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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1893
Page
4
Speaker Barrett told the constitutional amendments committee that the Legislature could finish business in five weeks but argues for a 100 day session cap. He warns a too-short term could rush corporate favors and ignore public input, stressing quality over duration.
The author argues that annexing the Sandwich Islands to gain sugar bounty payments would cost $5,000,000 annually and provoke widespread protest. He contends that paying bounties on sugar today is equally foolish, using the hypothetical as a critique of McKinleyism and its economic logic.
The article lauds Congressman O Neil for initiating pension reform, praising his courage and urging honest, straightforward regulation. It contrasts his stance with pension committee colleagues who blocked amendments, asserting voters will back his amendments in the House.
The Post lauds Mayor Matthews petition to the Legislature to grant the city oversight of gas and electric utilities. It argues Boston bears high gas costs and calls for rate reductions for residents, while ensuring corporations with public franchises repay the public and comply with just obligations.
The piece discusses fashion’s unyielding rise of crinoline, likening resistance to Mrs Partington sweeping the Atlantic tide. It notes no known origin of the edict, yet acknowledges the broadening, stiffening skirts as an absolute influence that defies opposition.
The piece argues fashion, led by crinoline, will yield to fate as Mayor's street widening and rapid transit plans take shape. Wider sidewalks and better public conveyances are needed for future growth, and society must accept inevitable change with good grace.
The Boston Republican leadership signals backing RATSHESKYs districtless plan for Aldermen election on a general ticket, arguing districts failed and urging reform. Critics warn minority representation could skew seven to five for one party, questioning equity and partisan motives amid past failures.
The Queen's Speech centers on a formal Home Rule bill aimed at contentment for the Irish people, relief for Parliament, and stronger imperial union. Gladstone means business as the measure becomes the session's leading issue.
Governor Russell urged generous support for Massachusetts industries displayed at the World’s Fair. He outlined departments needing more funds and stressed the exhibit’s public importance to the Commonwealth’s reputation and civic pride. He argued that the money spent to ensure a creditable showing will be well used.
The Rev M R Deming recently left Boston to lead the New York Baptist City Mission and stirs crowd enthusiasm with the idea of military drill in Sunday school as a way to boost Bible study. Margerita Hamm critiques Boston noses, while actress Lillian Lewis plans Therese Raquin stage adaptation and defies copyright holder John Jones.
Advertising agent A B Sotroun reports failing to obtain twenty five copies of the Post from Brigham's Hotel Hotel Reynolds and Clark's Hotel and Adams House by noon. He notes newsdealers reserve copies for later customers, risking a sold out phrase from the publication office. He asks the office to supply the needed copies by messenger.
A personal note to the Post editor states that publication is allowed by request and confirms permission for printing. It mentions the author’s acknowledgment of the editor and the formal approval for publication in the Post.
The Post invites letters under 100 words on the Best Recipe for Keeping a Husband at Home Evenings. Write on one side of the paper and submit to Husband Competition at The Post Boston. The earliest among equal merit wins.
The aldermanic committee heard a flood of testimony with Moran and the McDonoughs presenting claims. Witnesses described bribery gestures outside rails, ballots shown to wardens, and precinct officers accused of peddling Maguire tickets while other officials denied tampering. Evidence totaled 36 witnesses. Norris supporters urged undermined results, Maguire camp countered with acts by officers in their individual capacity.
A domestic guidance excerpt urges wives to study their husbands heart, meet it halfway, and trust him. It counsels seeking his advice but not burdening him with every issue, greeting him warmly, and avoiding constant prying into his affairs. The piece is attributed to Cambridge and signed John Ryirv.
Rest and happiness. Home should always mean rest to a man body mind and soul. Surround him with an atmosphere inviting repose. Let his tired mind be refreshed by a change from its day’s work. Let his home be a foretaste of heaven on earth in East Boston.
Treat hi as a man. If we resort to cunning schemes to keep husbands at home when they have nothing urgent to call them out, marriage is a failure. Treat your husband as a man not as a pet and he will treat you as a woman and wife, staying at home unless business calls him away. Mrs Junta FamrLax, Bar Harbor, Me.
