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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1918
Page
6
Daily issue issued September 7, 1918 from Boston Massachusetts outlines its office location at 259 Washington St. and presents publication details. The entry shows print sequence No. 6 in volume 384.
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A 1918 newspaper fragment describes editorial and staff contacts with lines about subscriptions paid in advance and discontinuation on expiration. The page lists Edwin A. Grosier as editor and publisher and notes telephones and office locations.
A Vienna interview quotes General Ludendorff predicting victory over the Russians and Americans, claiming the will to win remains unbroken. Critics respond that his warning shows a poor start against American soldiers and a failing strategy.
Boston and New England citizens mourn the return to France of Colonel Azan. The French soldier aided training at Harvard and spoke to Americans at dinners and public events, embodying France and French resolve. His departure will be felt by friends and the city alike.
War Camp Community Service presents army and navy maneuvers, choruses, games, and exhibits at Harvard Stadium. The event aims to boost patriotism and wartime spirit, drawing crowds to witness stadium as a wartime plant and support the Great Cause.
The President pledges a decisive victory of arms and to devote most military manpower to that aim. The statement reassures readers against fears of German peace by negotiation and asserts Wilson's proven stamina, while noting partisan doubts will persist but do not count.
President Wilson orders a united welfare drive for soldiers and sailors seeking 170 500 000 to be divided pro rata. The move aligns with the Post August 6 editorial praising a single grand effort to streamline war work and avoid hindering other duties. Welfare groups receive broad approval from front lines to home camps.
The speaker asserts women, without distinction of race or religion, have worked shoulder to shoulder and will be equally called upon to contribute. The chief magistrate seeks a united national effort in patriotic work to support the war, stressing its value and necessity.
A year after Camp Devens began its nationwide training mission 100000 soldiers occupied its grounds and moved overseas. The piece praises the camp as a top training site while recalling early criticisms and noting its proven value in producing ready fighters for the Old Flag.
A college professor discusses rising female physical strength due to athletics and war service, predicting women may become man’s superior in muscularity. A man responds arguing against broad shoulders and biceps, fearing changes to traditional female ideals and domestic roles.
Colonel Sommerfeld promotes a pan German policy seeking Luxemburg’s annexation to advance German interests. He argues Luxemburg’s people favor France but insists Germany will evacuate and restore full independence with adequate indemnity.
The article urges President Wilson to cancel or delay his national trip to support the fourth Liberty Bond drive. It argues the President should stay in Washington during these critical times to avoid danger from potential fanatic acts or railroad accidents.
Food Administrator Henry B Endicott announced a proclamation allowing torching of herring for food and bait in Massachusetts waters. The permit applies to waters under state regulation and excludes seining until further notice.
A reader asks if profits at Swift & Co and other packing firms are normal, noting profits about 38 percent higher than total payrolls since the war began. The letter requests publication space to raise the issue to the United States Chamber of Commerce or similar bodies.
A feature highlights farmerettes who planted, hoed, harvested, and cared for 39 cows, detailing their daily labor and dedication. The piece frames these women as steadfast contributors to farm operations and rural life.
In East Boston Murph proposes a scheme to repurpose old second-hand typewriters into corn on the cob eating devices, soliciting Newt for start-up capital and promising equal profits. The exchange ends with Murph noting promoters offer capital but he declines, stressing his limited funds and caution about brain over capital.
The poem speaks of starting anew with dawn imagery the yellow hammer tide and sea horizons. It invokes hope courage and resolve urging man to take heart and follow on as the skylark brings the word from the dawn and mountains glow with a Gideon’s sword against the fray.
The piece describes the first Fourth Liberty Loan relics reaching Boston including a French 75 and trench mortar recaptured by Marines, to tour New England. It also covers Miss Helen Frick's film "Home Fires" showing pre and wartime scenes, local tax reductions in Hopedale, a Yakama chief dispute over Old Stone Mill, daily flag lowering at the Little building naval HQ, Miss Helen Roche's 18 star service flag, and a reunion of Essex county soldiers treated for gas poisoning in a French hospital.
Merrie Crayton visits Judge Graham to ask for curtains for a Red Cross play. She urges the money by charm and a bold bet, persuading the frugal judge to hand over $60. The curtains fund the town hall production and delight the gathered youths.
The Oldest Inhabitant cites Boston's heat and cold records for September 7 with figures from 1881 and 1888 and notes no rainfall in the last decade on this date. Official figures list 102 degrees as the warmest, 43 above as the coldest, and 89 in 1898 as another high.
A verse urging Americans to endure domestic hard times and focus on France during wartime. The poem contrasts privations at home with the war effort abroad, reminding readers to think of France and maintain faith and resolve.
An travel passage describes the abbey of St Mar in du Canigou perched on a mountain spur above Vernet. It notes its ancient 1014 founding, 1784 abandonment, 1902 restoration, and the striking view from its towers overlooking Vernet and the Canigou peak.
The piece traces Silas Clarke Herring born September 7 1803 in Shrewsbury Vermont from grocery clerk to lottery operator and wholesale grocer in New York City. It notes his Safes the Salamander touted as fire and theft resistant and his experiments including a thousand dollar test at the World’s Fair. It contrasts old Square safes with modern round burglar proof designs and records his death in 1881.
A reader asks about Tolstoy’s 1910 essay predicting global war and a US federation, the 1918 American front line advance northwest of Toul, Mohawk Trail naming and cost, auto distance New York to Boston, and San Francisco as having the best harbor.
A wartime editorial argues patriotism means wholehearted support for the nation's war effort. It urges backing by words, actions, and finances, including bonds, taxes, thrift, and conservation, without questioning essential aims or necessities.
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