The Boston Post February 28 1923 subscription notice and masthead
The Boston Post issue details subscription rates and instructions. Fees vary by duration and region with Canada pricing and foreign copies. Editorial staff include Edwin A. Grozier, and the paper notes Associated Press despatches and international bureau locations.
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Mass
Canada
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Associated Press
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London
Avenue de Opera
Paris
France
United States
The Meanest Man in the World Stole a Heroic Coat
A Cambridge student Nelson at Weld Hall braved icy water to save a boy and girl from the Charles River. After rescuing them he found his overcoat stolen by an unnamed passerby described as the meanest man in the world. The piece laments such acts and calls for a whipping-post revival.
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Stillman Infirmary
Nelson
Weld Hall
Cambridge
Constitutional View on Women's Suffrage Amendment
The Supreme Court upheld the 19th Amendment as constitutional after earlier challenges by Charles S. Fairchild and the Maryland League for State Defence. Rulings at district and state levels were in favor, avoiding potential electoral chaos in fall 1920.
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Charles A. Dana
Supreme Court of the United States
Charles S. Fairchild
New York
American Constitutional League
Oscar Leser
Maryland
Maryland League For State “Defence
District of Columbia
Harding
Judge lauds fair play in Thermos bottle case
Judge Anderson in Boston ruled on a case brought by the American Thermos Bottle Company of Norwich Connecticut seeking an injunction against W T Grant Company. The dispute centered on bottles marked Thermos sold at low prices after Grant allegedly bought a large German fillers lot not taken due to contract issues. The decision highlighted consumers' rights and fair dealing.
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Anderson
United States District Court
Boston
American Thermos Bottle Company
Norwich
Connecticut
W. T. Grant ‘Company
Grant Company
Trade label dispute ends injunction against Grant concern
Judge Anderson dissolves the temporary injunction, imposing costs on the plaintiff for misusing its trade name by selling German and Japanese fillers as American made goods. The ruling condemns palm ing off imports and supports fair competition standards. The piece also defends the Boston Post as an independent newspaper serving the public interest without partisan aims.
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Anderson
Grant
Royal wedding at Westminster Abbey breaks centuries of tradition
The world watches Westminster Abbey as for the first time in 700 years a royal marriage unites Princess Mary, a royal in title only her partner Viscount Lascelles, a commoner. Observers call the match affectionate and democratic, praising both parties and foreseeing a long, happy life together.
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Britain
Mary
Viscount Lascelles
Hope for Cheaper Food as Department Reports January Decline
The Department of Labor notes a five percent drop in U.S. retail food prices from December to January, signaling easing cost of living. However only 26 of 44 surveyed staple items showed lower prices with eggs down 29 percent, tempering overall optimism.
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Department of Labor
Washington
Department
All Sorts By Newton Newkirk All Sorts By Newton Newkirk
An wartime era column contrasts old military legends with modern science driven warfare. It critiques how warfare has shifted to guided aircraft and wireless weapons, while naming satirical reimaginings of historic figures in a playful verse from J. P. McEvoy.
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Bellona
Mars
Pancake Tuesday Spirits Mark Shrove Tuesday Traditions
The Observant Citizen notes Shrove Tuesday also called Mardi gras and Pancake Tuesday with traditional foods. An old writer mentions bacon eyes and collops on Shrove Monday pancakes on Tuesday and fritters on Wednesday as dinners.
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England
Chicago bobbed hair craze drives daily barber visits
A Chicago statistician reports rapid bobbing of women's hair with 2500 daily barber visits. The piece notes men’s views, time saved, and hair by product used in mattress making, plus side notes on pancake day, daylight length, and local anniversaries.
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Windy City
Boston
Facts and Fashions: Evening gowns and fabrics update
A gown of silk rep in soft coral with a coral and diamond girdle is featured. Black or white pairs with silver for evening wear. Stripes and plaids in brilliant colors appear in arepe materials. Strap slippers suit light nude or gray stockings.
Redemption wins big prize in story contest at Boston Sunday Post
Oswald Wildridge’s tale Redemption wins a $1250 prize in a contest judged by IH Wells A Conan Doyle and H Rider Hag gard. The story will appear in the next Boston Sunday Post.
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IH. G. Wells
A. Conan Doyle
H. Rider Haggard
Oswald Wildridge
Boston Sunday Post
Boston Weather Notes From Historic February Records
The old observer recalls that Boston’s coldest February day records stand at two officials above in 1907 and three above in 1920. He notes the warmest on this date reached 62 in 1903, with no rain or snow in 1919 and 1080 and Wane 8 mentioned.
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Boston
Notice to Readers for SASE Envelope Request
In a dated archival reminder the newspaper requests readers to include a self addressed stamped envelope with submitted stories and asks recipients to retain a copy of the story sent. The note signals Mail legalism and archival courtesy for future correspondence.
Meeting an Editor at the Back Bay Station
A shy dormitory writer prepares to meet an editor on the 2:15 train, speculating about the pale blond with a dimple and a large 60 year old woman. She wires a meeting plan from Back Bay, battles nerves, and waits among the crowd, unsure who will alight.
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Beth
Roemy
Back Bay
South Station
Back Bay Station
Michelangelo’s Last Judgment Beckons Awe in Sistine Chapel
A historic overview notes Michelangelo’s 64 by 32 foot Last Judgment in the Sistine Chapel. The piece, painted after seven years at age sixty, reflects the artist’s somber mood and fierce emotion, contrasting with earlier Renaissance works.
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Sistine Chapel
Florentine
Rome
Botticelli
Moses
Christ
Perugino
Clement VII
Florence
Sistine
Moses and
Zipporah
Pinturichio
I Met an Editor on the Platform
A lone figure on the empty platform encounters a tall wilowy editor who smiles and reveals she is the editor sought. The brief meeting transforms a tense quest into a comic, fateful moment as both realize they have found each other.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
Poet Walt Mason weaves a globe trotting meditation on universal woes and the elusive search for contentment He notes endless troubles from spring to sea to mountain hides while lamenting fools gold of comfort and the stubborn grip of misfortune across nations and climates
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Poland
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Cascarets Promote Quick Cleanse For Various Ailments
The advertisement touts Cascarets as the pleasant laxative curing dizziness headaches colds biliousness indigestion and upset stomachs. Two after dinner or at night empties bowels by morning with no griping and a candy like taste costing ten cents a box for children and adults.
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