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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1922
Page
14
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday issues, with Canada and foreign rates. Details cover yearly, half yearly, and quarterly terms, plus postage notes and payment instructions for money orders to POST PUBLISHING CO.
Editorial and contact details for The Boston Post including editors names and office numbers. It mentions subscription policy and republication rights with Associated Press credit and foreign office addresses in London and Paris.
The article warns that automobile thefts have grown into a major criminal industry, with 100000 cars stolen annually at about 1200 dollars each, totaling 120 million. It cites Boston and top cities, notes rising losses since 1918, and calls for coordinated federal state and local action and stricter law enforcement, as cars fuel broader crime.
The Post clarifies its stance on labor issues. It supports labor but insists arbitration is the best path for labor and capital and the community. It argues strikes cause needless losses and urges parties to submit disputes to impartial arbitration.
Census figures show 29.9 percent of Americans are farmers under a broad definition that includes any farm producing $250 in value. Urban residents rise by about five percent per decade as machinery boosts productivity. Henry Ford claims full farming work can be done in 20 days with proper machinery, indicating reduced manpower needs.
A Florida court ruled a county trial was illegal because evidence was obtained without a search warrant and jurors were allowed to sip the liquor. The decision notes jurors drinking evidence may violate the Volstead act, though it does not punish drinkers.
The piece argues wealth offers no immunity from punishment yet notes rich defendants gain bail advantages in preliminaries. It discusses Ward, indicted for murder, who is released on $50,000 bonds due to alleged unusual circumstances, questioning the fairness of bail rules in high profile cases.
The passage notes a system where a $50,000 bond lets an indicted man go free until trial, while lacking funds keeps him jailed for the entire period. It argues a better method is needed to ensure the accused appears at trial beyond ability to pay.
The Boston Post suggests memorial trees for fallen soldiers, noting a 30 mile Montreal boulevard dedicated to Montreal Scots battalions with trees bearing the hero’s name and death date. Similar tributes spread across the United States and appear in France and Belgium, advocating a nationwide program along major highways.
The Post argues against discriminating against married women in schools and welcomes a Wisconsin court decision upholding a 1921 women's rights law. It endorses reinstating a discharged teacher and asserts marriage should not bar women from guiding children.
A fragmentary poem in dimeter recounts Caesar and fate with dramatic aside. Verses weave mythic fate and gambling imagery as workers and machinists pace lines about moulds and molten spray. Taunton.
A quip urges readers to join a disarmament talk and scrap envy, deceit, and grouchiness among rivals. The line lampoons naval arms talks and calls for peaceful restraint. Contributor R. N. L. signs off.
A reader asks about invalid eggs and a New York clipping noting 90 cents a dozen. The columnist explains an invalid egg is not healthy and must be treated with extreme care to prevent breakage, as it will not recover from its condition.
A rural visitor stays with his city cousin in a compact apartment. He struggles with furnishings and fits, while city sounds and late-night antics unfold. The piece ends with the suburban guest declaring a good sleep as dawn approaches.
The Observant Citizen notes the birth centennial of Theodore W. Dwight founder of Columbia Law School and a Yale family figure. It recalls rhymes about Boston and New Haven, rail feats, and local civic anecdotes including longtime Cambridge official Edward Counihan and a Boston official’s house painting joke. It also muses on changes in shoemaking and lamplighter visits in Boston.
Manchester July 17 Attorney T F OConnor for striking textile operatives said he would seek an injunction against Manchester police to stop sending strikers to workers homes during mill shifts Judge William H Sawyer of Concord presided over the May term Hillsborough County Superior Court granting a hearing on a modification petition to the injunction against President Thomas McMahon and others
A moonlit lawn scene shows Lila and her stern father Mr. Blake amid mignonette, pinks, and a Crimson Rambler rose. A cloaked figure trims the lawn at night, leaving Blake to reflect on city life, betty the mower, and Charlie Swan’s real estate deal with the city folks. In dawn light, Blake’s tenderness emerges as his son Paul and daughter Lila reconnect, revealing plans for a twin cottage by Thanksgiving and a shared hope for Ethel.
The postwar view shifts as Ludendorff gains influence after Rathenau's assassination. He leverages junker alliances and anti government sentiment while the Kapp revolt fades. France grows wary, delaying demands as Germany teeters on collapse and debt default. The once discredited general now shapes the crisis.
A longtime resident cites official figures for Boston dated temperatures and rain on July 18. He mentions the warmest day reaching 97 degrees in 1900 and 94 in 19065, the coldest 54 in 1881, and rainfall in 1913 1916 1918 1019 and 1920.
Born in 1849 in Massachusetts, the thirteenth child faced hardship yet became renowned worldwide as a dean of plant design. An accidental seed ball from a potato spurred a discovery that led to plant history, a pruning knife on a singular cherry tree, and the creation of hundreds of fruit varieties, hull-less oats, and seedless fruits unknown to history.
Yesterday's correct guess Pearl White is noted in a 1922 Public Ledger Company copyright entry. The item marks ownership and date with no additional context provided.
The column offers practical tips such as repairing a knife handle with rosin melted into a cement like bond. It also describes rug cleaning using ox gall mixed with water, then brushing and rinsing for brighter carpets and white kid gloves that can be cleaned when not stained.
A domestic guide advises shaping soft white flannel over a finger and dipping it in milk. It then suggests lightly moistening and rubbing the flannel on brown soap before gently treating the gloves. The instruction warns the kid should not be wet through.
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