Boston Post issues notice and subscription details 1931
The Boston Post announces rates for Daily and Sunday editions, subscription terms, and notices of mailing districts. It lists offices in Boston, editorial staff, and press affiliations, noting foreign and Canada rates and circulation claims. It also mentions Associated Press rights and international bureaus in London and Paris.
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A Good Summer's Work Hydrants Water Boston Horses
The society with the long name runs a summer program supplying water to Boston work horses. Since June 25, 60,140 horses have received water from hydrant stations and traveling carts. President Rowley spearheads the effort, a mission of steady labor and visible gratitude from the animals.
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Boston Traffic Signs Need More Warning for Drivers
Superintendent Crowley argues Boston lags in traffic safety with few readable warnings for danger spots and one way streets. He notes outsiders face bias from unread signs and justice should not hinge on familiar local routes. He urges city to lead in proper signage.
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Boston
Tide Northward Shifts as Immigration Reverses to Canada
The article notes a rise in U S migrants moving to Canada during the year ended March 30 1921 with 48000 of 148000 entering Canada from the United States. It details a longer trend from 1897 to 1913 and a wartime pause, now returning, drawn by Canadian virgin wheat lands and carrying homespun capital averaging 370 dollars per person. It argues these migrants could become valuable citizens and argues Washington should respond to retain capable workers.
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Thorough investigation urged for national development
The text argues that the country still needs many millions of dollars to reach full development and calls for a thorough investigation to mobilize funds and resources.
Worth careful reading on Ku Klux Klan revival in 1915 era
The article urges readers to study a New York World based series on the Ku Klux Klan now active nationwide since 1915. It condemns the order for intolerance targeting Catholics Jews and immigrants while noting its American image and rapid Northern growth. The series is praised for accuracy and thoroughness and deemed essential reading for defenders of liberty.
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Hoover relief aid opens first American relief office in Petrograd
The Petrograd dispatch reports the first American relief administration in Russia began operations last Tuesday feeding 50,000 children daily. The United States acts as rescuers, seeking only safe access and fair treatment for Americans in Russia, with Lenine Trotzky administration shown as learning restraint.
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They're after Henry They want Ford to run another railroad
A number of towns along a defunct line form committees to seek Henry Ford’s involvement in taking over and operating the Missouri & North Arkansas. No decision yet. Supporters cite Ford’s Detroit Toledo & Ironton success and practical reforms while rail men offer skepticism about relying on wealth alone.
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Landis Labor Ruling Urges Wage Adjustments Across Unions
Judge Landis argues that unions restricting output or performing unskilled tasks should face wage reductions to reflect productivity. He criticizes unions opposing labor-saving machinery and warns such practices raise costs for all, including union members, and depress real wages nationwide.
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A Simple Pig milk Pail Trick
A reader proposes a playful reply about placing a pig in an empty pail after it drinks two full pails of milk. The note jokes that milk becomes compressed and suggests not feeding a piglets two full pails at once to avoid an imagined explode outcome and to avoid teaching it piggish behavior.
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A Doubtful Compliment O
Newt I hasten to tell you of a tiger kitten named Newton Newkirk in your memory. Iddy Ottick notes you would be honored and offers kitty items, while you scoff at the idea of a cat named after you and request a change.
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Observing powers learned from a friend’s pipe choice
The writer notes learning from an unexpected source, observing friends can share helpful knowledge. He recalls Edison’s view that an observant person could answer many questions, urging readers to sharpen listening and observation skills.
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Fads and Fashions Describe 1920s Tunics and Gowns
Tunic blonge of colored crepe pairs with black velvet or broadcloth skirts as hemlines lengthen. Jet beads and red crepe accents brighten a black Canton crepe dress. A short circular cape appears at under-arm seams on some gowns. A yellow duvetyn cape dress is embroidered and fringed, while a navy waxed leather waist flower decorates a gray crepe gown. Insets of chiffon and brimmer bands add detail to a black velvet frock.
The Observant Citizen Notes From New England Life
The column blends light humor and local observations from Boston and nearby towns. It recalls Uncle Sam’s tax reminders, jellyfish on beaches, racial joke at Causeway Street, lightning struck trees, a Joan of Arc statue debate, strawberries ripening into fall, letters about wild and Easter flowers, a Lobster trap keeper, Caruso and McCormack anecdote, substitutes for glass bottles, and sailors avoiding straps in trains. It also mentions Boston traffic policemen, Maine potato crop trends, and a U.S. agriculture estimate predicting a nationwide shortfall of 100 million bushels.
New Amsterdam and the Dutch Legacy in Early America
An archival panorama traces New Amsterdam from its 1633 Dutch beginnings to its 1661 seizure by England. The piece links Peter Minuit’s $24 island sale to enduring Dutch contributions, then shifts to the Dutch East Indies empire, Java riches, and global colonial competition with Portugal and England, noting leaders like William Kieft and Peter Stuyvesant and the primacy of Far East holdings over the New World.
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Questions and Answers From The Letter Box Column
A reader exchange covers replies by rail requests for SASEs, inquiries about the Federal Land Bank District No 1 in Springfield Mass. and salutation forms in social and business letters. It also cites language use in Rio de Janeiro, Kipling’s seven seas reference, and color and size comparisons among cities.
Rippling Rhymes by Walt Mason
The poem reflects on dead singers and the lasting power of recorded sound. It notes ancient voices fading with life yet Caruso endures through phonographs. The speaker wishes phonographs existed in primal times to preserve famous songs for future listeners.
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Household Repairs and Craft Tips From Readers
Practical home advice on cleaning delicate bindings, glass, furniture, willow ware, and tiling. Instructions cover mending lace curtains, preserving machine work, salvaging mayonnaise, silver cleaning with a kettle, renewing a steel pen, and sewing hooks and eyes with buttonhole stitch. Includes signatures from Mrs Lillian Cash Augusta and Mrs M M Acton Brookline and others.
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Illiterates in Vermont by the 199% census
Washington reports 5488 illiterates aged 10 and over in Vermont according to the 199% census. Among them 1904 are native whites with native parentage and 170 are of foreign or mixed parentage, prior to birth.
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Boston Weather Note Mentions Warmth and Rain Gaps
An inhabitant recalls Boston’s climate on September 10 with unofficial mentions of record highs in 1884 and 1808 and notes no rain on this date for 19 years except 1919 and 1920, as recorded by officials.
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