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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1921
Page
5
Public notice from The Boston Post dated September 90 1081 outlines subscription rates for U S and Canada and foreign editions. It lists daily and Sunday pricing, plus regional mailing details and circulation information for the Boston Post publishing office at 250 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
A damaged, OCR like fragment presents masthead style legal and copyright text from the Boston Post. It references Edwin A Editor and TID $1388 Mat GROZIER Publisher, Associated Press explainer and address notes, with mentions of London and Paris offices and a claim of the largest daily morning circulation in the United States.
Postmaster General Hays orders that all class asters work eight hours daily. Many postmasters ignore such decrees. enforcement would require time-clocks or spies. Worthy incumbents may exceed eight hours, while shirkers resist reform from a single ukase.
Internal Revenue Officials permit heads of families to produce 200 gallons of wine annually, boosting grape growers nationwide. The ruling undermines fears of Prohibition ruin, signaling a strong harvest for vineyards as prices rise from 20 to 75 dollars per ton. Italian Americans welcome the change as wine making resumes within legal bounds.
The State Registrar of Motor Vehicles suspends a driver for hitting another car while cutting in. Officials say this marks a campaign to curb the dangerous speed driven habit. Inspectors will report any observed cutting-in cases to the registrar.
A historical note on Chauncey Depew’s $100 deposit growing to $800 and the editorial query about how far large sums can grow under 7 percent interest. It argues small investments compound richly over time, while vast sums would outgrow investable fields, referencing a British financier’s idea of perpetual government revenue.
The writer argues against funding government with perpetual or excessive debt, noting that history shows such schemes fail. They cite a thought experiment where a penny invested from the start of the Christian era at compound interest would surpass world wealth, yet acknowledge practical limits due to age-long changes and uncertainties.
A year into practical operation the League of Nations appears strong and confident at Geneva. It meets again with 48 sovereign states, tackling world peace issues without the United States, which remains absent but suspected to return. The league gains prestige as a stable tribunal for global problems. The only lingering question is when America will rejoin the meeting.
The article notes prohibition officers seek help from the Navy to curb rum runners. The Navy resists becoming an enforcement arm, and Director Dawes rejects transfer requests. A private fleet of dry enforcers would be costly and unlikely to succeed.
The governor calls on state county city and town authorities to start public works at once to employ unemployed men before winter. He argues taxation is justified when it yields visible improvements and urges the able-bodied to earn their relief rather than rely on charity. He adds the advice is timely and prudent for the community.
President Harding argues hardships from new immigration restrictions stem mainly from unscrupulous steamship agents who bring innocent newcomers to the United States. He urges counting admitted aliens by consular enumeration and defends leniency while urging stricter enforcement against agents.
The column reports Governor Cox naming next week as No-Accident Week and urges widespread cooperation to save lives. It also notes mild winter predictions, shorter days, odd local anecdotes about a milk plant cat, a barber shop ladies room, bobbed hair trends among men, large families in Maine, toy offerings, and vivid community vignettes from New England towns.
A terse maxim urging decisive reversal after error. It prompts testing beliefs by proving the opposite to uncover hidden flaws and improve judgment. The idea emphasizes bold, corrective action rather than clinging to a mistaken stance.
John Isaac Burnham, who served for two years as a personal bodyguard to President Lincoln, died in San Jos, California on September 1, per brief notice. Burnham’s service with Lincoln places him among Civil War era protection details.
Mrs Addie Graves of Plymouth NH recalls Old Jim a thrifty patriarch who married four women all cross eyed the tale centers on his desire to save money even on casket handles and the misfortune that follows his stinginess ending with his own burial without handles and his wives moving on in time
A historical fashion note describes white crepe bodices stamped with black dragons, silver buckle slippers, overhanging tulle lengths, satin skirts, and velvet suits with peplum hips and bishop sleeves. Black capes with fur, ermine collars, and red trimmings dominate the season.
A sweeping chronicle from 1775 to the Yorktown victory. It covers flag symbolism at Boston and Charleston, the adoption of the Stars and Stripes in 1777, key battles from Brandywine to Monmouth, Benedict Arnold’s treason, and the decisive Yorktown surrender. It notes allied help from France and Poland, and Washington’s leadership amid financial distress and debates over a new government.
A reflective line notes the generous donor and urges prudent remembrance of good deeds. The excerpt hints at public or civic benevolence and reminds readers to value charitable acts.
The excerpt argues that true courtesy requires giving without expectation of reward and that gratitude is not a duty. It laments those who withhold thanks and notes that generous people should sympathize with ungracious individuals who fail to acknowledge courtesy.
The oldest resident recalls Boston weather on September 2 with official figures showing 87 in 1882 and 86 in 1878 as the warmest. He notes the coldest on this date at 42 in 1881 and mentions no rain in the past decade except 1913 1917 and 1918.
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