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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1921
Page
20
The notice lists subscription rates for Daily and Sunday editions, prices for six months and one year, and postage considerations. It also provides contact details for the Boston Post publishing office and identifies Edwin A. Grozier as editor and publisher.
The Salvation Army in Boston warns that without immediate community support the city’s leading relief agency will close. The management statement says the need is critical and calls for liberal local response to prevent the closure.
Adherents claim Yale will triumph at Saturday’s final game arguing tradition favors the blue. They cite a three way tie history and no Yale loss when undefeated, while noting Harvard’s record after Princeton losses. The piece says the best team should win despite past years’ results.
The article notes a $75 million federal program for state highways and $15 million for national forest roads, expecting job creation and better communications. It lists state allocations for Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island Vermont New Hampshire Maine and urges stricter truck load regulations to protect roads.
The fragment discusses prevention of misuses tied to duties and aims, suggesting oversight and guard against abuses related to actions they were assigned to perform.
The article notes Great Britain France Italy and Japan accept the U S proposal for limiting naval armament, accepting spirit and principle with reservas for detail changes. It sees rapid consensus, optimism for ending costly arms race, and Secretary Hughes predicting an approved agreement reducing naval armaments.
Poem fragment recalls an evening scene by the flats with a vision of a sweetheart gathering clams. The speaker longs for embrace and recalls a lasting memory of love and rubber boots. The verse centers on yearning, coastal imagery, and personal sentiment.
A 24 hour span saw six people killed by accidental gunfire while hunting across Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont. A Vermont killer misidentified a man as game and a 10 year old from New Hampshire died in a gun incident. The piece calls for greater caution and questions legalized killing of wildlife.
A critique notes Senator Smoot will reintroduce his stalled sales tax proposal in the next session, with expectations it may pass. Democratic gains in various local races signal voter censure of Congress delays and tactics on tax bills, while President Harding urges faster action. The piece singles out weak leadership in the two houses and warns results may influence forthcoming tax legislation.
A sixteen page Tracks feature showcases cheerful thoughts in prose and poetry. The Boston Sunday Post Magazine plans a special section with uplifting pieces, aiming to inspire readers with light, hopeful writing.
A narrator in Boston recalls a street glove and a shining diamond ring swindle in the morning. A well dressed stranger pockets the ring and sells the tale to the open street for a quick profit. The ring proves to be brass and glass upon appraisal.
A New York City court tale about John charged with disorderly conduct after winking at Rose Rosenberg a police matron. He claims eye itching caused the winks. Rose arrests him, bail set at 800 dollars. Moral urges discretion when scratching an eye near unfamiliar ladies.
The Observant Citizen notes a quiet pre winter at Revere Beach with closed shops and two stands still operating, observes digging for razor shelled clams near the Point of Pines, and mentions a holiday mood with sledding in Dorchester. The column shares odds and ends from readers about violins, old verses, and a Boston Boothbay Harbor golf club plan.
The Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovitch, uncle of the late Czar Nicholas, drew vast crowds and official welcomes in 1871 as he toured the United States. He rode through Boston streets, visited Harvard, toured mills in Lowell, and attended a grand ball in the Boston Theatre. The White House reception with President Grant stood out among many receptions.
A Reader asks about the Canterbury Archi shop, Randall Davidson, and whether any U S state lacks Thanksgiving as a legal holiday. Other questions cover ship sizes, aluminum paint for screens, Canada Britain links, Luray Cavern, cathedral status, road markings, and the word agenda.
The speaker notes Boston’s coldest record for November 16 is 22 degrees in 1882 and 21 in 1889 with a warmest 66 degrees in 1877. He cites rainfall on this date in 1913 1914 1916 and 1920.
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