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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1922
Page
26
A historic note urges registrar Goodwin to set cautious coasting rules for winter sport on designated streets in Boston. Intersecting roads should be roped off and fixed hours chosen to minimize motorist disruption while ensuring safety and continued access to coasting venues.
Senator Lodge initiates a campaign to amend the Constitution to empower Congress to regulate labor of persons under 18 and women. The piece notes past defeats and Supreme Court limits, warns of Southern opposition, and cites Fifth Amendment double jeopardy concerns in relation to enforcing labor laws.
A Boston tribunal reversal is urged as water supplies to 25 adults and 30 children in three Dorchester homes were cut due to long unpaid rates. Residents faced cold and fuel shortages, bucket brigades, and fear of tank explosions, prompting calls for lawful, fair collection of water taxes. A proposed lien on real estate is discussed as a remedy.
Two midshipmen at Annapolis are expelled and three others are set back a year for hazing an unpopular plebe. The board held hazing forbidden by the Annapolis code and the guilty knew the risks of defying it. The editorial argues such acts ruin promising careers and the service is better off without hazers.
The letter signed by Jason Westerfield as Secretary to Committee on Library denies agitation for a more liberal advertising policy and questions the Post's assertion of widespread reprimands. It cites cases where members were suspended or reinstated for ad copy violations, arguing censorship harms business and misleads the public.
A brief piece describes Si Meek a comic mimic and his friend Jim Mack. It notes Meek’s gag involving a pillow to mock Mack’s stomach, veering into playful wordplay and polemic about what counts as comic. Copyright 1922 George Matthew Adama.
A collection of wry maxims and misprints about bosseswives dating cars and gender roles. The piece riffs on business culture, marriage, fame and opera via light, satirical quips and faulty typography.
Eugene Berue a three year old street sweeper of Elizabeth New Jersey learns he has inherited a million dollar estate from his brother in law a rich Kansas real estate operator. He plans to keep his job and wait to claim the money before making any plans. He looks westward hoping New Jersey work is worth a Kansas windfall.
A humorous Lexington commuter column parodies a chatty emergency guide about removing eye cinders. It quips on using flaxseed as instructed, lampooning the impractical remedy and the Volstead era misapplied advice, ending with a wry note from N N.
A humorous clipped-voice tale shows a driver mistaking the gas for the brake. He hit a truck, narrowly avoided a collision, and was fined ten dollars after a deputy or judge’s reprimand in Lon noy.
The column notes afternoons lengthening by about one second per day and mornings shrinking near the shortest day. It recalls a subway ride from five years ago and discusses alcohol odor from car radiators. It also critiques fall elections and highlights women’s turnout and candidates in Massachusetts.
Officials report that Boston recorded coldest and warmest December first highs and lows. The data notes no precipitation on this date for ten years except 1916, with historic figures cited for comparison.
A vivid account describes the Klondike gold rush as thousands of would be prospectors flocked toward Seattle and Dawson via Dyea Pass and the White Horse route. It notes dire shortages of supplies, grueling travel by sled and foot, and the varied mix of people drawn to the northern quest.
A column shares quirky notes from New England readers about a tame lion cat called Jim, tropical fruit anecdotes banana growing in Dedham and Robins in winter. It ponders aging families and a Roger Babson weather forecast for Christmas with past Dec 5 weather data. It also notes fashion trends like Tuscan embroidery trims on hats and porcelain topped umbrellas.
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