Boston Post delivers daily news from Edwin A. Grozier era
The Boston Post reports in its masthead with Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher. It notes subscription terms including pricing and advance payment, plus rights to republication and despatch content. The paper brands itself as the largest daily morning circulation in the United States and carries international news features.
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Boston Post
United States
Noted statesman cites party dominance in Congress
In a recent political speech a noted statesman faulted the opposition for facts while arguing that Republicans hold overwhelming majorities in both the House and Senate. He claims every committee and rule is controlled by the dominant party, denying Democrats or business an equal voice.
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House
Senate
Congress
District theaters in DC face reforms after Knickerbocker disaster
The DC board report on theatre conditions signals danger and urges immediate action. Coroner's jury findings linked to the Knickerbocker slaughter prompt calls for robust building regulations to prevent future tragedies and hold authorities accountable.
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Knickerbocker
Committee of Engineers
New York District Attorney Probes Get Rich Quick Fraud Schemes
Banton outlines complaints of fake brokers perpetrating wildcat securities schemes worth millions. He laments victims’ silence and calls for evidence to curb these robberies that erode investor confidence and defy the law.
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Banton
New York
Wildcat Securities
Take Cases to Proper Prosecuting Officials Regardless
The statement urges individuals to bypass public opinion and directly present their cases to the appropriate prosecuting authorities for proper handling. It emphasizes accountability and formal legal channels over rumor or informal judgment. It reflects a civic stance prioritizing lawful processes.
KEEP THE NAVY YARD OPEN
Washington considers closing navy yards and shifting work to fewer sites. The Charlestown yard is praised as oldest, highly equipped, and vital for drydock and outer defenses, with local representatives expected to oppose any closure plan.
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Boston
Somerville
Horace Green
Green Street
Stoneham
Real wages debate over pre war purchasing power
A discussion of real wages versus money wages cites a 14 percent postwar rise in purchasing power and argues that individuals may receive a larger actual share of wealth despite a smaller share of total production due to higher capital investment and returns.
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Nationall Industrial Conference
Post
Noted Boston Patrons Named for B U Ice Carnival
Prominent Boston residents accept invitations to be patrons and patronesses for the Boston University ice carnival at the Arena on February 27. Attendees include President and Mrs. L. H. Marlin and others. prizes will be awarded for best costumes in the grand march.
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Boston
Boston University
L. H. Marlin
John L. Bates
George A. Dunn
Lyford A. Morrow
Lee C. Hascall
Silas Pierce
Addison L. Wilship
Joseph M. Sleeper
Ray Speare
Mise Blanche Colman
Ruth Paige
Lewis L. Leachana
B& Davis
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk
Fragmented poem about friendship and adversity with lines about sunshine through clouds and thinking kindly of a friend. Ends with a quotation about making the best of the worst being mastery over adversity.
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Newton Newkirk
Fox terrier Pete and other sagacious animals folklore
A Winsted Conn correspondent extols the wit of a fox terrier named Pete who guards his meals in a pail and shoos rivals. The writer also shares anecdotes of a dog Nero who locks his kennel with a key and a cat Patricia who catches trout, plus musings on weather and local notices about openings of autos and hardware conventions.
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Peter
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Nile Group Sculpture Captures Kids Climbing Ancient Masterpiece
A colossal Nile group sculpture shows an elderly man on a couch leaning on the Sphinx while children climb over him and the cornucopia. The piece, likely a late Greek work found near a Roman church, evokes Egypt and the Nile's floods, with playful reliefs of pygmies battling crocodiles and hippopotamuses. The work, damaged yet restored, now resides in the Louvre after being moved from Napoleon’s loot.
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Greece
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France
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Post Letter Box Questions and Answers From 1919 Era
Readers ask about coldest month and snow records, lunar distance, dry vs liquid quarts, and calendar queries. Miscellaneous notes cover U S Massachusetts representation, thermometer readings, phrase origins, Tennyson, Philippine imports, and roast beef nutrition.
Limited Freight Rate Cut by Maine Central Road
The Maine Central Railroad moved toward a 10 percent freight rate reduction on agricultural shipments from all its stations and those of Bridgton & Saco River and Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes railroads to all destinations with existing local joint or proportional rates. Petitions for approval were sent to the Interstate Commerce Commission and the public utilities commissions of Maine New Hampshire and Vermont.
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Maine Central Railroad
Bridgton
Boston coldest yet warmest records dated February 21
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston weather with 8 degrees below in 1893 and 4 below in 1918 as historical lows and 63 degrees in 1906 as a high for February 21. He notes no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except in 1918 and 191?
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Washington
Smith
Boston
The Passing of Pincher and Odd News from AGS Page
A fragmented note recounts the passing of Pincher, an amusing item on the AGS page with quirky copy. The garbled text hints at a light hearted obituary or canine tribute and stray gossip.
Bible Pictures in Silhouettes by Helen E Ohrenschall
Noted artist Helen E. Ohrenschall gains international attention for a series of Bible silhouettes published under the McClure Newspaper Service in 1922.
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Helen E. Ohrenschall
McClure
Two Sisters Run for Congress in Ashland and Minnesota
In Ashland Nebraska on February 20, 1920, Irene C.O. Buell the city prosecutor and A. K. Gault the mayor of St. Peter Minnesota become candidates for Congress. This marks a historic moment with two sisters seeking federal office in the same year.
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Ashland
Neb
Congress
Irene CO. Buell
A. K. Gault
St. Peter, Minn
Fifty American surgeons to visit London clinics this summer
Fifty American surgeons of prominence have arranged to visit London this summer to witness the clinical work of British surgeons, according to the report.
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London
The
Times
Dean Briggs Opens Radcliffe Lectures
In India with eighty million Muslims divorces are fewer according to statistics than in one US state. The remarks set the tone for lectures at Radcliffe on social issues.
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Dean Briggs
Radcliffe
India
United States
From Mother Earth Nature's Curative Hair Remedy
Advertisement claims petroleum stimulates hair growth and health. It promotes Noonan Hair product by T Noonan Co offered to barbers for fifteen cents or $1.00 for home use, with sale through drug and department stores and at 88 Portland Reston.
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Drug and Dept. Stores
T. Noonan Co
Portland Reston
Regional Recipes From New England Housewives Page
A collection of family friendly dishes including beef soup with rice and tomato tweaks, tomato oats with milk and cracker, garth gonthorps lamb bake with macaroni, and potato milk bake. Recipes credited to Mrs J Dunham Taunton Mrs Thayn Thurston Boston.
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New England Housewives
Bee Sunday Post
Thayn Thurston
Union Park
Boston
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