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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1892
Page
4
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The article notes a slim plurality for Governor Russell that offers Osborne encouragement about Haile’s fate. It cites Boston’s Democratic surge and police partisan use as a weak spot, while praising Russell’s statewide gains and predicting a continued rise outside Boston.
Rumors swirl that Andrew Carnegie funded another public library with funds raised during an effort to push a higher tariff and Fiarrison's re election, stirring debate over philanthropy and political ends.
The text proclaims New York as a solid Democratic base restoring the party’s strength after 4 years. It lauds the union within the party, subordination of factional jealousies, and the support of New York’s Democratic press, signaling assured Democratic permanency and greeting the Union’s Democracy to New York.
Brother Wanamaker who handled the Pennsylvania fund for Indiana now wishes he had used the money to support Sunday schools nearer home.
The Boomine Post notes two Democrats offered for Congress in the Tenth District both served the people and party in the Legislature. Only one can win and the paper supports the regular nominee but covers independent McEttrick fairly. McEttrick has won over McNary, and the district will have an honest and capable representative.
It proclaims a democratic triumph as citizens assert their power, emphasizing collective strength against concentrated corporate control and promising renewed momentum for reform movement supporters.
The passage proclaims the people as rulers and rejects sale of government and presidential influence by McKinley era interests. It declares workers oppose tax burdens favoring monopolists, vows laws robbing the many for the few to end, and supports the honest Democratic dollar over silver. It notes the force bill’s demise and references Massachusetts.
The passage celebrates endings of nepotism and spoils systems, predicting doom for corrupts like WANA MAKER Quay ELKINS Raum and allies. It proclaims the people on top and monopoly down, while noting Frick of Homestead doubts the worth of his $250,000 returns this morning.
The people have spoken in a historic landslide, delivering Grover Cleveland and a Democratic House of Representatives. The sovereign will of the nation is praised for restoring faith in the republic and guiding it back to the true course after four years of doubt. The populace is seen as victorious, virtuous, and enduring in its conviction.
The article notes a resurgence of individual initiative as monopolies, trusts, and combinations step back from dominance. It highlights a climate where people assert independence and market competition returns to prominence.
A historical reflection on electoral outcomes and the enduring strength of a government of the people. It contends that the majority governs to serve the public good, uniting citizens beyond party lines once polls are closed, and affirming that the American people share a common destiny regardless of party labels.
A sweeping continental landslide is described as broad and large and it has buried the political approach known as McKinneyism amid vast geographic reach and dramatic impact.
A letter to the Post criticizes the West End Railroad Company for unsafe morning service to Brookline. It describes overcrowded, elderly cars, downed gates, and packed platforms with up to sixty passengers on a car built for twenty. The writer cites daily traffic around 1700 and calls for accountability.
Mrs. Clara Power Edgerly led a dress symposium at women's headquarters urging an end to constrictive corsets. She warned the corset harms the figure and compresses organs while distorting curves of the chest and hips. Samuel Appleton spoke on foot anatomy and proper dressing with arts molds and footwear.
A Chicago Forest and Stream correspondent relays a Wisconsin tale from 1860 about a winter ice dam at Kekoskee and a bullhead run. Fishermen hauled 900 wagonloads daily, horses fed on bullheads, and townsfolk swore the event true. The narrative links names like Julius Cornell, Widow Sneider, and Santa Anna the horse to a crowd verdict of belief despite disbelief.
About thirty years after a Sanford Delaware freight wreck a box car bought for a few dollars by John Allen housed a large family and a tiny store. He lived as a miser, refused a physician, and died leaving bank and railroad stocks in the thousands. An old box yielded nearly twenty thousand dollars in gold. He had three daughters who were kept to service work.
A cautious note highlights Salvation Oil as a reliable remedy the careful mother keeps at hand for minor cuts and bruises, reflecting home first aid advice of the period.
From the St Louis Globe Democrat the piece discusses Texas racial laws forcing separate railway cars. It recounts Amarillo passengers crowding into the negro coach when the white coach fills, highlighting practical chaos, seating conflicts, and the railroads’ cautious enforcement of the law against whites riding in the negro compartment.
William Withers Jr a long time orchestra leader at the California Theatre recounts his near fatal encounter with John Wilkes Booth on April 14 1865 at Ford s Theatre in Washington. He describes Booth s knife slashes on his dress coat and the tense moments as officers protected him. He kept the coat as a priceless memento of the President s visit and the night he survived.
The Gibson's whiskey bottles are marketed to meet consumer and trade demands. Bottled under Moore & Sinnott's label the product is available for sale by druggists grocers and reliable liquor dealers.
The article describes a California women’s Jelly Palace for the World’s Fair, a glasswalled structure 31 feet high with rainbow jelly panels and four arched entrances. It notes cost estimates, light frame funding, and the installer Harriet Strong. It also mentions Tennyson’s hobby as an amateur poster and California contributions to the Woman’s building.
A Roumanian gentleman calling himself an artiste micrographe posed in Paris as a curiosity. He writes with the naked eye letters so small that only a magnifying glass can decipher them. He drew a portrait of M Carnot the size of a cabinet photo, every stroke a letter, forming a 62000 letter history of the President.
The November issue surveys politics religion and literature with pieces on Blaine's Presidential Campaign of 1892 and Democratic Outlook. It highlights essays on sociology of women, international affairs, poetry, fiction, and academic notes, including Hodgkins on Wellesley College and a Whittier poem.
Mr Willinz, a Peckham cab and omnibus proprietor, is believed to be England’s largest individual horse and vehicle owner. He now possesses over 3000 horses and related assets, marking an extraordinary scale in transport history.
A compact product notice touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as prudent households keep it on hand for coughs. The claim emphasizes usefulness and readiness for common illnesses.
The passage portrays King Alfonso XIII of Spain as a bright lively child nearing seven. It notes a pale complexion yet vivid eyes, a broad forehead framed by high curls, and a large head, suggesting notable intelligence for his age.
A minion's wife resists criticism of a small, cracked-walled house, praising its charm and noting nineteen good clothes presses and cupboards as a key advantage in a house-hunting discussion.
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