Boston Post subscription notice and masthead data
The Boston Post announces subscription rates and terms for daily and Sunday editions in 1922. It lists prices for U S Canada and foreign delivery, notes payment in advance, and provides editorial and office contact details. It also credits Edwin A Grozier as editor and publisher and notes Associated Press membership.
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U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
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Newsday
Edwin A. Grozier
A Real Beneficence in Boston Nursing Work
The District Nursing Association of Boston has grown to serve a larger population than similar groups in major cities. In 1920 its staff provided care to 36,660 patients with 323,772 visits, emphasizing after care and preventive education alongside traditional nursing duties. A strong community response is urged to support this vital program.
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District Nursing Association of
Boston
Mercy
Wise Mr Gary Warns On Labor Duty And Prosperity
Elbert H. Gary chairman of United States Steel urges workers to show their best, denouncing extravagance indolence and crime while calling for stricter law enforcement and thrift. He says labor must improve as conditions look up across industrial financial and social realms though Washington conference outcomes could reshape the year.
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Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
Washington
Gary
Benedict XV The Pope Who Led With Quiet Strength
The pope's death marks a solemn moment for Catholics and civilization alike. Benedict XVIl? No Benedict XV. He combined patrimony and humility, studied law in Genoa, and governed amid war with neutral, just, and constructive encyclicals. His tireless effort for peace and social reform left a lasting mark on the church and humanity.
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Benedict
St. Peter’s
Cargoes for Boston Reach Russia Relief
Nine hundred thousand bushels of wheat will be shipped from Boston to Russia for relief. The effort was secured to the port by friends in Washington and highlights Boston’s harbor as a hub for maritime commerce and employment for waterfront workers. The grain would have gone elsewhere without concerted local action.
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Boston
Russia
Washington
Mayor elect Curley Urges Harbor Boost for Boston
The excerpt urges cooperation among Mayor elect Curley and city merchants to secure Boston harbor improvements. It cites a grain shipment as an example of what cooperative effort can achieve for the port and local business interests.
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Curley
Boston
Small land owners reshape nations after world war
The article argues that war-induced land fragmentation creates many small owners in Europe Britain and Ireland. It asserts diminished landlords due to taxes and highlights improved civic responsibility and community wealth from widespread small holdings shaping duties to neighbors and public works.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Fads and Fashions: Fox Furs and White Cloth Gowns
Fads and fashions note white and light fox furs for resorts and steel trims for shoes this season. A tailored white cloth gown is embroidered in black wool. Crystal bogies decorate colored georgettes. Scarlet jersey dress features narrow white crepe pleatings. White and colored suede coats appear for sportswear. A creamy tan silk cape dress has duvetyn edging. New skirts show straight lines deep hems and few pleats.
Take Off Your Pack Poem By Pitil Ossiter
A reflective verse urges readers to shed daily fret and care before sleep. It counsels leaving burden on the floor and resting, promising clearer dawn and sane weight for the next day. The poet signs as Pitil Ossiter.
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Pitil Ossiter
What the Sphinx Says on Friendship and Forgiveness
A quip notes that a true friend knows all your faults yet loves you anyway, framing friendship as loyalty beyond flaws. The saying explores a timeless view of acceptance, suggesting genuine bonds endure imperfections.
Longshoremen Bet One Cent on River Swim
Two New York longshoremen wagered a penny on a swimming match across the East River. A stranger held the stakes as they undressed and jumped in, but the water proved cold and the spectator vanished with the two cents. The tale serves as a cautious moral about gambling.
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New York
East River
Dartmouth Winter Carnival Aims for Warm Attire
Dartmouth Outing Club members commend a practical invitation urging attending women to dress warmly for the snow and cold. The editorial notes the difficulty and unlikelihood of stylish yet scant attire in zero or near zero temperatures.
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Dartmouth College Club
Dartmouth
How to Be an Elevator Starter Vocational Guide
A compact instructional piece outlining the odd humor and oddball quiz format to test a prospective elevator starter. It notes the need for a uniform and basic ideas and emphasizes that success relies on timing and observation of starting when someone is attempting to ride.
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Ans
Dr. Hoosis
J. BP. Mebvoyy
Color blind statistics cited at MIT lecture
Professor H M Goodwin told MIT students that ten men are color blind for every woman. He noted one woman in a thousand and one man in a hundred are color blind. His talk on Light Visible and Invisible covered light composition and color production using invisible ultraviolet light.
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H. M. Goodwin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Neal O'Hara Shaping American Humor For the Times
Neal O'Hara Boston humorist spoke in Fall River praising balanced humor that lies between high and low. The young writer, under 30, has wit and literary sense but faces the risk of early financial pressures. His success depends on whether he can elevate laughs to lasting appeal and guide readers on when to laugh.
