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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1898
Page
4
The notice lists subscription rates: annual and partial periods with prices in dollars and cents. It notes second class matter status, address changes must be reported, and that money should be sent at the sender's risk with checks payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post announces subscription details for Boston readers with office addresses at 259 Washington Street and Boston newsrooms. It notes payment in Swamnee and possible discontinuation after expiration and requests readers to notify if delivery via their dealer or newsboy is unavailable.
Native Hawaiians face barriers to suffrage amid accusations of property and literacy requirements. The piece discusses Governor Sewall selection, the Annexion era, and fears of disenfranchisement while noting English language education rising and citizenship tests shaping the franchise.
The article praises front line reporters in the army for vivid accurate dispatches. It highlights the Post’s special correspondents with Massachusetts regiments and notes their timely, vital coverage from the front. It calls the thinking bayonet a development marking differences between American troops and others.
The speaker argues that American civilization strengthens armies as privates who can write military history combine courage with intelligent purpose. They emphasize that those who can narrate a march or battle are the same who can fight best.
The piece condemns General Shafter's Sanitary Report and Washington for mismanagement in sickness and transport care. It cites 4239 sick and 15 dead in Santiago, 689 new fever cases, and calls for accountability over Camp Alger evacuation and typhoid fears. It blames political favoritism for military breakdown and pledges an investigation.
The piece urges President McKinley to form a peace commission free from Hanna’s control and to appoint capable Republicans like Richard Olney to lead a team negotiating with Spain over deferred peace terms. It criticizes General Woodford’s Madrid posting as partisan and calls for a cadre of men with real qualifications to ensure a strong American voice.
The article argues against a moral obligation to keep the Philippines. It questions Senator Chandler's view that humanity and liberty require U.S. control. It asserts the U.S. cannot possess or civilize all of the Philippines and would face endless conquest and domestic burden. It warns against overreach and questions defending a fragmented colony.
The Observant Citizen notes residents of the South Shore rely on steamer routes to the city and miss familiar harbor landmarks after mines were removed. The piece questions if paternal government motives went beyond passenger delight and cautions familiarity breeds contempt near dangerous sites.
Munyon's skilled doctors are at Tremont Temple to provide free medical service with remedies available at all druggists. The notice emphasizes physician expertise and accessible treatment through the advertised products.
A collage of local observations features sunken obstructions with dynamite, visits by Eugene Tompkins and F. O. Prince at Sans Souci, subway station style shifts, and two full moons in a warm month. The Ten of Us Club sails to Providence for Pomham Club events, A Q. Millar leaves Brockton for Hausenbeck, and Nantucket founta ins inspire quips. Samuel C. Bennett is named dean of Boston University Law School amid civic chatter. A stamp booth backup, subway noise solutions, and anecdotes about ex-Aldermen Hornace G. Allen and William G. Reed frame a day of city life and reflections on risk and investment.
A young man named Jack leaves his Vermont sweetheart Nellie for Boston and city temptations. He drifts into drinking and gambling, neglecting Nellie as Christmas approaches. After a grim Christmas morning wakeup and a moment of remorse, he resolves to reform. He writes two letters that night, one to end his poker habit and the other to rekindle Nellie’s hope.
The illustration shows a white serge bathing suit trimmed with navy blue braid. The skirt uses the circle fashion with small puff sleeves. A white sailor collar trimmed in blue and a blue silk scarf define the waist, paired with dark blue tights and white canvas shoes.
The Post invites original short stories with weekly prizes of 10 dollars for first, 5 dollars for second, and 2 dollars for each of four others. Manuscripts must be 700 to 1000 words, single sided, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, folded, and addressed to Short Story Editor. Winners named in Sunday issue. Only women readers may enter.
A dialectal verse piece describes Andalusia Angeline Munroe as a charm of grace and supple beauty. The narrator praises her courtship performance and claims she outshines rivals at a social dance judged by onlookers led by ARTHUR E. LOCKD.
The excerpt lists breakfast and dinner items including fishballs pears roast lamb rye muffins new potatoes green peas bread and butter rice meringue pudding and iced coffee with supper options of cold roast lamb sweet pickles hot powder biscuits apple pie and a lemon flavored custard and meringue for the pudding. The recipe details rice pudding with boiled rice eggs milk lemon rind and a lemon meringue topping attributed to Mrs Annie E Buckley Longwood.
A collage of quips from newspapers shows quick witted lines about reading speed meals love and luck. Quotations reference Mrs Willis Ware dormitory life a hotel clerk a clock barometer rheumatism and local color. The tone mirrors early 20th century humor pages.
The Boston Post offers a weekly prize of five dollars for the best three meal bill of fare sent in by women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief preparation directions, cover three meals for four to five people, and stay under ten dollars a week. Submissions by mail to Cookingitor, the Post, Boston.
Richard Croker stays at the Savoy hotel and plans to Saratoga to meet Tammany leaders. He doubts Senator Hill’s clout while Hill supporters say Hill will bury Croker at the State convention. Hugh McLaughlin with sixty three Kings county men holds leverage. Gill may visit soon.
The Internal Revenue Service rules that the war revenue act tax for charter parties applies only to vessels used in foreign trade. Domestic trade and Great Lakes vessels with Canada are exempt. Registered tonnage refers to registered ships, not enrolled or licensed vessels.
At Portsmouth New Hampshire on August 3 the absence of deaths among sick Spanish prisoners continued with only two dangerous cases reported. The improved health is attributed to bracing air. Officers and English speaking men discuss peace prospects with optimism and expect imminent release. Admiral Cervera’s telegrams imply war ending and a grand jubilation may follow. Colonel Forney works to restore the flagship band with 30 pieces, a Washington shipment awaited, and flowers from Portsmouth ladies were given to prisoners.
In Holy Redeemer Church East Boston Miss Helen Bussey wed Daniel Gallagher Post staff member in a high mass ceremony guided by Rev L P McCarthy. The bridal party included sister Marion Bussey and best man Daniel T. OConnell. The couple left for a Middle Atlantic states wedding tour.
An ad-like snippet touts Cuticura Soap as a preventive for pimples blackheads and various skin flaws. It claims to prevent inflammation clogging of pores and suggests use for red rough skin and hair issues.
Cuticura Soap is praised for its emollient properties and soothing effect on summer rashes tan sunburn bites inflammations and perspiration. It is recommended for chafings irritations and other sanative uses in this period reference.
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