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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1895
Page
4
The Boston Post announces its 1996 masthead details with subscription rates and policy. It lists the Boston office address at 358 Washington Street and notes advance payment requirements and renewal procedures for subscribers.
A garbled OCR fragment notes John M. Gillam of Hilton & Co New York handling advertising. It contrasts morning and evening papers as better media.
The Rev Dr Samuel F Smith dies at 87 after a long life of public service and faithful religious work. His death is described as sudden and peaceful while he remained active in his calling. The nation recalls his contributions as a symbol of patriotic virtue and the voice behind the republic’s anthem.
A historical note credits Josiah Quincy for shaping Boston’s growth through a planned development era. The elder Quincy administration is praised for foresight and energy, laying a foundation for commerce, trade, and manufacture. Boston looks to a fresh start under Quincy’s nomination continuing his development impulse.
A Boston editorial urges citizens to register and vote in the city election. It argues a Democratic mayor would threaten local self government by yielding control to Republicans and state governance, urging broad participation to resist a two year shift toward centralized power.
A compelling article argues that a religious conflict shapes events deeper than political maneuvering. It notes faith leaders, geographic tensions, and the moral stakes driving factions, with emphasis on community impact and long term consequences.
The text characterizes the conflict in Asia Minor as a fanatic war against Christianity. It notes many Christians are in European and Asiatic Turkish provinces and condemns oppression and massacres. It argues the Christian world must act to protect Christians, even suggesting drastic action against Turkey.
The New York New Haven and Hartford gains control after a reorganization of the New England railroad. Charles P. Clark resumes the presidency as Kendrick and Mellen lead the management. The move promises vital Boston and New England commercial gains through new deep water terminals and integrated freight access to downtown Boston.
A terse editorial advocates filling government posts by the party of the people rather than by a minority party aided by funds wrung from employees, stressing the need for accountable leadership and public interest.
A Boston era column reports motormen risking safety by quick jerks to beat schedules, a near miss on Washington Street involving a couple crossing tracks, and brief items on local politics, naval yard steel plans, World’s Fair misadventures, and social notes from Barrie to Dorchester society events.
A clergyman’s wife’s harsh remark about sending a son to hell over Yale is criticized as anti female bias and detrimental to women’s public duties. The piece argues generalizations harm judgment and notes dissipation exists but education tends to elevate morality. universities influence behavior positively.
A editorial argues voters should seek the best candidates on both parties tickets for Aldermen while noting the system allows ballot splitting. It warns that recent legislation has increased mayoral power making the office more autocratic and closer scrutiny of campaign finance and endorsements.
A new farce titled The Rival Conductors premieres on local stages. Mrs. Erving Winslow’s Pierce Hall readings on Tuesday and Thursday mornings are praised as fashionable and instructive, with her deep study and engaging delivery. An anecdote describes a rural man on the Lowell & Lawrence line asking where the stove was, illustrating regional humor. The piece also recalls the late Dr S F Smith as a simple, beloved figure who cherished children and ease of connection with locals in Newton.
A narrator recalls a haunted country house nightmare of white horses drawing a hearse at midnight and a deadly coup de théâtre in a London lift years later. The phantoms haunt the narrator with a chilling sense of fate as the lift crashes, leaving screams and terror in its wake.
The Hibernian Total Abstinence Association held its monthly meeting at Carroll Hall on Harrison Avenue. President Manning was absent. Michael P. O’Connor presided. Rev. O’Brien and Rev. Leahy were elected chaplain and honorary member respectively. New members Collins, McNamara, and Skinnell were admitted. Speakers included McGarry Collins Meyers Brady Phelan McCarthy Barry and Harrington. An invitation was extended to attend a Manchester martyrs commemoration at Phenix Hall on Washington Street Sunday evening under Division 2% 4.0 H.
A letter to the editor denounces vivisection as cruel and unproductive, detailing gruesome animal experiments, urging abolition, citing opinions of physicians and scholars, and urging a nationwide petition by the anti vivisection society to end the practice.
A Mechanics' Fair poster exhibit features about fifty war posters from Japan depicting battles land and sea, river crossings, and actions around Ping Yang. The panels praise Japanese victories over Chinese forces, showing defeated Chinamen and triumphant Japanese on intact ships as a recurring motif.
A woman enters the room looking like a painting come to life, her lavender scent enhancing the antique air. She wears a salmon satin skirt eleven yards wide with six side gores and three narrow back gores, each seam a double box pleat resembling organ pipes.
Frank W. Smith, longtime church leader and assistant at Ruggles Street Baptist Church, is named to head the Association of New England Bromfield Street. The appointment follows a distinguished career with years of service and a focus on community outreach.
The Post notes broad reader interest in the menu contest won by Anna Edwina Sweet of Malden for the week ending November 16. The prize menu emphasizes economical, easily prepared dishes including breakfast grapes oatmeal and cream, Escalloped Oysters for lunch, and dinner featuring soup celery mashed potatoes and banana fritters. The article provides step by step kitchen tips for biscuits escalloped oysters bisque soup and chocolate pudding.
A fragment describes bean soup with oll batons and two hard boiled eggs, notes adding wine to sauce, and mentions rarebit substitution. It lists ABETH 5 St John street Jamaica for a kitchen note, with references to cheese, toast, and seasoning in a period voice.
A garbled text passage discusses a menu competition rule set with scattered phrases. It mentions weekly cadence and various names, but the exact meaning is unclear. The fragment hints at pacing and output limits without coherent context.
Last evening the open air service at Memorial drew a large audience. Hale spoke on duty and daily conduct with practical illustrations. He praised Dr Stone and Dr Smith, and the congregation sang the hymn America with enthusiasm.
In respect to Eben D Jordan of Jordan Marsh Co the Post will close from 2 to 3 pm today for funeral tributes. Jordan known for his genial disposition and long service in the firm was honored by colleagues and friends as a leading figure in business.
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