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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1899
Page
5
An item from 1898 notes Gopyright at The Procter and Gamble Company of Cincinnati. The entry records a product or mark tied to the firm, reflecting its branding era.
Arlington February 12 parishioners of St. Malachi celebrated the church debt liquidation with a thanksgiving feast and grand reunion in the basement. Father Mulcahy, pastor since 1891, was praised for piety and business ability as letters of congratulations from Bishop Harkins of Providence and former pastor Rev. Thomas Shahan were read. Treasurer Matthew Rowe recounted the church’s origins and noted generosity of donors led by John Sullivan Michael Walsh John Carroll and John Duffy.
Rev A A Berle preached at Brighton Congregational Church on the White Man's Burden linking the Paris treaty and Philippine annexation. He hailed Lincoln as guiding Civil War aims toward unity and emancipation, viewing the burden as moral and spiritual rather than economic, notes on liberty and Christian duty.
About 400 gathered for a parish reunion and banquet marking the church debt payoff and eight years of Father Mulcahy’s tenure. Speakers praised his work and character, with Rev. John Mulcahy and other clergy and town officials in attendance as national colors decorated the hall. The event featured speeches by Scannell and others, a large repast, and plans for a ball and further entertainment for parish youths.
Ice blocks Boston Lynn steamship service with the Putnam trapped two days at Lynn wharf. Captain Day brings Plymouth through two miles of solid ice to attempt a channel to release Putnam. Lightship Handkerchief Shoal also said to have drifted from its moorings in the ice. Prince George arrives ahead of rival Boston despite heavy ice. Carrie Adell returns from Georges with 40,000 pounds of fresh fish, cargo iced. THR LANDSMAN.
In Temple Adath Israel Rabbi Charles Fleischer delivered a Lincoln commemorative address contrasting Kipling and Lincoln. He urged against imperialism, urged self-government for the Philippines with a protectorate phase, and called for rapid withdrawal of flags while promoting democracy as America’s higher duty.
Rev. George I. Perin spoke at the Every Day Church on Shawmut avenue urging expansion as a Christian duty. He tied missionary zeal to Anglo-Saxon history, noting churches in Harriman Tennessee and Atlanta Georgia prosper, and urged the church to embrace global expansion and brotherhood.
Israel Zangwill spoke at Louis Hecht residence on Commonwealth Avenue, expressing doubt about practical Zionism. He cited three obstacles including Hebrew lethargy, Palestine’s harsh landscape, and Christian and Mohammedan rivalries, favoring only possible colonization abroad with an international guarantee. He planned to return in summer to rehearse The Children of the Ghetto.
Large cargoes cleared from the port last week to the United Kingdom with major exports in food products. Steamers bound for Liverpool Bristol London Hull and other destinations carried 222,604 bushels of wheat 341,794 bushels of corn 36,19 sacks of flour 66,875 pounds of butter 222Li barrels of apples 1,246,685 pounds of lard 4346 boxes of bacon 5703 quarters of fresh beef 1431 live cattle 883 live sheep and 1087 dressed hogs plus 17,412 bales of cotton. February grain shipments lag behind prior years despite ongoing freight traffic.
East Boston shipyards report brisk winter work with multiple vessels in progress. Atlantic works builds two ocean tugs Boxer and Teaser for Union Towboat Company, while McKie yard frames a new ferry for the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn RR. Lockwood’s yard readies East Boston ferry boilers, and another harbor towboat keel is laid for Lewis Towboat Co. The Charles E Schmidt undergoes a heavy bottom overhaul on Burnham’s railwa, costing about 2500 to 3000 dollars after November storm damage.
Boston theatergoers greet Edith Crane as E H Sothern's leading lady at the Hollis in March. Minnie Ashley rises with Daly in The Geisha company while Maude Odell returns from Beaufort to Castle Square. Rumors of Blanche Walsh and Melbourne MacDowell stir talk of an independent star. Lulu Glaser portrait adorns Tremont lobby as Hilda Clarke and Christie MacDonald head to Boston Theatre in The Bride Elect.
The man who died by his own action in a Harrison avenue lodging house Saturday night was identified as Esek H. Pierce of Rehoboth, previously missing. A former acquaintance recognized the body at Jones's undertaking rooms, but the motive remains unknown and no claim was filed. relatives in Rehoboth were notified.
Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil with hypophosphites is described as pure and palatable. Promoted for coughs, colds, consumption, and blood deficiency, it aids endurance, growth, and strength in children, with noticeable weight gains when added to milk.
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