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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1888
Page
4
The piece extols a cheval glass as essential to dressing and beauty, noting it lets wearers view outfits fully and ensures proper hang and fit. It promises radiating furniture-quality appeal, available from $25, plainly marked with no cipher or hieroglyphics.
For twenty four hours rain and decidedly colder northwesterly winds are forecast for New England and eastern New York. Cautionary storm signals are displayed from the Norfolk section to Eastport.
The forty sixth annual report on births marriages and deaths in Massachusetts for 1887 shows 53 174 births 19 533 marriages and 40 763 deaths with increases over 1886. It notes population adjusted rates including a birth rate of 26 45 and a death rate of 20 28. A surge in divorces 796 is reported with 22 5 percent for adultery. A sharp rise in arsenical poisonings is highlighted as a major death cause surpassing small pox and hydrophobia figures in recent years.
The January Scribner's Magazine, dated the Saturday before Christmas, will include Mr. Aldrich’s Portsmouth memories titled Odd Sticks and a Miss Jewett story on the family life of a respectable Irish American saloon keeper. Aldrich’s sketch begins a final series replacing Mr. Stevenson’s recent A Christmas Sermon.
Notice states that 1.60 is entered as second class matter and all money sent is at the sender’s risk. Checks drafts and money orders should be made payable to the Post Publishing Company.
In the British House of Commons last evening Suakin dominated the discussion. A motion to cut the estimates was defeated and the government offered no firm plan on Stanley. The issue, however, is expected to return and continue to vex the ministers.
A new warship will sail to Hayti this week though little reason exists for action. Rumor says the Haytian Republic is returning from Port au Prince, possibly meeting an immediate release. Galena and Yantic may have little to do upon arrival.
The piece argues the ministry’s view of Lord Randolph Churchill is clear in the Saturday Review. It accuses him of misjudgment after the Suakin debate and claims his critics demand fairness and decency. It notes Salisbury’s supporters share this temper, with the Standard among few papers echoing the premier’s own tone.
Report on recent campaign work notes extensive document distribution and many addresses by members. It highlights a new open account transparency and a declared platform promoting practical reform with a bold but conservative stance. The club is described as leading its party in Massachusetts.
The War Department demands extensive changes to the Charles River and Warren bridges to improve navigation. Obstructions due to insufficient height and short spans require near total reconstruction within two years, at an estimated cost around 2.5 million dollars. Boston faces added strain from a new courthouse, Public Library, park system, Cambridge bridge, and debt limits.
The New York World featured a conversation with General Boulang er that offered little new information yet proved as intriguing as remarks from foreign statesmen usually heard in America. The piece left readers with a modestly low view of Boulangers celebrated acumen.
The interview largely features boasts by a provocative agitator and Boulangist general Langer asserting his aim to become president. He claims a peaceful future with a strong army, reiterates anti Chamber views, and predicts a National Republican win shaping a radical program and Senate abolition, though few expect these outcomes.
The aldermen’s introduction of a 769000 loan for ten years at 4 percent, to cover current year expenses, is criticized as an opportunistic use of borrowing to bypass law and mask overrun of annual appropriations. Critics say funds would finance routine departments and projects, not urgent needs, with a deceptive omnibus bill masking log rolling.
The iron district of Alabama is hailed as having rich ores and coal veins that could outcompete Britain. A protectionist figure, John Roach, reportedly said he would build ships in Pensacola and make iron in Birmingham to defy John Bull. The piece questions whether natural advantages justify broader protection.
A discussion on protection for Alabama iron and broader industrial policy questions argues against continued heavy war duties and for a policy resisting lobby driven favors. The piece critiques reliance on protective bounties, warns of corporate power, and cites a World editor’s call to avoid graphic private executions.
A New York law banning publication of execution details prompts editorial debate. Newspapers split on constitutional bounds with the New York World leading opposition while others defend the measure as within legislative power and acceptable to withhold sensational specifics.
In London a libel case pits W. B. Gilpert against Clement Scott, famed Telegraph critic. The dispute centers on a claim that Gilpert demanded Scott’s dismissal, not the critic’s harsher view of the latest play. The piece notes Scott’s reputation and questions Gilpert’s judgment and restraint.
A Park Theatre revival of Les Trois Mousquetaires titled The Royal Guard starring Frank Mayo as D Artagnan receives mixed verdicts. Mayo’s comic interpretation and mature presence draw applause, while some supporting performances and plot adjustments receive critique. the production is deemed an immediate success with Mayo’s swordplay and charisma praised.
Boston mourns N J Bradlee a trusted architect and adviser whose expert opinions shaped major cases and city projects. He led the Boston Society of Architects, guided courthouse and public works, helped reconstruct after the fire, and earned wide respect as a practical, generous professional.
Boston theater notices list soon to close Shenandoah at the Museum with extra matinee on Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve Sweet Lavender. La Tosca, Queen's Mate at Hollis Street. Margaret Mather at Boston Theatre. Casper the Yodler at Grand Opera House. Paul Kauvar at Globe Theatre in second week with Haworth and Lennon casts. Mestayer returns at Howard with The Kitty and a similar style of humor. seats go on sale Thursday morning.
A Grand Opera House evening review finds the company fairly good overall with clever moments by a Chinaman impersonated by Charles Kirke and strong musical numbers when not burlesqued. The familiar drama The Romanyog features J. L. Edwards as Jack with Kate Blanche and Helen Ottolengin in prominent creditable roles.
Mr. George William Curtis is confined to his home in Livingston on Staten Island with a lame knee. The trouble began at Ashfield about two months ago and has worsened, forcing him to use crutches.
A collage of satirical lines covers overproduction and fraud in glass trusts, political quips about post offices, dads and drolls about ships and wells, plus snippets from fiction and household humor. Read as a period‑tone mosaic of social and political wit.
Boston audience fills Chick ering Hall for Kneisel Quartet program featuring Beethoven sextet in G major Rubinstein trio in D major and Mendelssohn D major quartet. Performances by Reiter Schneider Lang and Giese praised for precision and tone as the fourth concert is announced for January 21.
An attentive audience gathered for the first Rosenthal piano recital with Fritz Kreisler on violin and Charles Pratt at the piano. Rosenthal showed marked technique and brilliance, occasional excess in style, but delivered delicate expression in Chopin's Nocturne in G major that dispelled doubts. Kreisler offered commendable yet not sublime violin numbers, notably Schubert Wilhelmj’s Ave Maria. A second recital is tonight with a third and final tomorrow afternoon.
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