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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1894
Page
4
The December 18 issue presents the Boston Post as a Democratic paper of New England with its standard masthead and volume numbering. It reflects the paper’s political alignment and publication regularity as a Monday morning edition.
The Daily and Sunday Post list annual and short term prices along with mailing instructions. Subscribers must provide both old and new addresses for changes. Paper is entered as Second Class Matter and money sent at sender's risk. Checks should be payable to the Post Publishing Company.
Post editors remind readers they cannot print or publish anonymous messages or notices. Corrections may be requested if the sender identifies themselves.
The article urges a swift end to the China conflict condemning Japanese capture at Port Arthur and criticizing Chinese retaliation. It condemns torture of soldiers and decapitation of generals, calling for harsh penalties to halt the war and protect humanity.
Cattle commissioners report six diseased animals out of 618 on Nantucket, illustrating that New England climate favors disease in Channel Island Jerseys and Guernseys. Hardier foreign or acclimated native breeds resist better. The experience warns farmers to reconsider breeds to fit this latitude and climate.
Colonel Henry Watterson’s New York speech touched on unity and Americanism. He argued Puritan and Cavalier distinctions faded after the Civil War, defining citizenship as a fusion of races and a common destiny guiding the republic’s future.
The Lexow committee uncovers a vast pit of corruption in New York police administration. Messages show patrolmen blackmailing widows, sale of captaincies for 15000 dollars, and a regular protection money flow to department heads. Officials insist the inquiry will continue into the coming year.
The speaker urges a favorable Senate to pass the measure for New York and the nation. He warns that the corruption exposed in the city cannot remain, as its infection would spread through the republic, including all lands.
The week shows rising prices driven by short covering as year end buying heats up. Gold exports approach four million dollars while Treasury specie climbs six and a half million, signaling bond issue influence. Currency reform fears loom over 5 percent bonds and potential silver standard adoption.
The text argues for immediate legislative and municipal and state action to introduce anti toxine into public institutions. It calls for prompt authority, funding, and adoption, citing overwhelming evidence of life saving efficacy and urging Boston to lead in this humanitarian effort.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, housed in a fine new building, rises in circulation and value under Elverson father and son. The penny paper asserts its top rank by getting, giving, and managing news with modern methods.
A playful poem evoking a child’s loving embrace of Mother Goose. The speaker praises the motherly figure, describing her attire and features with affectionate humor. The verse celebrates childhood innocence and the comforting memories of lullabies and bedtime closeness.
The Observant Citizen profiles Thomas W. Lawson as a prominent figure in a major gas deal and a former newspaperman with amiable reporters. Portland Maine will cover streetcar platforms with vestibuled fixtures for passenger comfort.
The piece surveys modern transit safety with vestibuled cars in Philadelphia and Brooklyn, notes a Boston church sermon style, references a 1788 Boston marriage notice, and comments on wash day fading in Back Bay as Courtenay Guild parts with his mustache for municipal history. It also mentions Josiah Quincy and a former assistant secretary of state recovering from a cold.
New York dispatch recalls Robert Louis Stevenson as a prolific writer and beloved figure. MR McClure recalls his precise craft, humane humor, and upstanding home life at Sar anac Lake. He notes Stevenson earned well, with earnings near 200 000 from recent years and 8000 for an early story. Treasure Island will begin in the Post tomorrow.
Condit's Orchestra will stage a grand holiday party tomorrow afternoon at Bethesda Hall and again in the evening at Eberle Hall Somerville.
Two Salvation Army soldiers, Private William Russell and Private Phebe Rolls, marry under Army rites at 8:30 PM in Boston after a corps dinner. Brigadier Brewer conducts the ceremony. Jubilee Brass Band performs. couple to reside in Boston.
Miss Henrietta Lawrence announces engagement to Mr. Philip S. Wilson of London formerly of New York and Yale graduate with wedding set in Paris. Also announced is Miss Harriet C. Ames engaged to Mr. Lawrence McCormick, sister of a Princeton football star. Brookline coffee party Jan 4. Germans series at Woodland Park Hotel Jan 12 26 Feb 9 March 2 16. Various matrons listed. The Hon George Duncan and family sail for Europe in January. Elder assemblies at Mrs Amory A Lawrence’s discussed. Miss Nellie Eldridge heads to Geneva with mother and sisters. Holmes event at Christ Chapel Dorchester featured. Gertrude Capen performed in tribute to the late doctor’s works. Audience sang hymns and a patriotic chorus.
Do not be cross or waste gifts on the rich who care little. Focus on eternal fitness of giving. Remember the ill, the beggared, and the Santa Claus less children. Teach children that Christmas is sharing as well as receiving. Welcome the Christmas spirit and resolve to spread thanks and life. Hang holly, wear a morning face, and make others thankful you are alive.
Short crisp letters of comment or complaint are invited in this department. Readers are urged to express views briefly and without long epistles. The Post does not necessarily endorse opinions printed here.
Helen M Stone recalls Daniel Webster in 1894 describing him with barndoor pants long top boots and a neck stock. She notes his plain hair no facial hair and a thoughtful gaze and mentions his friendship with her father and Henry Ward Beecher.
A reader proposes a prize or medal for the best original musical composition commemorating the Smith memorial, with the winning piece performed at the Post organized concert in Boston. The letter dated December 16 urges praise for local talent and a lasting tribute through music.
A brief market display from Norcross shows multiple price points for produce and goods: 8c, 10c, 12c, 19c and 25c per unit or pound. The list suggests a general store or market sheet listing common items and their costs.
Boston listings note Louise Beaudet returning after nearly three years to perform in Jacinta at Castle Square and a Bowdoin Square show. Other items include Jane with Johnstone Bennett, Nancy Sykes in Oliver Twist, and a sensational hand to hand broadsword scene in Humanity starring a Boer chieftain and a dragoons officer.
Carlotta and Mr. Charles B Grapewin present Kickapoo Cocktail in an original sketch with Carlotta dancing. J W Luscomb to draw crowds with banjo specialties. Revival of old-time minstrels extended by Manager Mohr with Christmas Day program Captain Pall. Grand Museum hosts Escaped From Sing Sing debut with H Percy Meldon and Professor Edwards black art show.
Paul M. Swain a 50 year old drug broker living at No 1 Homer Place New York disappeared nearly two weeks earlier after leaving with a small grip. He was close to Julius A. Chelius and Charles L. Haskell and regarded as America’s best expert in drugs and oils. His sister and brother live in New Jersey and California. A Providence arrival says Swain is dead by his own hand.
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