Boston Post January 6 1921 subscription rates and notices
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions including U S Canada and foreign options. It notes postage charges in the Boston Postal District and instructs payments be made by checks or money orders to Post Publishing Co and Ad Departments to send subscriptions in advance.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Oston
Maia
Post Publishing CC
Sporting
Financial Editors
Fokker
Edwina
Critique of Arctic Balloon Expedition Fuel and Provisions
The Herald questions the mid winter Arctic air voyage of Yankee balloonists, noting they carried insufficient grub for two weeks and urging better preparation. It commends their courage but deems the supply planning gravely reckless and potentially harmful to future explorers.
Business Mortality Reflects General Liquidation Trends
The 1920 business mortality rise mirrors a broad liquidation cycle as commodity traders and speculators exit. Declining prices over the past year forced many into losses, while legitimate firms faced shrinkage under tougher market conditions and tighter finances.
Banking Failures Spur Stronger System for Revival
After losses and closures, the banking and business structure is described as stronger with the paths laid for a healthy revival and renewed activity.
Massachusetts lawmakers urged to cut waste and boost farming
A 1921 appeal urges Massachusetts legislators to practice strict fiscal restraint and extend New England farming reform. The piece calls for tax relief, statewide farm support centers, and immigrant farmer outreach to reverse land neglect and high food prices. It also warns of widespread superstition in Hayti and cannibalism rumors as a historical caution.
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Massachusetts
Treasury
New England
General Court of
The
Commonwealth
Disarmament Call From Viscount Grey At Glasgow Address
Viscount Grey urged no new war and warned against returning to pre 1914 alliance and arms race patterns. He called for a nations council to curb armament competition as London papers praised steps toward naval reductions and Japan spoke similarly for halving its army.
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Viscount Grey
Glasgow
Lord Grey
Europe
London
the Chronicle
the News
America
Japan
Jiji Shimpo
A GOOD FIGHTER FOR JUSTICE IN THE SOUTH
The article lauds Congressman Tinkham for pressing justice for colored citizens in the South. It notes his warning to the Census Committee to curb southern representation and suggests he may take the reapportionment dispute to the Supreme Court if Congress fails. It predicts Republican leaders will avoid downsizing southern representation. It questions the path to the Supreme Court and praises Tinkham’s resourcefulness.
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South
Tinkham
House Committee On Census
Congress
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Great Tribunal
Navy inquiry reveals savage conditions in Hayti operation
Publication details testimony from the Navy Department inquiry into the Hayti operation. The account describes conditions described as astounding savagery by our forces and notes the troubling circumstances surrounding the campaign.
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Navy Department
Hayti
War Finance Corporation aims at targeted producer credit
The revived War Finance Corporation would extend limited credits to producer groups in wartime to ease price panic. Use of government funds is debated, with banks and the reserve system preferred for general credit. Benefits hinge on timing and confidence, with minimal government action favored.
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War Finance Corporation
War Savings Division
Treasury Department
Sub-Treasury
Federal Reserve Bank
Uncle Sam
Federal Building
Moon Calf Emerges as Promising American Novel of 1920
Critics hail five strong American novels this winter led by Floyd Dell’s Moon Calf. The tale follows Felix Fay from boyhood through early adulthood in Illinois, blending romance and realism as he quests for a leadership vision. Dell’s delicacy and perceptive touch mark Moon Calf as a standout.
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Edith Wharton
Ernest Poole
Main Street
Sinclair Lewis
Sherwood Anderson
Knopf
Felix Fay
Dell
Mr. Dell
Songs of Sunshine by the Bentstown Bard
A 1921 poem-length verse by Leo extols sharing light and kindness. It speaks of bearing others burdens, toiling beyond measure, and lifting weary hearts with a spirit of brotherhood and sunshine. The piece frames personal virtue as a beacon guiding friends and comrades along life’s path.
