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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1897

Page

10

Founder at sea sinkings alarm shipping world

The Mikado, an American fishing schooner with a crew of fifteen under Captain Hickman, sailed from Newfoundland for Halifax October 16 and has been missing with no news after two months. Also reported are the British bark Craigene missing since June after departing Philadelphia for Hiogo Japan with about twenty crew. A third mystery wreckage sighting near Sable Island suggests a large sailing ship doomed at sea, possibly bound to Boston, with unknown identity and rig.

New York Hickman Grand Banks Newfoundland Halifax Philadelphia Hiogo Japan Maritime Exchange Masconomo Sable Island Boston L. E. Baker Yarmouth Steamship Company Yarmouth N. S Liverpool Edgar O. Smith British Isles New Coast Railway Ottoman Warren Line Montreal James Treasury Department New England Vessel Owners’ Association Henry A. Dean Taunton R. R. Freeman George W. Winslow Washington Bering San Francisco Dominion Canada McAuley Charlestown Allan Parisian Gallia Halifax Harbor Here Queenstown Tom Grady South Boston Mystic Wharf South America John H. Mahoney Commercial Street Pilot Boat Bishop Jessie St. John N. B Harvey Moore Claydo Erie Frank Moran Michigan Grand Junction Camilla Juno Emily William Sprague Simpson’s Shimmin Engelhorn Atlantic Works Storm King Cebu Philippine Island William F. Marr Baker Lincoln Bath B. W. Morse Savannah Almeida James 8. Steele Gloucester Barnstable Bar Kate Jones

Along the Water Fronts and Steamship News from the Harbor

Reports describe a Yarmouth Steamship Company trip to Britain to scout a 1000 ton, 15 knot propeller liner for Halifax service, ongoing Atlantic races among liners Parisian Gallia and Canada, and local harbor incidents including a captain’s fall, ship collisions, hull inspections and dock work.

Corbett’s Column On Christmas Gifting And Family Budgets

The column notes the holiday rush as tradesmen see big crowds and shoppers. It jokes that many husbands overspend for gifts, hide unpaid bills, and vow to curb spending next year, only to repeat the cycle in the next Christmas season.

Readers urged on gifts for minister this Christmas

The note warns readers against giving slippers as a Christmas present to the minister, advising readers to consider conscience and choose appropriate gifts instead. The comment reflects a concern with suitability and decorum in church gifts.

Copper King of Arizona Company Endorsed as Reliable

The Copper King of Arizona Company is described as a reliable, well managed corporation under scrutiny by major agencies. It owns twenty three mining claims in Arizona with substantial machinery and building investments, pays cash for supplies, and reports a payroll over three thousand dollars monthly. The stock trades at fifty cents per share with expectations of dividends and a rise to one dollar. Contact Joseph W. Greene at No 27 School Street for stock details.

Copper King of Arizona Company Bradstreet’s Dan's Arizona Joseph W. Greene School Street

The World’s Varying Beauty Standards Across Lands

The passage surveys global beauty criteria, noting how the Sandwich Islanders value weight, the Chinese favor blackened teeth and deformed feet, South Sea Islanders require sky-blue tattoos and a nose ring, African princes demand saw-toothed teeth, and how beauty norms shift with latitude and longitude.

Leland's Piano Chairs Benches At Moderate Cost

In this city A M Leland at No 12 Boylston Street offers a good assortment of piano chairs benches and related items. The firm aims to quickly meet customer needs with reasonable prices and prompt service based on the week's cargo of goods received.

A. M. Leland’s Boylston Street

The Expressive Couplets on Pleasantness and Adversity

A concise four line verse argues that ease comes from favorable times while true worth lies in maintaining a smile when life turns hard. The couplet contrasts pleasant living with resilience amid ruin. It highlights character over circumstance with a measured, period voice.

American Wringer Co closes out stock at sacrifice sale

The American Wringer Company at the corner of Franklin and Arch streets is closing out its metropolitan stock of diamonds watches and jewelry at a sacrifice price. A great chance for Christmas shoppers to pick up bargains in a wide range of items.

American Wringer Company Franklin and Arch Streets

I Thank You A Lesson in Courtly Courtesy for Clerks

The piece urges clerks to consistently pronounce I thank you with emphasis for every patron. It argues simple politeness matters in customer service, even for small purchases, and stresses clear, distinct speech as a standard courtesy in daily transactions.

Cook's Cafe Captures Paying Lunch Crowd in Shopping District

In the heart of the retail district Cook's cafe serves as a convenient and popular lunch spot for ladies. The cafe attracts a steady stream of customers seeking a relaxing midday meal near shops and boutiques.

Cook’s Cafe

Gaffney and Co. Manufacturing Dealers in Ranges

Thomas Gaffney and Company of 107 Blackstone Street are identified as manufacturers and also dealers in ranges and furnaces.

Thomas Gaffney & Co Blackstone Street

Conservatives propose 30-year age for voters in Germany

The Conservatives of Germany plan a bill to raise the voting age to 30 from 25, a move seen as a method to hinder woman suffrage.

