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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
12
The market resumed a weekly climb with the industrial average rising over five points from its Dec low while rails gained about six. The upturn follows tax loss selling abatement and anticipated short covering in 1922. Improved business sentiment and steady railroad earnings point to a broader recovery ahead.
Audit as of Oct. 31 1920 shows assets 163,076,840 and liabilities 42,696,243. Outstanding stock includes 64,844,100 first preferred and 60,890,000 common. Dividends on both classes have been passed. Company reports a 15,647,653 deficit for the year, with sales over 200 million. Credit extension of 25 million sought. receivership risk depends on credit renewal.
The Boston Post announces a Monday financial column answering questions on listed and unlisted New England stocks and bonds. It covers securities and financial topics impartially but does not guarantee data accuracy or predict market movements. Inquiries must include full name and street address for response.
Song lyrics reflect postwar austerity and a call to work as the speaker urges getting down to grubbin for pay. It contrasts wartime prosperity with returning hardship and emphasizes collective effort to restore national resilience. The piece carries 1921 copyright by Southern Press Syndicate.
Ann Whitson a 28 year old narrator recounts her life in the city meeting Grace Cameron and Kenneth Halsey. Jimmy Callahan Hathaway and Kenneth’s father figure in a tangled plot as Kenneth lies ill and Grace confesses a sordid philosophy. Ann muses on marriage choices and loyalties.
A narrator recalls unrequited love for Kenneth Halsey, insisting she is equal in beauty and intellect to Grace yet unable to spark his marriage proposal. She laments that fate keeps them apart, pondering how a man may forget a longed-for partner when distance or liquor influences decisions.
A narrator reflects on the unfulfilled craving for great love within marriage. She questions whether men share wives’ thirst for passionate devotion, noting spouses often settle for background steadiness while daily life dominates. She confesses selfish hope that Ken learns from her love and finds happiness through their bond.
The notice states that continuing installments will appear daily in the Daily and Sunday Post until the work is finished. It indicates ongoing publication commitment with no final date. The message emphasizes continued coverage and completion in subsequent issues.
Carl Wilmore writes a studio chat with Eddie Polo and Helen Holmes, stars of many movie serials, to appear in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
A description highlights a gown featuring black satin and a white crepe de chine bodice with an all over rose pattern in jet beads. The text notes the appeal of black and white contrast and suggests using striking fabrics for next season while urging care to preserve harmonious proportions of the figure.
A reader asks whether to marry now or wait two years for financial reasons. The adviser notes many couples live with varying arrangements and suggests considering personal preference for home life versus economic independence, emphasizing respect for the partner’s intent and the balance between romance and practicality.
Lengthened side panels create irregular hems while eyeletwork decorates jersey petti outfits. Jackets flare below the waist with shawl collars and coat-dress models feature high collars. A scarlet leather turban with a feather, and dark blue taffeta with ruffled collar and bell sleeves are described.
Dorothy Dalton born in Chicago began in a stock company with Virginia Harned and toured Keith's vaudeville. Her first screen appearance was with William S. Hart in The Disciple before becoming a star with Famous Players Lasky. She left screen briefly to star as Chrysis in Aphrodite on stage, then returned in The Teaser and Half an Hour.
Chicago reports say composer Carrie Jacobs Bond has formed a motion picture company to be led by her son Fred J. Smith. The plan is to produce films based on themes from her songs, with The End of a Perfect Day likely the first project.
Tom Mix and his wife went to Tijuana for a brief vacation before starting work on The Road Demon. The actor planned to leave most of his bank roll at home to resist gambling temptations in the border town dominated by games of chance.
Cleo Ridgely resumes film work opposite Wallace Reid in A Dangerous Pastime. She had been away for some time tending her twin sons at home. Ridgely is known as Mrs. James Horne in private life.
Ruth Roland launches a new 15 episode thriller titled The Avenging Arrow. The serial promises action driven storytelling and high suspense across its run.
A Boston Post item lists actor dates and marital status for Mary Dorchester Elsie Ferguson Mae Marsh June Capric H Wyndham Standing Mil ton Sills Pretty Kitty Jaci Mulhall Louise Lovely Rod La Rocque Clara Kimball Young Cullen Landis Marguerite Clark and others. It gives studio connections with Fam ous Players Laskey Company and addresses in Hollywood New York and Boston along with a market booklet request to Picture-Play Magazine and Prunella Hall.
A long narrow nail shaped like a filbert signals a delicate constitution but not necessarily illness. It indicates weaker muscular vigor and aligns with a sharp, pointed fingertip, suggesting psychic tendencies, nervousness, and reliance on nervous force rather than strength to cope with life.
A dialogue contrasts two men, one claiming to improve the community by purifying homes and distributing tracts, while the other says his work is cleaning carpets, highlighting differing paths to public service and virtue.
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