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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1899
Page
5
A packed Mechanics Hall welcomed President McKinley with 10 000 attendees, including Gov Wolcott and Sec Alger. Guests crowded the reception line as the President met dignitaries, endured a dramatic Taft moment, and faced a non stop cheers, with banners and portraits depicting war and peace spanning the hall.
The account describes President McKinley at a reception with observers noting the contrasts of appearances among officials. Postmaster General Smith delivers a moving address electrifying the crowd as the president asserts resolve on the Philippines. Secretary Long joins in with fervent cheers and humor, while onlookers echo support and admiration.
The Home Market Club of Boston advocates American wages for American workmen and American markets for the American people, urging protection for American homes and industries.
A group of merchants, led by Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar sellers, offer refunds on a 5 cent bottle if the cough or cold fails to cure, and a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfaction or money back. The notice lists numerous Boston area druggists and addresses, including George C. Goolwin, Rusk & Richardson Drug Co, and 200 others.
President McKinley speaks at Boston praising American resolve and duties in the Philippines. He argues the islands’ future rests with Congress, not Spain, and affirms humanitarian motives, duty, and national honor guiding U S policy after the Spanish war. The speech underlines consent not required for liberation and future governance by the United States.
A dramatic scene unfolds with a woman in the east balcony tearing a hat in applause as chants of good, good, good rise. Six thousand Americans shout approval of the treaty while McKinley sits savoring the moment, cigars in hand, as Postmaster General Smith and other officials laud the address. The hall erupts in acclaim for Secretary Long and the Treasury official, culminating in a hushed, solemn finale.
The advertisement promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as a cure for malaria and bilious attacks. It claims relief from nervous prostration and exhaustion, strengthens the nerves, builds rich red blood, firm flesh, solid muscle and healthy fibres, and banishes dyspepsia and constipation.
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