Boston Post April 24 1920 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada, with rates for different terms and regions. Additional postage charges apply in the Boston Postal District. Payments may be sent by cash, stamps, checks, drafts or money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
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U. A
Canada
Sseseeseens
Sunday Post
Boston
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Boston Post notices and editorial staff listing
The page lists editorial staff and departments for the Boston Post including main porting editor and financial editors. It notes subscription payment in advance and discontinuation on expiration and provides postal contact addresses and Associated Press rights. It also mentions locations in London and Paris and boasts of the paper’s large daily morning circulation.
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Avohhloss
Sundgy
Newedealer
Newsday
Edwin A. Grozier
Associated Press
Arbor Day Urges Boston Tree Planting by Citizens
Mayor Peters urges Boston residents to plant one tree on their property as part of Arbor Day observances. He says streets are bare and unsightly without trees and the city would be more beautiful if every property owner participates. The act aligns with municipal street care and yearly planting goals.
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Boston
Peters
Post
Pittsfield
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North Beverly
Newt
Edwin BE. Dixon
Johnny Appleseed
Fuller Bill Proposes Weekly Postal Payroll Plan
Congressman Fuller introduces a House bill to pay all U S postal employees on a weekly basis and compensate them weekly after passage. Postal clerks favor the plan arguing it would allow cash purchases and take advantage of sales while easing living costs. The Post supports enacting the measure barring unseen objections.
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Congressman Fuller
House
United States of America
United States
Post
Books for Everybody campaign aims to bring libraries to all
The American Library Association launches Books for Everybody with a motto of that name. Trustees and librarians from New England back the plan to provide library access to the entire U S population. 60 million Americans lack free public libraries today. The association seeks 2 million more dollars to reach its goal in three years, making books freely accessible to every man woman and child.
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American Library Association
New England
United States
Repeal It Drives New York Clock Policy Debate
The Assembly has repealed the daylight saving bill, Senate already did, sending it to the Governor. If vetoed or overridden, Massachusetts would keep its own time schedule, disrupting trains and stock markets and causing widespread timetable chaos across neighboring states and railroads. The piece argues railroads and states oppose the scheme.
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Assembly
New York
Senate
Massachusetts
Stock Exchange
Nighbor States
Massachusetts May Repeal Local Railroad Impostion
A Massachusetts debate questions continuing a self imposed railroad levy that disrupts travel and industry. The argument asserts repealing the makeshift law now would gain support if New York vetoes the related measure, removing a key justification.
McCall Not Endorsing Lawson Tactics Questioned
The letter attacks former Governor Samuel W. McCall linking him to Thomas W. Lawson’s methods. The piece asserts McCall has no control over Lawson and criticizes the insinuation as baseless, warning it could rebound on its authors in the upcoming primaries.
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Samuel W. McCall
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Thomas’ W. Lawson
Mr. McCall
Mr. Lawson
McCall
Massachusetts
Thomas W. Lawson
Messrs
Lodge
Crane
Gillett
Slanted Boston police strike charges denied by editor
A reader-supplied clipping cites Daniel J. Kelleher accusing Boston police of crime and corruption while praising the city’s wartime officers. The Post condemns the slanderous remarks as unfounded, noting Boston’s police preserve law and order and veterans’ commendable records.
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Morning Times
Toledo
Ohio
Boston
Central Labor Union
Daniel J. Kelleher
American Federation of Labor
George Cushing of Hingham Dies Founder of Cushing House
George Cushing, longtime hosteller and postmaster of Hingham, dies near 80. He ran the Cushing House for about 50 years, led the local fire department as chief, and was a trusted neighbor and friend to residents and notable leader John D. Long.
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George Cushing
Hingham
Cushing
South Shore
Hingham Camp
John D. Long
Chicago Health Department Trials Self-Commitment for Weight Loss
Chicago's health department starts a six week program for 20 volunteers averaging 220 pounds to lose weight through home gardening walks diet and exercise. Volunteers include twelve housewives two typists a stenographer two clerks a mercantile buyer an office manager and a nurse. The plan is a personal prescription guided by hotel hospital figures Drs Nature and Health, asserting a long standing solution.
