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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1886
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for the Boston Post Publishing Company with rates for one year six months and three months. It also states payment details, address in Washington, and editors notice about manuscripts and anonymous communications.
The Boston aldermen pass a resolution endorsing the Legislature’s park loan act while delaying action on the loan order. The piece criticizes the maneuver as absurd and political theater aimed at pressuring the minority. Commentary on Russia's role in Bulgarian succession follows, noting Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia and Russia’s influence.
The author argues against the idea Indians will die out, noting growth but predicting assimilation after ending the reservation system. He cites 250 000 Indians and a potential 550 000, urging land allotment for individual ownership to promote responsibility and reduce a perceived dangerous class.
The article surveys the czarist veto against a commission’s call to reduce beet sugar production, the debate over wheat planting limits, and Blaine’s civil service stance. It weighs mayoral odds for O’Brien, favors a strong two‑branch city council, and urges focused ward campaigns to curb partisan control.
The piece discusses misinterpretations of Dr. McCosh’s remarks after a Memorial Hall event. It cites the Atlantic Monthly text of Holmes’s poem and notes how New York papers report his feelings. The article argues the commentary reflects misread words, not malice, and blames no one but McCosh’s own reception of the lines.
A quotation accuses the Civil Service Reform Club of pressuring the Republican party for a decade while Blaine deflects by claiming criticism targets the English civil service. The public is urged to doubt shorthand attributions of Blaine statements.
The piece urges pursuing a real fight for a good city council and endorses a clean campaign against a popular mayor. It argues Independents and Democrats should unite for transparent, issue driven politics to improve governance.
A Boston Post review of Thomas Sergeant Perry’s essay on The Modern Novel in the Princeton Review argues realism dominates today yet is transitory. It notes Balzac Hawthorne Zola and Silas Marner illustrate shifts from romantic heroism to contemporary realism, while urging a balanced view that acknowledges Russia and France currently lead in serious realist fiction.
A writer reflects on the mystique of telephone communication describing the invisible link beyond the user’s instrument. He recalls feeling shorn of physical presence, hearing a murmur of many voices, and imagining astral bodies listening at keyholes as the central office voice guides calls.
Charles H. Moses a North Cambridge painter disappeared after leaving home on November 9 to buy materials for ongoing work. No motive is given and foul play is suspected as authorities seek to locate him.
Henry W. Elliott's Alaska study from the Smithsonian traces first discovery by a Kamchatkan, Russian traders, U S purchase in 1867, and vast scenery. It portrays native life, health, customs, art, and religion with criticism of civilization, and highlights immense fur seal rookeries, abundant salmon and seals, and St Matthew Island geology and wildlife.
Miscellaneous clippings mix blithe witticisms and brief notes. It surveys prohibition in Georgia rivers and the New York Voice as a prohibitory organ, mocks the straight party ticket, and mentions figures like Patti Vanderbilt and Colonel Ochiltree in a collage of headlines and quips.
The Philadelphia Times argues that public journals must show self respect and refuse to back bad nominations. Until media are independent from rulers, poor nominations will continue and be chased by critics.
Republicans are urged to witness the funeral of bogus reform and quack tariff revision, ensuring the burial is neat and orderly, per the Philadelphia Press.
Private gain framed as the motive for franchises, with the Detroit Free Press urging that public concessions be priced for public convenience and not tied to past generosity. The piece argues for businesslike handling without special favors.
The Atlanta Constitution cites Mr. Carlisle claiming that Morro’s defeat elevates him as a leader of the Democracy. It suggests that a pattern of defeated congressmen turning to business as leaders could produce many such figures.
Colonel Morrison notes his failed defense before the Knights of Labor where only one side could speak. He argues secrecy in political discussion clashes with government processes. He asserts no safety exists without a free ballot according to the Philadelphia Record.
The Blaine era debate over Mr Lowell and Mr Hawthorne sparks a shift in coverage. Historically hostile papers now claim Hawthorne told the truth and Lowell lied, with Boston Journal cited for alleged new evidence. No fresh facts appear in Hawthorne’s last letter.
The N. Y. Mail quotes Lord Lonsdale asserting Violet Cameron failed in England due to anti English sentiment in America. He contrasts this with Wilson Barrett's noted success, questioning the rationale behind Cameron's reception.
Mr John B Smith of the Boston Post was married in Philadelphia last evening to Miss Katharine P Edson of that city.
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