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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1922
Page
10
The Boston Post publishes subscription and postage details for U S and Canada including yearly and monthly rates for all editions. It lists price options, special daily Sunday combinations, Canadian copy charges, and internal mailing notes. The notice also provides editor and publisher names and printing office addresses.
The death Monday of Miss Elizabeth C Putnam aged 86 removes a longtime Boston philanthropist. For over 50 years she was active in semi public work and carried on her charitable efforts despite weather or personal discomfort. She was altruistic in the finest sense.
An Indian Seneca chief named Charlie Johnson met President Harding in Washington. The AP touted a simple quote but on reflection the chief likely expressed strong praise for the President, noting Harding's pleasing manner and sympathy with Seneca aspirations. The piece contrasts dime novel speech with a more measured view.
The editorial questions a 150th anniversary exposition in Philadelphia as a stand in for a World’s Fair. It argues that Congress funding would burden the nation, that expositions are overplayed, and that Philadelphia should wait for a grander 200th anniversary rather than press for a costly sesquicentennial event now.
The Prendergast Preventorium in Mattapan has treated children exposed to tuberculosis who show premonitory disturbance. To meet school law, about one third must be withdrawn, raising a moral pressure on public schools to admit these partially ill children.
Parents report a third of the children withdrawn to attend school and the association faces securing a teacher or closing the Preventorium for winter. Until the teacher allotment is settled, the public can aid by buying Christmas Seals for its support.
French officials protest Attorney General Daugherty’s decision that no foreign vessel may enter an American port with liquor on board. Paris signals possible retaliations if the Supreme Court upholds the ruling, arguing it clashes with treaty rights and international law and could affect access to ports and customs. The United States faces a delicate clash as it enforces prohibition on foreign ships.
A noted analyst argues the U S government bond issue of 500 million at 4 1 4 percent shows strong credit. Purchasers paid above par while comparing past premiums on U S and British bonds, noting yields around 4 ¼ percent after taxes. The commentator asserts Uncle Sam's credit remains sound postwar.
A narrator berates car congestion in Boston as officers struggle to manage a rising traffic load. He recounts a tense crossing where a patrolman signals to go and then halts him. A later encounter reveals clashes over speed and license scrutiny before the piece notes ongoing automobile chaos.
Centenary of birth of John I Runkle noted as MIT president and reformer of manual training. Also marked is the 19th cent. birth of Theodore Thomas and recollections of Damrosch meeting Rubinstein. Other items include police horses of Boston, Bible history study by Dr Wilson, and notes on English American language usage.
A retiree recalls Boston weather records for October 1 noting official highs of 101 in 1911 and 80 in 1919, and a cold 32 in 1831. He adds no rain or snow for this date in the past decade except 1913 and 1919.
A collage of social comments spans fashion like petticoats and gender norms, marriage anxieties about in-laws, and political cynicism praising voter manipulation. It notes wage gaps with a caricature of upward mobility and pension-like family budgets at $100 monthly.
If winter comes, as winter must, for folks like you and me. The wise ones will have banked some dust and independent ice. When snowdrifts pile around the door and things seem gone to smash, you won't be quite as glum if you're a little cash.
Far north in New Brunswick on the Quebec border the Restigouche rises as a famed salmon river famed for private club fishing. The scene blends dramatic estuary cliffs and wooded shores with alpine like vistas as Boston and New York millionaires lease vast privileges while admiring Norway like banks and Mount Stephen lodge along the border.
Dear Mildred advises that love should lead to marriage if no insurmountable obstacle exists. The columnist notes practical concerns about money and stability, warning that an actor’s uncertain career can threaten a shared life.
A letter from readers to the editor raises inquiries on fortnight and sennight meanings, Nubia natives, pearl color, shilling values across states, invisible ink fluids, and etiquette for a large wedding reception at a groom’s family home.
W Parker Anslow of the Campbellton New Brunswick Post composing room staff reports he shot a moose and a deer during a trip to the New Brunswick woods.
A pet dog spins for days chasing its tail and appears anxious. The quirky behavior has drawn attention as the dog circles in place, seeming worried and restless.
The letter outlines etiquette from Emily Post about wedding receptions being held at the bride's family home or a relative owned venue, not at the groom's home, and notes that the bride's breakfast and trousseau come from her side. It also asks about New England congressional representation, listing party affiliations: Maine four House members all Republican. New Hampshire two Republicans. Vermont two Republicans. Massachusetts 14 Republicans and two Democrats. Rhode Island three Republicans. Connecticut five Republicans.
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