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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1922
Page
14
Incomplete masthead from the Post Publishing Co. indicates editors Edwin A. Grozier and Richard Grozier with William A. Grozier as business manager. The item notes advance subscription requirements and delivery notices for Boston area readers.
A report from an electrical show quotes Thomas A. Edison arguing work may fade as machines handle labor. The writer counters with a plea for slowing down, praising reflection and steady progress to keep humanity sane.
An editorial urges citizens to register for the upcoming election, noting 400 000 to 500 000 eligible residents in the state are not yet on the voting lists. It argues suffrage underpins democracy and warns neglect threatens liberties, with Boston registration closing Wednesday at 11 o clock.
Berlin reports indicate monarchists and Junkers push a non partisan bid to restore prestige. General Ludendorff arrives to coordinate but faces strong Socialist Republican opposition. The plan hinges on fielding Hindenburg and securing support from the German National Party.
An optimistic forecast notes broad improvement across industries with rising prices and stable profits. With ample money and completed wage adjustments, experts predict continued growth, expecting 90 percent by 1923 and full recovery by 1924 while avoiding wartime inflation and financial stringency.
A Yale port questions Tad Jones’s plan to exhaust his team for a Harvard showdown in the Nov 25 Bowl. The piece asks if such sacrifice is fair to the sport, the institution, and the paying public who support football through attendance at earlier games.
The piece recalls the 76th anniversary of the first ether guided operation at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr John C Warren declared the moment with Gentlemen, this is no humbug, signaling a new mercy era in surgery and extended human life. The text notes Morton’s priority controversy but affirms the historic ether use in Boston.
Reflecting on last summer s strike pressure on maintenance of way workers yielded a Railroad Labor Board decision giving 450 000 workers a two cent hourly increase. The total annual cost reaches 22 125 000 dollars while shopmen remain at board-set wages.
American British and Japanese marines have been landed after a rebellion in Fukien Province. Rebels, likely remnants of Sun Yat Sen forces, seized Foochow on October 12 and proclaimed an independent government.
Announcement from First Corps Area headquarters states Lieutenant-Colonel Ward Davis, former military attache at the British embassy in Palestine, will address the National Guard Association and the 110th Cavalry on October 24 at the State House Auditorium about Allenby’s Palestine campaign.
Dear Newt recounts a traffic bump over a damaged fender and a stranger’s license card mixup. The columnist warns to return the other’s license, pay for any damage, and maintain integrity, while noting the humorous bill for advice.
The piece muses on seed catalogue illustrators who paint radishes and tomatoes year round, imagining a life tending crops indoors. It humorously contrasts seasonal gardening with the artist’s constant spring like labor, urging appreciation for their work.
The speaker longs to join a comrade at a rustic cabin among pines by a sparkling lake. Venison frosts, woodsmoke curls, and the hearth glows as a brave companion awaits. The distant autumnal scene promises quiet voices and nature’s hidden riddles, but the spirit cannot bind reunion.
Friday Donation Day at Free Hospital for Women invites fruit and vegetable offerings and monetary gifts. The institution at 89 Glen Road Brookline provides free care to all women regardless of race or creed, funded entirely by voluntary contributions.
The reader is teased with a promise of a complete short story No Trespassing by Samuel Hopkins Adams to be published in the upcoming Boston Sunday Post Magazine. The notice hints at a full sized portion of real enjoyment awaiting readers.
The column discusses sunset times in Boston and London, travel in luxury chartered steamers for winter round the world tours, and a Peruvian observatory finding on the Magellanic Cloud. It adds remarks on life expectancy, etiquette in elevators, and a series of reflections on myths of Jason and the Golden Fleece and ancient gold sources.
A brief notice from The Post requests contributors to accompany submissions with a self addressed stamped envelope and to retain a copy of the story sent. It signals ongoing reception rules and returns when required.
In a Texas city rooming house Agnes Worthington frets over a future letter to Anson while a skeleton rattles in her closet. After a child’s accident, a nurse-like choice reshapes her path as war news, poverty, and duty press in. Agnes tears the letter and prepares to meet whatever fate awaits.
Poem reflects aging and memory as a couple named Me and Jim recall youth and church days. Vivid imagery of a village church spire, Bob White calls, and visions of heaven as they await a slow boat. Refrains of returning voices and embers glowing near the hearth echo in reflective nostalgia.
The oldest inhabitant recalls Boston's weather on October 11 with records of 78 degrees in 1908 and cold snaps in 1897 and 1840. He notes a single rainy day in a decade except for 1901 and 1920, reflecting long term climate quirks.
A black servant of Aldus Manutius of Venice is identified as the first printer’s devil, marking an early figure in the history of printing and bookmaking.
Ruth Laigh explains flour grades from patent high grade to baker and low grade. She notes graham and entire wheat flours differ in bran content and minerals, and advises choosing high grade flour from reputable concerns.
Readers discuss travel feats and etiquette. A Boer aviator’s Cairo to Cape Town flight is noted, and questions about wedding invitation replies are raised, debating when a written acceptance or regrets are required.
Readers ask about wedding cards etiquette and wording. The text cites etiquette rules for invitations and announcements, plus varied questions on prohi bition era drinks and general knowledge queries to the editor about archives, judge removal, boxing rematches, Bible word counts, and sleep duration.
Fashion notes describe pin tucked navy Poiret twill coats dresses with long tight sleeves flare above the cuff. Velvet combined muslin with silk and metal embroidery. embroidered fabrics feature Chinese and Persian motifs in elk and velvet. Evening gowns use gold and olive lace on gel tissue with bisque Georgette trims. silver accents appear in daywear and street models. A black crepe de chine gown shows softly flowing sleeves tapered at the wrist.
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