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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1922
Page
16
The Boston Post dated April 26 1922 is published by Post Publishing Co. from 259 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts. It is listed as issue number 22 in volume 427 with offices in Boston.
Editorial notice urges subscribers to prepay Post delivery and warns subscriptions will be discontinued without further notice for nonpayment. Readers without regular delivery are asked to notify the office at 1383 Main Street. Edwin A. Grozier is editor and publisher.
The text notes that most people are Republicans and criticizes tariff framers for delivering an unnecessary rebuke to them, suggesting political strategy missteps in tariff policy.
A columnist disputes General Pershing s Senate remarks on global power. The piece argues America should avoid a massive standing army and navy and instead project influence through coalitions. It cites Wilson and Harding supports for collective security as the wiser path.
Despatch from Key West reports the schooner Magic, first defender of the America's Cup, likely to be beached or sunk near Key West due to disrepair. The vessel, weathered and defeated after two days as a pilot boat on the bar, is condemned as useless by her owner. The gallant America cabins at Anna for safekeeping and posterity, prompting reflection on preserving the original defender of the "bloom tin Mug."
The Jewish Fund campaign in Greater Boston aims to raise part of a 14 million dollar relief drive for hungry destitute Jews in eastern and central Europe. The appeal seeks broad support from all communities, highlighting past wartime generosity and urging continued aid to keep body and soul together.
The Fordney tariff bill raises olive oil duties to 80 cents per gallon in tins and 50 cents bulk, a steep rise that would burden consumers when California's output is limited. Italian-descended communities and the Gazetta del Massachusetts denounce the move as untimely and tyrannical, citing olive oil's medicinal and nutritive value.
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed phrases about a boy and unusual wording. No coherent event or entities are clearly identifiable to form a factual summary or card.
Proclamations from governors and endorsement by President Harding push a nation wide appeal for mercy to animals. Clergy teachers and parents are urged to teach kindness to domestic and wild creatures and extend compassion to people in need throughout the year.
A man loses his soft pearl gray hat to a playful wind on a crowded street. The hat slides through autos and crowds, narrowly misses a man, and ends submerged in a muddy puddle. The townsfolk laugh as police and helpers recover the hat. Price listed six dollars seventy cents.
A historical note recalls John Doe appearing before the U.S. Supreme Court in a Massachusetts versus Rochester land dispute over an Ontario island. Justice Taft dismissed the case, ordering new proceedings in modern equity style, raising questions about Doe and Roe’s recognition in lower courts afterward.
The piece contrasts Mile Violette de Perigord’s unaccompanied arrival and release with Countess Christine de Rosenkrantz and her son sent to Ellis Island as steerage passengers. It argues for a thorough revision of current immigration rules to ensure consistent treatment and avoid absurd or punitive outcomes.
A snippet from What the Sphnx notes that roses and fine character both require earnest struggle and effort to develop. The taunt emphasizes perseverance as essential for beauty and virtue.
A fragmentary humor piece surveys modern trends and behaviors from radio listening to collapsible cups and flapper fashion. It riffs on the new urban crowd, feminine poise, and everyday absurdities with quick vignettes and a punchy closing note about a jokey Optimist character.
Representative Hill shifts a bill from legalizing 2.75 beer to a referendum on 2.75 cider and beer with a 20 cent per gallon tax. Rural farmers store cider well over 2.75 percent alcohol with no tax, making a cider referendum unlikely to gain support from the agricultural bloc.
The article cites reader praise for Household Hints and shares two humor filled examples. It jokes about etherizing grease spots on wool and adding soda to fudge and then beating it, revealing playful tricks from the column's readers.
The 57th anniversary of Johnston's surrender to Sherman is observed as Confederate Memorial Day a legal holiday in Alabama Georgia Florida and Mississippi. The note also recalls Elizabeth I licensing plays for Sundays and Boston centennial celebrations along with local Boston news and a New Hampshire woodcutter who aged 88.
The oldest resident cites official records noting cold on April 26 with 28 degrees in 1919 and 29 in 1998. He recalls a warm 83 degrees in 1872 and says there has been no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except 1914 1916 and 1917.
The piece surveys Robin Hood as a folk hero loved by the masses and recounts Maid Marian's evolving role in ballads and drama. It notes their forest life, Marian's disguises, and the later liaisons that cement their status in English romance.
A reader asks the Editor where to find the poem The Dukite Snake once popular in recitations. The poem appears in the collected works of John Boyle O'Reilly, edited by James Jeffrey Roche.
The 1921 census records Nova Scotia with 524,579 residents, up from 492,338 in 1911. The ten year increase reflects steady population growth across the province.
An authority says tires run soft are more prone to puncture than properly inflated casings.
A reader asks about Easter Sunday date for next year. The reply states Easter falls on March 31 next year, with confirmation of the lunar calendar method.
The piece notes there are few reigning queens, mentioning Wilhelmina of the Netherlands as a true monarch and listing others such as Watzera Zaudstu as empress of Abyssinia and Charlotte as Grand Duchess of Luxemburg, indicating scarcity of sovereign queens.
The widow may keep a black border on her personal cards as long as she wears black crepe or widow's weeds and acts on her own judgment. Some widows no longer wear black crepe, and those in deep mourning follow varying customs with no fixed period.
A reader inquiry column quotes etiquette guidance on mourning duration and color restraints. It lists figures for Harding Cox Debs and asks about U S debt to Russia and Harding's Boston victory. The letter also asks about Muscle Shoals and Ford lease controversy.
The text locates a site on the Tennessee River near the northwest corner of Alabama with nearby towns Sheffield and Florence. No event or action is described beyond the geographic reference.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will publish in full Ring W. Lardner's amusing tale The Swift Six about a man and his first car. The renowned humorist is known for sharp wit and vivid characters in early 20th century fiction.
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