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Fall River Daily News
Lowell
Twain
Neal O’hara
Boston
O'Hara
Mr. O'Hara
Observant Citizen Highlights Warships and Old New England
The column lists ships Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut scrapped in a treaty draft and recalls wireless saves on the Republic Florida incident. It notes Maine Tripp of Saco rare Odd Fellow, George Bleakeley on Pearl Street, and remarks by B I Griffin and Daniel J McDonald. It mentions Weymouth Old Arnold Tavern and Washington meeting plan notes from 1698 and Pilgrim Sunday School statistics.
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New England
Uncle Sam
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Charles Tripp
Saco
Tripp
Portland
Grand Lodge
Washington Square
Weymouth
George Washington
Pilgrim
Dorchester
Northfield
Hancock House in Boston 1822 A Portrait of Colonial Splendor
A historical note on the Hancock mansion built in 1737 by Thomas Hancock, later owned by his nephew John Hancock, and torn down in 1863. The piece contrasts Boston in 1822 with the colonial era, noting Hancock’s flamboyant entertainments and the city’s shift to sober fashion and quieter prestige.
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Hancock
Boston
John Hancock
John
Samuel Adams
State House
Thomas Hancock
James
Hancock Fordiliness
Rippling Rhymes and tax blanks in Uncle Sam's system
Walt Mason ventriloquizes tax season woes with Uncle Sam sending income tax blanks. A self critical narrator recalls paying lawyers and a seasoned accountant who guarantees success, only to have the form return with harsh scrutiny. The piece ends on a food aside about dough texture and kneading versus chopping.
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Uncle Sam
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
No Stories Without Self-Addressed Stamp Request
The editor notes that stories will not be returned until a self-addressed stamped envelope is provided, and asks readers to keep a copy of any story sent.
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The
Sunday Post
Last Tale of Peg and the Dreamer in Travel
A man named Bob revisits memories with Peg from college and their shared dream of distant lands. He confronts midlife choices as Peg pursues romance in remote places while he finds purpose in a clothes-line business. They resolve to embrace aging together with a simple bungalow life.
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Chance
Spelling of dispatch despatch despatches debated
A letter to the editor compares spellings dispatch despatch and dispach across Webster's Standard and The Century. It notes Webster's main form dispatch with despatch at page bottom while Standard shows dispatch despatch and despatch, and The Century favors despatch though English generally prefers dispatch.
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Webster
International
Etiquette Advice on Dinners with Ladies in Bachelor Rooms
A reader asks if a bachelor living in several rooms may invite lady friends to dine. The answer affirms yes if a mature married woman acts as a chaperone and her husband is also invited to attend.
Post Editor Receives Brief Message From Reader
A reader writes to the Post about handling a note to the editor. The fragment hints at courtesy, respect, and concern for publication standards without providing specifics.
Harding’s Brother and Sisters Mentioned in Chapple Chronicle
Joe Mitchell Chapple’s life story of President Harding recounts a brother Dr. George T. Harding Jr and two sisters Abigail “Miss Daisy” Harding and Mrs. Wotan. The sister Mrs. Wotan served ten years as a missionary in India.
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President Harding
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Mr. Harding
George ‘T. Harding, Jr
Abigail Harding
Daisy
Wotan
India
Old Residents Ask If They May Return As Immigrants
A foreign couple living in the United States for 18 years without naturalization asks if a visit to their homeland would affect their reentry. Officials say returning within six months may avoid new-immigrant status, while longer absences risk being treated under immigration quotas.
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United States
Spanish Main defined as Caribbean edge near South America
The Spanish Main refers to the Caribbean Sea portion adjacent to the northeast coast of South America and includes the routes used by Spanish merchant ships crossing the ocean.
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Sir
Caribbean Sea
South America
Where to file U S income tax return for cross state resident
A reader asks where to file the U S income tax return when earning in one state but residing in another. The official answers the return is filed from the taxpayer’s legal residence.
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U. S
Population split of United Kingdom by region in 1921 1922
Whitaker's Almanack 1922 gives 1921 census based figures for England 35,678,520 Scotland 4,882,288 Ireland 4,890,219 Wales 2,906,712. Ireland uses 1911 census figures while others rely on 1921 data.
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Ireland
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Wales
Whitaker
Boston January 24 Weather Records Noted by Officials
Recollection cites Boston coldest 6 below in 1882 and 8 below in 1887. Warmest for the date 68 in 1906. Snow or rain occurred on this date in 1915, 1919, 1920, and 1921, per official figures.
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Boston
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