
Bett
Yereman
Day of Peace Ode by Walt Mason
A 1917 verse by Walt Mason imagines war ending soon and peace returning. The speaker envisions kings laying down weapons and captains turning to farming, with field marshals swapping batons for harvest work and a bloodless return to living.
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Walt Mason
Birthday Bio-Briefs to Parents and Teachers
A daily feature urges parents and teachers to involve children in reading the instructive birthday bios. It highlights the educational value and engagement, encouraging timely participation.
John Wilkes Birthday and political turmoil in 18th century London
On October 17 1727 John Wilkes born in London the free representation advocate rose from distiller’s son to controversial publisher of the North Briton. His clashes with George III led to imprisonment fines and multiple Middlesex elections before becoming lord mayor of London. He died at age 70.
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John Wilkes
Ann
Pute
The
Wilkes
George III
London
Middlesex
Liberty
Canadian ensign and early Boston voyage queries
A reader asks about a British style magazine image with a Canadian ensign and coat of arms. Another asks if Miles Standish was the first Singlishman to sail into Boston Harbor, with Captain John Smith arriving earlier in 1614.
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Nic
Dominion
Miles Standish
Boston Harbor
John Smith
Standish
Charles River
Debates on Kings in France and world affairs
Readers ask about English ruler holds in France and Austria Hungary ties. The Emperor also rules Hungary, with joint and separate governance. Other questions compare Krupp and American guns, old burying grounds, and trading terms copra and beche de mer.
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Austria
Hungary
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