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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1920
Page
12
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for Daily and Sunday editions, rates by term and destination, and postage charges. Rates include Daily and Sunday options, Canada and foreign mail costs, and district postage adjustments.
Editor Edwin A. Grozier leads the Boston Post with AP affiliation and standard subscription in advance policy. References to Associated Press rights and international bureau locations appear, noting largest daily morning circulation claim and editorial offices in Boston.
In the Eighth District a woman candidate, Mrs Albert Pfeiffer, for delegate to the Republican National Convention faces eligibility questions. Massachusetts has not adopted woman suffrage, and the constitutional amendment has not yet been ratified though 26 states have approved. Ratification could occur before the convention in time for her to qualify.
Analysis argues that the college and university vote on the treaty shows Wilson leading by a substantial margin. Unconditional ratification totals 48,232 and reservations not nullifying the treaty total 49,653, yielding over 77 percent in favor. The claim of a two thirds vote against Wilson is dismissed as virtually invisible.
The piece notes New York City as a national political hub drawing presidential aspirants from both parties. It argues New York, a major financial and commercial center, shapes national sentiment, with New York State as a pivotal state influencing broader political outcomes. It cites past exceptions and suggests campaigns have already concentrated in the Empire City.
Fragment discusses how grand events in social political or business spheres invite extensive propaganda and public display, aiming to influence perception and outcomes in longstanding fashion. It notes the deliberate scale and appeal used to sway audiences during major affairs.
The Federal Reserve increased its rediscount rate to six percent signaling centralized control of money and credit. Banks must extend loans from their own resources or rediscount at a loss, curbing easy credit to stock, commodity, and real estate speculators.
A hearing before Health Commissioner Woodward discussed rat control in Boston. Proposed dock and port regulations aim to curb imports. the Woman's Municipal League urged broader action to eradicate existing rat colonies by destroying nests and removing food sources.
The Pan American Financial Congress in Washington advances closer commercial ties among neighboring republics. Delegates seek U S pecuniary help for debt refinancing and rail projects, with proposals from Equador Nicaragua Dominica and Brazil plus Paraguay and Cuba reporting strong prosperity and a large trade surplus.
The New York Life head Darwin P. Kingsley is urged as a presidential candidate by insurance leaders. They argue public recognition will grow, comparing his notoriety to Frank Lowden's rise, and urge the early consideration of Kingsley by party members.
The Clancy Fund has reached 4938 dollars with strong public support. Charles H. Taylor Jr. donated one hundred dollars, and Boston newspapers show solidarity for Patrolman Clancy’s sacrifice. Send contributions to Clancy Fund care of the Boston Post, 4 Boston, Mass.
The report highlights Father Duffy’s authority among soldiers and Anne Scott’s rise as president of Bantam Ball Bearing Works in Los Angeles. It notes Premier Borden’s Florida retreat awaiting Admiral Jellicoe, Lt. Robert H. Reece’s home visit with his English bride, and Grayson’s refusal to disclose the President’s health. Also covers Henry Watterson’s new staff colonel status, Adams era pages, and Jack Dempsey’s film ventures with stars like Ruth Roland and Chaplin.
A lyrical meditation on dawn and beauty, contrasting outward light with inner joy. The speaker extols sunrise transforming land and heart, where joy and song uplift the soul beyond earthly splendor, and inner beauty births a thousand suns within.
A playful poem fragment describes a cherub who loves wind and sky, not roads or cars. It imagines the cherub blowing hats away and roaming among the stars, with a quirky line ending in gator context.
A patriotic poem by H. E. F. extols the American flag as a symbol of liberty and order. It warns against accepting Red rhetoric of anarchy and class struggle and urges steadfast defense of the emblem and the nation.
A compact aphorism notes that seeking truth reveals virtue in flawed men and compares adversity to a thistle bearing a hidden blossom. The quote frames a hopeful moral about discernment and resilience.
Willie Wilmott Wimble of Lynn writes to Newt about a month of no inspiration due to lack of wood alcohol and the war. He relays comic scraps from parrot Lucy to a failed joy ride in Lizzie Flivver, a $70 gown joke, a sprint to catch a boat with a squash and eggs, and a general claim that nothing is funny anymore. He signs off daring Newt to make him laugh.
A vintage classified fragment advertises vamping as a job with good hours wages and conditions. It notes application to an unnamed shoe factory with address withheld and presents the tone of a mid century employment notice.
The piece highlights Judge Philip S. Parker’s role in church campaign work, women voters at Cathedral Church events, and a proposal for Sunday voting in churches. It also reports high potato prices, Boston snow cleanup costs, Prohibition advertising restrictions, and biographical notes on Billy McCarthy, a former promising baseball player now connected to law and city work in Boston.
A compact column shares moral reflections on selfish behavior and rewards for kindness. It weaves fables and anecdotes about charity, justice, and public figures in Boston and Somerville, linking civic memory with social duty and temperance advocacy.
A reader laments selfish behavior in a Boston Elevated Railway waiting room at Sullivan Square. He notes five of about twenty people smoking despite two placards urging no smoking and asks how conditions on earth improve when people chase their own pleasures.
A Glenville Arkansas despatch reports burglars broke into the town police station and held two prisoners at pistol point, robbing them of $16. The inmates were warned not to yell for help. The piece calls for better police protection for prisoners.
A humorous note explains that a bachelor girl is a girl who positively and stubbornly refuses to marry unless she is asked. The cartoonish exchange defines the term through Skeezicks’ quip about courtship and independence.
Readers urged to submit manuscripts to Mr New Kirk by 5 p m Tuesday January 27. The winning chapter will appear as soon thereafter as possible.
The record shows Boston's coldest for January 24 at 13 below in 1882 and 6 below in 1883. The warmest on this date reached 60 in 1906, and there has been no rain or snow on this date except in 1914 1915 and 1919.
This excerpt traces Roger Williams from banishment and asylum among Rhode Island tribes to founding Providence with broad toleration. It notes his earlier years in Plymouth, the Boston and Salem clashes, and his enduring ties with Plymouth settlers while a new generation formed from Mayflower families.
Ushers send flowers to the bride elect, meet her through her mother or husband to be, and wear the groom’s souvenir and bride’s boutonniere. At church they arrive early, guide guests to seats, escort with the arm, and pair two by two during the march. At the reception they introduce guests to the couple and follow up with a visit to the host home weeks later.
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