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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1922
Page
16
The note lists editors and publishers: Richard Grozier assistant editor and publisher and William A. Grozier business manager. It mentions routine post delivery and notices about continued publication and expiring notices.
Horses in Post Office square before Christmas partake in an annual outdoor banquet hosted by the M S P C A at the Angell Memorial fountain. Grain with carrots and apples is the main dish, and donations to Dr. Rowley at 180 Longwood Avenue support coffee and sandwiches for drivers and equine guests.
Boston voters are urged to participate in today’s election for three City Council seats and two school board positions. The piece stresses the power of the council and the vital role of the school board in family life and child welfare, urging all capable voters to cast their ballots.
The editorial endorses Secretary Hoover's recommendations aimed at aiding farmers. Lower freight rates on foodstuffs and basic commodities could lower consumer prices, while extending loans to farmers beyond mortgage provisions would bolster their current business. The Post supports measures that help a third of the population and bolster overall prosperity.
The piece argues that farmers face high rates because their notes run longer than typical business ones and are excluded from Reserve Banks. It urges Congress to act on two recommendations: lower railroad rates on food products and improved farm credit, benefiting farmers and the nation.
The Associated Press reports Shantung province in China was returned by Japanese authorities at noon Sunday. The piece notes Versailles 1919 promises, U S ratification debates, and Wilson’s faith in Japan, urging readers to acknowledge that critics were wrong and fair play supports Wilson's stance.
The piece questions a possible presidential push to summon state governors to Washington to boost Joliet style enforcement. It notes the 18th Amendment allows concurrent power but offers no constitutional basis for federal dictates to states. It warns the move could threaten self government and urges Harding to proceed cautiously.
The annual government record shows coast guards rescued 2954 people from peril and assisted 3759 vessels bearing 14 531 persons, with cargoes valued at 35 million dollars. Ice patrol prevented Titanic-like disasters amid a story of daily brave work and duty.
Medical examiner Dr. George L. Tobey announced Grove Street unsafe after Wadislaw Lehnert aged 10 died in a coasting accident. Lehnert struck an iron fence and fell nine feet to the ground. he died about an hour later at home with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lehnert of 164 Grove Street.
The Christmas Animal Cutie booklet in color will continue in the next Bosua Sunday Post Magazine. Readers are invited to follow the tale as it progresses in upcoming installments.
A narrator recalls a comic encounter in Fitchburg about a coal clerk who questions personal details. The tale lampoons intrusive inquiry with lines about heating methods, family questions, and odd musings. The refrain centers on the clerk’s relentless interrogations and the narrator’s decision to depart.
The Nebraska Pilot profile paints Elmer Watkins as editor publisher justice of the peace notary public lumber dealer roofing and building supply trader and active church and club member. It humorously notes two unaccounted hours before dawn suggesting he might sleep or pursue unseen endeavors.
A collection of wry quips on romance and vanity, including flirtatious misfires and social cringe. A barber anecdote turns into a running joke about hair loss, singeing, and self image with light wordplay throughout.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston coldest December 12 figures from 1872 and 1886, with warmest on record in 1911. He notes rain or snow on this date in 19 of the past 40 years, citing official measurements.
Observant Citizen reports on Mary Todd Lincoln’s birth anniversary and Robert Lincoln’s upcoming 80th birthday in August. The column touches on fashion trends like flapping arctics and tortoise shell spectacles, letters on Harvard origins, and a lion bear-meat anecdote from Walter L Main’s menagerie. It notes Masonry leaders’ deaths, Captain Sparrow’s retirement, American Legion flag rules, and Florida strawberries priced at $1.40 a quart. It ends with a New England to pole midpoint latitude marker discovery near Eastport Maine.
The piece chronicles early oil booms from Ohio to California, noting Lima's sulphur tainted crude, Herman Frasch’s sulfur removal breakthrough, and California’s 19th century rise. It highlights Los Angeles wells, Bakersfield land values, Fresno outskirts strikes, and Summerland’s offshore derricks reshaping coastal commerce.
Readers ask about stills and distilling equipment with two essential parts the still and condenser. Other letters discuss elephant trunks versus tapirs, spelling Pharaoh, and wedding invitation etiquette between brides and mothers.
A reader asks who decides the total guests for a wedding reception with the couple and their mothers. The explanation notes parties may set the final headcount as they wish. A second reader questions blood cell origin and longevity, with a concise medical answer.
A 20 year old man writes about loving a girl a year younger for five years and questions why he should avoid her cousin. The adviser warns the writer he is too young to marry and suggests remaining friendly while avoiding the cousin, perhaps shifting attention to divert her.
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