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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1890
Page
3
Washington reports the Republican Ways and Means Committee hardens on tariff reform positioning. The proposed bill maintains taxes on clothing, hats, paper, tobacco and food, with high duties aimed at favoring protected interests and farmers. Debate grows over tobacco relief, sugar cuts, and net revenue.
The piece surveys a tense fight over the district attorney nomination with Senator Dawes backing Mr. Allen and Congressman Randall backing Colonel Stackpole. It notes uncertain endorsements from H. C. Lodge, hints at Justice Gray involvement, and questions Lodge’s forthcoming election bill and court reference plans.
A naval board reports the Ossipee cannot be repaired within the 20 percent limit, needing about 21 percent of its cost to restore for sea service, so it will be condemned and removed from the naval list. The Boston Navy Yard is set for $140000 in appropriations to ready shipbuilding.
The piece praises W W Story’s Conversations in a Studio for its broad range and disciplined editing, noting constant attention to accuracy and the author’s wide grasp of arts. It critiques minor textual slips while highlighting the book’s engagement with philosophy, literature, music, and notable figures, including Shakespeare and Goethe.
A mixed review surveys Countess Irene by J Fogerty noting Irish persona and Vienna society, while praising and critiquing Captain Charles King’s tale. Mr Traill’s Strafford monograph is examined for its handling of Wentworth’s alleged apostasy and the tensions between Parliament and Crown.
A BMJ excerpt warns that poor digestion drains energy and harms both brain and body. Dyspepsia signs include belching, appetite changes, headaches, and fatigue. Paine’s Celery Compound is praised for strengthening nerves, restoring digestion, and boosting health, with Springfield resident James L. Brown as a cited user.
The volume Fugitive Facts edited by Robert Thorne gathers diverse queries and answers from newspapers into a dictionary of allusions. It covers literature history art politics and religion and aims to solve common perplexities despite its somewhat haphazard topic selection.
A Massachusetts representative men bios series is lauded as substantial and well bound. Reviews praise its breadth, portraits, and balanced selections, noting omissions inevitable but the overall work as a thorough reference. Other notes cover Selected Poems of Matthew Prior and Our Book by Frothingham and Tower with remarks on style and publication.
The Volapuk class at Evening High School on Montgomery street held a concluding examination. About one hundred people joined, showing strong interest despite eight lessons spanning six weeks. The Boston Volapak Club started the course to promote Volapak in the evening school and plans to continue free instruction through club leaders C. C. Beale and Grace H. Robinson at their Boston addresses.
A 19th century advertisement claims Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the blood skin and scalp and all scrofulous afflictions with a money back guarantee. It also notes a $500 reward by Dr Sage’s Remedy for an incurable case of catarrh and lists a 50 cent price by druggists.
The letter debate centers on sail area and cubical contents rules for yacht measurement. Kedge defends old ten ton limits while opponents argue for length and sail area taxation to curb oversized craft, with Minerva and Seawanhaka rule cited as turning points and calls for science in design gaining traction.
The notice warns there are many white soaps marketed as "just as good as the Ivory" but they are counterfeits lacking the genuine qualities. It urges buyers to ask for Ivory Soap and insists it is sold everywhere.
Franklin XII Poor of Somerville and Arthur H Nicholls trustees petition the Supreme Judicial Court for instruction on a trust deed dated March 24 1650. They seek court action to settle ownership of real and personal property held in trust for Anne Atherton since her death, noting an invalid will and requesting guidance on distributive rights to the trust fund and assets.
The Supreme Judicial Court orders Frances M. Hill of Worcester and Hamilton A. Hill of Bescon to appear on the first Monday of May next. They must publish an attested copy of the petition and order in the Hamilton Post newspaper once a week for three weeks, with the final publication at least thirty days before the May date. The copy is certified by the court clerk.
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