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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1921
Page
10
An OCR fragment from The Boston Post outlines subscription details and delivery notices. It references circulation claims, annual rates, and postal procedures, with editor and publisher Edwin A. Grozier noted. The messy text includes address, pricing, and request for delivery or dealer contact.
A nostalgic ode to cider praising its quality and healthful image. The piece notes cider as a hospitable New England staple rivaling apple champagne, highlighting its purity and as a welcome substitute in hard times, while joking about minor Volstead act violations.
A letter condemns the Providence aerial exhibition as foolish thrills and calls for strict air travel oversight. It cites a recent Revere tragedy to stress the need for a supervising authority and contrasts it with Curtis Field New York demonstrations proving aviation's potential for safe commercial use.
Frederic A. Wallis, Ellis Island immigration commissioner, told the Boston City Club the nation must soon send inspectors and physicians to Europe to pre select entrants rather than bring people here and then reject them, risking family separations. If a foreign country objects, it should keep its people at home.
The author argues that U S immigration policy should extend regulations to foreign lands asserting governments try to ship their worst residents here while preserving their best. They critique steamship companies and predict future adoption of stricter ideas championed by figures like Mr Wallis.
The article reports that the threatened railroad strike may not occur as scheduled, with both sides urged to maintain the status quo and a Labor Board decision pending. The government pledges wartime powers to keep trains moving, Hoover outlines mobilization plans for food and fuel, and the public is framed as capable of self protection against disruption.
Roy Neal writes about old customs of bread and dining in boarding houses. He recalls a bashful guest nearly starving and praises avoiding such practices, expressing a preference for bread and meat without knife use.
A Boston appeal urges public support for the Morgan Memorial which converts waste into wages and provides jobs. The organization warns it must raise about 97000 to maintain vital services and promises each donated dollar yields five dollars in work. Contributions should be sent to Kidder Peabody & Company.
A tragic accident at the Mattocks crossing on the Maine Central railroad line in New England killed five women from the nearby village of Hiram. The piece urges caution at grade crossings and reiterates the simple safety act of stopping to look and listen before crossing.
The Observant Citizen laments typographic mistakes in a poem and defends editors, recounting a dispute over a stanza and noting a corrective copy. He urges charity for errors and suggests a staff scapegoat to absorb blame. He also shares local notes on hunting licenses and community events.
The observer cites official records of 7 and 77 as warm highs in 1920 and 1900 for the 224th day of October. He notes a coldest 32 on the date and mentions a long drought with no rain in Boston for many years.
Hepzibah Pepper and Ichabod Pepper clash with the State Fair room committee over four windows. After a chaotic search and broken glass in a parlor with no stairs, a guest room provides the needed four windows and relief for Hepzibah. The chairman, amused, accepts payment and praises the outcome.
The narrator recalls the chairman's remarks ending as news spreads that a shattered glass pane meant to admit life saving ozone was actually in the glass doors of bookcases in the parlor. Ich jokes about a reasonable amount of air for their lives.
In rough dialogue, Hepzibah and Icha clash over silencing and speaking freely. The exchange centers on who may talk and when as they move toward a shared scene aboard a Plymouth setting.
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