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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1893
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription options with daily and weekly rates. It notes address changes require both current and new addresses and advises payments be made to the Post Publishing Company. The item includes office locations in Boston and New York and marks the paper as second class.
The Common became a rubbish-strewn scene after Tuesday night crowds at 10.00 pm but was cleaned by 7.00 am yesterday. The incident is tied to a political maneuver last winter to remove the superintendent of public grounds.
The snippet extols Champ Clark’s rhetoric at Tam many Hall with boisterous praise. It imagines Boston hiring Pikers to herald American grandeur, urging global audiences to honor the United States.
Professor Andrews told the Colorado Bummer School of Sciences that the United States should halt the purchase and coinage of silver and reopen mints only if Britain and other European governments do the same. He hopes his view will appeal to Colorado silverites and influence currency discussions where sane views are scarce.
The article notes Boston’s likely defense of the America’s Cup, citing General Paine’s new boat proving superior to the old model in a Marblehead race between Jubilee and the Volunteer. It suggests ongoing competition among contenders to meet the Val kyrie, with one yachtsman poised to defend the cup again.
President Cleveland’s letter to the Tammany Fourth of July committee stresses the currency issue. He warns that expedients endangering sound national finance would ruin the liberties Americans seek to save. An honest dollar is essential to independence.
With Governor Russell out, several capable young Democrats merit consideration for the governorship. The selection should focus on availability over personal ambition, as all candidates are well qualified and likely to respect Democratic principles. Emphasis rests on who is strongest with the people, not party leaders.
The piece notes a roughly even split between Democrats and Republicans in Massachusetts and introduces a Post printed blank for readers to name their preferred Democratic nominee. It suggests public input may influence the convention’s direction and outcome.
The article praises Lieutenant Peary's plan for reaching the North Pole by adapting to Arctic conditions. It notes prior expeditions relied on water travel or inadequate ice gear, and highlights his Greenland ice cap crossing on snow shoes as proof of his method. It asserts the current North Pole aim using the same approach is promising.
The People’s party of Ohio in convention urged the House to file articles of impeachment against President Cleveland. They accuse him of treason as “a representative of the British money power.” They note Republicans had long claimed the same, yet never proposed impeachment. The two parties might unite to impeach on the basis that the President is a Britisher.
An old fashioned notion of stashing cash in stockings is ridiculed. In Onesime Mathieu of this town stored 1200 dollars in a rubber shoe for safekeeping, only to fear loss of the shoe and money. The piece urges common sense and warns against unsafe deposits.
A Salem crank raised the French tricolor and a Marblehead crank displayed the British ensign. Both relented from their act amid broad public rebuke. Among 70 million Americans, only these two showed flag disrespect, underscoring strong patriotic sentiment nationwide.
Dr A P Ordway travels from Seville to Madrid en route to London while Mrs M Glenen summers at Arlington Heights with the Ring couple. Charlotte Hawes, famed Boston musician, hosts a Park Street luncheon and is urged as a world music figure for a potential fair program. Horatio Bridge praises Nathaniel Hawthorne. T Lyman Ellsworth recalls Civil War days and politics. Ferry service criticized versus Revere Beach line praised. Globe artist turns to poetry about Peary voyage and Icebound imagery.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from a newspaper page features exchanges about engagements, diaries, dress reform, and a sly editor reader banter. It parodies social schemes with sharp punchlines and comic misunderstandings among Miss Gasket, Maud Muller, Maid Marian, and others.
The Boston Post notes Lieutenant Peary sails under the British flag as a vessel built in the Provinces. It suggests navigation laws may soon change allowing an American explorer to fly the U S flag on his ship. A silk American flag bearing Peary’s name is sent to him.
Mr Putnam’s Fourth of July oration drew criticism for pressing tariff and pension fraud topics, arguing that partisan politics have no place on the holiday. The remark was deemed in bad taste and leaving them out suggested as better.
West Newton July 5. One of Newton's oldest residents Mrs William Leonard celebrated her 83d birthday at the Eddy street residence Newtonville. A family reunion gathered over a dozen children and grandchildren for a feast. Her husband Rev Mr Leonard, a long serving Congregationalist minister and noted poet, is also aged and well preserved.
