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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1922
Page
26
The piece argues against restricting Harvard admissions by class, race, or nationality. It defends Jewish students for their high scholastic achievement and warns that narrowing policies would harm the university and community.
A reader complains of wheezy, broken-down motorcycles clogging New York City. He cites police inaction, impact on hospital patients, and calls for arrests to curb the racket and restore quiet for residents.
The State department of public utilities likely rejects a request to cut Sunday and holiday fares on Nantasket steamers. The 40 percent surcharge on nonweekdays clashes with the company’s stated finances and an eight percent dividend, prompting questions about policy consistency and the commission’s analysis.
The RO contemplates running a boat at full legal capacity rather than two thirds. With standard day prices, can more riders be attracted to boost revenue beyond current gains?
The article rebuts Senator Reed of Missouri for alleging the Supreme Court engages in trust building. It notes his claim about a tobacco merger is unfounded and cites recent rulings against trusts like American Sugar and United Shoe Machinery, plus a railroad merger dissolution, arguing public fear has lessened as regulation improves trust handling.
Angelo Paino came to America twenty years ago to get a chance. He started as a water boy for a New York contractor and won a major sewer job by bidding lower than his employer. He now travels to his birthplace near Rome with a fortune, crediting hard work and savvy business as the path from penniless immigrant to self-made man.
Protestors oppose a concrete row of bleachers for a proposed baseball diamond at Gibson playground Town Field in Dorchester. The Dorchester Board of Trade and many residents say the project would destroy trees harm nearby property and ruin the playground’s quiet and beauty.
The rise of Liberty Bonds above par signals strong public faith in U.S. securities. Government bonds circulate with face value plus gold earning interest, reflecting the nation’s wealth and confidence. Millions of loyal bondholders supported Washington during hard times, showing prudence and patriotism.
A Vermont newspaper excerpt promotes employment ads under Help Wanted Female and various trades. It lists positions such as painter and paperhanger, teamsters and choppers, lineman, and general labor. The piece contrasts opportunities in Vermont with Bay State prospects.
In a Boston area letter, the author recounts a five pound grasshopper eating trout at Violet Brook near the St John River, comments on public disbelief in fish stories, notes the Maine prohibition anniversary, and reports local real estate and transit developments along with museum artifacts and wildlife donations.
A witty Sphinx quip notes that freckles may alter a flapper’s look more than a leopard’s nature. The line suggests cosmetic care can modify appearance despite inherent traits.
A satirical column by Bob Quillen mocks charity and communism while linking taxes, banks, and social customs. It laments modern civility, recalls old ways, and wittily contrasts bank clerks with temptation, ending with a tongue in cheek line about porch furniture paint.
A haughty English queen and her retinue fail to cross a black bog as a gallant youth offers his cape for dry ground. The cloak-wearer kneels, rises as a knight, and the moment becomes a dramatic roadside tale from a 1922 Public Ledger excerpt.
An aged resident recalls Boston weather Anomalies noting warmest records for a date with figures like 6 in 1895 and 42 in 1018 and mentions cold spells and absence of rain over the past decade The fragment hints at dated observations and inconsistent figures from official sources and private memory.
The article portraits Raymond Poincare as a rational, reserved leader who avoids fireworks and impulsive acts. It traces his rise from deputy at 27 to premier and president, his stance against lenient reparations, and his cautious, hard-nosed approach to Germany, along with the Genoa conference and linked figures Briand and Clemenceau.
A series of inquiries to the Post Editor covers vehicle right of way for a baby carriage, witness validity in wills, Caruso bust funding, Castile versus Spain meaning, whether fish sleep, zones of animal life, odd cylinder numbers for engines, cylinder rules for cars, advance invitations for dinners, and formal address for President Harding. The letters reflect era curiosities and practical rules questions.
A letter to the editor expresses gratitude from a children’s hospital for the Sells-Floto circus bringing joy to ward and outpatient children, noting the kindness and appreciation from staff and patients.
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