Boston Post begins daily run with early 1921 issue
The January 1, 1921 Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, lists prices for U S Canada and foreign copies, and notes postal handling and advertising sections. It also credits Edwin A. Grozier as editor publisher and cites Associated Press rights and London Paris offices.
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Canada
Sunday Post
United States
Annes
Start Right Critics Protest Harding Inauguration Cost
The piece notes Republicans once championing economy now vow an elaborate inaugural in Washington. It argues Congress will likely approve at least $100,000 for a costly ceremony, challenging the party’s pledge of fiscal restraint and highlighting Senator Borah's objections.
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Harding
Washington
Congress
Borah
New York Judges Propose Life Sentences for Some Crimes
The Criminal Courts Judges of New York County met to draft amendments to the state penal laws urging legislative enactment. They seek life terms for second degree murder offenders and harsher penalties for robbery burglary and related offenses, signaling a severe shift in criminal punishment.
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Criminal Courts
New York County
City judges pledge longer sentences to curb crime
Officials note punishment rising from ten to twenty years and discuss the potential impact on the citys large criminal population. A judge declares that while crime cannot be stopped entirely, the increased penalties aim to reduce it and challenge offenders to take their chances.
Japan seeks end to heavy armaments amid popular protest
In Japan the push to cut military spending grows among influential figures and a weary public. Baron Hayashi urges a roundtable conference of big powers to curb armaments while small shop owners and farmers sympathize with tax relief and broader trade, not conquest. The government, led by agriculturists, echoes the sentiment and faces pressure from taxed storekeepers and nationwide austerity.
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Japan
Baron Hayashi
Great Britain
United States
Nippon
Sterling Bill seeks civil service for federal prohibition enforcers
Senator Sterling of South Dakota introduces a bill to place federal prohibition enforcement offices and agents under the civil service. Critics say the 18th amendment was not properly strengthened by politics and graft have tainted appointments, harming enforcement effectiveness.
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Sterling
South Dakota
Not the Same Theorized Promotions For Doctors of Presidents
The memo debates if Dr Charles F Sawyer, friend of President elect Harding and long time personal physician, could be named admiral or general after March 4. It notes Dr Cary Grayson’s naval career including acting as assistant surgeon in 1903 and world cruise service, contrasting with Sawyer’s status.
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Charles F. Sawyer
Harding
Sawyer
Wilson
Cary Grayson
Cary T. Grayson
United States Naval Medical School
Navy
United States Naval Hospital
U. S. S. Maryland
Naval Dispensary
Washington
H Roosevelt
Taft
Admiral’s rise linked to service before Wilson era
The passage notes a naval officer held key posts prior to Woodrow Wilson, with a 1916 promotion to medical director and rear admiral seen as earned by training. It argues Wilson did not select his hometown doctor for admiralty and dismisses any parallel as far-fetched.
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Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
New Year Pledge to Faith Courage and Joy for America
A speaker calls for renewed faith in the United States, urging optimism and hard work to fulfill promises of national improvement. The address emphasizes being good Americans in word and deed, showing charity, and resisting perpetual grumbling while striving to strengthen society and country.
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TI Am
United States
Hayes
Boston
Prohibition
Ohio
The World Rolls On Message to Harrison Me
A reflective poem extols the world’s vigor and its enduring course. It urges Harrison Me to leave the world better than found, noting life’s ups and downs and the inevitability of time moving forward long after one’s departure.
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Harrison
Faith Hope and Charity Teaser Quotation Message
A quotation contrasts financial ruin with lasting values stating that faith hope and charity are real treasures that cannot be taken away. The line emphasizes inner wealth over material loss and reflects moral sentiment.
Beans Beads Prank Letter Turns to Odd Exchange
A humorous letter exchange describes a failed plan to make beans with bead holes for sale as beads. One writer complains the recipient damaged crops with “absent treatment” while the other defends the prank and jokes about providing for heathens with beads during a mild winter.
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Newt
Foreign Benevolent Society
Bill
Wilson Refuses $150000 for Presidency Article
The text notes President Wilson declined a $150,000 offer from a newspaper syndicate to write about leaving office. It emphasizes his view that his post is not for sale and that no profit justifies capitalizing the presidency after eight years in office. The passage commends this "rare good taste."
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Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
New Books on Psychoanalysis Stir Up Highbrow Talk
A column discusses the surge of interest in psychoanalysis among educated readers. It praises Isador Coriat of Boston for his book What is Psychoanalysis and his later Repressed Emotions Brenton, noting the work’s accessibility challenges and its exploration of repressed emotions across cultures and literature. The piece observes the fad’s rapid growth and the lingering aura of European origins.
