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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1898
Page
4
The Boston Post lists daily and Sunday subscription prices, with one year rates of 9.50 for daily and 1.50 for Sunday, plus six months and shorter terms. It notes to provide current and new addresses for changes and that all payments are at sender risk. Checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post announces subscription details including advance payment and discontinuation on expiration. It lists Editorial Rooms and Boston Office addresses and instructs readers to notify by mail if the paper is not obtained, signed by Editor and Publisher E A Grozier.
The Boston Post reportedly secured a full half day lead on rival papers by publishing the first authentic details of Commodore Dewey's Manila victory. The piece contrasts this early reporting with the delayed London news of Waterloo, noting the Post’s promptness as a mark of journalistic achievement.
An editorial argues that Admiral Dewey’s Manila victory, achieved with six American ships against eleven Spanish vessels backed by forts, was won by human skill and intelligent plan rather than sheer luck. It praises American crews for disciplined bravery and strategic execution, contrasting with the Spanish command.
The article analyzes how victory over Spain forces a reassessment of the Monroe doctrine linking Philippine possession to a shift from isolationism. It argues Senate opposition may derail retention of the Philippines and notes copper market strength as a contrasting economic thread with Europe.
The removal of Worthington Co Ford, long chief of the Washington Bureau of Statistics, is condemned as a partisan act under McKinley. Ford built a highly valued, prompt, and accurate statistical bureau. Hanna’s campaign hack replaces him. Senate moves to abolish Cleveland era forest reserves faces House resistance and a battle over conservation.
A playful excerpt blends references to Admiral Dewey with a whimsical misreading of royal blue eyes. The text weaves maritime history with caricature, hinting at May Day imagery and a tongue in cheek refrain about dewy perception and discouragement.
The Observant Citizen Judge Woodbury has returned to the United States from Nassau and is in Washington. Captain Joan Reagan, ex assistant fire chief, tours the world and is expected home next June, with remarks on travels and the Spanish controversy. A huge flag on beacon hill indicates patriotism as a workman endures a daring stunt atop the new Congregational House derrick. Colonel Henry Walker’s post London trip prompts questions about military appointment. A police court incident ends with a discharge after a prisoner refused to move while saluting the flag. George Nilsson of Whitinsville is named in passing.
A narrator recalls a day marked by a son’s enlistment attempt thwarted by a mother who then volunteers as nurse. He notes shifting war sympathies and proposed future societies, questions Havana’s expected Spanish gunpower, and observes Washington women boycotting French goods. Amid scenes on Park Square and Washington Street, a newsboy sprints for papers while a red white and blue Irish setter draws attention with ribbons.
In Manila Bay the battles of Dewey and the fleet against Spain are celebrated. The poem remembers the Maine cries and the bravely fought actions of sailors who defended their country. It honors Dewey, the Stripes and Stars, and the Yankee tars whose deeds live in memory across the eastern seas.
A chain of jokes from Chicago Record Free Press Brooklyn Life and Chicago News notes about women war men and home life. The snippets poke fun at gender roles patriotism and daily routines with a light satirical edge. The captions contrast old world manners with wartime urgency.
The article notes Gladstone began an autobiography before health collapsed, New York loses its Bradley Martins, a home estate will be auctioned, and the Martins are seen as abandoning America. The Sultan of Zanzibar’s son in England plans to stay, while returning home to promote English ideas. Sir Thomas Lipton’s grocery venture in England heads toward a stock company with over 200 million pounds from British subscribers under the guidance of a well known duchess.
A mid century style meal listing breakfast and supper dishes including Mock Bisque Soup and Fruit Pudding with recipe steps for gelatine fruit composition. Mentions potatoes, tomatoes, baked goods, tea and coffee, with a signature line Mabe F Staples Box 3871 Wiscasset Me.
In a summer harbor tale, Evangeline MacDonald, widow of Jim, endures sea wind and loss as her captain husband perishes in a fog while at sea. A former seaman turned captain returns, sharing his scars and memories, and a final quiet tragedy unfolds with the death of Jim at home. The story traces devotion, hardship, and the harbor’s quiet heroism.
A plain shirt waist is branded as outdated while trimmed versions spark debate. Tucks dominate the style, presented straight, horizontal, and diagonal. A checked waist with bias tucks on each front side is featured, illustrating the evolving blouse trend.
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