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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post outlines subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, terms require advance payment and address changes, notes second class mailing, and lists Boston office contact with editor and publisher signatures.
The piece contrasts a mission oriented approach to canine training with the concept of no muzzle policy, outlining arguments for discipline, safety, and animal welfare. It discusses methods, benefits, and potential risks in handling aggressive or unruly dogs.
Commentary notes President-elect McKinley is recovering from illness ahead of inauguration day. The writer warns the strain from political maneuvering could worsen his health and hinder his ability to perform duties, hoping he avoids a total collapse.
The article argues that after the steel rail combine collapsed American manufacturers, led by Carnegie, are expanding into the English market with a 200000 ton contract for rails and billets. It claims prices below home levels, a $8 per ton profit, and asserts tariff reform to curb monopolies would boost U S industry and employment.
The article argues that employment in state prisons is essential despite differing views on method. It cites the prison superintendent’s report, which outlines incentives to prevent vagrants and tramps from committing crimes to live in idleness and comfort.
The article argues against idle prison life and warns of moral and physical decline without work. It notes Massachusetts has not moved to isolationist or bootstrapped manufacturing policies and calls for a balanced, practical system between extremes. It emphasizes occupation for hand and brain as essential.
The Havana bourse suspended trading amid Weyler's edict against currency speculation. He previously banned business under Spain’s sovereignty claim, but the fiat Spanish Bank money failed to circulate at par and exchange rates and gold flows resisted his controls. The attempt mirrors broader debates on flat money and government intervention in the United States.
The Boston Emergency Hospital Benefit at the Boston Theatre this afternoon invites public support for a valued city institution. Businessmen lead the event to aid a daily public service offering free, prompt medical aid to all in need, likened to parks and libraries in civic value.
Professor Sedgwick highlighted dangers from water gas at a committee hearing and urged consideration of safety regulations. He argued cheapness and candle power may justify potential risks if proper safeguards are possible, but life preservation may override profit.
A sharp report shocks Washington street crowd as a cartridge on a car track explodes. A massive granite structure on the Common near Tremont Theatre rises as a subway station unseen by passersby. A large billboard touts “Style, strength and speed” amid local theatre attractions.
The note muses on a Tennessee vine spring promising cheap pickles and irrigation. It imagines surrounding crops and pickle-minded feats, jokes about vinegar baths for hogs, and recalls a brass mine tale and a hair restorer theft involving Captain Roe.
In a grave Civil War tableau, two brothers face a court martial and a looming execution. Tom guards his younger sibling Johnny as a loyal promise to their mother collides with duty, country, and the fate of liberty. The scene closes at dawn with a somber execution and a peaceful resolve.
The Post announces weekly prizes for original short stories including 16 dollars for the best and 5 dollars for the second best, with 2 dollars for four others. Winners named each Sunday and paid by mail Monday for stories from the prior week. Submissions open to female writers with names and addresses.
Personal guest list centers on Miss Daisy Post niece of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt. A dinner held recently drew about forty attendees seated at five tables with formal service and social atmosphere.
A New York society figure titled as a niece of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt emerges as a notable social presence, marking her as a prominent society bud in metropolitan circles.
A collage of remarks on figures from politics and industry. Mentions include President Roberts of the Pennsylvania Railroad and salaries of $100,000 monthly, Senator Hoar’s erudition, Magdalen College’s tablet refusal, and President Clinton J. Rossiter opening employee reading rooms. Also notes Spurgeon’s orphanage visit, Captain Robly D Evans’ service and resignation, and Ernest T. Hooley’s diamond jubilee relief funds for the aged and poor in Derbyshire.
A reader writes to the Editor reacting to articles on deadly gas problems and the gas and electric light commission's report. He shares his views on the subject and the conditions described in the commissioners' findings.
N. E. Walsh of Malden urges state action to protect occupants of public buildings from gas poisoning. He argues a practical enforceable law could prevent about eight percent of deaths, criticizing commissions and urging nonpatent solutions over reliance on automatic devices.