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Chicago
Health Department
Drs
Nature and Health
Overweight Critique Energetic Women in Chicago Ward
A period voice condemns fat as a menace to life and urges personal responsibility for overweight. It notes plump women are preferred to fat ones and claims many dig graves with their teeth. The piece predicts heightened attention on Chicago ward coverage over six weeks.
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Chicago Ward
Short selling muddle in Stutz stock sparks legal debate
The article explains stock shorting, focusing on Stutz Motor where more shares were sold than existed. It describes Ryan’s alleged stock lending, the threat to force a buy in, and potential losses of 300 to 500 dollars per share. It discusses delivery, borrowing norms, and possible gaming law implications.
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Wall Street
Daniel Drew
Pris’n
Ryan
Notable figures of society and arts noted in scattered profiles
The piece sketches Italian bride of Captain Goelet, P. B. Batolin dubbed the Russian Rockefeller, Nathaniel Mayer Rothschild’s heir, Senate gallery orderly John B. Dufault, artist Charles Dana Gibson’s wife away in England, and veteran circus performer J Baward Evans, highlighting social prominence and varied careers.
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Robert Goelet
New York
Mariano Rocchi
Perugia
Italy
Charles Dana Gibson
England
Nancy Astor
Etiquette Replies On Smoking And The Box Seating
Miss Alice Stuart weighs social rules in two questions. A gentleman should obtain the lady’s permission before smoking in her presence and avoid wind-swept smoke. In a theatre box the contributor says a nonengaged woman should not share a box with a man, citing strict society norms and the need for proper accompaniment.
What the Sphinx Says Sorrows Point to Happiness
The note presents a playful aphorism about sorrow guiding toward happiness, followed by a tongue in cheek announcement that the speaker is taking a lunch break and will return in six.
Woolworth Building Elevator Strike Brings Lunch Hour Chaos
In New York's 64 story Woolworth building elevator operators walked out causing chaos for top floor tenants and forcing many workers to improvise stairs and long climbs during lunch. The piece jokes about aerial hardship and lampooning the egg business troubles back home.
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Woolworth
New York
Department of the Interior
The 1832 Campaign and Second Presidential Victory
The 1832 campaign solidified Andrew Jackson's renomination and win for a second term. Clay led opposition with strong regional backing, while Van Buren secured the vice presidency. Electoral results favored Jackson with 219 votes to Clay’s 49, and Wirt carried Vermont with seven votes.
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Jackson
Martin van Buren
Calhoun
Henry Clay
John Sergeant
Pennsylvania
William Wirt
Maryland
Amos Ellmaker
Clay
John Quincy Adams
Wirt
New England
Maine
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Adams
Kentucky
Vermont
South Carolina
John Floyd
Virginia
van Buren
Sergeant
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Records
The Oldest Inhabitant notes Boston coldest on the Mth day of April with official figures 28 in 1882 and 32 in 1883 and warmest 82 in 1885. He adds no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except in 1913 1916 and 1019.
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Boston
Observant Citizen Reflects On Arboreal Roots And Local Oddities
A column recalls Johnny Appleseed on Arbor Day and notes a public spirit in planting trees. It recalls Frank Jones Brewery, past tours with Jones, and his greenhouse for sick recipients. It reports police departments adopting new caps in Malden Somerville and notes auto owners missing church on good Sundays. A caution about a new vandal game on Newburyport turnpike causes tire risks, and Old State House awaits repaint.
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Frank Jones
Mr. Jones
Greater Boston
Boston
Malden
Somerville
Metropolitan Park Police
New England
Spring Song On Farm Life And Storms
The verse laments spring in rural life, praising a spring breeze that wrecks crops and feeds dangers. Birds are spared as a nuisance, while wind and floods threaten seeds, fruit, and livestock, leaving farmers mournful and swearing in the wake of natural force.
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Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Bridesmaids Rise in Wedding Parties and Railroads Sizzle
Readers hear about bridesmaids becoming common in weddings as six to eight attendances replace the bride. A Boston Albany railroad proposal is ridiculed as impractical and costly by critics. In Manchester New Hampshire Dr William Parsons is noted for his long fishing license age claim, hinting at a return to his farm trout days.
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Boston
Albany
Boston Courier
Alcibiades
Massachusetts
Manchester
N. H
William Parsons
Bill
Gilmanton
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