Boston Post August 15 1922 rate card and masthead note
The Boston Post issue lists subscription rates for US Canada foreign and Sunday editions, rates by period and special Canada pricing, plus publication offices and editorial staff details. It includes billing instructions, postal notes, and Associated Press note, with a promotional quote about circulation.
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Post Publishing
Washington St
Boston
Anon
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Two Great Figures Gone in Britain’s World
The deaths of Arthur Griffith and Lord Northcliffe mark a rare three day span for two pivotal figures in the British empire. Griffith shaped Irish policy through patient argument, while Northcliffe built and steered major newspapers influencing national and international affairs. Both left enduring legacies in journalism and politics.
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British Empire
Arthur Griffith
Lord Northcliffe
Griffith
Ireland
Northcliffe
America
England
The Adamson Law and Its Strong Record
The piece defends the Adamson law a eight hour day for railroad workers as constitutional and beneficial. It notes bipartisan support including John W. Weeks and praise from the Supreme Court, arguing against claims of surrender to workers and reinforcing Wilson’s policy.
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Woodrow Wilson
John W. Weeks
Massachusetts
Supreme Court of the
U. S
Congress
Wilson
Medical Aid By Radio for Ships At Sea
United Fruit Company unveils a free radio medical service for vessels without medical officers. Captains can contact hospital or passenger ships of the company for professional advice, with priority over non SOS calls. The program, devised by George S. Davis, aims to provide urgent care at sea regardless of nationality.
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United Fruit Company
Andrew W. Preston
George S. Davis
Radio Telegraph Department
Relief Station on the High Seas Earns Credit for Fruit Company
The passage lauds the Fruit Company for establishing a relief station on the high seas and credits its aid to people wherever they travel.
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Fruit Company
High Seas
Striking Coal Conflict Returns to Arbitration Path
The coal strike ends as mine owners and United Mine Workers agree to resume operations on the old wage basis while a commission is to investigate the situation. President Harding mediates and a conference is planned, signaling arbitration as the needed remedy after months of disruption and losses. The piece laments the wasteful toll on the public and industry, urging rational dispute resolution.
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Harding
Samuel D. Warriner
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Belated assessment of Senator Hiram Johnson’s shift
A Nation writer urges that Johnson’s shift to conservative stances belies a long history of progressive talk with little action. He notes Johnson rarely voted against the Old Guard and has made few Senate marks, disappointing early backers who expected active anti reactionism.
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Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Senate
Old Guard
Maine Fuel Campaign Urges Wood Over Coal
Maine Fuel Director Andrew P. Lane launches a statewide wood campaign to prep for winter. Governor Baxter urges residents to cut wood, build woodpiles in yards, and stock empty bins to ease coal shortages and help keep fuel prices stable.
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Andrew P. Lane
Maine
Baxter
New England
Rise and fall of bicycles as cheap transport through the years
A historical review argues that bicycles and motorcycles persisted despite the rise of cars. It notes 1919 output at 470,675 bikes and 59,214 motorcycles, with earlier years showing dips from 1899's peak. The piece asserts the bicycle's enduring role for affordable transport.
Man in St Paul kills 60 pound wolf with bare hands
Arthur Laner 27 of St Paul appeared at City Hall after killing a 60-pound gray wolf within city limits. He said the wolf sprang on him as he walked home from work and he tackled it then struck its head on the pavement to kill it.
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St. Paul
City Hall
Laner
Arthur
Northwestern Cattle Breeders’ Association
N. N
Walt Brian
Boston
What the Sphinx Says and Lighter Verse Reflections
A collection of humorous quips and verse from readers and scribes. Includes lines from WALT BRIAN and BOB QUILLIEN with playful takes on marriage, money, education, and fashion. Narrative travel vignette concludes with advice to seek paths less traveled.
Observant Citizen notes corn and culture in Boston
The column laments white corn for restaurants while yellow corn like golden bantam thrives in gardens. It recalls stories on national anthems and movie outsiders, mentions David P. Gibbons's memory aid for dots and dashes, and highlights local feats from New England seniors to Park Square history and a Rotary Club speech by Robert M. Newcomb.
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Boston
David P. Gibbons
Oldest Inhabitant Recollects Boston Weather Records
The oldest observer recalls Boston’s August 11 temperatures with official highs of 92 in 1872 and 91 in 1911, and a coldest 94 in 1905. He notes rain on this date has occurred in the past decade.
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Boston
Going A-Journeying Across The Wide Horizon
Poetic verse about ships returning and young ships sailing away. The speaker notes duty to depart despite longing for home, placing cause on stars sun road and sky. The tone recalls travel and fate with lingering imagery of sea and voyage.
St Pauls Journeys Through Asia Minor and Greece
The article recounts Saint Paul’s long travels by foot and sea, from Antioch through Cyprus Asia Minor and Greece to Tyre Caesarea and Jerusalem. It notes his perilous voyages including a Malta shipwreck and his enduring legacy in major cities and early Christian spread.
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Paul the Apostle
Jerusalem
Athens
Rome
Hamburg
Milan
Tyre
Crete
St. Paul
Antioch
Ephesus
The Calling of Dr Garrick
The Garrick family tale on Fox Hill centers on Dr Garrick and his son Dan Dan seeks a career in journalism against his father's medical expectations. After Dan accepts a Merrimac News reporter role the two part in silence and growing tension marks their strained relationship
A Poem Fragment on Hunger and Evening Refuge
The verse speaks of hunger and bread with alternating bitterness and sweetness. It traces a day’s balance of labor and leisure, ending with a quiet evening pipe after work. A meditative slice of everyday life hints at modest comforts and small rituals.
You Were Born to Be a Doctor
Dan Garrick, urged by his editor and haunted by his father’s prophecy, braves a perilous river crossing in a blizzard to deliver urgent medical aid. He reaches Nick Hadley’s home, saves a newborn, and earns Nick’s praise as he finally accepts his destined path as a doctor.
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Dan
Carson
Garrick
Hadley
Nick
Lem Parks
Lem
Merrimac Bridge
Vicker's Mill
BookKeeper Held on Larceny Charge
Ambrose Levangie, book keeper for a downtown store, was held in $8000 at Central Court for trial on larceny of $15,000 charged by Inspectors Flaherty and Finn. He pleaded not guilty though a confession was reported and restitution discussed.
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Flaherty
Finn
Tales From Shakspere's Plays in Public Ledger
A poem recounts a brother supporting a sister through hardship and schooling, highlighting sacrifice and enduring affection. The couple writes Tales From Shakspere's Plays, blending grave and gay moods, while one brother advances in life to aid her lucid intervals. Copyright 1922 Public Ledger Company.
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Shakspere
Public Ledger Company
D Annunzio Fractured Skull After Villa Fall
Rome reports Gabriele D Annunzio is suffering a fractured skull and in a semi conscious state after a fall from his villa window at Gardone. His son has been summoned to the villa.
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Rome
United News
Gabriele D'Annunzio
Italy
Gardone
Arpeggio Helps Zona Gale Story in Boston Sunday Post
A note announces Zona Gale's new story Arpeggio Helps to appear in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine, described as an amusing tale by the author of Miss Lulu Bett.
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Zona Gale
Lulu Bett
Boston Sunday Post
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