Prohibition Edict Suppresses Alcohol Sale in Romania
The Ro mania prohibition decree issued at Bucharest restricts liquor sales, aligning with European wartime measures. France Russia and Britain have tightened traffic rules. no total ban exists but enforcement is strict. The outcome will be judged after the war as a reform experiment with potential lessons for peaceful communities.
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Romania
Bucharest
Europe
France
Russia
Great Britain
Johnson's California Primary Win Signals Progressive Surge
The California Republican primary victory of Hiram Johnson over Willis H. Booth signals a broader Progressive shift. Johnson, a key Progressive leader, defied old guard limits that kept Hughes from meeting him, widening the breach and showing Progressives’ growing influence beyond California.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Willis H. Booth
Hughes
Hiram
Excellent Institution at Thompson's Island Farm and Trades School
The annual report shows a healthy condition at Thompson's Island Farm and Trades School. It notes moderate means transformed into usable trades and agricultural knowledge, with private status and strong work compared to larger public institutions. Endowment is modest, but donations sustain operations and are expected again this year.
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Thompson's Island
Training Warrants Generous Citizen Expectation
The phrase suggests an article discussing duty and civic responsibility urging citizens to meet high expectations in support of training programs or public duties. It underscores communal obligation and adherence to standards.
Why Not Gaffney Seeks Hughes Stamp Support
The piece questions T. St. John Gaffneys bid to back Hughes, noting his removal as Munich consul for pro German actions. It argues foreign and German American support would aid the Kaiser in Berlin and warns that defeating Wilson would threaten republican institutions.
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T. St. John Gaffney
Munich
Hughes
Mr. Hughes
Chicago
President Wilson
Gaffney
Wilson
Kaiserbund
Berlin
United States
Harvest Moon Portents and Timing in Autumn Nights
The slender Harvest Moon appears in the early evening sky signaling a month of portent and poetry. It rises fuller as the year’s cadence shifts, its apparent retardation easing past delinquencies while the autumnal equinox nears in about two weeks.
Abdication Crisis Shifts Greek Policy Between Entente and Germany
The article notes Greek sentiment favors the Entente amid Constantine I's abdication. Crown Prince Georgios will reign with broad popular support and ally with Venizelos, while Constantine's German leanings create a divide. Constantine's short, undistinguished reign began after his 1913 succession following his father's assassination.
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Constantine I
Europe
Greece
Constantine
Georgios
Venizelos
Bay State fare ruling by Public Service Commission
The Public Service Commission refused six-cent fares in dense Bay State street railway districts while granting them in rural areas. The editorial argues the decision reflects equity, notes top-heavy management and deteriorating property, and suggests suspending common stock dividends to rehabilitate the system. It predicts shareholders may benefit from eventual added income even with the new country district fares.
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Public Service Commission
Bay State Street Railway
ASHS RIGHT TO ISSUE STOCK ON ROAD
E Moody Boynton president of the Boynton Railway Company sought permission from the Public Service Commission to issue stock based on his single rail patents. The hearing had no opposition and adjourned to a later date.
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E. Moody Boynton
Bicycle Railway
Public Service Commission
Boynton Railway Company
Hfe Tells On You Sayed By Bosten
Peter Turchon writes that Hfe has exposed the reader by telling on them and contrasts this with the reader's failure to reveal life’s truths when it mattered. The note accuses the reader of vanity and self deception.
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Hfe
Bosten
Peter Turchon
Dear Newt Responds to Slam Critics with Spelling Debate
The Rumford Falls Times letter column is cited as readers debate the two A. M. slams. A plumber mocks the column and a reply defends the Post spelling of Shakspere and explains silent vowels with a sharp, sardonic tone.
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Newt
A. M
Rumford Falls
Melrose Hids
Mass
Boston Post
Stickler
N. N
No Way to Talk to a Fliver
A Northfield Vermont reader writes about naming a new automobile a genus Fliver. The letter questions proper form when addressing a new car and humorously recalls a farmer who lost control on a steep hill and shouted at the vehicle during a skid.
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Mr. Newkirk
Newt
Newtle
Northfield, Vt
Clint
Don Quixote Reimagined as Chivalry Fades in Modern Spain
A reflective piece notes Don Quixote as a vibrant tale accessible to all ages. It traces the knight’s age, idealism, and comic misadventures from his armor craft to renaming his beloved Dulcinea and setting forth to battle imagined giants.
