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Newspaper

Boston Post

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Oct 12, 1900

Page

7

Enormous Fall and Winter Underwear Stock On Show

Our furnishing goods man urges stronger advertising of the city’s largest underwear selection. We display Norfolk and New Brunswick Glastonbury Wright's Health and many other leading makes with sizes up to 56. fleece lined and natural wool options priced 25 to 30 percent below rivals. Contoocook Blue Ribbed and other white and fancy shirts, night shirts, neckwear, hosiery, gloves, sweaters, and more complete the line.

Norfolk New Brunswick Glastonbury Wright George Rockwood & Co Root Cooper’s Wm. Nuttall & Co Washington Beach St Contoocook Gsc

Crawford Shoe Debut At $3.50 In Our Store

Our Shoe Department introduces the Crawford Shoe as a new arrival with uniform price of three dollars and fifty cents. The shoe has already gained popularity and draws attention to the department.

Crawford

Odd Bits Of News From A Busy Themed Roundup

A collection of brief curiosities cites global and domestic trivia. Topics include rifle history in Britain, city name abundance in the United States, libraries lending books to the blind, Russia’s tea and sugar costs, liquor consumption, French actresses with car expertise, German autumn maneuvers with French observers, tropical plantings in New York City, and park plantings of cotton and tobacco. It notes a British move to improve horse procurement with $250 incentives at provincial shows, comments by New York official Gilbert on strikes, champagne label removals in London nobility venues, widespread smoking in Japan, and customs among Japanese women regarding pipes and favors.

United States Berlins Hamburgs Paris Londons Russia New York City War Office Gilbert New York State Board of Arbitration Washington National Industrial Commission London Windsor Japan

Boston Drummer Brings Reaction in Bridal Train Tale

A Boston drummer provokes indifference on a Baltimore bound train until he declares himself a newlyweds pair and demands a kiss from every man present. One brave drummer kissed the bride, prompting others to join as the groom explains seven years of courting and a modest $50 bridal trip. The scene ends with the groom demanding applause for their union and shared resolve to press on.

Baltimore Boston Washington Washington Post

The Freckled Fanatic and Aftermath of Stage Wit

A collage of dated wits and droll gibes from a Washington Post writer recalls Maurice Barrymore, J H Gilmour, and a nameless actor mocking misfires in a play called Roaring Dick. Other anecdotes feature a Germanica vintage humor about a dessert eschewed by a host and a juror’s muddled idea of preponderance of evidence.

Maurice Barrymore J. H. Gilmour Washington Post Barrymore Kiaw & Erlanger Herby

Beauty Prices and a Toast to Cleveland

A fragment from Life magazine opens with a fairy tale mood where a Witch offers escalating prices for beauty. A separate Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a drunk heckler mocked Cleveland as a village, then escorted by police to a cell after misunderstanding census reality.

No Evidence Found in Lynching Probe Says Stranger

A stranger protests lack of evidence in a lynching case, arguing the man’s blackness as the key factor. The citizen retorts that absence of evidence is overshadowed by racial prejudice. The exchange highlights racial tensions reflected in common street talk.

Puck

Old Love Letter Triggers Return of a Foul Remark

A man recalls a failing romance as his partner laments his cold affection and prosaic nature. He brings back an old love letter, makes a copy, and presents it to her, prompting her sharp exclamation about his character.

John Henry

The Boston Theatre Scene This Week and Notable Acts

Francis Wilson brings The Monks of Mala bar to Hollis Oct 9 with Maude Hollins and Madge Lessing in support. Lost River shines in New York with Courtleigh and Sanders, while Marcelle stars Blanche Walsh at Broadway Theatre. Andrew Mack returns to Museum in The Rebel. De Wolf Hopper and Lillian Russell Burlesque dialogue entertains at Weber & Fields. Virginia Marie debuts a lively Belle of Bohemia at Casino, Boston late year. Royal Family may stay at Lyceum. large patronage noted. George H. Broadhurst defends The House That Jack Built at Madison Square Theatre after St Paul launch. Beacon Lights returns to Theatre with popular prices. Dainty Duchess burlesque at Howard features striking costumes. Minnie Allen in The Bifurcated Girl with Will H. Murphy earns strong notice. It's Just a Room in an Attic, But It's Home sung by Raymond Moore at Boston Music Hall, a potential hit akin to Sweet Marie. Closing week of McCusker, champion swimmer, at Austin & Stone's.

