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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
4
Readers discuss the notion of a third candidate and third party as nominations multiply. The piece argues the election will hinge on Bryan versus McKinley and urges voters to weigh issues and make their vote count.
The writer argues that mob violence and lynching in Akron Ohio and New York City mirror Southern practices. He questions northern hypocrisy in condemning southern race violence and calls for leniency in judging similar outbreaks, urging consistent condemnation and understanding of underlying causes.
A statement from the Republican Club of Massachusetts denounces pro militarist appeals urging a large standing army. It contrasts Russia Germany France Italy and Turkey with the United States and questions plans for 600 700 000 soldiers and 140 000 000 in pension costs. It argues Americans favor avoiding a great standing army and oppose McKinley administration expansion policies.
A 19th century river report notes rising canoeing drownings on the Charles and urges discipline among paddlers. It highlights that swimming ability should be a prerequisite for canoe travel and warns that those who cannot swim risk fatal accidents, calling for better personal responsibility among canoeists.
The Observant Citizen notes a Cambridge young woman planning a church wedding and requesting the organist play Abide With Me after the knot is tied. The column references a municipal fine for public excretion, an Italian organ grinder with a pony drawn organ, and a child playing a horn while tutored. It also mentions a clothier's dummy sighting and local river policemen who patrol five boats amid drownings.
A rugged note urges mastery of canoeing craft and cautions that danger arises from overconfidence. It asserts that canoeing can be safe and enjoyable only when strict safety practices are followed and conditions are observed.
Justice Mills of the Washington Police Court notes a local ordinance punishing profanity but says leniency may be allowed under great provocation and excitement. He questions the value and civility of swearing, calling it a childish, barbaric expression inconsistent with high civilization, though morally offensive in all cases.
A reader calls authorities to clean up city streets piled with rubbish amid a mood of neglect. The note praises Adolph Wexler, a long time real estate man who left for new horizons after ten years of success. Local tales recount a Swiss yodeler, a fat passenger causing a seat to break, and Manchester visitors mingling with Boston friends. A fishing party prize dispute ends with a cheating lead sinker.
Theresa and Harry Gopalrig celebrate a year of marriage in Brooklyn when a stock market downturn tests their love. Harry, a rising broker, hides ruin from his wife until a late night confession reveals poverty can’t sever their bond. They resolve to endure together, and Harry later rebuilds into a prosperous man.
In Boston the Negro Business League confronted remarks by J W Pullen of North Carolina praising black soldiers from San Juan. Booker T Washington introduced Pullen, who defended Roosevelt against claims blacks were forced uphill by revolver. Pullen’s repudiation of cowardice among colored troops rings true.
A collection of quirky notes: the Duke of Marlborough paid seventy dollars per square inch for Raphael’s Madonna Ansidei. China and Japan compare costs with the Netherlands. a fire at Charleston Navy Yard wrecked historic property including a cutter from the Alabama-Kearsarge fight. Also notes on new spelling in Cincinnati, plant and animal migrations, immigration among Ohio flora, French reply rights for periodicals, England brewery flotations, Lord Rothes’ American visit, star counts by Gould and Newcomb, Peru’s mines and ore value up 60 percent since 1898.
A group of married men boast about their wives while recalling a legendary oil surge. One man admits his wife’s decisive intervention saved their farm from a $100,000 loss, influencing him to accept a high offer. The anecdote, attributed to William J. Lampton in New Lippincott, ends with a humorous Chicago note.
A Boston Post teaser promises tomorrow’s first chapter in a major story revealing the hidden meaning of the Boxer uprising. The piece, titled The Yellow Man, is billed as essential reading for every man and woman in Boston.
The Boston Post announces three weekly cash prizes of 10 93 and 3 for summer resort photographs and related artistic submissions. Each entry must include a title the competitor name and address on the back with a brief note on any interesting circumstances. Prizes are mailed weekly for entries up to Saturday with checks sent on Sunday Post publication.
A brief scene describes a man attempting an intimate kiss interrupted by a woman who commands him to stop and fix her hair. The exchange continues as he modestly resumes, instructed to be more careful in the moment.
A family retreat to the country turns comic and chaotic as they stay with an amiable farmer, teach the children farm chores, and the father slides into a hay chute while joking about breaking eggs. The piece blends humorous reminiscence and light country life.
A collage of quotations and humorous vignettes from various newspapers sketches political theatre and literary humor. Included are accounts of Bryan Thayer and a singer dialogue plus a cluttered treasure of oddball anecdotes and stray jibes. The piece threads together public figures jokes and misheard names into a dated humor page.
A humorous caption from the Cleveland Plain Dealer riffs on marital memory jokes. A husband recalls spilling a collar button into a glass of water and faces a punning retort from his wife about swallowing the pool. The exchange plays on memory and domestic banter in a light, everyday tone.
The dining room scene centers on Kate, skilled at desserts, who secretly enjoys praise from a bishop and other churchmen after preparing a special pudding for a clerical dinner. She remains stoic as she claims she has no name for the dish due to a busy day.
Breakfast items include Wheat Biscuit and Lamb Chops with rupe. Dinner features Rib Roast of Beef Boiled Potatoes and Turnips. Side dishes and desserts follow with house roll and peach preparations plus sugar. Recipe notes mention butter cream tartar and miscellaneous measurements.
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