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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1898

Page

6

Confidence Grows as Bradstreet Foresees Fall Trade Rise

Bradstreet’s reports growing mercantile confidence ahead of the fall trade period. It cites rising bank clearings, stronger iron and steel demand, and active distributive trade in the West and South. Wheat and corn exports, bank clearings, and business failures are detailed, with regional variations and signs of price steadiness amid a large agricultural outlook.

New York Bradstreet’s Chicago St. Louis Mississippi Ohio River New Orleans Memphis Texas Galveston United States Canada

War end spurs remarkable business expansion in Dun report

New York Aug 19 R G Dun Co weekly review notes that a war which did not shrink business during its course has ended with a notable expansion. Orders and purchases have risen across most sectors, though few can yet be tied to the broadening of trade with the region.

New York R. G. Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade

Trained Nurses Demonstrate Value on Ocean Steamships

Miss Davies highlights the importance of trained nurses aboard ocean steamships, underscoring their role in passenger care and emergency response recognition by ship operators and crew.

Miss Davies

Algonquin Club Affairs Stir Speculation Over Ownership

Rumor swirls that the Elysium Club may buy the Algonquin Club property on Commonwealth Avenue at auction on Sept 15 to satisfy mortgage debt totaling 311000. Trustees and club leaders deny plans, as the 6 percent first mortgage bonds face default and potential reorganization.

Algonquin Club Commonwealth Avenue Elysium Club Huntington Avenue Algonquin Daniel Frank Europe Francis Peabody, Jr Co. A. Cotting C. H. Cole Peabody Club Cc. H. Cole

Canadian Trade Brightens for Fall Prospects

Dun's review notes fair Canadian trade for the season with bright fall prospects. Montreal inquiries revive. St John slow renewals. Halifax fair. Quebec good. Victoria satisfactory. Crop prospects excellent in St John Quebec Toronto Montreal. Wholesale brisk at Toronto and Hamilton. improving at Montreal with more cheese and butter shipments. Victoria volume exceeds last year. Halifax unchanged. St John quiet in wholesale and retail.

New York Dun Montreal St. John Halifax Quebec Victoria Toronto Hamilton

Entomology Association Opens Annual Meeting at Ames

The Associtation of Economic Entomologists began its annual session at the Natural History Society hall in Ames Iowa Herbert Osborn presiding Secretary E P Felt of Albany N Y reported on New York insect activity and new members were admitted including EB Ehchorn California state commissioner V Vermorel France Charles Musson New South Wales and A M Scott state entomologist with W F Fisk J A Fisk H T Fernald and assistants. Dr H Fernald of Amherst presented a paper on The Brown Tail Moth in America.

Natural History Society Herbert Osborn Ames C. L. Martall Washington D. C E. P. Felt Albany N. Y New York EB. M. Ehchorn California Santa Clara V. Vermorel France Charles T. Musson New South Wales A. M. Scott W. F. Fisk J. A. Fisk H. T. Fernald E. Dwight Franklin Sherman, Jr H. Fernald Amherst America

Corbett's Column Ponders Language and Local Notices

In this column Corbett muses on the paradox of phrases like awfully nice and notes a string of local items. He reports on A B Roberts & Co moving to Devonshire Street, mentions S A Blot preaching at Nahant, and cites various business, hotel, and hospital notices alongside light personal anecdotes and ads.

A. B. Roberts & Co Carters Devonshire Street

Stage Topics and Next Week’s Theatrical Happenings

A roundup of theater news detailing Canby’s role with Julia Arthur, Lewis’s rumored fallout, Annie Blanche’s marriage to Robert E. Evans, and various cast shifts. It lists upcoming openings at the Columbia Bowdoin Square Castle Square Howard Tremont Museum and Sans Souci, plus railings about balloon ascensions, fireworks, and the last day of trained geese. It notes acts at the Grand Opera House Keith's and the Parisian Gaiety girls with dates August 27 to the week ahead.

A. H. Canby Francis Wilson Julia Arthur Arthur Lewis Lewis Annie Blanche James J. Corbett New York Robert E. Evans Valentine Stock Company Toledo Miss Blanche Minnie Dupree Maryland Paris Grace Henderson Imperial Theatre St. Louis K. B. Jack Roland Reed William Seymour Mr. Reed Isadore Rush Belle Archer Hoyt Cententer Fred Wright Flora Fairchild Thomas Shea Columbia Atlantic City Castle Square Robertson E. H. Clement Princess Matilda West Conway Leland Ida Russell Weston Beaseley Pauline Mayhew Tremont Phebe Davies Odell Williams Louise Galloway Jones Maggie Cline Sans Souci Boston Arthur Dunn Mamie Gilroy Kittie Mitchell Hattie Belie Ladd Grand Opera House Mildred Holland McIntyre and Heath Charles T. Aldrich Keith’s Milton Nobles Belinda Bailey Frank M. Buckley Austin & Stone’s Hugh Murphy Point of Pines Admiral Dewey the Pines Norumbega Park Boston Comedy Company Mlle. Ordlar the Palace

Promotion of Engineering EducationCouncil Elected at Convention

The Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education opened its second day in the Walker Building Institute of Technology with council elections naming T. M. Crown M. A. Howe I. N. Hollis G. Lanza P. C. Rick etts R. G. Thomas and C. M. Woodward. Papers included Electricity in Engineering Courses Other Than Electrical by J. P. Jackson and Laboratory Apparatus for Impact Experiments by W. K. Hatt.

