Boston Post offers daily and Sunday rates and contact details
The Boston Post issued April 10 1920 lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including foreign Canada and postal district surcharges. It provides office addresses at 259 Washington St Boston and contact lines for editorial sporting Sunday and financial editors, business office and advertisements. It notes advance payment policy and discontinuation after expiration.
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Post Publishing Co
Offee
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U. 8
Canada
Sunday Post
Edwin A. Grozier
Right of way law at intersections to take effect
In late June a new right of way rule for vehicles goes into effect. When two cars reach an intersection at about the same moment the driver on the right has the priority. The plan aims to reduce accidents and fix responsibility, works well in other states, and is worth a trial locally.
Daylight saving bill for Massachusetts becomes a fait accompli
The piece argues Massachusetts will adopt daylight saving time as a permanent policy while New England peers and New York may follow. It notes exclusiveness might cause issues and that outcomes by next year will determine whether the plan lasts or is repealed.
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Massachusetts
France
New England
New York
How About the Officers in Teregno Murder Case
Justice Brown grants a new trial for Antonio Teregno after discovery of improper jury conduct and a deputy sheriff declaring the defense attorney “no damn good.” The editorial questions accountability for officers responsible for the unlawful trial and urges removal or sanction.
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Antonio Teregno
Nelson P. Brown
Teregno
The Cost of Coal
The commission on the necessities of life opened a hearing at the State House to investigate the recent rise in coal costs. Evidence shows a serious domestic coal shortage in the region, with little near term relief, though mine prices and transport costs have not risen enough to justify a general consumer price increase.
Merely an Incident in Rising Living Costs Inquiry
The piece notes a broad rise in the cost of living affecting items from milk to diamonds and street car fares to ocean liner state rooms. It mentions an inquiry conducted by agents, hinting at investigations into the causes and impacts of the price escalation.
New York Haberdashery Prices Examined by Justice Department
The Department of Justice investigated men’s collar prices in New York after citizen complaints. It notes collars rose to 35 cents each from two for a quarter two years prior, with manufacturers and dealers citing external pressures. Consumers face higher costs from laundry charges as well.
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Department of Justice
New York
Annals of Haberdashery
Lloyd George presses National Democratic bid amid postwar realignment
The piece surveys Lloyd George's push to lead a National Democratic party backed by Conservatives while Liberal support shifts over Germany policy. It argues Britain should temper reparations, aid German recovery, and balance French security with broader postwar stability. France faces limits and fears, but deserves consideration of its wartime losses and future defense.
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Lloyd George
Germany
National Democratic” Party
Great Britain
France
Alsace-Lorraine
America
Marne
Hns
Start of a Mistake in Peace Resolution Vote
The House passed a resolution declaring peace with Germany with little surprise. It now faces the Senate where its fate is uncertain and likely cannot reach the two thirds to overcome a veto. Representative Fuller criticizes the rush to politics overruling presidential powers.
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National House
Germany
Senate
Representative Fuller
House
United States
Ite
Congress
Court Endorsements and Political Reckoning Foreseen
The speaker predicts eventual endorsement of Mr. Fuller by the Supreme Court and branded regret for Massachusetts Congress members who backed a "peace by litigation" approach. The remark frames a coming judicial and political reckoning.
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Fuller
Supreme Court of the United States
Massachusetts
Bears Squeal Over Short Sellers in Corner Theory
The piece argues that bears who sold short on a sensational motor stock now seek relief from contracts claiming cornered stock. It notes critics’ reform aims and questions whether relief would be legally sound, while defending short selling’s potential market value and recalling past bans during panics.
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Stock Exchange
WASHINGTON RULING ON DOCTOR PRESCRIPTIONS FOR LIQUOR
A federal ruling by the prohibition director for Massachusetts allows physicians to issue up to one hundred liquor prescriptions per three months for each patient, to be recorded in their books. The legality is questioned as the Volstead act has no numeric limit on prescriptions, only monthly and single-use limits, making the ruling appear arbitrary and challengeable.
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Washington
Federal Prohibition
Massachusetts
Notable Transatlantic Socialites and Public Figures Cited
Major-General Leonard Wood is recalled as a Cape Cod boy who loved fishing and boating on Buzzards Bay. The piece lists notable figures from military, diplomatic, and entertainment circles, including Mary Jane Wheeler of Canterbury over 100 and active on her farm, Sir Percy Scott’s critique of the Royal Navy, Leontine Lamoreaux who served in France, and various ambassadors’ wives linked to American women. It notes Arthur Martell, Boston’s top paid organist, signing a decade deal, and Alison Skipworth, a British-born actress and New York strawberry farmer.
