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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1897
Page
4
Rates for DAILY and SUNDAY POST subscriptions with terms, payment guidance, and delivery notes. Instructions to notify changes of address, payment in advance, and discontinuation policy. Name of editor publisher Groziela.
Boston mourns John C Paige noted as a foremost business figure who built a premier insurance firm after the great fire. In less than 25 years he earned public respect through trusted leadership and wide commercial influence, making his death a notable community loss.
The article praises the Boston team’s improved form over the past week, contrasting early disappointment with steady upward movement. If this momentum continues, the locals expect the club to finish near the top of the standings.
The New York World, now a symbol of public service, marks fourteen years since Joseph Pulitzer took control. The paper grew from a small, obscure concern to a powerhouse famed for independence, fearlessness, and dedication to serving the people.
The looming threat of a general European war over the Greece Turkey tension has faded. Analysts note the Balkans remain calm, and great powers are not pursuing a wide clash this time. The world can be thankful that feared Armageddon did not unfold.
The article argues for universal enforcement of bicycle safety rules as opening season traffic grows. It notes most bicycle accidents stem from neglect or ignorance of road rules by wheelmen or other drivers and calls the L A W to take action to enforce compliance.
The author urges full understanding and rigid enforcement of traffic laws to handle the growing bicycle population on roads. Emphasizes safety and convenience as key goals for stricter observance.
The article argues that after waves of scams and failures in mining and industrial stocks, legitimate mining, especially Lake Superior and Montana copper properties, offers safer, high yielding opportunities. It notes bankers in the East seek good gold or copper properties and predicts a mining revival benefiting Boston as a financial center.
A debate on preserving the Bradford manuscript favors the Massachusetts Commonwealth custody. Provincetown and Plymouth offer historic appeal but lack adequate care and access. The State Library is deemed the most satisfactory site for security and public access, outweighing Boston Public Library considerations.
A Boston reader recalls a young woman quickly hiding a single hand glove misfit by turning it inside out on her lap and reseating it for a seamless look. He then contrasts workers sharpening tools on employer time with a mason who ends up using a sharpened blade to cut tobacco. He adds brief reflections on Maine, fast days, animals, and John C. Paige’s memory for names and his rapport with reporters.
In a desolate coastal hamlet a fierce gale drives stormy waves as Fannie Stephens tenders a shipwrecked gentleman found by Teddy. The man, last seen aboard a yacht with Miss Clifton, wakes in a fisherman's cottage and faces uncertain fortunes after the vessel went down.
Dorchester resident Mrs George 8S Jewell of 593 Park Street wins five dollar prize for the best menu published last week. Her menu appeared in the Post on Friday May 7.
The fragment lists meals including breakfast items such as fried sausage sacked potatoes hot graham rolls butter doughnuts coffee and dinner featuring roast pork roast potatoes parsnips cabbage salad pickled beets and apple pie with garlic. Supper offers salmon salad raspberries. The text is an old menu style with scattered inaccuracies.
Helene Dliopoulou, a 16 year old New York resident dubbed a modern Joan of Arc, plans to sail for Greece next Saturday to join troops defending her country. She arrived from Sparta nine weeks ago and faces strong family opposition. Her brother in law, Arios Rovatsos, and a friend, Tos, left for the front two weeks ago. Her story ends amid scattered details of a brave return.
M. Bertinot of Paris, noted for studying criminal execution methods, supports a lethal chamber using ordinary coal gas. Edith Dingley, daughter of Congressman Dingley, spent the winter in New York studying vocal music.
In a humorous classroom moment, a teacher asks what part of speech is kiss as the chorus of girls jokingly answers conjunction. Claude asks if he is the first man Maude ever loved, prompting the playful banter characteristic of Tit-Bits.
A collage of quips and brief exchanges from periodicals features satirical lines about fear, grammar, whispers at night, and family discussions on career paths, capturing lighthearted social chatter and voices of the era.
A letter outlines current streetcar fares in Boston detailing 10 cents for under two miles, 8 cents for about two and a half miles, and 5 cents for thirteen miles. It lists routes from Andrew square Washington Village North Dorchester to Upham's Corner and transfers, noting fares to Stowe's wharf East Boston Chelsea ferry Public Library Mechanics' building and other destinations with varying distances and transfers.
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