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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post presents its identity as a representative Democratic newspaper for New England with a stated mission. It emphasizes its political stance and regional role in delivering news and opinion.
The Boston Herald defends the telephone monopoly against Representative Mead’s bill calling for state supervision. It argues a natural monopoly exists and urges regulatory power without confiscation, noting gas and electric acts show no confiscations and urging a robust public oversight framework. The piece contrasts commissions’ powers over utilities with the need for a dry dock to boost naval and commercial growth.
The article argues that suburban expansion via annexation strengthens metropolitan growth. It cites New York as a model and contends that Boston’s future lies in union with surrounding towns. It stresses preserving local rights while sharing metropolitan services like water, sewerage, and parks under a general regional scheme.
The Congressional Committee on Naval Affairs will refuse to recommend building a dry dock at Boston, a stance seen as disappointing. It argues that recommending Boston would require supporting wasteful constructions at three or four other ports, a claim that shapes the prevailing sentiment.
The Hazleton trial of Sheriff Martin and deputies over the miners killings last fall reveals a defense claiming strikers terrorized the country and opened violence first. Evidence shows only fear among officials. two score miners dead and many wounded, with no proof of striker violence.
The Observant Citizen highlights Olney declining to discuss Cuba, notes exsecretary’s potential insights on international law, and covers Health trip of D Lovering Jr. to Florida. It praises Sergeant Beaumont, Rev Horton, and humorist McMasters while praising Faneuil Hall custodians. It mentions Captain Weeks’ Potomac mood, old yacht America’s renovation, and Bowdoin Club dinner.
A humorous verse in What to Mat notes a playful lover praising his wife the cook. The speaker admits culpability yet defends the kiss as rightful, describing the cook with apron bow and snowy cap. The piece reads as light verse from a period newspaper.
Grace Arlington, once discouraged by failed job searches, becomes a governess for Mrs. Clayton’s daughters and later marries her employer’s brother. Two years pass, letters arrive, and Grace returns to share her wedding news with her aunt and cousin Merle. Her reflected smile confirms Merle’s belief that happiness enhances beauty.
The article discusses hair coiffure ideas for girls and women, urging patience in dressing and noting how hair tendrils hold beauty potential. It emphasizes choosing ornaments to complement the completed toilet and suggests the habit can influence appearance and pride.
Shops display fancy hair pieces including a gauze butterfly with gilded wings wired to stand out. Quill feather wig shapes gilded and crafted at home. Floral ribbon combos and orchids with robin blue ribbon are popular. A young girl’s hair arrangement with a gold hairpin is shown at the bottom.
A collection of humorous exchanges from early 20th century papers. Quick quips about neighbors fires philosophy and cooking skills showcase light gossip and social foibles with playful banter among Mrs Grumpy and others.
The Damrosch Ellis company staged Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette at the Boston Theatre before a large audience. Mme. Melba received a cordial greeting and delivered a superb Juliette with strong voice and precision. Romeo, Campanari, and Boudouresque also earned praise. performances to continue with Die Gotterdammerung and The Barber of Seville on the following days. The piece notes American navy exploits alongside the opera listing.
Thomas Wentworth Higginson recalls Wendell Phillips being hissed by young abolitionists when he spoke mildly. A Russian tea service of gold and enamel, a gift from the Czar, decorates the Rev. Dr. Talmage’s home after his wedding trip. Texas politician Webster Flanagan, famed for a convention remark, is nominated as collector of internal revenue for Texas’s third district. William Norton, owner of Lewisville Auditorium, earned seven cents per bushel on a million bushels of wheat amid price jumps under the name Daniel Quilp. Ouida sends money to a London boy who disobeyed a dog muzzle order and commends his kindness to animals.
The column lists a sample daily table plan with toasted wheat bread and cream, broiled sirloin steak, trench fried buttered beef, pea soup, roast shoulder, boiled potatoes, squash, pickled beets, canned peas, bread and butter, fruit desserts, and supper items including cold roast shoulder and piccalilli. A roast shoulder dressing recipe follows, then a tapioca pudding fruit dessert recipe. Miss M McGrath of 22 Mt. Vernon Street Charlestown signs the note.
A city milliner writes to the editor urging working women to consider their rents and long hours, arguing that evening bonnets are unfairly targeted. She cites opera patrons wearing high feathered headpieces and asks why close bonnets are restricted while ostentatious adornments are allowed, demanding consistent rules.
The Tremont staged Haga Magda with Mme Modjeska as leading lady. Haworth delivered a stronger, more polished performance as major Schubert, earning hearty applause. The Boston theatre scene also previews many companies and upcoming shows across the city this season.
Fragmentary passage advises on war conduct focusing on not underestimating foes. It notes the existence of many treatises and axioms but emphasizes a key maxim about respecting adversaries. The text appears to discuss strategic caution in naval confrontation.
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