This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 32 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1887
Page
4
A royal quarto bound edition limited to 850 copies includes 20 etchings by Volkhart Leisten and others with descriptive text. Priced at $15.00. Also offered is a fine photogravure edition in delicate tints, quarto, bound, at $6.00.
A description of 16 beautiful photo-etchings reproduced from original French paintings. Descriptive text included. Printed in tinted colors. Folio size 12 by 17 inches. Cloth bound. Price seven dollars and fifty cents.
A catalog entry advertises a poetry collection of famous poems with illustrated etchings by Lovisa Ret Ests and Thomas Moors. It notes deluxe bindings in vellum cloth and parchment, color photo-etchings from American European and Persian designs, priced from $5.00 to $15.00, published by Estes & Laurait.
For twenty four hours from 7 a m Friday December 28 colder fair weather with brisk westerly winds in Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut diminishing then variable followed by rising temperatures Saturday For Vermont and eastern New York slightly colder then warmer fair weather with light to fresh variable winds
Blue Hill Observatory reports fair weather and colder conditions for southeastern New England in the twenty four hours starting at midnight. H. H. Clayton, Observer.
The Observer's Office Signal Service reports light snowfall in Boston with minimal accumulation. Weather conditions show a trace of snow appearing in the area.
The report notes that observations were collected at the same moment across all listed stations, indicating synchronized timing and a unified dataset for comparative analysis. Data points across locations are aligned to a single timestamp for accuracy and coherence.
The Figaro Salon commends Paul W Bartletts bronze The Bear Tamer among the Paris Salon s finest works. It notes superb drawing and modeling, admirable composition, and spirited action with an honorable mention for Bartlett. John Donoghues Horticultural Hall show includes Sullivan The Hoxer Young Sophocles and other pieces.
The Boston Post outlines subscription rates for daily and weekly editions and notes payment terms. It lists the New York agency manager Ernest F. Binmanam and the Washington office editor: 515 Fourteenth Street. The editor warns against returning rejected manuscripts and requires full names and addresses for communications.
The Portland and Oregon newspapers report a genuine cold wave arriving with December. Warmer days fade as snow is hoped for. King Milan signals neutrality in potential Russia conflict, preferring Servia stay out, though regional powers draw in.
The common council last night approved an order directing the city auditor to audit all unpaid contingent fund bills and incidental expenditures until itemized statements are presented. The move drew opposition from Mr Whall over Kapu iolan i demo costs but gained support as a measure welcomed by citizens seeking transparency.
The aldermen acted beyond their remit in counting ballots for Ward 15 without proving voter intent. A separate note discusses the Nova Scotia to New York raft Miranda, its danger to navigation, and the Navy’s search effort urged by maritime authorities to study derelicts and extend similar checks to other floating hazards.
The board of aldermen failed to approve transferring 85 000 from the new public library building appropriation to street labor payments. Critics call the move demagogic and morally wrong, arguing the city cannot rob the library loan to fund higher wages. The vetoed scheme, aimed at appeasing workers, is described as a last attempt this year to raid public funds.
A resolution by Senator Beck, referred to the post office committee, calls for inquiry into reducing letter postage to one cent per ounce. The measure argues no haste is needed, noting current U S rates are among the world's lowest and a further cut may not interest the public. it deems the small cost a burden to none.
The text argues against further postage tax cuts and recommends using department revenues to expand quick letter collection and delivery. It cites Postmaster General Vias on potential reforms such as wider free delivery, faster mail service, broader foreign parcels, and additional postal conveniences to benefit the public.
The article notes M. Grevy had twelve cabinets in nine years as president. Premiers listed include Wa Ap pinaton, Freycinet, Ferry, Gambetta, Duclerc, Favour, Brisson, Goset, Rovoirr, with Freycinet serving most often at three terms totaling two years, while Ferry held the longest continuous period over three years.
The Prince of Wales attended Sullivan's boxing exhibition with a secretive understanding, provoking public chatter and displeasing Queen Victoria who wrote to express disapproval of pugilism. The prince is annoyed by the breached secrecy but faces wider royal scandal as public reaction grows.
