28 Nov 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1892
Page
1
A Boston advert promotes the Pilgrim bed shown at 2 Hamilton Place. Made by Bed Department Atlas Tack Company 508 Sears Building and encourages buyers to choose it for comfort and restful nights, warning against other beds offered by dealers.
A dated inventory lists warehouses in Boston New York Chicago Baltimore San Francisco Lynn and a Taunton Mass factory as well as Waitmas Duxbury Airahaven Mass and Plymouth Mass facilities with scattered misspellings and state-tags.
A house furnishing ad urges readers to choose a parlor suite or desk as a practical present. It highlights antique oak and mahogany styles, special Xmas prices slashed from 15 to 60 dollars, and storage options in large warehouses for shipment or pickup.
The Rev Madison C Peters of Bloomingdale Reformed Church denounces student revels after Thanksgiving grid game. He links athletic zeal to muscular culture and warns against neglecting study, noting that many youths celebrate with saloons and first spree nights, tainting religious observance.
Fragment from a literary page presents a dramatic verse about a comet and celestial wonders. It imitates Oliver Wendell Holmes with racing planets and fiery tails, musing on what if earth faced bearded devils and Tyrian dye darkness. A playful pondering of astronomy and imagination ends with Holmes attribution.
Barrica North Carolina November 27 report of a two masted boat with six men caught in a Friday whirlwind and capsized below New Bern. Three died from exposure overnight, another perished while swimming ashore. After fifteen hours two men were rescued.
A local column wryly dismisses the peril of a recent comet sighting. It jokes about tail geometry and a pneumatic sulky fueling the event, noting the November 8 arrival, the earth’s noninvolvement, and political asides about the G. O. P. in a light, period voice.
In Wenatchee a string of highway robberies has led to two murders on Friday night. Victims were Joseph Cooper and John McVica, an elderly, nearly helpless man. No clues exist for the killers. A vigilance committee will be organized to root out lawlessness.
Cleveland spends the day quietly at a small Hog Island church in Kellar Virginia as island residents keep the service well attended and the day peaceful.
Fore cast for Monday reports light snow in New England and eastern New York turning to rain with northeast winds. Eastern Maine to see fair weather early. Northwest winds.
Denver reports that Margaret Mather widow of Gustav Pabst will end her theatrical career in Des Moines on December 10 after giving two weeks notice. She faces a damages suit every week for six months as managers reportedly arrange to claim losses from her cancellations.
In diplomatic circles it is said the United States Minister Coolidge has begun negotiations for a commercial convention and an extradition treaty with France He aims to finalize these accords before a successor is appointed by the incoming administration.
Norwich Conn Nov 27 Miss Mary R Park 66 sister of State Referee John D Park fell from a barn loft on the old Park homestead Preston Saturday crushing her skull and dying instantly
Mrs Adaline Platt aged 72 of New Hartford Conn was found dead in a field near Fox Hill Preston at 430 this afternoon after straying from home and was presumed dead prior to discovery.
Sister Mary Mathias of the Order of Mercy died of heart disease at St Catherine's Academy this morning after a brief illness.
Rome, Nov. 27. Dr. Kopp prince bishop of Breslau and Dr. Krementz archbishop of Cologne have been raised to the cardinalate in a historic papal ceremony. The two clerics join the college of cardinals a pivotal moment for the church and its diplomatic reach.
An advertisement proclaims Dr Bull s Cough Syrup can drive a cough from the system and never fail. The pitch suggests reliable relief from coughing.
A public rights case unfolds as the Boston and Albany railroad contemplates suing the Post over a nine cent mileage ticket dispute. Samuel Hoar, the railroad’s counsel, issues a formal warning as the issue tests the law in favor of patients and the public against corporate authority.
Boston & Albany Company faces collection demand from Samuel Hoar in Boston on Nov 26 1892 over a 9 cent fare from Boston to Brookline refused Oct 15 1892. Hoar threatens suit noting costly potential legal costs and cites a test of the new mileage ticket law requiring cross line acceptance. Continued on page Sp.
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