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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1917
Page
8
A bold patriotic verse salutes the flag as liberty and courage, urging followership to battle against an alien shore. The lines celebrate the flag's symbols of liberty purity and valor, ending with a pledge to follow to death.
The French hospital attack by German airmen draws harsher reaction here as Harvard and St. Louis contingents were housed there and Americans were killed and wounded. The commentary denounces such deliberate strikes on wounded and medical personnel as a despicable war tactic.
A trove of letters and telegrams between Wilhelm and Nicholas, obtained by a New York Herald envoy in Russia, portrays the Kaiser as treacherous and duplicitous in dealings with Denmark Belgium France Britain and Russia. The documents cast new light on German aims and the broader war machinations.
The Kaiser’s stance appears favorable yet wary, inviting corroborative evidence. Observers note cautious enthusiasm, citing the value of independent validation before commitments or public endorsement.
The piece argues that savers should not withdraw deposits to buy government bonds even if rates rise above 4 percent. Bank deposits fund mortgages and investments, and new bond subscriptions should come from new savings rather than shifting existing accounts. Bank service and safety make leaving money in banks prudent, while patriotism favors subscribing with new savings.
The American Alliance for Labor and Democracy completes a three day session in Chicago. Delegates from labor unions and Socialist groups endorse wartime aims and denounce pro German peace advocates as unfaithful to democracy. The group asserts national purposes align with international democracy and urges solidarity against anti American propaganda.
A Sunday evening benefit at the Colonial Theatre will aid the Provincetown Fund to support families of lost fishermen. Boston stage performers will volunteer, drawn by the cause and the chance to provide entertaining performances, expecting a full theatre in return.
The federal House approved the war credits bill with no dissent, authorizing 11.54 billion dollars in bonds and certificates. The passage signals strong patriotic support and ends attempts to add partisan committee amendments to hinder the President's constitutional actions.
Governor McCall asked the state to fly Japanese flags on state, county, and municipal buildings during the upcoming visit to the state by Ambassador Sercees and his mission. The proclamation urges prominent public display across government buildings.
A poem about Newkirk's sailor stint with bugs rain hunger and endurance. He rows a sea-going hack boat to sea for two weeks and only catches a bad cold. He returns to work telling endlessly of his swell time and stubborn grit. A concluding aphorism about contentment follows.
A quirky reader column features a young lady typewriter suggesting Liquid Hose a brush on dyeing or disguising hosiery holes. The note also markets wall paper jokes and discusses a risqué moving picture print. The piece closes with a harsh verse urging hard work.
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Boston and surrounding towns feature Major Flynn back at duty as assistant to the depot quartermaster and horse buyer. A 20 pound blue dog shark is hauled into South Boston by Captain Petersen. Harvard marks Gore Hall tablet to honor Widener Library and 1877 stacks. Bears roam Malden, lobster season shifts in New Brunswick, Salem shore boulevard surveying begins, Lynn oldest voter nears 98.
Lieutenant Adams tracks down Margaret Stone at her family farm amid war time strains. She reveals she kept his ring and will join a Red Cross unit to France, while father keeps him comforted with his old whistle and hymn.
A humorous exchange in which a professor explains rainfall to his son. The dialogue satirically overcomplicates a simple meteorological idea, noting condensation and atmospheric layers as the cause while ending with the narrator asking where the boy went.
A Kentucky woman fired at her husband and killed a Jersey cow valued at $100. The editorial note warns a gun is dangerous in the hands of a woman who cannot shoot straight, lamenting the cow's loss as milk prices rise. The piece quips that aiming at the cow might have saved the animal.
The record notes Boston temperatures for Sept 8 with highs of 95 in 1872 and 90 in 1884, and a low of 48 in 1903. It also cites rain on Sept 8 in the years 1901 1907 and 1913 within the past two decades.
The piece describes Japanese furniture as minimal and flexible, with rooms formed by sliding paper panels and floors serving as seating. It notes hard wooden pillows and storage driven usage, chairs being uncommon, and rooms expanding at night by moving partitions. It ends with a teaser about a tomorrow’s picture titled The Queerest Peacock.
A young man asks if he should quit a relationship with a girl two years his senior due to her parents' strict rules and his many other female friends. The response urges patience, suggests the couple may wait a year to prove maturity, and advises not to forget her.
Miss Elsie Deering Hight, Simmons College 1915 alumna and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Hight of Sharon, marries Alexandre Tarasoff of Petrograd. Tarasoff, linked to the Russian government’s American ammunition interests, met the bride while both were at Montclair Academy, New Jersey.
A reflective poem by Watt Mason contrasts rugged mountain climbers with the speaker who prefers observing peaks from afar. He notes the weariness of climbers and the foolishness of overzealous hiking gear, praising a calmer pleasure ground where one can feel safe and sane.
A reader recounts guiding a young woman who adored a famed violinist turned motion picture star. The plan revealed the artist’s wife and family, ending the fan’s romantic notion and sparking a favorable doubt about celebrity worship.
A lyrical fragment portrays a girl described as a daughter of a race and a rose of June with gold strands and sapphire seas. It laments men’s focus on strife over childhood, stressing how precious a simple childhood remains to all.
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