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Leo
The Artificial Iceman and the Ice Market Plaints
A reader laments the winter shortage of ice predicts higher prices next summer and asks the Iceman to adapt. The letter uses humorous verse to argue that scarcity will raise costs for the public and invites sympathy for the ice seller facing rising prices.
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Newt
Malden
Bertie Bertram
What the Sphinx Says Too many crooks spoil the conspiracy
A cryptic quip notes that excess fraudulence disrupts a larger scheme. The saying frames distrust of schemers and hints at fragile cooperative plans. No specific people or places are cited in readable text.
Beating H C L A dubious scheme exposed in letters
A purported plan to defraud the public for ten cents to reveal how to beat H C L is rejected by New Bedford correspondent Hank Hookem. In a fierce reply, Newt denounces the scheme as crooked and refuses to participate, warning of legal and moral peril.
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Newt
Cickens
Hank Hookem
New Bedford
Hank
Dun’s
Bradstreet
Epiphany Reflections and Old Calendar Notes
Epiphany marks Twelfth Day and the start of Carnival with feasting and calendar shifts from Old Style to New Style. The era’s dates for Washington birth and Fore Fathers Day moved, while Christmas remained Dec 25. Also noted are Franklin’s birth date change, the Old Stoughton Musical Society, and a map fancier in the Library of Congress. Dr. Parsons reaches 95 while old sub treasuring and paper waste debates appear.
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Washington
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Post
Oldest Singing Society
America
Old Stoughton Musical Society
Talbot
Boston
Library of Congress
Philip Lee Phillips
England
Phillips
Two-family house for sale in Mass with 15 rooms
For sale at $4200 a two family house in good condition with 15 rooms and attics and about 6000 feet of land. Apply evenings only to the listed address in Massachusetts newspaper.
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Mass
Peggy Shippen and Benedict Arnold A Troubled Union
The piece traces Peggy Shippen's rise as a Philadelphia beauty who marries General Benedict Arnold, details her husband’s treason and Burr’s accusation, and notes Washington and Hamilton defending her reputation. It covers their postwar life, Arnold's move to England, the pension she received, and her death three years after his.
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Colonies
Peggy Shippen
Philadelphia
Benedict Arnold
Pegey
Pennsylvania
Peggy
General Howe
John Andre
Arnold
West Point
Aaron Burr
Andre
Washington
Hamilton
England
Crown
Mrs. Arnold
Notable Figures and Moments From Postwar Era
Princess Christopher of Greece raises her son modestly in New York, receiving two pounds quarterly and a Charlie Chaplin outfit as a Christmas gift while preferring anonymity to royal pomp. Major Albert Kossak, Polish soldier-artist, has handed over Kaiser and Austrian decorations to Poland for melting. Kipling sues in London over a poem stanza and wins forty shillings. Marshal Foch's armistice car is restored to display in a national museum with two tablets detailing battles and signatories. Kenesaw Mountain Landis, known as Twenty-Nine Million-Dollar
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Christopher
Greece
Leeds
United States
New York
Lithuania
Albert Kossak
Marshal Foch
Foch
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason laments modern novels
Walt Mason critiques contemporary literature alleging modern novels lack action and stirring plots. He contrasts with Dickens and Reade, mocks “new romance” themes and social problems, and longs for vivid endings and decisive villains. He pleads for stories that move.
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Walt Mason
Dickens
Collins
Reade
David Copperfield
Landis to retire as judge rather than relinquish baseball post
Landis will retire from his judge seat instead of giving up the baseball commissionership. He calls baseball the greatest game of all time. Ralph Waldo Trine pursues writing, travel by car, ranch camping, and exploration in western California mining districts. He visits Hopi, Lys, and Navajo reservations.
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Ralph Waldo Trine
California
Navajo Reservation
Mail Speedster Nearly Runs Down Pedestrian
A Boston reader laments a mail wagon driver’s fast ride down Washington street and into Haymarket square without signaling. The letter praises pedestrian vigilance and criticizes the driver for dangerous speed.
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United States Mail
Washington Street
Haymarket Square
Boston
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