City debates bath-house funding and equipment upgrades
The discussion questions whether an equal or larger sum could cover doubling or tripling the bath-house equipment. The speaker argues the city can hardly spend money more effectively.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1921
Page
13
Paternalism for Farmers and the New Jersey Poultry Model
The piece argues against congressional paternal schemes like the Farmers Export Corporation Bill, warning of waste and market distortion. It cites Cuba and proposes self-help through direct farmer action, citing New Jersey’s poultry association as a promising model of cutting middlemen and boosting farmer returns without government intrusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Agricultural Sections
Farmers' Export’ Corporation
Farmers’ Export Corporation
Cuba
New Jersey Poultry Association
New Jersey
California
New York
The Inevitable Abandonment Of Small White Mountains Lines
The Boston and Maine Railroad with ICC approval will abandon two short White Mountains branches. The Franconia Notch tourist line from Bethlehem Junction and the Cherry Mountain to Jefferson line will close due to automobile disruption. Last year these lines averaged two and three passengers per train respectively, signaling a broader shift away from short haul rail services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston & Maine Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
White Mountains
Bethlehem Junction
Franconia Notch
Cherry Mountain
Jefferson
Franconia
Open Publicity for Disarmament Conference
The piece argues for open sessions at the Washington conference on international arms reduction. It asserts no secret diplomacy, no hidden deals, and urges that the public be fully informed. Senator Borah is cited praising transparency and accountability to the people in guiding the conference’s procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Borah
Congress
Demand for Expanded Bathing Facilities at Head House
The city notes repeated overcrowding at Head House Head House bathing beach City Point as hundreds queue for dressing rooms. Women with babies wait hours while 272 stalls serve female users and 620 for men and about 200 for boys. Officials call for enlarging the facilities with $3000 recently moved from the Parkman fund to improve interior space.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Head House
City Point
Opinion on postal service efficiency and private carriers
A columnist criticizes private couriers for overtaking the mail by touting faster delivery to Washington. The piece argues the public pays $18.68 to carry a letter themselves versus two cents for the government to handle it, questioning the private sector claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Post Office
Washington
Uncle Sam
Blunder by Federal Shipping Board on Ship Seizures
The Federal Shipping Board seized nine United States Mail Company steamships over alleged rental nonpayment. Courts enjoined operations and ordered immediate return of the vessels, sparking criticism of the board’s judgment and disruption to passengers and crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Shipping Board
United States Mail Company
Shipping Board
American Seamen’s Association
Reorganized Shipping Board
A Reasonable Condition In Relief Talks With Russia
Criticism of Hoover's demand that the Soviet Union release American prisoners for Relief Administration aid is balanced by belief Bolsheviks understand the need to avoid hostility. The conditions are seen as proper and likely acceptable, ensuring continued relief work to feed the starving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hoover
Gorky
Relief Administration
Russia
Hoover
All Sorts Newton Newkirk
Eve may have had her troubles but she avoided the shock of finding Father Adan. Adam too was lucky as daisies grew over him before Volstead swamped the country in home-brew. If hooch had been around the era would hide the trouble in the panes and the wickedness of Cain Malden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Father Adan
Adam
Volstead
Newt
Cain Malden
Bertie Bertram
Irene
Rogersby
Rogerby
Open Letter Questions Train Service on Bangor & Aroostook
A Bangor Maine reader writes General Passenger Agent George M Houghton questioning Pullman service on the Bangor and Aroostook line. He recounts riding southbound Train No 8 on July 23 1971 from Presque Isle to Boston in the Bedouin sleeper. He complains of a defective sleeper with poor lighting and uncomfortable conditions and describes a meager $4 50 berth charge including a 1 50 railroad pass. He notes a faulty light belt a rough ride and inadequate dining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Houghton
Bangor & Aroostock R. R
Bangor
Maine
George
Bangor & Arogstock Railroad
Graham Building
Geo. M. Houghton
Presque Isle
North Station
Boston
Pullman
George Pullman
Webster
Desert
Ernest F. Stillings
Ern
Chicago
Jasper
Observant Citizen Reflects on Cables and Old Boston
The column marks the 55th anniversary of the Atlantic cable’s completion and contrasts old telegraphy with Marconi wireless, then recalls the Fremont House demolition and nearby wooden structures. It muses on Prohibition era images, mosquito plagues in New England, and a 1827 price bill seen by Theodore Wilder, linking past and present daily life.
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Atlantic
New England
Europe
Boston
Fremont
Washington and
Hollis Streets
Washington Chambers
Bliss
Rhode Island
L. Dana Chapman
Block Island
Theodore Wilder
John Kilby
Zenas
Wilder
Dennisville
If things don’t suit you tell us says Boston Post
A reader letter cites the motto If things don t suit you don t tell others tell us as attributed to Newton Newkirk of the Boston Post. The brief note urges passengers to voice service grievances directly to the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton Newkirk
Boston Post
Ancient Mesopotamian Empires and Their Legacy
Read about Sumerians and Babylonians in Mesopotamia from 5000 B C to 4000 years ago. The text traces Sumerian origins at Nippur, rise of Babylon, Assyrian conquest and Nineveh, Chaldean revival, and end with Persian dominance. It notes lack of machinery, slave labor, early sundials, weekly months, domesticated horses around 2100 B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Assyria
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Europe
Nippur
Jose
Babylon
Sargon
Babylonia
Ninevah
S Nains
Nebuchadnezzar
The Male Vamp at Brownvale College Prom Prank
Rogerby the famed male vamp at Brownvale College plans a bold prom prank with a cousin Irene Perry that uses a cross dressed setup. Arthur and Packard orchestrate the deception while fellow students eagerly participate in the ruse culminating in a dramatic wig reveal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogerby
Brownvale College
Brownvale
Packard
Arthur
Cleveland
Harold
Gladys
Anemone
Cynthia
Everett
Pippin
Ralph
Irene Perry
Victorian prudery versus modern writers on life
A poem by Walt Mason argues Victorian authors kept life clean while modern writers expose every morbid facet of city life. He praises old tales of love intrigue and crime set in various settings and laments the grim realism of today’s literature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gadzooks
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Spectator Laughs Stir Hall as Harold Taunts Rogerby
In a crowded hall Harold taunts Rogerby with the remark about a male vamp as the crowd echoes the laugh. Rogerby flees ingloriously, while the mood turns with the loud derisive line and defiant air.
Boston Weather Record Fragments for July 27
The remarks note Boston's warmest 98 degrees on July 27 in 1882 and 1892, and a coldest 5 degrees in 1876. They also state no rain on this date in the last decade except in 1915 and 1917, according to official figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Unusual Pilgrim Story in Boston Sunday Post Magazine
The Wife of John Carver by Jam G. Austin is slated for full printing in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine, promising a remarkable look at Pilgrim life through a distinctive narrative voice. The feature promises historical detail and engaging storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Carver
Jam G. Austin
Boston Sunday Post
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