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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1921
Page
13
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The national House, suspending rules, unanimously approves a $12.5 million appropriation to build five veterans hospitals across the country. The opinion column calls this simple justice for disabled and other veterans and urges swift enactment and presidential approval.
Hinsdale electors unanimously chose a woman as Town Clerk reflecting growing public faith in female capabilities. Charlemont also elected a woman as constable, signaling broader trust in women to hold municipal roles.
The new con sable at Charlemont is praised for her home rule and management of four children. Observers say her experience suggests she can handle external challenges and is likely to make a good record.
Discussion centers on merging New England local railways with trunk lines or forming a regional system. Harvard professor Ripley prepares interstate plans for the Interstate Commerce Commission, with public discussion likely after release. Government experience suggests unified management could cut costs and improve service, prompting local business to monitor plans. Also noted is a mock air attack test on battleships and the airmen challenge.
Barrett Wendell is mourned as a great influence on Harvard and literary culture. The essay praises his teaching across many subjects, especially English language, noting his students and disciples carried his methods beyond Cambridge. His lasting value as a champion of English composition is emphasized despite his modest view of his own genius.
The Boston League of Women Voters backs a bill at the State House to license coal dealers and curb coal with high slate impurity. It limits anthracite to specific impurity caps and allows purchaser testing for $1 a ton with price adjustments for substandard coal. The piece denounces fraudulent coal practices as a long running swindle.
Secretary Daniel proposes an actual experiment to decide between dreadnoughts and airplanes, arguing the test may lack conclusive results. He believes battleships are not obsolete due to aircraft, noting big British ships remain immune from German air attack and that submarines offer no clear verdict.
Allan G. Buttrick for the Boston & Maine argues at a Massachusetts hearing that continuing daylight saving would force unlikely train schedules and burden the railroad. He says uniform time across New England is essential and the plan is absurd and impossible to operate.
A British and American perspective on open debate about policy and Ireland. The piece critiques a London message attributed to Ambassador Geddes, argues America seeks no war with Britain, and defends frank diplomacy over secret diplomacy while condemning bullying from any side.
The review praises Terence MacSwiney's Principles of Freedom for its balanced tone and philosophical approach. It portrays him as a thinker who links Ireland's aim for freedom with moral force, loyalty, and intellectual liberty rather than mere revolt. The passage highlights his call to rise beyond prosperity.
A veteran writer laments decades of rejection slips and missed success. He details chasing grand themes from moon to kings, only to be left with persistent failure and a life as a plumber's assistant. The poem captures grit, frustration, and resilient hope.
The snippet displays multiple bargain ads from Essex County NY and a Haverhill paper. Listings include a 5-year-old Holstein dairy cow priced at 135 dollars, a hog processing service offered over distance, and a Jersey cow with a week-old heifer calf priced at 200 dollars. Each ad is presented with withheld contact lines.
A comic beauty tip advises tying ribbons through upper ear rims to train ears, while a neighbor suggests piercing twice in the upper ear edge and tying ribbons for a long term hairstyle. The column also salutes Amy Lowell on her birthday with a rhymed excerpt and reflects on lighthouse service anecdotes and local civic chatter including housing in Pittsfield.
The Detroit Free Press notes that the Philippines are willing to face dangers of non protection to gain freedom from the United States. It speculates that Viet Stead act opposition to Japanese domination factors into their choice, suggesting a consequential gamble for liberty.
A parson asks the bridegroom if he vows for better or worse. The inexperienced groom replies he will take her for better, echoing a playful, old style exchange from a Legion Weekly column.
A distinguished visitor discusses the plan for receiving the Freedom of the City of Boston with a friend. The visitor mentions his wife traveling up State on a visit, while the arrangement for the ceremony is described as simple.
Conversation with Farmer Cornstalk as he explains road quality change. He says roads are abolished and difficult sections are labeled detours, illustrating a humorous rural view on infrastructure.
A lawyer faces a tattling busybody after taking a lady client to lunch. His wife later confronts him, noting the difference between lunch with a client and friends, arguing that he saves the dinner fee with the former but pays it with the latter.
The excerpt cites historical temperatures for February with official figures: 5 below in 1875 and 0 in 1908 as cold records, and a warm 55 in 1886. It also notes no rain or snow on this date during the 1916 to 1918 period, reflecting a dry decade.
The article recalls Harrison’s 1841 inauguration on March 4, his triumphal journey to Washington on his 68th birthday, and the massive Whig celebration. It notes Webster's writings on the address, the noisy crowds, and the parade before Harrison’s long open-air speech. Office seekers overwhelmed the White House, and Harrison died of pneumonia a month later, ending the triumph with gloom.
Open letter to the public argues that building contractors are not justified in lowering wages. It cites wage increases, purchasing power declines, and compares pre-war and current pay for brick masons to claim workers gain less in real terms. Signed by William J. Cronin, Boston Bricklayers’ Union president. Also notes political mention of Lord Deceis and Vivien Gould in a separate angle.
Dr W W Keen of Philadelphia, renowned surgeon, turns 84 amid worldwide congratulations and a life size bronze bust by Samuel Murray. Keen is an honored member of major English, French and Italian medical societies. Queen Mary receives Oxford University’s Doctor of Common Law, a first in royal history. Cosmos Hamilton, novelist and caricaturist, has debated Gilbert K Chesterton who argued there is no law in England, with Hamilton claiming to outwit him in a later clash.
Lyndon Vermont February 8 Sam Glazer of the village set a local eating record by consuming four big meals in one sitting at a restaurant in an hour He ate four hamburg steaks with sides four portions of bread and butter four pieces of pie four cups of coffee and four glasses of water He collected the bet money then walked to a bowling alley to relax after the feat.
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