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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1901
Page
6
Observers note King Edward VII aims for a brilliant reign with magnificent display at Parliament opening. He curtails mourning after Queen Victoria’s funeral while urging strict etiquette, pleasing society and boosting trade as England anticipates a vibrant era.
The Maryland governor calls an extra legislative session to revise election laws. The plan aims to remove party emblems and ballot clerks, replacing them with alphabetic candidate lists. Proponents call it a step toward honest elections, while opponents allege partisanship.
In a Pall Mall interview Kruger laments a lack of arbitral power between England and the Boers. He argues no external tribunal can judge the conflict as Britain refuses judicial intervention. He recalls missed U S mediation chances and expresses hope only in a miraculous, final victory.
Senator Hale of Maine warns of vast and growing expenditures in the agricultural appropriation bill and federal programs. Senator Lodge condemns unchecked spending as the nation nears a billion and a half in authorized appropriations. The critics say the MacWhinley administration drives an imperial spending surge.
The steel trust linked to Morgan is described as a newborn industry kept alive by Republican protection. The piece argues tariffs on pig iron and steel rails feed this growth, claiming the levy shields the infant from foreign competition.
The text argues that Morgan’s enterprise consolidates concerns to extract gifts from American earnings. It claims their metal work is the best and cheapest, underbids English competition, secures bridges and railroad contracts worldwide, and profits from a tariff discriminatory to the domestic industry. The metaphor of a child’s diet satirizes continued subsidy.
A South Boston man finds engraved words on a San Juan battlefield knife saying Sergeant Hamilton Fish from his comrades in Troop 1 Rough Riders. The note is deciphered with a microscope revealing the inscription and its Civil War era provenance.
In a playful verse from March Smart Set Ethel M Kelley confesses a delay and a shifting crush. She humorously imagines Mr Affinity at center of attention while noting engagement to Jim, ending with a lighthearted nod to romantic mischief.
After stock-taking we offer odds and ends including suits overcoats trousers and shirts in extra sizes up to 50 inch chest. Prices cut by 3 to 8 dollars from regular, with stout size goods advertised as best fitting in the United States. Extra shirts and underwear half price while supplies last.
A New Yorker recalls a humor book that failed with publishers yet gained sudden demand after a drummer aboard a cross country trip shared its joke. The drummer's loud laughter sparked curiosity, spreading orders from fifty towns as passengers urged cessation and the book gained rapid popularity. The Times-Democrat notes the odd sales genesis.
An excerpt from Smart Set presents a swift dialogue exchange about appearance and honesty. The fragment hints at social wit and casual gendered banter characteristic of period humor.
Eliza Smith, 18, must balance love for Dana Hudson with duty to Aunt Maria in a rural Boston area tale. Aunt Maria, strict and opinionated, doubts Dana’s character and orders Eliza to avoid the concert, sparking a scheme that reveals hidden affection and family ties.
The note describes Vesuvius with 8000 residents on its slopes, British textile output of 200 000 000 yards of linen yearly, Ireland’s woollen fabrics valued for travel wear, a Kruger coinage set in the British Museum, Crerman silver as an alloy from China, and Michigan law fining betting on elections between $5 and $0.
Mrs Maria W Going, newly elected Massachusetts Depart ment head, explains her lifelong connection to army aid groups. She recalls making comfort bags and letters in Littleton during the Civil War era and continuing involvement after marrying Myron Going, joining Abraham Lincoln Post and the auxiliary in Charlestown.
Breakfast features Flaked Broiled Ham Corn Muffins and coffee. Dinner offers Cream of Celery Soup Roast Duck Mashed Potatoes Creamed Onions Cheese Balls Celery Plum Pudding Hard sauce. Supper includes Finnan haddie Tongue Fried Potatoes Whole Wheat bread Cheese balls and sauce. A recipe for cheese mixture and frying appears. Miss Lillian Floyd at 71 Appleton Street.
From Crawfordsville Indiana, February reports on Maurice Thompson, author of By-ways and Bird-notes, praising his love of nature and human nature, his stance on science and Christianity, and his insistence on morality in literature.
A near 960 foot tunnel is under construction near Leweet opposite Webster street. About 30 feet of the tunnel are completed with arches supported. workers note daily progress and the need to brace and watch timbers to maintain positions during the excavation.
Mona Belle Welch assisted by Mie presented a recital last evening at the express hall. Princess Thuette Mack Misha Newcormb and May Searboeron contributed to an artistic success as the program proved largely ambitious and well received by attendees.
Cadleigh asks what to keep up during Lent and Miss Pearyes proposes giving up a streetcar seat habit, sparking a playful exchange in Philadelphia Press. The dialogue hints at social etiquette and personal restraint during the season.
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