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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1917
Page
8
A verse-style meditation on courage and duty set by a winter night. The speaker asks whether a son will shrink from danger or claim shared bravery, pondering lineage and sacrifice for those who went before.
Parliament at Ottawa closes an eight month war session passing laws on many issues and extending voting rights to wives mothers sisters and daughters of soldiers abroad. The measure adds to overseas ballots and is expected to add at least a million votes before Christmas elections.
The government counters German charges of neutrality breach by noting Sweden's cipher cables and pointing to prior American exchanges with Berlin routed via London. The State Department adds that no messages were revealed to third parties, defending its neutrality stance.
A statement notes that messages sent to and from Berlin via the department were transmitted without knowledge of their contents. The notice asserts this should be sufficient for all concerned and emphasizes compliance and security.
The article denounces delays in considering public dealings and warns foes may obstruct the final convention vote to keep the initiative and referendum off the ballot. It urges the majority to act now, presenting a workable measure to the people this year.
In a House debate Representative Gillett denounced a Louisiana congressman's push for well paid government posts. He contrasted prominent figures with appointed staff and accused him of partisan double standards while defending nonpartisan expertise.
The British government refuses any safe conduct for Count von Luxburg, the ejected German minister at Buenos Ayres, citing his secret advice to sink neutral ships and murder survivors. The Argentine Senate voted 23 to 1 for a diplomatic break with Germany, signaling a hostile shift against the Kaiser.
The letter hints Von Bernstorff paid up to fifty thousand dollars to a group for influence operations. Berlin is said to know the gang involved and questions arise about the low rates charged for their delicate services. No explicit Congress corruption is claimed, but the identities of these cheap lobbyists are sought.
The centre span of the Quebec bridge over the St. Lawrence is completed after two disasters. Promoters and builders pressed on with faith and persistence, promising a crossing point 180 miles above Montreal and a half day shorter Halifax to the West railway route.
Souvenir of New England readers submit four line rhymes lampooning daily life. Entries include hats, meals, smoking, oil fires, cosmetics, and clumsy mishaps from towns like Sandown Cambridge Lynn Pompanoosuc Brookfield Boston Bangor Hebron and Fitchburg. The column collects quirky quips from readers across the region.
A column reflects on the start of autumn with sun in Libra and equal day night lore, mentions calendars from Boston and London, lists observers of wheatless days and graham bread, notes the Japanese art exhibit, a Grafton mica mine reopening, and Bennington era anecdotes including Morris Feinberg joining the Army and Endicott pear tree traditions.
A lyrical description of morning as a vivid awakening full of light silver dew singing by a stream. It portrays morning as clear and joyful with trees, breeze, shade and shine, and poems of celebration that banish sighs and grief.
Birthday notes mark the fourth Earl of Chesterfield born September 22, 1694. He governed Ireland as lord lieutenant, clashed with Samuel Johnson, and was famed for manners and letters to his son. Johnson praised the dictionary amid a famous rift over dedication and publication.
Anne Wood and Grace knit sweaters for soldiers and hide a note and a lucky piece in one garment. A later France letter from Max Norton thanks Anne for the gift and a hospital bird cage, and Dr Norton ends up befriending Anne as he sails back to support the battlefront.
The island of Staffa in Scotland, 71 acres, famed for sea caves and columnar rocks resembling the Giant's Causeway. Fingal's Cave measures about 200 feet long, 66 feet high, and 42 feet wide with red brown tones and green sea life. Visitors mostly spend a short time, while other caves like Scallop Cave Boat Cave and Cormorant's Cave attract interest. Tomorrow's Picture hint remains.
A 19 year old writes about a fiancé of 22 growing distant and taking another girl canoeing at night. The columnist counsels against jealousy and urges trusting his faithfulness unless clear evidence appears, noting men may be gallant yet not untrue.
An elderly observer cites official Boston figures for Sept 22 highs: 86 in 1872 80 in 1894 94 in 1895 81 in 1905 and a low of 5 below zero in 1904. Rain occurred on this date in 1900 1906 1907 1909 1911 and 1913 over the past two decades.
A verse about a worker James hired to paint a fence who refuses to follow the speaker style. The narrator insists on his way, while James cites art and color theory. The clash ends with no painting done and James left poorer, stuck with debating and hard labor.
A letter from a sister critiques Frankie a spoiled 18 year old who chews through prep school and family funds. She urges stern motherly discipline and even envy of a navy enlistment to shape him into a man. The writer imagines drastic clan measures and a forced self sufficiency to curb his antics and restore order.
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