Boston Post March 24 1924 subscription rates notice
The Boston Post lists postal rates for daily Sunday and combined subscriptions, with prices for local and Canada deliveries, and instructions for payment by checks money orders and notices of discontinuation. The editor is Edwin A Grozier.
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Peetont
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Grozier
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The
Boston Post
Blue Sky Bills Target Fraudulent Securities
Legislature considers measures to curb fraudulent securities and banking schemes. Opposition from some interests worries about overreach, but the core aim is to protect the public by requiring filing of information on securities and limiting illicit speculation.
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Banco
Boston Curb Association
Allen
Unclear Text on Buyer Beware Cassette Dealer Sale
Fragmentary editorial style line notes caveat emptor and buyer beware. It mentions selling by a dealer and avoiding a rascal, implying caution in purchasing. The readable content is limited and lacks concrete names, places, or dates to ground specifics.
Hoover’s Warning on Russia Trade Declares No Real Exchange
The Post relays Hoover’s view that trade with Russia remains impossible while Bolshevik rule persists. He argues Russia cannot export real commodities or repay imports under its current system, and that any talk of trade is political spin aimed at diverting Bolshevik influence.
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Russia
Lloyd George
Great Britain
Persia
India
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Postmaster General Hays Urges Government to Mail Earlier
Postmaster General Hays told Cabinet members that about 700000 outgoing letters and postcards reach Washington each day with 76 percent from government. Only ~100000 are mailed during 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. causing late deliveries. he urged faster posting and multiple mails daily. Harding pledged to mail letters earlier. Burleson not spared.
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Hays
Washington City
Harding
Burleson
Calves Rise, Beef Declines in Per Capita Meat Use
The Department of Agriculture reports Americans ate 10 pounds less meat per person in the last year despite high prices and a growing population. Beef consumption fell as veal rose and calves marketed in 1920 more than doubled those slaughtered in 1914, signaling unsustainable calf slaughter.
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Department of Agriculture
Not So Very Day Volstead Act Enforcements in New York
The article examines enforcement of Prohibition a year after the Volstead Act. It cites New York City saloons on First Second and Third Avenues dropping from 561 open venues to 393 still operating. Authors suggest closer city federal coordination could improve results, noting residents still perceive the city as not very dry.
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Federal
City of
New York
Ace
Lost Girl review signals mixed gains for Lawrence
A London review positions D H Lawrence as a leading next generation writer though finds The Lost Girl better than his recent work but not as memorable as Sons and Lovers. It praises the opening mining town description and Alvina Houghton while noting overlong foreign-actor passages and a later satisfying yet poetic finale.
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Wells
Bennett
Galsworthy
D. H. Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Hugh Walpole
Compton Mackenzie
England
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Alvina Houghton
Alvina
Ciccio
It Should Be Plain to You Pleasing Yourself Alone
The Sphinx comments on happiness, arguing that self-centered pleasure blocks true joy. It urges balanced choices and consideration of others to achieve lasting fulfillment.
Meaning of a Red Rose in Courtship and History
A florist asks what a red rose signifies and is told it expresses love and tender feelings. The piece cites Walter’s surprise and explains rose language, noting romantic symbolism and historical anecdotes about roses in ancient feasts and court life.
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United States
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Zephyr
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Nero
Post Letter Box Queries On Reform Birthplace and Patent Fees
Readers ask where Sousa was born, discuss reform meaning and its effects, request patent timing and fees for an invention, and invoke an old nursery rhyme ending with a literary twist. The letter shows a mix of civic curiosity, legal questions, and playful folklore.
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Sousa
Washington, D. C
Mary Pickford Critiques Parades in City Shopping Districts
Actress Mary Pickford condemns cobweb silk hosiery short dresses and low-necked waists saying the parades in large city shopping districts are a disgrace. She believes present day styles destroy illusions and kill romance based on her camera experiences.
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Mary Pickford
Elmer Wilkins the Quarry Diesel Fireman Hero
Elmer Wilkins, now a railway fire man, once worked in a stone quarry. When a keg of blasting powder tipped into a blaze exploded, he grabbed the keg and yanked it free before it blew, saving more than half the powder. Norridgewock, Me. Kelley.
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Newt
Elmer Wilkins
Elmer
B'Gorry
Norridgewock
Kelley
Dear Newt letter about sunlit milk complaints
A Charlestown milk wagon driver complains about a customer note asking not to leave milk in the sun. He asserts the milk is delivered at 8 a.m. before sunrise and asks Newt to resolve blame. He signs STICKS.
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Newt
Sticks
Charlestown
Stranger Umbrella Etiquette In A Rainstorm Dilemma
A reader asks whether a woman should accept a stranger’s umbrella in rain. The rule says a woman must never accept shelter from a man unknown to her, though exceptions for courteous acts may exist. Use common sense with discretion.
Successful Plays of the Season Peter Madame in New York
A flowing melodrama set in New York follows Gerald Fitzgerald and Madame Lisa Della as their tangled romance unfolds with a rival widow Mrs Florence Preston. Amid arrivals, a farewell supper, and a playful chess motif the pair drift toward elopement while a sub plot tracks John and Aline's romance.
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Peter Madame
New York
Gerald Fitzgerald
Mme
Lisa Della
Robbie
Mr. Fitzgerald Arrang
Florence Preston
Madame
Mrs. Preston
Mr. Fitzgerald
Elder Lothrop of Boston and Gloucester is Honored Old New England Folk
A Boston and Gloucester senior firm member D Lothrop celebrates his 15th birthday, noted as spry in mind and body. He once led in New England fishing masters for 15 years and remains active in his business. The item also discusses spring line storms, straw hats, bees, and reader letters on women in outdoor sports and library debates.
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D. Lothrop
D. Lothrop & Son
Boston
Gloucester
Mr. Lothrop
New England
Boston Weather Notes From Historic Records
The excerpt cites official figures for March 2, noting the coldest on record reaching 6 degrees in 1874 and 10 in 1906. It records a warmest 73 degrees in 1920 and mentions no precipitation on this date in the past decade except during 1912 1913 and 1917.
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