Boston Post January 11 1922 periodical notes and rates
The issue lists subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign readers, including daily and Sunday combos, and outlines postal charges for Canada and the Boston district. It also notes editorial offices at 269 Washington Street Boston and quotes the paper’s distribution claims and Associated Press rights.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
U. S
Sunday Post
Canada
Maas
Associated Press
Boston Post
Cockspur Street
London
Avenue de Vipera
Paris
France
United States
Unemployment Claims Prompt Call for Review
General Charles H. Cole asserts contractors on public works hire aliens while veterans lack jobs. He urges an immediate, thorough investigation to verify the charge and prevent favoritism that harms ex soldiers and defenders of the country.
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Charles H. Cole
American Legion
Cox
Cole
Madame Curie Denied Paris Medical Academy Membership
A Paris debate over accepting Madame Curie into the French Academy of Medicine triggers threats of resignations by male members. The piece emphasizes Curie and her late husband’s radium discovery, arguing her pivotal role and asking why doctors would oppose her membership.
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Paris
French Academy of Medicine
Madame Curie
Nou
French Academy
Strengthen National Power to End Lynching
Editorial urges Washington action to prevent lynching, condemns mob justice and calls for due process. It cites thousands of lynchings in 30 years and warns that allowing mobs to decide guilt undermines law, order, and civic life.
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Washington
United States
Anti-lynching Law Urged by Congress Call
A statement condemns lynching as a miscarriage of justice that weakens the Constitution and civilization and urges Congress to pass an anti-lynching law immediately.
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Congress
Maine plan to fund perpetual forest ownership through public subscriptions
William B. Kendall of Bowdoinham proposes a Maine memorial forest funded by public subscriptions. The plan buys forest land with bonds, reinvests interest to buy more bonds, and over 100 years pays for the land. It would make citizens partners, echo Franklin Park, and has drawn strong early support.
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Maine
William B. Kendall
Bowdoinham
Pine Tree State
Memorial Forest
Kendall
Ben Franklin
Boston
Franklin Park
New England
Taft Visits Cincinnati Childhood Scene Unrecognized
Chief Justice Taft toured his boyhood Cincinnati areas including the old home, school, and playground. He found quiet streets with no familiar business signs and no neighbors greeting him. The former president recalled how youth impressions endure and pondered the fate of old companions he did not meet.
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Taft
Cincinnati
Tom Browns
Pneumatic tube mail service revival eyed for Boston
The push to reintroduce pneumatic tubes to carry mail in Boston follows the Washington commission on postal facilities taking similar action for New York. The change, once dismissed as economy, gains backing as a practical, cost justified system with expected expansion to Philadelphia Chicago and St Louis.
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Boston
Washington
Commission On Postal Facilities
New York
Burleson
Hays
Congressional Commission
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Their Deserts: Judge Denies Citizenship to Draft-Evaders
In Boston, Judge Morton refused naturalization to 37 aliens who claimed exemption from military service during the draft. The judge criticized them for first seeking citizenship to avoid duty and then seeking to resume the path after the war, stating the government does not owe them help.
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Morton
Naturalization Court
Boston
Conan Doyle Tale to Be Printed in Boston Sunday Post
An amusing story by A. Conan Doyle titled One by A. Conan Doyle And With a Gun He Went After It promises an unexpected finish and will appear in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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Vance
Syou
Edwin A. Grozter
A. Conan Doyle
Boston Sunday Post
The Coming of the Dawn
A fragmentary reflection on hope and faith urging perseverance through dark skies. The speaker notes that despite despair and failing journeys, dawn will arrive if one holds to faith and keeps nerve.
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Auia
What the Sphinx Says About True Wealth
The quote asserts real wealth lies not in chests or strong boxes but in the hearts of people. It highlights moral value over material riches and frames virtue, compassion, and character as priceless riches.
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China
Republic
The Observant Citizen’s Whimsical Weather and Whales
A humorous letter column discusses goofer dust and a whale sneeze tale with satire. Readers debate whale milk as a business, funding, and loaning a whale while toyingly referencing related curiosities and local chatter. The column skims Hamilton and Wolcott anniversaries, weather notes, seed catalogs, and civic building progress in Boston.
A Tale of Six Cities
A satirical piece about Philadelphia describing oddities and quirks of the city. It humorously claims Philly holds long sleep records, features a cracked Liberty Bell, mint sites, and eccentric street life. The tone mocks local myths and tourism while naming Philadelphia as central.
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Philadelphia
Rip van Winkle
Philly
Arthur T, Cross
Washington
A Trip to the Orient
Shanghai blends East and West in a bustling foreign quarter where European and Asian cultures mingle. The article notes diverse dress, crafts, and law districts, while pondering China’s awakening toward republican modernity and its impact on tradition.
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Shanghai
Europe
China
Japan
India
Letter Box queries reply etiquette and city demographics
A reader asks how to obtain replies from the Letter Box and to enclose a self addressed envelope. Other questions cover the coldest Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion, London’s 1921 population comparison to New York, and the proper pronunciation of Los Angeles with multiple authorities cited.
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Bos
Mal
Grow Fastest When Fed Proper Food Advertisement
An advertisement for H O Cereal Company touts oatmeal as ideal for babies and young children. It includes a testimonial from Mrs. Mary Bohen of Buffalo New York and notes free literature on Food for Growing Children and The Better Table.
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H-O Cereal Company
Fulton Street
Buffalo
N. Y
A-4
United States
Boston Records Show Potent Cold Spell on January Eleventh
An elderly resident recalls Boston weather noting official records with a 4 below zero reading and a prior extreme from 1875. He states the city has seen rain or snow on this date in most years, with only 1913 and a few others as exceptions.
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Boston
John W. Smith
Boston Weather Bureau
Seed varieties and Lent dates outlined for quick garden planning
The note compares pronunciations for Angeles and mentions varieties of radish and green peas with days to maturity. Rapid Red radishes need 26 days, French Breakfast 30, White Chinese 75. Little Marvel peas ripen in about 5 days, Podlatch in 80 days. Lent begins on Ash Wednesday March 1.
Radish Growth Time Question Posed to Editor
A reader asks how long after radish seeds are planted until radishes are ready. The inquiry seeks practical timelines for sowing and harvesting guidance.
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