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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1922
Page
5
Newkirk notes autumn cool and growing cub Stealthy Steve at Deer Range quarters. He grows fur and uses a sun-avoidant box retreat. In November keeper Morse moves him to a two-compartment Round House cage for more space and isolation from nearby pumas.
An old friend chronicles Steve the bear cub at the Round House detailing his gentle behavior with Miss Phair and a wary mood shift during a walk. He constructs a self defense pole, notes Steve's first snow play, and recalls affectionate moments while warning of potential challenges in mastering the unruly cub.
Charles Phair of Presque Isle paid $50 for a cub named Steve and later passed it to Newton Newkirk. The cub reacted with fear and aggression when confronted by the tawny cats. Steve showed reluctance during a transfer to the Round House and resisted play, even as Miss Ada Phair visited.
Advertising copy promotes Musterole a clean white ointment for rheumatism easing stiff joints and pain. It claims quick relief without blister using mustard oil. Doctors and nurses are said to recommend its use with jars or tubes priced 35 65 cents and a hospital size three dollars.
The federal quarantine station at Gallups Island will be enlarged and improved likely this spring with bids requested next month. Frank S. Davis of the Maritime Association says the acting supervising architect in Washington informed him. The campaign grew after last year when many arrivals from typhus countries overwhelmed the inadequate Gallups facilities.
Berlin January 20 The Reichstag must pass a special law authorizing Zeppelin construction before any work can start on the airship ordered by the United States government Two American experts Horace Byer and Charles Burgess arrived to supervise the project The law must annul the Reichstag measure of last July that banned airship construction under the Versailles treaty
Simon Swig's brick mansion at 194 Humboldt Street Roxbury sold at public auction to Robert S Burns of Medford for 20500. Over twenty bidders and firms competed. Swig representatives attended but did not bid above 20000. The 14 room house is assessed at 29200 and sits behind an ornamental brick wall with spacious grounds.
Large crowd watched outside the house as Mr. Burns won the foreclosure sale held for a mortgage held by Guaranty Security Corp. The bidder refused to reveal representation or occupancy plans and directed questions to his attorneys. The note was a six month 6 percent loan for $22,000 due August 31. Bank Commissioner Allen tied Swig to a $25,000 alleged loan and an unrecorded mortgage.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports a one per cent drop in average retail food prices from November 15 to December 15 based on 43 articles across 41 cities. Boston and Portland tied with two per cent declines, while Bridgeport and Providence each fell one per cent.
The National Council in New York reports a 10.481 million increase in Episcopal church donations for 1921, raising total contributions to 34.873 million. Communicants reach 1,104,029, up 7,134 from the previous year.
Quick relief claim for Hayes Healing Honey stops tickle heals throat and cures cough. Price 85e. Includes a free box of Groves O6 Pentate Salvh with every advertisement noting chest codes head colds and groups.
A group of Detroiters including several prominent businessmen were assigned to kitchen dining room and other tasks at the Detroit House of Correction after being sentenced by Judge Charles L. Bartlett for speeding. Prison rules require eight hours of work daily, and traffic violators are placed in kitchen or sanitary departments. Bartlett has sent many speeders to jail recently to curb speeding with no let-up in the campaign.
Bridgeport Mayor Fred Atwater announced a 20 percent wage reduction for city employees effective February 1. The decision, reported January 20, reflects a cost saving measure in city finances.
New York central trains begin using bandit proof container cars for mail and freight, designed for safe, fast service in single carload shipments. After tests, the government contracted for use in regular mail service with 488 cubic foot containers locked at the general post office and loaded by crane onto cars.
A safety device blocks container doors from opening while in transit ensuring doors remain secured until the journey ends and docking occurs.
Senate finance committee members plan to convert ad valorem rates in the Fordney bill into specific rates where possible to simplify administration. Ad valorem would depend on the final valuation plan, while specific rates would be based on weight or contents and be independent of valuation.
Morbidity figures show continued influenza outbreak with 1262 deaths last week and 707 from bronchial pneumonia. In London, 116 deaths occurred among people aged 65 to 75, highlighting impact on the elderly.
The government asks the Supreme Court to dismiss Charles Fairchilds appeal challenging the woman suffrage amendment. It argues the proclamation withdrawal would not affect the amendment’s validity, which rests on ratification by enough states, not on the Secretary of State’s actions.
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