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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1895
Page
4
The article appears in the Representative Democratic Paper of New England dated Tuesday morning November 26 1895, referencing content from the Boston Post. It presents historic newspaper wording typical of late 19th century political weeklies with city and regional notices.
The speaker urges changes in municipal department organization that should have come by ordinance. He trusts the people over representatives and asks Boston to pass judgment on Mayor Curtis, warning that locals still value self government and will not back a mayor who undermines it or brags of such acts.
The State Board of Health reports a forty year drop in consumption deaths in Massachusetts and a thirty year decline in typhoid fatalities. Improvements in water supply and modern science are credited for these gains, with typhoid described as a public crime during epidemics.
A fragment describes a convoluted scheme where a pair used disguises to stage a burlesque burglary for wagers. The duo claimed revolvers were unloaded and avoided real harm while claiming a win, ending with Burns paying the bill.
A pasted page lists oatmeal, rolled eggs, rice muffins, rolls, coffee, and puddings with a kitchen tinkering tone. Instructions detail rice pudding and creamed carrots, plus a few humorous vignettes about daily life and a Boston address, showing domestic recipes and light jokes.
The notice lists subscription rates: six months one dollar and fifty cents, three months seventy five cents, monthly twenty five cents. It warns changes require notice and urges advance payment by post, with discontinuation on expiration. It also explains mailing class and asks readers to notify the publisher of address changes.
City street department workers face a 2.5 percent assessment on yearly pay to fund Mayor Curtis's reelection. A worker earning $15 weekly would contribute $18.50, more than a week's hard labor. The action is denounced as outrageous and unprecedented in Boston.
The text portrays Mayor Curtis asserting gains from the Legislature while denying Boston residents a vote on amended city charter provisions. It argues his actions erode local self government, casting the mayor as distrustful of the people and politically aligned with machine interests. It frames his re election bid amid controversy over legislative control.
The piece predicts Josiah Quincy will become Boston mayor and seven Democrats will join the Board of Aldermen. A veteran will fill the Street Commissioners seat after General Isaac Burrell's death. It praises unity, harmony, and large voter registration signaling a strong Democratic landslide two weeks before election.
An editorial argues lynching spreads beyond racial targets, urging immediate repression of mob violence. It cites a Georgia case where a white man was killed after being taken from jail, and criticizes reliance on race as the sole cause, urging community education to restore lawfulness.
The minister warned that harming Hadjin missionaries would cost the Governor his head. By the latest reports the missionaries were safe and the governor still kept his head. The strong warning adds moral force to Turkey policy and shows bluster has limited value.
A columnist questions the mayor's practice of delaying a street stand permit for political reasons while accusing him of squeezing campaign funds from city workers. The piece contrasts alleged favoritism with alleged improprieties in fundraising from municipal staff.
Oak Hall announces a focus on its large military and uniform trade, offering ready made peanas and a wide range of civilian wear. The store has long supplied Municipal Civic and Military groups across New England, becoming a key source for official attire and regalia.
A pretty girl in a Huntington avenue residence entertains a crowd as a playful kitten taps a window tassel causing a passerby youth to mistake a flirtation. He drops his umbrella and a bundle, scattering colorful poker chips on the sidewalk while onlookers laugh and the kitten continues its antics.
Burns and Stevens are invaded by gunmen who pistol whip and restrain them in their beds. The intruders steal valuables including Burns’s coat, then ether Burns and Stevens to prevent noise. The next morning Burns boots the workers, boasting of his prowess while Stevens learns the tale spread through town.
A fragmented notice outlines a 26 cent daily target for feeding a family, restricting menus to breakfast lunch and dinner. It warns against starvation, avoids banquet ambitions, and calls for bills of fare to stay within a modest daily cost, with submission on one side of the page and deadlines approaching in November.
A conversation about selecting gowns for a young girl focuses on keeping her attire tasteful and the importance of hygienic, warm underwear for health and comfort. The excerpt highlights how mothers value proper undergarments and grooming in children’s attire.
A voter argues against raising salaries for all teachers and suggests starting with the lowest paid and hardest worked. The letter notes $240 per month and $509 per year increases and calls for spending on sanitation to protect children's health.
A fashion item describes a young girl’s gown in warm Cheviot browns. The design features a round slightly bloused waist, white collar and epaulettes, narrow white wool trim, two rows of pearl buttons, and a white kid belt. Sleeves end at a fitted cuff with large puff details, paired with dark stockings and shoes.
William Shaw treasurer of the United Society of Christian Endeavor will speak at Bromfield Street Arch today. Mr C I Betuy will sing.
A Citizen letter from Boston argues against higher Masters salaries while excluding women teachers from the same wage considerations. It contends masters have more clerical and supervisory duties yet have not taught, while women teachers take on more work without pay relief. It notes both groups suffered pay cuts in 1876 and calls for equal treatment.
In Ohio politics turmoil a 7 year old Confederate veteran, Dor sey, starts a 100 mile trek from Vanceburg Kentucky to Dayton Ohio pushing his 3 year old son in a carriage. He fled after a family dispute over naming the child Grover Cleveland and twice injured in a gunfight with his brother in law. He says he will reach his sister in Dayton.
Alas ye Armenians lament your wretchedness and exile from homeland graves. The poem recalls Ararat and sacred fane as you wander distant cities while strangers forget your lineage and children. Stone Blackwell.
The Massachusetts State Board of Health releases its twenty sixth annual report detailing smallpox outbreak in 1893, typhoid trends, and public health metrics. It records births, deaths, marriages, infant mortality, plural births, age at death, and leading death causes with observed trends and demographic details.
At a Congregational ministers gathering yesterday a rising vote adopted resolutions honoring the late Dr. Smi author of Our National Anthem. The group recognized the warm appreciation shown for his work during life and noted the last letter from Dr. Smi received on the day of his death and its favorable, thoughtful tone.
A complimentary Republican State committee dinner is held tonight at the American House. Speakers include Governor Greenhalge Congressmen Barrett Simpkins Draper Curtis Guild Jr Senator Lodge Elihu Hayes George Marden Speaker Meyer and others. Lodge’s speech is anticipated as timely and one of his few before winter in Washington. A few tickets remain.
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