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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1922
Page
14
The Jewish Relief Fund raises money in Greater Boston for relief in the near east and central Europe. The letter urges doubling efforts to meet the occasion’s demands as war and its aftermath leave hungry, ragged victims in need of aid, praising Jewish generosity and calling for charitable support.
A Russian envoy argues his credentials were issued by the Provisional Government and remain valid after changes in leadership. He notes credentials were presented July 5, 1917, to the U.S. president and kept on file. He questions Borah and Kerensky era status, calling the situation a farce.
The article praises Mayor Curley for a proposal to educate Boston school children on automobile dangers using Saturday morning films. It envisions traffic directing demonstrations, cross street safety, and street congestion lessons interspersed with comic pictures, with loans from theatres and the Safe Roads Association.
Tomorrow marks the official inauguration of Dr. Clarence C. Little as president of the University of Maine at Orono. Little, formerly in charge of the Carnegie Institute experimental station at Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., is welcomed as a strong choice for Maine's college leadership.
Massachusetts voices greet President Little with praise for his leadership and confidence that his tenure will bring strength to the university. The note extends wishes for continued prosperity and honors to the university, long a credit to Maine.
A bill by Representative Richards to create a distinct operating and financial entity for metropolitan district transport and lease to the Boston Elevated. Hyde Park and Revere divisions would join under a single fare unit, with Transit Commission guiding future lines in coordination with city officials.
A growing anti tobacco movement spreads across the Middle West with leagues in six states. The campaign aims at education and could push for a constitutional amendment to curb tobacco, mirroring efforts that preceded prohibition.
Rail companies announce the removal of the extra half fare rule for occupying a full Pullman sleeping car section. The United States railroad administration imposed the requirement during government control, but supporters say ending it restores fairness and aligns pricing with actual travel.
About 200 steel cars will equip the Oriental Limited on its cross country run from Chicago to the Pacific coast. The Great Northern Railway replaces earlier equipment used for the 1908 Seattle Atlanta Yukon Exposition with a modern steel train. On May 15 the Pullman Company will assume sleeping car service on transcontinental runs, introducing the latest steel Pullman cars.
Frederick N. Huntington of Meriden aged 55, eminent commander of the Grand Commandery of the Knights Templar of Connecticut, died suddenly this week of heart trouble.
A column by Bob Quillen features aphorisms and witticisms about modern dance, bootleg temptation, and public figures. It notes a New Yorker selling wireless bulbs and comments on cultural trends with humorous, satirical asides.
A Halifax man named Oliver Glazebrook received a postal card mailed to him in Brunswick 11 years earlier. A humorous calculation claims that if Oliver lived in Manila the card would take 392 years to arrive, underscoring the slow but eventual mail service.
A collage of social musings from Blossom Week and local columns. The piece references the National Society of Brass Monkeys, the cruiser Columbia’s scrapping, Civil War hardtack relics, and a Boston art show by Ralph A. Quimby. It also lampoons public service arrogance, a senatorial campaign with Mrs. Grafton Minot, and a humorous movers’ etiquette critique by J. P. McEvoy.
A flurry of short notes and anecdotes from a Boston paper recalls a six year old Freddie exclaiming the crocuses croaked. It marks birthdays of William Bradford and John Brown and reports on the Archer steamship’s electric drive voyage and cargo from the Philippines. It notes motor vehicle registrar Frank A Goodwin urging Maine trucks to register in Massachusetts and a Cambridge grocer promoting home delivery.
Edith wanders the store in a mood and discovers her pocketbook is missing while Ned urges selfless charity. Ned, a surgeon-in-training, tends poor patients and wins the trust of a hard pressed boy, Jack, who gains a home with Maddie in the country. Edith reforms, joins Ned in helping others, and Ned and Edith unite.
A dated portrait of Lady Castlemaine as a symbol of unmoral aristocracy. The piece traces her rise at Charles II’s court, her wealth from official sources, and her ruthless pursuit of power and pleasure through political and romantic intrigue.
A reunion scene follows a boyish confession as a man returns a pocketbook that once belonged to Edith. She recalls losing it long ago, smiles, and the couple walk home with happiness ahead while a young boy hurries to meet them.
A two year old named Rita Crowley fell from a third story window in Brooklyn but escaped without a bruise. She landed in a dirt pile and was not crying when firefighters found her.
The text notes Boston’s warmest May 9 readings of 90 degrees in 1880 and 1889, and the coldest 39 degrees in 1917. It also lists rain on May 9 in 1913 1914 1917 and 1920, reflecting historical climate events for the date.
Practical tips covering boils eggs walnuts almonds cake substitutes jelly setting and poultry whitening. Notes by MISS BERTHA L GINGRAS 208 Valley street Manchester NH and MRS THOMAS DOWNES 149 Alverson avenue Providence RI share stain removal soap tips and cooking tricks for common household tasks.
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