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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
26
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions. Rates include U S and Canada annual $5, six months $2.50, eight months $1.25, one month 65 cents. foreign monthly $1. Sunday options $4 yearly, $2 half year, $1 quarterly, 35 cents monthly. Canada add 12 cents per copy, Boston district adds one cent postage.
The appointment of Judge Robert O. Harris as United States district attorney for Boston is praised as an admirable decision. Harris is described as a scholarly, energetic lawyer with nine years as attorney for the southeastern district of Massachusetts, expected to deliver devoted and honorable service.
A statistical review by J De Richey Cain of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce notes that apart from Canada and China, current trade with the United States exceeds that of any earlier era. It recalls England and France as great commercial powers, with Cuba once the sugar power of nations, and hints at the enduring China market.
The piece notes Canada securing a prominent position amid a vast century of trade. It states the China trade era has shifted as nations like Japan, Italy, Argentina, Germany, Mexico and Brazil moved into the spotlight. It asks what the next hundred years will bring for political and economic commerce.
James Cardinal Gibbons dies leaving a legacy as a scholarly devout churchman who guided the nation with calm judgment and moral leadership. He walked with presidents, taught virtue, and stood as a beacon against disorder and radicalism. His memory will be fragrant in days to come as he is laid to rest with the crown of righteousness awaiting him.
William Cooper Procter has sued the treasurer of General Leonard Wood’s nominating committee to recover $110,000 he lent for the Wood campaign last year. The action shocks old-line politicians as surprising and unfathomable, implying a bad loser motive amid campaign finance questions.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue grants Louisiana strawberry growers permission to manufacture wine from their fruit for non beverage purposes without added sugar to curb excess crop. The ruling may set a precedent for other berries and rhubarb to seek similar outlets, stirring curiosity among those seeking stimulating products.
A delegation of Mexican business leaders visiting Boston expresses gratitude for hospitality during their one month US tour. They report courteous reception at every stop and hope the trip will yield substantial encouragement toward closer commercial ties between Mexico and the United States.
The text notes improved relations with Obregon era signals, calling him democratic and pro trade. It announces plans for an international trade congress in Mexico City in June with U S and European commercial representatives, highlighting shared commercial interests.
The piece argues a sales tax, as a tax on expenditure, should outperform an income tax in reducing waste and extravagance. It suggests income tax promotes spending avoidance and possible evasion, while a sales tax encourages savings and economy, complementing income taxes for overall prosperity.
Feburary cost of living reports show overall drop while coal climbs back into declines. Coal producers in the Pennsylvania region cut domestic anthracite prices by 50 cents per ton, indicating a broader easing trend. The cost of living since July 1914 stands at about 68.8 percent and may ease further this year.
The Boston Post reported that photographer George Murray captured images at the Washington inauguration and, within 11 hours, sent them to New York via air mail. Herbert Baldwin raced to Grand Central, delivering plates for rapid processing as Jack Williams prepared a darkroom aboard a flyer, arriving in Boston just after 11 p.m.
The oldest observer states that official records show Boston’s coldest March 25 were 10 degrees above in 1878 and 12 in 1880, while the warmest reached 78 in 1910. He notes no rain or snow on this date in the past decade except 1912, 1918, and 1920.
South Hadley, March 24. A majority of 200 young women to be graduated from Mt Holyoke College in June will enter the teaching profession. Miss Mary E. Manson, president of the Student Government Association at the college, announced today. Low salaries paid to teachers, as well as more attractive opportunities in other professions, have kept graduates from becoming teachers in recent years. Now however the present scale of teachers salaries permits a girl to support herself after graduation, and with this surety she is willing to make some sacrifices in order to fill a national need.
A lively back platform chat mocks fashion trends and the slang of short dresses and long ears. The speakers joke about skirts, style, and social expectations with quick jabs, finishing with a farewell to meet again in church.
A letter debates whether a stopped clock can be heard to cease ticking. The expert concludes silence cannot be heard, so the claim that one hears a clock stop is incorrect, and the friend’s position is right. The discussion emphasizes the nature of audible sound versus silence.
A column of eclectic items covers weather, science trivia, Edison wartime contributions, Prohibition memory, the Imperator becoming Berengaria, and social notes. It mentions daylight gains, Boston scenes, New York fashion, and a Bostonian remark on Prohibition era bars. Also notes Cunard liner name change, Coolidge hotel dress norms, and progress of Near East Relief poster campaign in Massachusetts.
The Rose Girl a new musical comedy by Anselm Goetz and William Carey Duncan opened at Shu bert's Ambassador Theatre on Feb 11 in West Forty-ninth Street New York. Charles Purcell leads the cast with Lydia Lopokova guesting in Ballet of the Perfume arranged by Michel Fokine. The plot follows the love intrigues of an elderly flirt count from a Riviera perfume garden to Paris drawing rooms.
Readers submit queries on language usage monetary values Oshkosh pronunciation historical figures and naval ranks. They seek definitions coin values dollar equivalents ship costs and home ice cream freezing ratios with specific answers for presidents who appointed Supreme Court justices.
Uncle Walt Mason laments wasteful living and urges thrift as fortunes rise and fall. He warns that sudden misfortune finds the unprepared and recalls past days when workers earned good pay yet failed to save. The poem underscores the folly of spending and the value of prudent saving.
A reader questions the omission of Patagonia from a recent Pan-American Union list of North and South American republics. They assert the Patagonians are nearly extinct, estimating fewer than 100 pure-blooded individuals remain. They note Patagonia spans Chile and Argentina.
The Crown Prince of Japan will receive a naval display and an official reception by the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace during his England visit. Government will pay for visits to historic country houses as owners cannot afford the expense.
The text reports on five cent fare streetcars and cheaper gas for auto owners, notes banker E V R Thayer recovering in Hot Springs from lumbago, recalls Thayer’s late nights at the Globe bank, mentions Princess Marie daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Marie, and claims Marie will marry King Boris the Czar of the Bulgars. It adds a joke that Boris would become a locomotive engineer if he loses his crown.
A 1921 poem by Southern Press Syndicate voice The Bentitown Bard compares farming toil with inner growth and spiritual plowing. The speaker plots seed in earth and mind, acknowledging pain and divinity shaping bloom and grain through light wind rain and the nitrogens of pain.
A narrow belt accents the latent tricotine frock while tiny puffed sleeves highlight the new dance frocks. Box-like suit-coats show longer backs and the season favors minimal trim on the Spring frocks.
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