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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
4
The notice lists subscription pricing including one year for 1.50 and three months for 40 cents. It requests subscribers to provide current and new addresses to update delivery. The legibility is limited but indicates rate changes and address update instructions.
The document states money sent at sender risk and instructs not to end cash. It requires checks drafts and money orders payable to PUST PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Boston business office at 269 Washington Street lists offerings for Telephonics Baitorial Rooms. The notice references No. 1004 and two Boston addresses 428 Boston Office and 269 Washington Street.
The Boston Post can be secured at leading New York Hotels. Subscriptions must be paid in advance and will be discontinued on expiration. If you cannot obtain the Post regularly, notify us by postal at once. A. Grozier, Editor and Publisher.
The piece critiques the Declaration of Paris barring privateering and notes that US warships seized Spanish property in a first foreign war. It argues public opinion would oppose dum-dum bullets and urges Hague delegates to accept the ban to avoid suspicion, calling current policy incomplete.
A campaign opinion asserts the Republican party must end the Philippine war soon to avoid voter backlash. It argues McKinley faces a difficult re election with war taxes and ongoing hostilities and blames the administration for prolonging the conflict.
The accident to the Columbia yesterday postpones testing the new yacht under race conditions. Destruction of the mast, delays in spar work, and the two months until the races all affect tuning. Still, early defects may appear and Shamrock’s sailing across the ocean heightens interest in the forthcoming match.
The Hague conference saw U S delegates oppose the dum-dum ban claiming it does not go far enough. They favored a broader convention to prohibit every cruel missile. The explanation leaves readers uneasy about sincerity amid shifting wartime norms and historical memory.
The article praises the swift shift to arbitration in a messenger boys strike, noting both sides acted reasonably. It argues strikes are unnecessary and should begin with amicable settlement to avoid hostility and public disruption.
The July trust crop shows 160 new trusts formed in New Jersey and $60,000 in state fees, with nominal capital around $300 million. The piece criticizes lax corporation laws drawing trusts nationwide and warns other states may adopt protective measures in self defense.
The piece observes a large share of new U S volunteers are Irish in birth or blood and notes Irish names among officers. It mentions Captain John H Ryan once with the Clan-na-Gael Guards and hints at broader Irish representation in military ranks.
The bath commissioners adopt a plan to place a telephone in the L street bath office, allowing doctors lawyers and business men to swim and be reached instantly if needed. Reports from Boston mention other local notes including theater treasurer Al Sheehan at Saratoga, and a missing $200 seen by customs inspector Thomas A. Maloney at East Boston.
A lover recalls Irene’s haughty charm while imagining bright youthful days. He sees her eighteen and fair, with life fresh and sweet, yet recalls a farewell sigh as the joyous heights recede closer in memory. The poem reflects longing and preserved affection in a Chicago Times Herald lyric.
John E Gardner longtime Phillips Exeter Academy treasurer is critically ill at his Exeter New Hampshire home. Rev Stephen Wise of New York has been named rabbi of Beth Israel Portland for five years starting August 1 1900 with an annual salary. Resignation of Major George Hopkins US Volunteers secretary to Secretary Alger accepted effective August 31. Hon David Henderson Iowa likely next Speaker of Congress stayed at the Touraine en route to New York. Lt Col Oswald Ernst IV is sailing to join a Panama Canal study committee in Paris with Admiral Walker G Morrison and W H Burr. three others to sail next week for a three month stay.
An urgent public notice directs readers injured to contact Dr. Francis W. Reid at 105 Vernon Street Roxbury. The ad promises quick consultations and opinions for accident cases with testimonials implied though unclear.
Lilith, the artist wife, confronts Cyril, her husband who returns from wealth and a loveless marriage to plead for a renewed bond. She challenges his abandonment of love for money and convention, offering mercy only if he proves himself worthy of her enduring devotion.
Lilith confronts Cyril about granting his wife a chance at happiness. He yields and returns a year later to find his wife now married to Cyril, the mother of his child. Lilith contemplates the cost of salvation, and the couple finds happiness at last, while Lily fears the price paid for another’s soul.
Post announces weekly prizes for original short stories and lists entry rules. Women readers only may enter. prizes include 10 for first, 5 for second, 2 for others. Manuscripts must be 700 to 1000 words, single side, folded, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and secrecy about entry. Entries go to Short Story Editor by mail. personal applications discouraged.
Menu notes meals including breakfast items Watermelon Wheatlet with Sugar and Cream and a range of dishes. Dinner features Vermicelli Soup Roast Stuffed Veal New Potatoes String Beans Cucumbers White Bread and Pudding with Raspberry Pie. Supper offers Cold Sliced Veal Potato Salad Baking Powder Biscuit Bread Blueberries and White Cake. 27 percent cookies appear in list.
Boston Post invites readers to submit a three meal bill of fare with preparation directions. Each weekly winner receives five dollars. winning menus printed Sundays. Submissions should be brief, resemble a menu, and cover breakfast lunch or dinner designed for four or more persons. Send to Cooking Editor, Boston Post.
The defense argues General Toral followed orders from the chief and seeks full acquittal. It notes Linares’s courage and cites war minister liberty to capitulate while acknowledging American superiority in numbers and artillery at Santiago. The case references wounded officers and limited reinforcements and mentions August 2 proceedings.
A reader argues against Richard Park’s Aug 2 claim that Queen Victoria is the Stuart heir. He notes James I’s male line is extinct and that succession follows female lines, citing Charles II to Victoria and Parliament’s eligibility rulings, concluding Victoria is not a Stuart and Mary of Bavaria could head the family.
A letter from St Dudley Hall in Boston discusses a meeting of Economic Socialists on the silver question. It recounts a Boston traveler’s purchase in Japan with an American silver dollar and explains why Japanese and American dollars have different backing. The writer notes Japan adopted gold standard in 1897 and cites a Treasury valuation of the yen at 49.8 cents.
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