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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1899
Page
4
The Boston Post lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with durations and costs. It notes address changes require delivery details, and warns all money sent is at sender's risk with payments to Post Publishing Company.
Editorial address list for The Boston Post states subscription terms paid in advance and discounts on expiration. Readers urged to arrange delivery via New York hotels or notify by mail if unavailable through dealers or newsboys.
The piece contrasts Massachusetts Governor Wolcott’s Thanksgiving message with President McKinley’s call. It notes McKinley’s war plans and a 100000-man army, while Wolcott emphasizes gratitude for progress and urges a just path of enlightenment liberty and peace.
A call to carry Boston for Paine and Mack next Tuesday to boost the campaign for a Democratic mayoral victory in December. The effort emphasizes sustained momentum and organized support for the candidate team Paine and Mack.
The Texas Court of Appeals forfeits the San Antonio Gas Company charter after finding the firm joined a price fixing cartel. By reducing gas prices to consumers the group proved the criminality of the overall restraint on trade and threatened arbitrary control of rates. The decision warns that a combination can grant dangerous power to dominate business and override free competition.
The text argues that government should not delegate price setting and market control to any body even if created by the state. It questions how the Supreme Court of Massachusetts might react if it adopted similar views on sovereign power over prices and trade.
The piece asserts Boston’s Democratic leaning and predicts the Democratic State ticket will win a majority next Tuesday. It frames the result as a true proclamation and calls for a large win.
The Boston ward gatherings last evening urged a strong vote for Paine and Mack in the state ticket next Tuesday. Democrats are urged to keep up the campaign until a full party vote is polled. A Paine victory would bolster city Democratic hopes for a mayor and city government in December.
A Democratic governor is due to arrive as Paine and Mack gain momentum in Boston. The party hopes to convert the city backing into a statewide majority that is developing for the near term.
Major Henry L. Higginson funds a club house at Harvard to foster democratic spirit and reduce class divisions. The site by the university ensures timely realization, with aims that the poorest student may use privileges on equal terms and without loss of self respect, while meeting needs of wealthier students.
A Boston preview notes a large Democratic lead with ten thousand votes expected for the Democratic State ticket next Tuesday. The article stresses ample Democratic voters on the rolls and urges aiming high.
London sources say Fife claims he could shave six minutes per race if aboard. The first race suffered from captain quarrels over sailing. A report confirms Dunraven refused Valkyrie to Lipton as a trial horse, seen as fitting but harmful prep for the Cup voyage, while Lipton offered no such complaints.
The column surveys Boston life with notes on Commissioner Flood’s new electric vehicle, a Maine rain surge aiding paper mills, Harvard donations, Schultz’s death, Roxbury figures, Berenson in Salem, recovering diver Duryea, and a comic tale of a haunted auto. A Rainy Day Club motto closes.
A humorous tale from Lewiston about two frogs in a milk can scene. One frog sinks, the other kicks and stays afloat, turning the milk into a butter ball while the fool frog drowns. Moral: persistence pays and avoid needless strife.
Howard Fetterman confronts Miss Hanscom at the seashore after lingering feelings and a vacillating romance. He woos her despite doubts, and she confesses love for him while secretly despising herself for past indifference. She finally accepts his marriage proposal as a new chapter begins.
George Berry the English bandmaster retires after sixty three years with military bands. The Khedive of Egypt earns ten times the US president’s salary. The grave of John Tyler in Hollywood Cemetery Richmond Va will be marked by a granite monument. Lieutenant Franklin Schley, son of the admiral, serves as adjutant at Columbus barracks for two months before Manila. He is described as having a high forehead and firm chin, small in stature yet erect and well built.
The excerpts cite editors poling Congress for reform, critique Republican orators in the Ohio campaign, and question Anglo Asian racial hierarchies. They frame US leadership and imperial attitudes as century opening debates, with voices from Washington Post Old York Transcript Muncie Star and St. Paul Pioneer Press weighing honesty, intelligence, and governance.
A collage of vintage quips from multiple papers. Snippets mock manners, marriage, and manners amid light banter. Characters include Parke and Lane on golf and language, a sailor’s fate, and a Dresden vase mishap.
A type of seaweed paper is described as so clear it may substitute for glass in window panes. The note also mentions the Methodist Church Extension Society aiding church construction at two per day for years. Multiple historical statistics on emigration, barbed wire imports, Icelandic firewood beliefs, a Villeres pecan tree, Vatican maps, and a British hill climbing cycling quirk are cited as varied curiosities.
Governor Roger Wolcott issues a proclamation designating Thursday November 30 as a day of public thanksgiving and praise in Massachusetts. The text honors divine providence, urges national unity and righteous citizenship, and asks wealth to serve all.
The ad proclaims a remedy that cures many diseases by destroying germs. It asserts rapid and miraculous health gains, including tuberculosis, consumption, lung diseases, rheumatism, stomach and liver troubles, and kidney complaints, by contact with the Microbe Killer.
Large crowd attended the funeral of Dr. Thomas L. Jenks at his Allen Street residence. The service featured a quartet, scripture readings, and a eulogy by Rev. Stephen H. Roblin. Jenks, longtime president of North End Savings Bank, was praised for integrity, public service, and generosity.
The trustees of North nd Savings Bank passed resolutions yesterday in sorrow over the death of their president Thomas. The action reflects respect and plans for the bank's continued leadership and service to the community.
Queen Victoria attends daily prayers as war continues. Mme Patti secretly cherishes a long standing passion for small historical daggers. Edith Root, daughter of the Secretary of War, is the tenth unmarried woman in Washington's Cabinet set. Ex Queen Liliuokalani resides in Washington, insisting on royal treatment.
The fragment lists a full day’s meals with prep notes for breakfast luncheon and dinner. It includes dishes like Fried Bacon Corn Cake and Currie Soup with Haddock. A recipe describes a ginger loaf with butter sugar eggs milk flour and Royal baking powder. Mrs. Nellie Michaels of 39 Melrose Street Boston appears in the text.
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