Boston Post dated October 30 1922 notices and rates
The Boston Post publishes pricing for daily and Sunday editions and subscriptions. Rates cover U S and Canada one year five dollars, six months two fifty, foreign one month one dollar, with additional Canada copy charges and payment instructions. Include requests to use checks or money orders payable to POST PUBLISHING CO.
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Post Publishing Co
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Buburlan
U. S
Canada
Sunday Post
Ofice
Massa
Boston Post Editorial and Postal Notice Fragment
Editorial staff and contact lines for The Boston Post appear with a notice about advance payments and subscription discontinuation. It references Associated Press rights and confirms locations in Boston London and Paris as distribution points.
A POWER IN THE LAND
The American College of Surgeons closed its Clinical Congress in Boston as leadership in the medical field. A new 700 member pledge adds to the fellowship led by Dr. Harvey Cushing. Members must be licensed surgeons with eight years of post graduate training and a record of major operations. A key pledge is to give freely services to the needy.
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American College of Surgeons
Boston
Harvey Cushing
Rockefeller Junior Calls for 8 Hour Day and Rest Day
The article cites John D. Rockefeller Jr calling for ending the 12 hour day and seven day week as unneeded and unjust. He argues the shift improves public policy, industrial efficiency, and economy, benefiting both employers and workers and shaping the push for an eight hour day.
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John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Rockefeller
Kate Ryans Benefit for Ill Boston Actress at St James
Kate Ryan a longtime Boston stage figure with over fifty years in theater is seriously ill after a stroke. Friends plan a benefit performance at the St James Theatre next Thursday afternoon to aid her recovery. Her career spans a half century with peers like William Warren Mrs Vincent and Jade Martin.
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Kate Ryan
Old
Boston Museum
L Boston
St. James Theatre
Miss Ryan
William Warren
Mrs. Vincent
Annie Clarke
Jade Martin
James Nolao
Wil
Kate Ryan Honored by Theater Community Remembers Her Work
Liam Seymour George Wilson Jack Mason and many others laud Kate Ryan for shaping a galaxy of stage talent and the old stock theatre era. In her illness fellow artists pledge to attract fine dramatic art lovers and repay debts for pleasant Museum nights.
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Liam Seymour
George Wilson
Jack” Mason
Old Stock Theatre
Kate Ryan
Frear Seeks Tax on Stock Dividends Proves Futile
The article argues Representative Frear pushes taxing stock dividends despite Supreme Court rulings. It explains stock dividends do not add wealth to recipients, using a 1000 share holder example where cash and stock dividends change shares but not overall wealth. The piece concludes there is nothing to tax in stock dividends.
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Standard Oil
Frear
Mellon
Supreme Court of the United States
Mr. Frear
Reader notes Panama Canal liquor ban clash with Volstead Act
A reader counters a Post editorial arguing the prohibition amendment could bar foreign ships with liquor from the canal, noting the Volstead Act exempts liquor in transit. The piece argues the canal remains U.S. territory under the 18th amendment and would face constitutional testing in court.
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Post
Panama Canal
United States
Congress
Summer frocks and memories flirt with summertide
A reader recalls a charming girl folding three summer frocks as others stash away wardrobes. The poem explores thoughts evoked by frocks of organdie foulard silk and blue squill tones, while a note adds a household tip: equal turpentine and linseed oil removes water marks from furniture.
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Jill
Joan
Wilhelmina
Much Worth, 98 Cents: A Humble Valuation of Man
A scientist declares the average man is worth 98 cents in physical terms, but reminds readers that true value lies in character and actions. The piece argues money cannot measure worth, noting virtues like kindness, courage, and unselfish deeds as priceless.
To Today’s Girl Blessings on Thee Little Maid
A brief poem praising a modern girl with elaborate fashion and hairstyle. The verse notes styles have changed since her grandmother’s era yet expresses fond approval of the young woman from Somerville. The speaker signs EB L T.
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EB. L. T
Snapped Nonsense Across a Day’s Quips and Quirks
A jumble of playful lines and malapropisms on love slang milk delivery dawns and misnaming headlines. It mixes wry observations about conversation scandal timing and car engine woes with wordplay and comic misfires.
What the Sphinx Says on Belief and Trouble
A reflective aphorism notes that many troubles vanish when the belief we hold is revealed as false. The piece links skepticism with relief and invites readers to question prevailing narratives.
