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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1887
Page
4
The reviewer lauds Louise Moulton for her verse and prose in Ourselves and Our Neighbors praising her skill, sincerity, and social essays. It notes strong lines on faith and modern poetry and commends the book for good, true and beautiful aims alongside witty observations of society.
The notice lists daily subscriptions at one year for 9 dollars, six months 4.50, three months 2.25, one month 0.75, and weekly Friday issues at one year 1.50 dollars. It notes second class matter entry.
Boston Post notes strong interest in the Harvard Yale contest amid fair weather forecasts. Analysts caution against expecting the same record pace seen against Columbia, predicting a hard fought race with no clear short term favorite and a likely generous attendance.
The article notes SHARP's potential conviction could cut funds for ex Clerk MO LONEY in Canada. It lists the original thirteen, with four in Canada, three convicted, three turned informers, one mad, one died, and CLEARY gaining a jury respite. Justice in New York has cleaned up, reducing Moloney’s needed services.
The new Rhode Island State police chief Curtis, appointed by Governor Wetmore, awaits a longer term as lawmakers delay action. With constitutional prohibition in effect and stringent state law, liquor sales have surged, making “free rum” common and summer resort life likely to feel the impact of a renewed crusade.
Dr Edward McGlynn presses a new clash with church authorities after defying the Pope, this time confronting Cardinal Gispons over his claim that the Roman machine seeks an ambassador to the government in Washington. The exchange centers on who should represent the papacy.
Dr. McGlynn risks excommunication for disobeying the church by not obeying the Rome summons. Excommunication would strip him of ecclesiastical powers and sacraments and bar burial in consecrated ground, leaving only repentance as remedy. The issue centers on his rebellion against ecclesiastical authority and its impact on his professional standing.
Professor Palmer surveyed Harvard graduates on annual expenses including room and tuition. Reports show ranges from 400 to 4000 dollars with about 25 percent spending over 1200. He cites scholarships, Greenleaf bequest income, and private tutoring as aids, and argues for lower tuition and rents via endowments.
A New York Evening Post editorial argues ministers need rest to sustain emotional and spiritual labor. It proposes churches adopt a cathedral model with multiple ministers to keep work going during vacations, reducing mid summer closures and preserving church vitality.
The speaker outlines suitable living allowances from $600 to $1000 depending on lifestyle, with $1200 as a limit beyond which extra funds risk misuse. He suggests cheaper living for economy and higher comfort for ease, noting $200 more could buy books and essentials. This advice targets families sending sons to college.
A mix of notes covers Lord DeLevat Berestorp a respected ranchman in New Mexico hailed as a rustler by cowboys. Reports describe Lord Beresford once known as Lucky Charley renamed Plucky Charley after Soudan service, plus a violent Natrona incident with deputies and rioters. A Baltimore Manufacturers Record analysis highlights South growth under Democratic rule with implications for 1890 elections and Southern voter sentiment toward a Republican presidency.
A concise review of The Shaybacks in Camp by Samuel J. Barrows and Isabel C. Barrows. The work records their experiences camping across India, Maine, Lake Memphremagog and the West. It extols cooperative family camping with a twelve to sixteen member group and a well behaved baby as ideal. The Barrows describe their gear, steam yacht and tent village, and present camping as both entertaining and earnest.
A large commemorative volume presents the early record of Harvard College from 1636 showing the Court’s grant of four hundred pounds for a school or college. The book reproduces jubilee exercises and addresses under Foundation Day and Alumni events, with accounts of speakers from Mr. Lowell to a game of ball, produced by N & Son of the University.
A feature on John Burroughs in the Century Magazine July issue highlights his nature essays on wild flowers and the author’s enduring appeal. A separate Buckley critique analyzes mind cure and Christian Science with a call for sanity, plus notes on Lincoln history and a Wachusett excursion recounting a reader’s ascent and a humorous shop misread.
A Boston writer recounts resisting a beggar’s plea for a night’s lodging and guarding one’s money. The piece then reports a disturbing surface graveyard sight on the Common with a cat remains and argues for better burial care for stray cats. It critiques Governor Robinson and Massachusetts Republicans over civil service reform and national party politics.
The item lists various figures: Secretary Lamar famed for late-night Interior visits, President Barnard and Rev Winslow honored with degrees, Clara Louise Kellogg sailing to Europe for concerts, and Waterloo survivors Lord Albemarle and General Whichcote noted with dates. It also mentions ascents by Professor King and a balloon ascent by Jase Hawkins, plus comments on diet and longevity.
The Boston Herald urges edits to Senator Morse's letter to the South Framingham Republican Club. It argues he meant he voted against abolition of the poll tax rather than against its repeal and suggests he clarify his wording with an editor or dictionary.
The Boston Republic argues that coercion in Parliament will be mirrored in Ireland and urges the Irish to resist on their own soil. It praises their organization and predicts broad global sympathy for liberties, warning that the coercion act marks the era's worst excess.
The note recalls Adams urging Independence Day bonfires and cannon, while prankish youths disturb his home with crackers, a snapping pack, a tethered horse, a fire on the kitchen roof, a serpent in the harbor, and a noisy town in riotous celebration.
The piece argues that cheap travel is past and travelers now pay market rates for sights food and gear. It notes some still claim Europe on fifty cents a day but warns such plans bring discomfort and trouble, with sneers along the way.
A stream of satirical notes covers hot weather humor in New York and nationwide jests. Banter touches rejected suitors, a rumored Ovid tomb, Vermont apple crops, and the Yale blue surge. A joke about a sleeping car invention and political chatter on Cleveland flavor the column.
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