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Browning
Wagner
Darwin
Ruskin
Herbert Spencer
Carlyle
Europe
Isador H. Corlat
Boston
Brenton
Corilat
A Book of Dates in Boston Sunday Post Magazine
A Pilgrim Almanac will be printed in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine in a convenient foldup form. The feature assembles a full year of dates and events ready for readers to reference.
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Boston Sunday Post
For Sale A Two-Horse New Dexter Sled
Classified notice indicates a two-horse New Dex ter sled is for sale with cross chains. Inquire of the name and address provided in the local New Hampshire newspaper clipping.
A Pig Happy Without a Mudhole Sees Dorchester Car Ride
Annie of Dorchester Centre pens to Mr Newkirk arguing pigs thrive on mud but observed a man on a Dorchester car content despite not offering his seat. He rode with a traveling bag, paid one fare, and remained serene to Dudley Street.
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Mr. Newkirk
Dorchester
Dudley Street
Dorchester Centre
Annie
Birthday Bio Briefs Tell of Paul Revere's Life
Born January 1 1735 in Boston Paul Revere learned silversmithing in his father’s shop and became a copper engraver. He helped lead the Boston Tea Party patrols and is famed for his 1775 midnight ride from Charlestown to Lexington. He later manufactured gold and silverware and died in 1818.
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Paul Revere
Boston
North End
Charlestown
Lexington
Revere
Freemasons
State House
Etiquette and Manners: Gift from a Friend
A Miss Alice Stuart column advises a young woman to return a monetary Christmas gift from a man who is only a friend. The accepted social rule forbids accepting valuable presents from non-relatives, including money jewelry and clothing.
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Alice Stuart
Boston January 2 coldest and warmest records cited
The article notes Boston's coldest January 2 readings, 3 below in 1918 and 2 below in 1881, with a warmest 70 degrees in 1876. It adds no rain or snow on this date for the past decade except in 1911, 1913, 1916, and 1919.
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Boston
New Year Notes and Public Notices Profile
The observer recalls diverse topics from 1921 dates and calendars to a Boston restaurant complaint, then highlights Henry C. Robinson’s decades of railroad service, liquor ruling echoes, parcel post anniversary, and New England military funeral rifle plans. It also presents Marie Walewska’s historic liaison with Napoleon and her Poland friendship amid royal and military circles.
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Poland
Paris
Vienna
Elba
Marie Walewska
Helena
Alexandre Walewska
Questions on Bill Nye’s real name and life events
A reader asks the editor for Bill Nye's birth name and biographical details. Edgar Wilson Nye was born in Shirley, Maine on August 25, 1850 and died near Asheville, North Carolina on February 22, 1896.
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Bill” Nye
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Edgar Wilson Nye
Shirley, Me
Asheville
N. C
Verse of Fire on His Head Referenced in Proverbs and Romans
A reader asks the Editor where the verse about heaping coals of fire on his head from Proverbs chapter 25 verse 22 and Romans chapter 12 verse 20 can be found. The inquiry seeks biblical citations and locations.
Surface capacity of Lake Champlain for earth’s population
The article cites Lake Champlain area about 500 square miles or 1 548 800 000 square yards. It compares with an estimated global population around 1 693 000 000, noting figures are approximate and uncertain.
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Lake Champlain
Coin values for Flying Eagle cents vary by date and condition
The small nickel cents with a flying eagle have collectible value depending on date and condition. A coin catalogue lists an 1856 flying eagle cent at about 1.50 dollars, the only date specified.
Rockefeller tops Carnegie with large philanthropy total
The question asks who gave more to philanthropy between Carnegie and Rockefeller. Rockefeller has donated about 475 million dollars, roughly 125 million more than Carnegie's record. Carnegie is deceased, while Rockefeller still has substantial giving potential ahead.
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Carnegie
Rockefeller
Sea crab classification as animal or fish debated
The inquiry asks whether a sea crab is an animal or a fish. It notes crabs are animals living in the sea and cites Webster's dictionary claim that any water-dwelling creature is listed under fish, highlighting ambiguity in biological terms.
Gasoline Motor Cooling By Air Flanges Explained
A discussion on why gasoline engines need cooling without water. Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia explains that large air contact surfaces on the cylinder walls and head, with deep flanges, dissipate heat as air blows over them during motion.
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Dyke's Automobile Encyclopedia
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