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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1918
Page
11
A collection of readers argues whether telling children the truth about Santa Claus and the stork harms or helps them. Believers emphasize honoring Christ, avoiding deception, and answering questions as children mature, urging preserving traditions while teaching truth when ready.
Erasmus born Gouda in 1466 or 1467. He became a priest who criticized clergy and rulers while staying within the church. His writings spread widely, aiding reform, and he died in 1536 after a life of learning and cultured wit.
A war poem contrasts red English roses with pale lilies of France. It sanctifies fallen soldiers as poppies grow in wheat while the dead lie away from home. The verse links enduring love with sacrifice and perpetual memory.
The reader asks for the highest airplane altitude record and cites Captain R W Schroeder at 28900 feet. Other questions cover flag fastening to prevent tearing, Edison’s New Jersey origins, and peat's burn qualities with notes on ignition and odor.
Paris dispatch reports daily riots across Germany causing clashes with police and casualties. Ongoing material shortages, especially explosives, have hampered munition plants, with Krupp reportedly dismissing many workers.
A 1918- era piece urges families to celebrate Hallowe'en safely amid a flu outbreak. It advises avoiding door to door apple raids and suggests at home treats and games with mothers supervising hidden apples and simple activities for kids while fathers rest or guard.
The report notes Boston record highs of 74 in 1913 and 70 in 189? for October 28 and record lows of 2 above in 1876 and 1914. It also records rainfall on this date in the past decade with occurrences in 1909 1910 and 1917.
Dolly and I arrive at nine with a moving van, she wears a soft blue velvet tam o shanter crown hat and looks elegant. Sunshine floods the studio through diamond panes and skylight, lighting scarlet geraniums, black wood trim, black wicker furniture, and red and white gingham curtains, promising an attractive new space.
Wartime guide outlines bread pancakes using milk bread crumbs flour eggs cream tartar soda and salt. Macaroni soup blends macaroni cheese milk or cream water and stock simmering until tender then pulped and recombined for a creamy finish.
A reader asks how to handle loving a man five years older with a troubling past. The columnist urges not judging by the past but advises asking family guidance, researching the man’s history if needed, and weighing present honesty and future potential over gossip.
Women of New England collected 77,471,845 for the Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan drive ending last week. The campaign mobilized local communities and women’s groups to support the national war effort.
Despite epidemic challenges and meeting bans, the New England district women’s Liberty Loan committee exceeded last year’s totals by a wide margin. Maine led with 5,407,000 and Massachusetts posted 36,744,100 as states and local chairs report strong regional support. Boston booths boosted funds to 8,172,900 while metropolitan Boston added 6,737,000 and Worcester 4,625,000.
Pittsfield health officials say the ban on public gatherings due to the influenza epidemic may be lifted by week end if conditions keep improving. Few new cases appeared today and since Oct 1 the city reported 25 deaths from influenza and pneumonia.
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