Germany

Klondike mining brokers Davis Co. touted in city

The article praises E. C. Davis & Co. as experienced mining brokers at 244 Washington Street who have built trust by handling the stock of Klondike and Boston Gold Mining & Manufacturing Company. It warns against new, unproven firms and urges partnering with established local businessmen.

Klondike Messrs. E. C. Davis & Co Klondike and Boston Gold Mining & Manufacturing Company Washington Street

Calculations of travel times by various means

A quotation lists how long it would take to traverse a journey around the earth by walking nonstop 428 days, by an express train 40 days, by sound at medium temperature 323-4 hours, by a cannon ball 213-4 hours, by light a little over a tenth of a second, and by electricity over a copper wire a little under the tenth of a second. Try it some time.

Obviate Christmas foot troubles at Dr Thompson

It takes away much of the pleasure of Christmas buying and crowding if feet bother you. A corn may provoke a rumpus. visit Dr. Thompson, chiropodist, No 19 Winter Street, to keep good nature.

Dr. Thompson Winter Street

Towns in the West Lose A Boston Store Absence

A commentator notes widespread absence of a Boston store in many Western towns, highlighting a contrast with traditional retail presence. The remark contrasts gendered stereotypes with regional commerce, underscoring shoppers’ expectations for familiar department store names.

Boston

No, My Dear Boy, Vulgarity Is Not Wit

A terse admonition dismisses crude humor as unworthy wit in a lighthearted exchange. The speaker warns against vulgarity, urging decorum in discourse while ending with a polite farewell.

Holiday tour of Royal Blue line ally planned

Take the next Royal Blue line person ally conducted nine day tour to Washington D C Mt Vernon Philadelphia and New York Leaves Tuesday Dec 28 Rate covering all expenses $27 Other tours later Send for itinerary to A J Simmons N E A 211 Washington street Boston

Royal Blue Line Washington D. C Mt. Vernon Philadelphia New York A. J. Simmons Washington Street Boston

Express Train Runs All Night From Boston to Buffalo

A Boston to Buffalo express journey reports the all night run on National Express’s Boston to Chicago line. The itinerary covers Fitchburg route, Hoosac Tunnel, North Adams, Williamstown, Rochester, Syracuse, and Buffalo with vivid scenes of freight, animals, flowers, fish, and baggage handling, highlighting speed, connections, and a peep at expansions in Western markets.

Hloosac Tunnel Buffalo Klondike Athol National Hamilton Bermuda Orange Lake Pleasant Greenfield Devens Franklin County Grinnell Levi J. Gunn Connecticut Valley New England Fitchburg Deerfield Hoosac Tunnel Hoosac Florida Mass Ocean Hoosac Range Green Mountains North Adams Commonwealth Arnold George P. Lawrence Massachusetts Senate Congress Berkshire A. J. Houghton Williamstown Greylock Massachusetts Adams McKinley Plunkett Rotterdam Junction N. Y New York City Vermont Pownal Garfield Petersburgh Junction New York State Johnsonville Boston Hudson River Mechanicville Mohawk Valley New York Utica Frankfort Harold Frederic Netherlands Empire State Mohawk West Shore Railroad National Express Schenectady Erie Canal New York Central West Shore West Puget Sound Amsterdam Little Falls Horatio Seymour Roscoe Conkling Canastota Syracuse United States Onondaga Rochester Pennsylvania Skaneateles Lake Lake Conesus Genessee River Frochester

Delighted Relief From Catarrh Testimony Testimony Note

The Rev A D Buckley of Buffalo says Dr Agnew’s Catarrhal Powder gives blessed relief from catarrh after years of trouble He reports positive cure after two months of use The testimonial appears in a product advertisement sold by Ward Co 52 Bromfield St Sheppard Co Illinois Washington Street

A. D. Buckley Buffalo Agnew Youn Ward & CO Bromfield Bt Sheppard Co Washington “‘St

Christmas Week At Boston Theatres Promises Ornaments

The Boston Theatre invites Christmas week with an elaborate production of Superba by the Hanlon brothers and other acts. Margaret Mather finishes her Boston engagement tonight while Francis Wilson plans to open at Tremont on Monday. The schedule features The Girl From Paris at the Park, The Circus Girl at the Museum, The Heart of Chicago at the Columbia, and many burlesque and concert performances across city venues.

Boston Theatre Hanlon Brothers Margaret Mather Francis Wilson New York Museum Cumberland Hollis Boston Mansfield the Howard Hope Booth Flynn Sheridan E. S. Willard Tremont Keith’s Sadie Fox Coon Hollow Bowdoin Square Dan Collyer Grand Theatre Chicago Lincoln J. Carter Columbia Lillian Lawrence Hazel Kirke Castle Square John Philip Sousa Grand Opera House Bartley Campbell Edward M. Alfriend A. C. Wheeler Peter the Small Zoo Great Peter Orissa Lfe Palace Theatre Rose Hill Rice and Barton's Splendid Company Austin & Stone Park Theatre Maggie Cline Lydia Barry Mark Price George Thatcher Ed. Marble Wilona Sisters Willie Weston Lew Benedict Fitzgibbon Lew Wells

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