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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1920
Page
10
The Maine vote next Monday is seen as not a reliable predictor for November presidential results. The piece argues Maine's outcome has not reliably matched national trends in prior years and cautions against treating Maine as a national barometer.
Ohio reports Senator Harding plans a wide touring campaign to ten major towns and possibly extend to the Pacific Coast. Marion officials defend the front porch approach while Will Hays praises the porch method as ideal for campaigning against Governor Cox's vigor.
The Versailles peace treaty foes seize on Tom Watson of Georgia winning the Democratic senatorial primary last Tuesday to claim an alleged anti league sentiment within Georgia Democrats. The remark suggests ongoing intra party tensions as the primary result is noted.
The piece denounces Tom Watson as a demagogue and racist agitator while acknowledging his likely election to the U S Senate. It argues the electorate bears responsibility if Georgia chooses such a representative and laments partisan satisfaction over momentous policy.
The Post urges American leaders and the public to cable Lloyd George and the British cabinet to release Terence MacSwiney the Lord Mayor of Cork. It argues Wilson Harding and Cox should back clemency and warns that delay could prove costly amid strong American opinion for mercy.
The Jew ish New Year begins tomorrow evening and runs through Monday and Tuesday. Trade is halted on the Sabbath and Sunday by law and faith, creating a limited commercial lull. Commissioner Curtis suggests police overlook early Sunday provision sales to fellow Jews to ease household needs.
The Boston News Bureau finds that New Bedford’s idle workers are 3 000 to 5 000 of 20 000, most are partially employed, and Detroit’s idle count is about 25 000 of 75 000. A readjustment follows earlier price-driven production surges, with mills reopening and overtime easing. Immigrant immigration has been curtailed for six years, keeping labor relatively tight and preventing protracted unemployment.
The Boston Work-Horse Relief Association seeks continued support for two to three weeks to sustain watering stations it has run all summer. The notice asserts the association’s clear beneficence for street horses and urges timely contributions.
Intense heat in September leaves relief funds exhausted while a benefaction seeks new aid. Grateful use of six public watering stations and a free hospital for horses demonstrates the association’s work. Appeal issued to meet gratuitous care for neglected sufferers and poor men’s horses.
Former Senator John W. Weeks told a Newark luncheon that spending up to 15 million dollars to defeat the Democratic administration could be worth it for the country. He noted past candidate expenditures by the friends of Wood and Lowdon were rejected by voters, implying a warning for Weeks.
Economist Roger W. Babson argues that human souls are America's greatest undeveloped resource and calls for more religion over legislation. He credits family prayers with prosperity and urges revival of home prayer traditions. Captain Thomas S. Klinger departs to command the Androscoggin off Newfoundland. A Depew Roseberry, 80, in New Jersey, proves old dogs can learn new tricks by pruning and spraying an 1867 orchard to yield 6000 bushels.
O Henry born Sept 11 1862 in Greensboro North Carolina grew up with his aunt Miss Lina. He later lived in Texas worked on a ranch ran away to South America with Al Jennings and served three years in jail before dying in New York in 1910.
The fragment mentions Miss C Garbox and a playful farewell verse about coffee and a bust crock. It references Hickory, Wollaston, and Newton Newkirk with a light humorous tone.
A cheeky letter to Newkirk pitches a grand scheme to graft handles onto watermelons for easy transport. The implausible plan details costs, expected profits, and a casual request for a $1.25 money order as a token of good faith, ending with a rebuttal about seedless varieties.
Reprinted guidance from Etiquette for All Ages by Mies Alice Stuart advises women to end a dance with a man who grips too closely. She recommends dropping the hand to create distance and, if needed, stopping the dance with a clear pretext to signal displeasure.
The schooner Ethel Marion tied up at Boston fish pier after loading 89 bag swordfish. A crew member earned 60 cents for two weeks while the season is brief and not exceptionally successful. Also noted: Pullman car surprise on a Quincy line train, Spanish cruiser Alphonso XIII visits, Newfoundland dries fish well, and local voters and notable elderly residents in nearby towns.
A Paris visit to Pere Lachaise Cemetery highlights the famed couple Heloise and Abelard. The article defends Heloise against myths of romance, noting her youth, learning, and tragic fidelity, and argues for a fuller understanding of their story beyond sensational tales.
No. 27-Heloise and Abelard sided. It had all come from books. Of life itself she was ignorant. She lived with her uncle, who could not guide her as a mother would. Abelard, famed scholar of Paris, won her heart and guided her fate. A secret marriage, a brutal attack, and a nun’s vow followed as their ardent love endured in letters and legend. Tomorrow's Picture-The Fair Rosamond.
A registrar recalls a humorous scene during women’s registration at the City Hall Annex. An elderly registrant brought her husband to read the card due to missing glasses, then returned an hour later with them. The anecdote highlights light moments amid formal proceedings.
A nostalgic tale recounts Leonardo da Vinci s Mona Lisa passing from France to the Vernon family of Newport and Montclair. William Vernon, educated in Paris with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin connections, supposedly acquired the painting from Marie Antoinette and kept it in the Vernon lineage after the Revolution, with critics noting no clear difference from the Louvre version.
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