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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1900
Page
7
A Philadelphia hackman named Job and his horse Methuselah endure a comical mix up when Job buys a new silk hat. The horse refuses to move until Job returns to the old hat, which Methuselah clearly recognizes. Job laments the $2 loss and contemplates selling the new hat after the episode.
The World deems illness topics private but Dr Ayer invites readers to write about aches and pains and feelings. The Lowell based J C Ayer Company Practical Chemists offers letter correspondence for inquiries and guidance.
A fragmented OCR item lists names and terms as a local notice or column. Readable names and periods appear in terse form, indicating a routine public notice or community item from a historical newspaper page segment.
A satirical note mocks a graduate back from Higher Education unable to spell or converse fluently. It contrasts his claimed learning with knowledge of football scores coeds calculus and smoking, highlighting wit about the modern educated youth.
A Chicago Record quote notes the requirement that a applicant must pledge herself not to want a man or read a newspaper. The remark reflects a satirical stance on club ethics and gender norms of the era. It attributes the odd standard to a newspaper’s playful commentary.
A Baltimore American snippet presents a cheeky dialogue about eloping on a railway train and securing a pass from a father. It also includes a joking prompt to an imagined adviser about a fall trip and warns of banana peels and soap on stairs as lighthearted misadventure.
A Chicago Record item notes a spectator saying she would not miss the horse show for anything and that her talent lies in judging pretty frocks rather than horses. The quip underscores fashion interest amid equestrian display.
A terse historical quip presents Gooph and Wooph arguing over Mutt in a China related misdirection. The exchange mentions wild eyed Chinamen and weapons, then clarifies none were actually present in China. The remark reflects sensational phrasing from the Baltimore American.
A brief excerpt from the Chicago Record questions the idea of women’s baking skill, using the remark about pumpkin pies to illustrate skepticism toward women’s capabilities. The snippet frames gender stereotypes in a historical newspaper voice.
In a Baltimore American exchange a struggling author laments poor sales despite a good story and advertising. The publisher replies the work must be declared immoral to gain action or approval. The dialogue reflects tension between artistic intent and market censorship.
TJ described Susie Binglewood studying the sunset and painting, noting she belongs to Professor Dobb's realism group. He adds she likely gathered color ideas for her next lesson as each class member must submit a scrambled egg study.
An intelligent cat sits at an alley entrance with a large sheet of paper. A feline acquaintance asks what she is calculating. She explains she is weighing how to escape twelve bad boys with only nine lives, describing her math problem.
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A Suffolk man saved £100 by travelling third class over twelve years. London’s 1839 ban on dogs as cart beasts. Yellowstone visitors rose from 5,438 in 18% to 9,679 in 1899. Regimental buckles trend in uniform fashion. New York flagship repairs quoted at $15,000 after halting a $30,000 overhaul. Belgium enacts drunkenness laws since 188%. German hotel pay scales. a $6 monthly wage noted and a hypothetical higher pay if fees mirrored income. Bucaine, an injectable anaesthetic, touted in Philadelphia hospitals. San Francisco unions raise nearly $80,000 for eight‑hour day fight. Snuff box collection noted among aristocrats. Alfred the Great monument planned in Winchester. U.S. gold exports show Great Britain largest recipient, with France and Germany also receiving substantial shares. Constantinople’s new Turkish university caps students at 18, with animal grave entries on ships labeled as statuary. Toronto assessed value rises to $128,954,144, population 199,043. London hosts a major dog show. British Museum curates odd specimens. A Deerfield Mass grave marker recalls 1704 massacre. British service medal for South Africa operations announced. A 16,500‑ton floating dry dock to Bermuda by Swan & Hunter. Australia reports cannibal trees resembling enormous pineapple plants, some eleven feet tall.
The Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics of Labor summarizes a year of labor gains. Eight-hour days spread across workers, Saturday half-holiday for plasterers, union pay and hours set by the Boston School Board, and widespread eight-hour workdays with wage minima. Reports note labor activity including strikes, union organizing, and related civic items, with emphasis on policy changes and social programs in Boston and surrounding areas.
City tax collectors show 1900 totals up to Oct 31 at 6 198069 62 with a gain of 1 615161 06 over last year Despite higher rates and valuations taxpayers are paying steadily The September 10 to November 1 grace period is discussed as delinquent accounts near interest onset Officials note no widespread grumbling and predict no tax rate cuts debated next year
Harvard University faced a dispute over an $18 bill sent by Henry Christian, janitor of Marquett e School in Chicago. After the Chicago Board of Education initially refused payment, Harvard's Dr. Mason offered to settle if a bill was presented, and the board debated legality before agreeing to pay. President Harris of Chicago School Board later framed Harvard’s exams as a privilege to Chicago.
On a special Legislature train en route to Valdosta for the State fair, Representative Harden of Wilkes was seriously wounded and Representative Cann along with two other legislators were severely cut in a knife fight that erupted during a quarrel between Harden and Hambry. The injuries followed attempts to restrain the disturbance.
San Francisco on November 14 reported the transport Meade bringing dead, dying, and insane soldiers from the Philippines. Ambulances ferried victims to Presidio Hospital as the voyage proved tempestuous. Soldiers spoke of mental strain and harsh views on the war, with one man warning of mass insanity if not returned home.
A South Boston trolley car plunged from the Federal Street bridge after the draw opened for a tug, sliding along a platform 50 feet wide before the front mast fell onto the pit. Five aboard escaped serious injury. two were knocked senseless and a passenger suffered facial cuts from broken glass. Officials blamed lack of a derailment device and bridge design for the mishap. Traffic halted until 7 PM.
Charles D Bright of 356 Columbus Avenue reported to Division 6 last evening the loss of a light spring overcoat believed stolen from the dining room during dinner hour at 356 Columbus Avenue.
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