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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post notes the Republican majority may not appoint a dedicated woman suffrage committee in the new Legislature. Suffragists must now present their case to the committee on election laws, signaling reduced support. The change suggests the party has heard enough from suffragists and hints at limited progress.
George A. Chace’s profit sharing plan at Bourne Mills marks seven years of operation and reports the thirteenth semi annual dividend of 7 percent. Employees commit to faithful service promote company interests and deposit in savings banks as condition of participation. A recent vote showed broad employee support for continuing the system, noted as a workable though not ideal solution to labor share.
Governor McKinley accepts the House tariff bill as enough for now and hints at future GOP fixes. He and Republican leaders seek advantage in Reed’s Speaker bid, arguing the Dingley plan aids monopolies while Cleveland remains president. The piece teases a longer battle and favors for protection.
An anomaly emerges as prices steadily decline while the visible supply continues to fall. The pattern suggests tighter market conditions and growing scarcity, with buyers facing fewer options and potential price support eroding as inventories dwindle.
The Republican majority in the House passes a currency relief bill that allows Treasury to issue bonds at 3 percent for five years and enables Treasury certificates for emergencies, but critics say it stops short of the administration’s demand to retire greenbacks and gold payments. Democratic opposition is nearly unanimous in both houses, with Republicans likely to bear burden if the measure fails to become law.
A column of brisk vignettes portrays F. M. Buckley at the Boston Theatre box office, banter about Modjeska, and wartime debates sparked by a U.S. England tension. It also recalls Clara Morris avoiding steam heat, a Kronberger claim about Armenia, local inspectors doubling as mischief magnets, and commuting trains unsettling Beacon Hill flats with playful torpedo noise.
The year closes with Boston copper firms delivering 4.19 million in dividends, up from 2.68 million last year. Copper prices stay above 10 cents per pound, while stock values show wide swings from spring highs to year-end lows. Investors await Calumet and Hecla’s midwinter sale to set the market direction as buyers and producers hedge for future moves.
A crowd surrounded a man selling questionable pictures when a policeman intervened and the fakir slipped away. A hunchback then claimed the stand and tried to sell a tin rooster while the original vendor returned to resume business.
Miss Maggie Napman Barnhart of 4 Dorr Street Roxbury won the weekly Post prize with a printed menu for a company day The feature draws many letters from young housekeepers praising help with planning three square meals daily and moderate income The Cooking Editor greets readers with a Happy New Year.
A Boston Post reader from Troy submits an elaborate menu but it falls outside the rules. Breakfast lists Tangerines Fishballs Bacon Poached Eggs rolls and coffee. Dinner features Mock Turtle Soup Treast Goose Chestnut Basted Onions Timbales Potatoes Apple Sauce Maccaroni Salad and Christmas Plum Pudding. Supper includes Mock Terrapin Rice Croquettes Parker House Rolls Preserved Pigs Chocolate Cream Cake and Cocoa.
An October morning carriage ride brings Mrs Brenton to the old Howard place where she meets her former betrothed, now aged and working as a farmhand. She recalls past romance while Aiice and others contrast her life with her husband and four children. The encounter ends with a silent farewell as the memory lingers and tears rise.
Items include apples Graham gems bacon eggs bread coffee and vegetables with several dessert recipes. Detailed directions cover Graham gems boiled dinner frost ed lemon pie ice cream cake and a salad of oranges plus a Mrs Co L Phillips signature from Cambridge Massachusetts.
The Boston Post offers a weekly five dollar prize for the best three meal bill of fare for a family of five. Meals may be breakfast luncheon and dinner or breakfast dinner and supper. Keep costs under ten dollars per week. Submissions go to Cooking Editor, the Post, Boston. Do not send stamps. Write on one side only.
The room shone with dazzling lights and a decorated tree as children gazed in delight. Diamond and paillette embellishments on gowns outshined the wearers, with white chiffon blouses completing the festive scene.
The Colonially tinted page previews Tonight at the Play with James J Corbett in a new Columbia play and a New York contented woman at Park. Edith Mai at Grand Museum impersonates two male roles in The World while My Uncle From New York and a high class variety bill play Palace. Modjeska arrives in Boston with talk of an endowed theatre and Park hosts A Contented Woman.
Descriptions of evening gowns with gold beads Dresden silk and lace trims plus fur embellishments. A young matron wears a pointed bodice gown with square-accolletage, soft lace, and sable shoulder straps, ending with a tiny bustle. The piece hints at social gossip surrounding the new year.
John L. Stoddard arrives back in Boston for a series of five lectures at Music Hall. He will present Naples Constantinople Napoleon India and Japan with new illustrations from Paris. The course runs five Wednesday evenings five Thursday evenings and five Saturday afternoons starting January 8 9 and 11 with tickets going on sale the following Wednesday.
Leading actors from eminent companies and many from the variety stage attended Father Cummins annual Christmas concert at the Boston Theatre. The afternoon and evening programs featured performers including Joseph Haworth, Miss May Ryan, Miss Alice L. Hodgdon and several noted singers and instrumentalists. The afternoon closed with a double quintet of pianists performing the coronation march Le Prophétie, while the evening featured the Columbian Orchestra of thirty five under Theodore Bendix playing Barbecue March.
A collection of comic one liners and quick witticisms from newspapers. Patter covers a fake detective head, a cremation joke in a marriage scene, a telephoneshello etymology quip, a domestic weight joke, and a hunting dog remark. The tone is light and period newspaper humor.
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