A Chicago boot and shoe dealer states he rarely sells a ladies shoe larger than size three. The assertion is controversial given prior statements by paragraphers who dispute it, and if proven true, warrants the most humble apologies.
Ex Ministers, socialites, and pioneers appear in a panorama of early American life. Eleanor Calhoun, fiancée of ex Minister Winston, is a Southern family member with stage experience. Berry Lewis claims Illinois pioneer status after Tennessee beginnings in 1826. Don M Dickinson’s wife is a Detroit social figure noted for charm. The Queen of Sweden faces mixed opinion in Sweden amid royal travel plans. Jacob Franks, once a Philadelphia detective’s son, reunites with his grandfather Captain Franks in a Philadelphia homecoming. Governor Oglesby recalls Mexican War service and a Holy Land tour, marking a century of varied public lives.
In Boston, placards urging riders to report conductors who fail to ring fares disappear on some lines, replaced by ads. The writer recalls a fear of self-respect loss when paying fares and observes a conductor’s view of the new fare register. A rear platform ride prompts an anecdote of a passenger triggering the bell and a conductor demanding payment. The piece ends with a reflection on sandwich men and street life on the Common.
A concert review covers Chadwick’s Melpomene overture as a companion to Thalia, Wagner’s Siegfried Idyl, and Cowen’s Symphony No.4 in B flat minor. The piece notes Welsh and Scandinavian ties, with reflections on Boston signage and civic reactions.
The Springfield Republican quotes President Cleveland and Brown University President Robinson praising tariff revision as reasonable and just. They argue it would reduce the national surplus and protect manufacturers and workers, while both parties formally pledge support.
The piece condemns Republican managers for backing two weak opposition cries against Cleveland and Lamar. It argues the party with a noble past sinks into unpatriotic stance, unable to guide the nation. It labels the scene a sorrowful political theater.
The president frames his stand on Democratic principles with party support and hopes obstruction is removed. A tariff reform and tax reduction plan is likely, binding concessions to ensure passage while taxing necessities lightly and luxuries heavily. The New York World notes a hopeful outlook for Democratic policy.
A New York Herald independent notes contrasts Mr. Cleveland who sees party platforms as solemn promises to the people with Mr. Blaine who calls them instruments of fraud meant to cheat voters and later be discarded.
A New York Commercial Advertiser column argues farmers should refuse to sell grain or hops to Kansas whiskey and beer producers. The piece portrays the boycott as a test of farmers consistency for a traffic they condemn in their state.
The Chicago News outlines rival party tickets and platforms for 1885. It notes Blaine and Randall factions supporting cheap coal, clothing, rum, and tobacco, while Cleveland and Medill back cheaper coal and clothing. Maine and Pennsylvania may swing to Blaine Randall, with Cleveland-Medill counting many states.
The Philadelphia Press notes Mr. Irving’s delivery blends artful enunciation with aristocratic pose. He reads from printed copy, shifts between Alfred Jingle style stances, and uses dramatic gestures and glittering diamonds to enhance his performance.
James Russell Lowell will preside at the Massachusetts Tariff Reform League dinner to be held at the Hotel Brunswick next Thursday evening. Tickets cost 250 dollars each and are available through the dinner committee led by Josiah Quincy and including James Means Harvey N. Shepard Hazard Stevens and Winslow Warren at listed addresses.
The column blends social quips about fashion, marriage leap year hurry, coast defenses, tea store gifts, sugar party customs, and morality verses with satire on journalism and public life. It notes a burned Cameron Niagara Falls picture, a Michigan mineral spring claim, a Gainsville bachelor banquet gift, a postmaster death from stamps, and medieval cock crow superstition.
A critic reviews The Wide Wide World with Dielman etchings, noting pietistic tone and merits of printing and binding. Also covers Rufus Zogbaum's Horse Foot and Dragoons with world show of military life, and the Part Song and Chorus Book for schools and music groups with varied difficulty and democratic aims.
Christmas in Boston signals showy markets with evergreen decor at Faneuil Hall. Poultry is cheap at 14 to 17 cents a pound while game remains scarce and pricey. Mild weather boosts prices. West game is awaited. postal rush continues with local packages arriving soon.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.