Boston Post 1922 Jan 19 front page outlook
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, foreign pricing, and postal details. It lists offices in Boston and London, credits the Associated Press, and asserts the paper’s large daily morning circulation. It notes editorial contacts and advertising offices.
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United States
Would Prohibition Director Haynes Proposals Questioned
A critical editorial argues that Prohibition Director Haynes overclaims on total drinkers and liquor consumption. It argues his figures are improbable and would negate the need for enforcement funding if true, calling his assertions an overreach and wasteful.
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Prohibition
Haynes
Save the Mayflowers Petition Seeks Ban on Trailing Arbutus Sales
A Massachusetts legislative petition by A C Burrage calls for an act prohibiting sale of trailing arbutus flowers. It warns commercialits rapid depletion and illegal gathering, arguing preservation of the beloved Mayflower bloom for the Commonwealth.
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Commonwealth
Bloc's Big Victory in Senate Agricultural Bloc Gains Power
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure 63 to 9 after Washington indicated opposition to widening the federal reserve board to include an agricultural voice. The bloc's members claim a major victory, signaling growing influence in the upper chamber and potential policy shifts. The long term national impact remains to be seen.
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Not Endure In The Long Run The Nation Awaits Good
A fragment suggests a view that sacrifice is temporary and the country will eventually reap benefits. The phrase hints at national policy or outlook but lacks concrete names, dates, or events for specific context.
A Real Foundation for a Million American Peace Donors
A letter advocates building a Woodrow Wilson Foundation endowment through small donations from many people. It argues for broad participation with contributions as low as a dollar, aiming to raise a million dollars to fund awards for service toward peace and justice in honor of Woodrow Wilson and his ideals.
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Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Regretted remark during Pelletier trial sparks regional play
The article reports an argument in the Pelletier trial where a state prosecutor referred to the State of Doubt beyond the Mississippi. Senator Reed of Missouri protested as his client’s chief counsel, while the Post defends Bay State citizens and asserts admiration for the western region.
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Lillian Russell Heads U S Labor Department Mission to Europe
Lillian Russell Mrs Alexander P Moore sails to Europe as a special commissioner for the United States Labor Department to study immigration and passport practices. Washington eyes why foreign passports are visaed when quotas are full and aims to correct injustices in landing aliens.
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Alexander P. Moore
Europe
United States Labor Department
Washington
Railroads Under Scrutiny and Rate Reform Calls
An editorial argues railroads face ongoing investigations and misaligned pricing. It contends they deserve a fair return or government aid, criticizes current rates set by the Commerce Commission, and urges prompt rate adjustments based on present conditions.
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Washington
Commerce Commission
All Sorts Newton Newkirk My Constant Friend
Poem fragment recalling lost friendships and a constant watch that never moves. The speaker laments that all friends have drifted away except one enduring symbol of constancy, Artie Phishal.
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Artie Phishal
Out Around Among the Neighbors and Odd News Bits
A column plays with humorous clippings about fashion, a tailor dispute, car initials on radiator caps, a lost beetle hound, and other light items from Halifax news. The writer jokes about proverb twists and quaint anecdotes, noting the charm of oddities in daily columns.
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Observant Citizen Notes History and Daily Life Snippets
A column of varied notes recalls Lee and Davis anniversaries, Poe’s birthday, public telephone quirks, court spectators, a Bangor railroad veteran, and midwinter street scenes. It blends civic memory with small urban curiosities and social vignettes from Boston.
Do You Know This Man A Mischievous School Prankster
A former pupil known for cheeky remarks and constant jokes rose from school pest to college graduate then disappeared. He now earns a yearly salary that could fund the college that produced him.
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New York
London
Finish with bare knuckles in Leather Pushers tale
The Chickasha Killer gains his wish and clashes with Kid Roberts in a thrilling Leather Pushers installment by H. C. Witwer in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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H. C. Witwer
Boston Sunday Post
Boston's Federal Street Theatre and Kean’s Boston riot century ago
A 1822 to 1825 portrait of Boston's Federal Street Theatre. Edmund Kean starred in 1821 1825, provoking crowded crowds then clashes and a near riot. The piece recalls Edgar Allan Poe’s birth in Boston at the Poe family’s Carver Street home.
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No Stories Filed Without Stamped Return Envelope
A damaged note declares no stories will be run unless accompanied by a stamped return envelope. Creators are urged to retain a copy of any story sent, indicating a procedural hold or policy change.
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Charles T. Pargiter
Scientific American
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Power of Thought Brings Jeffrey Back To Melissa
Melissa Day welcomes Jeffrey after believing her desires summoned him through a thought power. They discuss age, marriage, and the mysterious influence of a mysterious woman before agreeing on a future together as the fire glows.
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the Inquirer
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Directory
Boston
Balmy Sleep by Walt Mason
Rippling Rhymes presents Balmy Sleep by Walt Mason. The poet contrasts the toil of day with the relief of night, noting how sleep comforts workers from plowman to barber and plumber as evening ends the long, weary hours.
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Walt Mason
Post Letter Box readers seek replies and sky guides
Letters discuss whether bicycles are American or English inventions with Coventry Sewing Machine Co. 1869 bikes and Colonel Pope 1878 first American bicycle. Mercury visibility charts include dates and sun distance plus wind speed definitions for cyclones and blizzards.
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Coventry Sewing Machine Company
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Boston's January Day Records From The Oldest Inhabitant
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather data for January. Official figures show the coldest 6 below in 1904 and 1887, and the warmest 6 in 1915. He notes rain or snow on this date in 1912 1913 1915 1921.
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Town spelling for state hospital site Westborough or Westboro
In forming the town name the incorporated name is Westborough while the Post Office Department has altered it to Westboro, leading to two spellings used officially. The post office usage is Westboro, whereas the town’s incorporated name remains Westborough.
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Tradition at weddings: display of sender cards on presents
The question notes etiquette from The Book of Good Manners about wedding gifts. It says gifts are displayed with sender cards, guiding proper display at the ceremony.
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Book of Good Manners
Doubleday, Page & Co
Sequoyah Sequoia Confusion Clarified in Reader Exchange
A Post reader asks if Sequoyah is an Indian, a tree, or a town. The answer notes Sequoyah as a Cherokee inventor of the Cherokee alphabet, while Sequoia refers to California redwood trees and places in Oklahoma and California.
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King’s Chapel site history dates to 1764 rebuild
The present King’s Chapel is not the original on the site. The first wooden church was built about 1688. The current chapel dates from 1764, replacing the earlier structure.
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King’s Chapel
Questioning the disarmament ideal and presidential careers
The letter debates a prophecy of peaceful coexistence with lions eating straw and cites biblical verses. It questions how a lion would starve and notes presidents’ professions, listing Washington, Harrison, Taylor, Grant, Johnson, Roosevelt, and Harding with varied careers from farmer to editor.
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