Post Readers Urged to Prepay Subscriptions
Notices request subscribers to pay in advance and warn that service will discontinue at expiration unless renewed. Readers urged to notify the office or send a postal note if the newspaper cannot be obtained from the new editor or newsboy. Editorial by Edwin A. Grozier, Publisher.
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Red White and Blue Poem by Adam Sargent
A short poem extols the American flag colors Red White and Blue as symbols of courage duty and truth. The author Adam Sargent celebrates Yankees men women and their unwavering resolve to see tasks through.
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Absentee Voting Proposed Constitutional Amendment
The convention endorses extending absentee voting to any qualified voter absent from their city or town for elections. It notes prior national elections used the practice without issue and urges including all officers and questions. The amendment requires voter approval and then legislative guidance on operation.
Baseball post season series for Red Cross proposed
The Boston National league chief says no money inducement exists for a post season series between local National and American league teams. If played all receipts including score cards and lunch profits go to the Red Cross. Prices set at 25 and 50 cents could draw record attendance and raise funds for a worthy cause.
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Red Cross
What He Objects To
Amos Pinchot, eminent pacifist, grieves that some Council of National Defence officers direct corporate interests. He says government cooperation creates irreconcilable functions, though defenders are honorable and valuable due to industrial and financial experience. He suggests Pinchot’s real objection is the war itself.
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Murnane Fund Day At Fenway Park Features Baseball Greats
Fans are invited to Fenway Park today for a benefit game between the All-Stars and the Red Sox to support the Murnane Memorial Fund. The leading baseball artists of the era will appear to showcase their skills in a goal to aid the memorial fund.
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Murnane Memorial Fund
Tim Murnane Remembered By Base Ball Fans In Benefit
The passage honors Tim Murnane as a devoted baseball lover and prominent writer. A benefit event is planned to fund his memory, with hopes the fund grows through today’s proceedings.
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Tim” Murnane
Government Fish Advice Faces Price and Supply Quandary
Government experts urge more fish consumption to spare meat but high prices strain budgets. Hoover discusses boosting fish production with Massachusetts officials while calls grow to study cold storage and waste by Cape Cod firms. Local ports should diversify nearby fishing activity to curb reliance on big centers.
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Federal Food Commission
West Virginia Bone Dry Law Question Reaches Supreme Court
Federal Judge Kellar rules the bone dry law does not cover interstate transport for personal use. Some states argue residents may not bring liquor from wet areas even for home use. The issue will go to the U S Supreme Court, whose decision could reshape alcohol control in dry states.
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Kellar
Supreme Court of the United States
RATHER COOL The Navy League and Secretary Daniels clash
Scientific American weighs in on the dispute between the Navy League and Secretary Daniels. It criticizes the league for accusing him of treasonous conspiracy to stifle a Mare Island explosion probe, noting the panel later admitted no evidence. The secretary banned the league from naval activities and the journal defends the action.
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Pardons Sought for Two Parole Candidates by Council
After a hearing the pardon committee of the Executive Council recommended pardons on parole conditions for Samuel Levine formerly of Newburyport and Worcester and for Patrick Sullivan who has served nearly 21 years of a life sentence. Sullivan was linked to a 1894 killing in Billerica and a 1896 second degree murder conviction. Levine was jailed in February 1916 for breaking and entering a Worcester store.
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Billerica
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Christ Church Guests Welcome New Pastor in Somerville
The members of Christ Church Somerville held a reception last night at the Fitzedward bungalow for their new pastor the Rev. C. G. Richardson in a cordial welcome event.
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Boston Weather Milestones for September 27
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston records for September 27: highs of 88 degrees in 1873 and 1908 and 86 in 1916, with 40 degrees as the coldest in 1879 and 1887. Rain fell on this date in 1909, 1910 and 1911.
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Cupid Answers Lady in Classic Verse Duel
The poem depicts Dan Cupid jokingly asked to spell No, then shoots his arrow and the Lady finally says Yes. Peter Turchon is credited.
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Peter Turchon
Sphinx Warns of Scarcity in Raw Material Literature
The Sphinx notes a shortage of raw material in general supply but finds abundance in current literary and dramatic works. The remark highlights a contrast between real-world materials and creative output.
The Migratory Waistline in Fashion Fads
A humorous column notes that fashion advice predicts a rising waistline if it moves. It contrasts a woman’s wandering waist with a man’s steadier midsection, jokes about seasonal shifts, and suggests optimism for a difficult winter amid broader trends.
Observant Citizen highlights WWI home front efforts and notable locals
The column celebrates Father Cummins of Roslindale and other clergy joining the war, recalls veterans from the Cuban War, and notes fishermen sharing surplus fish. It covers tanners aiding military leather, a state official farming on weekends, and Brown University athletes entering service, plus a vintage bootjack repurposed as army gear.
The Captain of Koepenick Prank and Its Global Echo
The piece recounts Wilhelm Voigt the cobbler who wore a captain's uniform to seize control in Koepenick Berlin and for a time in Berlin city hall, treasury and police. His raid exposed German military deferential culture and drew wide European response.
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Cat tails and lessons in restraint from Newt
A humorous exchange mocks a reader named Percy for asking Newt about cats. The speaker explains cats pull against tail pulling due to the line of greatest resistance and critiques the appropriateness of testing on a lady cat, suggesting a tomcat would be more fitting.
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Percy
John D. Rockefeller
Knote's Douglass Letter-Head Showcases Diverse Ventures
Rutland colyum reproduces a Kansas letter-head from W. P. Knote listing ventures in Douglass Butler Co. It proclaims him dealer in autos and buggies, farms, loans, law services, and more. The bold motto praises square dealing and hints at a bustling, multi role local figure.
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Walt Mason
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Fishermen Dream of Home as Autumn Glows
The poem begins with fishermen speaking of tying up boats and heading home as autumn shines. They sing of the fish they have caught and find peace by the hearth, recalling God's peace on the shores and the appeal of a country thought. The verses urge sailors to rise, sail home, and seek the fishing dreams by the hearthfire.
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Greenwood
Fence Letting Sparks Old Love To Renew In Beans Field
Jimmy Rodgers watches Catherine Preston strike a pasture fence and future plans unfold. The engaged pair once split by temper reconcile as their flirtation returns amid a bean field mishap and a plea to marry, with wedding bells possibly soon.
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Catherine Preston
Catherine
Jimmy
Preston Farm
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Anda
Rama Tate
Youth and Time Taken From Walt Mason Poem
A 1917 poem by Walt Mason reflects on youth and aging. It contrasts youth's hopeful promise with the ache of memory and aging.
Silk Flag Inspires War Time Film Dream
Actress describes how a folded silk flag from a French hospital inspired a new World War II era film with director Cecil B De Mille. She recalls the Canadian and American soldiers tied by friendship and sacrifice, and how the flag symbolizes shared resolve as production unfolds.
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Tess
Angela
Post Letter Box on Carnegie Hero Fund contact
Reader asks whom to contact about the Carnegie Hero Fund. C.8) oF F. M. Wilmot, secretary manager, Oliver building, Pittsburg, Penn.
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