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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1921
Page
13
Editorial note in a newspaper urging readers to pay subscriptions in advance and indicating discontinuation after expiration. Signed by Edwin A. Grozier editor and publisher.
The article celebrates former President William Howard Taft becoming the eleventh Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. It emphasizes his unique path from presidency to the bench, praises his judicial mind and experience, and notes the nation’s rare bipartisan goodwill in his confirmation and debut at Washington’s high tribunal.
The piece argues that after Congress passes the peace with Germany resolution a presidential proclamation is essential to clear war end ambiguities. It notes contracts, regulations, and laws hinge on the proclamation and questions if Attorney General Daugherty’s view will support such action.
Shoemen from across the country gather in Boston, capital of the shoe state, to display style, durability, fit, polish, and clever creations. Massachusetts shoemakers, in high political offices or positions of trust, are praised as true to their last and as good social and political figures.
The article urges visitors to stock up on fall and winter goods to boost business in Massachusetts. It argues a strong commerce push is needed to lift the leather and shoe industry levels and shake off lingering low mood.
The informal invitation to Britain France Italy Japan and possibly China aims to limit armaments and curb naval competition. The move positions the United States at the forefront of international efforts to reduce war machinery and ease global taxation burdens.
The article notes a surge in U S gold imports totaling 338 420 406 by January through year, with ships carrying over five million in one load. It warns that rising gold reserves do not improve taxes or bank rates, arguing wealth must translate into trade and productive industry rather than idle wealth.
Discussion of women's dress and wages in offices draws on Ellen Miller's Detroit study notes. It finds many working girls send most or all earnings home to mothers who manage purchases for lunches and transit. The piece links past and present fashionable norms to family support patterns in Boston.
Elizabeth Jordan launches a new serial titled The Girl in the Mirror in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. Readers are invited to follow the intriguing tale as it unfolds with period suspense and vivid detail.
A fragment from a feature column titled Though it knows the sphinx offers a witty, puzzle like interlude. The brief notes a playful tone and hints at philosophical ruminations embedded in a weekly column.
A reader signing as Woodbine Twineth asks Mr. Newton Newkirk for instruction in becoming a capable art critic. He sketches meetings at exhibits, hopes for in person coaching, and even hints at payment while praising Newkirk’s sensibilities and the prospect of learning to discuss paintings with confidence.
The Observant Citizen marks George Eastman’s 64th birthday and lists his substantial gifts to MIT Rochester and other institutions. It also reports celestial events, Pilgrim tercentenary coins, a new sign along Middlesex Fells Parkway, humorous medical anecdotes, regional heat claims, Maine flag donations, and a bird battle near Bar Harbor.
An old Boston resident recalls the city’s warmest and coldest readings for July 12 from official figures. The warmest on record is 97 degrees in 1908 and 96 in 1911, with a coldest 54 in 1886. rain occurred on this date in 1914 1916 1917 and 1938.
Betty and Bob clash over a date while their mother quietly schemes. Three weeks later a village Literary Club hosts a masqued Romeo and Juliet night, where six couples perform, revealing the true romance of one perfect pair amid humorous confusion and applause.
A retrospective view lauds The Kid as a landmark 1921 film. It highlights Jackie Coogan’s breakout, Chaplin’s multifaceted role as star producer director and writer, and the film’s blend of humor and pathos. It notes the real-life fanfare and its record theater run in New York.
Poet Walt Mason lampoons critics and mailed slights in a playful verse about writing to defend art. He notes readers call his lines balderdash and rot while confessing he sometimes drafts sharp satires only to burn or shelve them.
A playful balcony exchange unfolds with light hearted phrases as spectators share a scene of romance and scheming. The dialogue features a mother approving gaze and characters Bob and Betty reacting to lovers rhetoric.
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