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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1885

Page

2

Public health improves under new Republican administration

A Washington despatch notes clerks in government departments show less sickness than in the past decade. Average illness days have dropped, with workers now in remarkably good health and expected to stay so, reflecting credit on the new administration.

Washington

Higgins and the editors mocked over treasury records

The writer notes editors and reformers poke at Higgins who has no real power. His role is to keep a record of the secretary of the treasury's actions. The satire amuses but the heat and flies affect him more than the constant poking and yelling.

Higgins Secretary of the Treasury Richmond Keiley Cincinnati Statio Mr. Keiley Stallo Gary. Hoadly Italy Mazzini Garibaldi Emmanuel Ravogil Rome United States Vatican America Carbery Delaware Vassar

Electric speech machines threaten natural oratory in old city

A correspondent reports on a 20 year study of electro phonetics claimed to enhance singing speaking and oratory. The piece urges caution noting risks to native talent and public eloquence and cites a famed political candidate as a failed electro phonetic example.

Arkansas Boston Jules Verne Dr. Ox Patti Nilsson Mort Ingersoll John Logan

Agriculture and Protest in New England Tariff Debate

A Boston Journal article from July 8 argues that a tariff on sheep injures New England farming despite claims of high profitability. It cites census data showing crop declines since 1863 and 1881, questions protected industries' benefits, and warns continued protection could doom much of New England to decline.

Boston Journal Agriculture and Protection Canada Vermont Maine New Hampshire New England United States Springfield Republican Boston Post Henry Clay Horace Greeley Friends of Taxation Clay and Greeley

Arsenic for Grasshopper Control Widely Used on Pacific Coast

The text notes a belief that arsenic improves appearance and is now in high demand in California for killing grasshoppers. San Francisco firms sell about 2000 pounds daily to wheat regions, mixing arsenic with other substances. Grasshoppers reportedly ingest it and die without spreading poison to fruit. The development is praised by wheat growers as a major discovery.

Iore East California San Francisco Pacific Coast

Political canvasses stir hot July across states

Massachusetts residents escape the season’s drama while other states face active campaigns. Kentucky editors urge voters to register or lose voting rights next month. Mississippi roars with a gubernatorial re nomination bid and multiple rivals, making July politics a hard heat.

Massachusetts Kentucky Mississippi

Senator McPherson Defends Against Political Baseness Charges

New Jersey Senator McPherson replies with a letter and affidavits, arguing his innocence and disputing the baseless accusations. The accusers bear the burden of proof as the public weighs the quarrel amid local distractions like mosquitoes.

McPherson New Jersey

Georgia Railroads Boom Sparked by Barbecue Hype

Railroads are reviving across Georgia with new connections and extensions. Barbecues are used to rally public support, though genuine demand should suffice. The piece cautions land speculators and wildcat adventurers may drive many Georgia railroad booms.

Georgia Orater

Democratic judge declines favor for kin in public service

The article notes a judge saying his influence comes from the democracy and its traditions, preventing favoritism for his son. It contrasts Col. Denby’s bolder approach with Pekin as a preferred post for an American minister. It also mentions Denby & Son earnings surpassing salaries of several Indiana democrats holding government appointments.

Col. Denby China Legation Indiana Denby Pekin Denby & Son Rufus Magee Bayless W. Hanna John 8. Williams Col. McLain

English nobility in cloud over immorality and debts

The Pall Mall Gazette reveals widespread immoral conduct among England's titled classes. Dressmaker Worth blacklists royals and nobles who fail to settle dress bills, listing princesses, duchesses, and countesses, marking a troubling slip for the blue blood.

England Pall Mall Gazette Worth of Arts

Justice in New York Tightens as Rich and Debauched Face Prison

Within weeks five figures including a banker Buddensick and Crowley the girl debaucher are tried convicted and sent to prison. McCarthy the depraved dive keeper appears among those punished. The public mood turns toward sweeping accountability on the North River as reform efforts intensify.

New York Fish Buddensick Crowley McCarthy North River

Large Catch of Small Mackerel Off Biddeford Pool

An unusually large haul of small mackerel is being taken off Biddeford Pool on the coast of Maine. The catch follows a local saying that many Democrats nearby mean many mackerel, reflecting coastal humor about fishing yields.

Maine Biddeford Pool Tremont John Brooks Grand Trunk Boston Portland Maine Central Macx & Linson Boston Harbor Nahant Thatcher’s Island Cape Ann Isles of Shoals Boone Island Old Orchard Beach Cape Elizabeth Portland Harbor Portlam Eave Portland C. F. Williams Agen

Idle The tramp, Puritan, and a sea of jokes

A collage of wry observations and one liners on current events and follies. It notes Puritan brick ship jokes from New York papers, jokes about heat, health, weddings, and a turtle inscribed Adam year 2, mixing satire with local oddities.

New York

Historic Rail Schedule From Boston to New York 1885

On Monday June 1885 trains run from Boston to New York via Shore Line Fast Express and Shore Line Mail with various departures and returns. Steamboat Line timings, weekly and Sunday variations, and multiple intermediate stops are noted, including Dodgeville and Attleboro schedules with prices and times across the day.

Boston & Bangor S. S. CO Bangor Mt. Desert Foater’s Ees Atlantic Boston the Vineyard Cottage City Vineyard Nantucket Woods Hall Central Vermont Comet Seley Ullman Lowall Pitchburg Seair B. B Wasemery Street Ag Ngs Gaia Hobart Sen S . Pass. Ag Fitchbore Hoosac Tunnel Causeway Street En West Syracuse Chicago St. Louis New York Troy The West Saratoga Rutland Dpuilman Pullman Saratoga Express Saratoga Ner Baldwinville Burg Wachusett Otto Otter Hiver Wendell East Deerfield Ona Westminster Ashburnham Junction Ashburnham Raitlroad Lowell Fitchburg Providence Shore Line Heturn Dodgeville Onville Seare Attlebo Fall River Line Newport FF River Taunton Brockton New Bedford Boston and Gloucester Steamboat Coo Central Wharf Gloucester City of Gloucester Annisquam Bay View Lanesville Bass Rocks East Gloucester Rockport Pigeon Cove St. John Halifax Provinces Haymarket Square Eastport Calais St.John N. B Lewiston Augusta Waterville Sanger Causeway-st Mount Desert Bar Harbor Haymarket&q Rockland Castine Southwest Bar Harbors Portland Haymarket-sq Causeways Manchester Concord North Jefferson Whitefield Profile House Bethlehem Twin Mountain Fabyan S. Crawford

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