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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for PAM and the Post Publishing Company. Rates include One year three dollars, six months one fifty, three months seventy five cents, monthly twenty five cents. Readers may request address changes and payments should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Editorial note from Boston Post announces subscription details and disruption policy. It lists offices in Boston and New York, states payment in advance, and warns of discontinuation without notice on expiration. Readers are urged to notify if unable to obtain the Post.
The funeral of Colonel Bogan drew a large Boston crowd and featured the Fifth Regiment in a war footing escort. The ceremony was noted as one of the most impressive in the city, recalling Civil War era tributes and highlighting Patriotism and community esteem.
Lord Dunraven's sour mood aside, a competitive America s cup season in American waters appears likely. The NYYC acted quickly on Lipton s challenge, signaling possible faster action and a race next fall if regulations allow.
The nation enjoys strong demand for crops with high prices. Analysts forecast a billion dollars in farm income from wheat and corn, spurring profitable transport, employment, and revived trade across regions including the East.
The report notes a bright outlook for the upcoming fall season with widespread prosperity as peace advances. Inflation remains stable and consumer confidence rises as industries recover. Public mood grows positive about employment and local markets recovery.
The end of hostilities is declared with a U S proclamation suspending fighting worldwide. The war yielded vast political changes in the Caribbean and Pacific regions, with Cuba freed from Spanish rule and Puerto Rico ceded to the United States. The piece notes no conquest or indemnity, just justice and humanitarian gains.
The Argonaut submarine completed a thousand mile experimental voyage beneath Chesapeake waters. It navigated submerged with ease explored the river and bay bottom picked up cables inspected sunken wrecks and proved essential undersea capabilities. The piece notes future naval importance and hopes for broader tests in upcoming conflicts.
Carl Lothrop arrived home in high spirits after yachting along the Maine coast and a country sojourn, completing a wedding tour with his wife Mrs. Lothrop. A new monument before the State House extension draws praise though its bronze plates bear unremoved plaster streaks. An envelope with money arrived at the office without disclosure of donor or purpose. contact the sender for return or disposal. Prolonged humid weather spurs complaints, yet foliage thrives. the State House archway offers shelter year round and remains a favored spot for local residents.
A collage of light jokes and remarks from early 20th century papers. Witty exchanges cover soldiers and sailors, fiancé letters, household prices, and a lunatic asylum visit, reflecting social mores and humor of the era.
Not thine to perish on the field yet thy patriot's blood and sacrifice are praised. Soldiers guard the dead as sorrow fills the silent street. The article recalls a brave soldier's passing and calls him deservedly rewarded in eternal peace. AMERICUS.
Booth Tucker buys a $30,000 house in New York City as a personal treasure. John James Ingalls signals Kansas Republican campaign interest but is not on speakers list due to fears of harm. Dr. David Gill is elected foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, joining Struve and Auwers. Corporal Middleton is berated by General Wilson after careful grooming. King Otto of Bavaria nears end after decades of insanity. Munyon’s Dyspepsia Pellets advertised for digestion and stomach ailments.
A partial wartime marching song of the Rough Riders reflects the West’s volunteers under Roosevelt. It recalls charges at Siboney and Cuban fighting, touting courage amid yellow fever, with Private Edwin Emerson Jr. credited as author.
A neighborhood of women forms a mutual help group for protection after male guardians depart. They rush to Jennie’s house at a night scream armed with improvised weapons, only to discover a frightened Mary Ellen in her room claiming a nightmare.
Daily table hints list breakfast items like cracked wheat and broiled beef steak with coffee. Lunch features bouillon, cheese straws, stuffed beef, and blueberry cake, followed by dinner soups, fried fish, macaroni and cheese, and various side dishes. A fashion sewing note details a corset cover pattern from Mrs James Carleton of Rosbury, Massachusetts.
A fine corset cover is shown beside French novelties at a stylish show. It features a wide embroidery panel typical of skirt finialcing and uses little material, possibly made from a remnant bought at a bargain counter. The design places the embroidered edge at the top.
Munyon's Headache Tablets claim to cure headaches in three to ten minutes and serve as a stomach and nerve tonic. Munyon's Doctors offer free consultations.
Cablegram details Fitzgerald and Senator Corbett arranging disinterment and transport of Major Grady Major OConnor and Privates Carey Lane from Santiago. President McKinley signals support while Shafter weighs timing, aiming to bring the Ninth back with the remains within one to two weeks.
William Dean Howells, passing through Boston on his way to a Portsmouth seashore home, compares Boston and New York, praising Boston faces and noting the city’s orderly struggle against dirt while contrasting it with New York’s European cast. He admits lingering unease about the capital’s cleanliness and the impact of travel on perception.
Colonel Pope announces George H Day, vice president, will serve as general manager of the Pope Manufacturing Company. Pope says he remains president and trusts Day to oversee the growing business, noting Day's twenty years of service and wide recognition in the bicycle trade.
Yesterday's weather eased from the day before but remained cool enough to deter beachgoers at Winthrop. At Leighton House a large whist party drew eighty people across twenty tables. Tonight at 6:30 at Winthrop Yacht Club a water sports program is planned.
An archaic ad style notes sunburn bites stings inflammations and irritations eased by netting and a bath with soothing purifying and refreshing properties. The passage highlights sanative uses and cooling effects as a remedy.
Warm shampoos Save Your Hair promote Cuticura Soap as the purest emollient cure. Light dressings soothe irritated scalps, clear crusts and dandruff, stimulate hair follicles, nourish roots, and produce luxuriant hair with a clean scalp.
An advertisement states CUTICURA SOAP and CUTICURA Ointment sold worldwide at 50c. Potter Drug and Chemical Corp Boston sole proprietors with a British depot in London. Free booklet titled How to Cure Every Kind of Rash offered.
In Lexington ne, an estate near the centre offers a grand mansion with 20 large rooms. Refitted amenities include new Picene and on road electric Ayida, satiny views, acres of sand and fine trees. Contact A B Scott, building Loxton or Waltham Street.
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