The text counsels avoiding worry for the husband, keeping home life bright, and treating him as the same partner after marriage as before. Do not cross him and limit advice since husbands often prefer to advise themselves.
An unsigned note from Somerville promotes a knotty hardwood cure. It urges patients to saw and split one stick each evening or more if able, claimed as a sure cure by L C.
A brief Chelsea era message endorses steadfast duty and home as the brightest spot on earth. The note signed GW R indicates a personal moral reminder to the recipient to stay dutiful and attentive at home and in life.
A short tip argues a wife should start early to keep her husband home, avoid tyrannizing, and coax rather than drive. It asserts that a woman can retain her husband's affections by going the right way.
A wife writes about five years of marriage with two young boys, praising a husband who prefers home evenings. She attributes their happy life to shared domestic inclination and mutual affection, offering no recipe for access.
A short prose reflection extols pure real love joining man and wife from humble cottage to grand palace. It argues lasting marriage yields children who deepen home life, and a devoted spouse prioritizes family over work. The piece envisions lasting happiness built on love and mutual care.
A Healthier home advice piece argues to shape a husband’s habits by insisting on evening companionship and shared hobbies. It warns that a lover’s desire to be loved can override his capacity to love, and that small sacrifices now prevent marriage from becoming a failure rather than a choice of divorce or philosophy.
A voice urges generous limburger cheese for a visiting hero to wear on coat and pants. The quip predicts he will return disheartened and claim no reason to leave home with his wife.
Advice urges marrying a partner who loves you enough to be needed for his happiness, or otherwise rely on the Post's published recipes. The note signs K. G. M. with a playful tone about marriage and domestic tips.
A dated advisory note counsels wives to entertain husbands at home and with friends to prevent infidelity. It urges patience, avoiding anger, and playing a loving role to maintain marriage, implying a social expectation of wifely duties.
A witness refused to answer regarding voting due to self incrimination fears, unclear on meaning. He claimed Monday at Norris shop in South Boston was first time he made the statement, as petitioner's evidence neared deadline for Alderman Maguire to proceed.
California raisin growers meet to set prices for the year while Michigan Equal Suffrage Association debates voting rules in its ninth annual session. The Deacon case in Grasse interests readers as Mrs Deacon appeals jurisdiction. Rector Allwardt in Europe celebrates release with a grand reception. Panama railway severs ties with Pacific Mail and plans own San Francisco to New York steamers from Aspinwall on Feb 15. Freight opens Great Northern from St Paul to Seattle. E Van Etten becomes New York Central superintendent. Theodore Voorhees moves to Reading as VP. Bondholders collect Edison dividends. Lake Shore, Michigan Central, and Canada Southern announce semiannual payouts. Economite Society discharges 300 workers. Richard Croker travels to Texas and California. Connecticut governor’s court nominations spark a fight. Cousins gather in Syracuse over an estate. Louisville opens a distillery against whiskey trust. Monterey begins operations. Barbadose squadron arrives. New York City Hall design bids may be issued. Baseball chatter as Papa Anson calls Colts together. Southern League targets National League over Newell signing. Tobin and Davies may fight for a $2000 purse in Omaha. August race entries open in Independence Indiana. American Derby declarations due in Chicago. Secretary Brewster notes 126 today and 100 more April 1. Local Potter trial and legislature toil.
Boston politics sketches a shift from district to at large aldermanic elections. Senator Ratshesky and allies back twelve at large seats with a seven vote limit, aiming for minority representation and cross party nomination. Other bills cover liquor licenses, wage floors, factory specs, prison reform, smoke nuisance rules, underground conduits, and gubernatorial mansion funding.
Short critique surveys The End of Time by L G Barbour as an ambitious celestial poem faulty in aims and execution. It then reviews Lectures on Architecture and Painting by John Ruskin written from Edinburgh 1853- but noting Ruskin's enduring genius and style despite dated ideas.
Josiah Quincy has proved himself a splendid leader in State campaigns and in the last national campaign was one of the most sagacious and discreet men on the committees.
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