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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1921
Page
13
Louise Cheatham of Aiken South Carolina proves she can train mocking birds to sing with remarkable clarity and range. By placing two superior birds with poorer singers she launches an intensive voice culture program. Visitors from the North seek trained birds, allowing her to command high prices and build a viable business.
A reflective verse by Edithy M. Thomas contemplates living life anew. The speaker considers reforming deeds and faults, but concludes identity remains, memories persist, and fate shapes any second life beyond Higher Ken. The piece muses on self, chance, and timeless longing.
Jill grows suspicious of Jack over a letter to Aunt Mary Frances and finds the pattern on the way to a confession. The pair reconcile as a faint crackle hints at a hidden letter in Jack’s pocket.
Connecticut Governor Everett J. Lake told a Boston audience a humorous political anecdote about a town Republican who would vote for any party nominee, even the devil or a yellow dog. The tale ends with the reply that remark has its limit.
Report notes a delayed start at Braves Field with no score yet as players and fans await kickoff. The exchange hints at anticipation for a competitive game as teams prepare to take the field.
A teacher asks for two biblical texts and a student fires back with Judas’s fate and a grim taunt. The pupil cites Judas who hung himself then adds go then and do likewise to the startled teacher. The exchange leaves the room unsettled and pointed.
Willie explains he was late for supper because he ate with George. He says he washed one hand and kept the other in his pocket, claiming it was acceptable to dine with one hand.
Sada and Leonard quarrel over marriage and future living prospects at Bear Mountain Inn. A hunting trek turns perilous when Sada is lost amid the wild. Pandick the dog and Leonard heed her call. Leonard returns to find Sada injured and a help-shanty awaits with a companion ready to carry her to safety.
A satirical poem by Walt Mason ridicules politicians who push laws to control harmless pleasures. The speaker argues laws would tame crokinole and other games, ban tea and lemonade, and place lawmakers on pedestals, claiming legislation is the source of greatness despite crude methods.
She walked with his support to a shelter and exclaimed that the shanty felt like the dearest place on earth. He reminded her to take back the ring as they settled Pandick, the dog, who seemed to sense they were home. The narrator notes Rhode Island mispronunciation of Iowa among educated locals and a Yale graduate’s amused insistence on the correct pronunciation.
The writer requests the correct phonetic rendering of the surname D'Annunzio. They ask the Post to print guidance spelling it as dan NUN dzi o to reflect proper Italian pronunciation.
A reader from Iowa responds to a debated pronunciation note in the Post. He asserts that most people stress the first syllable and pronounce the final as wa not way, with few older locals saying way, though some do. The letter emphasizes the common Iowa accent pattern.
From Sept 12 to Nov 11 1918 the Meuse Argonne fighting drew about 1.2 million American soldiers. The St Mihiel battle followed with 650 000 Americans Sept 12 16 1918 and the Aisne Marne action with about 270 000 July 18 to Aug 1918.
The writer asks the editor when Boston harbor froze so solid that people could sleigh on the surface. He notes the ice extended to Castle Island and nearly to Broad Sound, stating it occurred in the year 1844.
The text explains rank by sleeve stripes: first lieutenant one stripe, captain two, major three, lieutenant colonel four, colonel five. Generals use stars to denote rank.
The writer asks how many faces a well proportioned diamond has. The answer given is fifty eight, with 83 above the girdle and 25 below, and notes that one third of the depth lies above the girdle while two thirds are below.
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