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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1921
Page
20
Rates for daily and Sunday editions are listed with durations and prices for U S Canada foreign and India. It notes delivery via postal service and payment methods and provides editor and publisher names and office addresses.
The Dail Eireann meets in extraordinary session to ratify the British Sinn Fein peace treaty. The paper favors ratification but notes a possible referendum if the parliament hesitates, viewing peace and self government as the hoped outcome for Ireland.
Public safety commissioner Colonel Foote issues a holiday warning urging caution against purse snatching and home theft. He advises locking all doors and windows even on upper floors, not leaving notes about return times, avoiding under door mats for keys, and keeping front keys with household members to deny burglars easy access.
Mme Emma Calve presented a live Carmen via wireless radio telephone as the steamship Paris steamed 925 miles east of Sandy Hook. Thousands along the Atlantic coast heard the performance, marking the first radio telephone transmission to these shores and a broadcast link used by Premier Briand en route to New York.
A fragment recalling progress at sea and at shore shows a receiving station near Ushant while the liner remains 600 miles away. The writer praises ongoing innovations that continually shorten the world through inventive methods, suggesting future stylistic advances and smaller gaps created by clever work.
The Post congratulates James M. Curley on a remarkable Boston victory. It notes his single-handed win against heavy odds and praises his experience and bid for a clean administration. The paper also commends Mrs. Curley for her active role and wishes them well.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover reports from Washington that Europe’s economy will recover slowly after war. He cites gains in agriculture and industry and notes diplomacy has advanced with reduced Bolshevik risk, attributing progress to better living standards and lessons from Russia. The General Relief Committee based at Hotel Vanderbilt appeals for funds to aid starving Europeans, aided by a Quaker relief detail.
Discussion of a proposed one billion dollar loan to Germany and a long term bond issue to cover reparations. Plans involve other powers and neutral countries buying bonds to finance indemnities for the next two years, tying Germany’s repayment to allied debts to the United States. The note links this to converting Allied debts to bonds and forecasts impact on US collections.
The will of Florence Lathrop Page widow of Thomas Nelson Page former ambassador to Italy was filed for probate in Biddeford Maine. The bulk of the estate goes to her husband and includes York Beach real estate valued at 20000 dollars. The total value is not disclosed.
J. W. Moore of Boston University School of Theology will address the weekly missionary service at the Huntington Avenue branch YMCA tonight on The Philippines. He spent five years in the country.
A father endures a hard daily grind to support his family while remaining cheerful. He forgoes rest to earn a living and provide canned goods, meals, and rent, embodying Santa Claus spirit through sacrifice.
A cryptic aphorism urges restraint and vigilance. The line emphasizes keeping silence in doubt or anger while maintaining inner watchfulness and patient expectation.
Boston Post letter from Nat ural Newkirk proposes a public demonstration of a new Retriever Plane. He invites Mr Newton Newkirk to jump from 15 840 feet above Boston Common and be retrieved midair three times for bets. Fuller Bank Brockton replies declining due to prior engagements detailing caution about the stunt.
A reflection on the meaning of friendship praising a true friend who understands, forgives, encourages, and sacrifices without envy. It lauds a partner who greets you daily, rejoices in your successes, and would give life to save you, declaring such friendship makes one rich.
Reader Mrs Louis G Hoyt in Kingston New Hampshire urges the Boston Post to protect deer in response to an editorial on costs. She calls hunting heartless and hopes laws will spare the gentlest wild creatures.
The column nostalgically recalls George Washington’s death and medical practices of his era, notes a local quip about Brockton finances, and mentions a Barre veteran still active after being listed as missing. It also reports on fire station tree care after a storm, a reader memory of Mrs. Partington, a Pullman berth anecdote, O Brien’s lecture on American short stories, Boston’s cultural prestige, and calendar reform proposals including Easter dating and a climatological year proposed by the U S Weather Bureau.
The article surveys Korea under Japanese rule, noting the Korean population growth from 1910 to 1920, urban modernization in Seoul, reforestation and agricultural expansion, and the contrast with Shantung. It compares Koreans to Japanese and Chinese, and discusses demographics, wildlife losses, and economic potential amid imperial control.
The page collects reader questions on topics from Salvation Army ranks to fuel options for autos and the Port Arthur lease to Japan. It clarifies hierarchy under General Booth and notes his wife’s role, discusses a hypothetical alcohol powered car, confirms Port Arthur’s lease details, and explains U.S. population counts excluding territories and foreign military.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston coldest December 14 days in 1893 and 1898 as official figures. He notes a warmest on this date at 66 inches and lists rain or snow on December 14 in 1914 1915 1917 1918 1919 and 1920.
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