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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1921
Page
7
Poem Mizpah by Julia A. Baker appears in Heart Throbs. It expresses a shared spiritual bond across separate paths. The speaker prays for divine watchful care, noting God keeps them near and blessing both while paths diverge and hopes remain steadfast.
A Sewing Circle page invites readers to send in letters about domestic life and marriage. The column presents varying advice on whether a husband should push a baby carriage, and the role balance between spouses in managing tobacco use and home harmony. Readers weigh in with perspectives on nagging, retaliation, and compromise to preserve happiness.
A Sunday Post page features home recipes from readers Miss Mary Dugas Margaret A Ryan Grace Embry and Mrs J W Haynes. Dishes include sardines with eggs on lettuce, ham with crust and garnish, lemon custard pies, coconut loaf, and baked fish with stuffing served in various New England homes.
In Washington on August 19 the House approved over fifty amendments to the Republican tax bill during a five hour session. Changes include removing a 10 dollar annual license tax on soft drink vendors and easing tax on charitable corporate gifts under 5 percent of net income.
Senate and House negotiators near a final accord on the anti beer bill and hope to enact it before the coming recess. They signaled partial rejection of the Stanley amendment on searches of dwellings while retaining some provisions, with Volstead urging the bill be salvaged.
Ralph B. Jones New England manager for Ford inspected the Victory Plant at Squantum with Mayor Bradford and Quincy Chamber of Commerce leaders. He noted data for Ford headquarters in Detroit and outlined cooperation by the Dorchester Board of Trade for the Atlantic seaboard auto base plan.
Lynn police seized a trousers coat and vest found in a shanty after boys reported a clothing-less man roaming Wyoma woods. A two week old assault attempt on a 16 year old girl remains unresolved as officers search for the owner and hope for frost to aid clues.
Brockton voters face a higher levy as the 1921 tax rate rises to 34 dollars and 90 cents, marking a small uptick over the 1920 level. The finance board approved the levy amid routine assessments and budget needs.
A reader asks about Opera manager Gatti Casazza birthplace and pronunciation. Questions cover Washington term length, spelling enquire inquire, dress code, Boy Scouts origin, largest American country, phrase origins, Panama Canal length, lamb and mutton ages, Hong Kong status, and why the United States name was not Columbia.
Screen gossip notes Ralph Graves has a large following among fair sex fans. At 22 he is a clever intelligent screen player with notable work in Polly with a Past The Love Flower and Dream Street. He stands 5 feet 11 inches tall with brown hair and blue eyes.
Just released films The Hell Qiscers starring Wallace Reid and Cappy Ricks starring Thomas Meighan join the Paramount Artcraft Company roster and are expected to be shown in Boston soon.
Edgar Selden forms Premium Productions Company to produce East coast studios with foreign location shoots. The plan aims to adapt popular plays and novels into feature pictures filmed wherever the action demands.
Adolph Zukor head of Famous Players Lasky carries life policies totaling 5 000 000 the largest on a single individual. Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford each hold 1 000 000 in favor of their companies.
Paramount reissues two year old film My Cousin featuring Enrico Caruso in a notable role.
In the film Made in Heaven Helene Chadwick plays Claudia Royce Molly Malone portrays her sister and Renee Adoree Mrs Tom Moore is Miss Lowry sister to William Lowry played by Tom Moore Frances Edmonds is the newsboy in The Unfortunate Sex.
A fragmented notice lists actors and addresses tied to early film studios. Mentions include Albert W. Stoneham at Tom Mix's address in Hollywood, Mae Murray opposite in Peacock Alley, Eugene O Brien at Selznick Studio, Bryant Washburn with two sons, and Norman Kerry in Little Italy. It notes marriages for several individuals and directs questions to Prunella Hall at the Boston Post.
Stanley Forde leaves the O’Brien Girl cast at Tremont Theatre as Equity shifts focus to the show. Fritzi Scheff and James Marlowe depart Saturday with Finita De Soria and Frank Shea filling their posts. Most of the chorus also resigns Saturday for new applicants.
Former U S Marshal Pat J Duane sent a cable to President De Valera urging Cub a Dail Eireann to let the Irish people decide their fate. He argues courage grows with danger and stresses each nation must accept its verdict guided by God.
The Census Bureau reports 61,859,900,000 cigarettes manufactured in the United States last year. Of these 15,834,000,000 were exported, leaving about 46,000,000 factory-made cigarettes for U S consumption.
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