Society For the Promotion of Engineering Education Walker Building Institute of Technology T. M. Crown M. A. Howe I. N. Hollis P. C. Ricketts R. G. Thomas C. M. Woodward J. P. Jackson Pennsylvania State College W. K. Hatt Purdure’ University F. L. Dunlap Worcester Polytechnic Institute R. B. Owens W. R. Hoag F. C. Caldwell

Salem Willows Excursion on O K Lewis to Garden of the Ocean

The Winthrop Steamboat Company offers a daily 9 45 a m departure from 478 Atlantic avenue to Salem Willows, with return times 1 20 p m on weekdays and 4 39 p m Sundays. The Salem Cadet Band concert and a fish dinner enhance the trip with a round trip of 60 cents and 35 cents for a single fare.

Winthrop Steamboat Company Salem Willows O. KF. Lewis Atlantic “ Avenue the Willows Salem Cadet Band The Willows O. FE LEWIS Winthrop Line Keston Winthrop Steamboat CO J. &, Lacon Gen Mer

Skilled doctors at deen service tremont tempe remedies

Older fragment mentions skilled doctors at service and remedies at druggists. The text is garbled but suggests a medical service advertorial with Tremont and Tempe references. No clear names, dates, or outcomes are present.

jMunyon Deen Tremont Tempe Unyon

Plymouth Excursions by Winthrop Steamboat Plymouth

The Winthrop Steamboat Company operates daily excursions from Boston to Plymouth aboard the steel steamer Plymouth. The trip lasts three hours each way with a 10:00 departure from 478 Atlantic Avenue, Plymouth arrival at 1:00, and 3:30 return to Boston. Jordan's National Cadet Band provides music and onboard cuisine is highlighted.

Winthrop Steamboat Company Boston Plymouth Boston Harbor Atlantic Avenue Jordan National Cadet Band Ek Wee OW A. FE. Harding Winthroe

Popular Boston Newport excursion set for August 2

A special round trip train departs Park Square at 9 30 a m and returns from Newport at 6 p m on Thursday August 2 with tickets priced 1.00. Tickets go on sale three days early at the Old State House and Park Square station and are limited to seating capacity. Newport offers combined natural and artificial beauty and rich experiences for travelers.

Boston Newport Park Square Station Old State House Provincetown Logfellow Gept John Smith Commercial Wharf North Pier Caresengers Cape Atwood & Rich

Nantucket Excursion by Special Train and Steamer

An ocean trip of high interest offered to all participants with an excursion to Nantucket on Wednesday August 2. A special train will run from Boston Brockton Bridgewater and Middleboro to Hyannis and a special steamer will operate between Hyannis and Nantucket. Ticket numbers are strictly limited.

Nantucket Boston Brockton Bridgewater Middleboro Hyannis

Man Suffers Severe Hand Injury At Press

P. M. Andrews of 28 Dartmouth Street employed as a packman for C. W. Tafts at 282 Congress Street caught his right hand in a stamping press yesterday afternoon. Three fingers were torn off and he was taken to the Emergency Hospital.

Union General Hospital West Springfield Street P. M. Andrews Dartmouth Street C. W.tafts Congress Street

Munyon's Headache Tablets Promote Quick Relief

Munyon's Headache Tablets claim to cure all kinds of headaches in three to ten minutes. The ad touts a splendid stomach and nerve tonic and promotes Munyon's Doctors Tree as the remedy.

Beecham Munyon Mnyon

Religious Services Readied Across Churches and Temples

The notice lists multiple Boston churches and temples with service times and pastors. Old South Church Mt Vernon NY preacher Rev Charles S Lane. Berkeley Temple ministers. Tremont Street M E Church led by Rev P H Tribou. People's Temple by Rev James Boyd Brady. Bromfield Street M B E Church. Roxbury Presbyterian evangelist C N Hunt. First Presbyterian on Columbus Avenue with Rev Hershey. Fourth Presbyterian South Boston led by Rev Cameron. Spiritualist Hollis Hall circle. Unitarian services at Boston Common. General Morgan to speak at People's Temple. Christadelphians lecture at Arcade Hall.

