The Boston Post May 15 1922 subscription rates and notice
The Boston Post outlines daily and Sunday subscription rates for U S Canada and foreign delivery. It lists prices for 1 year 6 months and 3 months and explains Canada copy charges and postage in the Boston district. Editor and Publisher Lowin A. Grozier signs the notice.
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Post Publishing Co
Washington St
Boston
Mass
Canada
Sunday Post
Lowin A. Grozier
Boston & Albany to use movie car for freight education
The Boston and Albany announces a new plan turning films into a teaching aid for proper freight packing and container construction. The first show runs today at Pittsfield with Springfield and Worcester to follow, and a second Boston session at Kneeland Street freight yard at 2 30 PM.
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Boston & Albany Company
Pittsfield
Springfield
Worcester
Kneeland Street
Boston
New York Centrale Railroad
Thomas A. Ward
New York Central
United States Plans $170000 Push to Expand South American Trade
The Department of Commerce will spend 170000 to boost U S trade with South American nations. Plans include expanding offices in Santiago Lima Rio de Janeiro and Mexico City creating posts in Havana and Colombia and sending trade experts to study regional markets. The program aims to open new markets for American businesses and views the effort as worthwhile given expected results.
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United States
Department of Commerce
Department
Santiago
Chile
Lima
Peru
Rio de Janeiro
Mexico City
Havana
Cuba
Colombia
South America
Shortcake Recipe Sparks Old Fashioned Debate
A streetcar recipe revives the old fashioned method for strawberry shortcake insisting on warm warm biscuit dough as the genuine foundation. It warns that any other base is wrong and unfit for the dessert. The piece hints at details for making the classic treat with juicy strawberries.
Genuine strawberry shortcake versus imitations, Cape Codder notes
The Cape Codder condemns imitations of strawberry shortcake arguing that only the true cake and filling combination earns the name. New Englanders favor real shortcake and reject fake versions likening them to tomato chowder.
Wage Cut Negotiation Method From English Mills
An English textile wage dispute ended with a 16 percent cut for six months after labor representatives agreed a 10 percent reduction was likely. If conditions improve, the remaining 4 percent would be added. Production continued during talks, avoiding any losses.
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America
England
New England
Massachusetts advances east Boston airfield plan
Governor Cox signed a bill directing the Department of Public Works to build an airplane landing field at Jeffries Point East Boston and lease it to the United States. Proponents call it a top progressive measure with national implications and potential to spur Atlantic seaboard development.
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Massachusetts
Channing Cox
Department of Public Works
Boston
Jeffries Point
United States
Atlantic Seaboard
Warner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
First Naval District
First Corps
New England
Atlantic
Rest camps for veterans proposed with federal aid
A bill by Representative Gallivan would authorize the US Veterans Bureau to acquire sites and erect rest camps for convalescents in regional districts. It authorizes 5 million dollars to be appropriated from the treasury for this purpose, to be available immediately and until expended. The measure aims to restore health and productivity of veterans as a national expression of gratitude.
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Post
Gallivan
United States Veterans’ Bureau
United States Veterans' Bureau
Seveal
Facts and Fashions Reading 1s in Spring Frock Styles
A fashion note describes afternoon frocks with wrist long sleeves cuffed and puffed. Silks and wools are favored for trim. A black taffeta bouffant dress is edged in jade green. Cape styles vary from circular to structured with snug collars. High standing collars feature on spring wraps.
Women Are Like That Series Opens in Boston Sunday Post
Ber Nice Brown launches a new multi part feature titled Women Are Like That in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The ongoing series promises narrative profiles and social observations.
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Bernice Brown
Boston Sunday Post
All Sorts of Wit and Snippets by Bob Quillwon
A humorous column in a small town voice catalogues social quirks and odd sayings. It playfully lampoons social leaders, fashion, and typical petty motives with quick one liners and ironic quips attributed to Bob Quillwon.
