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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1919
Page
16
The page notes editorial staff and the need for prepaid subscriptions. It mentions the Post’s large daily morning circulation and urges readers to report delivery issues to the postal address. Also lists office and editor roles and includes the date Wednesday September 17, 1919.
The Italian government led by Premier Nitti plans to quell D Annunzios Irregulars who seized Fiume and declared the district Italian The piece notes the episode as historical fantasy and questions the patriot poet figure in glory.
The Institute of American Meat Packers in Atlantic City reports U S demand for meat as a home staple is waning. A possible fall in local market prices follows, though Europe’s supply recovery and anti-packers agitation helped push prices down.
The author argues Congress should repeal the $8 head tax on Canadians entering the United States. Canada should be exempt as it was before 1916, and current rules slow travelers while taxing any potential entrants, creating unnecessary friction with friendly neighbors.
A correspondent notes Senator Porter J. McCumber, a dissenting Republican on the foreign relations committee, may vote with the chairman after his reservations are beaten. He calls committee amendments selfish immoral and dishonorable and says they isolate the United States and betray allies.
Local chronicler recalls William J. Bryan at a Medford site once famed for rum production, now repurposed as a house of garages and workshops. The scene captures a clash of temperance zeal with a transforming urban landscape.
A reporter quotes Mr. Bryan exclaiming Cicero like line about times and morals. The writer notes the misinterpretation and says Cicero lamented the present while in Medford the demon rum is said to be driven out, implying no lament.
Officials assess liability under Chapter 21 to indemnify property owners damaged during the police riot in Boston. The Andrew Square Clothing Co. reports 2595 in losses from last Tuesday’s demonstration, with a likely larger total from other businesses as investigations continue. The city may pay three quarters of destroyed or injured property value, funded by taxpayers.
The passage questions Senator Norris of Nebraska for accusing Wilson’s war spending as extravagance. It notes such claims arise after victories and cites Norris’s past votes against sea rights, war declaration, and wartime preparations, suggesting possible bias rather than expertise.
The Boston Fire Fighters Union states that firemen have not voted to strike and will not join the general sympathetic strike. Officials emphasize duty to protect the city amid threats from rioters and looters, calling a firehouse walkout unthinkable and harmful to public service.
The piece reflects on the 1787 birth of the U.S. Constitution, noting the founding hardships, amendments, and its lasting vigor. It laments that many citizens treat the document as a closed book, relying on courts and lawyers for understanding while recognizing its role as a beacon of civilization.
The text urges readers to study the charter of life liberty and pursuit of happiness on each birthday. It argues constitutional knowledge arms citizens against extremists and Bolshevists who disrespect the constitution as a mere scrap of paper.
Charles M. Schwab moves from caution to optimism about a forthcoming era of prosperity. He now believes U S recuperative powers have surprised him and predicts a strong recovery in the next few years despite current labor tensions. His stance mirrors a broader market shift as business hopes rise.
The Rev. Dwight M. Beck leaves Cazenovia Seminary to pastor Nahant Independent Church, noted as a Syracuse University graduate and skilled linguist. President Wilson meets Grandma Somers, a 99 year old with 19 presidents in handshake history. Bowdoin gains a Stuart portrait of Mrs Upham, widow of professor Thomas Upham. Emilio de Gogorza and Emma Eames tour the White Mountains, ending in Bath. Corporal John Murphy, veteran musician, crafted a violin on the battlefront using salvaged materials. Mrs. Allison Alesios leads the Chatham Square NYPL branch, teaching multilingual youths and earning broad affection.
The piece highlights new gauntleted gloves with contrasting facings and Chinese inspired gowns. It notes large kimono sleeves on cloaks, monkey fur trimming on taffeta gowns, and colored embroidery replacing lace. The uncorseted silhouette remains popular with black velvet suits trimmed in white fur and rabbit fur accents on tailored coats.
An elderly observer recounts Boston weather history for September 7 including official highs of 91 in 1917 and 86 in 1877 and a coldest 4 in 1887. He notes no rain on this date in 19 years except 1917 and 1918.
A long warning piece urges patience at grade crossings after noting several New England auto accidents. It stresses trains need only five to seven seconds to pass and urges drivers to stop look and listen before crossing. An extract jokes about new Maine sardines in olive oil lime juice and loganberry juice.
A humorous clipping notes a bizarre ad seeking thirty to forty thousand square feet of circumference for a new school house. A jokester responds that his circumference is linear feet and far exceeds any usable amount, suggesting the advertiser seek clarification or better lighting.
A letter from a 19 year old blond woman asks for fatherly advice after finding 40 cents in a telephone booth. Dolly responds that the finder cannot keep the money and should send it to him while mocking the misspelling of Newkirk’s name.
The note explains cherry stain removal by airing clothes during cherry bloom and applies to other fruit stains. It also advises covering an oil stove oven with asbestos or newspapers to conserve heat. The writer Miss Thelma L. Buckfield of Buckfield Maine attaches a glued envelope to her cookbook to store hints.
A historical overview of aviation's rise from early pilots to modern air power. It traces training numbers, the shift in warfare roles, and the reduction of aviation hazards, noting 15 000 to 20 000 American airmen by World War I end and the belief that future command may come from the air. It concludes with caution about tomorrow’s aviation and a prediction of enduring progress.
The Observant Citizen recalls Boston's 288th anniversary of the settlement with flags at City Hall since 1882. The column comments on silver prices, postal service quirks, fashion changes, Major-General Wood’s Bourne land, and jitney bus cooperatives forming Essex County Bus Association.
A memorandum from the chief of staff ends the army blue dress, threatening officers with discard of full dress uniforms, belts, sabre knots, caps, capes, and related gear costing about $1500. Edmund M. Cook recounts the Coliseum wreck in Boston citing misremembered storm events from 1869.
Boston writer Charles Franklin Jones warns against forcing views on the public without majority consensus. He argues real Americanism resists selfish, nonmajority proposals and stresses that ideas must pass the will of the people to avoid danger from both radicals and self serving leaders.
A reader column discusses the origins of No Man's Land from Aldrich's poem Identity and the location of Old Cotton Hill in Boston. It also answers questions about Shandon bells in Cork, Father Prout, spelling variants catalogue and dialogue, already versus all ready, and nickel steel composition. It notes a 60 cent coin dated 1830 may be worth $2 to $2.50 depending on condition.
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