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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1921
Page
12
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices for U S Canada and foreign destinations. Rates include daily one year five dollars six months two fifty and three months a dollar twenty five, Sunday one year four dollars six months two dollars and three months a dollar.
The piece recalls Candlemas traditions from Scotland and Rome and notes February 2 as the woodchuck day. It frames the animal’s shadow sighting as a cheeky forecast of spring and questions if winter is done, urging attention to forecasts from Washington.
The Department of Agriculture notes nearly 10,000,000 fewer head of live stock on American farms on Jan 1 1921 vs the prior year. While population rose by over 2,000,000, the shrinking livestock-to-population ratio could yield serious results. The trend extends beyond last year with little growth in horses and mules.
Over the past decade and since 1910, meat animal output per person has fallen. Gains in swine and motor use offset cattle and sheep declines, while overall meat production per capita remains lower than the population.
The Supreme Court overturns Victor Berger and four others for espionage act violations, ruling the outcome rests on technical grounds due to Judge Landis bias. A new trial is ordered, signaling caution toward claims of judicial prejudice and potential delays.
President-elect Harding tells a Miami interviewer that the country must endure a readjustment after war but is now on the upgrade. He asserts the burden of steering a great nation through complex national and international life rests on himself and his party in the coming years.
The National Committee for Relief in Ireland appeals to Americans for organized aid as Ireland faces widespread hardship. It emphasizes aid to all sufferers regardless of sect or politics, with New England headquarters at 166 Devonshire Street and treasurer Joseph H. O'Neil. The call urges Boston and nearby regions to respond with generosity to channel funds for urgent relief.
The Boston Society of Civil Engineers condemn proposed irrigation and waterpower use of national parks with near unanimous support. They warn explorers would seize resources at others’ expense, deeming the project predatory and trampling sacred reservations for potential gain.
Boston figures strive to draw national attention to critics of wealth accumulation. They insist predatory actions will serve only self interest, not the public, and hope their campaign gains success.
A Massachusetts legislative commission favors a memorial along Beacon Arlington with a 5000 seat auditorium, veteran group headquarters, a library on military history, and rooms for trophies. The design also envisions a grand span replacing the old Harvard bridge to unite two cities and the state, with further discussion anticipated.
Wayne B Wheeler, head of the Anti-Saloon League, draws scrutiny for sneering at physicians who legally prescribe alcohol under complex licensing. The piece notes broad medical opposition in Greater Boston to Volstead Act prescribing rules and defends legitimate medical use.
A newspaper letter page answers readers questions on diverse topics. Paulin Hall’s identity, Prague as capital of Czechoslovakia, Betelgeuse pronunciation, meaning of Manhattan, graphite pencils, tire wear on right side, and the concept of Frankenstein are explained with concise, period voice.
The Boston Post surpassed its own national display ad record with 5 135 966 lines, a figure unmatched by any U S newspaper. The year’s restrictions slowed national advertising, yet the Post achieved an extraordinary display advertising total unseen in this country.
The piece mocks vanity in men and women, noting women’s powders and men’s padded coats and mustaches. It argues men mimic fashion to hide flaws while women face public scrutiny, concluding with a quip about the monopoly on life’s essentials fearing dress publicity.
A satirical letter exchanges between N Newkirk, president of Consolidated Post Hole Co of America, and Adam Hokes on groundhog hole quotas. Newkirk offers groundhog holes with a lid and a puller, quotes prices, and promises carload lots fob Boston.
A column notes Candlemas Day as Ash Wednesday approaching Lent and describes the sunset time and bright planets Venus Jupiter Saturn Mars visible this February. It recalls a Boston weather check testing the Candlemas superstition, which predicted 40 days of winter after a sunny day, and cites a massive blizzard that followed.
The piece recalls John Adams 1797 Philadelphia inauguration as Washington retired to Mount Vernon. It notes Adams felt betrayed by crowds and Washington’s serene farewell, with observers moved to tears. It contrasts early Washington DC with 1921 eras and highlights Adams viewing the day as trying and formal.
In a Maine tale, 24 hours brought snow and sleet totaling inches, with 821-2 inches by February end and 15 snowy days in 40, plus an anecdote from Presque Isle about bootleggers. A deputy sheriff trapped crooks who misread a barn, while Newburyport’s road to Lynnfield opens and improves driving. Cambridge copy asks if a flock of birds may be starlings, spreading opinions on these foreign arrivals.
The excerpt notes historic temperatures for February in Boston with official figures: five below zero on two 1880 and 1881 occurrences, a warmest record of three degrees in 1877, and ten years without precipitation on this date except 1911 1915 and 1916. It reflects a historical weather summary from a newspaper page.
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