Old South Church Charles S. Lane Mt. Vernon N. Y Berkeley Temple Chas A. Dickinson D. D Wmn Kelsey H. Washburn George W. Wright The Beaver Society Tremont Street M. E Concord Tremont Streets John D. Pickles Pp. H. Tribou United States Navy People's Temple Columbus Avenue Berkeley Street James Boyd Brady J. McAllister Christian Endeavor Bromfield Street M. BE Strangers’ Church L. B. Bates Roxbury Presbyterian Church Warren and Woodbine Streets C. N. Hunt Minneapolis Paul Felix First Presbyterian Church Scott F. Hershey Charles B. Chapin New York Fourth Presbyterian Church South Boston Charles J. Cameron Hollis Hall Washington Street G. RB. Cutter Maggie Keating- Gutter Unitarian Boston Gommon Benevolent Fraternity of Churches Charles Street William Key Winthrop John W. Day Hingham General Morgan Harrison People’s Temple New Republic T. J. Morgan Christadelphians Arcade Hall Park Square

Dominion Atlantic carries tourist lists to Nova Scotia

The Dominion Atlantic railway line continues to transport tourists to Nova Scotia with nearly 20 people sailing last Sunday and a large group today. A twenty three person tourist party led by Mr T H Hendricksen from Brooklyn tours the Land of Evangeline in August and September, showcasing the line’s scenic delights.

Dominion Atlantic Railway Nova Scotia T. H., Hendricksen Brooklyn Evangeline

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bradstreet Duns Report New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Post Cruste Square Massachusetts Ben J. F. Stevens Red D. FostEn PF. Trull Secsotary- WM N. K. Fairbank Company New Yorston Philadelphia Dorchester Hoosac Tunnel Charlestown Enoch Maddox Liverpool Queenstown New England McAuley Atlantic Ocean Sir Henry Strong Dominion of Canada C. McGrath C. Brewer John J. Coffey Ireland C. E. Davies Dominion Cunard Allan Leyland Hamburg- American O’brien Davies O'Brien London Freeman Allen D. Baker W. N. Bates R. Begg A. L. Bell Frances E Kreeger W. S. Leland H. BH. Marsh Marsh R. J. Meigs Meigs C. H. Millett Cc. H. Millett J. H. Millett Mabel Millett T. A. Mitchell Cc. E. E. van Norman K. Ohnesorg B. F. Pearson Pearson C. H. Pond CC. O. Prescott W. B. Ross Q. C Ross Herbert Smith L. D. Starbird Starbird F. B. Turck Mary Wallace K. Wallace W. F. Whitney Whitney Canadian Trade Economic Entomologists Holy Terror S. A. Blot Eliot Harvard College Nahant Joseph W. Greene Copper King of Arizona Mines School Street Charles E. Page C. Virchow Thorndike Knight's Knight’s Bakery Hudson Street A. H. Buck White Mountains Mr. Buck American Wringer Company C. C. Buckley Billy Randolph Billy Tremont Stock Exchange No. 131 James E.wall James Mills Pierce Isles of Shoals Bernard M. Wolf Mr. Wolf Hanover Portland Streets Boston Baked Bean Company Shawmut Avenue Burbank Ida Mudge Ethel Thornton Prudence Island R. I Dr. A. Kidder Page North Woodstock N. H George Hatch Quincy Profile A. Corbett Boston Museum Ason Matinee George N. Broadhurst Matinee Today Tremont Theatre A Gurke Imogene Comer, Ward and Curran Burt Haverly Gallando Edwards, Kernell and Williams al and Mamie Anderson An Seatine Chiine Hans Soucs Tse WELK Arthur Dann Kittle Mitchell Model Playhouse R. J. Dustan Edwin Latell Willard Simms Symphony Players Thomas F. Clifford Tremont St Tele Oxford Tom Taylor Box Cox Orumbega Zoological Garden Electric Fountain Ruatic Theatre Music Court Knowlton & Allen Newton Boulevard Subway Iuotington Union Station Cincinnati Appliton & Bassetot Washington &I Connelly Adams House Point&eof Pines Kuntington Avenue Baptist Clarendon Street Baptist Church W. W. Weeks Can Jesus Tremont Temple George Co. Lorimer Miner R. Deming Cortland Myers C. Myers Congregationalist Presbyterian Conlumbia Efranix M. Willis Palace Theatre and Music Hal Ordlar Howard Joe Flynn Stewart Haines Petting Bill Carr Sparrow Montague West Conway Weston An Beasley Austin Stone Arie Cies Hagenbrook Animal Ocean Icc Mystic Digby St Jon Summerside St.Jo U. S. St. Croix Cumberland State of Maine Portland Eastport Lubec ST. Andrews Campobella Boston & Gloucester Steamboat CO Gloucester Gape Ann Columbus Orchestra City OF Gloucester North Side Central Wharf State St P. S BE. S. Merchant Gen. Mgr J. R. Bacon Lewiston Clark Bass Point Lafricain Naval Brigade Lincoln Wharf A. P. Lane N. E. Agt Wash Alfred Sorensen
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