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Leonard Wood
Cape Cod
Buzzards Bay
Leonard
Mary Jane Wheeler
Canterbury
N. H
John Wheeler
Concord
Mass
JL. M. Wegat
United States Navy
Navy Yard
U. S. S. Sigourney
Sigourney
James Butler Sigourney
Boston
Marion Sherman Witty Verse Stirs Marriage Talk
The poem features Marion Sherman weighing poetry suitors and finances as she guards her liberty bond and cautious plans for a future marriage. Verse references suitors Bertie Bertram Hooda Thunkett and Dusty Rhodes while she weighs cash, cars, and wedding prospects in a playful, guarded tone.
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Dusty Rhodes
Girls Learn Boxing and Rifle Targeting in Chicopee
The Chicopee Girl Scouts under their captainess study boxing and rifle marksmanship to deter street masher threats. The captainess argues self defense builds confidence and could deter male abusers, predicting a decline in mashing as girls gain training and safety awareness.
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Chicopee
Italy backs Britain on French occupation stance
Italy's foreign minister Vitto rio Scialota says Italy's attitude toward the French occupation of Frankfort concurs with Britain's position. He stated this in London after the joint statement issued last evening.
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Italy
Great Britain
London
Frankfort
Vittorio Scialota
A Roslindale Neighbor Sends A Fresh Egg Prank
A letter recalls Alfred Bryner of Roslindale delivering a large fresh egg to the author's desk. The egg weighs 338 ounces and is described as double yolked. The note jokes about breakfast plans and a memory token, while other greetings arrive from Grove Hall station and N. A. M. expresses friendship in eggs.
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Alfred Bryner
Roslindale
Alfred
Grove Hall Station
1804 Election and Federalist decline in early America
The article reviews the 1804 election as a lopsided Federalist defeat, noting expectations of Republican triumph, quotes fears of democracy from historic observers, and tracks electors by state. It highlights Massachusetts and New Jersey’s surprising votes for Jefferson, the shift to popular elector choices, and the overall collapse of Federalist influence amid rising Republican strength.
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Jefferson
Fisher Ames
Vermont
New York
Connecticut
Delaware
Tennessee
South Carolina
Georgia
John Adams
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
New Jersey
Charles C. Pinckney
Maryland
Pinckney
Edward Stanwood
Ohio
Adams
Solid South
Nurses Honored At Grand Army Session In Boston
The Observant Citizen notes five Civil War nurses from Massachusetts were warmly received at the Grand Army encampment closing session in Faneuil Hall. It also details remarks on U S S Sigourney naming, a navy order, local observations, and civic commentary about MayDay and a public seating change for women at a Dedham town meeting.
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Faneuil Hall
Massachusetts
Margaret Hamilton
Arlington
Fannie T. Hazen
Cambridge
Mary E. Smith
Lowell
Helen FE. Smith
Allston
Susan C. Mills
Haverhill
Preston M. Farrington
Franklin
Major Farrington
The Garden by Walt Mason A Homegrown Resolve
Central verse by Walt Mason imagines a simple garden life over costly cinema trips and groceries. A fifty by hundred foot plot yields beets rhubarb beans and squash, promising premiums at the county fair and relief from rising costs.
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Walt Mason
Beauty Boxes Hidden Beauty in Closets and Homes
The author extols tidy closets as essential to beauty, recounting a woman’s week of organizing shelves with tiered boxes for shoes, hats, and wraps. She urges hidden beauty in home spaces as a private garden unseen by outsiders but enjoyed by the owner.
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Europe
Readers urge continuation of top lines feature
A Boston Post reader Sara A. Conboy from New York urges the continuation of the top lines on the first page. She notes she is a former Boston woman and a subscriber who values the feature and believes others appreciate it even if they do not write in.
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Boston Post
Boston
Sara A. Conboy
United Textile Workers of America
10 Bible House
New York, N. Y
Boston Weather Record Claims About April 10
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston coldest records for April 10 with figures 26 1917 27 18% and 28 1890. He notes a warmest 74 in 1833 and says no rain or snow on this date in 16 years except 1919.
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Boston
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