Boston Post offers domestic and foreign subscription rates
The Independent Democratic Paper of New England lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S and Canada one year five dollars, six months two fifty, three months one twenty five, one month fifty cents. Foreign one month one dollar. Canada half rate per copy. Posts extra in Boston district. Printing by The Boston Publishing Co.
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Post Subscription Policy and Delivery Notice
The Post announces advance payment of all subscriptions and discontinuation without further notice on expiration. Readers are urged to contact the postal service if they cannot obtain the Post regularly through their new dealer or newsboy.
Boston Post Printer Notice Fragment
Unclear archival text shows publisher and Associated Press rights notice with locations in London Paris and Boston. No readable event or person details beyond the general media attribution.
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Cockspur Street
London
Avenue de l’Opera
Paris
France
Americans Go Across to Paris by Plane in Two Hours
Americans have become the mainstay of England and France travel as air service from London to Paris runs like clockwork. About 100 passengers fly daily to Paris, boarding at Croydon and arriving in a little over two hours, then continuing by car to hotels. The mode thrills travelers who favor speed and adventure.
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England
France
London
Paris
Croydon
Judson A. Reynolds
Jud Reynolds
East
Young's Hotel
Adams House
Young's
Reynolds
Revere House
John
Boylston Street
Hotel
Brewster
Jim Reed
J. Reed Whipple
The Place for Him Out in Holyoke
A Holyoke youth, son of a wealthy manufacturer, faced a charge of stealing a hired limousine. Counsel argued he suffers from kelptomania and had taken cars previously, a mental aberration that drove the acts. The case was placed on file with a suggestion he be confined to prevent further offenses.
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Holyoke
Useful wild creatures deserve protection on farms
The article argues many so called pests play a beneficial role on farms. It highlights snakes skunks owls crows as allies that control pests like mice grasshoppers and grubs. It praises the Permanent Wildlife Protection Fund for preserving useful birds and animals and urges public support.
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Permanent Wild Life Protection Fund
American Pellew family heirs English peerage
Henry Edward Pellew of Washington 94 inherits the English title Lord Exmouth after an inheritance. His son Prof Charles Ernest Pellew of Columbia University, born in London 1863, is an American who would accept the peerage if his father desires. Both naturalized Americans have shown loyalty and public service.
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Henry Edward Pellew
Washington, D. C
England
Lord Exmouth
Charles Ernest Pellew
Columbia University
London
Dual Allegiance Puzzles An American Peer
The text reflects on someone living under two flags with dual allegiance yet no harm to either. It notes the anomaly of an American peer and questions how a man can hold both loyalties simultaneously.
Wheat tariffs fail to shield farmer from market downturn
The piece argues that even with an emergency duty, wheat prices dropped from 1.40 to under 1.00 a bushel, showing tariffs do not protect farmers. It urges reducing tariffed costs on goods farmers buy rather than raising tariffs on the products they sell and notes exports drive price for the national crop.
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Congress
Germany pays in livestock to satisfy war reparations
Official reports show Germany has turned over more than a half million head of live stock and nearly a quarter million poultry to the Entente by July 3, with thousands of horses cattle sheep and goats already delivered. Remaining deliveries include thousands of horses cattle and sheep as France seeks farm wealth from livestock renunciations.
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Germany
Entente
Bavarian People’s Party
France
Pulpit Dream of Florence Schleicher Shocks Society
Florence Schleicher a Michigan girl plans to enter Radcliffe to study for the ministry embracing missionary work in China or India. Once a society leader with $500000 of her own she gives up car and languages for a spiritual path. Her choice is described as remarkable and ideal driven.
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Florence Schleicher
Michigan
China
India
Miss Schleicher
Radcliffe
Gustavus Adolphus
Joan of Arc
Asia
Electric street railways show revival with 1016 cars ordered
The electric street railways of the United States ordered 1016 passenger cars from Jan 1 to Jun 15, surpassing 1921 by 122. Regions north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi led with 324 cars, followed by the west with 271, New England 246, and the south with 175, signaling wide recovery in electric railroading.
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United States
Ohio
Mississippi River
Mississippi
New England
Oldest Inhabitant Notes Piet Day Weather Variations
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Beston records for August Piet day, noting official figures 91 in 1916 and 1883 as warmest, and 52 in winter. He mentions rain at Boston on this date over the past decade except 1914 and 1917, reflecting varied climate patterns.
