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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1897
Page
4
The March 15 date for an extra session of Congress is announced with authority. The piece argues against the call but says if unavoidable it should be quick to minimize tariff and trade agitation, to restore peace and business movement. It notes the session may prolong unsettled trade conditions but should be handled swiftly.
The New Jersey Legislature advances a bill to declare illegal all trusts and pools affecting essential goods. Massachusetts and five other states consider similar measures as 1897 signals a broad push against monopoly, with Georgia cited as the only state to date enforcing a direct hostile law.
A New York grand jury indicts principals in the Seeley dinner orgy. The piece condemns such excess as waste and corruption, argues money should aid humanity, and hopes the law can curb this morally degrading extravagance.
The proposal to raise woollen goods prices is set for discussion around the heat of summer. Voters recall cold days and resist taxation of comfort and health, opposing a shift to shoddy or cotton for Ohio shepherds in place of honest woollens.
The piece denounces Republican plans to delay ratification of the arbitration treaty until the McKinley administration. It argues the treaty originated and advanced under the Democratic government of Cleveland Olney and that delay serves party politics rather than national interest. It notes broad public endorsement and records the Cleveland administration’s role in the treaty’s completion.
The People’s party should withdraw from alliances and raise its own banner to simplify the political landscape. Separate Populists can clearly draw lines on public policy and avoid past fusions with Republicans or Democrats. Fiat money is outdated and 16 to 1 silver was more dangerous. greenback inflation era memories linger, guiding better education on finance.
Observant Citizen recalls a tunnel like wind tunnel on Beacon Street as a derby hat is swept along by a brisk gust. Ice supply worries and February March prices loom while a Russian wolf pup at the Zoo amuses visitors. The Bram New trial note highlights scant female attendance.
The piece argues against a proposed wool tariff as unjust during severe cold, noting prior Democratic tariff policy made wool free and allowed affordable warm clothing for nonmillionaires. It frames tariff advocates as Republican shepherds pressing Dingley to tax wool imports, calling it impractical in hardship.
A Puritan ancestry tale links familiar phrases to old New England times. A cook who baked two to three dozen pies each Saturday labeled them for each weekday. Mischievous hands risked misplacing a day’s order, sparking the saying put in apple pie order.
Dan Jennings confronts his brother Jim in a storm battered cabin where outlawry and fear blend. A sheriff's posse looms as a grim fatal outcome seems near. The tale closes with Dan fleeing the scene and Jim silent amid the rain.
The Boston Post urges readers to donate about 120 dollars to save a brave young woman whose illness worsened while aiding others. Cash gifts keep coming, with subscriptions acknowledged publicly, and names of contributors listed among ongoing efforts to raise funds for her relocation to a milder climate for survival.
A collage of light wit and social quips from multiple papers. Jokes range from a child’s century run query to a wooden partition proposal in a store. Other bits include family chatter, broker banter, and a whistling new boy, reflecting period humor and dialogue.
An old promotional jingle notes Castoria as the remedy praised across generations. It traces use from infancy to motherhood highlighting trusted relief for teething pains and stomach upset. The slogan underscores enduring family reliance on Castoria’s remedy.
A young eighteen year old maid on Broadway showcases a simple dark blue serge promenade gown. The style emphasizes graceful lines and easy movement after school, pleasing both wearer and dressmaker.
A description details outfits including a black satin collar and corselet belt with violet violets and ribbon, a green cloth gown with pleated satin trim, and a plain brown mixed cloth cloak. The piece highlights hat styles in violet tones and a golden haired maid in brown attire. The Latest.
Purified Angier's Petroleum Emulsion is being showcased for bronchitis chronic coughs weak lungs and consumption. The process yields a tasteless odorless emulsion with soothing healing properties and no digestive distress, suitable for those who cannot tolerate cod liver oil.
Mrs Margaret Hungerford known as The Duchess died in Dublin on Sunday night. She authored many novels and light romances and was a prolific writer.
Mrs Margaret Hungerford known as The Duchess and famed novelist died Sunday night in Dublin.
February magazines spotlight Higginson's reminiscences of Lowell Emerson and Phillips in the Atlantic. Paired with fiction by Ford Craddock and Craddock, reviews of Puvis de Chavannes, and pieces by Godkin Gildersleeve and Lodge, the issue surveys Londoners by Gibson Furniss and Davis. The issue also presents Chambers supernatural tale The Messenger and royal City Magistrates' Courts sketches.
A voice from the past delivers H. C. Bunner's The Quest with a kiss on awakening and enduring love. February issues showcase Lippincott's New under the Pacific and other stories, plus poetry by Julian Hawthorne and Conan Doyle. The Cosmopolitan presents Uncle Bemis and Remington tales, while Pall Mall Magazine features St. Ives and other pieces. The Magazine of Art reviews modern English masters and frontispieces, and House Beautiful highlights American decorative arts. The Pocket Magazine offers Blanche Willis Howard's Puss in Boots, with notes on Vernon the Traitor and Sea Smugglers on the Devon Coast and Miss Jemima's Valentine.
The Rev Dr G E Horr pastor of the First Baptist Church in Bayonne New Jersey died today from heart failure brought on by pneumonia. Born in Boston on May 7 1829 he was a Brown University graduate ordained in Chicopee Massachusetts in 1857 and served as pastor there until 1892 before moving to Bayonne. He leaves four children George E Horr Jr editor of the Baptist Watchman in Boston L William of Newark Edgar A of Boston and Mrs J M Lathrop of Mystic Connecticut.
Mrs. McKinley wife of the President-elect accompanied by her sister Mrs Barber arrived from Canton this morning. They were driven to Lafayette McWilliams residence where they will stay during their visit to Chicago.
The Hon. Charles T. Gallagher was yesterday elected trustee of Boston University for five years and appointed to the standing committee on the law school.
Stanley G. Wright of Brookline applauds Sir Isaac Pitman for developing shorthand from 1837 and publishing a four penny system. The letter highlights Pitman abstaining from alcohol, promoting cereals and vegetables, and aiding vegetarian societies in England through literature and lectures.
WN. BE. MATHEWSON argues for examining cost of lighting the city by electricity under municipal management to avoid gas poisoning and corporate influence. He suggests if electric light is not more costly, it should replace gas, despite legislative corruption and monopolies opposing reform.
In a brisk day at the Great and General Court a flood of bills appears from hospital bonds to a new house of correction. Mrs. Charlotte Smith disrupts the House while Rep Bradley proposes East Boston hospital bonds and Baldwin seeks $500000 for a South Boston House of Correction.
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