Boston Post October 25 1917 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for domestic, Canada, and foreign readers. Rates include one year 3.50 for Canada and 16 cents per copy for foreign. Boston district adds one cent postage. Payment payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
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Mass
Canada
Sunday Post
Post- Boston
Maia
Post Publishing
Poem Excerpt From William Watson
A compact verse fragment speaks of steadfast resolve and duty to loved ones and homeland. The speaker vows to act swiftly and bravely in defense of family faith and nation, invoking thunderous resolve against threat.
Another Chancellor Resigns In German Crisis
The resignation of German chancellor Michaelis is seen as a minor global event but may influence German politics. He failed to unite parties or satisfy the Reichstag peace faction and the Junkers. A real test lies in who inherits the post rather than a temporary appointment.
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Michaelis
Germany
Reichstag
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Junkers
Liberty Loan Push to Prevent German Victory
A wartime appeal urges immediate oversubscription of the Liberty Loan to prevent Germany from winning and grave economic loss. It warns indemnity would drain savings and mortgage future earnings for two generations.
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Germany
Sweden Rebukes Germany Over North Sea Sinkings
Sweden denounces Germany for sinking Swedish steamers in convoy in the North Sea last Wednesday. Stockholm papers friendly to Germany condemn the act as brutal piracy and vow it will breed unfriendly feelings.
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Sweden
Germany
North Sea
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
Social Demokraten
Dagens Nyheter
Liberty Loan Campaign Nears Climax With Strong Push
Public appeals surge as war bonds drive fund drive nationwide. Community groups, veterans, and civic leaders boost turnout for the final push to meet targets and outpace German ambitions behind Allied unity and patriotic fundraising.
Our Flag in Europe and the Liberty Bond Drive
A patriotic appeal urges Americans to fund the Liberty Loan to back the nation’s war effort in Europe. The flag stands for justice and civilization, as millions shoulder the burden. citizens are urged to oversubscribe beyond the maximum, showing devotion to freedom and humanity. Uncle Sam guarantees the bond’s note.
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Europe
Ines
France
Belgium
Germany questioned over treatment of American prisoners
A Connecticut man who escaped a Kiel internment camp reports American prisoners rely on Red Cross and Y M C A aid while receiving meager rations. He describes a daily breakfast of black bread and cold coffee and a dinner of water and turnips in soup. The piece condemns the abuse of prisoners as a grave wartime crime.
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Kiel
Connecticut
Red Cross
Germany
Secretary Baker Opposes Creating Field Marshal Rank
The piece argues Secretary Baker should not propose a field marshal rank for General Pershing. It asserts the general rank is the peak in American military history and sees no reason to change. It notes that if field armies expand, lieutenant generals could be appointed under current law.
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Pershing
Washington
Grant
Sherman
Sheridan
Enlist Your Dollars for Liberty Bonds Drive
A call to support the war effort urges citizens to invest in Liberty Bonds. The message highlights the opportunity to enlist funding now with soldiers to follow, stressing ongoing availability and national duty.
Weather Helps Wheat Crop Despite Liberty Loan Slump
Crop experts say rain and snow in the Middle West benefit the winter wheat crop already in the ground. An estimate pins the moisture at worth at least 200 million dollars to future wheat, while weather seemingly did not dampen Liberty Loan efforts.
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Liberty Loan
Great
Middle West
Birth-marks and birthmark lore in old humor column
A vintage humor piece explores missing birth-marks with Hazel letters and a column response from Newton. It ponders identity, small-town life, and light political wartime sentiments, plus a quip about Liberty Bonds and the universal language of music.
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Mr. Newkirk
Newton
Boston
Hazel
Observant Citizen notes on trials and local life
The column surveys legal costs in a boy's automobile injury suit, Shaker colony changes in Connecticut farms, and a Boston area rally roll of honor. It recalls old expressions, a divorce court tale, and a peanut vendor patriotism in wartime context, ending with two messenger boys dramatizing trenches on Washington Street.
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Rkft
Washington Street
Bromfield Street
No Man's Land
Liberty Bond Urging Grandchildren to Remember
A nostalgic pitch urges adults to explain the Liberty Bond program to grandchildren, framing the big war era savings drive as a shared historical duty. It appeals to familial memory and civic responsibility, prompting readers to discuss bonds with the younger generation.
The Queerest River Tales From a Century Ago
A Vermont pond ran away when a mill owner attempted to divert its water, emptying in half an hour and driving a flood northward. The piece contrasts this with famous river shifts by the Ganges and the Hwang Ho, noting the deadly 1887 Hwang Ho floods that killed about a million people.
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Connecticut
Glover
St. Lawrence
Mississippi
Ganges
India
Hwang-ho
China
Lower
Bengal
The Nobler Choice
Nan debates marriage to Tom amid wartime risk with Jean, who recalls a lost love and urges Nan to seize happiness. Jean speaks of a single tragedy the war creates the unfulfilled lives of young men and unmated women. Nan resolves to speak with Tom.
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Nan
Jean
Tom
Little Griefs Uncle Walt Mason Poem Echoes War Strain
A 1917 verse by Walt Mason portrays a modern fighting gent bearing woes of war and labor. The speaker lampoons stress, fire losses, wartime scares, and everyday toil with stoic bravado and comic hijinks.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Cheese Omelette and Other New England Recipes
A Sunday Post feature presents home kitchen recipes including a cheese omelette with milk butter flour cheese egg yolks and stiff egg whites baked to serve. Also included are an Eagle Cake with spices sour milk and fruit, a cheese French toast variation, and a lemon custard using egg yolks whites water sugar lemon rind and juice baked to a light brown finish.
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W. F. Greenidge
Hartford Street
Newton Highlands
Liberty Bond Appeal Promotes Patriotism and Conscience
The campaign urges readers to buy Liberty Bonds as a clear sign of patriotic conscience. It frames bond purchases as a civic duty supporting national effort and morale amid wartime.
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U. S
Proper Time for a Diamond Ring in Courtship
A reader asks whether to present a diamond ring before or after courting. The adviser says rings gain meaning when given willingly and suggests waiting until after you have kept company, ensuring the occasion and ability to support it justify the gift.
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Miss Champagne
Post Letter Box Questions on Potsdam Downing Street and Rail Gauge
A reader asks about Potsdam as the Kaiser's residence and Downing Street as the British treasury and chancellery address. The exchange explains dynamite versus nitro glycerine and notes standard railroad track gauge at 4 feet 8 1/2 inches.
Night Reflections Amidst Dark Breaks
Fragmentary notice recounts a speaker recalling fear of darkness and past mistakes while hinting at a political context with the letters RNC appearing at end. No clear event or individuals are identifiable from the readable text.
Narrow gauge railways and word ai pronunciation notes
The text discusses rail gauge differences worldwide from 6 feet in Russia to 3 and 7 feet in various lines and Ireland. It questions if Kaiser is the only English word with ai pronounced as i, citing examples like aisle and AI in names. It mentions Eratosthenes measuring Earth’s circumference about 29,000 miles and Aristotle’s ~46,000 miles estimates.
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England
Russia
Great Western Railroad
Ireland
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Kaiser
Christopher Columbus
G. B
Eratosthenes
Aristotle
Fashion Notes Describe Sleeves and Trims for Autumn Attire
Short and long sleeves appear in simple lines while slim waists use shoestring belts. Day gowns feature floating satin lined panels and high fur collars on straight frocks. Velvet in caracal and chestnut tones coats an event wrap. Keep it in till victory and buy liberty bonds as Uncle Sam plants his flag in Europe.
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Europe
Sam
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