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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1921
Page
10
The High School Women of Boston press a just claim for equal pay with male teachers for identical work. They argue women meet the same qualifications take the same exams and perform the same duties yet receive lower salaries. They urge an end to antiquated discrimination and insist on pay equity in public education.
American farmers donate a large shipment of milch cows for German relief. The German Red Cross distributes the animals with prompt care. A nominal one mark yearly rental is charged for each cow, paid by the farmer who takes custody, while possession remains with the donating party.
The text notes that cows will remain American property under German law and not be deliverable to the Allies for any peace treaty claims. It also states that the German Red Cross president announced arrangements to promptly distribute any future deliveries. This is described as a good work.
A commemorative reflection on Abraham Lincoln emphasizes his tolerance, love for country, and patience under trial. It notes the harsh attacks he faced, including against Nancy Hanks, and suggests future leaders like Woodrow Wilson will also face scrutiny, but time reveals truth and justice prevail.
Citizens urged to keep streets clean and exterminate rats and mice. Emphasis on constant vigilance and broad public cooperation as essential for prevention. If general conditions improve, the need for cure diminishes.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee oversteps by demanding a copy of the Morris Shidehara agreement. Historical precedent from 1796 and Henry Cabot Lodge is cited to support presidential negotiator discretion. Mr Colby declines the request as improper and outside the committee’s province.
The U S prohibition ruling extending to ships on trans Atlantic runs drew sharp comment in London. The Times suggests Britain could require American ships to carry twelve dozen Scotch with enforcement difficult. It notes potential effects on travel between Great Britain and Canadian ports, including Halifax St John and Montreal, and predicts travellers might accept colder outside for warmer inside. We shall have to wait and see.
A quirky survey of prominent names from politics and business. Gilbert K Chesterton appears as a jovial English figure with a knotted stick. Miss Christobel Pankhurst seeks nonpolitical work while Dowager Rhondda funds her stay. King George joins the Large Black Pig Society. Alfonso buys Berkshire hogs in Windsor. Finland’s Mannernheim and Stohlberg, Yale’s Taft links, and Joseph P. Griffin chart leadership roles. The piece compiles varied portraits and achievements from history and society.
Concord residents defend keeping Henry David Thoreau's Walden site in natural state and argue against a private turnover. They question private control's durability over decades and favor state guardianship to ensure perpetual preservation despite concerns about a possible resort development.
A local call urges rigorous sanitation and strict regulation of vessels from pestilential districts to prevent typhus. It notes emigrants from parts of Europe have brought disease to New York and praises Boston's health board for its influenza response, arguing quarantine and preventive measures are essential to keep typhus away.
The Lowell Telegram profiles Lieutenant-Governor Alvan T. Fuller as a rising statesman with strong business credentials. The piece lauds his public service capacity, popularity in Middlesex, and electability, suggesting he could lead to a more efficient Commonwealth administration with genuine business leadership.
A Newfoundland style reminiscence mixed with humor and proverbs. Francis S. Lynn recalls Newton Newkirk and a winter tale of Wet Water Spring, oxen, and a wood load, recounting a howling cold snap that turns vapor to snow and proves a strange, comic adventure.
A timely series of pictures and stories tracing inaugural ceremonies from George Washington to Woodrow Wilson unfolds through archival scenes. The compilation highlights key moments, attire, and public mood across early American presidencies.
The article notes two instances when inauguration fell on March 5, 1849 for Zachary Taylor and 1877 for Rutherford B Hayes. It recounts Taylor’s porch ceremony, rough start, and brief presidency, ending with his death in July 1850 and the mourner’s parade through Washington with Old Whitey, his loyal horse.
The Observant Citizen surveys Lincoln's Birthday as a legal holiday in Connecticut and notes spring signs. It offers skywatch tips for Mercury Venus and Mars, reports grasshoppers and shadwaiters, and recalls local obituaries, fishing reports, and long-lived residents with concise anecdotes.
Walt Mason the Busy Bard laments writing verses while laborers face stress and hunger. He jokes about needing money for tires, hay, gas, and repairs as grocers and plumbers critique poets. The piece explores idle creativity versus harsh economic pressure and ends with renewed doubt about sustaining meaningful verse.
A critique of EG Wells book Russia in the Shadows based on his 15 day Petrograd Moscow visit. The reviewer notes Wells blames the war and Romanoff rule for Russia’s collapse, praises some reforms, and highlights Lenin discussions, Gorky’s work, and Petrograd Soviet inefficiency. The tone cautions readers about Wells's conclusions while deeming the book vivid and worth reading.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather history for February twelfth with official figures noting 11 below in 1914 and 0 in 1917. He cites the warmest 64 in 1877 and mentions no rain or snow on this date in ten years except 1911 and 1915.
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