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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1921
Page
14
Advertising page lists rates for Daily and Sunday subscriptions to U S Canada and Foreign, with monthly and yearly options. Includes Ottawa and Boston postal district postage notice and combined Daily and Sunday pricing details.
Goodwin urges public notice that from the 15th, offenders convicted of operating a motor vehicle under liquor will face license revocation and deregistration of the vehicle under General Laws Chapter 90. He argues vehicle cancellation is the only effective penalty, noting fines fail and license loss is mild.
The open session issue looms as Congress reconvenes. Presidents Harding and Wilson are contrasted over public deliberation. Supporters urge transparency to expose opponents while pushing for ratification of the Colombian treaty as a justice to a Central American neighbor.
About 500 women petition the Nagual Woman's Republican Committee in DC to prevent a colored man from being appointed register of the treasury. They argue the office, with over 900 clerks including ex service men and white women, is a large, responsible post their income depends on.
The passage questions tolerance of clerks and notes four colored registers since the Civil War. It suggests complainants could seek a remedy by leaving a service deemed hateful if a person of darker complexion is given jurisdiction over them.
The Tax Commissioner Long argues for higher state revenue. critics say the public should cut expenses as living costs fall. They note Massachusetts' debt levels and propose a 5 percent reduction to cover a $2 million deficit from a $41 million appropriation, urging a shift toward restraint.
The Treasury Department reports improved thrift stamp and savings certificate sales by the savings division after a 1920 decline. January sales reached 2.646 million dollars and February rose to 3.324 million, suggesting revived confidence and increased purchasing power among the common people.
France faces disruption as clocks switch to summer time. Former President Poincare proposes three-handed clocks with a red sun time and black legal time to ease farmer and school timetables while mitigating midday schedule complaints.
Discussion critiques tenant birth penalties in Boston area leases. Authors argue for fair protections against lodging-house abuses while avoiding charging families for new births. Proposes removing baby penalties and restricting subletting without permission.
The remark suggests landlords and rental companies would accept dubious tenants to dodge conflict and avoid confrontation.
The paper argues the 1920 Legislature erred by tying higher pay to loss of established pensions. It calls for amendment to protect pension rights for aging judges who accepted the pay increase, urging common decency and justice for the judiciary.
The narrator observes sunrise light on a dew gemmed world. A robin waits on a grass plot and catches a worm, illustrating the struggle of the strong against the weak. He muses that extra rest from evil may extend life for both man and worm before going to breakfast in Dorchester.
A humorous column highlights babies as the future of humanity, noting their initial traits and foibles. It jokes about kissing, teeth, naming, and eyebrows while contrasting parental and baby perspectives. The piece closes with affectionate humor from J. P. McBVO.
The piece laments recurring spring forest fires and faulting heedless campfires and incendiaries, often youths with matches. It stresses forest conservation as vital to New England, noting water power and timber shortages, and urges strict inquiry and drastic remedies to prevent future blazes.
To the Editor the writer asks how long a single electric spark lasts and provides an answer of about one 300,000th of a second, noting the distinction from a series of sparks.
Sir Simon Bolivar, the 19th century liberator who drove out Spanish royalists and later led Venezuela and Colombia, served as Peru’s dictator and inspired Bolivia’s name. The bronze statue being set up in New York reflects his enduring legacy amid mixed contemporary opinions.
The term means a special occasion marked in red on church calendars. The custom dates from when festivals and high holidays were printed in red ink. Some calendars still print Sundays and legal holidays in red today.
A whippet is a small racing dog described as the fastest of its size on four legs. It is used in racing in parts of England and Wales. The breed originated from a cross between the Italian greyhound and the fox terrier.
A reader asks how long a vessel takes to traverse the Panama Canal in either direction. The answer given is ten hours for a complete passage.
The text discusses why stars appear red blue or bluish white and notes that color might reflect surface temperature as with cooling iron, or could be affected by distance. It also acknowledges that much about star color remains not understood.
Based on fifty years of records Boston shows June 65.8 July 71.3 August 68.9 and September 62.7 degree normals. The hottest month overall is July in the Boston area.
The remark notes Beacon Hill is situated within Boston’s West End, clarifying that Beacon Hill spans the West End rather than the North End.
A New Hampshire reader Ella urges Mr Newkirk to breed featherless chickens and share profits. The response ridicules the notion, picturing a plumage free hen and rooster and pledges not to pursue such an invention.
The Boston observer recalls warmest April Sundays with official figures 69 in 1912 and 66 in 1910 and a coldest 11 above in 1874. Rain fell on this date in 1911 1912 1913 1919 and 1920 according to records.
The Observant Citizen writes about anniversary stamps from Uncle Sam and Bermuda, early spring fishing prospects with vessels Bluenose and Mayflower, lobsters dumped in Boston harbor for being undersized, a bird list, Tehyi Hsieh insights, Captain J L Duffy and the Pocahontas voyage to Italy, and a surge in Pilgrim tercentenary coin demand outside New England.
A survey of early nickelodeons and five cent shows contrasts the shabby storefronts with grand New York theatres. It recalls how cheap, rapid screenings in vaudeville and stores popularized film before slapstick chase comedies and evolving story techniques stretched audience interest.
H G Wells notes an adventurous English artist who reached Moscow to sculpt Lenin and Trotsky. Clare Sheridan’s Mayfair to Moscow reveals a day by day diary of Russian experiences, detailing Lenin Trotsky Zinoviev Krassin and Kathenev, with vivid portraits and social context.
A poem depicting a shop owner facing price slumps and losses yet preserving cheer and urging neighbors to stay hopeful. It contrasts small traders bearing minor losses with wealthier merchants who dismiss downturns, highlighting resilience and communal spirit through verse.
A vivid appeal for readers who crave candid memoirs from travelers who tire of European aristocratic boredom. It promises deeper stories and sharper gossip from those who dive into adventurous, unconventional lives.
Charles W. Eliot urges readers to support a bill before the Massachusetts Legislature to place county jails and houses of correction under state control. He argues that past defeats were caused by a political ring and that maladministration and poor prison methods have cost the state millions over 30 years.
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