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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1922
Page
14
Governor Cox signs a bill mandating that fruits nuts and vegetables be sold by weight. The change ends the use of pecks quarts and other dry measures for these goods. Buyers gain a definite legal amount and clearer value for money under the new system.
The piece argues Eugene V. Debs exaggerates claims of unequal guilt among war violators and mocks his demand for release or return to prison. It contends the war is over and warns Debs to focus on legitimate avenues to influence others without delaying broader mercy.
The article argues the 1920 return of American troops from the Rhine was halted to avoid misreading a withdrawal as desertion. It asserts the flag will stay on the Rhine longer as a symbol of Allied participation, despite partisan calls to retreat from European affairs.
President Harding argues private American banking capital should lead European rehabilitation. He says the United States government will not enter an international loan scheme, urging private lenders to finance Europe's recovery as conditions in Germany hinge on indemnity and reparations.
The eminent New York financier Henry P. Davison died during brain tumor surgery. A banker and captain of finance, he shaped public interests through his work for his firm and guided the Red Cross in World War I. His philanthropy and charity left a lasting mark on the city.
A Portland reader challenges Treasury rulings on the Wilson Foundation, arguing the effort rehabilitates Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic Party. The letter notes Republican supporters like Will Hays and insists the foundation began without Wilson's knowledge and without his involvement.
Describes short loose wool coats in multiple colors, borders of openwork embroidery on skirts, long center panels in dolphin gray piquatine capes, flip-on knitted silk sweaters with pleated crepe skirts, fivewing sleeves on Persian Georgette gowns, and white tailored costumes with short loose coats and colored wool belts.
An anonymous poem praises a mother who gave her best years with joy and unselfish toil. It recalls her prayers, worn brow, and steadfast care, noting how the speaker reads his life history in her lines. The verse frames maternal love as a divine gift and lasting memory.
A crabby phrase from Uncle SS laments that until others show gratitude for what they already have there will be no further blessings. The speaker voices exasperation at expected thanks and continued shortages of praise.
A reader protests a wrong claim that Trailing Arbutus is a sport, clarifying Arbutus is a fish from warm Atlantic waters. The item quips about naturalists and cites humorous works, then moves to a column of assorted notes on Mt. Pelee anniversaries, jobs in New York, market novelties, rail fares, lilacs in Boston, and various regional updates.
Fragmentary notes describe The Cheerful Cherub performing at a venue called Yes Mornt with unclear timing and scattered phrases about last night’s dreams and a person named Pat. The text is incomplete and contains OCR errors.
The article traces Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from child prodigy through adult romance. He pursued conquests including Aloysia Weber and Constance Weber, defying his father to marry Constance at 26. The piece notes their poverty, devotion, and Constance inspiring a later biography while Mozart died young.
A short poem about worn baby shoes in a shabby heap. The verses name Bobby Billy and Rebecca, notes blue black and red shoes, and recalls trips down stairs to the garden wall. The tone is wistful, reflecting on a child’s journeys through memory.
A compact aphorism notes that staying busy shields against discontent. The line suggests occupation as a remedy to unhappiness and frames activity as a path to inner steadiness.
A brief humor column celebrates spring contrasts from arms to gardens and divorce gifts. Witty lines compare mankind and womankind, praise hard work, and jest about spring cleaning and a non sk id banana peel.
The Oldest Inhabitant reports Boston’s warmest May 8 in memory with official figures 87 in 1895 and 83 in 1872, noting milder conditions in most years. No significant snow or severe cold on this date in the past decade except 1914 1915 1918 and 1920.
A poem lamenting rising taxes and past cheaper times, contrasting tax hikes with road paving schools and jails. It argues against protests by noting public spending funds colleges courts and football and ends with a quip about gas and motors.
A public notice asks recipients to include a self addressed stamped envelope and retain a copy of the story sent. The instruction emphasizes future communication will require the stamped envelope. No further details of the story are provided.
Lydia finds a plain leather purse on a train and endures a mistaken chase through a rainstorm. She later discovers the purse belongs to Murray and My sister’s birthday surprise note reveals a gift from Murray answering her hurt. Henry forgives Lydia as she learns the truth and their engagement is reaffirmed.
The piece mocks the U S State Department by suggesting it might honor historic pretenders as ambassadors. It imagines figures from Hohenzollern Germany to Cromwell and Mary Queen of Scots receiving diplomatic status for social display. The satirical argument notes use of such figures to illustrate biased recognition.
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