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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
22
The line lists Edwin A Grozier as editor and publisher for the newspaper. It reflects masthead crediting common in historic papers. The fragment suggests a biographical or staff mention within editorial leadership.
The Associated Press asserts exclusive republication rights for its dispatches and locally published news, reserving all rights to republish special despatches and denoting exclusive entitlement for credited material. This standard notice appears in the paper to protect AP content and local articles.
Statistics show four percent of Portugal's population participated in the war. Of these, more than six percent, 12 574 men, were dead or missing. A little nation with a great soul.
The piece notes how prohibition enforcement would gain support by showing illicit whiskey made from prune juice caramel and wood alcohol in New York. It argues buyers paid for prime red licker unaware of the adulterants and the deception.
New England fishing fleets bore the storms with courage as crews press to keep the nation's food supply. They face peril without complaint, earning praise and admiration for their steadfast daily labor.
The House of Lords rejects the clause allowing women to sit in the assembly. Commentary mocks the peers as pompous and recalls Mrs. Partington sweeping back the Atlantic. The piece warns women might then boycott the Lords, likening the wager to a rising tide.
Announcement that the hat boy and his tip may be ended in large hotels follows patrons resisting mandatory tipping. The public grievances target hotel management for graft rather than the hat boy or the tip itself, fearing a worse imposition may replace it.
The Post says the library should respect devout religious sentiment and questions whether the Sargent painting Synagogue and Church offends. It argues that public support does not justify retaining an image that offends part of the population, even if painted by a renowned artist.
The article notes that ending suburban street railway lines devastates those who invested in homes along the routes. It emphasizes many families mortgaged incomes and savings to build along these roads and now face severe financial jeopardy.
The text describes that loss of car service reduces market value of property and forces people to sell homes and move to cities. It argues workers cannot be blamed for refusing to reconcile and feel a moral obligation to continue receiving reasonable transportation, given they staked all on railway operation.
The United Mine Workers withdraw the strike order, praising patriotism and obedience to court. The piece credits government leaders and courts for declaring the strike unlawful and asserts radicals are dealt a blow, with justice to be heard impartially.
The piece notes that the silver dollar's metal value tops a dollar with the current coinage ratio, warning officials to avoid melting coins. It cites France as an example of shortages from melting cash and remarks that U S coins mostly stay in vaults while the public prefers paper money.
The article notes strikers in Chicago opened own shops selling meat at real bottom prices. Porterhouse steak advertised at 18 cents per pound drew overwhelming patronage and daily profits exceeded those under monopolist price schemes. The piece argues the Chicago example shows possible outcomes in meat supply.
The government moves to cleanse the land of disloyalty linked to secret agitation. Federal authorities have arrested suspects in New York for endorsing overthrow by force and violence. Seditious literature including The Revolutionary Age is seized in Cambridge, reflecting broad propaganda and suppression efforts.
The text urges swift use of all means to counter alien fanaticism and declares the pestilence cannot be wiped out quickly, calling for energetic action and decisive measures.
The Non Partisan League failed to elect most of its 20 nominees for delegates to Nebraska’s constitutional convention in Lincoln. Only four of the twenty secured seats, signaling weak radical influence and suggesting Nebraska farmers resist extreme reform as the State Journal notes Nebraskans are sound to the core.
A concrete cargo ship caught fire near Lisbon and was sunk after a gunboat pounded it for hours. The incident suggests potential usefulness for concrete vessels, especially in northern waters, even as the war ended and practicality remains debated.
Commissioner Grover A. Whalen envisions a trackless trolley system linking to an overhead power source with trolleys. The flexible route promises automobile-like maneuverability, faster schedules, and potential relief for street railway woes in Boston and other cities.
The piece recalls Franklin Lane and Uncle Joe Cannon starting in country stores for low wages, and notes aging figures like Baroness de Hesse Wartegg known as Minnie Hauck. It mentions Daniel J. Callahan tipping war relief funds, Geraldine Farrar’s dog anecdote, Pershing’s early Lincoln years, King George and the Prince of Wales among anecdotes, plus long-lived Boston University graduates and several elderly notables with brief identifiers.
Fashion notes reveal pannier skirts emphasize snugger waistlines while evening gowns move toward picturesque styles. Vringe appears on woolens and silks. Latin antique rivals velvet for formal wear. Knitted scarfs and matching hats remain in favor.
In a Secret Service setting a daring chase unfolds as Stealthy Steve plummets 150 feet into a cement well. He rigs a rope to two iron stanchions, climbs to safety, then attempts a high jump back to a roof, ending up inside a chimney as Pretzel Pete struggles with the sleuth’s roadster airplane.
On December 18 1620 at Eastham a small band of Pilgrims faced an ambush by 30 to 40 Indians. Standish fired a snap-lance and muskets drove off attackers as arrows whistled and one chief was mortally tested by repeated shots. No one was hurt. The Pilgrims recovered 18 archeries and sent them to England.
Pete questions a mysterious janitor named Steve who offers to help crank a busted ding flivver. The scene ends with Steve confidently answering that he knows all there is to know about airplanes and agreeing to assist, leaving the outcome for tomorrow.
A liberal cash reward will be paid to Post readers who can help remove Stealthy Steve from the fix Mr. Newkirk plans to place him in.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston's warmest November 12 with official figures of 76 and 9 for a high and low in earlier years. Coldest reading on this date was 2 in 1894. No rain fell on this date in Boston in ten years except 1898 and 1910.
Born 1819, Edwardes joined the East India Company service in India and rose to major general. He learned Persian and Hindustani, lost his right hand in battle, and split his life between India and England, becoming a top authority on the East Indian army. Also notes Booth Tarkington continuing William Baxter tales with Girl! Girl! Girl! in Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
A poetic fragment contrasts playful dreams and inner happiness with a broader world. It speaks of boys on small hills imagining fancies while the larger world remains in view, weaving themes of wonder and conscious purpose.
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