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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1900
Page
4
Readers of The Sunday Post report newsboys and dealers sold out early Sunday mornings. The paper urges supporters to insist on receiving The Sunday Post and vociferously object to any substitution.
The 1900 Massachusetts Legislature faces a near-end with little remaining work. A peaceful close is hoped as the railroad lease bill moves through and vetoes, if any, are expected to be sustained. The session opened with holiday distractions and will end by midsummer.
American athletes posted a brilliant performance in Paris sweeping most events. They won twenty two of twenty six preliminaries and finished first in both decisive events, surpassing English competitors and maintaining strong university representation.
In London officials debate handling the conquered South African territory and indemnities for the Boer population. In Pretoria Lord Roberts presses an advance blocked by the Boers who resist conquest and threaten communications as the campaign continues.
A mix of World War commentary on South Africa and China, political reach including Patrick A. Collins plans, plus local anecdotes on Gloucester law practice, Massachusetts delegation quirks, sports pages, and upcoming travels and club events. It blends international conflict outlooks with community notices and social items from the era.
The letter questions President McKinley’s focus as Pekin tensions mount. It argues Congress may need rapid reconvening and warns of war risks if the administration disengages. It condemns his Canton front porch idle hours, photos, and re election hustle amid a possible massacre and global crisis.
Massachusetts Democrats in the Legislature join a statewide showing at Faneuil Hall to ratify Kansas City nominations. The event, backed by state and city committees, aims to project a broad, united party image and energize support for national candidates.
A Dorchester avenue car conductor faced a penny shortage after seven passengers were asked for coins to make eight cents. The incident drew laughs as no one offered the two cents change. A column notes the humorous scene and also mentions a local drink named after a theatre figure, plus social chatter about banners, street entertainment, and a Sunday paper’s popularity. The Gargans plan a European tour, returning in October.
A poetic meditation on marriage expects the groom to balance love care and duty. It questions whether romantic ardor lasts or yields to Fate. The speaker asks if the partner’s devotion remains lively or wanes and if life’s music stays harmonious amid tests and public expressions of joy.
The column lists daily meal hints including breakfast items such as minced fish grape fruit wheatiet and cream fried potatoes eggs on toast hot biscuit coffee and dinner courses with doughnuts parsnip soup boiled mutton mint sauce onions fruit pudding cold or hot sauce lemon pie coffee supper cold sliced mutton and desserts. A recipe note explains an orange cream filling for a cake and credits Mrs H J Bradley of 41 Addison Street Chelsea.
The Boston Post announces weekly prizes of 10 5 and 3 dollars for summer resort photographs. Submit original images with title and creator details on back. Send to Editor Summer Resort Photograph Contest The Post Boston.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a trout pool location in Chocorua within the White Mountains. The text hints at a natural water feature and its scenic setting, without providing dates or authorial details.
A sorrowful man named William Jameson, ruined by gambling, tracks a newsboy to a theater where his son Ben performs. Hearing the boy sing rekindles hope, leading to a tearful reunion as the father seeks forgiveness. The family travels home together, now united by Ben’s voice.
A collage of curiosities and rapid developments. Notes from Berlin electric exhibitions, Japanese fish behavior, Oregon fruit prospects, French women in manufacturing, bicycle inventions, naval rescues, and postal tubes. Observations span politics, industry, and daily life across multiple nations and eras.
A Washington Evening Star excerpt recounts a tale of flirtation and wit in a town where an elderly widow rejects marriage offers. A wealthy widower attempts to win her hand by flattering her home but is rebuffed over the idea of becoming a husband to her Adamless Eden. The dialogue showcases satire on courtship customs and social pretensions.
An Indianapolis Sun item relays a farcical court scene where a speaker’s garbled tale about a woman “going through the motions” leads a judge to dismiss the defendant as absurd. The Detroit Journal fragment echoes similar humor about a Boer and Briton exchange.
Jamson quotes question about the office seeking the man and Simson jokes the search ends in a saloon. Will and Jack discuss a lent sum to Sam Alden with confusion over the amount and a planned witness at repayment time.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports a humorous scene where a group called the chairman informs the President that they have come to tell him he is “It” again. The President asks for water and jokes about not having a friend on the committee to prepare him for the surprise.
In a quip from a reader, the so called Cornfed Philosopher notes money talks yet rarely gives itself away in performance. The remark appears in an Indianapolis press column reflecting on financial restraint and public perception.
The text presents Towne suggesting to publish poems in Wagner’s style for a Philadelphia press project. It discusses a possible literary collaboration and the idea of a neural machine or editorial approach.
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