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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1887

Page

6

Dublin Liberal Unionists show as farce amid police display

A Dublin meeting for Liberal Unionists drew 400 police and plainclothes detectives to guard order while landlords, shopkeepers, and Tory wires-pullers filled the crowd. The piece contrasts Dublin proceedings with Oxford Conservative resolutions endorsing woman suffrage and protection. It argues Liberals must adopt social questions or risk Tory gains.

Loxpon Goschen Lord Hartington Dublin Leinster Hall Warsaw Ireland England Oxford America Ile Municiel Lady Salisbury Gladstone Jacob Wright Church of England John Bright St. James’s Gazette London Dulwich Bright Pir. Bright Joseph Chamberlain Lord Salisbury East Adon Ashmead-bartlett Ritchie Liberal Party Tories Labor Champion Social Democratic Federation Icals Radical Party Tondon Nottingham

Mr Mansfield's Art in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Revealed

Article dismisses a theatrical “exposé” claiming Mansfield uses no mask or trick device. It credits his artistic makeup and exceptional facial muscle control for the instantaneous Hyde to Jekyll transformation, noting audience fascination and the futility of seeking a secret.

M. ¥. Times Richard Mansfield Dr. Jekyll Mr. Hyde Mr. Mansfield St. Louis Mansfield Dr. Jeykil

Continental Navy Heroes From Lexington to Randolph

A historical survey recalls the Continental navy's rise from merchant ships to armed vessels. It highlights Abraham Whipple's Gaspee burning, Benedict Arnold on Lake Champlain, John Barry’s prize captures, John Manley’s Boston raids, and Nicholas Biddle's Randolph peril, illustrating the era's bold maritime courage and costly battles.

Lexington Yorktown Congress Continental Navy Royal Navy Gaspee Providence Narragansett Bay Abraham Whipple Rhode Island James Wallace Whipple Sir James Commodore Whipple Charleston Great Lakes Guy Carleton Canada Lake Champlain Benedict Arnold Arnold Carleton Royal Squadron Washington Republic Esek Hopkins Commodore Hopkins Alfred Dudley Saltonstall West Indies Hopkins New Providence Long Island Glasgow New London Lambert Wickes Dolphin Andrea Doria St. Hustatia Paul Jones Americana Great Britain Caron Nicholas Biddle Randolph Philadelphia Yarmouth Biddle Phipps Horatio Nelson John Barry Ireland Wich Edward Delaware Howe Barry Raleigh Penobscot Bay Colonel Laurens France Alliance Atlanta John Manley General Washington Nancy Boston Conness Hancock Manley Fox Rainbow Cumberland Barbados Jason Therigate Hague H. Scorre

Rise of Engineer President Carnot Marks a Turning Point

The London Telegraph notes M Sadi Carnot's election as French president signals a triumph of engineers over poets and artists. It details Carnot's profession as an engineer and his trade background with his brother a locksmith, plus the three towns contesting Grévy era honors and Carnot family summers near Angoulême.

London Telegraph M. Carnot Engineers Polytechniciens Gustave Flaubert Flaubert Thackeray Paris M. Thiers Rue St. Georges Thiers Third Republic Marshal MacMahon M. Jules Grévy French Republic St. Simon’s Mont-sous-Vaudrey Jura Limoges M. Sadi Carnot Nolay Carnot Angouléme Department the Charente Chateau de Savignac Chabanais Dupont de l’Etang M. Dupont White Mdme

The Valet Principle in Victorian Gossip

A London Truth piece frets over valet work as degrading for both valet and the person valeted. It cites a maid Vin cent dismissed for refusing to lace a mistress and for applying a beauty spot that fell into soup. The narrator muses on sympathy for characters Morgan Pendennis and a Major, and recalls an Italian inn anecdote about a lit cigar.

London Vincent Mr. Mandeville Morgan Major Pendennis Italy

A fictitious Sunday School from the Booth Barrett season

The N H Herald notes amusing requests for 35 seats in $250 tier for Booth Barrett at the Academy of Music. A New Haven letter sought tickets for a Sunday school class but was spotted as a phony by Mr. Gilmore. Most seats sold are genuine and the public is advised.

N. ¥. Herald Academy of Music Booth-Barrett New Haven Gilmore

East Inpra Purrees advertised for outdoor use

G. W. Simmons & Co. promote East Inpra Purrees as novelties for gentlemen. They are sold to bind the legs during hunting tramping snow shosing or to pin the lews of fine horses.

G. W. Simmons & Co

Santa Claus Arrives At Clarendon Hall Christmas Festival

The New York Herald reports Santa Claus as a comely woman delivering gifts to theatre children at Clarendon Hall for their annual Christmas festival. Mrs E L Fernandez presided as Santa, with supper, a grab bag, dancing, and performances by ballet students, Miss Loie Fuller, and several actors. Notables in attendance included Ida Vernon and Ellen Terry, while benefactors included Henry Irving and Augustin Daly.

N. ¥. Herald Santa Claus Clarendon Hall E. L. Fernandez Mlle. de Rosa Loie Fuller Jonnie Williams Marshall P. Wilder Clarence Worrell Pares Gerber Homan Ida Vernon Miss Leach Pearl Etynge Marsh Gwynne KE. E. Rice Lavina Shannon Gus Heckler Julia Dorr Henry Irving Ellen Terry Langtry Augustin Daly Henry E. Dixey

Christmas at Tuxedo Finds Joy in Snow and Slides

The New York Herald reports Tuxedo hosts festive winter scenes with snow and ice. Socials chase merriment through tobogganing coasting sleighing and warm clubhouse evenings as visitors savor the season.

