Boston Post Dateline Mystery Item
Partial OCR from The Boston Post shows an address 3380 Main and unclear dateline. No readable event or name beyond the newspaper and location phrase.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1921
Page
10
Partial OCR from The Boston Post shows an address 3380 Main and unclear dateline. No readable event or name beyond the newspaper and location phrase.
An appeal from Boston Floating Hospital officers urges generosity to ease their apprehension about support. The piece highlights the hospital’s life saving journeys and the courage it gives to mothers and infants. Contributions are requested to George C. Lee at 44 State Street, Boston.
The Bergdoll committee findings implicate U S Army figures over the deserter’s escape and alleged gold scheme. It calls for retirement cancellation and annuity stoppage for the commandant who mishandled the case. The reports attract Congress attention and show unusual bipartisan support.
The piece argues for a woman from the East as Attorney General nominee, highlighting the dominance of women lawyers in the region and praising Miss Marion Weston Cottle of Boston and New York, now Chelsea resident, as a capable candidate endorsed by jurists and lawmakers.
The passage argues for a female candidate to become assistant Attorney-General, asserting this region should supply the choice and praising Miss Cottle as the most qualified among those noted by associations and state lawyers.
The essay criticizes Representative Fordney for voting to take over railroads as a war measure and for stating he aimed to put the President in a hole. It argues private railroad control would have failed wartime needs and notes the bill caused a large deficit. It condemns the partisan remark as unworthy of national effort.
Advices from Berlin report a deadlock in negotiations for a separate peace treaty between the United States and Germany. The U S demands Germany acknowledge responsibility for the war, as in Article 231 of the Versailles treaty. Germany has already affirmed responsibility to the allies.
The New York Times celebrates 25 years under Adolph S. Ochs with a full page ad detailing growth. Circulation rose from about 20 000 in 1896 to 350 000 today and annual advertising expanded similarly. The paper moved from daily losses to $15 000 000 gross with strong profit and moral influence.
A column by Newton Newkirk questions poverty in light of wealth of great minds. It asserts that humanity's riches lie in books and ideas rather than material wealth, inviting readers to value intellect over fortune.
A rambling wartime style letter from KAUGHFF DROPPE requests Newton Newkirk’s notes on the Ides of March. The exchange corrects a mistaken zoological view and recounts Caesar Brutus lore with mock formalities and digressions.
The Observant Citizen column reflects on reinforced concrete roads, clergy travelers in Europe, and centenarian New England residents. It notes shifts from horses to motor transport, popcorn versus peanuts at ball parks, and a brief retrospective on Charlemagne era factions and Viking ventures.
Neal Is Ud Dandeau led rubies with little combs at the sides. Hows and rows of black silk braid trim a frock of Poiret twill. Sleeveless frocks become sleeveless smocks and sweaters. A little girl frock in pale pink organdie has blue ruffles. Fall coats girdled at a low waist with jewelled belts. Gloves faced with silver cloth or colored crepe de chine. A Sorrento blue velour suit embroidered in tan chenille. Spangles laces and ribbons define evening wear. Knitted slip over middles in silk suit sportswear. Velour coats with fitted bodices and full skirts. Large shawl collars and huge fur cuffs. Navy velour coat with corded seams and scalloped hem.
A narrator boasts of his children’s superiority over others and mocks parents who publish their kids’ sayings for money, claiming objective judgment and agreement from his wife while criticizing the era’s commercialism.
A brief quote by J. P. McEvoy criticizing a culture where people offer sayings freely to parents on streets, arguing these expressions should not be given away for nothing. The remark underscores tensions over value and worth of shared phrases.
A reader aged 18 asks how to handle a two year relationship when her partner avoids her publicly. The adviser explains shared blame, suggests waiting for an explanation, and warns of hurt feelings if trust is broken. The column also includes Q A on brandy, Bruno, platinum color, the lost Pleiad, bridge spans, and a Bible verse reference.
Readers ask what myopic means and learn near sighted. They compare Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales noting freezing and boiling points. They query if President Harding invented the word normalcy and where to find it. The column invites replies by mail.
An ad explains organic iron is vital for oxygen transport and energy. It contrasts organic iron from foods and Nuxated Iron with metallic iron, claiming two week strength gains and universal benefits. It cites endorsements by public figures, doctors, and four million annual users, with a money back guarantee.
Official figures reveal August 1 warmth with 91 degrees in 1872 and 1906, and a cold 61 degree record. The city has had no rain on this date in the last decade except 1914 and 1920.
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