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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1896
Page
4
It questions Cambridge authorities claimed water clean up while warning that oversight is lax. It warns large numbers of low grade Italian contract laborers on the city watershed pose imminent typhoid risk and that only enforced authority can prevent spread despite precautions.
The unanimous renomination of Hon. John H. Sullivan to the Boston district executive council is praised for his worth and long service. With a Republican Legislature limiting Democrats to one council seat, supporters urge a strong capable representative. Sullivan’s past record and character are cited as proof of fit leadership.
The Rev. P. A. McKenna, longtime pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Marlboro, dies. A temperance worker and land reform advocate, he was a gifted orator and administrator whose influence extended beyond his community to a broad audience.
The article argues the United States will not act as a Western front for eastern disputes. It says America would protect citizens in Constantinople with force if needed, but would not fight in battles of the great powers or violate treaties. It emphasizes preserving U S dignity and safety of its people.
The revival of work in Carnegie iron and steel plants at Homestead Duquesne Scranton and Braddock signals renewed confidence. Waltham watch works resumes full time as textiles rebound. Farm prices rise with silver falling. wheat and corn gain, oats up. The overall trend shows stronger output and optimism across manufacturing sectors.
The writer discusses Western farmers needing more dollars to pay mortgages and questions free coinage as relief. They argue government policy should benefit all people, not a single class or region, highlighting concerns about policy aims and national impact.
The piece argues that mortgage holding farmers would benefit from fifty-cent dollars under free coinage, while 22,000,000 wage earners and millions of savers, life insurance policyholders, and loan association members would face losses. It estimates 886,000 mortgaged farmers versus many millions in deposits and policies, urging instead collective repayment via trade unions and wages.
A column blends anecdotes from Boston and surrounding towns including a cyclist Arthur F. Cary’s world tour reaching San Francisco after 4646 miles in four months, fears of foot pad gangs in Monson, reform debates, hypnotism in dentistry, a new Spanish consul in port, school hygiene punishments, hat fashions, a banker’s birthday celebration, rising divorce filings, and cautions for fairgoers about flirtatious booth attendants.
A columnist riffs on society talk and newspaper rivalries. References include Jean Bergland as minister’s wife in a new role, Rev. Joel Slocum as a rising divine, and a tale about the late Archbishop of Canterbury amusing children. The piece mocks front pages about Bancroft and the Dardanelles and contrasts morning versus evening Globe coverage.
A catalog of breakfast luncheon and dinner courses including baked apples sugar and cream broiled chicken creamed potatoes Newport corn cakes maple syrup white bread coffee cold boiled tongue rice croquettes currant jelly graham bread crackers PaMaeh cream cheese tomato soup baked bluefish mashed potatoes sliced beets salad cream Parker House rolls sponge pudding with sauce grapes pears tea coffee and recipe notes by Mrs H E Stayner 8 Brent Street Dorchester Mass.
The Boston Post offers a weekly $5 prize for a three meal bill of fare submitted by women readers. Bills must read like a menu with brief dish preparations, cover breakfast lunch and dinner or breakfast lunch and supper for four to five people, and stay under $10 weekly. Submissions end Saturdays and winners are printed. mail to Cooking Editor, The Post, Boston.
Aerial notes describe a dazzling debutante of the winter season, wearing white satin and tulle with bright embellishments. The piece compares her to a queen of the ballroom and to a northern iceberg, highlighting her glowing attire and striking presence in New York society scenes.
Readers propose multiple solutions to a marital puzzle involving George Fred Williams and his relatives. Each letter details how sequential marriages create a web of in laws and brothers, concluding one man could fulfill all listed roles.
Beung Pak and Surh Beung Kiu enter Roanoke College in Virginia while Miss Bettie Wilson joins Hollins Institute. Other items mention David Crockett’s Masonic apron in Kentucky ownership, Lady Elspeth Campbell piping fashion, Wilford Woodruff’s polygamy stance, and a famed Mix tree fall near Bristol with an end-time Millerite tale.
Letter urges a Dill in the Senate to compensate firemen of this city for uniforms destroyed while on duty. Authors note frequent loss or ruin of uniforms when responding to alarms, even when on the way home for meals, and call for city support of this Western practice to reimburse new firemen.
Harvey Stanford in a dreary prison recalls a runaway marriage with Mrs. Whymper. He betrays his first wife and, after years of misery, finds love with Ethel Windsor in the mountains. A later revelation reveals the reprieve and long life ahead for all, ending in distant California.
The Post announces weekly awards for Original Short Stories with ten dollars for first, five for second, and two dollars each for four others. Prizes go to female writers, with assistance allowed from male relatives. Submissions must be under one thousand words written on one side, include name and address, and be mailed to the Short Story Editor, the Post, Boston.
A collage of humorous quotes and cartoons references from periodicals. Jests about weddings, manners, nobility and politics are tied by quick lines, including misquoted dialogue and playful social satire. The items reflect a light, satirical tone typical of urban papers.
Lewis Brown of Dudley Street Boston complains that the Boston school committee has neglected repairs to a two room Mt Pleasant Avenue primary school delaying reopening after ten weeks of vacation. He notes initial Sept 10 reopening delay and a further week or two before completion and calls for accountability, citing class disruption for both lower and upper students at nearby Eastis School.
A Post reporter visited the Mt Pleasant avenue primary school and spoke with the person in charge and several pupils about the children who attend the school and the work underway.
A reader asks how to stop unrestrained horses and damaged lawns from vendors carts. The editor replies: note the pedlers’ team or vehicle license numbers at the police station, file a police complaint, or write to the Post editor if ignored. If needed, sue owners in civil court. The dog license receipt should be given when paid.
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