Rooster Crowing and Politics in a Punchy Exchange
A humorous exchange about silencing roosters for heat and noise prompts Davey Jones to propose a Rooster Crow Heating venture, answered by Newt predicting a simpler crowless device. The piece ends with a satirical reflection on politics as a boon to the unemployed and a brief verse about love and memory.
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Newt
Davey Jones
Rooster-Crow Heating Corporation
Dave
Observant Citizen Surveys Local Curiosities And Notices
The column notes lilac week in Suburban Boston and questions about citizenship for children born abroad to American parents. It recounts Yu See Ling’s trip to China, mentions poems and tastes in poetry, and highlights local quirks from golf privileges to the Franklin Park course and a 72 year old partner. It also covers stockholders at Boston & Maine, Harvard Bridge regulations, ironwork on a Studio Building, and a Boston traffic officer’s eye strain and sleepless nights.
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United States
China
Yu See Ling
Carbondale
Ling
Canton
San Francisco
Joseph Howe
Franklin Park
Back Bay
Boston
Paris
Joe’’ Howe
Boston & Maine R. R
Caroline R. Lawrence
Harriet J. Bradbury
Lizzie J. Poor
Brookline
Harvard Bridge
Day of Selfishness Raises Miss Prudence to Selfless Moment
Miss Prudence Pettibone wakes to a blue June day and declares a Day of Selfishness. She battles inner urges to help others, tending to roses, baking a cake, and delivering joy to neighbors, only to discover fulfillment in giving. In the end she shares flowers and cake with the ailing neighbor, realizing life feels wonderful.
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Prudence Pettibone
Effienn
Effie Ann
Mercy
Prue
Clara
Pruesf
Prudence
Uncle SS Spills A Mouthful
A speaker quips that a man with little to do tends to do things he shouldn’t, reflecting on idle hands and wasted potential. The remark captures a folksy take on motivation and responsibility.
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Uncle SS
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston May Weather Records
The oldest resident recalls Boston's warmest May first day figures: 93 in 1900 and 82 in 1921, and the coldest at 38 in 1882. He notes no rain on this date in the past decade except 1916 and 1920.
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Boston
The Golden Flaw in a Barber’s Romance
A light hearted tale by P. G. Wodehouse follows a simple barber whose romantic life spirals with comic miscommunications. The Boston Sunday Post Magazine features the complete story in the forthcoming issue.
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P. G. Wodehouse
Boston Sunday Post
Famous Love Stories: Heroes and Heroines of Romance
A feature collection previews legendary couples and dramatic romances. It highlights enduring passions and storied loves across cultures, inviting readers to explore timeless tales of affection, courage, and consequence.
Abigail Adams Path of a Patriot Wife and Mother
Abigail Adams, wife of John Adams, is portrayed as sturdy, educated by necessity, and deeply patriotic. Her letters reveal a sharp mind, loyalty to independence, and a steadfast role through war and separation as she guided family and supported future leaders.
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Dames and Daughters of
Colon
John Adams
Abigail Adams
Abigail Smith
New England
Geraldine¢. Brooks
Adams
John
England
Crow
Thomas Y. Crowell Co
New York
Colonies
Philadelphia
Bunker Hill
Europe
Reader letters pose questions on law wealth and employment
A page of letters to the editor asks about Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes tenure and milestones. It compares U S wealth with other nations and seeks which jobs dominate US employment in various sectors with census figures. The final query asks to compute differences between two tanks a cube and a cylinder.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts
Harvard Law School
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
Post
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Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The comic verse mocks moral crusaders who condemn harmless pipe smoking while noting the speaker has abandoned many sins yet clings to his briar. The piece playfully weighs virtue and restraint, ending with a quip about prohibitions tightening as tastes change.
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Grandma
Jings
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Readers ask about capacity and etiquette questions
A letter compares tank capacities stating the cube holds more gallons than a cylinder by .929 gal. Other questions address pronunciation of cafeteria and manners at the theatre with guidance that a man should not abandon a lady at intermission unless accompanied.
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