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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1899
Page
6
An old Boston Post notice lists subscription prices for different regions and durations. It shows rates for daily and Sunday editions with yearly, half year, and quarter year options and instructions for changing delivery addresses.
The notice directs payment to the Post Publishing Company for all checks drafts and money orders shows the sender bears risk and warns not to case. It states the item is entered as second class matter and to make payments payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial notice from The Boston Post advising readers that AST subscriptions must be prepaid and will be discontinued at expiration without notice. It notes availability at leading New York hotels and urges readers to notify postal service if not received by newsdealer or newsboy.
The Raleighs Manila Bay voyage is celebrated as a historic milestone for the United States Navy and its sailors. The article lauds Deweys May Day victory as the first modern steel-ship clash between leading nations and credits American crews and gunners for proving naval prowess.
The Post urges immediate action by telephone reform supporters to press representatives at the State House ahead of the Tuesday vote on the Post bill for state supervision of telephone companies. A recent Boston canvass showed near unanimous public support and calls for constituents to communicate their wishes to legislators.
A call to action urges citizens to lobby their representatives directly for the post telephone bill. It condemns the telephone monopoly's paid agents and asserts the public can win with justice and state policy on their side. Citizens are asked to contact a representative before the vote a week hence.
The piece praises American volunteers in General Lawton’s Manila southeast campaign. It notes hardships and losses, mentions Lawton’s claim that 100 900 troops are needed to pacify the islands, and questions sources of reinforcements as Filipino resistance grows and refugees arrive in Manila.
The piece extols the horse as more than a machine praising its continued relevance in labor display and sport. It notes fashion and society surround horse shows yet honors the noble animal's role in civilization and human achievement amid modernization. It asserts horses retain their day despite wheels and motors' rise.
The Atbara bridge contract in the Soudan and locomotive orders for the Great Northern in England show the United States defeating Britain in iron and steel work. American workers are highly paid yet overall cheapest due to faster, higher quality performance, boosting U S contractors over English rivals.
At Zion Hall Sunday evening, Mr. Harry Linenthal of Harvard University lectured on The Popular Mind as part of B'nai Zion Educational Society events. President Henry Strause spoke. Miss Celia Cohen performed piano selections. The Hirsch Club plans its eighth annual ball tomorrow night at Berkeley Hall.
Observant Citizen notes on Charlestown Navy Yard coal bunkers for 15000 tons, upcoming docks, and a busy port. Mayor Newton bars bicycle races in streets. Attorney General Knowlton travels. Geese over Boston hint at warming trend while ice lingers. President Gaston proposes a new car line to ease congestion from Copley to Tremont.
Boston from Key West with M. F. Plant aboard docked at Charleston 8 C on Friday last. The Sunday snowstorm was storm number 26 for the season, the old law now upheld. The Institute of Technology builds fire escapes, workmen fitting the southerly building Saturday. Indoor spring odors include mothballs, Madame’s furs are readied. Mrs Arthur Williams and Miss Williams voyage in Europe and were registered in Paris. George B McLellan told of his daughter’s German speech when she wants privacy from her mother.
A war poem by F. T. Gordon contrasts the hero at the gun with the unseen toil of a coal fireman aboard the Raleigh. It depicts the grim, exhausting labor below decks feeding the furnace, keeping steam, and powering the ship while the gunner earns fame above.
Oak Hall Sporting Goods offers a wide sporting department with uniforms for bicycling golf polo yachting and baseball. They will mail a price list with material samples for uniforms to any address.
A reader and the man clash over love and cynicism in a Belmont College setting. While drifting on a river skiff, a near drowning sparks a moment of truth as she finally reveals her feelings. The scene blends dialogue on male deceit with an emotional turnabout.
A string of wry quips from various papers with schoolroom humor. A classroom master and pupils exchange light lines about creatures who crawl and about theater visits during Lent. The jokes touch on Dreyfus era remarks and financial asides.
Senator Morgan questions Jeffersonian dinner standards as Democracy evolves and criticizes aligning parties with Jefferson. The industrial commission to summon Ohio Attorney General Frank Monnett over trusts amid alleged Standard Oil bribe links. Samuel B. Capen resigns as president of the Congregational Society. Willard Scott to succeed. French ambassador Cambon reports Spain designates Duke d Arcos as minister and Bellamy Storer as U.S. minister to Madrid, praising growing U.S.-Spain ties.
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