The Boston Post Advertises Its Daily Circulation Claim
The Boston Post lists price options and publication details from 1922 including daily and Sunday editions. It notes affiliations with the Associated Press and claims the largest daily morning circulation in the United States.
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Sugita
Matt Sonra
Gee Cennot
Renedealer
Ncweboy
Peete
Edwin A. Grozier
Richard Grozier
William A. Grozier
Associated Press
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Ton Fost
Gale
Cockspur Street
London
Paris
France
Boston Post
United States
Speed Tragedy After Brown College Dance
A late night automobile ride end in tragedy when a party of youths and girls traveling at excessive speed slams into a right angle turn. One man dies and a girl is fatally hurt as two promising lives are cut short by dangerous driving. The piece condemns speed and calls for youth to learn restraint.
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Brown University
Majestic Sets Speed Record for Transatlantic Voyage
The Majestic, after a dry-dock cleaning in Boston, completed its Ambrose Light to Cherbourg run in five days six hours thirteen minutes, beating the Mauretania’s five days eight hours ten minutes. Boston pride grows as local work is credited with enabling the feat.
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Majestic
Ambrose Light
Cherbourg
Mauretania
Boston
Do Your Christmas Duties Early, Says Postal Message
The article urges readers to shop, mail, and distribute Christmas presents early to ease work for postal employees and bring joy to thousands. It also encourages sending donations to the Post's Santa Claus fund ahead of the holidays.
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Santa Claus
Edwards Retired as Major General in U S Army
Clarence R. Edwards U S A was officially retired from service yesterday though unofficial retirement follows final roll call. Known as daddy to the Yankee division, he led New England troops in France and earned a legacy of firmness against cruelty and injustice without barbarity.
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Clarence R. Edwards
New England
France
General Edwards Celebrates 43 Years of Service
A veteran commander marked 43 years of honorable service since his 1883 West Point graduation. He served loyally at Chateau-Thierry, St Mihiel, and Verdun then followed orders faithfully as the armistice neared. The nation wishes him many more productive years and a toast hopes he lives long.
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Edwards
West Point
Chateau-Thierry
St. Mihiel
Verdun
Is the Treaty to Fail Amid Naval Reductions?
The piece questions whether the Washington naval arms reduction treaty will fail as France and Italy refuse to ratify. It notes Britain insists on full participation and suggests a new pact among the United States, Britain, and Japan if signatories do not join. It critiques slow scrap of ships and warns of rising costs and uncertain limits.
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Washington
France
Italy
United States
Sam
Great Britain
Japan
Post Hole Patent Clash Over Portable Prison Cells
A North American newspaper item mocks infringement claims by East Moline officials purchasing portable prison cells. It extols the Consolidated Post Hole Co. invention as superior, detailing supply shortages and the threat of factory shutdown unless substitution material is found.
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East Moline
Consolidated Post Hole Co., of America
New England
Supreme Court
Tact Defined as Smooth Diplomacy in Daily Life
A humor column quotes and jests on tact as the slick lubricant of life. It praises tact as considerate and diplomatic, urging soft words over heated replies while likening tact to a stabilizing force in everyday struggles. The piece mocks common foibles with wholesome wit.
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Nemo
Tad
Observant Citizen notes lunar timing and historic milestones
The column trails sun and planet timings for Boston, notes the Monroe Doctrine centennial next year, recalls John Brown’s hanged anniversary, and observes local life from trains in South Station to Yarmouth neighbors. It also cites airship reactions from pigeons, sports ties, and a teaser about Conan Doyle and Magician Maskelyne in tomorrow’s paper.
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Monroe
Boston
South Terminal
New York
Grand Central Station
South Station
New Building Costs Jump as Labor and Materials Rise
The State Department of Labor and Industries reports a 37 percent rise in building costs since last January, driven by higher cement and lumber prices and scarce skilled labor. From 1914 costs, 1920 stood at 2.65 times. last January 1.51. now about 1.92, suggesting today’s homes near ten thousand dollars for a five thousand-dollar 1914 house. The note adds bidding pressures and a potential near-term price relief, with builders recommending immediate construction for space needs.
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State Department of Labor and Industries
Aberthaw Construction Co
Still There on the Rhine Indefinitely With Allied Forces
Washington indicates American troops will remain on the Rhine indefinitely despite Harding's 1920 pledge to bring them home. France hints it may seize Rhine territory to secure indemnity, arguing for stability. The piece notes the shift shows campaign promises vs. postwar realities.
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Rhine
Washington
France
Germany
Rhineland
Harding
Mr. Harding
Boston Weather Record Fragments From Oldest Inhabitant
An oldBoston observer recalls extreme cold on December 2 1876 and 1901 temperatures of 61 degrees for the warmest reading. He notes rain or snow on this date across the past decade and mentions years 1014 1914 1915 1917 as part of the fragmentary record.
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Boston
Kimberley Diamond Rush Starts in 1871 South Africa
The piece traces the 1869 1870 diamond boom along the Orange River and Vaal, noting how the Star of South Africa and other discoveries sparked a rush. It highlights Van Niekirk and De Beers farm profits, the rise of Kimberley, and the mine’s long, pivotal role in South African diamond mining.
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South Africa
India
Brazil
Orange River
Dante? Jacobs
Schalk van Niekirk
Jacobs
van Niekirk
A Gov
Cape Colony
Star of
Vaal River
Jagersfontein
Orange River Colony
New Nland
Ti de Beers
Kimberley
Berley
Post Letter Box questions and notes on customs
A reader asks about the first real snowfall dates from last year and this year. Other letters discuss omelet technique, the source of money as a root of evil, poultry care, and inquiries into Socialists in Congress. Additional items confirm naval cavalry ranks and the poet d Annunzio’s real name.
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the Post
St. Paul
Timothy
Sir
Oliver Wendell
Holmes
Justice Holmes
Ablel Holmes
Sarah
Oliverg
Wendell Holmes
Wendells
Albany
Oliver
Elizabeth
Jane
Quincy
Uncle Sam Guides on Home Help and Health
A fragmented notice hints at government departments offering useful home health and everyday information. It invites readers to seek further details from official publications and emphasizes disease as a key challenge to address.
Dear Miss Champagne on a Rejected Love Confession
A 28 year old self employed man writes that a longtime hired girl refused his marriage proposal saying she does not love him. The adviser urges him to keep work boundaries or seek employment elsewhere and move on from romance.
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Miss Champagne
Oldest It triplets remembered by Indiana sisters
The oldest It triplets possibly the world are identified as Mrs Barkh with son New Castle Indiana Miss Mary Williams Lebanon Ohio and Mia Jenni Richards Danville Illinois. The sisters now exceed 76 years and as infants their mother marked them with red white and blue beads.
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New Castle
Ind
Mary Wiliams
Lebanon
Mia
Jenni
Richards
Danville
Ill
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