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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1922
Page
16
The snippet presents publication lists, pricing, and staff credits for The Boston Post including editor Edwin A. Grozier and staff, subscription rates, mailing instructions, and Associated Press rights. It notes offices in Boston and London, postal circulation claims, and general masthead information.
Mayor Curley and the Boston board of censors commend their decision to bar Isadora Duncan from appearing in Boston again after two performances in Symphony Hall. The nearly garmentless interpretive dancer faced public outrage over what critics called indecent exhibition. officials state indecency warrants no future engagements.
Observers note improved sentiment toward law and a drop in penal population in Massachusetts. Census figures show 200 fewer in penal and reform institutions on the same date as five years ago, with Bates attributing much to probation and diversion to schools and hospitals.
Washington reports President Harding will urge a constitutional amendment to ban tax exempt securities. The plan raises two issues can Congress tax state bonds and could states be forced to tax them. Proponents argue tax free bonds divert capital from taxable investments.
The author questions the impact of making bonds taxable arguing a buyer effectively pays the tax via lower yield. They say removing tax-exempt bonds may be beneficial, but proponents have not made a clear case for the change.
Our Washington correspondent reports official word that President Harding will not reappoint William P. G. Harding as Governor of the Federal Reserve Board. The decision follows political pressure and bloc opposition, raising concerns about political influence hurting the board’s integrity and utility.
Postal employees will receive more holidays as postmasters are instructed to grant days off when local or state holidays slow business. The decree, endorsed by the Postmaster General, aims to boost holiday spirit without hindering post office operations and appeals for public cooperation.
The article argues the United States leads in wheat production while Europe struggles to meet food needs. It emphasizes farming, harvesting, and exporting as essential to preventing famine, warning that Europe must improve and that reliance on American farmers sustains global food security.
The article discusses record speeds achieved by Lt R L Maughan and Brig Gen William Mitchell flying over four miles a minute. It emphasizes distance collapse, questions speed limits and human endurance, and notes advances in rapid transit could aid both war and peace by shrinking global distances.
A collection of satirical observations on behavior and society. It notes boastful men spend freely to appear generous, feminism and chores, bootleggers and law, church of social clubs, and early morning routines. The piece ends with a humorous take on marriage and diamond rings.
A collection of anecdotes and notes from readers and columnists recounts dramatic courtroom gestures by a judge, a Sarah Hale anniversary, hatter economics, a carved stone bowl found near Lynnfield, Shakespearean humor, a carrier pigeon mystery, and local naval yard updates. It blends civic trivia with light social commentary and local lore.
The oldest local observer notes Boston temperature highs and lows for October 31. He cites official figures of 80 in 1900 and 75 in 1893 as warmest, and 31 in 1378 as coldest. He mentions no rainfall on this date in the past decade except 1913 and 1917.
Richard Connell provides a light hearted feature in the Boston Sunday Post Magazine with a humorous tale about Mr Pottle and his encounter with the South Sea Cannibals presented as entertaining fiction.
A penniless Seville soldier sails with three ships and ninety horses to conquer the Inca realm. He seizes Cuzco in 1533 amid civil war, amasses vast gold and jewels, but the treasure ruins many soldiers as they rush home to Spain where gold buys far more.
A note requests that stories be accompanied by a self addressed stamped envelope and to retain a copy of the story sent. No additional details or context are provided.
Paula Leighton, a junior, struggles with dull work until a mysterious telephone call reveals a bass voice from the Chi Sigma Chi masquerade. The caller pretends not to recall, then identifies himself as Tommy Allen, rekindling a six year old memory and a request for the junior prom.
A retro poem urges a long cold winter to be met by tidy living. It links home order to heart, praising broom and brush over luxury, and warns against sacrificing comfort while pursuing spotless walls and curtains. The speaker recalls past fear of untidy cushions and urges balanced care.
A campus dialogue shows a plan for the senior dance with a girl named Paula and her partner Tommy. The scene unfolds at a senior banquet with engaged girls circling the table as classmates applaud.
A good curtain stretcher is essential for home laundry work and curtain care. Choose a rigid frame with stationary pins, possibly wrapped in ticking or tape, and prefer clamps for sturdy, long lasting use. It can double for drying blankets and improves curtain shaping compared to ironing.
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