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Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1886

Page

2

Public remarks on Mr. Cleveland marriage

The article hopes the formal announcement of Mr. Cleveland's marriage will curb indecorous chatter and gossip. Some chatter stems from real sympathy in a matter of public interest, but much is curiosity driven by contemptible motives. The president cannot escape scrutiny, though family relations deserve some privacy given his high office.

Mr. Cleveland Chicago Paris Blaine Joseph Medill Cleveland North American Bisine trans-Alleghenie

Atlantic Yacht Trials Spark Hints of Competition

The Atlantic yacht showed strength on her trial run in New York bay, eliciting hopes from owners similar to those after last season’s Priscilla. In near-wind conditions the Atlantic trailed the Priscilla in some aspects but surpassed it in close-quarters and tacking. If combined, their best traits could rival the cup defender brick sloop, though Priscilla remains fastest when running free.

Atlantic New York Bay Priscilla Paris Cleveland Plain Dealer

Gladstone faces hurdles amid home rule push

The passage notes that Liberal support for home rule does not guarantee passage. It highlights questions over Irish and imperial roles, the pending land purchase bill, Ulster objections, and the uncertain future of home rule despite Gladstone's tact.

Gladstone Liberal Party Ulster Mr. Gladstone

Court ruling leaves Massachusetts districts in doubt

The Supreme Court's answer leaves no doubt on definiteness yet exposes twenty years of improperly constituted electoral districts in Massachusetts. It condemns current ward and legislative boundaries and suggests legislation or even constitutional overhaul to resolve the representation inequalities.

Supreme Court Commonwealth Boston

President Cleveland Chanllenges Congressional Gift Practices

A historical editorial notes President Cleveland returning three pension bills and urging Congress to treat sums from the treasury as not gratuities. It argues for close executive scrutiny of spending, especially in river and harbor and postal bills, and predicts public support for stricter executive duty to curb wasteful special legislation.

Cleveland House of Representatives Congress Postal Service

Howells and Realism Stir Critics Over Literature

The Harper's Editor's Study sparks debate on realism versus the ideal in fiction. The piece questions Howells's rejection of Balzac and Dickens era plots, praising his zeal while fearing his reach exceeds his strength.

Mr. Howells Harper’s Howells Towells Balzac Mr. James Dickens Thackeray George Eliot Becky Sharp Gwendolin Harleth Homer

Free Religious Association Discusses Profit Sharing Debate

The Free Religious Association met in Parker Memorial Hall with J. Potter chairing. Speakers included Moncure D. Conway on The Coming Cosmic Calvinism and Gopal Vinayak Goshee on What is wanting in Christianity. Frederick Douglass attended on the platform. Colonel Wright outlined profit sharing as ethics applied to industry, noting its wage effects and enterprise risks, followed by a discussion distinguishing cooperation from profit sharing.

The Free Religious Association Parker Memorial Hall J. Potter Potter Moncure D. Conway Benjamin F. Underwood Gopal Vinayak Goshee Frederick Douglass Association Edmund Montgomery Texas John G. Brooks Crockton Carrol D. Wright National Bureau of Labor Statistics New England God Wright

New York Sun Calls for Native Poets for Buffalo Wedding

The New York Sun urges local poets to compose verses for the Buffalo wedding, promising careful listening to select the poet worthy of a laurel. The plea is criticized as harmful to both producers and readers, and should be condemned.

New York Sun Buffalo

THE SILVER LINING A NATIONAL MARRIAGE LAW

A composite digest discusses Canada’s shifting ties to Britain, the push for a uniform national marriage law, a call for free wool, speculation on John A. Logan's book, rising wages in Pennsylvania iron, and Georgia Governor hopeful Joseph Brown’s surprise nomination.

John A. Logan Elaine Philadelphia Times

George Eliot and Her Heroines A Study by Abba Woolson

Mrs Abba Goold Woolson surveys George Eliots novels in a careful study noting strength in plot and language but criticizing digressions and moral tone. She argues Eliot's health temperament and views shaped her fiction while praising the overall critical achievement and predicting future lessened failings in later writers. George Eliot and Her Heroines A study. By Abba Goola Woolson. New York Harper Brothers 1886.

George Eliot Dporethea Gwendolen Komola Mrs. Woolson Daniel Deronda Rochester Ardit Yorkshire Paul Emmanuel Charlotte Bronte Iam Jones Raw Abba Goola Woolson New York Harper & Brothers

Eclectic Magazine Highlights June Contents and Harper's Youth

The Eclectic Magazine offers a broad June lineup including Newman and Arnold from the Contemporary Review and other essays from the Fortnightly Review Nineteenth Century and Pall Mall Gazette. Harper's Young People presents varied songs and stories plus a pictured kitten tale “They Diddle Diddle the Cat and the Fiddle” with a violin scene and musical score.

Littell Living Age Amog Newman and Arnold Contemporary Review Rome Huxley Henry Taylor Ather2eum United Kingdom Colonies Pall Mall Gazette Harper’s Diddle Diddle

New Cassell Scruples and Hood Rhine Reprint Ad

The notice announces Cassell & Co publishing Scruples a Rain bow Series novel by Mrs J H Walworth author of The Bar Sinister It also notes G P Putnam's Sons reprinting the second edition of Tom Hood Up the Rhine in their Travellers Series with an advertisement from the publishers.

NOLUS Messrs.,Cassell & Co J. H. Walworth Messrs. G. P. Putnam’s Sons Tom Hood

Whimsical Clippings and Oddities From A Century Ago

A collage of light notes from the era cites misheard phrases from newspapers, satire on aldermen and public life, quirky quotes about songs and hens, jokes on engineering delays, and playful nods to poets, politicians, and world events. It highlights social foibles, misprints, and cultural curiosities of the time.

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