Boston Post announces 1921 publication details and rates
The April 6 1921 Boston Post lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions including U S Canada and foreign copies. It notes office address 259 Washington Street Boston and urges advance payment with checks or money orders to the Post Publishing Co.
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Canada
Call Pointe
Tate
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Sunday Post
Oston
Boston
Mase
Aender
Isk
Denby Finds Atlantic Fleet In Fine Shape After Cuba Tour
Secretary of the Navy Denby returns from a two week inspection tour in Cuba Haiti and the Dominican Republic praising the Atlantic fleet as in splendid condition and noting his confidence in the naval machine. As a veteran of two wars he asserts the fleet’s strong state and the capable leadership guiding United States naval affairs.
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Sea Service
Cuba
Haiti
Dominican Republic
Atlantic
Josephus
Uncle Sam
Navee
State approves budget including bird book funding
Gov Cox signs the 1921 legislative budget with millions in expenditures and a modest appropriation for a new state bird book. Backers say careful figures show the book will pay for itself and even profit the state, with broad support and swift passage through both chambers.
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Cox
The
Post
State Department of Agriculture
House
Senate
Imaginary Dangers and the White House Capitol Link
The piece argues that fears about vice president Coolidge as a source of tension between the White House and Senate are overstated. It contends a connecting link between the executive and legislative branches would ease potential frictions and that the arrangement would be beneficial.
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Harding
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Senate
White House
Capitol
Coal Miners Strike Shocks Britain and Looms Over Supply
The piece notes a nationwide coal miners strike in Britain severely disrupting transportation and shipping. It warns of irreversible loss of mining resources as flooding cripples deep mines and pumping falters with skilled workers gone. Parliament debates emergency relief and possible government control.
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Great Britain
Coal Industry Ledger Covers Mines Stocks and Trade
A comprehensive overview describes coal mines and coal stocks including transportation harbors and export trade, outlining the interconnections within the coal industry from production to export.
Sales tax legislation gains momentum in Congress
The Senate is poised to take up the proposed sales tax as its first order next week. House opposition fades as admin leaders push tax reform. Business groups including the Boston Chamber of Commerce back the sales tax and repeal of the excess profits tax, arguing current surcharges hinder productive revenue.
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Senate
Congress
House
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Hughes replies to German reparations note praised
The secretary of state’s reply to Dr. Simmons relays Germany must pay for war damage but only what is feasible. It defends strict responsibility, favors renewed allied negotiations, and aims for a fair settlement acceptable to both sides. The note reopens talk of a fresh conference on reparations.
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Hughes
Dr. Simmons
Germany
Onion glut prompts national dietary push
The Department of Agriculture warns of a rare onion surplus with enough stock to fill 2000 rail cars and a looming 5000 car surplus as spring onions approach. It urges increased consumption to prevent deterioration, noting the vegetable’s essential role yet delicate odor.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Do They Want It The Jury Duty Question On Female Suffrage
The Supreme Court holds that women registered as voters are not automatically liable for jury service under existing law. It notes no bar to extending eligibility to all women qualified to vote under the nineteenth amendment, provided the legislature acts. The piece ends by suggesting women should express their wishes on the issue.
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Newt
Belle
All Sorts Newton Newkirk All Sorts
Humble verse laments the constant creak and squeak of the gate delaying dawn milk delivery. The speaker endures repeated noises from the milkman and daily chores as fatigue and resolve clash in a light hearted county verse.
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Wollaston
When Chanticleer Roosters Change a Rural Heart
A bachelor, Robert, woos Margaret amid farm life and a feisty Rhode Island Red rooster. She fears a slow husband but the sight of Chanticleer sparks a shift, leading to a proposal and plans for a sunlit farm with gladioli and strawberries.
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Enos
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Mrs. Enos
Abe Time Letter From Hebron Man Describes Boston Clock Error
Newt of Hebron Maine writes that he sent a Boston time adjusted watch and payment to a firm. He received a note saying the watch was set to Boston time and mailed, but the watch arrived not running. He asks for the correct Boston time to be written and mailed back.
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Abe
Quicklime and lime explained in readers’ questions
A reader asks about the difference between quicklime and lime and explains how quicklime becomes slaked lime when water is added. The letter also covers Castle Garden’s current use, sugar cane growth, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, and radium’s final state.
Until Further Notice Envelopes Requested For Replies
Notice asks recipients to include self addressed stamped envelopes for future communications. It references ongoing correspondence and requests stamp provision to ensure replies.
The Story of the Movies Reveals Filmdom’s Marvels
A historical overview traces the rise of cinema from early experiments to the star system. It highlights key innovations, notable performers, and backstage developments shaping the screen’s evolution.
Early Motion Picture Stage Pioneers and Paul’s Breakthrough
The article traces Robert Paul of England and C Frankin Jenkins of Indiana as early motion picture precursors. It describes Paul’s New Southgate stage and his shift from scientific demos to audience cinema, aided by patent discoveries and innovations like intermittent motion and sprocket advances.
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Indiana
Thomas A. Edison
Robert Paul
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New Zealand
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Sir Augustus Harris
Sir Augustus
Observations and Oddities From Gloucester Letters
A collage of local tidbits notes war anniversaries and restaurant menus, recounts a traveling lodge goat visiting Marblehead and Ocean Lodges, mentions Joan of Arc statue debates that could hinder traffic, and includes fishing notes on Penobscot salmon and a sleeping sickness paragraph from 1852.
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Joan of Arc
Joan
Gloucester
Boston Weather Records From Early 1900s Referenced
The passage notes Boston’s warmest April 6 readings 78 in 1910 and 74 in 1892, and the coldest 20 above in 1881. It adds no rain on this date in the past decade except 1913 1915 and 1917.
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Boston
Thoughts Turn To Brightness Amidst News And Nostalgia
A reflective prose piece praises training the mind toward positive thoughts and art, contrasting with gossip and distress. It notes a Mount Washington summit road anniversary, announces new khaki postal truck regalia to reduce dust, and reports March stamp sales rising in the Boston postal district as a business barometer.
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