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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 04, 1887

Page

7

Imports July 2 1887 New Brunswick Nova Scotia and beyond

Shipping list itemizes cargoes from St John Halifax Charlottetown and ports in Madeira Trinidad Antwerp and Liverpool. Stores bricks cornmeal pitch roofing goods cattle sugar tobacco lard wine and hardware appear in large quantities across numerous vessels including Frank L Merrimack Sarah Herbert C Hall State of Alabama Venetian and State-of-Alabama alongside multiple bales crates and boxes of assorted goods.

ST. John Frank L. P Halifax Charlottetown Pei Merrimack Adeira Azores Tinidad Bwi Herbert C Hall Antwerp Bel New York State of Alabama Liverpool Eng Venetian

Trade names and partners listed in midwest garment trade

Atchison Kansas dealer Deutsch of Deutsch Bros Yo St Louis Missouri Frank of Adler Frank Co Springfield Missouri J T Keet of Keet Rountree Toledo Ohio W B Taylor of American Hand Sewed Shoe Co Tre

Toledo W B Taylor American Hand Sewed Shoe Co Tre

Free Surgical Hospital aid noted nationwide reach

The Free Surgical Hospital for Women, backed by Murdock Liquid Food Company of Boston, reports wide national support. The June 1 1887 quarterly shows 132 patients from listed regions including Texas Colorado Montreal Alabama Prince Edward Island Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont Maine New Hampshire and Massachusetts. Physicians can secure beds by notifying the hospital of a case.

Free Surgical Hospital For Women Murdock Liquid Food Company Boston United States Texas Colorado Montreal Alabama Prince Edward Island Rhode Island Connecticut Vermont Maine New Hampshire Massachusetts

150 Free Beds Opened for Surgical Cases at Septic Hospital

The facility announces 150 free beds completed in September for surgical patients housed within a septic hospital.

Hospital Staff At Murdock's Free Hospital For Women

The surgical staff at Murdock's Free Hospital for Women attends daily to examine patients and assign beds, with Saturdays off.

Murdock’s Free Hospital For Women

Liquid Food claims and charity home details

The text promotes Liquid Food as a universal treatment aiding wound healing and life support, with dosing for adults and babies and claims of blood restoration. It notes injections if not stomach retained, suggests no food change for babies, and cites a homeless boys home at 11 to 21 Causeway Street housing 50 beds. It asserts wide hospital use and guarantees sweetness of bottles.

Qur Free Home Causeway Street

Navy invites bids for five steel warships under 1887 acts

The Navy Department announces sealed proposals for five vessels five cruisers and gunboats to be built in the United States under acts of March 1885 and March 1887. Specifications call for three hull and machinery classes with speed guarantees and geographic build location requirements. Bids must include cash deposits, bonds, and comply with fixed cost caps and completion times.

Naval Advisory Board Nav Department Pacific Ocean Gulf of Mexico Atlantic Ocean Secretary of the Navy United States Unitedates Department N Department Weens Hull William C. Whitney

Pianos for sale or rent in New England stock

On hand for sale or rent the largest varied stock of upright and square pianos in New England. Rent from 7 per three months. Sale prices from 50 to 50. Pianos may be rented with rent applied to purchase. Liberal installment plans with small cash and balance in installments. Makes include Chickerings Fischers Hallett Davis Webers Haines & Bro Briggs Steinways Lyon Healy and others. Call please.

New England Chickerings Fischers, Hallett, Davis Co Webers, Haines & Bro Briggs, Steinways, Lyon, Healy

Navy Seeks steel cast six inch cannon proposals

Washington June 28 1887 under act of Congress proposals from domestic manufacturers to furnish three steel cast six inch high power rifle cannon one finished trio or three castings with Bessemer open hearth and crucible steel must meet Bureau of Ordnance specs and pass statutory tests bids due August 2 1887 with bond equal to 15 percent and contracts to follow if selected all proposals to be marked Proposals for Steelcast Cannon and sent to the Secretary of the Navy Washington D C

Savy Deartment Washington, D. C Congress Bessemer Crucible Bureau of Ordnance Bates of Ordnanes Navy Department Secretary of the Navy Washington, Dd, C

Proposals for Navy Vessel Purchases Opened at Washington

The Navy announces sealed bids for listed vessels stricken from the Navy Register including Tennessee Powhatan Ticonderoga Shenandoah Lackawanna Wachusett or other ships at Mare Island and Brooklyn. Bids due by July 30 1887 with 20 percent cash deposit and a bond equal to half the proposal.

Navy Department WashincTon Congress Tollo G Secretary of the Navy U. S Internal Revenue Mannasla

Boston and Maine Through Trains On Both Divisions

Railroads Boston and Maine schedule shows through trains on both divisions from Augusta to Haymarket and Causeway Street stations with listed departure times to Bangor Saint John Halifax Eastport and other points. Connections include Portland and various Maine and New Brunswick routes with departures at Haymarket Square and Causeway Street stations.

