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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1921
Page
14
A compact item from The Boston Post dated February 24 1921 presents a brief local notice. It lists the issue number and publication office details at 259 Washington Street Boston MA, providing the dated context of the newspaper edition.
William F McCombs, 37, Princeton graduate and key architect of Woodrow Wilsons rise, died after a campaign season that transformed New Jersey politics. He earned a cabinet spot from President-elect Harding, but the obituary laments the lack of lasting reward for his tireless work and sacrifices.
Charles G Blakeslee state commander of the American Legion in New York announces a committee will conduct public hearings on how wounded ex servicemen are treated. He notes many on streets are destitute or housed in unsafe facilities and cites rising tuberculosis and facility shortages.
The text questions why justified complaints persist and linger for over a year, accusing the governmental system of tolerating a pattern that allows such issues to remain partially justified. It frames the problem as a long standing, systemic flaw.
Edward N. Hurley and George White advocate adjournment of politics for a year to let Harding lead without partisan obstruction. Hurley, former Shipping Board chair, favors backing the president for his first year, citing business and workers' stakes. White agrees politics should act as a check, not a roadblock, amid major tasks. They contrast with hostile reactions to Wilson.
The article explains the Federal Reserve reserve ratio rising to 50.3 percent as a fundamental business barometer. It argues that abundant money enables investment and expansion while scarce money curbs activity, noting price declines followed by a buyers fear cycle and that money becoming cheap again could spur a new boom. It cites the 40 percent danger point and the 42.5 percent level last year as thresholds.
Congressman Mason accused Bernard Baruch of grafting fifty million in copper profits while leading the War Industries Board. Senator Thomas rebuked the attack, warning of a poisonous atmosphere for war workers and praising France and England for honoring their contributors. Schwab’s recent exoneration is cited as a contrast.
Boston faces higher costs after the great snow as the elevated transit manager Dana cites fare increases to cover roadway clearance. Critics call it double taxation, arguing the public would bear both street and transit expenses, raising public indignation.
The Elevated is bound to keep daily conveyance clear over routes it operates, ensuring unobstructed passage and duty to maintain free access for commuters and goods.
The New England Deaconess Hospital, praised for serving Boston, plans a $1,000,000 expansion to increase capacity after treating 1625 patients last year while turnaways matched that number. Maintained by Methodist churches, the hospital remains open to all creeds and appeals for broad humanitarian support through Alfred L. Aiken at the National Shawmut Bank.
An observed spurt in shoe and textile industries signals improved conditions across New England. Factories increase output, Amoskeag mills resume full time, and rising activity in Lynn and Brockton suggests broader gains for the region's manufacturing sector.
The review surveys recent novels with Kentucky feuds and forest and ocean front settings. Charles Neville Buck’s The Roof Tree and Edison Marshall’s The Strength of the Pines anchor a debate on lawless highland drama while Black Gold offers an English opera company in Manaos with vivid tropical scenes.
A column of light social commentary covers daylight changes in Boston, street redevelopment on Washington between Dover and Summer, and fashion notes on footwear and fur coats. It also mentions orange spring color trends, potato market chatter from Presque Isle, Bermuda weather gossip, and bits about local museums, school publications, a Newport schooner life transition, a postal service retirement honor, and a Boston College fund drive slogan.
American artist Winslow Homer, born in Boston in 1836, apprenticed to a lithographer at nineteen and opened his own studio to draw for wood engravers. He moved to New York at twenty three to study painting, joined the Civil War front, and created early works including Home Sweet Home and Prisoners from the Front. His marine scenes and storm narratives gained lasting acclaim after Paris exhibit.
Elizabeth Jordan crafts a jolly, pep filled story titled The Wings of Youth in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece is lively and entertaining, showcasing brisk pacing and spirited narration.
All Sorts hints at a first offence of its kind this season. Editor notes the blizzard preceded the piece. The poem laments lingering winter and greets approaching spring, praising warmth, sap, and renewed life under bright skies. Authorship appears as HS. Fy.
A quoted aphorism on truth rising from darkness appears alongside a sharp political jab at Mr Newkirk and a riddle about marrying a widow's sister. The piece labels Malden as very foolish.
The account recalls Grover Cleveland’s two nonconsecutive presidencies, noting he is counted as both 22d and 24th president. It describes weather conditions on March 4, 1893, with snow and cold, the crowd at the Capitol, and the cordial exchanges between outgoing President Harrison and Cleveland. It mentions the parade, inaugural ball, and Mrs. Cleveland drawing attention at the event.
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