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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
14
The Boston Post lists subscription pricing for daily, Sunday and foreign delivery. Rates include Canada and international options with yearly, quarterly, and monthly figures, plus postage adjustments within the Boston postal district.
The fragment lists editorial departments and contact lines for the Boston Post including Main 3380 Ma and 1539 Main, subscription advance terms, and a notice about unavailable issues. It also notes Associated Press rights and international bureau locations in London and Paris with a boast of circulation and a date of Thursday July 20, 1922.
The new law took effect Tuesday with penalties up to $2000 fine or one year in jail. It targets bookmakers who take bets in public spots especially in Boston downtown. Law must be applied vigorously to curb open gambling operations.
State Commission on the Necessaries of Life chairman Mr. Hultman sent a questionnaire to ice dealers seeking stock, cost and prices. About 25 replied, but some ignored the request and were summoned to appear before the board. The effort aims to obtain facts in the public interest and enforce compliance.
The Finance Commission wavers on widening Province Street while urging a full study. The Mayor argues delaying raises costs and pushing the project now is the best economic move, noting the plan has lingered for years and could cost more later.
Salvation Army runs Little Village of the Blue Hills farm in Cantonway for 600 city children with plans to expand this year. The project needs 15000 dollars to operate at full capacity, but less than half has been raised. Colonel McIntyre urges prompt subscriptions to avoid withdrawing the pledge.
The Department of Justice has moved on war profiteers accused of defrauding the government in major lumber contracts. Ten men indicted allegedly took millions in commissions, aiming to hog profits rather than send funds to Uncle Sam. The case implicates many Washington-based firms tied to wartime and postwar business.
The statement notes that the people stand today not only at the bar of justice but also at the bar of public opinion, highlighting the public scrutiny surrounding the issue.
The piece links Concord violence to unpunished crimes in Herrin and rail labor strife. It urges decisive NH action to stop riots, uphold law while honoring right to strike, and punish mob rule to set a nationwide example. It praises Massachusetts for lawful testing and warns Illinois' failure.
The Senate backed elevated duties on cutlery, with 110 to 290 percent on knives and up to 445 percent on shears. Household scissors and pocket knives would rise to 75 cents to $1.00 and 50 cents to $1.00 respectively, hitting households and farmers alike as protest grows against protective duties benefiting manufacturers.
The cut in the Charlestown navy yard appropriation remains better than expected. Senator Lodge notes Boston’s 17 percent slash is the smallest in the country except Portsmouth, with New York 28 Philadelphia 24 and Norfolk 28. The yard gets about 1.2 million as the fixed sum this fiscal year plus potential repairs such as 300 thousand for Whitney work and other odd jobs may arise. Overall the yard’s outlook is as favorable as possible under the circumstances given the need to avoid drastic naval reductions.
John Jackson Walsh begins Democratic bid with two outdoor rallies in South Boston tonight. At 6 p m on Dorchester Street near Broadway he speaks, then at 9 p m in Andrew Square, delivering a campaign speech to supporters.
A short aphorism notes that when someone does you a favor you should express thanks. It frames gratitude as a civic virtue and timeless advice from the spiritual advisor.
A reader argues about birthdays and anniversaries. If birth date is the birthday, a person born July 4, 1922 would have 22 birthdays by age 21. the author maintains the birth date is the first and only birthday with annual anniversaries thereafter.
A letter from R N Livingstone in Boston proposes a smokeless and odorless tobacco product with aims to expand to invisible tobacco, arguing it would allow smokers to puff in polite society without offending others, including ladies.
Pittsfield woman misplaced a pocketbook containing 28 dollars and advertised the loss. An anonymous man claimed to have found it and offered to keep the money, saying he needs it for seven children. The twist: the lady is mother to 12 and takes the joke in good humor.
A farmer lad known for brains impresses the district with a spelling match. The teacher, amused by his clever reply Y O U to the word sweetheart, blushes as the crowd laughs. Boston.
Funeral services for Professor Kenneth V. Carman of Columbia College New York will be held tomorrow afternoon at his brother Eugene M. Carman’s home 102 College avenue West Somerville. The Rev George E Heath of Park Avenue M E Church will officiate and burial will be in Cambridge cemetery. Carman born in Stockville Nebraska educated at Rindge Training School Massachusetts Normal Art School and Columbia College died in New York after a week illness from pneumonia typhoid fever.
Observant Citizen covers European women seeking children at church on St Margaret's Day and notes a smoking car with 30 men none smoking. It also reports a New York Central safety broadcast on railroad crossings, the Big Dipper's moving star cluster, and letters about lucky four leaf clovers. Delegates from Federal Employees' Union 25 discuss the Sterling Lehrbach bill and its passage in the Senate.
A quiet Sunday morning in a crowded city room reveals two young women Susie and Felice living on a gas stove and fading finery. Susie resents hymn music yet grows drawn to a country man, Charlie Ellison, who leaves flowers with a note. Their evolving relationship and Susie’s drift toward church and country life unfold against a backdrop of fragile aspiration and social tension.
Gertrude Lowthian Bell, 50, a British official's secretary in Baghdad, is described as the real brains behind British mandatory rule in Mesopotamia. The article highlights her adventurous life, wealth, and influence with desert tribes, noting she travels with 80 male followers and commands respect among Arab leaders. It contrasts her fame with limited American recognition and references Lloyd George’s view of her leadership.
A brief poetic note describes a goat reacting to a wife as she coaxed and fed him. The scene ends with her fleeing to guide the animal, highlighting a humorous domestic moment.
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather, noting the warmest July 2 records of 95 in 1894 and 92 in 1875, with coldest for this date in 1850. He adds no rain on July 2 in the past decade except in 1916 and 1021.
A reader from 62 Washington Street Boston writes that assistants scan every sheet for value or amusement and that the Ford awaits a winner tonight across the street. The letter closes with a notice of staying square regardless of outcome and signs off as MISS M. D. PARKER.
A long profile honors Hayden Richardson a beloved Cape Cod figure with New England roots and a Southern flair. The piece traces his Harvard near miss, Spanish American War service, pirate treasure expedition, Dennis shop Sign of the Motor, Red Cross leadership on Cape Cod with thousands of volunteers, and lifelong civic work.
The letter recalls Hayden Richardson as a devoted Cape figure who drove from Race Point to Buzzards Bay, toured with Joseph Lincoln in Grandpa for Red Cross, led an aviators club at Chatham Air Station, and served as a Red Cross captain in Nancy, France in 1918. The writer celebrates his charm, character, duty, and lasting good influence.
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