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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1902
Page
6
Advertises ribbed vests and drawers in various styles including low neck sleeveless lace trimmed and high neck long sleeve options. Notes sale prices from 22c to 59c with special white lisle and mercerized versions and manufacturer samples offered in summer wear qualities.
Listing of hosiery bargains across lisle thread and silk hose. Prices range from 19c to 98c per pair with varieties including lace lisle, ribbed stockings, black open-work designs, and fancy embroidered options. Includes Richelieu and Rem brands with features like double heels soles and spliced toes.
A delightfully cool and healthful garment for summer wear offered in ercerized and cotton shirts and drawers. Regular price $1.50 each, now a bargain at 50 cents each. Special, each.
High Grade Cotton Hose in navy blue and red shades with double crow foot, full fashioning, and high spliced heels. worth 87 cents per pair. Imported Fancy Cotton Hose in black and colored grounds, double heels, soles and toes. 25 cents regular, 12 cents sale. French Cotton Hose in tans and reds, full regular made. 37 cents and three pairs for 50 cents. Lisle and below unbleached cotton soles with double heels. 25 cents a pair, or three pairs for 1.00.
The Boston Post calls immediate relief for Martinique and St Vincent victims, urging prompt local giving as an international mercy effort. It notes Boston's trade ties and joint action with U S government and foreign powers, arguing quick aid saves lives and strengthens communal duty.
The lull in South African hostilities fuels hope for peace talks at Pretoria. The London Times suggests Lord Kitchener offered generous compensation for farms, pardons for leaders, and possible amnesty for rebels. If accurate, Boer negotiators may seek peace to spare their remaining people.
A discussion notes that tariff protection under the Dingley tariff allowed increased meat charges in the United States and argues that this protection should be removed regardless of the outcome of Mr. Knox's equity bill.
The Observant Citizen reports on Bordman Hall's slow recovery at his Mountford Street residence, the 1856 class reunion planned for the Copley Square Hotel, and various local observations from Boston. It covers a public landing absence, lawn ping pong, Sergeant Tucker’s police appointment, Senator Marsh’s war record, the Mallon estate tulip display, John J. McDonald’s mentorship, Rhode Island Governor Kimball visiting, and nearby infrastructure tests near East Boston tunnel. It also mentions Helen Keller visiting Oakmont and her ability to identify estate animals by touch.
The Queen Regent Maria Christina of Austria, who ruled as Spain’s mother to Alfonso XIII during his youth, ends her medical and political duties after 17 years of devoted service. Premier Sagasta lauded her as a slave to duty and praised her faithful guidance shaping the heir to a constitutional monarchy.
In less than a week Cuba will inaugurate Palma as U S authority wanes. Washington pledges tariff aid to Cuba, but no prospect exists that promises will be fulfilled by Palma’s installation. The piece laments a breach of national faith, noting how protectionist policy blocks relief and keeps Cuban markets closed to U S goods.
Attorney General seeks equity against the beef trust with an injunction hearing next Tuesday. The indictment cites railroad rebates as key evidence of conspiracy, with several agencies already restrained. The piece notes potential congressional repeal of meat tariffs as the only real remedy, while April treasury figures show roughly $9 million of meat shipped abroad.
A passerby in a Washington street show window asks which gentleman is shown in the portrait. The observer explains it is Admiral Sampson and notes the woman’s ignorance about his death and past events such as the Spanish War and the Martinique catastrophe.
Glasgow dispatch recalls a humorous interview with Andrew Carnegie at Skibo Castle. The unnamed American reporter, Jeremiah Pennwhizz, recounts playful exchanges about libraries fortunes and politics while Carnegie laments vast wealth and charitable efforts. The piece blends satire with a portrait of the steel magnate.
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