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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1896
Page
4
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The Labrador cod fishing season has failed, a severe blow to Newfoundland’s economy. Prolonged Labrador ice through July threatens the fishing industry, affecting a hardy populace already bearing years of hardship and distress.
The city has about 20 000 new registrants, roughly one third of last election totals. Officials urge vigorous targeted canvassing to add over 6000 names in the remaining August period and to staff 100 branch offices in September to reach near last year's totals and secure Boston's voting strength.
The piece advocates public joint debates between gold and silver policy supporters in Massachusetts. It notes Democrats have challenged opponents to present both sides to a single audience, aiming for informed, reasoned judgment. It anticipates the joint debate becoming a regular campaign feature.
The Post surveys editors from eighty three newspapers with diverse views to gauge local sentiment on silver. Fifty six papers report silver sentiment receding, while twenty five say it is growing, with many noting only modest gains in opposition.
Forty-nine papers predict a Republican vote rise in November while nine foresee more Democratic support. Of eighty-three papers surveyed, fifty-eight favor Republican politics. The silver sentiment shows no extraordinary growth, mainly weaker outside manufacturing hubs where some cities show drift toward it.
The piece argues that free silver coinage would raise silver prices but not yield lasting gains for mine owners. It explains bullion versus coin value, potential 60 percent price jumps, and how wages would be affected as the silver dollar depreciates. It notes broader economic uncertainty and cites local district civic and social mentions.
The Observant Citizen notes silver debate dominates talk in shops and public places, slowing business and elections interest. He observes trains crowded with travelers signaling waning summer, and hotels feeling the pinch of high-end resorts. He praises Edward H. Casey’s cornet talent in Charlestown and recounts a Commonwealth Yacht Club visit to Newburyport Harbor with a grand reception aboard the schooner Flight hosted by Captain M. A. Christie.
The season showcases extravagant trimming with tulle wings and ribbons, while Panama straw hats offer light cool elegance in dark shades. Some designs emphasize simple flowers and foliage, others feature rose pink bows and peacock hues with green and blue taffeta accents. Sailor hats persist in refined straw forms with blue trims and a spangled egret for sparkle.
A Thanksgiving tale portrays James Nason, a white haired inmate granted release, only to die soon after outside the Massachusetts prison. A second man recalls a lost romance and a past grave betrayal as a carriage passes a poor old man. the warden reflects on heroism as a final line.
A collage of brief humorous lines from various 19th and early 20th century sources. Bits about heaven money meanings names and slang feature conversations and imagined exchanges. Observations on economics fashion and language mix with light banter and social humor.
A brief poetic fragment contrasts romantic roles as a rose and dew. The speaker imagines shared evenings under stars and affectionate exchanges, noting playful exchanges that hint at closeness and mutual affection in a compact romantic lyric.
Boston and the Museum begin their season with plays like The Last Stroke and The Wrong Mr Wright. Fregoli arrives for Park Theatre performances. Keiths hosts last vaudeville shows of the week and Grand Opera House plans May Blossom stock days. World’s Water Circus offers a charity benefit and Fanny Davenport teases a Sardou play. Nickelodeon opens Monday with Side Tracked last shows at Lothrop’s New Grand. next week brings The Midnight Express and ten vaudeville acts.
Daily table hints list breakfast items including sliced peaches cracked wheat and cream fried brook trout and coffee. Supper features Welsh rarebit feather biscuit quince jelly graham wafers and raisin cake with a recipe for English muffins and fruit blancmange. Mrs 8s Donnelly Roxbury provides the note.
Lieutenant-Governor Luce walks Riverside avenue in Spokare Washington with a blue wrapped package that turns out to be a gold brick from his Triune mine in Okanogan, about 250 ounces valued at a substantial sum.
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