Women’s suffrage debate in mail and Missouri letter
A reader criticizes the view that women may work outside the home for civic duty. The Star prints a Missouri letter supporting stay at home for women while Alice Stone Blackwell notes anti suffrage sentiment. Letters discuss balance between housework and public life and the need for voter education.
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Post
SimYour
H. D. Jeffarda
America
Missouri
Jeffords
St. Louis Star
The
Star
Department of “Star
F. Lang
Greatories
North Ninth Street
St. Louis
Lang
Alice Stone Blackwell
Dorchester
Mass
Forgotten Man's Best Frie d The Wage Earner speaks on protection
A wage earner writes to defend protective tariffs and wage levels arguing that capitalists protect workers by maintaining high wages and employment. He contends sugar trusts lower costs for consumers and asserts tariffs shield laboring families from foreign competition. He cites June 11, 1897 and questions McKinleyism's neglect of the consumer.
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The
Post
Mills
Washington
Beneficent Sugar Trust
Germany
United States
Boston Institute Offers Static Electricity Treatment
If troubled with rheumatism neuralgia sciatica gout or any nervous disease call at the Woodbury Institute 11 Winter St Boston for treatment with static electricity given by physicians who have made these diseases a special study Consultation free moderate.
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Woodbury Institute
Winter St
Boston
The Money Question and the Value of Money
H. H. P. argues for a dollar with stable value backed by the people’s productive power. He criticizes EB A B for focusing on gold alone and urges government action to maintain an adequate money supply. The piece defends paper, silver, or gold as legal tender and emphasizes the quantitive theory over metal content.
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T. H. Morse
Mr. Bell
A. B
England
BE. A. B
H. H. P. Dorchester
Mass
Richardson family taunts and threats surface in town
A letter from Lexington Centre Massachusetts accuses Mr F A R of fabricating a Richardson fortune. The writer recalls birth ties to Taunton and promises to guide the alleged claimant to ancestral wealth via an aunt in Taunton. The exchange references Richard son millions in England and warns of legal actions if titles prove doubtful.
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Fourth Street
Boston
Taunton
Mass
Richardson
F. A. Re X
Massachusetts
New York State
Miss Clapp
England
J. W. Richardson
Lexington Centre
Doctor at 18 Boylston Street Offers Catarah Cure
Dr Wilson at 18 Boylston Street advertises free consultation for a catarah cure. The copy emphasizes a complimentary initial visit and a treatment promise for catarah.
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Wilson
Boylston Street
Knights of Honor cited as failing fraternal order claims
A reader letter argues the Knights of Honor is failing based on the Massachusetts Insurance Report, noting member loss exceeds gains and that increased assessments freeze out old members. The writer contrasts with similar orders and cites Betts and Merrill on the folly of assessment-only insurance without reserves.
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Enoch Dill
Knights of Honor
Massachusetts Insurance Report
Betts
Connecticut and Merrill
Massachusetts
O. F
Richardson Estate Claimant Seeks Possession
A reader declares he is not a claimant to Miss Fannie Richardson's estate but expresses a desire to obtain possession after reading the Post. The letter appears in the Edtor's section urging action regarding the estate matter.
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the Post
Fannie Richardson
Open cars and health concerns on Lynn & Boston Street Railway
A Lynn resident denounces the Lynn & Boston Street Railway for using open cars in heavy rain, causing discomfort and health risks. The writer calls for action by patrons and legislators to end the practice, noting better service by a rival line and urging use of the Boston Post for awareness.
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Lynn & Boston Street Railway Company
Lynn & Boston Railroad
West End
Lynn & Boston
Maplewood
Boston
Chelsea
Charlestown
Lynn & Boston Street Railway
Boston Post
Po dictated a Postum craving child and the Bacchante statue debate
A Boston observer recalls a child’s craving for Postum cereal coffee at breakfast and uses the moment to critique public sentiment over the Bacchante statue. The piece discusses removal, potential relocation to New York, Harvard scholars, and possible museum placements with a sharp editorial tone on cultural sensitivities. Professor John Moors.
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Rosewater
Post
Bacchante
Boston
New York
Harvard University
Empire City
Metropolitan Art Museum
Boston Art Museum
John Moors
Anti Jag secret cure offered for drunkenness
An advertisement claims drunkenness is a disease and promotes Anti Jag a cure that supposedly makes drink taste vanish. It offers to send the product by mail for one dollar from Renova Chemical Co. and promises discreet shipping with directions, plus free information.
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Renova Chemical Co
Broadway
New York
Fate of Bacchante stirs Boston Public Library dispute
The Bacchante statue sparked outrage in Boston as a nude priestess of a degraded god, later accepted by trustees amid public disgust. Citizens condemn the public display at the Public Library, deeming it unfit for the city’s founders and dignity.
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Sir
Bacchante
Boston
Trustees
Puritan New England
Duquesne Mfg Co Trial Note at 1259 Columbus Ave
An OCR fragment mentions Generally for a wheel and a second fifty for a good one. It states Duquesne Mre Co price references of 1259 Columbus Avenue and a trial context. No clear dates or outcomes are given.
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Duquesne
Duouesne Mre. Co
Columbus Avenue
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ER. A. Bell
Sunday Post
Old Glory
Landscape TradeMark
Ponos Extract Co
New York & London
Po’tunseal
Postum
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek
Mich
Bunker Hill
Joe Jefferson
Buzzard’s Bay
Crime
Ricker
Jeffries Point
Noddle Islan
Wood’s Wharf
Council
East Boston
Belly Isle
of Fashion
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