Augusta Haymarket I. m. Causeway Bangor St. John Malifax Provinces Causeway St Eastport Cairns N. B Halifax Portland Haymarket Sq Qewliston Manchester Concord North North Conway Haymarket Sq M. Tion Portland—Haymarket Causeway Mains Central Grand Trunk Knox & Lincoln Railways Haymarke

Boston to New England Rail Timetable Fragments

Trains depart Boston and numerous towns with varied times listed across many lines, including Dover Haverhill Lawrence Lowell Melrose Newburyport Reading Salem and Worcester. The dense OCR shows weekday Sunday schedules with multiple departures and returns, plus notes on Georgetown Biddeford and through routes via Hoosac Tunnel RouteBoston offices and officials.

Alton Bay Rochester Farmington Andover Dover Danvers Exeter Great Haverhill Via Lawrence Eli Melrose A Melrose Newburyport Reading Salem Pga Akefield Wilmington

Boston and Lowell Railroad Through Service Schedule 1887

Boston station on Causeway street lists through trains to Tilton Laconia Weirs Meredith and Plymouth and to St Johnsbury and Montreal with specific departure times. Local connections extend to Manchester Keene Wilton and other towns with parlor cars and branch services noted.

Boston Causeway Street City Washington Street Old State House Tilton Laconia Lake Village Weirs Meredith Ashland Plymouth Franklin Lebanon White River Junction Pimouth Warren Haverhill Woodsville Littleton Bethlehem Sabyans Lancaster Jefferan St. Johnsbury Port Sherbrooke Quebec Berrat Pelter Essex Bans Montre Montreal Melsanie Central Vermeer Shoreend Pallman Polis Lowell Chicago Purman Fitchburg Wagner Palace Central Vermont KR. R J. W. Hobart W. Cummings Gen. Pass Ags St. Albars

Time table notice for local and through trains

A timetable lists full information on local and through trains with operating hours and stations. It notes that time tables are obtainable at stations and is signed by GEO. W. STORER General Superintendent and General Passenger Agent.

Boston to Oak Island and Pine Point seasonal rail timetable

Historic timetable lists daily and Sunday departures from Boston to Oak Island, Point of Pines, and surrounding coastal stops with multiple daily options and seasonal notes. It notes no stops at Oak Island on some services and lists city ticket office details and Pullman car info. Names James T. Furbier and D. J. Flanders appear as general managers.

Leave Point of Pines SUN Leave Oak Faland Vin Saugus South Reading Ranch Boston Haymarket Square Oak Island Washington Street Portland Bangor James T. Furber D. J. Flanders New York Middletown New Haven Pullman Hartford New Britain Waterbury Danbury Fishkill-on-Hudson England Limited Air Line Grand Central Depot Jersey City Trenton Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Richmond Pt. M. Norwich Peel Press Norwich Danielsonville Putnam New London Summer Street A. A. Jackson Gen’l Sup’t

Boston and Suburban Rail Timetables Urgent Daily Runs

A detailed listing of train and boat schedules covering Framingham Marlboro Fayville Northboro Fitchburg Boston and coastal routes with weekly Sunday trains. Timetables include departure and arrival times from major hubs Boston Providence New London and intermediate stations. Officials GEO L Connor and J K Kendrick oversee operations and ticketing offices.

New York Fall River Weymouths Minegham Cohasset Scituate Arshfield Duxbury Plymouth Marshfield Fiingham Weymouth Brockton Taunton Uon Newport South Braintree New Beeford Middleboro Breckton Nantucket Cottage City Wood's Hall Falmouth Hyannis Yarmouth Barnstable Sandwich Buzzard’s Bay Onset Bay Wareham Wood’s Hall Monument Beach L. Connor J. Kk. Kendrick Gen. Pass

Fragmentary timetable notes from a historic railway page

Scrambled lines show station names like Way Stations Rockbottom and West Boyis with times around 7.16 am and 12.05 pm. Phrases reference days Sun and general railway terminology but many items are garbled and unclear.

ORV M. Sun Bittericr Bedford Qartok Old Colo ON Alguly Boston Newark Fall River Binyamble Hyannis Yarmouth Tee Ashmont Sandwie Org Braintree Reich Buzzard’s Bay Torn Cape Cod Provincetown Ellfied Cape Hin City G Holl Brockton West Las East Eith W East Weymouth Oymoust Non Ware Weymouth Vau Ktver Ye Ee Lead & Si Bhas & Bm Taunton Boe BAS Aare Marshite Attapan Iton Se Wood's Neponset Bas Mastapoisett Éam Sitar I Neponset Nantucket Aim BAO Usnah Newport Medford Stoughton Dolph Randolph North Iteturn Boavy Pew Wvu Rock Roceturn Hanover Rockland Scituate and Niwee Vee Scituate Sea Wilew South Duxbury Dean Street Whitman South E Ehase Wollaston Heights Wood Him Mont Yvare Barreani West Boyis On Rockbottom M. So. Sudhyaitham Geo. Wellen

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