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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1922
Page
10
Fragmentary masthead and notices from the Boston Post including editing staff names, publication terms, and distribution notes. Mentions subscriptions prepaid, payment methods, and postal delivery guidance. Associated Press is credited for news. publishing rights reserved.
William McFee, veteran novelist and former British Navy officer, protests mild against efforts to bar Lieutenant Von Mucke of the German cruiser Emden from lecturing in America. He lauds Von Mucke as gallant and capable, highlights his war deeds, and argues for a hearing despite strong opposition.
Harvard ready to meet Yale at New Haven in a historic football showdown. Spectators from Boston New York Philadelphia and other cities stream toward Morse arena as trains and autos bring a huge crowd. Officials expect a record turnout and a thrilling display of endurance.
Washington dispatches show Congress brewing a pork barrel bill as postwar demand for public buildings grows. One decade of neglected facilities in cities like Boston sparks calls for new post offices and improved post office square structures despite prewar waste concerns and calls for efficiency.
The Irish Provisional government shot Erskine Childers in Kilmainham jail yard a move seen as a tragic blunder. The piece notes hostility toward Childers in Republican circles and fears reprisals, calling the act a cruel, historic moment in Ireland.
A competent commission will be appointed to investigate and weed out unnecessary proposals. Boston is ready to rest its case with a body of men.
Georges Clemenceau, the octogenarian war premier known as the Tiger, urged renewed American support for the Allies in a powerful address at Tremont Temple. He warned that civilization remains in danger, and that the United States must engage more fully in world affairs to preserve liberty. His remarks, sure to spark discussion, emphasized duty, courage, and the enduring bond between nations in the fight for freedom.
The text argues that denying Governor Harding reappointment to the Federal Reserve Board would stem from his refusal to engage in Western bloc politics in the Senate. It claims broad central business support for Harding, warns against political discrediting of the board, and urges the President to reward an honest, independent official.
Chicago November 24 Commander Evangeline Booth of the Salvation Army said at the central territorial congress that she hopes to work in the United States for the rest of her life. She denied reports she would be transferred to England.
A Massachusetts newspaper uses a humorous moral essay to question the claim that two roosters can lay eggs. It contrasts a family cow and eight White Rock pullets with two crowing roosters, arguing the hens’ egg production cannot be matched by birds that cannot lay. The piece mocks the notion of roosters “ready to lay” as impractical and satirizes the idea.
A fragment presents a playful aphorism about guarding cheerfulness and not airing petty woes as if they were great secrets. The line reads like a wry, cryptic aside on restraint and perception, emphasizing social tact over trivial disclosures.
A jumble of satirical lines and dated quips on labor, romance, politics, and society. References to soft soap remedies, a crying democratic king, Lloyd George, and a tongue in cheek note on a king’s modesty. BOL QUILLEN.
Folger McKinsey signs a verse about a dream of idle freedom and contentment during a long calm, imagining a life with no cares or crimes. The poem contrasts dullness with restlessness and hints at a wish to break free to create or act.
A quoted witticism extols the folly of excessive sleep. It notes a man living to 99 wastes about 30 years in slumber and argues time spent awake should be used productively rather than idle dreaming. The piece contrasts sleeping eight hours daily with imagined feats lost to wakeful idleness.
Navy Yard Charlestown expects two major changes soon. Yard manager Captain William T. DuBose will move to the navy department in Washington. Chaplain Edmund A. Brodmann, currently with the U S S New York in the Pacific fleet, will join the yard around January 1. Brodmann, born in Switzerland in 1877, joined service in 1910. The successor to Captain DuBose is expected to be announced soon, though the exact name is not yet known.
The column reflects on the centennial of Rev. Octavius Brooks Frothingham, the Portland steamer mystery, Judge Grant’s age misperception, the Gloucester schooner Columbia, the Follies gross receipts, and street railway anniversaries. It also covers ship docking hopes, Shakspere on stage references, and reader letters about the Boston and Maine railroad finances after a strike.
The discovery of gold near Bathurst and Ballarat in 1851 triggered a worldwide rush. Edward Hargraves, an Australian who failed in California, sparked interest as crowds fled to diggings across New South Wales and Victoria. Melbourne and Sydney saw fevered excitement with workers, sailors, and professionals leaving jobs to seek fortune. By 1852 thousands arrived weekly, drawing Europeans, Chinese, and Americans to the distant fields.
A reader asks the editor how long a letter takes to reach Australia, estimating about a month for international mail and prompting reflection on postal speeds and global connectivity.
To the Editor of the Post a reader asks which states rank next to Texas in size of area listing Texas 265896 square miles California 158297 Montana 146997 New Mexico 122684 Arizona 110956. The reader also asks if coal is a rock and provides a chemical perspective describing coal as chiefly carbon combined with hydrogen and other gases.
The so-called thoroughbred traces its lineage to native English mares and imported Arabian stallions, a fact cited in discussions about horse breeding and breed origin.
The method describes using common black paint that dries with a glass finish, followed by a second coat of black paint mixed with turpentine to achieve a dead black look. This guidance aims to replicate the schoolhouse blackboard surface for home or shop use.
To the Editor of the Test: Sir What State first ratified the Pro shibition Amendment, and when Mississippi, on Jan. 8, 1918.
The veteran actress born 1865, daughter of Thomas Davey, is identified as Minnie Maddern, later known as Minnie Maddern Fiske after marriage to Harrison Grey Fiské. She acted under Minnie Maddern then Minnie Maddern-Fiske following her 1894 collaboration with her husband in a play.
A reader asks why Crown Prince Hirohito governs Japan instead of Emperor Yoshihito who due to illness ceded control in November 1921. Hirohito serves as Regent, meaning one lawfully tasked to run government temporarily on the sovereign's behalf.
The debate cites two views on manners in seated venues. A advocates saying pardon me to disturb seated people. B suggests thanking those who rise. Authorities advise never saying pardon me, and advise using beg your pardon if apologizing, while guiding the act of finding your seat.
The speaker asserts no apology for interrupting, encouraging brief thanks or mild apology to those arriving early. It advises polite expressions such as thank you or I am sorry to disturb you as acceptable etiquette in interrupted moments.
The article explains real estate as land and buildings affixed to it while personal property includes movable items and intangible rights. It notes real estate transfers involve deeds and records, whereas personal property transfers use titles or bills of sale.
A legal distinction defines real property as land and things attached to it such as houses and trees. Personal property covers movable items not tied to real estate, with exceptions like a house on leased land that can be removed when the lease ends.
A local recollection notes Boston's coldest November 25 readings from official figures 19 in 1881 and 21 in 1903. It cites warmest November 25 as 63 in 1905 and mentions no rain on this date in the past decade except 1919 and 1920.
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