This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 22 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1921
Page
14
The Boston Post issue from February 23 1921 lists publication details including office address at 259 Washington Street Boston 4 and identifies issue number 20 volume 413 for May.
A Superior Court jury awarded $1000 to a Salem plaintiff in the city versus Salem Gas Light Co over the death of five shade trees killed by gas from a leaky main near the Public Library on Essex Street in summer 1918. The decision holds shade trees as public property and public service firms liable for destruction, signaling potential campaigns for recompense in New England cities with gas-killed elms and maples.
The near approach of March fourth signals the closing of the Sixty sixth Congress. The piece notes a tendency toward delay and obstruction under a Republican majority facing a veto by the Democratic president. It highlights political friction and the unusual situation of legislative action being reversed by executive power.
Eight days remain for Congress to finish work. The push for an extra session would unite the new Congress with the White House under the same party, signaling alignment on urgent tariff measures.
The Post assesses the incoming President’s cabinet as favorable and strong with Hughes Mellon Weeks Hoover and Hays. It notes Daugherty Fall and others, praising balance and independence, while acknowledging criticism of Daugherty yet confidence in his qualifications. The piece applauds Hoover’s courage and Harding’s balance amid party pressure.
The article cites a Berlin propaganda claim prompting a denial by Secretary Colby about Negro troops in the French occupation army. It questions who defines France’s military choices and recalls African American soldiers marching toward the Rhine with the American expeditionary force two and a half years earlier.
The piece argues that outrage and mob frenzy must be curbed by justice. It states that Southern and Northern judges alike share respect for the law and warn that without justice, communities descend into anarchy and loss of legal rights.
The editorial criticizes Congress for underfunding naval aviation, noting the Coca Solo naval air station and the Southern California air terminal would be endangered without more money. It argues for aviation as civilization’s instrument and urges support for military use and experimentation.
Senator Lodge warns against banning liquor on ships beyond three miles, but the Eighteenth Amendment bars any beverage sale in U S territory or under its jurisdiction. If ships under the American flag count as territory, Congress cannot permit exceptions to prohibition. Constitutional limits collide with merchant marine needs.
The review praises G F Abbott’s Under the Turk in Constantinople as engaging and insightful. It portrays Sir John Finch’s ambassadorship to Turkey from 1674 to 1681 with vivid 17th century Constantinople imagery, highlighting the author’s skill in revealing character behind titles and atmospheric history.
In Wilson North Carolina a man received four years in state prison for leading a mob that attacked a jail housing three black men charged with murder. The sheriff jailed the mob jender and was sentenced, illustrating growing determination to uphold justice against lynching.
A lyrical verse by Newton Newkirk from Bridgton Maine laments northern winter and anticipates spring. It paints arctic winds and frost, snowbound scenes, and horse ploughing, then shifts to bright sun and Old Prob’s prophecy of a mild summer. The author signs H. D. Littlefield Bridgton Me.
A reader thanks a Lynn bakery for sending what he calls doughnut holes. He compares them favorably to doughnut scraps, praising their rich nut brown flavor and substantial, satisfying quality. The note muses that manufacturers could make similar doughnut holes to please doughnut lovers.
A collage of short items covers jitneys in Gloucester during heavy snow, Margaret Deland's birthday praise, Boston urban ideas, a former Austin & Stone’s Museum chess figure, bartender union notes, Franklin Park elephants, river police umbrellas, and a tiny 101 State Street clock shop run by L. J. Wyman with two helpers in a cramped space.
The Observing Bachelor offers warnings to single men about women and social traps. He cites four stumps including avoid book gifts, avoid card games, beware frequent calls, and avoid shopping trips that pull a man toward matrimony. The piece ends with signature Leo M. Cone from Pittsfield.
A letter from a Hope Maine farmer praises Henry Ford for aiming to employ farmers beyond 8 PM. He notes farmers currently work only 14 of 24 hours and hopes Ford will provide activities from evening until breakfast. He calls it a great boon if such a plan exists.
In a Dorchester restaurant a reader noted two signs during a noon meal. One warned not to mock coffee lest you age and weaken yourself, the other advised that knives forks and spoons are not to be taken after meals like medicine. Boston. R. N. LIVINGTONBE.
An elderly observer recounts Boston weather on February 23 revealing cold records from 1874 and 1907, a warmest 54 degrees in 187h, and years with rain or snow except 1913, 1616, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920. A sympathetic exchange follows as a man asks for pity for his large family.
March 4 1889 brought a steady downpour for Benjamin Harrison’s swearing in. Crowds in Washington faced rain while processions and decorations grew soggy. The open oath on the Capitol steps proceeded under umbrellas as 24000 to 86000 stood in the downpour. Junior links to past presidents highlighted Harrison's lineage to William Henry Harrison and to Pocahontas, while the nation marked a century since Washington’s first oath.
The International Paper Company responds to the Feb. 10 Post editorial about the newsprint cost squeeze. It details price reductions and war-era cost levels, defends pricing decisions, cites government and industry investigations, and warns that U S mills slow growth drives losses.
The poem notes how lingering duties like fixing a leaking roof and tending animals rob the speaker of contentment at day’s end. Even leisure reading is spoiled by reminders of unfinished tasks, while completing duties brings true peace and a sense of honest toil.
The correspondence notes that after proper deductions the return on invested capital has not been excessive and has sometimes been below what authorities deem proper. Signed by P. T. Dodge, President, International Paper Company, 50 Broad Street, New York.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.