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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1921
Page
10
An appeal urges hundreds of war wounded veterans in state hospitals to enjoy car outings. With over 1800 injured, organizers call on car owners to provide day trips to seaside, woods, or mountains. The effort aims to lift spirits, reward sacrifice, and perhaps prolong life through simple pleasure and fresh air.
The article outlines proposed terms for Irish self government with autonomous internal laws while preserving imperial control over the army navy and foreign treaties. It notes possible Irish Parliament powers over taxation customs and other areas and hints at withdrawal of the Royal Irish Constabulary to entrust policing domestically. It reports varying drafts from De Valera Craig and Lloyd George and suggests a hopeful outlook for settlement.
Massachusetts shoe maker William L. Douglas opposes the Fordney tariff provision to tax hides, arguing it would raise footwear costs and aid leather monopolies. He says farmers do not sell hides and beef prices, not cattle, drive costs, urging the Senate to reject the measure to help the unemployed.
Major Crowley claimed five accidental deaths per minute in the United States, a figure rebutted by F. S. Crum. Crum cites 1919 data: 1,351,956 total U S deaths, 1,096,436 in the registration area, and 75,546 accidental deaths, underscoring preventable losses and urging continued Safety First.
A House joint special committee probing the Bergdoll draft-dodger escape heard a witness on Saturday. Congressman Johnson of Kentucky allegedly shouted Youre a liar and reached for his side pocket as if to pull a pistol before being restrained. The session adjourned amid dramatic uproar.
Athens July 24 United News reports Greek forces near Constantinople claim Kemalist units are shattered beyond recovery. Greeks consolidate along the Constantinople IXonia railway isolating Nationalists in Exonia Angora Ismid and Constantinople, with a 200 mile front.
St Paul July 24 federal judge sentenced five Buhl city officials to days in jail for contempt of court. With no mayor or recorder, the town appeals to Governor Preus and the attorney general for a temporary acting head of the village. President and state authorities face a governance gap as the town seeks interim leadership.
In this column Newton Newkirk comments on ethics and fair play, warning readers against crooked schemes and stressing the value of a square deal in everyday dealings. The piece urges integrity over deception in social and business contexts.
In Vermont the poem The Wreck of the Doughnut recounts a summer day voyage aboard the Doughnut from Burton’s dock to Hathaway. Napoleon Gomo’s daughter Neflette is praised as a budding poet as the narrator, Gorg, and others improvise verses while a power boat incident leads to a tale of mechanical failure and rescue.
A letter from two women, Blonde and Brunette, complains that attractive girls are unable to keep dating after initial attention. Expert advice urges dialing back hospitality like lobster dinners and chafing-dish parties, stressing modesty and subtle pursuit. A humorous exchange ends with a joke about prison quarters.
The column recalls St James Day oyster eating as oystershell day and notes a proverb about money. It then observes grace at meals in public eateries and a waiter confirms such prayers are common. It describes a marble-face reveal after sand blasting in Newspaper Row, and laments damage to New England’s natural sites.
The piece argues to study history from its distant beginnings, tracing humanity from primitive savagery to civilization. It surveys ages, geologic time, ice ages, and the rise of early cities in Egypt, Mesopotamia, and possibly China and India, noting the development of writing, metallurgy, and organized religion as pivotal steps.
Poet Walt Mason expresses nostalgia for a long marriage amid social shifts toward frequent divorces. He contrasts a thirty year union with friends’ multiple marriages, valuing steady partnership over modern trends while humorously debating marital stability.
A 19 year old asks Miss Champagne whether to marry a jealous fiancé who bans speaking to other men and dancing. The adviser argues such demands threaten personal freedom and suggests compromise, urging both to weigh love against loss of autonomy for mutual happiness.
Readers ask which makes stars look larger through a telescope and discuss distant star disks. Questions cover mushroom intoxication in Wells fiction, complexion photography for movies, the original John Calvin, and early United States topics.
Readers ask about the disposition of money and property seized from alien enemies during the war and whether it will be returned. Congress will decide. The page also notes Governor of Massachusetts salary compares to other states at 10,000 dollars, with Illinois higher and several states lower, and asks where to find a Kipling poem containing a quoted line about women and references to a well known verse about the Colonel’s Lady and Judy O’Grady.
The oldest resident recounts Boston weather on July 25 with official highs of 96 in 1882 and 94 in 1892 and a coldest reading of 53 in 1901. He notes no rain on that date in ten years except 1913 and 1916.
Jane G ie continues her Pilgrim era series with The Wife of John Ol ver as a painting titled Bringing Back Pilgrim Days in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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