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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Nov 28, 1887

Page

2

New Books Review Highlights Dialect Recitations And Grammars

A long survey of new and noted books in education and literature. George M. Baker’s Humorous Speaker and Debater’s Hand-Book are reviewed alongside E N Kirby’s Vocal and Action Language. German Grammar by KE Joynes is praised for clarity. The Best Reading, Steele’s Chemistry, and other titles receive varying commentary.

George M. Baker Phil Teddy Paddy Baker J. B. Lippincott Company Cutter KE. S. Joynes South Carolina College Meissner Queen’s College Belfast Steele Mr. Jones Boston Lee & Shepard Price Same E. N. Kirby John C. Cutter Philadelphia I. Ambrose F. Ambrose Edward Joynes D. C. Heath & Co Popular Sciences J. Dorman Steele New York A.S. Barnes & Co Lynds E._ Jones G. P. Putnam’s Sons Laughton, Macdonald & Co

Rescue of Girls and the Lancaster industrial school

Boston aimed appeal from 1887 argues for using the Lancaster industrial school to reform girls under 17 who have engaged in immoral acts. It describes the family-style housing, probation with auxiliary visitors, and the balance between restraint and education to reduce delinquency and salvage youth from degradation. The piece urges parents police and judges to support expanded use of the program.

House of Correction Industrial School Lancaster State Board of Lunacy and Charity Boston

Sam Small Recalls Abraham Faith at Bromfield Street Church

Boston audience heard Rev Sam Small discuss Abraham’s leap of faith from Ur citing Hebrews. He linked Abraham to liberty themes and traced colonial echoes with Castle Island militia, Williams, Vane, and the broader impact of religious freedom on early America.

Sam Bromfield Street Sam Small Abraham Mr. Small God Castle Island Boston Harbor Charlestown Dorchester Boston Roger Williams Endicott Williams Henry Vane Liberty Jefferson Samuel Adams Massachusetts Charles I James I New England America England

The Planting of New England Lecture Recap

Mr John Fiske outlines early Plymouth Company land grants and Massachusetts Bay settlements. He traces self-government forming from 1631 tax protest by Watertown, the shift to a two chamber General Court in 1644, and church polity restrictions. He notes royal interference by Gorges, Mason and Parliament, and ends with Massachusetts fortifications ordered after King Charles I’s challengers.

John Fiske New England Old South Meeting House Plymouth Company Massachusetts Bay Newton Old England John Hampden Samuel Adams Watertown Board of Assistants Deeniacen Strafford Loud Morton Merry Mount Kitn Charles I Massachusetts England Gorges Mason Council of America Hamilton Arundel Surrey Carlisle Stirling Fernando Gorges John Mason Lot Massachusetts Company Winthro Boston

Delaware & Hudson Acquires Rutland Railroad

H G Young confirms Delaware & Hudson Canal Company has bought the Rutland road including the Addison branch from Ticonderoga to Leicester Junction. The move secures north south coal and passenger routes, weakens Vermont Central, and reshapes access to New England via Boston and Montreal with lease to Vermont Central ending in 1890. The plan preserves current traffic for two years and positions D & H to control the Rutland’s operations.

H. G. Young Delaware & Hudson Canal Company Albany Evening Journal Rutland Road Addison Ticonderoga Leicester Junction Delaware & Hudson Rutland Railroad New England Bellows Falls Boston & Lowell Concord Delaware & Hudson Company Vermont Central New York Montreal Fitchburg Troy Boston White Creek Rutland Bennington Delaware &Hudson Albany Here Rutland and Canada Vermont Central North

Rail talks and market updates across New England

This week reports changes in New England rail personnel with N E Chalenor named traveling agent for the region, replacing Newbegin. It also notes lower Pacific rates, subsidies to Pacific Mail, and plans for Southern Pacific to build from Los Angeles to Redlands. Boston & Maine shifts freight routing via Lowell. earnings comparisons across major lines are listed, plus a Boston area stockholders meeting for Manchester & Lawrence. Sportsmen see a big sale at G W Simmons featuring a rifle at two dollars fifty.

