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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1897
Page
8
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions with rates for different terms. Instructions cover address changes, payment, and submission procedures including checks or money orders payable to the Post Publishing Company.
A public appeal urges the railroad commission to reject an eight percent lease, arguing it would burden the people for ninety nine years and sacrifice public interests. The call to action emphasizes protecting the public and opposing the deal.
An editorial argues that Alaska could host a major Arctic metropolis like northern European cities. It compares Sitka to Copenhagen and Klondike to St. Petersburg, contending Alaska’s latitude and resources support a growing, influential urban center.
A doubleheader closes the college football season with Harvard Yale Pennsylvania and Princeton in pivotal games. Attendance is expected to top Cambridge last week despite some Harvard injuries. The matches promise strong play and high stakes as teams vie for top positions.
A brief note expresses hope that the season ends without undesirable features and that the current wind-up will be free from problems.
A letter criticizes the Metropolitan Street Railway of New York and West End Line for large franchise payments to city treasuries. The author argues the 8 percent guaranteed lease to West End is excessive and urges the Railroad Commission to intervene to halt such deals.
The editorial argues against a proposed immigration bill that would deny citizenship to nonreaders. It criticizes the reading and writing test as arbitrary and ineffective, urging instead practical criteria like health, moral character, physical ability, and industrious habits to determine useful citizenship.
The piece argues the 8 percent lease is excessive, noting Boston tax rules lift the effective rate to 10.4 percent and that public benefit is low. It calls for reopening Railroad Commission hearings if the lease stands, warning future generations would pay dividends on a gift from the people.
The Georgia Legislature bans games held for admission fees, not football itself. The editorial argues this targets mercenary aims while preserving the sport, noting past criticism of gate money corrupting intercollegiate play. It doubts colleges will quit football over gate restrictions, insisting youths will still pursue the sport.
A strong objection to the 8 per cent lease of the West End transit system argues that public ownership may soon replace private control. The system spans Boston and nearby cities, suggesting state rather than municipal stewardship, and the 8 per cent dividend could hinder obtaining public ownership.
The passage argues against creating a precedent that would allow private corporations to charge exorbitant prices for franchises. It stresses prudence and warns that giving the people such control could enable price-gouging by private firms.
A letter argues that leasing the West End at 4 percent raises the value of elevated railroad stock more than an 8 percent lease. It outlines premiums, rights, and share value implications, asserting railroad commissioners overstep by guaranteeing $360,000 extra annually.
Harvard observers anxiously await Professor J. J. Lee of the Lowell Observatory as he travels to Boston with records of Arizona Observatory work to be issued in a forthcoming bulletin. The Flagstaff station reports a still atmosphere and startling discoveries not yet released.
A poem reflects a child’s hungry gaze and a beggar’s plea to God, contrasting visible need with hidden supplication. The speaker asks for sustenance for another and for themselves, pressing divine mercy beyond earthly pence.
Ralph Ordway declines to press marriage over his uncle's will. Edith Moreland challenges the stipulation while a mutual attraction grows. He reveals a letter that could transfer funds to her hospital, but she remains wary as they travel by train toward a fragile reconciliation.
A humorous collage of lines on emancipation irony, religious self fashion, school questions, and social banter. Cartoonish exchanges feature Miss Kittish and Mr Dolley, a self described new woman, and mothers debating schooling, ideas, and tea with Lt. Slick’s company.
Reports note a Texas soldier alleged theft from Rev W Willy of Andover and his missives to Lone Star papers seeking recovery. Observations on Bonaparte’s Longwood house, novelist Miss Braddon’s attire habits, the Rev Henry Pritchard’s sermons, Mrs McKinley’s simple White House life, and the Kremlin mausoleum of Alexander II with its 1 500 000 ruble cost. Also described are fashion bodices and a “cream satin bodice” trend remark.
Mrs. John L. Gardner sails from Southampton December 15 with Mr. Gardner aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm De Grasse and will spend Christmas on Beacon Street. In Steinert Hall recitals on November 3 and December 13, Miss Lena Little Mrs. Emil Paur and Mr. Loeffler present new songs and Loeffler group selections drawing critics and music lovers.
The piece describes silk and chiffon blouses for dinners and theatre parties. It notes black net details with a shabby black silk skirt, wrinkled black mousseline sleeves, square neck with lace, turquoise belt and velvet dog collar with jewelled buckles, highlighting the latest velvet dog collar trend.
CALCUTTA defends the Republican labor record, arguing the party led major reforms from tariff and homestead acts to immigration law while contrasting with Democratic errors. The letter counters Edgerly on Lattimer and Homestead violence, endorses a cautious minimum wage tied to market forces, and urges restraint from demagoguery to win intelligent working-class support.
The article notes decollete gowns and a violet velveteen afternoon blouse with tucked shoulders and a waist hang. A white lace frill and jabot accent the back, while the cerise and black color combination dominates the season.
Household tips present menus for Thanksgiving including breakfast and supper courses. Recipes cover pumpkin pie plum pudding and sherry sauce with steps and measurements. Readers Mrs M E Lassell of 69 Bristol Street Cambridgeport contributes a home kitchen overview.
A reader asks why J F Hathaway formed a company under Maine law instead of Massachusetts. If Massachusetts laws are flawed should they be changed and would Massachusetts incorporation avoid double taxation. Boston, Nov 11, 1897. INQUIRER.
Poem excerpt recounting the death of a young girl praised for stainless innocence and purity. The speaker laments the fading beauty and bright spirit, comparing her departure to a white winged bark sinking and a song-burdened lark taken to the realms of light. Attributed to C. Lehmann in Chambers's Journal.
A historical kitchen page lists dishes for a dinner including roasted chickens and desserts. It provides precise recipes for corn cake, English pudding, sauce cream, and white cake with measurements. The note credits MRS. A. W. M'FADDEN of Gilbertville Me.
A long list of foods appears including oranges, Cream of Wheat, fried liver and bacon, baked potatoes, hot biscuits, doughnuts, tomato soup with roast chicken and gravy, cranberry sauce and various sides. Desserts include baked rice pudding, preserves, chocolate cake, molasses cookies, and pumpkin pie with tea.
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