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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1922
Page
22
The Sunday Post issue from 1922 lists pricing for U S and Canada subscriptions, terms for daily and Sunday editions, and mailing details. It notes foreign rates, Canadian copies, and payment instructions, with postal district charges and a notice on payment methods and orders payable to Post Publishing Co.
The Boston Zoo and the Marine Aquarium at South Boston bid farewell to Curator George F. Mogge Jr who departs to head the new Chicago Zoological Gardens. For over three years Mogge has shown strong leadership and contributed notably to the zoo including the new lion house. Boston laments the loss yet takes pride in sending a man set to shape a premier national institution.
The American Way Association reports improving freight loads and rising coal movement. Monday figures show 2 500 000 tons of bituminous coal shipped and over 300 000 tons of anthracite produced, indicating relief for factories and households amid fears of shortages.
The article questions postwar calls for billions in aid to Europe, noting vague details on loan sources, terms, and security. It observes that the U S has already lent large sums to many European and South American countries through private investors and bankers.
The text argues that investment requires security and that Europe must end petty bickering and show a will to preserve law and order. Until this occurs, Europe will neither attract external financial aid nor deserve it, even as funds are invested locally.
A civic morality push asks Boston voters to choose between Thomas C. O'Brien and Pelletier amid a Supreme Court removal and denial of defense. The piece argues Dems avoid Pelletier, urging clear, honorable votes and warning against prejudiced, whispered campaigns.
In the serial publication of Franklin K. Lane’s cabinet letters two misleading headlines appeared in Boston and New York. They claimed Mr Wilson was passionately determined not to offend Germany, whereas the text shows he aimed not to overstep any punctilio of honor with Germany or German property.
A Washington dispatch says the administration may seek League of Nations approval to name its own members to the Court of International Justice, signaling recognition of the League. The piece notes John Bassett Moore sits as American member but was chosen by the League assembly, not the U.S. government. It argues the move would acknowledge the League and provoke criticism from anti League factions. It also discusses a separate fashion note: 300000 New York women oppose ankle length skirts, embracing a knee height style as a sign of women's independence and political gains.
The column reflects on reduced daily sunlight hours at this latitude and marks anniversaries including Isabella M. Allen’s 80th birth day, a nod to Pansy as a famed girl’s writer. It recalls past political ballots of Lodge, Cox, Fuller and Fitzgerald plus anecdotes about clergy dinners in Bermuda and Boston wealth. It also mentions a crowd at Paragon Park and debates on child development and reading. The piece includes a discussion of carnival games, a Wells Memorial Institute cooking class, a sound-reproducing talking movie device, and a birthday celebration for William Cullen Bryant.
Odd clippings reference Time magazine, beauty contests, climate, and commerce talk. Witty asides question contentment, labor, prices, and travel souvenirs. The miscues mention John Bull and a daughter’s father, plus a quip by Bob Quillen about little nations and a fight for wants.
A Bradford Al Sortier promotes a newspaper ad for a tire Cessor offering tires at 0 percent less than cost price in a special sale.
In a humorous tale J P McEvoy lists a day off husband attempting chores Sue directs him to a step ladder in the cellar. The ladder careens into a piano causing a cascade of mishaps as dishes break and wires sparking. The wife complains at every turn as chaotic home fixing unfolds.
An observer recalls Boston weather history for November noting official records include 27 in 1575 and 28 in 1911 as coldest marks and the warmest 70 in 1881, with recent years mostly dry except for 1920 and a few exceptions.
The piece recounts William Paterson and the 1698 Leith expedition, funded by Scottish investors, to establish colonies in the Americas. It details the massive hopes, the massed recruitment, the sailing of five ships, and the subsequent collapse amid theft, mismanagement, and later tragedy, leaving little trace on Panama’s Isthmus.
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Estelle Murray closes her exclusive millinery shop The Elite and flees to a seaside town. There she meets Dick Grayson and rekindles a romance, admitting her loneliness and impulsive nature. The Blue shop then reopens under new management with her workers intact.
Sinclair Lewis, author of Babbitt and Main Street, writes a short story titled They Who Live by the Sword to be printed in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
A brief note describes Ma making pies for Susie and her suitor in a quaint scene. The line hints at domestic activity and a touch of regional humor from an old newspaper snippet.
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