Subscription Rates Postpaid and Canada Prices Listed
Rates for Daily and Sunday Post subscriptions shown for Domestic Canada Foreign and combined options. Includes prices for 1 3 6 and 12 month periods with per copy postage details and extra delivery charges in the Boston Postal District. Edwin A Grozier editor and publisher notes advance payment and renewal notice terms.
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The
Sunday Post
Boston Ostal District
Newsday
Edwin A. Grozier
Governmental reorganization would fail under single head
The Washington committee rejects the idea of merging army and navy under one executive. The author argues the two services differ greatly and would not mix like water and oil. Each department needs its own head and plenty to do, suggesting a single leader could not manage national defense.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Superman
Winnie
Pete
Bill
Where the Blame Lies on Graves in New York Area
A prolonged exposé reveals that several American soldiers buried in a Long Island cemetery were interred three per grave. The undertaker violated his contract with the United States Public Health Service. officials cannot be deemed negligent for not inspecting every burial. The piece rejects framing this as the nation’s betrayal or government faults.
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New York
Long Island
Smart
United States Public Health Service
A Poor Policy Critique of Lord Northcliffe Press Cutoff
The piece argues that Lloyd George’s suspension of three London daily journals for criticizing the government is a poor policy. It notes uniform newspaper rebuke across rival papers and champions independent thought, warning that muzzling the press rewards servility and undermines press freedom.
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London
Lord Northcliffe
Lloyd George
Mayflower Arrives at Gloucester From Banks
The schooner Mayflower reaches Gloucester after a voyage from the banks. Built by a Boston syndicate, it is a candidate to defend the Halifax Herald cup won last year by the Esperanto.
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Gloucester
Boston
Mayflower Vessel Returns to Gloucester as Fisherman
The Mayflower, built as a cup racer, faced debate over its purpose but sailed to Gloucester harbor with holds of fish weighing about 250000 pounds. After unloading, she will likely head to the banks again, reaffirming her role as a fisherman.
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Gloucester
Conventioneering for Irish settlement resumes Monday
Reports describe a cordial opening at Downing Street convocation with two sides candor and view points aired. Devotion on the pavement as Irish worshippers prayed near the gathering while De Valera voices optimism that the atmosphere in England and Ireland is right for peace and a satisfactory outcome.
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Downing Street
Canterbury
de Valera
England
Ireland
Laundry charges questioned as price surveys ordered
Chairman Hultman of the commission on the Necessaries of Life calls laundries to justify high prices. Questionnaires request price lists, balance sheets, and cost data to determine if laundries are profiteering and if charges reflect postwar costs. If ignored, summonses will issue to obtain the information.
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Hultman
Commission On the
Automobiles Strain Public Roads and Need Better Planning
Highway Commissioner Goodwin faces growing auto congestion on main highways as traffic increases beyond horse era norms. The piece urges foresight in road layout and reconstruction to handle future motor car growth and proposes through traffic routes that bypass towns and cities to ease urban congestion.
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Goodwin
Revere
Nantasket
Postmaster General Hays Ties Speed to Higher Special Delivery Rates
The piece argues against raising special delivery charges from 10 to 25 cents and even contemplates 50 cents, saying it would turn the Post Office into a money maker rather than a public service. It insists the service should focus on efficient, low-cost delivery for all, not profit, and that the 10-cent stamp already fulfills the promised service.
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Hays
Why guest towels are so small and impractical
An amused letter from Winnie Place asks why guest towels are so tiny. The narrator ponders towel size with comic exaggeration, recounting a weekend visit where many small towels vanished and left him soaked and towel laden.
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Mr. Newkirk
Winnie Place
New Haven
Conn
Winnie
Migosh
Annette Keller
Voice of striving in art and progress echoing Dorchester
A reflective note urges constant improvement over complacency. It counsels the artist to resist praise that halts growth, stating the true creator seeks perfection beyond well enough. The message emphasizes ambition, effort, and the gods' gifts to those who strive.
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Dorchester
The Observant Citizen on Food Trends and Prohibition Echoes
The Observant Citizen reflects on 1921 meat shortages and shifts to fruit and cereals in meals, notes a Pilgrim tercentenary anecdote, laments rising prices and half-napkins, surveys hot dogs and Weiner slang, reports peach crops ripening early, and recounts Uncle Joe Cannon's summer visit in New England with light social observations.
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John Billington
Nauset
Hastham
Aspinet
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse in film history
The article views The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as a landmark 1921 spectacle with virile war scenes and striking imagery. It notes production scale, such as 12,000 workers and 600,000 feet of film shot, while cautioning that despite grandeur the film has flaws and that cinema's future holds even larger artistic possibilities.
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Vincente Blasco Ibanez
United States
Pampas
Paris
Marne
Don Marcelo
Woolworth
Self unloading steamer proposed by Great Lakes interests
The report notes that major Great Lakes financiers are considering a conveyor type self unloading steamer with about 6600 ton capacity. Henry Penton of Cleveland will design the craft, promising improvements over existing types to ease labor and boost efficiency.
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Great Lakes
Henry Penton
Naval Architect
Cleveland
Rippling Rhymes and a Roomful of Secrets
The random assemblage features Walt Mason's verse on crime and its perilous lure for youth, followed by a vignette about Avis receiving a letter from Miss Miller and planning a Riverway Court trip with relatives and Dee Kennedy, hinting at jealousy and romance.
Avis Spurs ailing Miss Miller to Dellie’s June wedding
Avis helps elderly Miss Miller travel to Kansas to attend her sister Dellie’s wedding. Avis provides money and frills, escorts her to the train, and shares a hopeful moment as she lifts Miss Miller toward a new chance at happiness.
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Avis
Miss Miller
Miss Burroughs
Dellie
Kansas
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