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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1919
Page
16
A packing company notes that modern slaughtering uses every animal part for by-products, yet beef prices today are far higher than 20 years ago. They argue efficiency lowers carcass cost, but no packer has satisfactorily explained the price surge amid growing production and population.
The Knights of Columbus and their friends celebrate a fine record for the year ending June 30 as shown by the supreme board of directors. Expenditures for creature comforts led the disbursements with about 7 million dollars for free beef cubes cigarettes pipes tobacco and candy. Administration cost was 166 thousand dollars yet offset by cash discounts on merchandise bills.
The article cites R. J. Clancy of the Southern Pacific noting haste and carelessness cause most crossing accidents. A train needs seven seconds to pass a crossing, yet drivers rush the moment, leading to deaths. An insurance solution is a mandatory stop before grade crossings to prevent tearful outcomes.
An editorial argues Poland should admit Polish Jews seeking asylum, warning from Spain, Portugal, and Russia. It cautions that prejudice harmed those regions by driving out educated center figures, costing nations land, industries, and wealth as refugees fled.
A reflective piece argues that persistent prejudice whether racial or religious undermines real values and harms the whole community by producing low mood and idleness instead of pros perity and initiative.
Editorial urges the Mexican government to enforce the release of two American aviators seized by bandits on the Mexican border. It condemns Carranza authorities for failing to police the border and warns of a rupture in relations if the ransom or fate of the fliers is not resolved, with punitive action possible.
Government raids uncover large quantities of foodstuff nationwide. Officials say safety storage justified but hoarding and speculation drive excessive profits. Public support grows for persistent federal action and penalties for offenders to protect consumer interests.
The piece questions a potential strike after the War Labor Board award. It notes employees presented their case, accepted the Board’s findings, and warns against treating arbitration as a tool to veto agreed outcomes. It argues for honoring agreed terms rather than repudiating them.
The Reds near clinching the National League pennant and a world championship bid. Baseball, shaken by war and other trials, regains its former vigor with fans back in the bleachers and the sport hailed as the king of American games.
The article notes complaints about the constitutional convention’s failure to provide a short ballot and argues that the so called short ballot would strip voters of power by removing most state officials below the governor from electing influence and placing them in appointment.
The chief executive proposal would remove voter choice and recall rights, giving the people less influence over officials. The old Commonwealth has managed well with the long ballot and should continue using it rather than shifting authority.
The piece honors Charles H. Taylor now 73 as dean of prominent American newspaper proprietors. It credits his early takeover of the Boston Globe, his instinct for audience taste, and his genial optimism. The Globe is praised as a personality reflecting its founder’s temperament and lasting strength.
A New York Herald special correspondent notes autumn gowns in Paris week show scant covering like bathing suits. Despite minimal fabric, prices are set to rise, creating the eternal paradox of less material equaling higher charges. The writer suggests this trend will outpace affordability.
The piece profiles Lord Fairfax once known as Albert Kirby in Maryland before his title. outlines American titled brides returning to Europe. notes Archduke Joseph renouncing royal rights and his credentials. retells Dr Yami Kin’s rescue by Dr McCartee and her rise in China. mentions Mrs James J Brown of Newport and her Royal English Colony Club role. mentions Artemus Gates and his war service and aviation awards.
The poem extols the electric fan as a modern summer boon that relieves heat for workers in hot offices. The speaker, a shop clerk, praises its cooling breeze from the seas and laments the sweltering pavement as he toils daily, addressing the device as an electric blower.
A humorous critique of correspondence education arguing it could render universities obsolete. The piece imagines a one man university near a post office teaching wood chopping by mail, detailing a would be student carving an ear with an axe and pondering other trivial courses to learn remotely.
A dramatic headline proclaims a cheap excursion rate with the line Never Return. The piece notes a six cent fare in Boston where the city charges two buffalo buttons to ride a block.
A diverse column itemless entry comments on Gloucester fishermen and beach fish, desert mirages photographed by Dr. Prescott, Carnegie gifts to Malden churches, stockIngless fashion debate, ex service men with stripes, Nantucket safety record, and area civic notes. It includes local anecdotes about elevators cars, refrigerator car colors, and a Newton sealer of weights Andrew Prior.
A reader asks how to respond when a girl says she was glad to have met you. The guide suggests possible replies such as Not at all thank you, Same here kid, Them's my sentiments too, Ain't you gonna ask me in, or I'll be here on the steps in the morning.
Paul W. Gallico prepares another Folks You Meet sketch titled Via Hoboken to be published in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece continues his series of human interest vignettes and lively city scenes.
Engineers and scientists in Europe and America pursue heavier-than-air flight. Lilienthal, Pilcher, Maxim, Santos-Dumont, Langley, and the Wright brothers test gliders and motorized craft while William Kress experiments with a seaplane. Most early engines fail to lift their tonnage aircraft. Artists imagine vast air ambulances as balloons fade from prominence.
A mother and child ride downtown in a car as the child sings lightheartedly. The simple tune lifts grim faces and awakens hidden gentleness in hard men and worn women, leaving listeners moved to dream of beauty and to wish for one more kiss.
A reader asks if frozen water weighs more than melted water. The answer is no, ice expands about 6 percent to occupy more space, so a quart of ice weighs less than a quart of water. The note also questions watermelon nourishment and whether a married couple can secure a hotel room without baggage, provided they sign their true name to prove marriage.
The editor notes 16 vertical stripes on customs and coast guard ensigns reflecting 16 states when adopted while the national flag had 12 stripes due to the number of states at that time. Each new state brought a stripe and a star, explaining the differing counts.
A miscellany asks about flag stripe history noting 18 stripes for the national flag while others keep 16 and a stray note on The Star Spangled Banner. It asks meaning of kibosh with examples and cites Boston wind records of 23 mph on July 8 as the summer peak.
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