This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1921
Page
13
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday rates for U S Canada and foreign destinations. Prices include one year daily postpaid 30 dollars and Sunday 4 dollars for international, with varying six month and three month terms and per copy charges. Postage district adjustments apply.
Businessmen install sprinkler lines to guard property against fires and the city imposes a ten dollar per year tax on each pipe. Tax targets protection rather than water use and penalizes owners who help the city. City gains nothing from the levy and should encourage protection instead.
The Massachusettes law limits trucks to 14 tons on highways and 10 tons would be better. The Public Works Department led by Commissioner John N Cole launches a crusade to stop overloading. Courts in Dedham and Waltham have convicted several offenders and fines were issued. Heavy trucks damage roads and bridges, so keep within legal weight.
The Post reports a continuing lawsuit between prominent Americans over a war end lease. New developments concern Germans landing as seamen in the United States, with federal board officers noting ongoing complications.
Secretary Davis urges a new law requiring the registration upon arrival of all foreign seamen. He argues German citizens cannot legally enter the United States until a treaty with Germany is signed. The article notes uncertainty over when a legal peace is achieved and how Congress or the President should declare it.
The article analyzes how federal appropriations are split between military and ordinary needs. Using figures from the Bureau of Efficiency and the New York Tribune, it shows about 84 percent of tax revenue funds past and future wars, with 16 percent for ordinary purposes, and notes historic trends and a call for disarmament.
Massachusetts towns face financial irregularities as a Swampscott clerk admits four years of theft. The editorial calls for legislative exams of town finances by certified accountants, a uniform accounting system, and pro rata funding to ensure honesty and financial health across towns.
A fundraising plea urges Boston residents to support the Baby Hygienic Association to keep infant health stations open. It states it costs 6.71 dollars to supervise one baby for a year and that 20,000 dollars is needed now, with higher amounts acceptable to save thousands of Boston babies.
All Sorts Newton Newkirk presents a lyric sequence noting a planned dip with a girl who leaves on an evening boat. The speaker laments separation on the wharf as sunset colors the sky and reflects on love and aging. The piece ends with a quip from The Sphinx about insincere apologies.
A humorous letter deems street ice cream licking improper for a gentleman and offers a self- narrated etiquette remedy. The author recalls an anecdote involving a collision with a lady named Alice, a chocolate cone, and a quick tongue lick to salvage dignity.
A reader survey of the Congressional Directory highlights President Harding and aides, with McMenimen rising from trainman to Railroad Labor Board member. It comments on highway use, Plymouth Pageant traffic, and shifts in local culture and wildflowers amid vandalism and plant decline.
The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank thanks The Post for its careful handling of news about the bank over the past week. President Wilmot R. Evans and Treasurer Joseph C. Holmes commend the paper’s prompt diligence courtesy and accuracy in reporting.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston warmest August Sundays with official highs of 95 in 1872 and 93 in 1881. He notes the coldest 53 in 1899 and mentions no rain on this date for a decade except in 1915 1916 1917 and 1914.
The passage traces Octavius Augustus turning Rome from mud huts into a marble capital. It notes stable government, expanded public works, luxury and wealth, new housing, baths, heating, and a shift from republican ideals to imperial rule. It contrasts Rome with Alexandria and critiques Cato’s hypocrisy.
Vivian Casson Cadence tells the comic tale of Jim O Day whose three year mustache ends in a public misidentification. After a mistaken arrest and a mob scene, Chief Billy Wayland clears the matter and Jim heads home to a dinner with the officer and wife laughing at the change.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.