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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1896
Page
4
The article argues Canadian bankers and merchants will not derail American coinage policy by boycotting silver certificates. Canadian threats are dismissed as surmountable, while the American public is portrayed as studying the issue carefully. It cautions against being swayed by external pressure and notes the potential for consequences if misjudged.
A Norway report says Professor S A Auden's plan to voyage across the North Pole in a balloon is defective and dangerous. It warns the Arctic transit scheme is foolhardy, risking human life, while recalling Nansen’s peril in the ice and urging Auden to abandon the expedition.
Boston endures record heat, bringing discomfort and several fatalities. The article warns officials and workers alike to limit exertion during the spell, noting the plight of laborers, factory workers, and tenement residents who have no escape from the heat or relief from toil.
A critical editorial argues Italy may seek indemnity for three Italian victims lynched in New Orleans. It condemns American lawlessness, notes limited scope for local punishment, and blames weak public sentiment for impeding justice. The piece laments national stigma and cites the Home Market Club hosting the lynching ringleader as troubling.
A fragment notes that among murderous mobs, restraint is advised with little said about the events. The line suggests caution in discussing mob violence and its consequences.
The article argues against 16 to 1 silver to gold ratio for free coinage, stressing government fiat alone cannot sustain credit. It asserts confidence comes from gold redemption, reserves, and congressional parity declarations. Losing control of silver minting would erode trust and trigger demand for gold in new dealings.
A compact meditation on seeking Fortune's favor through assiduity and independence. The verse urges patient effort and personal merit over reliance on others, praising the privilege of self reliance and self possession.
A well known local figure vows to become a public benefactor by tracking heat. He predicts a cold spell as east wind arrives. Tremont street hazards and a hole under the planks near King's Chapel raise concerns. London builds an electric subway center city. A playful sign at the Bryan Sewall Williams Club comments on Popo crat. Bishop Lawrence and President Eliot jokes are recalled. Artists prepare winter sketches along Gloucester Marblehead. An electric car ride shows a heat exhausted passenger resting on a seat.
A mother may secure remnants at low prices for child garments. Five cents a yard buys dimity or batiste for small gowns and 35 cent armoire silk for little dancing gowns. Dainty lawns and dimities with deep yokes, short sleeves, and flounces suit hot days, in lettuce green, white embroidery, and pink rosebud accents.
Rupert Guinness heir to Lord Iveagh and diamond sculls winner. General Craighill and Vincent are the lone 1853 class veterans in active service. Empresses and queens among eight German army colonels. Princess Diana style insurance for the Prince of Wales once floated. Duchess of Southerland aligns with Britain’s female writers. Rosa Bonheur praised for animal influence and famed lion encounter. A Honess of Bonheur died with her head in her lap.
A twelve year old newsboy named Jack, living in dire hardship, overhears a plot against Ralph Randal the Beacon Street magnate known as the Silver King. He robs a gang intent on breaking into Randal's safe, escapes through a window, and alerts Randal who calls police. Two masked burglars are captured at twelve o'clock, and Jack is taken in by Randal, who funds his education. Jack becomes a respected lawyer.
A collage of light quips and humorous exchanges from periodicals. Bits include a hotel band remark, a punctured tire caption, a headwear joke about a fly on a top, piano indorsements, a legal pun about a lawyer, watered cattle humor, a marriage quip, a silver sentiment jab, and a boastful father praising his precocious son orator as a potential Democratic nomination hawk.
A historical excerpt presents a breakfast and dinner menu listing items like Blackberries Pettyjohnn with Cream and Hindquarter of Lamb with brown gravy. It includes recipes for Puff Puddings, Creamed Fish, and Oatmeal Biscuit with step by step instructions, and ends with the author MRS. M. A. MAY of 277 Warren Street Roxbury.
A fragmentary note presents a sequence of affectionate verses sent to a young Cambridge drowning victim. The lines name a child as a playmate and toast each year with a rose, expressing love, heavenly ascent, and a prayer for peaceful rest.
Lawrence McCarty will manage the Park Theatre with Fregoli the monologist opening, followed by high grade comedies. Boston Theatre reopens Aug 24 with The Last Stroke, old renovations completed. Attendance at Keith's and other venues rises as heat drives crowds to outdoor attractions.
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