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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1897
Page
4
The piece cites seven deaths in Boston from accidental illuminating gas poisoning and calls for strict gas system inspections. It notes danger in tenements and cheap lodging, urging plumbing and gas regulation, with a push for statewide reforms and safer transfers in streetcar service.
The column dwells on historic plagues and quarantines, then shifts to local news including bank deposits and policy praise. It describes a Roxbury court van scene with a woman passenger, street numbering oddities on Main Street Cambridge, newspaper dealer tales, and remarks on boxing hype between Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
A fragmentary recipe collection lists items such as grapes breakfast Germen and Cream fried potatoes coffee dinner pea soup mashed potatoes boiled onions pie pudding coffee tea and boiled ham with rolls. It mentions a custard mix including eggs wheat flour baking powder gelatin water and flavoring.
Katherine Berry dierega, the authoress, translates Scandinavian sagas from old Norwegian. The work attracts wide interest in literary circles. Mme. di Zerega is a lineal descendant of Captain John Berry of the British Army.
A compilation of brief biographical notes covers Katherine Berry di Zerega’s translation work on Nordic sagas with her father Richard Berry of the Tradesmen's National Bank, Representative Messenger’s size record in Connecticut politics, Bismarck’s tobacco struggles, Susan B. Anthony’s abolition and suffrage activism, Cecil Rhodes' support for the Salvation Army, Michael McNerney’s 100th birthday and farming feats, and Mrs. Arthur Sewall’s amateur photography achievements and travels.
The piece contrasts child dress customs in Japan and America noting red for boys, pink and blue for girls, and diverse gowns. It describes fabrics like mull, organdie, lace, and satin slips, with trends toward flounces, bloused waists, and puffed sleeves.
A narrator recalls a moonlit skating night when he murders for a moment by pushing Minnie and Tom Hartwell toward a dangerous ice edge. Minnie drowns, he rescues Hartwell, is hospitalized, repents, and learns Hartwell saved him. Minnie later survives. the pair wed months later with the narrator reconciled.
Describes mothers' preference for practical child attire with tight sleeves avoided. Notes colored organdies with blossom sprigs as stylish, affordable dresses for children, advantageous over all white gowns. The latest fashion trends. .
An effort to secure a new organ for Grace Church in South Boston is underway. A concert will be held at Association Hall on Berkeley and Boylston streets this evening, featuring patrons including the Episcopal City Mission Bishop Lawrence Dr E Winchester Donald and Dr Leighton Parks.
Walter Gilman Page paints a three quarter length portrait of Patrick Donahoe hung in the Museum of Fine Arts gallery. The subject sits in a large chair with upright head and hands on a cane, a Pilot newspaper on the table. The likeness is described as unmistakable and true to life, prompting a strong sense of acquaintance among viewers. The artist is praised for surpassing himself, with the exhibit running for about another week.
Evangelist Moody praises the Post for its Boston revival reports and cartoon. He says the press is the ablest ally of Christianity and urges churches to reach medical students and Yale men with Bible study while criticizing some Harvard doctors.
The Young Men's Baptist Social Union met at Timont Temple last evening with Rev. R. B. McArthur as the special guest. Rev. Carey W. Chamberlain opened with prayer and Rev. Philip A. Moran delivered the after dinner remarks following banquet and business.
Dr. McArthur received the third honorary member title as the Immigration association, now at 340 members, with rule of one honorary per 100 regular. Miss Marion P. Seabury and Hezekiah Bitterworth contributed pieces before President C. P. Jameson welcomed Dr. McArthur and presented him a fellowship. Four ex-presidents received gold diamond medals after the address.
The Empire Associates held a lively dance gathering in Odd Fellows Hall last night with many young guests. John J. Kelly directed the floor, assisted by M. J. Tobin and D. J. Murphy, while Joseph T. Barry supervised thirty subordinates. Guests included Representative James Keenan and Councilmen Mackey and Leonard.
Nearly 250 couples attended the fifth annual Bos ton Athletic Association employees ball at Cotillon Hall last night. The event drew many B A A members with Herbert H. Holton and his sister Nellie Holton leading the grand march.
The Quincy Club of East Bostion held a ball in Lyceum Hall last evening decorated with music by Hobbs's full orchestra. The grand march was led by Congressman John F. Fitzgerald followed by William F. McClellan and wife and about forty couples. Attending were Representative John L. Kelley Hon James Galvin Hon John H. Sullivan and wife Alderman William J. Donovan and wife Hon P. J. Kennedy and wife Representative Bradley and wife President Conry of the Common Council John T. Hasson Deputy City Messenger Thomas A. Robinson Secretary of the Board of Aldermen Frank H. Cheslow Alderman Presho and others.
The Drug Clerks' Association held a demonstration in Union Park Hall featuring a compound that banishes melancholy and fuels dancing. Frank Middleburg led the chief concoctor team with Joseph McGrath and about a score of clerks. Eighty couples joined a march led by John Libby and Mrs Libby, as William Walsh presided, with William Ngan as vice president, George Gilmore as secretary, and Daniel G. Wilson as treasurer.
The mayor proposed Solomon Lincoln for the library board to replace the late General Francis A. Walker. The appointment missed final action due to a clerical error before adjournment. Lincoln, born in Hingham August 14, 188, is a Harvard Law School graduate and longtime Boston lawyer. He serves with multiple historical and antiquarian societies and leads Harvard’s board of overseers.
A Boston Merchants Association meeting endorsed the US Britain arbitration treaty and urged Senate ratification. They also supported McKinley’s choice of ex-Governor Long as Secretary of the Navy and admitted Whitcomb Wead & Co. and Frye Phipps & Co. as members.
Plague worsens in Bombay with daily deaths near 170 and thousands fleeing to towns and other cities. Meantime famine districts face starvation. observers warn the disease could spread to Mecca and Europe, with funerals crowding streets and burial grounds overwhelmed.
Surgeon General Wyman of the Marine Hospital Service issued a circular reimposing U S quarantine provisions of 1844 for cholera to all foreign ports and places with plague. Exposed passengers and crews must be detained at least fifteen days from last exposure.
A fragmented notice discusses possible dependence or side effects linked to a cough syrup. The readable parts reference liability concerns and medical product warnings without detailed results.
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