Doctor Hubert Work Nominated Postmaster General
President Harding picks Dr. Hubert Work to replace Hays as Postmaster General. Work rises from first assistant to cabinet member, noted for medical credentials and political savvy, the first physician named to a U.S. cabinet post in history. The choice is seen as potentially making him a strong and influential official.
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Hubert Work
United States
Hays
Washington
Work
Holmes
Postal Service
Mary Pickford Wins Court Victory Over Salary Suit
Mary Pickford triumphs in a New York court defeating a dramatic agent who claimed she owed an increased movie salary. Supporters praise her clean image and defend the film profession against broad批 criticism while affirming fairness for all.
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Mary Pickford
New York
Hollywood
Birth control views clash as Japan seeks large families
An article notes Japan rejects birth control efforts led by Mrs. Sanger. Nippon rulers insist on large families, with mikado decrees guiding women to motherhood, as overcrowding and recent conflicts influence demographic policy.
Prolific Wars Weigh on Public Figure
The passage notes that wars have been highly productive for certain groups and that Mrs. Sanger would be considered persona non grata among such a people. It presents a historical view linking conflict outcomes with social reception of individuals.
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Mrs. Sanger
The Certificate Bonus Plan Emerges as Feasible Solution
The article explains a proposed government certificate bonus to aid ex service members in need of cash. Soldiers could borrow up to 50 percent of certificate value from banks while the government defers cash payments, with default discounts to the treasury after three years. It warns of protection against usury and notes the plan’s cost and long term benefits.
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Post
Town meeting call for auditing to curb local theft
A Northfield critique urges Massachusetts towns to adopt strict auditing of accounts. It condemns theft by clerks and urges town meetings to fund thorough audits to protect taxpayers and restore trust in local government.
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Northfield
Massachusetts
Genoa conference may center on an international loan
The National Zeitung reports Berlin circles expect the Genoa talks to focus on an international loan to stabilize the mark. Germany’s Foreign Office has denied special Genoa prep but a flurry of official memoranda on world finance and transportation is planned. The article argues for active U S representation at Genoa to influence key outcomes.
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National Zeitung
Berlin
Germany
Foreign Office
National Economic Parliament
United States
Genoa
Uncle Sam
Great Northern Sold to Pacific Steamship Company
The Ship Board sold the steamship Great Northern to the Pacific Steamship Company for 1,250,000 dollars in cash. The vessel had been flagship of the Atlantic fleet and is now transferred from the Admiral Line. The sale was finalized in Washington on March 3.
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Washington
Shipring Board
Pacific Steamship Company
Admiral Line
Atlantic
Boston's Coldest March 4 On Record Cited By Elder
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston weather with official figures showing 8 above in 1884 and 10 in another year for March 4. He notes a warmest 62 in 1880 and that there was no rain or snow on this date in the past 1 years except 1916 1917 and 1918.
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Boston
Smith
Prize Story "Redemption" to be Printed in Post Magazine
Oswald Wildridge authored a story titled Redemption that won a $1250 prize and will appear in complete form in the forthcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
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Sporting Editor
Financial
Edwin
Bey Oswald Wildridge
Boston Sunday Post
Grouchy reader groans and marriage woes on the page
A playful, wartime era plea invites readers to mail gloomy verses under 100 words for a humor page. Fragments mix complaints about marriage markets in Europe with spoof prose and a quip about a battered used car.
Inaugural Echoes and Local Notes from the Observant Citizen
The piece recalls the 1931 inaugurations of Harding and Coolidge, notes spring and Easter timing, and marks the 152nd Boston Massacre anniversary with pilgrimage tips and grave sites. It also covers warm winter weather, lighter snowfall, a Weymouth poultry update, a long New England birthday record, and local street observations including jaywalking enforcement and old road diaries.
Red Head Doris Cops Fire Vault Cash in Valentine Day
In a Chicago office tale, Doris, a red headed stenographer at Williams & Crane, bursts into her firm’s fire to steal documents from vaults and relocate them to an insurance firm, while rival Crane flounders amid the chaos and a cascade of valentines.
