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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1922
Page
16
The Boston Post lists subscription rates for U S and Canada including daily and Sunday plans. Prices shown include yearly and quarterly options with Canada mail add-ons, plus per copy costs for foreign issues and local district surcharges.
Chief Marvin of the federal weather bureau mocks English prophecies of a 1923 world drought. He says such forecasts lack scientific foundation and warns farmers to ignore sensational stories. The meteorologist notes no records support a rare global drought and urges steady planning for next year.
Friends of former Secretary of War Baker criticize an Encyclopedia Britannica addendum calling for the author of the sketch to be named. Ralph Hayes writes to editor Hugh Chisholm asking identification of the contributor, noting 600 editors and writers aided the Britannica entry.
A garbled reader letter discusses dissatisfaction with American port decisions and British editorial stance. It cites The London Daily Express headline President Harding’s Bombshell and questions Halifax versus New York as passenger ports, arguing the issue is not resolved by American presidents.
The excerpt attributes the speaker’s proclamation to reliance on the 18th Amendment and the Volstead Act, noting the act’s guidance in the writing and indicating the official would likely not have acted without those constraints.
The author argues Boston has fallen from second to seventh in exports over 25 years. They blame unfair interstate freight rates and poor switching, plus railroad dominance of the waterfront, saying inland ports like Philadelphia and New Orleans have tripled their trade. The piece urges the Interstate Commerce Commission to address the injustice.
A Massachusetts General Hospital trustee urges the Transit Commission to consider an elevated station at the Charles Street and Cambridge Street corner. He cites heavy hospital traffic, inadequate current access, and the need for immediate service improvements with land availability as a factor.
The United States Railroad Board upheld decisions ruling contracting railroad work to outside agencies illegal under the transportation act. Cases from the St Louis and San Francisco line and the New York Central involved resurfacing and freight handling outsourced to outside firms. The board’s stance aims to quell the strike-linked outsourcing disputes and restore compliance amid ongoing industry tensions.
Newton Newkirk played a miraculous game and earned fame and crowd worship as fans cheered his dazzling performance and hero-like acclaim yesterday.
A crowd jeered and trampled a laureled figure as doom was sealed by boos and hisses. The scene shows the taunting crowd naming him fakir adbh and savagely condemning him in the final act.
A long mixed column discusses fickle public taste, bachelor taxation satire, memorial art, and local life in Boston. It notes the Shaw memorial, Will Irwin's views on city life, and school safety lessons on fire alarms, followed by a parade of anecdotes about milk stands, fashion, and civic programs in Brockton and surrounding areas.
The Oldest Inhabitant recalls Boston’s warmest October trio with official figures: 86 in 1919 and 79 in another year, and notes a cold 35. He claims little rain in 70 years, except a few years 114 and 191.
Rupert Hughes, noted novelist and story writer, presents an original short story titled Peachblow in the forthcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The piece showcases Hughes’s unique storytelling in a periodical feature promising engaging fiction.
The article surveys Cape Breton outer coasts with capes, inlets, beaches, and Glace Bay near Sydney, noting historic Louisburg with under 20 residents. It recounts Louisburg as 18th century American Gibraltar, its siege by Massachusetts militia in 1745, its French surrender and 1788 British retake, linking memory to colonial resolve for independence.
A note states that no stories will be returned until readers send a self addressed stamped envelope. Readers are asked to retain a copy of the story sent.
Shirley Dinsmore meets Billy Curtis and learns of a honeymoon misread that sparks months of doubt. Tom Curtis returns, revealing a genuine honeymoon with his cousin Dick and wife, ending Shirley’s heartache as Uncle Tom jokes about a honeyed tale.
A collection of reader inquiries covers Armistice Day as a nonholiday when it falls on Saturday, a query on who funds the Capitol statue, Boston marriage license age rules for minors with guardians abroad, Ethel Barrymore’s age, Milton and Thomson quotes, the Redolph name, and unit conversions for teaspoons to tablespoons and cups to tablespoons.
A reflective piece links ascent and descent as duty with the speaker claiming responsibility for guiding those in need. The verses emphasize courage to aid the hungry and to share song and light with the eager, framing climbing down as a personal obligation.
The town of Pittsfield Massachusetts received its present name in 1761, honoring English statesman William Pitt. The site was formerly known by the Indian name Poontoosuck meaning falls on the brook.
A Brockton Enterprise reprint echoes Boston fire chief s plea for motorists to yield immediately to fire engines. The piece urges drivers to clear streets fast when sirens sound, noting delays threaten lives and property and warning against ego or risky speed.
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