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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
4
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The piece states ex Governor Long will be the New England member of President McKinley’s Cabinet, a choice the Post noted. It dismisses a rival plan to install T Jefferson Coolidge as Treasury head and argues McKinley will select officials from his own preferences and from the western side of the Alleghenies.
President Stone reports a defalcation of the late treasurer totaling 209452 dollars with partial recovery bringing the loss to about 175000. The bank’s strength remains sound. The piece questions the absconding treasurer’s fate and urges further steps by management to uncover others implicated.
The remark suggests a practical application for buying or selling stocks on margin. It notes the mechanism remains subject to penalties and implies real world usefulness in leverage or credit strategies.
The piece argues England must settle Ireland to satisfy global justice and foster a closer Anglo American alliance. It notes a large Irish immigrant presence in the United States and suggests fair treatment of Ireland would aid rapprochement, citing English concessions in the Venezuelan crisis as a precedent for popular pressure.
The Boston gas regulation hearing at the State House was postponed for a week due to absence of representatives asking for gas safety rules. Nine deaths from inhaling poisonous gas have occurred in Boston since the new year, with nearly fifty lives lost in the past year.
The Nevada State Senate was set to vote on a bill, already passed by the House, to license prize fights for a fee of $1000 payable to the county sheriff. The piece is criticized as a retrograde move that would undermine stricter anti prize fighting laws and moral athletic standards. It notes Nevada as remote and unlikely to become a home for boxing and hopes the measure fails or is vetoed.
The piece warns of a split within the Republican majority over free coinage and an international monetary conference. Free silver Republicans demand a US 16 to 1 ratio or refuse to back a conference, risking tariff bills and confirmations under President McKinley.
A number of inventors visited the Post office recently to exhibit inventions aimed at improving gas fixture safety. A Somerville man demonstrated an admirable device he calls the automatic gas extinguisher and presented details of its operation.
The writer reflects on gas victims finding solace, notes Parisian theatre doctors, and observes Boston’s social shifts. It mentions clergy calls from Boston to California and Brooklyn, the improving Boston Common, and subway implications. It also covers iron as medicine via iron-rich eggs, X-ray court evidence gains, Schaefer’s injury case, and Rev Dr Charles L Goodell resigning to join Hanson Place Church in Brooklyn.
Mrs Sarah Francis Dick of Huntington Indiana serves as cashier and director of the First National Bank of Huntington. She began as assistant cashier when Miss Sarah Mc.
Mrs Sarah Francis Dick, a cashier and director at the First National Bank of Huntington in Indiana, is noted for her leadership role within the financial institution and local banking community.
A daughter becomes cashier as her father, appointed bank president in 1881, manages accounts with skill surprising male colleagues. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani hosts a two hour reception at Shoreham in Washington. Senator Wolcott travels Europe seeking bimetallism. A Connecticut bill proposes a $1000 annual pension for Henry Barnard. Susan B. Anthony began abolition speeches in 1853 and broadened women’s emancipation efforts after the war.
A menu and recipe brief lists Fried Oatmeal Swiss Turnovers Muffins Griddled Sweet Potatoes and more with instructions for Swiss turnovers and Cream cod in potato case Nut cake and a closing line from Mrs A C Rogers of 34 Grove Street Chelsea. The text includes a fritter style batter note and step by step for cream cod in potato case.
The Boston Post offers six dollars weekly for the best three meal bills of fare from women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief prep directions for the named dishes. Meals may be breakfast lunch dinner or breakfast dinner supper for a family of five with four or five persons, not to exceed ten dollars weekly. Submissions due each Saturday starting Nov nine. winners printed weekly. Mail communications to Cooking Filter, the Post, Boston. No stamps.
The verse lauds The Boston Post as a leading voice while dramatizing moral struggle with a Moody era alderman and a preacher figure. The piece contrasts sanctity and sin, invoking Sam Jones and themes of public leadership and reform in a Maine circle.
The piece chronicles a reporter's encounters with political and literary figures during a dull November, then shifts to a call for reader submissions. The Post announces weekly short story contests limited to eight hundred to one thousand words, with prizes for women readers and submission guidelines.
The Post announces weekly prizes for Original Short Stories with $10 for first, $5 for second, and $2 for four others. The Latbhst highlights fashion notes on elaborate slippers, buckles, gowns, and decorative house wear, emphasizing embellishments and ribbons.
A parent recounts a severe skin illness in a baby boy lasting about eighteen months. After doctors failed, a local loan agent advised Cureucura remedies. Three weeks of treatment brought itching relief and a seven week cure with no recurrence over a year, with the child now healthy. The notice advertises Cureucura Soap ointment and Resolvent.
The text contrasts sensible broad soled shoes with flat heels and practical appeal to women, then laments female frivolity reflected in slippers and their high heels. It hints at unreliable fashion choices and gendered judgments about footwear.
Letter from Roxbury writer P J asking readers who knows the song The Hillside Beyond in the Corner to send the words to the editor of the Post. Sir, any reader with the lyrics would be greatly favored.
A reader from Newton New Hampshire thanks the Boston Post for faithfully publishing sermons each morning. He credits their popularity to clear language, lack of notes, and delivering fresh content directly to distant readers. The letter reflects public appreciation for the paper’s sermon presentation.
A reader asks where to apply to join the navy and if immediate entry is possible. Guidance: apply at the receiving ship at the Charlestown Navy Yard, must be 21 years old, and pass a physical examination.
The Boston Post reports a seriously ill young woman in need of immediate relocation to a milder climate to survive. Readers are urged to contribute funds, with several gifts already acknowledged and a total pledges tally around 89 dollars, while more donations are requested.
A collection of humorous brief quotations from various 19th and early 20th century publications. The items feature jokes about sermons, genealogical pursuits, dramatic ability, family chats, and a quip about aging schooldays, bicycles, and changing styles. Names and outlets include Tit-Bits Chicago Tribune Chicago Record Detroit Free Press Harper's Bazar Washington Star and others.
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