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Williams & Crane
Crane
Williams
Chicago
Williams Crane
Miss Newell
Emerton
M. D. Harrison & Co
Mr. Crane
Maxwell
Bobcat Encounter Advice From Tarzan Letter
In a Haverhill note signed TARZAN the writer dismisses various bobcat killing methods as fanciful and proposes two approaches. One uses a fast removal of suspenders and a silver half dollar shot between the cat’s eyes for instant death. The other suggests getting on hands and knees to growl, provoking the animal to charge so the defender can seize it.
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Newt
Haverhill
Tarzan
Tarzan and the belt versus suspenders wildcat tangle
A bobcat expert scolds a reader nicknamed Tarzan for flawed wildcat handling ideas. He mocks belt methods, warns against improvised gear, and says impersonating a bobcat shows unprofessionalism. He emphasizes the bobcat’s difficult response.
Puzzle: Spell home brew with seven matches
Riddle shows seven matchsticks arranged to spell home brew. The solution demonstrates a clever configuration of sticks forming letters to depict the phrase.
New Jersey doctor prescribes water melons for medicine
A newspaper snippet reports a New Jersey physician touting water melons as possessing wonderful medicinal qualities without clarifying dosage. The verse portion laments lingering winter and requests spring’s arrival.
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New Jersey
No stories without self addressed stamped envelopes
Notice specifies future stories only be sent with self addressed stamped envelopes and requests retention of a copy of the story. It frames a policy requiring return postage for continued submission and distribution. The instruction emphasizes keeping a copy for records.
Goethals May Lead Muscle Shoals Project Work
Washington March 3 The Associated Press reports George W. Goethals the Panama Canal builder will personally head the development of the governments war made projects at Muscle Shoals Alabama if congress accepts Frederick E Engstrums offer to lease and complete the Alabama properties Goethals already agreed to undertake the task of finishing a major dam and related works at Muscle Shoals.
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Associated Press
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Muscle Shoals
Alabama
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North Carolina
Congress
Goethals
Titian Masterpiece at Vatican Survives Time and Plague
The Vatican houses a single Titian masterpiece Madonna of St Nicholas dei Frari finished in 1543. It faces damage from earlier cuts and careless restoration but remains a key example of Titian's color and emotion. The article notes his long life, prolific output, and fame second only to Raphael in stature.
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St. Nicholas
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St. Anthony of Padua
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St.Nicholas
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Leonardo
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Uffizi
Louvre
Madrid
Bible Pictures in Silhouettes by Helen Ohrenschall
An artist Helen E Ohrenschall known for silhouette Bible illustrations draws international notice, with copyright 1922 credited to the McClure Newspaper Service.
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Helen E. Ohrenschall
McClure
Abraham Led To Land Of Canaan By God
God chose Abraham to stop idolatry and teach the worship of the true God. He was told to leave his country and go to a land God would show him, where he would become a great nation. Abraham traveled with Sarah Lot and his household through Canaan, wandering between places.
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Lot
Canaan
Post Letter From Editor Clarifies Prohibition Law and Identity
A reader argues about home brewing legality versus constitutional ban. The editor confirms the law forbids manufacture sale and transport of alcohol. The letter also identifies David Grayson as Ray Stannard Baker, clarifying the author's real name and lineage to Major Joseph Stannard Baker.
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Post
David Grayson
Ray Stannard Baker
Wilson
The
Sunday Post
Major Joseph Stannard Baker
Question on oxide treatments for frosted silver finish
The letter explains two methods to obtain a frosted silver look. Heating silver with copper alloy causes surface oxidation of copper, then dilute sulfuric acid removes the oxidized layer. A separate method uses an alkaline sulphide bath to deposit dark silver sulphide on the surface.
Market values for slave women in Richmond auctions
The 19th century Richmond slave market price list shows extra good women slaves valued at 1200 to 1250 dollars, common workers at 925 to 975 dollars. The fragment notes family relation between two men, asks about cousinship, and briefly mentions Lithuania’s recognition and a legal holiday in Massachusetts and Maine. It cites Plutarch on the phrase call a spade a spade.
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South
Richmond
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