Boston Post 1921 Subscription Rates and Notices
The Boston Post announces subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions and lists mailing options for U S Canada and foreign readers. It includes office address at Boston and advertisements policy, plus credits from Associated Press and international bureau locations in London and Paris.
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News From Washington on Early Postwar Recovery Signs
Despatches from Washington report Postmaster General Hays told the Cabinet that August postal receipts and business rose for the first time since his tenure began. Cabinet notes from Hoover and others show improvements in cotton and grain, plus gradual gains in manufacturing and trade, with officials hopeful the upswing will spread nationwide.
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The Delegation in Full at the Armament Conference
President Harding names Elihu Root and Oscar Underwood to the United States delegation to the Washington conference. The group, formed with labor advisory committees, is described as strong and aligned with the conference’s aims despite potential diplomatic finesse concerns.
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Sousa Threatens Suit Over Deafness Rumor
Mr John Philip Sousa the renowned bandmaster denounces as libel the claim he is going deaf from a cold. He plans to sue the osteopathic doctor who publicized the report arguing it harms his reputation though he contends a composer can still create music with impaired hearing.
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Deaf to others yet claims he hears dinner bell
He clinches his denial with a vehement assertion that he can hear the faintest tinkle of the dinner bell. So can most people even when they are deaf to other sounds.
Partisan Debate Over Postwar Budget Savings
The article argues a large saving in current costs is possible despite partisan blame. Democrats cite prewar plus wartime debt interest to justify a $2 billion cap, while Republicans outline a $3 billion need after veterans, Shipping Board and other postwar costs. It urges drastic cuts within two years.
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One Way to Do It The Rent Tax Reform in Chicago
Chicago city officials shocked rent boosters by summoning 100 property owners before the Board of Review. Owners testified on rent increases under oath as taxes were raised 50 to 75 percent for most, a method the paper endorses as equitable and urges replication in other cities.
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Wilson as Sphinx in Retirement Prompts Political Echoes
A Washington gossip column notes Woodrow Wilson, now retired, remains an enigmatic sphinx while public debates swirl over Yap mandates the German treaty tariffs and taxes. It asserts history will judge his stance as events unfold, with no current personal critique, only future vindication or condemnation.
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Believes Speed Must Be Automatically Controlled
Letter to the editor arguing for automatic speed control on cars and denouncing speed maniacs. Claims 12,000 deaths in 1920 and cites insurance data blaming speed for most fatal accidents. An attack on slow drivers and a call for speed regulation with references to John Barleycorn and dangerous driving.
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Does a cow sit or lie according to Kitty and Newton
In a playful letter from Boston, a reader debates whether a cow can be said to sit. The correspondent argues a cow never sits, only stands or lies, citing anatomy and a comparison to horses, while another voice insists a cow may appear to sit when posed with four legs beneath.
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Moonlight Harvest and Taxed Lands in Massachusetts
The Observant Citizen notes longer evening light during harvest moon and suggests farmers harvest potatoes pumpkins and apples. It cites a Massachusetts land tax list, revealing drug stores own 13 entries and many sell tobacco while only one location is a tobacco shop.
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Ministers Sons Trust Funds Spark City Letter Debate
Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Company president challenges old views on ministers families noting a history of trust funds for ministers' children. He praises self restraint and steady standards among these youths, contrasting with the stereotype of poverty and ambition.
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Household hints for baking and cleaning from 1900s letters
Sift 1 2 teaspoon cornstarch with dry ingredients to keep cake from falling. Let cake stand 20 to 30 minutes after mixing to lighten it. Melting fat and creaming with sugar speeds operations for a lighter cake. Freshen black taffeta with strong tea and ammonia, press from the wrong side.
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European Powers and Early North American Colonization
The piece traces European rivals in the North American race for territory from Jamestown through New England, noting Dutch, Swedish, French, and Spanish roles. It highlights Champlain and Hudson, early settlements, and how new goods like coffee, tea, chocolate, and potatoes reshaped European life between the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Morning on Treadwell Beach A Chance Meeting Between Strangers
Two youths walk along the Treadwell Beach in early light. A young woman searches for a boy named Billy, while a man she meets questions time and age as they share casual, probing conversation. The scene hints at a forbidden, unfolding intimacy on a lonely shore.
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Rippling Rhyme and Beachfront Goodbye
Walt Mason narrates a quiet coastal memory where a girl recalls a missing Billy who promised they would marry when they were older. On her birthday she revisits Treadwell Beach and reflects on their small lives there while a man comforts her as she finally accepts Billy’s fate.
Night on the Sound A Woman Seeks Billy at the Claytons
A young woman and a man converse on a sunlit coast as she explains she is staying with relatives near the creek and searches for Billy. She recalls their beach days, notes the incoming tide, and recalls Billy as a beloved boy who moved in with his grandmother after his mother's death.
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Fads and fashions in lace and velvet attire
Black lace dresses show silk floss embroidery in loops and shaded colorings. Half length circular fur capes shape the shoulders and fasten diagonally at the side. White soutache on black velvet pairs with white chiffon lining the tunic and a pearl ending on the girdle.
Oldest Inhabitant Recalls Boston Weather Milestones
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather records for September 30s, noting official highs of 8 dollars in 1900 and 4 dollars in 1904, and a coldest reading of 43 in 1875. He mentions no rain on this date in the past decade except in 1911, 1919, and 1920.
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