Man Cited For Parking In Safety Zone
A citizen appeared before a judge after parking in a pedestrian safety zone. The judge fined him three dollars and noted the offender's claim of shared right to the space. The man argued he parked beside another car, and the judge echoed that neither has rights in the area.
Revival of Tattoo Styles and Local Arts Scene
A sample collection by a West End tattoo artist shows ancient Venuses ships and anchors with a World War influence including a Red Cross nurse. Boston features the new B F Keith Palace Theatre at Cleveland with Edward E Albee and John F Royal linked to its creation.
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West End
Red Cross
Cleveland
Boston Post
Vacation romance on the Pemiquid harbor
Joe Carey finds loneliness on a Maine harbor vacation and rescues Ruth Armstrong from a rough sea. They share confidences, bond over loneliness, and begin a seaside romance that promises a Christmas visit and a future meeting of spouses.
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Ruth Armstrong
Ruth
Joe Carey
Joe
Urgent request for self addressed stamped envelope
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The Buccaneers Rise and Rove the Spanish Main
The piece traces the buccaneers from desperate port youths to feared pirates across the Caribbean. It notes their mixed motives, the Spanish neglect that fed piracy, notable leaders like Olonnois, and how they transformed from smugglers to marauders dominating Caribbean seas about three centuries ago.
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England
France
Holland
West Indies
Kingsley
Hayti
Spain
Olonnois
Gulf of Venezuela
Europe
Caribbean
Harry Morgan
Metaphysics Grammar and Definition Debate
A Post letter to the editor asks about subject-verb agreement with metaphysics and seeks a definition. The writer notes metaphysics as singular, and cites Professor Ferrier’s view that metaphysics substitutes true ideas or necessary truths of reason for popular opinion and errors of psychology.
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Sir
Ferrier
Pronunciation of Often In Historic Letter to Editor
A letter asks how to pronounce often, arguing the t is not sounded and comparing to forms like off'n Chris'mas mis letoe and ches'nut. It discusses spelling and speech habits in reported usage.
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Chris
Letoe
Ches
Courts of Special Sessions in New York and Massachusetts
The reader asks how Courts of Special Sessions in New York relate to Massachusetts courts. These special sessions resemble municipal or district courts, often presided by justices of the peace, police judges, or police magistrates, handling routine local matters.
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Sir
Reading
New York
Massachusetts
Square Names in Boston History
A reader asks where Adams Square Dock Square and Faneuil Hall Square differ and notes the term Dam Square appears in old lines near Washington and Corar. The item reflects confusion over historic street and square names in Boston.
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Adams Square
Dock Square
Faneuil Hall Square
Dams Mere
Iniines
Washington
Corar
Faneuil Hall Square Boundaries Described
The article outlines the open space around Faneuil Hall naming the South West and North sides and designates Dock square as the area between Faneuil Hall square and the Washington street line.
Editor’s Note on Polite Apologies in Society
A letter argues the phrase par don me is improper in polite society. It asserts correct forms include I beg your pardon excuse me or the single word sorry.
Ozone in the Air Explained by Lightning Chemistry
The piece explains that ozone is an oxygen form with three atoms per molecule. Lightning can briefly convert diatomic oxygen into ozone, differing by molecular structure rather than composition.
Distance by road from Boston to Halifax
About 610 miles by car via Portland Bangor St Stephen and St John.
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Sir
Boston
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Portland
Bangor
St. Stephen
St. John
Rodent Trap Tip Using Scented Oil Attractants
A reader asks how to lure rats that ignore cheese and bait. The suggestion is to apply a few drops of strongly scented rhodium oil on the trap base to attract them.
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Records
The speaker cites Boston long term records for the 80th day of October noting 78 and 73 as warm benchmarks from 1919 and 1896. He recalls a coldest reading of 90 and mentions no weather sets at Boston on the date in question.
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Boston
Household Hints From 19th Century Reader
Practical tips cover cooking with boiling water in omelettes to prevent toughness and soothing burnt skin with egg white. Advice also includes sealing leaks with soap and whiting, using horseradish soot to prevent mold, soot in stoves to clear flues, and hair care with alcohol followed by combing. Includes a tip on fastening a sink drainer with a bent picture hook. Mrs. Ernest Bates Oakland Maine.
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Ernest Bates
Oakland
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