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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, payment in advance and mail/office delivery details. It notes address changes require current and new addresses, and advises substitutions and service details, with contact and payment instructions.
In a December 21 1897 letter from City Hall Boston Josiah Quincy commends The Post for its aggressive intelligent work supporting the Democratic platform and candidates. He contrasts it with other papers failing to engage or dropping long standing editorial policies during the municipal election.
The Behring Sea Commission awards the United States a payment to Canada sealers worth under half a million dollars, avoiding higher consequential damages. The piece urges ending the controversy while warning against future poaching by both nations and calling for stricter enforcement outside international law if needed.
A North Carolina congressman proposes amending the U S Constitution to allow Congress to levy an income tax, addressing Supreme Court limits and seeking a national referendum to settle the issue. The note recalls Civil War revenue practices and warns current legality could shift with future court appointments.
The court is seen as likely to reverse its stance if personnel changes within the body occur. Analysts note shifts in jurists may alter outcomes and policy direction.
Lowell cotton mills cut wages by 10 percent or more in a move echoed by Fall River Manchester and other towns. The public calls it unseasonable and unnecessary noting mills posted solid dividends in good years and this reduces earnings for about 65 000 workers amid a bleak holiday season.
The nation enjoys brighter prospects this Christmas with farm wheat harvests lifting West fields and New England cotton concerns facing a cloud. The holiday stands as a home festival promoting goodwill and personal joy, urging people to make others' Christmas merrier through sincere greetings and acts of kindness.
Report notes serious illness of Mrs Ballington Booth attributed by Commander Booth to shock from dissensions within the Salvation Army in the US. It laments bitter factionalism while praising the Army’s broader work and public sympathy for Mrs Booth and calls for healing to preserve the organizations' influence.
The Observant Citizen cites Dr. Janeway linking raw oysters to typhoid in New York. It mentions banker Thomas Lawson receiving a carved meerschaum pipe, soprano Maude Francis studying in the city, and opinions on Court Street fashion. Charity appeals grow louder as gold coins flow to banks, signaling generous giving.
Reports show an unusually heavy surge of Christmas gift deliveries with express companies mobilizing all transport to speed items to residents. A lighthearted note recalls Billy Connery’s politics scrap book remark as a commentary on public records.
Queen Victoria relies on Indian servants including Mun shi Abdul Kareem for meals and language lessons. Marshall Field offers 50 000 dollars for six months to fund the Woman's Temple if 250 000 dollars more are raised by the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Theodore Mommsen is described as small in stature yet energetic.
Carrie Watson and Dr. George Armstrong reconcile after a chilly display at the window on Christmas Eve. Carrie had planned to write him a note of apology when Armstrong discovers her letter, pledging forgiveness and the return of their engagement.
The article describes the latest hat shape the tricorne with a very low crown. Velvet material and fur edging mark the design while trimming creates height. Eagle feathers and stiff wings along with ostrich plumage are popular trims for the season.
The piece outlines hats featuring simple ribbon bows and two plumes, contrasting with ornate options such as a gray velvet hat trimmed with three large gray chiffon rosettes and brown feathers. It notes turquoise turbans with velvet borders and decorative ostrich plumes starting from a rhinestone buckle.
A montage of light exchanges on Christmas shopping and romance from several papers. Jokes about stockings, sleigh rides, shooting stars, and gift exchanges highlight holiday humor and social quirks. The snippets showcase wit from Cleveland Plain Dealer Somerville Journal Washington Star North American Chicago Record.
Menu lists Oatmeal Dinner items including Roast Pork Boiled Potatoes Squash Sweet Pickle Bread and Butter Mince Pie and Supper Cold Pork Strawberry Preserves Cookies and Tea. Directions describe a Tapioca Cream to be made in a double boiler with milk eggs and vanilla, then baked briefly. credited to Mrs R B E and R B Montpelier Vermont.
A festive poem brings vivid Christmas scenes to an urban street. It weaves shop windows, parlor rituals, and playful holiday imagery with lively rhymes and whimsical characters across a bustling winter night.
Washington reports plans by the Navy Department to deploy a nationwide signaling network for ship to ship and ship to shore communication. Semaphores, searchlights, rockets, and pigeons will link coastal districts, with hydrophones and water sirens enabling underwater and long distance messaging.
Commander Ballington Booth issued a bulletin on Mrs Maud Booth noting distinct improvement in her condition. The update says her status is steadily and slowly improving following an examination.
Commander Booth-Tucker of the Salvation Army explains there is only love and unceasing prayer for Mrs Ballington Booth during her illness. Consul Mrs Booth-Tucker conveys sympathy to the hospital and Commander Ballington Booth. General Booth in London sends prayers.
A humorous Harper's Bazar verse depicts Santa Claus arriving at a hotel via a bell boy. The manager has outsourced Christmas to the National Stocking Co., requiring pressing a “Christmas” button to deliver gifts charged to the guest bill. The narrator laments losing traditional Christmas magic to commercialized, device controlled gift giving.
A hundred Christmas candles in a toy shop dream of leaving their shelves. Maids purchase them and they decorate a Christmas tree with gifts. A night visitor lights the tree and children receive presents as the wax candles melt away, leaving young hearts warmed by the act.
A playful verse laments a year old gift, Christmas slippers, now worn and misfit. The speaker notes patience fading into discomfort and impatience, turning the footwear into a symbol of fate as the numbered socks rise from seven to eight.
A vast group of sun spots, the largest seen in years, has shifted to the sun’s western edge as the sun’s rotation exposes it. Scientists discuss the unlikely birth of a planet from the spots and the fate of any ejected matter, noting the mass would be gaseous and unlikely to reach Earth quickly, if at all.
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