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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1921
Page
18
The Boston Post page from November 10 1981 lists subscription rates by region and term as well as general notice about mailing, postage, and circulation terms. It includes pricing for daily Sunday and foreign editions, and notes office contact details and names for editorial and publishing duties.
The Post notes Boston business district high pressure water service will prompt fire insurance companies to lower property rates. Boston Board of Fire Underwriters signals intent to grant rate reductions once the system is completed tested and approved by the National Board.
In Boston a strong sentiment favors an air mail link between Washington and New York. The Massachusetts Aero Club hosted a housewarming at the Hotel Bellevue where Postmaster Baker pledged a Boston air mail within six months if a suitable landing field is built. The city lacks initiative to secure a station, but the service would benefit more than mail delivery.
The city’s active mayor Andrew J. Peters is praised for multitasking from office duties to inspecting Arlington Street Subway Station and earning a life saver certificate. He travels to Washington to urge the Naval Department to repair the Leviathan at Charlestown Navy Yard, stressing the yard’s value and impact on employment.
Speaker Gillette and the Mayor share concern over the issue and press to retain him. The call to bring the Leviathan to Charlestown signals a push for decisive action and accountability.
The piece argues that disarmament talks must be led by idealism and concrete steps rather than clever diplomacy. It warns that treating the conference as a wit test will yield poor results and stresses cutting armament costs, vital to prevent bankruptcy and chaos for nations facing rising tax burdens.
The Post Office Department plans a force of 1000 United States marines to guard mail trains trucks and post offices after widespread losses to bandits. The defenders will act decisively with little hesitation aiming to deter robberies and protect nationwide mail service.
The Senate quickly approved a resolution asking the American delegation to admit press representatives to full conference meetings, a move critics call rhetoric with little impact. Senator Johnson challenged open sessions and recalled US openness at Versailles, noting the power shift as current talks proceed in Washington.
Practical tips from Mrs Harold Coates of Lisbon New Hampshire describe cleaning white furs by laying on a flat surface brushing with bran moistened in warm water rubbing with a flannel until dry then applying dry bran. Use benzine with corn starch for kid gloves and shoes and a teaspoon of cornstarch for a milky mixture. Wood alcohol on a soft cloth removes white spots from tables. Sprinkling clothes for freshness uses a whisk room nut. stale textiles can be refreshed by soaking in milk then drying in oven.
From Seattle Washington comes word that Earl Pierce a ranch owner completed three weeks without sleep and felt no ill effects He says he never felt truly sleepy and could go indefinitely without sleep He attributes ending the experiment to his wife who feared consequences and ordered rest The piece muses on the mystery and relativity of sleep and perception with literary references to Death and Dryden
A satirical piece argues against regular sleep hours, praising Earl Pierce and Thomas Edison for minimal sleep. It notes common beliefs that eight hours is ideal and contrasts them with quotes and proverbs about sleep, ending with a cheeky goal to age with only twenty years slept by age one hundred.
Reader letters and notes from Boston celebrate birthdays of Winston Churchill and Henry Van Dyke, share verses, local sightings, and a reader’s glimpse of New England spry seniors. The item also notes Pilgrim half dollars and early winter signals in the city.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston coldest Nov 10 at 27 degrees in 1873 and 1901. He cites 68 degrees as the warmest on this date in 1902 and records no rain on this date in ten years except in 1911 and 1918.
The Boston Sunday Post Magazine will publish the complete work Only a Husband by Fanny Hea slip Lea in its next issue. The excerpt promises a full literary feature in a period voice.
Senator Hibbard returns to his old town after fifty years and intervenes when Miss Betsy Perkins, a once forlorn spinster, faces a runaway romance. He helps avert a hasty marriage and schemes a future for Betsy with his grandson Walter, amid a village full of memory and change.
The N. E. Water Works Association met after a luncheon at the American House where F. W. Dean of Wheelock, Dean & Rouge Co., Boston, presented a paper on Steam Boilers. A lively discussion followed with members from New England and New York. Also noted is a teaser for Fanny Heasiip Lea’s Only a Husband in the next Boston Sunday Post Magazine.
Zealous temperance reformer Father Mathew toured 37 000 miles across 2% States winning over 600 000 pledges. He met crowds from New York to Boston and Washington, even dining with President Fillmore. After vast reception he left America in 1881 with lifelong admiration from admirers.
Walt Mason humorously greets November as a cheerful but stormy month predicting winter’s approach. He notes the month brings mixed moods from hopeful days to threatening skies and fading songbirds, while Thanksgiving nears and gratitude rises.
A reader questions the term Thespians for actors and notes Dryden’s praise of Thespis. The letter asks how many times Senator David Walsh was Massachusetts governor, answering Twice for 1914 and 1915. It also asks about Canada’s population change from 7,205,000 in 1911 to about 5,700,000 in the 1921 census.
The note states a time of 5 days 18 hours 18 minutes for a voyage from Southampton and Cherbourg to New York. It mentions a comparison of military manpower with Bolshevist Russia at 1,600.0 and China at 1,369,900 in a newly published estimate. It also recalls Washington's inauguration in New York at Federal Hall with the stone preserved in the wall.
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