N. Y New York

Parisian Fashions in Theatre Gear

Paris letter describes opera and theatre dress trends for subscription nights at the Grand Opéra and Français. Ladies favor hats with feathers or elaborate coiffures, with jewels kept modest on premieres, and stricter dress codes for loges versus ordinary nights.

Paris London Opéra Comiaue Français Opéra Comique Maris

Real Estate Transfers across Boston area streets

A list of transfers and mortgages dated Dec 17 to Dec 19 records parcels on Irving Batavia Endicott Day Greenwich Marlboro Pemberton Roxbury etc. Transactions show buyers such as Noyes O Sull ivan Baker Alestra Liss ner De Butts Maley Dittmar Ware Baker and others with prices from $1 to $29 ओ00 and mortgage backings to several lenders including Lilley Weld May and savings banks.

Irving Street Andrew J. Church B.S. Noyes F. E. Lilley Batavia Street Ira L. Moore Neleus E. O’sullivan Endicott Street Rollin & Allen Seth R. Baker Giacomo Alestra Rollins & Allen Daytreet Charles W. Colby Ephraim Lissner Greenwich Street Robert Treat Paine Harriet de Butts George Wheatland, Jr Marlboro Lucy Marlboro Street Pemberton Square Sarah M. Fay Boston Adelaide BE. French Francis Maley Downer Street Rox Bary Y Erdman Banch K. Gustav Dittmar James Street Joseph May Bailey L. Page George H. Ware Washington Street Susan Weld Rollin H. Alien Blue Hill Avenue Andrew J. Robinson Annie Aiken Dent Street Charles H. Bruce Caroline A. Perkins Poplar Street Dorchester Charles H. Collins Frank D. Fairbanks Beaumont Street John B. Hamblen Pratt Street James Y. Devine Gustav A. Olsen Eighth Street South Boston Savings Bank Wistmor Abbie M. Borsh Dresden Crest Street Chelsea Jason R. Cummings Henry P Young Williams Street Os Aupfolk Arthur A. Lyonnais Holyoke A. D Rosalie Lyonnais Edward A. Banks Libellant Massachus Superior Court Suffolk Superior Cour Adelia Ex Leavitt Nathaniel J. Leavitt Paris Nathaniel J. Leagitt Adelia E. Rundlett Adelia &. Leavitt Commonwealth OF Massachusetts Nathaniel J County of Mbel Boston Post

Dandies Weigh New Parisian Cane and Waggle Styles

Paris fashion writers discuss seasonal trends with dandies debating a crayfish claw cane and plumage for fur outfits. Parisiennes study graceful gait with a water wagtail waggle, while instructors train pupils in the art of waggling to replace earlier Mephisto looks.

London Telegraph

Mortgages Filed in Dorchester Roxbury and West Roxbury

Multiple mortgage deeds recorded December dates including William Jones to Homestead Cooperative Bank on easterly Spencer Street Dorchester for 1600 dollars Frances Wales Vaughan and others to William B Abbott for land and buildings on Washington Street worth 39000 dollars Frances Vaughan to Frances W Vaughan for property at 235 Washington Street 15000 dollars Rosanna Hegarty to Isaac N Lewis on Ratoncourt Roxbury for 100 dollars William Rooney to Franklin Savings Bank on Centre Street West Roxbury for 10000 dollars Olin Bradley et al to Mary C Weis on Shelton Street Dorchester for 150 dollars.

William Jones Homestead Cooperative Bank Spencer Street Dorchester Rosanna Hegarty Isaac N. Lewis Ratoncourt Roxbury William Rooney Franklin Savings Bank Centre Street West Roxbury Frances Wales Vaughan Et al William B. Abbott Washington Street Frances W. Vaughan Olin Bradley Mary C. Weis Shelton Street

Insane Escapee James Murphy Flees Lynn Police

James Murphy, about 50, with gray hair and mustache, escaped from the Lynn police Sunday night. He wore a Scotch cap and a brown chinchilla overcoat and is described as appearing insane.

James Murphy Lynn

Pyle's Pearline Featured in Newspapers Readings

Readers urged to explore Pyle's Pearline merits through periodical articles and ads. The material appears across several papers highlighting its cleaning power and household use.

Pyle

Free Surgical Hospital Reports Growing Operations

The institution opened in September 1884 and now has 100 free beds. It performed 35 operations in the year ended Sept 1, 1885, 205 in the year ended Sept 1, 1886, 610 in 1887, and 203 operations in the quarter ending Dec 1, 1887.

Liquid Food Hospital Claim of High Recovery and No Mortality

A hospital reports an average of 100 operations per month with no deaths, claiming their Liquid Food sustains strength before and after surgery and can avoid operations after 30 to 60 days of use. Injections of Liquid Wood are advised when needed, with 200 large bottles used per lot to guarantee sweetness.

London

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde THE Commodore Benedict Arnold the Professions OF Presidents Suffolk County Dandies Ao C&md Oneates ST. Croix Jamaica M. Doherty & CO Murdock International Medical Congress Washington, D. C British Medical Association Brighton Eng American Medical Association Richmond Saratoga Deer Park Germany United States Causeway Street Murdock’s Free Hospital For Murdock's Liquid Food CO Chas. Ft Bovell Room Jos. A. Willard Edwin A. Wadleigh Jos A. Willard Barbara Blake Quincy Norfolk Commonwealth Marshall I. Blake Thomaston Maine Marshall J. Blake Lowes William H. Blake Rae Marshall Blake Marshal Blake Edwina. Wadleigh Brookline News Louis Cassier Conte
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