A sweeping miscellany covers women in china decoration and famed skills, Emily Bryant’s teaching offer in Chicago, Mrs. Ormiston Chant’s ecumenical roles, Dowager Marchioness honors, Miss Roalfe Cox’s Cinderella study, royal gifts to Queen Victoria, Queen Christina’s views on child discipline, a single English woman racehorse trainer, and a Downing Street neighbor spying on Gladstones at tea.
A Lewiston Journal report shares a humorous Borden Alphabet about the Augusta murder case. Each letter satirically references events and people, from August at the crime to the ten months of wait, the judge and jury, the plea, and the unresolved ending, ending with zeal to forget it.
A narrative poem excerpt portrays a young woman in a perilous romantic bind. A man contemplates her youth and fears, while she laments multiple romantic entanglements and the mislaid letters and ring she must manage. The scene centers on deception, fear, and a fragile figure navigating complex affection.
Chicago society buzzes around the Pullman family as their daughters, all millionaires, are praised for practical skills. They sew, cook, bake bread, and would support themselves if needed, appearing sweet faced and modest in simple dress.
Mr. Anderson says his sister will never appear on the stage again. He cites her impaired health as making the histrionic life too hard, noting she is happily married and happily fulfilled in social duties.
Dr Emily Rancker, a well known female physician, says that the most unhappy period of marriage is from the fifth to the tenth year. Only 28 per cent seek divorce between the tenth and twentieth years and only one pair in a hundred seek to cut the knot after the period of thirty and under forty years.
A married lady questions a young friend buying ten dozen handkerchiefs for her trousseau at Macy's. The friend jokes that the fabric may be needed if her husband proves unreliable, prompting a wry remark about life and tears.
A stock market remark accuses croaking critics of hindering legitimate business by criticizing speculative gamblers. The statement argues capital markets should function freely without undue external pressure or moralizing.
At Wolfville Nova Scotia on June 28 Mary Gertrude eldest daughter of the late John L Brown married Herbert L Grew of Boston in St John s Church officiated by Canon Brock. The ceremony united two families amid a quiet community gathering.
The text hints at a rich suitor and a confident verdict. She wonders aloud if love exists while events push her toward acceptance. Even she cannot guess, yet fate nudges toward a yes as concerns about crops and Europe surface.
The seventh week of The Golden Wedding at Park Theatre features J W Kelly in a new character with droll remarks and songs marking his Boston debut in this specialty. Bowdoin Square shows strong horses and Sandow the strongman draws crowds. Amorita and Angela stars receive praise as Daly sisters prepare next week. Paris by Night preparations delay first Boston gaze, with Buck dancing girls and Lerche district quads highlighted. A busy schedule includes a double vaudeville, Music Hall overtures, and Kate Loftus burlesque at Austins Palace Theatre.
The article notes Carrie Tutein and the pretty showgirls at the Palace Theatre with Gilbert Sarony provoking laughter. It mentions Bertoto dancing twice daily and Busy theatre personalities like C M S McLellan bringing an unnamed opera libretto for Pauline Hall, with Furst composing a score. It covers plans for various theatre openings, rehearsals, and reactions from managers George McLellan and William Harris.
A brief humorous note records a departing guest and Waller's cheeky remark hoping not to be forgotten. The guest replies he will write occasionally, with Tex as Sistings providing the quip.
A humorous exchange from Texas Siftings attributes Mr Fewmanners baldness and youth to a witty remark by Mr Shineypate about his hairline falling out, blending satire with playful dialogue.
A playful scene recalls Mollie comforting a crying baby. The mother asks what ails the child as Mollie explains the glove stretcher attempt to coax a smile. The tone mirrors Harper's Bazar style with domestic whimsy.
At yesterday’s Board Aldermen meeting the chair warned a ruling would topple the program as per charter spirit, with motions and referrals to committees. The body indefinitely postponed the order while other items, including a stability of staff for the Brighton district and a contract publishing city proceedings, were discussed.
Complaint arises from ministers’ absence during summer vacations making burials hard to arrange. Ey Essex City mission offers a weekly funeral service option in July and August. Applicants may secure assistance by visiting the Diocesan Office at Joy Street before 11 o’clock each day. Stop croaking and everything will be all right.
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