Charles E. French of Boston objects to Boylston Street widening from Park Square to Washington rejecting four electrified lines and arguing it harms the Common. He cites House Bill 724 and Senate Bill 41 as schemes backed by real estate interests and the West End railroad monopoly to seize land and threaten public reservation.
Daily breakfast lunch and dinner hints with recipes for meat cakes fried chicken prune whip cocoanut cake and frosting plus a Miss Sadie Alexander address at 657 South Street Roslindale Mass
The Boston Post offers six dollars weekly to the best three meal bill of fare for a family of five. Each entry must list a three meal plan with brief cooking directions and a maximum weekly food cost of ten dollars. Submissions open now with the first deadline on November ninth and ongoing Saturdays thereafter.
Snippet from a column prints miscellaneous lines about elevated trains and social notes. It includes remarks on new straps in a car, hypnotism for a baby, and Western manners, followed by a quip about irregular meal hours. The tone reflects light urban gossip and newspaper humor.
A mother describes a severe eczema outbreak on her three week old baby. After trying various remedies the sore worsened and hair fell out. Her father advised Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which healed the sore, restored hair, and left no scar.
A promotional piece extols Cuticura Soap and a single application of Cuticura Ointment as the greatest emollients and cures for severe skin conditions. It claims instant relief, rest for parents, sleep for children, and a speedy permanent economical cure of itching burning bleeding scaly and crusted skin and scalp humors with hair loss when other remedies fail.
A fragment argues that women who work for themselves buy costly gowns while neglecting home wear. It notes the impracticality of house dresses for at home use and hints stores push pricey apparel, with the author calling such excuses unreasonable.
The article urges smart use of inexpensive Chal l ies and batistes at ten cents a yard and cautions against plain wrappers. It advises comfortable, stylish gowns with options like separate skirt and waist or Watteau styles, with careful detailing to avoid a bedraggled indoor look.
Resolutions adopted by the Mutual Relief and Benefit Association of the Hotel and Railroad News Company mourn the death of President James E. Low. The group expresses sympathy to his family and hopes for a reunion on the celestial shore. Copies will be filed and published. Committee: John eunkenk H Forsyth John G Fox Charles W Hodge Charles H Sargent.
The regular monthly meeting and dinner of the South Middlesex Unitarian Society was held last evening at Young's Hotel. Six members attended with Grant M. Palmer presiding and Harrison Co. Hall serving as secretary. Guest Jose Monzon Aguirre spoke on Cuba and Her Struggle for Independence.
The eighth annual ladies night of the New England Railroad Agents Association will be at the United Sta Hotel Saturday evening. Reception at 6:30 followed by dinner at 7:30. Reception committee includes H. C. Taft, C A. Chandler, C. T. Boynton, John A. Gaw, G. D. Waldron, Jan Tufts, H. C. Shepard, L. BE. Hayy, 8S. F. Hammett, W. T. Stevens.
The battleship Oregon returned from Acapulco with engines at full use and no time wasted. Officers speak highly of the warship’s performance and condition.
A Parker House meeting of Massachusetts State Board of Trade officials led by President Charles E. Adams backed a Loud postal bill and urged McKinley to seek extra sessions. They opposed rail and utility rate deregulation, urged tax and dockland protections, and addressed Fire Marshal Whitcomb’s salary, adjourning after discussions.
Father Fidelis of the Passionists wires acceptance to President Eliot to preach next Sunday at Harvard College Chapel. Born James Kent Stone in Boston in 1840, he is Harvard 1861 and once headed Kenyon and Hobart Colleges. His life spans Episcopal ministry, Catholic conversion, and Passionist formation.
W C Zimmerman, Citrus County circuit court clerk, reports from San Carlos Bay Islands south of Fort Myers that relics of a Columbus era expedition were found. The site yielded four armor suits with human remains, four Toledo swords, a box of Spanish doubloons, antique basses and cutlasses, a Se Bastian Valesquez 14 percent dated piece, a portrait on ivory, a 1497 medallion with Columbus, and a parchment letter to Velasquez about a Florida coast voyage. Zimmerman theorizes Velasquez expedition wrecked near San Carlos and survivors hid inland amid natives.
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