Francis Wilson Knickerbocker Theatre New York Boston Hollis Maude Hollins Madge Lessing William Courtleigh Mary Sanders Park Theatre Marcelle Blanche Walsh Broadway Theatre Miss Walsh Andrew Mack Academy of Music Weber & Fields’s de Wolf Hopper Lillian Russell Virginia Marie Casino Lyceum Theatre George H. Broadhurst St. Paul Jack Madison Square Theatre Charles Frohman Beacon Lights the Howard Minnie Allen Keith’s Will H. Murphy Edwin Booth Keith Miss Allen Mr. Murphy Raymond Moore Boston Music Hall Mr. Moore Marie Louise McCusker Austin& Stone's

Major Boston Theatres Feature Stars in New and Returning Plays

Grace George stars in Her Majesty at Tremont today and tomorrow before moving to New York. Sothern in Hamlet ends at Hollis tomorrow. Frohman’s stock company performs The Ambassador Monday. Monte Cristo with James O’Neill continues at Boston Theatre, then to New York. Madame Butterfly and Naughty Anthony close at the Museum after two performances. Beeg Belasco plays praised. Evans lauds Naughty Anthony. Siegen of the Cross, The Choir Invisible rising at Park Theatre. Cadet Girl remains Columbia’s popular attraction. Mrs. Fiske begins annual Tremont engagement Monday, with Becky Sharp remembered. Jack Mason to debut Monday at Nellings Street in The Ambassador with Frohman’s company. Nick of the Woods praised at Bowdoin Square. Next week The Two Orphans, superb production. Rays at Grand Opera House for one week. No Wanderers ends Grand schedule.

Her Grace George Tremont Theatre Miss George Manhattan Theatre New York Sothern Hollis Daniel Frohman James O'Neill Boston Evans Anthony Choir Park Theatre Columbia Theatre Becky Sharp Jack Mason Ifelligs Street Theatre Daly’s Theatre Nick of the Woods Bowdoin Square Theatre Grand Opera House

Women contest presidency in Boston University senior class election

The Boston University College of Liberal Arts senior class held a semiannual officer election. The presidency pitted Alpha Phi against Delta Delta Delta with Maude L. Winchester of Roxbury and Hulda Janette Barnes of Saugus as the leading candidates. Other officers went to Wilbur W. Fiske of Somerville vice president, Robert A. Bruce of Pasadena secretary, Hielen E. Barett of Jamaica Plain treasurer, and Gertrude A. Curtis of Portland auditor.

Boston University College of Liberal Arts Alpha Phi Delta Delta Delta Maude L. Winchester Roxbury Hulda Janette Barnes Saugus Miss Winchester Jamacia Plain Pi Geta Phi Gertrude A. Curtis Portland Gamma Phi Beta

Mad chase for love in Chicago sparked by golf links chase

Joe Leiter the wheat king begins a public pursuit of Mrs. Marion McKay LeRoy after repeated refusals at Wheaton golf links. He follows her train to Paris and Kansas City and plans to travel worldwide if needed to win her. The tale blends romance and sensational local gossip.

Chicago Joe Leiter Wheaton Golf Links Paris Marion McKay LeRoy Golf Links Joe Twenty-second Street Kansas City Europe

Wales Hits Wheeler in Scathing Address at G A R Meet

Attleboro October 11 Hon Abijah T Wales stirred Bristol County G A R by denouncing General Joseph Wheeler and Post 113 Boston in a fiery memorial day critique. He compared inviting Wheeler to ordaining a minister and linked it to Attleboro church traditions.

Atileboro Abijah T. Wales Joseph Wheeler Boston Bristol County Grand Army and Relief Corps Associations Post 115 Grand Army Robert G. Ingersoll Attleboro Joe Wheeler

Prisoners Without A Crime To the Editor of the Post

A reader laments the fate of individuals labeled as prisoners without a crime, questioning how many people, even the kindest, truly consider their plight and the harsh consequences they endure. The letter asks for attention to wrongful confinement and calls for reform.

Post

The Bird in a Cage and the Prisoner of Liberty

A reader condemns the practice of imprisoning animals and humans, arguing that confinement crushes innate liberty. He contrasts travel shows and home cages, urging recognition of the moral wrong and calling for future correction. J. M. Greene, Dorchester, Mass.

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