Boston Post subscription rates and contact details 1918
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription rates for domestic and foreign readers with yearly and short term options. It notes postage rules, advance payment requirements, and directs readers to contact Edwin A. Grozier, editor and publisher, for subscription issues.
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If Germany can only hold her own
The remark reflects dwindling confidence as the nation faces mounting pressure. Analysts warn the balance of power could shift if resilience falters, signaling a turning point in strategic posture and public morale.
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Now All Together for the Fourth Liberty Loan Drive
Secretary McAdoo unveils a six billion dollar Fourth Liberty Loan to fund WWI efforts. The period urges all 120 million citizens to invest, including previous bond buyers who may tighten belts to back the cause and frustrate Kaiser aims with united savings. Citizens are urged to send money to enable munitions and enlistment, signaling a nationwide pledge to victory.
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Closing the Schools to Halt Spanish Flu Spread
Boston schools will close for the rest of the week to reduce exposure during the Spanish influenza outbreak. The move aims to ease public unease without blaming schools, urging calm and adherence to health authorities, with bed rest and medical help if a cold appears.
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Long Holds Democratic Governor Nomination As Gaston Presses
The latest returns suggest Richard H. Long leads narrowly for the Democratic nomination for governor with Colonel Gaston still in contention pending final tallies. Long dominates the western state. Gaston earns second with a clean campaign noted. In Congress, Gallivan defeats ex Mayor Currey in a sound showing, while Fitzgerald and Horgan win narrow pluralities in the other districts prompting possible recounts.
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A Fine Decision on Massachusetts Wage Act
The Massachusetts Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the minimum wage commission law. Laundries failed to shield wage disclosures, but the ruling affirms public oversight of labor conditions. Paternalism is dismissed as reactionary, with the decision reinforcing the people’s supervisory power.
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Change in tone as Rosner reports Kaiser's visit
Karl Rosner writes from the Lokal Anzeiger on the Kaiser’s Lorraine front trip noting a shift from talk of early victory to a calm, steadfast resistance. He contrasts past phrases like “Kaiser victory” and “peace by the good German sword” with a now cautious outlook on military prospects.
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Opportunity by the Tail Morale Lesson in Coshocton Incident
A farmer Ezra on a spring wagon carrying butter and eggs halted on a railway track as an express train approached. He grabbed the mule by the tail to avoid disaster, the mule pulling clear as the wagon was wrecked. The moral: seize opportunity while you can.
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Boston Letter Frankly Weighs In On Food Clocks And War Bonds
A Boston reader chronicles feisty observations from corned beef hash to clocks in public places. He notes culinary quibbles with hash resembling mashed potatoes and jokes about dogs in dog biscuits. The piece references California winters, fashion, wool shortages, and Fourth Liberty Loan sentiments with patriotic prompts.
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When You Put Your Best Foot Forward a Corn Is Stepped On
A blunt idiom about resilience appears as a sharp wry line. The saying compares effort to a fragile corn and the misstep of an unthinking person to a stumble in progress.
Bald headed advertising pitch sparks letter exchange
A Boston column reports a humorous plea to promote head advertising on bald men. A reply mocks the plan while noting real war relief and community updates, including church, military, and local society items.
It Was All a Mistake
A young woman Alice in a Burke home confronts her fiancé Harry after overhearing a protraited anti American speech. She returns his ring and learns a prank card called Kaiser's Doom reveals Harry acted in the Browning College skit. She calls him and says it was all a mistake.
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A Vision Of The Front Parade Shows War Trophies
A mid day parade displayed captured fighting machines used in the conflict. The rusty ramshackle machines, once near Kaiser's raid lines, symbolize shifting international relations and moral resolve. The exhibit honors troops and the birthplace of democracy as it spreads.
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Why Not Apologize for Baker’s July 1 Men Claim
Senator Thompson from Kansas urges Chamberlain Hitchcock Wadsworth and others to apologize to Secretary Baker for labeling his claim of 1,000,000 troops across the water by July 1 as bluff and preposterous. He argues the war results abroad validate Baker’s statement and demands public acknowledgment of that correctness.
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Bulgaria Aligns With Austrian Peace Proposal
Bulgaria hurries to follow German rules and accepts Austria’s peace plan with eager claims it matches Bulgarian aims and will send delegates to a conference. It denies conquest or dominance over neighbors while hinting at Turkey and Bolshevik involvement later this year.
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Troubles of Helen and Warren in Boston Post Magazine
Helen and Warren face more turmoil in the ongoing serial The Married Life of Helen and Warren. The next chapter appears in Sunday’s Boston Post Magazine, continuing their domestic storyline with new conflicts.
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Outrageous German Destruction of Coucy le Chateau
German forces blasted the Coucy le Chateau fortress in northern France before World War I’s full entry for the sake of nihilistic rage. Once a grand 13th century monument, it lay in ruins since evacuation in 1917, its 30 tons of explosives obliterating walls that could not defend against modern artillery.
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The Cheerful Cherub Poem Fragment
Fragmentary poem notes a cheerful figure and a future chance to spread cheer as evening approaches. The lines feel like a reflective aside on mood and opportunity amid travel or pursuit.
Boston Weather Records Mention Warm and Wet Septembers
The oldest resident cites official Boston figures on September 23 with 88 degrees in 1881 and 86 in 1891, and a record low of 29 above for the same date in 1888. He notes rainfall in the past decade on this date in 1908 and 1911.
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Two-Minute Talks on the War by Charles Franklin Jones
A wartime column discusses how German leaders may frame retreats as readjustments while allies gain advantage. It likens future German messages to a shipwreck survivor asking news to be broken gently to his wife, and notes the shifting tide toward freedom from the Huns as triumph grows.
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Wealth and Sacrifice in Wartime Patriotism
Poem attributed to Walt Mason from 1918 urges readers to forego boastful wealth during wartime. It condemns saving money for personal gain while soldiers need arms and taxes fund the war effort. The piece warns that selfish riches will lead to shaming by loyal citizens and social ostracism.
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Editor’s Note on Great Love and Sacrifice
A reader question quotes Jesus’ teaching that “greater love hath no man” and asks for the exact biblical wording. The Inquirer confirms the phrase appears in John 15 13 and discusses its placement within the conversation in John chapter 14.
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