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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1921
Page
12
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, including domestic and international rates, partial months, and Canadian postage. It notes mailing terms, post office handling, and payment methods, with sender's risk for mailed payments.
Editorial room and contact lines for subscriptions payment policy and notice of discontinuation at expiration. Publisher Edwin A. Grozier notes Associated Press rights and republication permissions. Also cites Boston Post offices in London and Paris and boasts of large daily morning circulation.
Five weeks into the exemption for new housing buildings in New York, plans for 3584 dwellings were filed versus 2020 a year earlier, a 76 percent gain. Apartment construction, halted in 1920, has resumed, suggesting this policy merits adoption by large municipalities as well as exemptions for manufacturing buildings not serving as homes.
The Massachusetts Ice Dealers Association adopts a conduct system at its Boston convention. A seven member committee will study grievances and appeals to draft a code of ethics for dealers and their relations with the public and each other, aiming to rebuild trust with customers.
Mayor Peters selects Thomas J. O Daly to replace resigning Thomas W Murray who leaves banking. O Daly has 35 years in the city treasury, serving through changing administrations. Civil service justification is noted as a delayed but fitting recognition of faithful service.
The campaign seeks 2 million dollars to widen Boston College facilities and support its growth. The institution is praised for cultural education and humanities, turning out educated men at moderate cost and strengthening New England's educational landscape.
Discussion shows a sharp split among lawmakers over moving enforcement from the internal revenue service to the Department of Justice. Representative Wood of Indiana argues the current system has failed, while the act's sponsor opposes changing the enforcement agency.
Mr Volstead retorted that some who seek enforcement want the law lax while others push strict enforcement. The quarrel over which department should enforce prohibition hinders actual enforcement, as advocates clash over governmental authority and the proper agency for duties.
George White, head of the Democratic National Committee, says the party will aid President Harding beyond organizing efforts. He praises the administration's record, vows to refrain from partisan maneuvers, and urges confidence and support until the new administration clearly forfeits it. The piece notes the desire for a unified approach despite past defeats and political divisions.
The New Jersey Assembly adds items for lawmakers including smelling salts and overnight bags in the annual appropriation for personal use. The total cost of the distribution is set at 14 500 dollars, reflecting extending privileges to two women members.
The piece argues Britain’s general strike avoided by patient prime ministerial negotiation and urges U S industrial leaders to prefer arbitration for wage disputes. It critiques knocker culture while praising dialogue and listing humorous historical examples of critics and dissenters.
A dated verse recalls a ring purchase and its price as a lesson in value. The speaker notes creased pants and a high collar as frugal style, and reflects on a two hundred dollar ring given to a woman in Roxbury, signed J. BE. P.
A reader asks Professor Newkirk if any Massachusetts school educates cutworms in diet and vegetable conservation. The reply doubts a local institution exists, noting no known college course for cutworms and suggesting only a possible correspondence option if the worms can read.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston's warmest April 11 records at 68 in 1915 and 66 in 1876, and a cold 2 percent above in 1876. Rain years on this date include 1912 1914 1915 1916 1918 and 1919.
The column marks the thirteenth anniversary of the Chelsea fire with reflections on lingering traces and the daily life around Boston. It reports March weather contrasts between Boston and Amherst, paints the African Methodist Church, recounts a talk on microscopic ice organisms, and notes women fire observers in New England plus a Brunswick bird list and a Maine fishing tale.
Uncle Walt recounts how neighbor Hiram Henry Hicks tires him with politics and is a bore yet remains polite. The poem ends with a moral that to bore others one must endure being bored by them, as Hicks loses friends while Mason stays patient.
The piece notes Southern California as the home of the American film industry due to sunlit weather and diverse landscapes. Hollywood is lauded as a unique, magnet-like area drawing tourists and industry people, with early silent-era practices where many actors' names were seldom recorded, contrasted with modern star prominence.
The note states that no stories will be returned until a self addressed stamped envelope is provided. It emphasizes the need for a return mailer before any item is sent back.
Dr. Harden nurses a patient after an auto crash and clashes with jealousy over Evelyn Melden and Arthur Marquay. Evelyn fears for Marquay while Harden wrestles between personal love and professional duty as he arranges care and contemplates granting Marquay visitors.
Poem promises morning courage and quiet cheer through hardship. It speaks of early energy fading into fatigue and seeks divine solace as life’s race continues. The speaker asks for a calming word from a supportive presence in hard times.
To the Editor of the Post raises a query about the rules of auction bridge whist. It asks whether a player may play both his own hand and the dummy during the same trick. The letter seeks clarification on procedural responsibilities and proper conduct at the table.
A letter to the editor asks for the value of a Confederate ten dollar bill. The response notes Confederate paper money is worth about 10 cents in today’s market, with $00 denominations holding minimal value.
A government question arises over the Hall of Fame which is connected with New York University and described as a private affair since it was erected with funds from a private donor on March 5, 190. Selections are made by a panel of eminent electors from education literature and law.
An English farthing is one quarter of a penny. A coif is worth about half a cent.
The late Empress Eugenie had a single son, Prince Louis Napoleon, who died in Zululand in 1879, leaving no heirs to claim the French throne if the republic fell.
The article notes a rule prohibiting leaving a motor car standing on a street or sidewalk unattended. Drivers must look, fasten the brakes, or stop the motor before leaving a vehicle unoccupied.
The method describes baking chicken chunks in a hot oven for 30 minutes. Pieces are seasoned, dipped in a flour egg and crumb batter, then baked and basted with hot butter at intervals.
An editorial in the Boston Post extols Ohio as among the nation’s greatest states. It lauds Ohioans as the best product, notes Ohio’s resources and industries, and claims Ohio replaced Virginia as the mother of presidents. The piece cites a Columbus Citizen as the source.
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