Expect to Sell You by the Paper Sale Ad
An old classified snippet advertises hats for sale at 1.95 dollars and notes takers are welcome. The terse line hints at a promotional prompt rather than a full storefront listing.
25 Mar 1893
Page 1
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1893
Page
1
An old classified snippet advertises hats for sale at 1.95 dollars and notes takers are welcome. The terse line hints at a promotional prompt rather than a full storefront listing.
The State Department reports Queen Victoria elevates Sir Julian Pauncefote in Washington from envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to ambassador. The March 1 1898 bill allows the President to grant the same rank to the U.S. representative in London, sparking debate if Senate confirmation is needed for any title changes.
At 8 p.m. in Washington March 24 the forecast calls for generally fair conditions in New England with possible light coastal showers in the morning and slightly colder Saturday night. Eastern New York may see light showers clearing later with a colder northwesterly wind. Signals from Boston to Eastport. Also notes Salvation Oil as a 25 cent remedy for head pain and similar aches.
A circular labeled Workingmen Attention urges defeating Speaker Barrett for Congress in the Seventh District. The memo accuses Barrett of anti labor actions, cites Homestead and wage disputes, and quotes responses from Barrett and Typographical Union No. 13. Barrett denies organizing attacks and defends open campaigning in the district.
Three Governors from Massachusetts New Hampshire and Vermont attended the Quincy dinner for the White Mountain Association drawing 500 members. Governor Russell left early for family reasons. Governor Smith and Fuller spoke on New Hampshire and Vermont matters as President Richardson presided. guests included Colonel Taylor Judge Corcoran and others. The evening featured songs stories and a city-praised toast to Boston.
Colonel Elliott Fitch Shepard editor of the New York Mail and Express died at his home in New York at age 83. He married a Vanderbilt and had served as a civil war aide and organizer, later purchasing the paper in March 1888. He helped form the New York State Bar Association and once led the Fifty-First New York Regiment known as the Shepard Rifles.
A Boston carriage and wagon manufacturers' association meeting, attended by most members, rejects union demands for a nine hour day, ten hour pay on Saturdays, and increased piecework pay. They vow to run shops on a ten hour basis without union interference and to not hire each other’s workers during the dispute. Several firms endorse the union’s stance but many leaders condemn the push as premature and inequitable.
A nutrition note states that while milk is ideal for many, it is indigestible for some. It asserts Mellin's Food makes milk suitable for the most delicate stomachs, offering a vital dietary aid for those with digestion issues.
A Tennessee cyclone wrecked half the State Penitentiary in Nashville injuring and killing inmates and workers. The storm leveled a North Nashville brick house killing two men, injuring others, and left Derden wiped out. Property losses exceed $100,000 as the Cumberland valley storm roared westward.
An old advert promotes Gibson's Whiskey highlighting natural flavor and purity for family and medical use. It cites druggists and liquor dealers as sale points.
Edward Parker Deacon, who killed Emile Abeille, left New York for Boston but could not be located. He told reporters he is tired and has come with his daughter to join Mrs Baldwin, his stepmother in law and ally through the affair. He said he will return to France to confront Abeille, denying forged letters and saying his wife’s divorce was blocked by French law. He plans to live in the United States and educate his children here.
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