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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1922
Page
10
The issue details suburban rates for daily and Sunday Post publishing by Post Publishing Co. in Boston Massachusetts. It lists subscription prices for U S Canada domestic and foreign mailing options with annual and shorter terms, but also includes advertising and office contact notes.
Postmaster Baker traveled to Washington to urge a $50 000 appropriation for renovating the Boston Post Office. He argues the current facility is poorly kept and inconvenient, and a modest funding request could quickly fix it. A15-minute visit by appropriations committee members would convince them of the need.
A Punxsutawney justice discusses air rights and a $1 fine imposed on a flyer over farmland. If upheld, it could limit air travel to private property or force rights of way, making land flying and costly franchises unreliable. The piece flags a new transportation issue with broad implications.
The piece critiques Senator Gooving of Idaho and his plan as Republican Agricultural bloc chairman to ban all manufactured articles made in the United States. It argues such protection would shrink Europe’s buying power and worsen unemployment while misreading how tariffs raise prices for domestic makers.
The remark argues tariffs only yield revenue from imported goods that pay duties and implies higher tariffs that trigger an embargo fail to generate funds. It notes revenue depends on imports and duties rather than forcing a universal blockade.
Secretary Hughes and Hamilton Holt clash over U S failure to join the League of Nations. Holt recalls 1920 GOP signers who said entry required voting Republican. Hughes asserts the administration faced the same anti league Senate as before. Holt’s reminder that 1920 verdict was anti league is noted.
Governor Baxter of Maine eases a threatened clash over cross state car rules by clarifying that the Maine registration fee applies only to trucks and does not affect passenger cars. He emphasizes Maine welcomes out of state visitors and motor reciprocity benefits both states.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts urges all Americans to sustain President Harding without reservation as he stands for law order and justice. He argues no free person can be forced to work or deprived of the right to work, calling for united support beyond party lines.
A debate on park cleanliness cites calls from the Boston park department and criticism of littering in public spaces. The contrast notes that people keep tidy at home but neglect park grounds, urging behavior change to avoid leaving refuse on park grass.
Mayor Curley hires George A. Johnson to aid South Boston and Winthrop residents troubled by odors from the Spectacle Island refuse and garbage plant. Johnson, a New York consulting engineer and sanitary expert, will be paid from a $7500 Public Works appropriation and arrives next week.
The Municipal Court will hold a public hearing for William J. Cronin a Deer Island House of Correction officer after his arrest in a South End drug raid. Dr David J Johnson commissioner announced yesterday.
The poem humorously defends year round comfort over summer writing frenzies. A speaker jokes about preferring winter warmth, steady collars, and familiar routines, noting no desire to chase summer fashion or exotic tracts. An unusual compressed postscript adds a quirky aside about a horse ornament mix up.
The Maine High School notes claim the Commercial Department received swivel typewriting chairs that auto run the typing process. The piece jokes the chairs will revolutionize typing by removing manual machine manipulation and dictionary checks, hoping busy wives will approve the invention.
A lighthearted column lists quips about happiness and health a doctor remarks on liver function and jokes about society. It notes practical concerns like bills and dodging them while joking about education keeping children out of mischief.
In a comic tableau J P McEvoy portrays two diners who quarrel over paying the bill. One snatches for payment while the other protests loudly. They finally agree to a match to settle the bill and depart with lingering bravado as the waiter endures a colorful tirade.
The column recalls the Perth Amboy U boat attack anniversary off Cape Cod and old fishermen memories, mentions Captain Arthur M. Clark’s bequest to MIT, Roger Babson on World’s Fair influence, and the idea of a Massachusetts Bay settlement celebration. It also cites Bull Run, Swiss heat, records of long-serving Massachusetts fireman Michael Marshall, and a note on a Duxbury oak planted in Los Angeles Forest of States. It closes with Maine scholarship feats and Bangor graduates Dorothy Freese and Elizabeth Chandler.
Alden, a young boy, watches his mother and a ragged girl in a city park. A shaggy dog named Hero saves a baby from a river, revealing a shared light in the dog, the mother, and the girl. Alden befriends Hero and finds courage in love.
An old resident cites official Boston weather figures for the day in July. He recalls 93 degrees in 1885 and 91 in 1888 as warmest. mentions a cold record of iz in 1890 and notes rain on this date in 1914 1915 1916 and 192by.
Letter to the editor from Boston Navy Yard workers disputing Senator Lodge’s figures on Whitney project funding. They rebut an alleged $200000 allotment, provide breakdowns of prior and current year appropriations, and argue the reduction is not 17 percent but over 60 percent. Signers include Foley, Hamilton, Bedignan, Kreevy, and others from Roxbury to Charlestown.
The piece profiles Alvey Augustus Adee long serving with the State Department since 1870. It lauds his influence across administrations and notes his linguistic skill and mastery of etiquette. It highlights his behind the scenes role in drafting papers and congratulatory messages, and cites a Washington Close-ups excerpt praising his precedence knowledge.
The text describes Viking ship burial customs and Norse exploration. It notes Norway’s discoveries of ship mounds at Christiania and details of twenty to thirty ton vessels, their flat bottoms, rudder steering, protective shield bulwarks, and a small wooden structure for rest, highlighting Norse voyages to the Black Sea and America.
A brief item notes a man nicknamed Black Dan by peers and the public, with Harriet Beecher Stowe cited as yesterday’s correct guess. a quotation refers to a steam engine in trousers.
A reflective verse detailing futile dieting urges and cravings. The speaker vows to walk and renounce sweets yet struggles with temptation at lunch and via vivid food imagery. Wilhelmina Stitch caption appears as author or character name.
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