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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1919
Page
12
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription pricing for U S Canada foreign and Boston district mailings. Rates show one year five dollars daily plus Sunday options, with varying term costs and per copy charges for Canada and foreign destinations.
The notice lists contact numbers for the Post including Main 1539 and 8360, and presents subscription policy that payments must be made in advance and continued publication will be discontinued without notice on expiration. It also identifies Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher with office at 1383 Main.
The New York Times notes that a few Senate dissenters threaten a separate party if the League of Nations is not opposed. It asserts the Republican majority supports ratification and the League, while Senator Borah and others push for prompt peace and league inauguration.
City leader criticizes Webster-Jordan Company for menace to tenants, warning against vacate notices and harsh rents. He denounces the policy as feudal and warns the trustee it is indeed his business to intervene. The exchange highlights broader tensions between landlords and tenants.
The piece recalls the 1846 Polk era treaty with New Granada now Colombia, where the United States pledged to protect Panama’s neutrality and used force if needed. It argues current criticisms of pledging aid to France echo earlier executive commitments within the constitutional framework.
A Massachusetts Bureau of Immigration poster titled Who Makes the Laws warns against Bolshevist government. It proclaims genuine philosophy printed in seven languages and is displayed in railroad stations and manufacturing plants across the state.
The article contrasts American democracy with Soviet rule, noting that in America ballots elect legislatures and officials who enforce laws, while in Russia Lenine and Trotsky wield autocratic power. It suggests the quoted comparison may persuade foreigners and serve as a useful exhibit.
The first half of 1919 was dull as war readjustment continued, but bank clearings and foreign trade surged past all records. Prices rose, yet volume climbed. the stock market boomed again after a June setback, with the money position sound and few business failures. Labor is scarce, aiding soldiers returning to industry and women keeping remunerative jobs.
Marshal Sir Douglas Haig denounces the English pension system and pledges to sacrifice personal gain until officers and veterans are provided proper support. He cites unduly meager allowances, harsh medical boards, and poverty for families, urging Parliament to reform and highlighting the United States as a standard.
The article notes Lieutenant-Colonel Theodore Roosevelt plans a bid for the New York State Assembly from a Nassau County Republican district. It discusses fame and lineage shaping public perception, contrasting it with his own merit.
The writer compares young Theodore to historic figures Alexander and Frederick the Great, noting the nation’s eye on his independent effort. It argues success will come from hard work, detailed knowledge, and courage to stand for right, predicting a bright future as a self-made leader.
The B-34 dirigible completes the first balloon crossing of the Atlantic from east to west, marking a milestone in aeronautics. The craft carries a crew in comfort and safety, signaling practical future air travel despite earlier anxieties over Mineola arrival.
A treaty at the Fourth of July Rio celebration between the Commercial Association of Rio and the American Chamber of Commerce creates arbitration for all cross border commercial disputes. Similar accords exist with Argentina and Uruguay chambers. Commissions with mixed representatives will rul e and appoint special arbitrators if needed. The agreement is unofficial and has no governmental links.
A letter to the editor asks about Boston roadbeds and Beacon Hill fill from 1811 to 1823. It also queries which statesman died first, Washington or Franklin, noting Franklin died 1790 and Washington 1799. It compares egg digestion and asks about the Tower of Babel’s height and existence.
An Englishman named William Blaxton settled on the southwest slope of Beacon Hill years before the Puritan migration to Boston. He left the area when the Puritans arrived and established an early colonial presence prior to their settlement.
The passage argues that a fully inflated tire weighs more than an empty tire because compressing air into it adds weight. It asserts that all matter, even hydrogen, has weight, and that increasing compression increases total weight.
John D. Rockefeller received a public school education and grammar school training in his youth. He began a business career as a clerk in a commission house and later became a partner in a business house at age 19, indicating formal college education or specific financial training were not part of his early formation.
The expression means an attempt yields noise but no result. It dates long before modern times and is discussed as a folk proverb. The pig makes much noise while being shaved, but provides no wool, unlike a sheep. Samuel Butler’s Hudibras popularized the line.
A Brooklyn woman testified in court that her husband struck her with a beef steak in a one round clash described as a rough scuffle. The case centers on domestic dispute details and legal action stemming from the alleged assault.
A Texas woman spent the afternoon shingling a roof and dreamed she was still at work that night. In the dream her husband, holding a hammer, pressed his head to the roof in error, a nightmare ending in marital misgivings and a joke about painting the house.
A 92 year old former lion tamer married last week in Danville Illinois. The unusual nuptials sparked sharp humor from local writers who craft jokes about matrimony.
Clerks at New York pawnbrokers walk out demanding Saturday night off while owners argue the period is the busiest as hundreds redeem Sunday pants each Monday. The dispute highlights a common practice in the city and evokes popular tunes about New York life.
A humorous defense of baldness cites Socrates Caesar Shakspere and Lincoln era greats. The observant citizen notes weather shifts, weight myths, yellow weed threats, jitneys rising, trains, and local oddities from Boston through Nantucket in a freewheeling column.
A Dedham friend remarks about Boston Elevated fare rising to ten cents on July 10 and expresses relief that the change wasn’t made on the 20th. He seems unaware that no fare change will occur.
Ma and Peggy banter about heat and unpleasant weather while sparring over word meanings. Peggy jokes about being an optigram and a clairvoyant mind, and references a Vaseline College graduate in a light, quirky exchange.
Miss Alice Stuart advises inviting long unseen friends to weddings to please them. Politeness guides actions in street chats with ladies, suggesting common sense over health exposure and guiding men to walk and talk with female friends only as desired.
The piece traces medieval and early modern theory of atmospheric borders and air pressure. It highlights Jesuit Francis Lana’s 1670 proposal of hollow 20 foot copper globes to lift a boat by exhausted air, noting impracticality and later attempts in 1840 Paris. Monastic scholars are mentioned as early thinkers with speculative craft but lacking scientific basis.
A 1918 verse piece from Southern Press Syndicate speaks of deep inner feelings and enduring dreams. It contrasts storms with deathless hopes and a whispered song that bears away care. It references love and a fragrance on a gale as the speaker’s heart remains true.
The article traces Joseph Jacquard's rise from two looms in Lyons to inventing an improved loom that revolutionized silk weaving. Facing resistance from weavers, he later gained recognition in Paris and a Conservatoire appointment. He defended Lyons in the war, witnessed his son die at his side, and died wealthy with a statue in Lyons.
The oldest resident recalls Boston temperatures for July 7 with official highs of 96 in 1883 and 95 in 1900 and a low of 52 in 1902. He notes no rain on this date in the past decade except 1914 and 1918.
Household hints describe dangers of strong cold green tea left on saucers as fires potential. They advise purifying glass and utensils with powdered charcoal and preventing lamp smoke by soaking wick in strong vinegar. Cane chairs are cleaned by sponging with soap and hot water. Mrs H Coburn Box 101 South Haston Massachusetts.
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