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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1920
Page
18
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, including international and Canada options. It notes double-week delivery, postage rules, and payment instructions, with offices at 269 Washington St Boston.
The Boston Post requires all subscriptions to be paid in advance and will discontinue without further notice upon expiration. Readers are urged to notify the paper by postal mail if they cannot obtain the Post regularly from a newsdealer. Editor Edwin A. Grozier leads the publication with AP partnership and full republication rights.
The article describes a exhausted truck horse neglected by harsh conditions as workers see sun, boxes, and produce piled high. It notes long delays from Copley Square to Arlington Street and the animal’s struggle under load and abuse amid persistent heckling and swearing drivers.
European leaders face nerves and disarray says Bishop Burt and Bishop Shepard as the world seeks a clear US foreign policy. Wall Street jitters reflect broader anxiety about looming crisis, yet history shows steady progress toward greater freedom and happiness.
The article discusses coal as a seasonal industry with daily peaks and annual lulls affecting miners freight cars and ships. It notes 93 idle days per year over 308 working days and busier railroads preparing for private control, causing mine shutdowns in places like the Pittsburg district.
Retiring cabinet figure Franklin K. Lane laments Washington governance red tape. He urges fewer high capacity officials, more discretionary power, quicker promotions, and top leaders freed from details to focus on policy. He warns that rigidity paralyzes public service and harms the army system.
The author urges manufacturers and consumers to store coal during the slack season to ease future shortages. Do not wait for peak burdens. act now to lessen the burden and ensure relief.
The Supreme Court decision in not declaring United States Steel a trust preserves the rule of reason. The ruling aligns the company with large but non monopoly firms like Standard Oil and American Tobacco in history while distinguishing its practices from blanket monopoly allegations. The court’s stance signals the government may not pursue big firms solely for size if they avoid price rigging and coercive tactics.
Reports show New England leaf holdings at 56.5 million pounds on Jan 1 1920 up from 53.0 million the year before. Connecticut valley expansion is planned with rising capitalization as growing firms push more acreage. A nationwide film advertising campaign by the New England Tobacco Growers Association supports the effort.
A terse literary line asserts that a quantity remains meaningful though small and urges the wave to continue its lush, decorative motion. The fragment hints at broader poetic meditation on value and perception.
The New York Evening Post riffs on past styles and asks how women entering political life will affect campaigns. It foregrounds imagined attire and color cues for prominent figures while noting the irrelevance of past fashions to future outcomes.
The Rt. Rev. Thomas Frederick Davis, bishop of western Massachusetts, will sail for Europe to visit Episcopal churches in France Germany and Italy and attend a London church conference in July at the House of Bishops request. He plans to return to fall in August.
The upcoming Boston Sunday Post Pictorial will include a full color page featuring photographs of the grand opera stars currently thrilling Boston audiences.
A poem fragment contrasts poor life with rich folk’s moaning over income and wealth. The speaker notes a cheerful cherub amid financial disparity, hinting at contentment despite lack and social pressure.
Otis Bliss of Goston writes to Dick in Rockland proposing a plan to “fix” the Open Winter Prophet by freezing him. He outlines using cold storage to trap the alleged liar, dressing him "ala B. V," and slamming him in the freezer as punishment for deceit.
A reflective aphorism urges readers to face inner conflicts. It counsels that the better self will prevail when one confronts personal struggles directly.
Jazz asks how to handle a sidewalk fall and how bystanders should react. The letter illustrates two clumsy episodes and concludes that good etiquette is to rise with a grin and let the crowd laugh with you as you move on.
San Juan the capital of Porto Rico is a growing city with over 60,000 inhabitants and a unique walled fortressed character. The article recalls Columbus discovery, early Caparra settlement, and the Spanish rule with fortifications and disease era resistance. It notes Admiral Sampson’s 1898 bombardment and the arrival of American troops after the peace protocol.
The column rebukes gossip about John D. Rockefeller Jr. and highlights Boston figures and events. It reports on Harvard Square post office opening attendance by John C. Koons, Hurley, and local museum keeper Oscar Morris. It shares anecdotes about a wooden 1795 water pipe, bicycle riding for health, a marathon hat chase, and letters from a Philadelphia reader. It closes with local weather lore, a 130 year old acorn find, herring runs, Lake Winnipesaukee snow, a cheerful car conductor, and Mrs. Alpha Tripp’s 99th birthday.
Glad Tidings Uncle Walt declares spring is near as winter’s backbone breaks and March’s harsh weather retreats. He notes vernal scents, robins, and sun warmth, predicting May lawn work and new planting with cheerful rhythm.
A reader asks about how late snow fell in Boston in spring 1919 with April 26 noted as the last snow. The letter also explains that the abbreviation lb derives from libra, the ancient Roman weight, and mentions Libra usage in South America and its varied pound sizes.
The article compares immigration and emigration between the United States and Canada. Before World War I in 1913, 73,802 Canadians moved to the United States while Canada received 139,009 Americans. In 1918 the United States sent 71,314 people to Canada and Canada sent 32,452 to the United States.
A snippet notes that the mile length differs by country and standard. Americans define it as 1760 yards, while Swedes, Russians, Italians, Scots, Irish and Germans give other values from 1105 to 5285 yards or even 8805 for long mile. It mentions the league and nautical mile as further variants.
To the Editor the writer asks for the precise measurements of St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City including length width and height, noting public interest in the historic landmark.
St Patrick's Cathedral measures 333 feet in length 174 feet in breadth and the spires rise 330 feet high with seating for 2500. A related note explains tannin in tea and warns against boiling tea to avoid over extraction.
The tale that King Louis XI kept Cardinal Jean de la Balue in a cage for 11 years is contested. Britannica says Balue was imprisoned, not caged, in a long confinement reflecting royal enmity rather than a public parable.
A local historian notes that in Boston public schools girls were often held back and given only half the time allotted to boys from 1784 to 1828. The first dedicated high school for girls began in 1825 amid strong opposition.
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