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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1897
Page
8
Public notice from the Boston Post outlining subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, payment in advance requirements, address change procedures, and mail subscription handling terms. Includes editor and publisher identification.
The analysis notes rising iron stocks and strong steel orders, indicating a genuine recovery driven by industrial factors rather than tariff speculation. Carpet makers increase production despite tariff shadows, with broad signs of renewed activity across enterprises.
A May 6 1897 letter shows M A Hanna directing patronage for New Orleans through A J Wimberly, bypassing President McKinley. The piece argues Hanna wields ultimate power, with Hanna as boss and the President relegated to a secondary role in the spoils system.
The fragment notes a broad protective theory and a saying that "a cheap coat makes a cheap man" about taxation and affordability, but lacks identifiable people places or events to form a concrete news item.
A Senate adoption of caucus rates on refined sugar is portrayed as a victory for the Sugar Trust. The piece argues the measure enriches the trust, condemns the German tariff’s favoritism, and claims Republicans propped the policy to benefit combined capital. It notes no revenue to the government and cites stock market gains.
Jeremiah T. O Sullivan of Lawrence received eighteen months in prison for criticizing city officials amid a history of municipal corruption and license scandals. Supporters in Lawrence and Essex County plan to circulate a pardon application, reflecting broad sympathy for O Sullivan.
The legislature exits late with song and merriment reflecting on duty done. While not epoch making, it avoided major errors and saw some measures survive. the Senate added gravestones to unpopular acts but preserved a few desirable laws. Overall dispatch was fair and memories not unfavorable.
The Observant Citizen reports bright sun after a cold spell and predicts heat complaints. Miss Jackson is out of danger after a recent corner accident. Boston capitalists plan a summer hotel on Boar's Head replacing a fire-destroyed structure. The D. A. R. opens house June 17 at Bunker Hill Chapter. Several Plymouth Normal School teachers resign. The June 17 Massachusetts Yacht Club races program is issued with a 9 a.m. launch from Rowe's Wharf and onboard service.
The piece argues that the 20 percent cotton duty shocks Republican newspapers. It contends the measure is not needed for protection or revenue and reflects Southern senators' maneuvering rather than economic principles. It notes U.S. exports far exceed imports and Egyptian long staple cotton is not essential to industry.
Kennedy joked about a six foot air inflated ball at Austin and Stone's Museum. A Nantucket rail gag involves a two foot gauge line and a Chicago official. J W Stockton praises a Pullman car at the Postal Congress. A veteran street pedler near Union Station, and Charles Carew, the bachelor restaurant owner, will marry Ellen Terry on a private ceremony at Gate of Heaven Church with a Hudson-Adirondacks honeymoon. The Bachelor Club reacts with mournful humor. A Boston & Maine baggage joke tops off the day.
A compilation of humorous lines and exchanges from various newspapers. Jokes touch on marriage, bicycles, and language quirks, with snippets from Life, Indianapolis Journal, Yonkers Statesman, Chicago Record, Puck, Saturday Review, Bruth, Tit-Bits, Washington State, and more.
In the summer of 1864 Maude Wellman, daughter of a Confederate officer, seeks aid for her ailing father behind enemy lines. Sergeant Staples aids her with food and protection, and after months of covert moves they wed with Chaplain Orr uniting them in a Virginia woods ceremony.
R G Dun reports continued but fluctuating business gains, with steady demand in boots and shoes and large orders. Wheat and cotton prospects support activity. woollens show better reorder demand. Hides rise, iron furnaces up slightly, and failures edge higher in the U S and Canada amid tariff uncertainty.
Bradstreet notes cooler wet conditions slowed spring goods distribution but fall merchandise demand looks brighter. May railway earnings rise and Semmer pig iron prices advance. woollens makers more hopeful as total May earnings show gradual year over year gains across American railroads and banks climb above billion dollars despite regional declines.
The city church notices list Tremont Temple services with 10:30 a.m. sermon by Rev. Lorimer on The Church and Her Prayers and 6:30 p.m. prayer hours. Also scheduled are Greek relief and Liberty talks by Archibald Howe and Alice Freeman Palmer, with concerts by the Woman's Philharmonic Orchestra. Other churches feature sermons, Sunday schools, and special programs led by pastors including Gordon Hershey Cameron and Charles J. Cameron, plus public lectures and a farewell concert at People’s Temples and nearby venues.
Letter to the editor discusses rising railroad earnings as proof seeds of prosperity sprout. It notes awakening activity in foundational industries and a living movement of upheaval, asking for a microscope to examine the underlying causes and signs. Signed by W. E. Coleman in Washington, D. C., June 1.
A description notes a circular green silk cape with dense braided points six per cluster overlapping at the center. A matching older person’s cape is circular but less full, edged with a narrow braid and a front border that half extends upward then widens into a simulated reverse. The high collar is braided to match.
Breakfast items include bananas with cream broiled lamb chops Saratoga potato chips hot muffins graham bread coffee roast pork green peas rice pudding tea and coffee. Supper features cream of tartar biscuits sugar cookies sliced pineapple gingerbread sponge cake cocoa and milk lemon pie and a detailed gingerbread and sponge cake recipes. Dinner lists chicken soup mashed potatoes asparagus and lemon pie with serving notes.
Ex secretary John G Carlisle in New York practicing law will devote himself to pleading cases in court rather than office work. Indianapolis grocer fails due to slow collections. Insolvency Court files show a $2 debt against General Harrison. Howard University awards LL D to John Wanamaker. Green Fluke, one of the Salt Lake City pioneers, survives in Idaho. Yemeni Arabian Jews seek permission from Menelek to settle in Abyssinia towns claiming descent from royal line. Major Forbes predicts telegraph link from Lake Nyassa to London within months.
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