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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1921
Page
17
Outside brokers offer quick call loans at 7 percent and customer brokers loans at 7 percent. Year money and spot rates are shown with 23.0 unchanged. The Clearing House lists large balances and figures for Boston and New York exchanges with extensive year over year totals and foreign exchange rates.
The listing details varied prices across vegetables fruits grains and dairy. Items include greenings at 3.4 pounds, northern spy apples up to 5, beans and peas around 4.75 to 5.50, corn products from 1.90 to 4.75, butter around 0.40 to 0.50, and margarine near 0.23 per pound. Regional notes cite New York Michigan California and Canada price ranges.
A dense price rundown shows potatoes at $1.75 to $2 per 100 pounds, with sweet potatoes at 61.50 to 1.75 per hamper. Northern and Eastern dry packed chickens vary by weight with multiple cents per pound, while Western dry packed items list turkeys and various fowls with broad price ranges. Other meats include bacon, ham, and sausage with diverse quotes. fresh produce features cabbage, lettuce, spinach, squash, beans, beets, carrots, and peppers priced per box or bushel and per pound.
The report notes a photograph claimed as a Kerry front image appeared in many papers and misidentified as a Tralee battle scene. It cites a Dublin area junction as the photo’s location and warns it lends credence to the Tralee story while noting no such scene near the battleground. The document also recounts an overnight break in aimed at a commission witness, damaging furniture and warning of more violence.
London reports no renewal of unofficial talks for an Irish truce after Father O Flanagan suspended negotiations. Officials will tighten repressive measures as Ireland seeks order. Government insists Sinn Fein claims must be withdrawn and arms surrendered before any peace talks, possibly offering southern fiscal autonomy if peace is achieved.
Irish president Ramon De Valera publicizes a letter urging Dublin Lord Mayor to back the Irish White Cross relief drive for distress from British reprisals. He calls for unity against conscription threats and division, urging disciplined national resolve amid wartime fears. A major raid in South Armagh nets about a thousand troops and hundreds of prisoners, most released soon after arrest.
A force of troopers surprised a large body of civilians preparing an ambush at Time League today, opened fire, and captured 25. The military suffered no casualties.
In a unanimous decision at a Dudley Street Opera House meeting, Electrical Workers' Union 108 rejects a 10 percent wage reduction proposed by master builders. A second special meeting at Wells Memorial Building will decide on a strike vote, to take effect Thursday. International VP John J. Smith of Minneapolis will address the meeting.
A report indicates EI's condition has improved and shows a substantial profit. When combined with offsetting credits from year end adjustments, this will materially reduce prior losses.
A Boston transit report projects the 1920 ending deficit to be absorbed within six months with no tax increase next July. It notes flat 10 cent fares unlikely to drop, experiments with five cent services, and ongoing consideration of zone fares though not expected soon. Costs rose from snow removal and coal, while revenue grew from higher ridership and efficiency.
In Salem yesterday Joseph Miller of Lynn pleaded guilty to three charges of breaking and entering and larceny in the night before Judge Fosdick. He had a prior record and is sentenced to State prison for not less than 10 years and not more than 15 years.
Police arrest Royce Richartson in Toledo for driving the car used by five bandits in a New York Central ticket agent robbery and the shooting death of two railroad detectives. Detectives surround a nearby house as a raid is planned with shotguns ready.
At Union Station a bandit squad raided the ticket office taking receipts since banks closed. Officers Long and Schroeder were killed as the robbers fled in a second car. Richardson and Vivian Larrimore were arrested with cash. police recovered $2325 and arrested six more at a Broadway lunch room.
At a Boston League of Women Voters meeting at the Twentieth Century Club speakers urged steps to lower coal prices and curb food profiteering. Former Mayor John F. Fitzgerald called out packing interests and proposed a woman assistant to the attorney general for food prosecutions. He also backed immigrant farm labor, an urban agricultural college, coal dealer licensing, and federal mine control.
London dispatch reports Hon. W. F. F. Conker, Newfoundland minister of marine and fisheries, saying a plebiscite today would back a trade treaty with the United States by two to one. He is in Britain to boost Newfoundland's European trade prospects.
The House Ways and Means Committee will hear A. W. Lincoln a Boston banker who gathered data on Germany’s postwar industrial revival during a recent trip there. The panel seeks insights on how future German competition may affect American industry following tariff revision hearings.
A fragmented quote discusses aging and vanity with a witty line about truth and lies. The speaker attributes differing approaches to youth between a woman inspecting a mirror and a man confronting a woman’s eyes. The text repeats a portion about a daughter and son.
Ann Whitson narrates a tangled tale of romance and rival suitors in the city. Grace Cameron and Kenneth Allecy enter her life as key figures while Jimmy Callahan and Jerry Hathaway vie for her affection. Ann abandons school after her mother’s death and navigates work, friendship, and family revelations.
Ann, Grace, and two men dine at a chic shore restaurant while Grace juggles excuses about Ken and her husband. Jerry and Jim plot social leverage as Ann muses on youth and flattery, and Ken and Mr. Halsey are invited to join late.
The note indicates the story will be carried forward in Daily and Sunday Post each day until the item is finished. It flags ongoing publication without providing additional facts or context about the event.
Unusual story writer Tames Rissell creates a sensation with South Sea island tales. A sample of his genius, The Practising of Christopher, will be found complete in the next Poston Sunday Post Magazine.
Advertisement extols St Jacobs Oil as a safe liniment for rheumatism and sciatic pain. It claims instant relief upon application to tender spots, prevention of skin burns, and suitability for neuralgia lumbago sprains and swellings with a long history of cures. A trial bottle is offered by druggists.
A popular outfit idea for the season pairs a fancy white skirt with a black sports coat, offering a sharp, versatile look. The ensemble emphasizes contrast and clean lines suitable for transitional weather and varied occasions.
Advert says Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound can darken gray or faded hair quickly. It claims millions of bottles are sold annually and that after one or two applications gray vanish, leaving natural, even, lustrous dark hair for a youthful look.
A sea captain suffering a rupture finds no relief from doctors and trusses he considers deadly options. He details his self cure discovery and offers a free book and medicine sent prepaid to readers who send in a coupon.
Tila new and distinct form of Vegetable Marrow with a running habit. Fruits globe shaped orange canary color resembling a cantaloupe when cut. Flesh firmer and tastier than ordinary varieties. White transparent jam excelling. Vine small. fruits ripen 90 days from germination. Sent by mail from Nevelte Seed Importing Co. San Francisco.
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