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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
12
The article contrasts England's conscription push with Britain social unrest. It reports how London terminals halt crowds at trains to select those under or over age for examination, roping off a corral while officials enforce service. It recalls Civil War draft riots as a past but notes this effort appears harsher.
President Wilson, enjoying a brief rest at Tarn Branch, is summoned to Connecticut by the illness of his only sister. He had hoped for a few days peace at Long Branch but must return to duty, a moment many will sympathize with amid political mudslinging.
The text discusses potential criminal and regulatory actions if bakers’ associations collude to raise bread prices. It suggests the FTC could investigate and refer matters to the U S legal system. It frames bread as a public utility and notes possible constitutional regulation.
Officials assert they welcome investigation and express willingness to cooperate. They suggest assistance would be appreciated and imply investigators may obtain desired access or information.
The piece argues Charles Hughes should publicly back arbitration in the street railway strike in New York. It says his past silence during President Wilson's railroad negotiations contrasts with a chance to align words with deeds by urging traction moguls and labor to arbitrate now.
The piece weighs conflicting Allied and Berlin claims on meat access in Europe. It notes high prices and rationing abroad while saying local consumption remains adequate, and asserts that meat shortages are a problem for belligerent nations rather than civilians here, with aid offered to the destitute abroad.
The piece notes a sharp partisan accusation that President Wilson bears blame for Japan China tensions due to not guaranteeing loans from American bankers to China. It questions whether Hughes backs Willcox's claim and what he would do in Wilsons place regarding Wall Street backed loans.
Washington reports negotiations underway for appointing a Serbian minister to the United States. Serbia has not had a legation in Washington, presently represented by a consul-general in New York while the U.S. minister to Bulgaria and Romania is accredited to Serbia.
The report notes the hottest Sept 14 in Boston at 2 above zero with wine and next warmest 91. It cites a cool 40 and a 10 year low 41, plus rainfall data for Boston over the past decade with 1506 events.
A column discusses happiness as inner peace not pursuit by wealth or status. It compares seeking joy to the old woman finding spectacles on her nose and urges charitable work and kindness as true sources of contentment. A critique of church salary disputes follows, praising clergy amid financial struggles and urging fair support.
Plastophaga wasps from the Tiline of Capri are now in California. Distributed by the horticultural commissioner, they help Smyrna fig crops on the Pacific slope by pollinating trees as they fly between them. The piece notes the humor of the pun and the practical benefit to figs.
The column compares New York and Boston food prices with items such as sirloin steak and emeres quoted, notes a Boston hunter of prices. It mentions Melvin M. Johnson honored with a bust and watch, Judge Riley’s Plattsburg training, a postal mystery, Cyrus Dallin statue discussion in Kansas City, a large flock of swallows in Franklin Park, migrating geese south, and elderly locals Cornelius Anderson and Samuel Cox with health and civic details.
The poem images a daybreak rising after hardship. It speaks of opal smiles, scarlet skies, and singing youth. It promises a bright future, love, and life as night fades and morning light sparkles on grass. The speaker waits, trusts, and looks toward a glorious ascent beyond sorrow.
Don Quixote guards a barrel like a castle, corners himself in a barn rope trap, and endures pain as inn guests and servants mock and intervene. He later clashes briefly as Sancho Panza and a barber collide, until the crowd learns the basin is Mambrino’s helmet.
A family catechizes thrift as John tries to trim grocery costs in Maine style. Poor planning, spoiled meat, and rising prices trigger a kitchen crisis, ending with a humbled man and a hopeful return to mother’s cooking.
A 1916 verse by Walt Mason contrasts a chronic drunk with genius and promise. It sketches a figure who drinks, practices varied trades, and drinks again, then rises briefly before a fall. The piece ends with a moral about reputation and squandered talent.
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