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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1897
Page
4
Senator Gallivan plans a bill to create a general free transfer system for Boston street railways. The West End company has already extended free transfers on selective lines and stations, showing public demand and practicality. The article argues for universal adoption and urges legislative approval and company cooperation.
Massachusetts should enact an anti trust law before adjournment as other states move against monopolies. The piece urges rapid action, citing Georgia and Indiana as examples and arguing federal legislation may be slow. It contends the remedy won t cure all evils but will address some abuses and calls the Legislature to act promptly.
The market advanced slowly with cheerful sentiment despite weak overall trade. Copper shares led gains on the local exchange with Calumet and Hecla surging to 37 1 2 and Boston and Montana at 99 1 2, signaling a high water mark amid a broader rise in mining stocks.
The advance movement in the copper shares during the week suggests potential growth to incipient boom levels, signaling developing market strength and investor interest.
The Dingley tariff hearings reveal a wide range of producers seeking prohibitive duties to shield profits. Ohio wool growers, nickel miners, nail trust managers, and pig iron interests advocate high protections, while revenue for the Treasury is not mentioned and foreign trade is discouraged.
The Boston Democrats condemn personal bickering in city elections and urge solid party support for incumbents who perform well. They warn against Republicans’ spoils platform and against Democrats dealings that undermine trusted officeholders. Leadership depends on faithful service.
A boiler installation at Observant Citizen School Street blocks the sidewalk with a lifted granite flag and pipes. Skaters fill the Public Garden pond as Sabbath music debates echo from the New England Sabbath Protective League. A wreath honors General Francis A Walker in the Public Library. An old sea captain links whistling buoys to a boy blowing a tin horn in water.
In Berlin a German mother dresses her child in a warm plaid woollen frock with an overgarment apron of leather or denim for play. For dress hours she uses dainty white aprons, sleeveless with full flounces and embroidered collars. New white baste models feature featherbone stitching, belts, and front pockets, all easy to launder. The latest styles are described as practical and decorative for children.
A gang torments a hungry stray dog with a heavy rock but Tom Welch intervenes to save the pup. Tom and Jack form a bond. the dog becomes a loyal companion. Tom’s canoe mishaps and river peril end with Jack rescuing him, solidifying their friendship and shared danger.
A writer humorously critiques modern emulation of embalming fare and mob justice while noting practical steps against lynching. He cites a misdirected mail incident, a travel letter mix up, and a circus episode where two old maids fled in embarrassment at a magician’s blanket trick.
The piece honors a brave figure named Cashman and others who faced danger for Ireland, praising courage and sacrifice. It reflects a memorial tone from Boston, Massachusetts, with references to valor, commitment, and homeland loyalty.
The Spreckels family stirs public discourse as Claus Spreckels receives back his $2,000,000 fortune from his daughter Miss Spreckels who wed contrary to his wishes, reversing the financial gift in a highly publicized move.
Mrs. Frank G. Samson of 30 Channing Street Newton wins the menu prize of in last week’s Newton’s Prize feature published in the Thursday morning Post January 7.
A dated menu lists daily table hints for breakfast lunch and dinner with items like Fried Smells potato croquettes corn meal muffins and lobster salad. It includes detailed recipes for potato croquettes apple fritters maple sauce grape catsup and sweet apple Indian with notes attributed to Mrs. W. W. Seavey of West Somerville Massachusetts.
A reader defends criticizing a councilman while challenging his denials about A P A affiliation. The letter accuses Adams of falsehoods and defends public scrutiny of officials and secret societies.
D L Moody requests ministers of Boston and vicinity in sympathy with his work to attend a meeting at Tremont Temple on Monday at 4 o clock to discuss future plans. Boston January 8.
Rambach explains a puzzle about pricing and sales from Jones and Smith, showing a miscalculation when Jones sells three boxes for 10 dollars and Smith sells remaining boxes at a different rate. He notes the correct pricing would have been two for 10 dollars to avoid a loss.
In a Post puzzle note, Mr. Smith sold thirty boxes for Mr. Jones and earned $20 more than Jones could have, yet Smith did not profit by $0 as compared to Jones. Their combined take was $40 more than if Jones had sold all the boxes himself. Boston. J. V. Fraser.
A letter from J C Donahue of Somerville argues that Mr Smith violated a contract with his partner by not selling soap on the second day for the same price as the first. Donahue notes the first day averaged 4.1623 dollars per box while the second day fell to four dollars, questioning the extra ten dollars and labeling trade as dull.
A letter from MAX HALLPERSON to Sir-Having describes a soap sale with fifty boxes sold at five for $20. The cheaper stock sold out while ten premium boxes remained. Pricing offered two for $10 or four for $20, yet five boxes for $20 continued with two boxes given away, implying a $10 loss.
In response to a reader’s puzzle the letter states that Mr. Smith did not embezzle $10 from Mr. Jones. It explains Jones sold three boxes for $10 previously, Smith two boxes for $10, and the next day Smith sold five boxes for $20 totaling $24 for sixty boxes, only describing the sale pattern.
A letter from H. C. B. argues owner Smith misapplied pricing plans for Jones soap boxes. He shows how selling in mixed lots at five for $20 lowered revenue compared to the intended two for $10 and three for $10 rates, resulting in a $10 loss on sixty boxes.
Frank Lynch of the YMCA East Boston submits a solution to the January 9 puzzle. He explains that on day one Jones sold soap at 3.33 18 per box and Smith at 5 per box, averaging 4.16 2 3 and $250 for sixty boxes. On day two price was 4 per box totaling $240, yielding a $10 loss. The difference of 16 2 8 cents explains the loss, and Smith did not take the money.
A collage of humorous lines and cartoon captions from several periodicals. Jokes range from stage sincerity and natural acting to animal and marriage quips. One exchange features a professor and shopkeeper, another riffs on matrimony as a sea.
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