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Boston
The Poor Fish Wed a Sweet Old-Fashioned Girl
A verse vignette by Phil Ossifer about a flapper who tries vainly to win a dapper suitor. She uses style and rouged luck to land him, but he chooses a plain, traditional girl and marries her. The piece hints at changing social mores through playful rhymes.
The Telephone Wins the Prize in Greatest Invention Contest
A western paper offers 100 for the best answer to what invention most guards mankind. The chosen reply favors the telephone, arguing it prevents physical harm in disputes. The letter-writer recounts a bank incident over cashing a check and insists the prize be paid in cash rather than by check.
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Sphinx Quote on Admiration for Knowledgeable Women
A historical column presents a witty aphorism about men yielding to women who surpass them in knowledge. It frames intelligence as a trait worth reverence and playfully questions male vanity.
Wit and Wisdom From a Playful Page
A series of satirical maxims comments on vacation habits counterfeit dollar activity and social codes. It notes a three mile limit for ships bars and passenger freedom and contrasts views on bachelorhood culture and judging by clothes with pointed humor.
Observant Citizen Editorial Notes and Local Anecdotes
An editorial column reflects on men wearing earrings and women's fashion at New England beaches, notes Boston area beverage service practices, and profiles hotelman memorabilia owner Jud Reynolds. It also mentions Rev. Pelpecchi’s Boston posting, Henry Ford's travel water, Harvard scholarship winner John Vernaglia, and Winthrop beach erosion from a masonry wall decline.
Contortionists Lose Vaudeville Thrill in 1922
The columnist argues audience familiarity dulls contortion acts in 1922 as many viewers can perform similar feats themselves. With widespread financial strain, spectators see vaudeville performers tying themselves in knots and feel less impressed or startled.
Joe Lincoln Debuts New Cape Cod Story in Sunday Post
Cape Cod author Joe Lincoln, famed worldwide, contributes Pie and the Past to a Boston Sunday Post Magazine series on married life.
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Joe Lincoln
Cape Cod
Next Boston Sunday Post
Journeying Yonder and the Call of the Open Sea
Poetic reflection on sailors returning home and others sailing away. The speaker offers no answer to why departure persists, urging acceptance that stars sun road and sky drive the voyage. A lyrical meditation on travel and obligation across the horizon.
Vikings Propel Sea Voyages Beyond Land After Roman Collapse
The article recounts Viking seafaring from 789 onward, raiding England and moving south, founding Iceland and Greenland, and a 1000 voyage to Vinland. It notes ship design with shields, dragon-head prows, sails and many rowers, plus the perilous yet bold journeys across Europe and the North Atlantic.
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Venice
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Pisa
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Denmark
America
Christendom
Singland
France
Greenland
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Leif
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Thorfinn
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Sarah Seeks Matrimony and Finds Two Orphans at Door
A working woman in an urban office rediscovers home life while pursuing marriage to sales expert John Wainwright. After seeing a sign urging a new home, she brings a 6 year old girl and 4 year old boy into her orbit, arranging a future as housewife as the door to a chest of silver arrives.
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Lonesome Lane
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Poems for Your Scrap Book Style Reflections on Pain From Loved Ones
A reflective verse contrasts hurt from strangers with deeper wounds from those closest. It notes world weariness and the sharper sting of family and friends, urging awareness that the dearest bonds often yield the deepest scars, though love remains the true measure.
Rule for engagement announces calls between families
A Post letter answers a question about engagement etiquette. It states the bridegroom’s parents should visit the bride’s parents at the earliest opportunity after the engagement is announced. If both parents cannot go together, neither should go alone. It also asks a Vermont girl age inquiry.
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Post
Marriage License Age Rules Mentioned for Locality
The text notes marriage license rules allowing individuals 18 or over for women and 21 or over for men, mirroring Massachusetts standards. It references parental consent requirements and age-based eligibility in a historical context.
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Massachusetts
Correct usage and moonlight superstition debated
A reader questions proper grammar between you and me, and the editor dismisses moonlight influence as superstition. The letter also asks if Boston ever reached 112 degrees, noting the official high of 104 on July 4, 1911 at the Federal Building.
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Boston
Federal Building
Ralph La Carbonara Square and weather signals
The exchange mentions Ralph La Carbonara Square as the crossing name for Washington street and Hanover. It also explains weather signals including a red pennant signaling storm warnings and flags indicating violent storms from the northeast or southeast.
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Washington Street
Hanover
Ralph la Carbonara
Weather Bureau
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