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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1895
Page
4
Friday morning November 15 1895 subscription rates for Daily and Sunday issues are listed with prices for various durations. Notices explain address changes forward payments and that all subscriptions must be prepaid and discontinue at expiration. Editor and publisher Grozifa signs the notice.
Manly M. Gillam of Hilton, Hughes & Co., New York argues that morning papers are better advertising mediums than evening editions. He cites reader habits and engagement as reasons in the Fourth Estate.
The piece urges rapid completion of registration lists in Boston to mobilize voters for the city government election. It emphasizes that a full registration is essential for a strong turnout and a Democratic city, while noting the duty falls on all Democrats and Republicans to participate and prepare for the municipal campaign.
The public insists on free transfers for Boston streetcar riders as a right, not compromise. Citizens argue equal service for equal pay, claiming public good over corporate whim, and expect a winter response from authorities.
The piece examines Republican push for a revenue tariff contrasted with Democratic aims. It argues Republicans tax raw materials affecting workers while sparing monopoly, citing Ohio wool duties and Pennsylvania iron taxes as examples. It notes the issue could surface in the next Congress and presidential election.
The statement declares that any disruption affecting the factors sustaining prosperity in the United States will be met with protest. It frames preservation of economic stability as a national priority and signals firm opposition to actions harming growth prospects.
The Post exposes attempts to extract eight dollar assessments from city bridge department workers to fund the Republican campaign. It urges Mayor Curtis to end the extortion by removing department heads and vows the practice must stop or be halted by the mayor’s decisive action.
The speaker rebuts Admiral Walker by contrasting U S strength with China during its clash with Japan. He argues the United States has superior patriotism, resources, and civilization, while China lacked national unity and strength. He concedes only that naval capacity, not overall position, matters in facing a first class power.
The Post counsels ferry department and bridge division workers and other city staff facing assessments for Mayor Curtis's campaign fund to refuse payment. It argues personal sacrifice from employees benefits the candidate and urges solidarity, predicting the pressure will end in about six weeks.
The Lincoln Review announces its aim to publish articles on social clubs in Boston and the Lincoln Home. It notes Senator Chandler’s gun scene at the Parker House and details updates on Dr. Francis J. Keany, Congressman John F. Fitzgerald, and Walter French. Mechanics' Fair draws crowds from outside towns who study machines, art, and exhibits.
A long reader-friendly column weaves praise for local candidates and officials, notes on public signals and street life, and sketches of notable figures from Dr David A Collins to Josiah Quincy. It closes with a dramatic tale fragment, a German violinist, and a grim ending.
An old German violinist in Palace Gate befriends a young boy and shares music that reveals deep faith and beauty. After years of joy, poverty and misfortune strain their fragile life as a stranger’s debt and a dangerous relation threaten the pair.
In a dated regional sketch, the cycle of seasons is tied to a steadfast woman who wheels through summer and demi seasons. The text contrasts starchless summer wear with spring resolve as autumn brings reward and renewed public appearances on the highways. The opening two classes hint at wheelwomen’s roles.
The article details a wheelwoman outfit in brown wool replacing denim, noting warmth is achieved by a tight chamois waist under the bodice. The gown features a very full skirt with box plaits, a plain back bodice opening to white-faced vest, large white cloth revers, elbow sleeves with puffs, and a loosely tied sash for a distinctive touch. The dress aims practicality over jackets for cycling.
A Cambridge resident urges continued newspaper pressure for free streetcar transfers, criticizing West End Street Railway for limiting transfers to a circuit car. The letter notes stubborn fares, inconvenient routes, and delays affecting workers, urging action until the public is not fooled by monopolies.
The Duke and Duchess of Marlborough returned from their honeymoon and hosted a dinner in New York to honor his twenty fourth birthday. American Beauty roses decorated the table as Mrs Vanderbilt praised the couple. The duchess kissed the duke, then they planned to sail for Gibraltar on the Fulda. A separate tale follows of a crippled plaque maker aided by the Marlborough Vanderbilt circle who supplied stamps and a large check after a Plaza Hotel clerk intervened.
In a November 14 1895 letter A J McGivern president and D J Leonard secretary of the Sheridan Club Boston deny a Dorchester street robbery was at their club rooms. They state the crime occurred in a different room of Columbia Hall and request publication to clear the club from the stigma.
A historical list outlines table offerings for breakfast lunch and supper including steak banana oatmeal fried potatoes cream tea and diverse desserts. It presents several recipes for chocolate cake lemon pie and fruit frozen desserts with measurements and steps attributed to W S Goldthwaite of Boston at 17 State Street.
A breakfast and luncheon menu with recipes for liver and bacon, corn cake, creamed scalloped fish, Franklins bread, dressed celery dressing, coffee jelly, clam bouillon, and Yorkshire pudding. Includes detailed steps for liver with bacon, batter and sauce methods, and a closing note from Mrs. C. M. Gilman of North Easton Massachusetts.
The Boston Post offers five dollars weekly for the best three meal bills of fare by women readers. Bills must state meals for four to five, with brief prep directions, limited to ten dollars per week for a family of five. Submissions include breakfast lunch or dinner. judged each week, with winners printed Mondays.
The ninth annual Christian Workers Association convention in New Haven closed with a resolution praising New Haven as morally clean while condemning a newspaper misquote about Yale. Mrs Edward M Potent said Yale ruins more boys than any other place and would speak to President Dwight. Rev David Allen Reed noted a fast set in every college. The resolution was adopted unanimously.
Followers who praise James Logan Gordon plan Sunday meetings at Music Hall with Mr Gordon speaking on The American Pulpit. C J Hackett's Parliament Quartet to debut. Gordon seeks unrestricted discussion on moral and spiritual issues facing the republic.
The Junior German Gesellschaft of Boston University met yesterday to discuss German customs. Miss Lida Penfield from Oswego visits Boston until Thanksgiving. The CLA Debating Club meets this afternoon. Gamma Delta reception committee named for the Women of Massachusetts event on Nov 21 at Boston University. Senior Seminar met early. course aids fluent German speaking.
A letter to the Post urges action to protect passengers on Dorchester avenue electric cars. The writer complains of crowded morning rides, inadequate seating or standing room, and fare-focused conductors. He cites unsafe conditions from youths on rear platforms and urges immediate fixes for working girls commuting to and from the city.
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