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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1920
Page
22
Idaho joins most states in ratifying the federal suffrage amendment with a large majority in both chambers. The action places the state near completion as only about half a dozen more yes votes are needed to reach the required 36 states. The special session delivered the needed majority, ending decades of pressure for women’s rights.
The sponsor withdraws a bill to repeal the statute empowering the Mayor to take over city police in riot or disturbance. The paper argues the Governor and Mayor approve, noting its value shown during the policeman's strike in Boston last September and the public’s support.
A Dempsey representative visited New York's Custom House to ask the income tax on 500 000 dollars. Collector William H Edwards calculated the normal tax 40340 and surtax 263510 totaling 304350 dollars, leaving Dempsey with 195 650 from a 500 000 payout. The exchange prompts reflection on government share of prize earnings.
Colonel William A. Gaston urges rapid ratification of the peace treaty with compromise reservations. The Boston banker voices strong for national and New England interests, arguing business has suffered from delays. He has long led a major bank and held influential community and regional interests.
The speaker asserts a long delayed treaty should be settled now. He claims intimate knowledge of New England affairs and urges action to remove the obstacle to business. Colonel Gaston voices support from many men with the same view as he marks a pivotal moment.
The piece praises President Wilson for handling railroad union demands without prompting a general strike. It notes unions defer to his decision and hopes for an amicable agreement, ideally a permanent working arrangement that avoids high transport costs. It also urges communities to maintain horses for winter needs and to rely less on motor vehicles amid transportation concerns.
The editorial warns that without immediate measures the district faces severe disruption to industry and public welfare. It cites a persistent coal shortage, a recent strike, a blizzard, and crippled transportation, urging emergency rationing and prioritizing coal movement to avoid hospital and school impacts.
In Brookline the highway department asked residents to lend horses to move fallen and drifting snow on mountain roads. The response was prompt and effective, showing that the horse remains a valued aid even as automobiles grow. A prominent Brookline citizen commented on the effort.
Henry B. Endicott dies, revered Massachusetts business leader and wartime Board of Public Safety member. Renowned for labor arbitration, public service, and generous philanthropy, he shaped state governance and industrial leadership, earning wide trust from workers and citizens alike.
Charles Martin Loeffler, a Boston composer and longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra member, earns the National Institute of Arts and Letters top award. He trained under Paris and Berlin masters and organized a Medfield women’s orchestra.
A playful verse from PITTI SING of Melrose Massachusetts declares affection for Uggy Duck, dismissing Miss C Gar Box and Bertie Bertram as rivals. The lightweight lyric celebrates devotion through clever wordplay and comic names, ending with a pledge to remain true.
A humorous piece urges formation of a National Eggless Union to protest high egg prices. It mocks egg profiteers and the American hen, inviting readers to pledge six weeks without eggs. The writer jokes about substitutes and the tongue in cheek plan to bankrupt egg suppliers.
A Danvers writer laments the strain of income tax with a vivid, humorous rant about daily headaches and stubborn finances. The piece captures the personal fight against mounting taxes and the toll on the author’s mood.
A Lynn correspondent cites a Boston clipping offering a dairy cow for sale at 6500 dollars. The writer opines the price, while high, may reflect rising costs and a robust milk yield, warning John to consider market trends and the risk of further price increases.
The excerpt records Boston climate figures for February 13 noting official lows of 3 below in 1914 and 0 in 1917 and highs of 58 in 1884. It mentions ten years with no precipitation on this date except 1911 1916 and 191/ with brief weather remarks.
Travelers in Cuba find diverse sights beyond sugar and tobacco including pineapple groves and orange orchards near Matanzas. The Yumuri valley, praised as the West Indies’ beauty, offers views from heights above a sparkling stream. Nearby, the Caves of Ballamar fascinate visitors with rock stairways, electric illumination, and stalactite galleries.
Reader notes on old magazines shortages due to resale to junk dealers, contrasts in teamster conduct against snow, a dentist office rules, odd transport methods, city population debates, Friday luck, and a wrap of letters from Porto Rico and the South American trade push for England.
A reader objects to inhumane horse driving practices and urges the paper to publish guidance on humane methods. The letter cites drivers who pull on mouths and use whips, recounting a driver who blamed a horse after driving it into a snow drift.
Norman Dodge of Dodge Ltd meets Duncan Pratt after an accident and a hospital bond with Pratt’s daughter Miss 36. Pratt forgives past rivalry as Dodge falls for Natalie Pratt. The two families unite in business and personal alliance, ending with a hand across the sea.
The article explains proper closing lines for notes to friends such as Yours sincerely or Yours cordially and gives a sample reply to a dinner invitation. It specifies addressing the host and hostess and folding the note to Mrs. White for Feb 26 at 7 45.
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