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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
8
An invitation is extended to visit our stores to try new consignments of Formosas Japans English Breakfast Young Hyson Oolongs Gunpowders and Blended Teas. We guarantee once you use them you will become a steady customer.
In Pittsfield on March 9 the jury returned a verdict for Rev. Leon Bliss pastor of the Congregational Church in Great Barrington. Mrs. Susan Hopkins sought $5000 damages over alleged slander from anonymous letters. The 11 jurors delivered the ruling this afternoon.
The Coffees we are now selling tell their own story. They cannot be equalled at any price. They are our own importation blended in the most scientific manner and fresh roasted daily. All lovers of good Coffee can save themselves trouble and annoyance by trading with us.
A promotional note stresses that A. and P. Trade Mark Goods are standard, strictly pure, and finest made, inviting customers to seek quality grocery items labeled standard and pure.
The notice from Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co announces late Saturday openings and delivery services across the city, inviting customers to shop with extended hours and home conveyance of goods.
Charles H Richardson, agent of the Lancaster gingham mills, announces wage increases to start Monday April 8 in Clinton. The Lancaster mills employ 2400 hands.
Our window display at the cor nis Washington and Brattle streets attracts extra attention. The Top Coats for 1899 are handsome and show good weight. Coverts whip cords Vieunas Clays Worsteds in smooth and rough surfaces. Prices ranging from
Last day of sale marks clearance of 1898 men youths and boys clothing furnishings and hats with final offers to move stock.
A historic trial in a small town concluded with an eleven to one verdict after the defendant’s death of a son. The case centered on anonymous letters allegedly written by Mrs. Hopkins and accusations against pastor Bliss, affecting the artist’s livelihood and pupils. Mrs. Hopkins, aged over sixty, and her daughter testified to their hardship and alleged references in sermons.
Mrs. Hopkins and her daughter faced a church panel after alleged forged letters surfaced in a dispute at the Great Barrington church. Experts testified the anonymous notes appeared written with a right hand, while the women argued the letters implicated others. One note mocked a father and mother as a separate couple, and another hinted at a preacher’s absent husband.
Captain Fraser arrived from Manila and reports Dewey is breaking down. The department store showcases the 99 Spring Garments on the second floor with elevator access. Hundreds of ladies visited this week to view Top Coats Reefers School and Dress Suits offered at astonishingly low prices.
The Common Council met amid a fizzled fight over hiring a superintendent for a $2500 pauper service. Mrs. Lincoln faced criticism for seeking a Boston candidate. An administration clash over employment agencies and appointees triggered heated exchanges, with claims about Rainsford Island conditions and mayoral allegiance.
The court of inquiry opens in Chicago to probe army beef contracts. It postpones testimony until after inspecting four packer plants at the stock yards and may focus on foremen and workers with direct knowledge of refrigerated and canned beef production.
Vancouver dispatch quotes Captain Fraser describing Admiral Dewey at Manila as dying from strain and climate. He says Dewey's hair is snowy white and his face ash, needing relief within a month. Washington dispels official illness reports, noting no confirmation of Dewey's sickness beyond private accounts.
A cave-in at the Bonair mine in Leadville entombed miners Charles Reuss and Burt Frye in a drift 40 feet below the surface. A. F. Sheppard was badly injured while ascending. The trapped men have tapped the steampipe and are believed alive, with rescue expected.
Reports say William K. Van derbilt Jr and Virginia Fair will begin their honeymoon in Newport at Belvoir villa leased from J. H. Glover. The couple plan to travel from New York after a New York wedding at Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs's house, then return to Europe before the Newport season. Belvoir will gain art works, tapestries, and furnishings ahead of their stay.
London dispatch says the Daily Mail Brussels correspondent notes utmost secrecy over the Queen's illness and that palace sentinels are ordered to shoot any unauthorized intruder at the palace precincts.
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