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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1911
Page
7
The item offers brief notes from the 1861 crisis era as reported by the Boston Post. It highlights sidelights from the Days of ’61, reflecting local relief, alarm, and daily wartime concerns through compact newspaper glimpses.
On March 25 1861 Governor Pickens wrote to General Beauregard noting willing evacuation on honorable terms but opposing war vessels near Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor He insisted on respectful conduct Beauregard meanwhile acknowledged Baltimore recruits sent to Castle Pinckney and noted busy enlistment in Baltimore under R E Haslett with offered bounties of 25 to 30 dollars to enlist
In a Senate debate Senator Nesmith cited the huge crowd of job seekers who pressed President Lincoln, a spectacle recalled from around March 25, 1861, marking fifty years since the event.
An OCR fragment discusses an odorless tasteless substance claimed to help a person quit drinking. It suggests it can be covertly administered by any woman in tea, coffee, or food at home.
A coupon offers help to relatives of liquor victims, urging readers to send their name and address. The notice promises lasting gratitude for taking this step and frames the program as cost free.
The speaker criticizes spoilsmen as office seekers crowded federal offices. He notes crowds of applicants and jokes about politicians vying for posts as he travels through Illinois. A man from Illinois jokes Nesmith will get a post office, prompting laughter.
Galveston reports the 22d. the Texas Legislature met the 18th and the House and Senate took allegiance to the new government. Some members protested. General Houston and the Secretary of State left office and surrendered archives. Houston urged people against the convention. The army bill was replaced by a single mounted regiment. Governor Sam Houston refused the oath and became deeply hated in Texas.
The New York Herald Washington correspondent reports the President ordered Major Anderson to prepare his command for evacuation of Fort Sumter in the ongoing crisis. The statement signals imminent action as tensions heighten between the Union and the Confederacy in March 1861.
The report states Colonel Damon goes to Fort Sumter with orders to keep Major Anderson in place if evacuation is blocked and to open fire on Charleston if needed. A navy steamer is said to have been sent to Sumter. Major Anderson is to salute his flag and depart. Ex congressman Holmes quotes Seward to Charleston pushing for peaceful settlement and amicable terms. General Scott is said to share this view and Cabinet members reportedly favor evacuating Sumter and Pickens.
The passage reflects on Northern and Southern beliefs 350 years ago about whether Lincoln would order Major Anderson to raise or remove the Stars and Stripes at Fort Sumter, highlighting the era’s opinions rather than asserting events.
The Boston Post denounces the Washington scramble for power as vultures circling a government in jeopardy. The piece likens political predators to owls bats and vampires haunting a decaying edifice, painting a stark portrait of era instability.
A Sewing Circle missive discusses marital letters and personal names, then shifts to spring planting questions. The author asks sisters for a scarlet tall flowering plant that blooms late summer and for hardy seeds suitable for a yard, signed by Rawdon N. S. and Haligonian.
A reader signs as WILLING TO LEARN asking how to tell when butter milk is fully worked out of eight pounds of cream. She fears remaining milk will spoil butter and seeks guidance to preserve supplies for winter, noting the desire to save everything and help others.
A letter from a Rutland reader recalls family losses to tuberculosis and her own battle at eighteen. She married after a year of treatment, has two daughters aged 19 and 17, and now at forty reports good health weighing 185 pounds. She endorses marriage and the Sewing Circle, inviting further responses.
A retired occupant named Fannie warns against doing light housekeeping in a private family setting. She recommends renting two rooms with separate living and kitchenette spaces, maintaining self sufficiency, and avoiding borrowing from landladies. Estimated weekly cost is $3.50 to $4, plus furnishings.
A note suggests at home routines to slim down with morning and evening exercises after work. It mentions the possibility of a home gymnasium and Turkish baths as part of the regimen attributed to Jennie.
Roy H. Perkins and Harold D. Jacobs were held for the grand jury by Judge Murray in the Municipal Criminal Court on manslaughter charges in the death of Charles Buonanno. The collision at Columbus avenue and Berkeley street, near midnight on March 8, involved two cars driven at reckless speeds. Buonanno, on the sidewalk, was struck when one car toppled onto him.
Richard B. Johnston of Boston was appointed receiver for the De Long Seaman Company by Judge Dodge of the U S Circuit Court under $10 000 bonds. The firm, a commission merchant in flour lumber and canned goods, shows estimated liabilities of $118 000. Leonard A. Burnham initiated the receivership claiming $5 723 and that the Bank of Nova Scotia held sardines as security for an $83 000 claim.
A reader asks how to treat a Boston fern that has faded after transplanting to a larger pot. They report brown specks on the backs of fronds and seek care guidance from the Sewing Circle Sisters.
Dear Sisters To the sister who wanted a name for your sewing club Will tell you the name of ours which has eight members We called it The Tim ble Club Another in our city is called The May Be Chile This is the first time I have written to the Sewing Circle I am so interested in our sewing club I couldn't help but sug gest a name or two to help you along LUTHERA.
A Brookline girl asks for help from sisters in her circle. She seeks tips on cleaning and curling a white ostrich feather and inquires about her 14 month old baby's two teeth, requesting guidance and thanks.
An advertisement touts Gloria Tonic as a complete cure for rheumatism lumbago sciatica and uric acid in blood. It lists five ingredients and claims rapid relief with safety. Free boxes offered by mail from John A. Smith Milwaukee Wisconsin with a request for name and address.
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