Missouri Pacific Railway Company Orrick New England Washington Street Boston N. E. Chalenor New Brounswick Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island Quebec St. Lawrence River Newbegin A. H. Fennicants Canadian Pacific California Oregon Pacific Mail Steamship Company Southern Pacific Company Los Angeles Redlands Pasadena San Bernardino Manchester & Lawrence Railroad Boston & Maine St. Louis & San F Louis N.Y. & Tex Northern Pacific N. Y Ont West Peo Dec Evans St. Paul & Duluth Nashua N. H Lowell Ayer Junction Philadelphia & Reading Road Coal and Iron Company G. W. Simmons & Co North Street

Perabo transcribes Iolanthe themes for piano

Transcriptions of themes from Sullivan's Iolanthe by Mr Ernst Perabo show that artistic value need not be tied to heavy classical form. The arrangements blend popular appeal with classical flavor, are scholarly, melodic, and enjoyed praise in public concerts. The volume is attractively published with decorative title page.

Iolanthe Ernst Perabo Sullivan Perabo

Living Authors of England recalls Alfred Domett in 1849

In recalling English literary journals, the writer revisits The Living Authors of England by Thomas Powell 1849. The book profiles thirty eight living English authors, with Alfred Domett listed fourteenth and given eleven pages. the author reflects on Domett and his verse amid broader notes on Powell and transatlantic literary memory.

Powell Domett New Zealand England Browning Mr. Browning Donnett Waring Rh. H. Stoddard N.Y Appleton Houses Messrs. D. Appleton & Co Broadway George 8. Appleton Chestnut Street Philadelphia Thomas Powell Vowell London United States Wornsworth Jerrold Alfred Domett Mr. Powell Alfred Donnett

Weather forecast for New England and Atlantic coast

Washington reports a 24 hour outlook starting Monday with rain and snow in New England and eastern New York, turning to colder clearing weather and a cold wave. Temperatures may fall 20 to 40 degrees by Tuesday morning. Light precipitation, then fair freezing conditions appear Monday night through Wednesday. Southwest cautionary signals posted from Boston to Delaware breakwater.

Washington New England New York Atlantic Central Valley Atlantic Coast Boston Delaware

Observations From Rain Gauge Stations At Once

A synchronized report notes traces of rainfall at all observed stations. Timestamps indicate simultaneous measurements, with T values indicating light precipitation across locations and consistent minimal rainfall totals. The record emphasizes coordinated data collection rather than a weather event narrative.

Business troubles and creditor compromises in various states

A bundle of brief notices shows multiple firms facing distress or assignments. Curry & Sharp of Lynn seek 50 cent on the dollar settlements with creditors. R. M. Hastings in Elmora fails. M. H. Lipman in Salt Lake City and Hailey assigns. H. L. Persons & Coe in Providence expect 30 cents on the dollar. Wheeler & Cullinan of Columbus assign. Morris and Ireland of Boston assign. W. B. Barry Law and Supply of Indianapolis assigns. E. D. Hayes of Glastonbury offers 16 cents on the dollar. Thomas Be Sherman of New Bedford assigns. George P. Clark & Co of Boston offers 15 cents. Clark Putnam & Co of Boston offers 30 cents.

Curry & Sharp Grocers Lynn R. M. Hastings Elmora Ind M. H. Lipman Salt Lake City Utah Hailey Ida H. L. Persons & Coe Providence R. I Wheeler & Cullinan Tailors Columbus Morris and Ireland Sudbury Street Boston W. B. Barry Law and Supply Company Indianapolis E. D. Hayes Glastonbury Thomas BE. Sherman New Bedford George P. Clark & Co Clark Putnam & Co Furniture Manufacturers

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