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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1896
Page
4
A sharp editorial notes the Senate resolution is pursued squarely with clarity and rejects half measures. The piece stresses decisive action and rejects ambiguous approaches.
The Springfield Republican rebuts advocates of biennial elections as an evasion of public accountability. It argues lawmakers would gain longer tenure and unrestrained pursuit of honors and emoluments, contrary to the people's wish for tight oversight of government and responsibility at the State House.
A brief line notes Ivory Soap claims to whiten fabrics and keep clothes looking cleaner. The old advertising line emphasizes soap power to refresh whites.
Boston playhouses report strong demand as next week closes run of A Contented Woman at Park Theatre and The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown arrives Feb 10. The Vincent Hospital benefit featuring The Prisoner of Zenda comes to Boston Museum Feb 5 with private sale by Vincent Club ladies. Francis Wilson’s The Merry Monarch plays Tremont Theatre. Handel and Haydn Society to perform Verdi Requiem at Music Hall. A Trip to Chinatown at Columbia Theatre. Ward and Vokes in A Run on the Bank. Sothern praised for The Prisoner of Zenda. Wagner season begins Feb 3 at Boston Theatre with Lohengrin. Ti Trovatore ends at Castle Square. Tolomea to open Gilbert Sullivan season at Castle Square. local variety at Howard Atheneum. Corty brothers at Keith's. Captain Vetrio lecture at Austin & Stone's Museum draws crowds. Lyceum and La Moyne brothers feature concludes.
A vintage guide extols corset wear as a fashion aid balancing comfort and shape. It distinguishes tight lacing as harmful, praises ready made and custom fits, and describes Empire athletic and ventilated summer corsets with playful details about their features.
Yale athletics consider following the Post by issuing a challenge to the winner of the Hudson four cornered race. Undergraduates prefer Yale enter the Harvard Cornell Penn Columbia contest while graduates favor challenging the winner to avoid crowded fields. A race including Yale is deemed essential to preserve public exhibition of Yale rowing this year.
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association asks the Legislature to submit a constitutional amendment enfranchising women to a genuine vote. They argue 20 percent of male converts are needed for a majority, criticizing last year’s narrow turnout of only 23 000 across the state. They must prove real early support before further legislative steps.
A $1000 gift from a St. Louis brewer prompts complaints at Drury College Springfield over money earned from brewing. The piece argues the value of funds lies in their use, not their origin, citing Chicago University and Stanford as examples of controversial fortunes.
The Senate foreign relations committee report on Cuba is seen as inconsequential and equivocal. It questions whether the United States should recognize Cuban belligerency and argues the U S should decide facts on the ground without consulting Spain. If a Cuban government and authority exist, recognition may follow. otherwise the U S should await events.
Attorney General Knowlton told the judiciary committee that extraordinary legal fees charged by commissions lack direct accountability to the people. He urges reform by bringing government nearer to voters and calls for legislative inquiry into independent boards and their privilege.
The Observant Citizen notes Rev Dr Edward Hale’s Santa Barbara trip and his role with the Playgoers' Club, recalls Hale’s Boston Advertiser reporting on Bunker Hill, and mentions Caroline Miskel Hoyt, Nehemiah Boynton, Horace Cook's fake death, a witty political anecdote, Salvation Army signs, and Colorado mining stock curiosities including the Women’s Gold Mining Company and She Squaw Mountain claims.
A reading lists menu items for meals and a series of recipes. Peach pudding uses peaches with meringue and milk custard baked lightly. Creamer scallops mix milk butter flour with scallops and seasonings then simmer seven minutes. Hermits combine eggs sugar butter raisins and spices baked into squares.
A collage of society chatter spans gas company leadership, Wall Street operators, golden weddings, editor banter, and moving plans. Highlights include Annie Grimes as company president, Parker Chandler recovering from gastritis, discussion of meteor-like operators led by Henry Ives, Morse’s Rock Island corner tale, Edward Crosby’s golden anniversary, and Dr. T. P. Kennedy’s Mexico trip.
A first person recounting a near fatal fall in the Good Hope mine at Cripple Creek. The narrator survives a 96 foot plunge after the cage edge breaks, returns home to family and a recovering, still prospering in the camp with an $80,000 shipment per ton.
The Boston Post offers a weekly prize of five dollars for the best three meal bill of fare from women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief dish preparations, for a family of five with four or five people. Meals can be breakfast dinner and supper or other three meals, with a weekly food limit of ten dollars. Submissions due Saturdays, with first deadline November 9, and prizes printed the following Monday. Address Cook Editor, Boston Post.
A selection of short quips from Chicago Record Detroit Tribune Texas Siftings Humoristische Blatter New York Weekly Brooklyn Life and Indianapolis Journal feature banter about rent, hair-raising stories, school census jokes and editor remarks. The snippets showcase period wit and social exchanges in brief, cheeky anecdotes.
Poem praising Robert Burns as muse of woman with beauty and virtue. Notes Burns worship of female form and character, describing his songs as uplifting hearts and cherishing youthful charm through nature and art. Samuel Dunlop signs.
In this city the Palace Theatre hosts a remarkable triple bar performance from Sarno T. Jack's extravaganza company with living pictures. During rehearsals at the Grand Museum last week Marie Arkwright and a second actress nearly shared a duet. Arkwright plays a beguiling young woman whose wits wane, prompting her to ask the other actress how one acts when daft. The Nickelodeon drawing crowds continues, featuring a cakewalk, magician, sharpshooters, expansionist, knife thrower and a lively stage show.
The column debates summer undergarment styles with options for brocade corsets trimmed in Cluny lace versus a simple white sateen set. It notes youthfulness of lighter fabric, concerns about soiling, and finishing details like cream binding at the bottom, then diverges into a casual remark about swimming.
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