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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1899
Page
10
A short note promotes Ivory Soap paste made with water for cleansing spots on clothing carpets rugs kid gloves and leather goods. It highlights its use on items that cannot be washed with water and warns against counterfeit white soaps while urging to ask for genuine Ivory Soap from Procter and Gamble.
Boston Medical Examiner Dr Francis A Harris reports an autopsy showed Kittie the Angora kitten died of acute consumption at a Winthrop home. He contemplates suing dealer Charles Ludlam for kitten price and autopsy fees to prove household pet infections threaten public health. Dr Harris urges caution over pet purchases and disease transmission.
In Fall River on February 23, textile leaders discuss a possible sliding scale agreement by the Textile Council. With strong market conditions and rising goods prices, manufacturers resist disruption while workers push for a scale to protect industry. The Monday conference is viewed as highly significant for local mills.
The Boston University Maine Alumni Association held its ninth annual reunion and dinner at the Parker House. About fifty members attended as President Harris announced that Maine furnished a larger quota of undergraduates who served in the Spanish American War relative to its student body. Speechmaking followed with L. C. Southard as toastmaster. speakers included A. S. Harris, C. H. Fernald, the Rev. G. L. Hanscon, and Hon. E. B. Winslow.
Supreme Judicial Court ordered Waldo S Henry brought to court to show cause why he should not be detained at the McLean Asylum for the Insane in Belmont. The petition by his wife Lillian V Henry cites concerns of insanity and danger. Hearing set for March 14.
New York February 23. The Nicaragua Canal Company formed a new board today electing Captain J W Miller as president. L Edwards became treasurer and R A Lancaster secretary, with Miller also serving as president of the Providence and Stonington steamship line.
The Ellis Deering Company of New York city with capital of 19000 dollars was incorporated in Albany on February 23. James H. Deering of Boston is named as a director.
Dr Mitchell recommends cod liver oil emulsion half an hour after meals for difficult anemia cases. He notes improving energy, color, and vitality as patients gain flesh and strength. Scott's Emulsion, a cod liver oil with hypophosphites, is sold by druggists for $1.00.
The Boston market opened strong on London cues but sank after reports of a large government bond issue. Copper stocks and mining plays lead gains and losses with widespread volatility. Notable notes include expected new money for Chicago Burlington Q and related refinancings, plus sharp moves in Parrot and Old Dominion as analysts warn against overoptimism.
The prospectus notes surface indications and development results showing ore in sight with copper yield as high as 583 percent plus 3 to 10 ounces of gold and five ounces of silver to the ton. Vendors offer stock in lieu of cash, seeking working capital with a 10 cent copper price basis and inviting immediate action. Subscriptions via Joshua Brown & Co. in New York and 89 State Street Boston, prospectus available on request.
Official report of sales shows the day’s high and low, closing prices, and bid and asked figures.
A market alert touts Parrot as a leading copper stock with a 10 point gain to 60 14 amid heavy inside buying. It names Centennial Isle Royale Adventure Winona Vid Fortuna Pequot and Santa Fe as strong picks with expected higher prices and urges readers to open accounts for margin trading.
Miss Laura Smith, professor of English literature at the University of Nevada, inherits a fortune of 15 million dollars due to the death of a distant relative in London.
A partial OCR extract shows a dense sequence of numbers and codes without clear narrative context. The readable items include figures like 600 and 4,330 with percentages and fractions, but no coherent event, names, dates, places, or actions are discernible.
Wealthy New York jeweller Jacob Levy buys a box for Hammerstein's Victoria Theatre opening on March 2 with MecNally's A Reign of Error as the debut piece. Boston Theatre reports strong matinee and evening receipts for The Bride Elect totaling 4372.25. Others announce Sir Henry Irving's U.S. visit and Miss Ellen Terry may accompany him.
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