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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1921
Page
12
A reader asks why soda fountains aren’t taxed like saloons were during prohibition. The writer argues soda proprietors would pass any tax to customers, as they do with so-called luxury taxes, making collection ineffective.
The Executive Council voted to raise Registrar of Vehicles Goodwin’s pay from 4500 to 5000 dollars. He is praised as energetic, clear sighted, fearless, and efficient, with strong reform initiative, and the note says he deserves much more for his work regulating automobiles in Massachusetts.
The admiralty debates future war fleets as flying machines and submarines push naval evolution. World War I tech demonstrated air power’s破impact by sinking a German destroyer, underscoring the need for new armor and potentially airborne battleships. The next era may favor great planes capable of circumnavigation.
The passage argues for more extensive use of long distance airships and underwater vessels, proposing undersea boats that voyage weeks and provide home comforts, and favoring continued construction of large floating forts like the Elizabeth and Rhode Island types.
The article notes proponents of a peace with Germany resolution expect passage but debate remains over a presidential proclamation. Attorney General Daugherty to advise. DOJ staff may need ten days more to study precedents and legal effects on war time statutes. A two week delay for a formal report is possible. The issue could reach the Supreme Court to settle constitutionality.
The Sphinx commentary asserts that workers merit rest while loafers gain no rest room, reflecting a plainspoken piece on labor and leisure in theTimes.
A reflective piece argues success and failure are not fixed by noise or status but by action and timing. It contrasts loud, performative success with quiet, unseen accomplishments in family life, art, and work. The author notes many so called successes are hollow and true worth often lies in unseen contributions.
The piece praises President Harding and the 600 American newspaper men as they present him with an editorial chair. It stresses how the chair represents friendship and the craft, and how editorial sensibility can guide administration away from pretence and illogical conclusions. It urges Harding to stay true to newspaper fundamentals to secure success and guard against selfish politics.
Bids for the New Jersey side of the New York Jersey City tunnel were filed by 3 daylight saving time, but Holbrook Cabot Rollins delivered at nearly 4 standard time. The Joslin Contracting Co protests the Holbrook bid claiming late delivery. Opinions will settle what is 3 o'clock in New York.
The London conference on Ireland opens with focus on self government for North and South Ireland. Lloyd George signals possible self determination, as the world watches for a path to lasting peace and a clear route from gloom to hope.
The Clerk of the Weather notes 15 inches of rain in Boston on St Swithin's Day a year ago. Official records show measurable rain on 14 days and traces on five, contradicting the rhyme's forty day forecast.
Amateur Naturalist asks about the cat purr. The expert explains the purr originates in the thoracic tract near the esophagus and can occur during exhalation as well as inhalation. The column also covers weather forecasts, debates on vest versus waistcoat, a lightning incident in Boston, and a Plymouth tercentenary train service.
A rain soaked day follows Doris as she eye diamonds and recalls a past ring while facing a life of thrift and love with Dick. He offers a modest ring to mark a future home and she learns its deeper meaning beyond wealth. The scene teases a new mystery serial in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
A letter from an 18 year old asking about marrying a 25 year old man who rarely writes or visits. The advisor says marriage proves love and notes women's motives differ. The response also briefly mentions a poke hat and navy coat dress with gray embroidery.
The piece argues star culture dominates early cinema, citing Norma Talmadge and Constance Talmadge as examples. It notes Mrs Lydig Hoyt and Lady Diana Manners turning to screen acting, while public appetite for stars persists and many actors transition from stage to screen amid ongoing industry shifts.
The poem laments extreme heat as Walt Mason endures sweltering days and nights. Folk fear and frustration rise as the question Is it hot enough? echoes through overheated streets while the speaker fends off the weariness and muttered curses of the scorched crowd.
Practical cost saving tips from Mrs Ruth Simpson of Barrow Wil and Mrs R L Carmody of Dorchester. Suggestions include mending and hemming garments in one place to avoid extra sorting, making bloomers from dark fabrics, repurposing discarded night dresses into under petticoats, and extending curtain lengths with old material to improve coziness and appearance.
The oldest resident cites official figures for Boston showing 96 degrees on the 15th of July in 1873 and 94 in 1874 as the warmest records, with 67 degrees the coldest in 1877. He notes no rain on this date in the past decade except 1919 and 1920.
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