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Spain
Don Quixote
Cervantes
Rozinante
The
Mancha
Christendom
Dameel
Aldonsa Lorenzo
Dulcinea
Toboso
Quixote
Observant Citizen notes from past week
The column records Boston constable Joseph H. Knox at 74, a Ha verhill Easter lily bloom, 2,000,000 strawberry boxes and $100,000 value, Swampscott dressings group aiding wounded soldiers, and the Selwyn Eddy coal steamer voyage. Also mentions a Sandwich accident, Hermes flax shipment to Webster, and Northwood Center thunderstorm plus Dorchester bear capture and Gloucester dogfish salad served to 1898 regiment members.
Advice to a 20 year old on choosing a suitor
Mildred Champagne counsels a young woman torn among three admirers to delay settling down. She urges focusing on one favored suitor only when a clear preference emerges, otherwise remaining friendly with all until a stronger connection forms. She warns against scattering affection and notes a one man future is fairer for all involved.
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Miss Champagne
Post Letter Box Questions on War Facts and City Names
Readers ask about factors USA influenced in European war and list inventions. They also seek correct pronunciations for Ypres Verdun and Peronne and compare London and Dublin origins with a note on Eblana.
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Sir
London
Dublin
Household Hints for Baking Times and Tips
The notice lists cooking times for bread cakes pastries and puddings including loaf bread Graham gems rolls biscuits and cookies with various durations. It names Mrs S A Marrs of 1 Garland Avenue Manchester New Hampshire as the contact.
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S. A. Marrs
Garland Avenue
Manchester
N. H
A Woman’s Choice Between Professor Geoffrey and Herbert Quinton
Marion Hill finishes college with honors and rejects Herbert Quinton for Professor Geoffrey. The older scholar, offering friendship and guidance, reveals his affection and she responds by seeking him again after Quinton departs. Marion’s return home exposes a shift from social ambition to intellectual attachment.
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Marion
Professor
Geoffrey
Marion Hill
Herbert Quinton
Quinton
Mr. Quinton
Brownie Photo Prices From Economy Developing
If no local photographer, Brownie No 2 photos 2 cents each Brownie No 2A photos 3 cents each Mail orders to Economy Developing and Printing Co Box 1557 Boston Dept P. Will develop a roll and print one free sample.
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Economy Developing and Printing CO
Boston
Dept. P
Boston Temperature Milestones On This September Day
The oldest inhabitant notes the hottest second in September at Boston was 91 degrees in 1878 and records list 9 as the high for 10 years past in 1914. The low for this date was 49 in 1896 and the coolest in the past decade was 50 in 1908. Rain fell on this date in 1907 and 1912.
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Boston
Birthday Flowers Inquiry at 124 Tremont Street
Customer asks if her birthday or another anniversary requires flowers and notes the contact at 124 Tremont Street with phone Osford 6200 P.
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Tremont St
Osford
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Independent Democratic Paper
New England
Post Pubiichine Co
Washington Street
Mons
Canada
Sunday Post
Roaton
Masa
Eender
Alamas
Post Publishing CO
Faltorial
Bonday
Edwin A. Grozier
Poston Post
Daily Post
King OF
BAY State
Newton Newkirk
Fatima
Joseph H. Knox
Joe
Mr. Knox
William Witherell
Main Street
Haverhill
Cape
Almouth
Galloupes Point
Swampscott
Samuel Mixter
Massachusetts
Fort Bliss
Texas
Selwyn Eddy
Baltimore
Great Lakes
Canadian Canal
Montreal
Sandwich
Clarence Dutton
Ste
Hermes
New York
Webster
Northwood Centre
Derry
Beaver Lake
Franklin Park Zoo
Charles O'Donnell
Frank Curran
Milton Avenue
Dorchester
Fast Pittston
Bruin
Eighth Massachusetts Regiment Association
Tam
Gloucester
Sam
Mildred Champagne
D. Co. B
Ypres
Verdun
Peronne
B.C
Louise M. Addleson
First Ave
Berlin, N. H
Walt Mason
Adams Newspaper Service
Joan
Cobb, Bates & Yerxa CO
Faneuil Mall
Causeway Bt
Friend St
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