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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1895
Page
4
A public bath for Boston is urged to advance health and civic virtue. The article argues the season should not pass without the opening of a winter bath to promote cleanliness and good citizenship.
The editorial contrasts Mayor Curtis and challenger Quincy urging business leaders. Curtis touts a debt scare and a city unfriendly to manufacturers, while Quincy pledges joint business council guidance with city government to grow Boston’s productive industries. The piece frames a choice for two-year leadership.
A Cheyenne decision holds the Bannocks were lawfully shot while in custody, ruling Wyoming laws cannot override federal treaty rights. The ruling rejects the plea that murders occurred under state law, urging accountability for historic wrongs against Indians and affirming treaty protections.
The Boston editorial lauds the Democratic city government and criticizes the Republican Board of Aldermen. It urges Democrats to secure a majority or risk Republican control, predicting seven Democrats on the board alongside the Democratic mayor.
A Boston report notes a million people used the public baths last season. It credits the baths with city health and comfort during summer, and urges extending bathing privileges to poorer residents after closures. Mr Quincy advocates a small scale trial before larger city improvement.
The piece argues Mayor Curtis favors higher taxes to fund a Republican city government. It accuses Curtis of seeking one more year to advance this tax policy, aided by a finance commission opinion. It urges voters to repeal the tax limit law and oppose Curtis in two weeks.
The Faneuil Hall meeting voiced strong indignation over abuses in Turkey and urged U S action to protect Armenians. Citizens called for humanitarian aid and for Washington to shield them from ongoing peril while criticizing European backing of the Turkish regime.
A dense paragraph of clipped notes surveys stock market chatter, burglary craft, and odd anecdotes from Boston and Philadelphia. It mentions Rutland preferred shares sold, office boy uniforms, Keith's theatre, a dog cure claim, crafty burglars, a comic watch tale, Louis Aldrich on State Street, botanist druggists, and a Chicago man’s joke about heaven in a parade of varied city items.
The Observant Citizen notes uneven demand for turkeys and chickens as weather expectations drive prices both up and down. In Boston, stock rooms are dull with brokers passing time by playing checkers while others gamble in a diamond ring or gold watch raffle, as a provincial crowd speculates on market fortunes and weather.
Helen Davenport ends a bruising confrontation with Gordon, confessing she is married to a prisoner serving a forgery sentence. She urges forgiveness, predicts a hopeful domain of truth, and grants him farewell as she returns to a life shadowed by secret vows. Easter brings Davenport's pardon and reunion with his wife.
The new company inherits over fifty years of profitable experience and vows to break from the old ways. It will adhere to the old house’s neibles, serve the first-class trade, extend its business, and enlarge its circle while offering the best at the lowest profit.
The Oak Hall Clothing Co successors to G W Simmons and Co established 1836 at 44 North Street Boston. (Readable fragment conveys business identity and address for a historical notice.)
A reader urges closing Boston large stores at 6 pm to aid workers and students. He notes summer and winter months would see equal business and calls for the Post to support the change. Dated November 22.
A recipe fragment list from M. G ro Beacon Street, Some Mass, detailing breakfast items and baked goods. Includes corn rolls, baked street potatoes, rump steak, steamed potatoes, cold slice beef, pies, and tea with milk. Provides instructions for cream of tartar rolls, corn rolls batter, and chicken soup with rice and onions. May include dairy measures and oven times.
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century luncheon menu and recipe notes lists dishes like macaroni with beef, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, and various desserts. It includes archaic cooking methods for creams and gels, and stray humorous or social snippets about Maids and an aunt and Hindoo charm quotes, reflecting period dining and social chatter.
A fragmentary item records daily payments and a family’s modest earnings, noting a rate of cents per day and a weekly amount. It hints at a public or domestic financial matter, but the details are incomplete and the text is partially unreadable.
A fragmented obituary poem recounts the death of Reverend Dr F Smith author of America. The text depicts his passing as swift like a meteor and notes a divine call from The Master. It closes with a meditation on life and death and the preacher’s faithful fulfillment.
A fragmentary account describes a maiden facing high costs for an up to date evening gown. Silk and satin alternatives are preferred as flowered silk and lace prove too expensive, reflecting fashion pressures on a limited purse.
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