Milk subscription rates and publication details
Boston Post Publishing Co lists daily and weekly subscription prices with yearly, half year, quarterly and monthly options. It notes payments at sender's risk and directs checks be payable to the Post Publishing Company. Washington office address and second class matter status are shown.
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Washington Street
Post Publishing Company
Washington
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Notice to contributors and manuscript guidelines
The editor will not return rejected manuscripts and will not consider anonymous submissions. Writers must supply full name and address with every communication as a guarantee of good faith. Financial and Commercial Departments appear on pages six and seven, Ship News on page three.
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Zemitors
Dropped Campaign Promise Prompts Cries Through Organ Pipes
The Independent committee has not delivered the promised address and the Advertiser asserts it and its allies were misled. The whole effort is dropped this morning, with anticipated protests echoing through the paper organ for days.
Aldermen Propose $100000 Broadway Extension
The board of aldermen yesterday urged borrowing 100000 to extend Broadway from Boston Common to Park Square. The plan, a small start for a grand improvement, would barely advance the project. Critics note the city council ignores funds for completing public park systems.
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Park Square
Boston Common
Marine Park
Cherrington Letter as Campaign Document from Ames Bureau
The Ames literary bureau publishes William P. Cherrington’s amusing letter as campaign material aimed at rural districts. He is a Boston common council member from Ward 14 and is noted for his minority report on Fisher Hill and eccentric orders. His speaking ability is praised, though he is not seen as a leading council figure, yet he may carry weight in support of Mr. Ames.
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William P. Cherrington
City of
Boston
Cherrington
Fisher Hill
Common Council
Ames
Aldermen Press for Charter Powers in Public Works
Persistent inquiry by the corporation council leaves the aldermen informed that they can order public works through department heads but cannot compel or advise on how workers are employed. Eight aldermen backing a futile Saturday half holiday for day laborers seem demagogic and unserious as election day nears.
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Corporation Council
Roosevelt as Reformer Tarnished by Party Ties for New York Mayor
The piece critiques Theodore Roosevelt as a rival mayoral candidate in New York, praising his reform image yet arguing his recent presidential alliance with Blaine shows a troubling lack of independent principle. It notes his earlier Albany reforms but says aligning with Blaine undermines suitability for city leadership.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Albany
Blaine
Miss Cleveland Edits Chicago Monthly Likely To End
A report states Miss Cleve lands connection with the Chicago monthly she recently edited is to close after salary disputes with the publisher. It adds she has much to learn before assuming such a role successfully.
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Miss Cleveland
Chicago Monthly
Publisher leverages President’s sister to sell magazine
The publisher profits from hiring the President’s sister to boost circulation rather than from Miss Cleveland’s moral essays or edited literary taste. Her writings fail to eclipse her brother’s name as the market stamp of his wares, a derision of her talent.
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United States
Cleveland
Massachusetts Democrats Endorse Reform Principles In State Campaign
A signed address from leading Massachusetts observers argues for tariff reform civil service reform and honest currency. It criticizes Republicans for high protection and broken pledges while praising President Cleveland and the Democratic platform. The piece urges vigilance and organization to secure a strong November vote.
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Cleveland
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Democratic Party
Blaine Tour Builds Fury in Harrisburg Rally
President hopeful Blaine reaches Harrisburg amid intense enthusiasm from Blaineites as Pennsylvania campaign rallies turn into a spectacle. Arrival in Philadelphia Saturday drew circus like coverage with party press claiming massive crowds and strong backing for the Republican canvas.
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Blaine
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Patenting: An Echo Stirs Patent Controversy
A Baltimore man gains two new patents on navigation echoes that threaten to upend government norms. The first covers a fog navigation method using a sound producer and shore echo to judge actions at night or in fog. The second claims a system to locate hazards by receiving sound on a vessel and deflecting it into receivers at known angles.
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Morning Star
Bangor
Maine
Penobscot
Baltimore
United States
Bell
German
Beacon Street Leased for Business Influx Sparks Back Bay Debate
Rumors swirl over leasing a Beacon Street corner house for commerce as Back Bay districts edge toward mixed use. Observers note rising residential values, slow yet steady business creep from Arlington Street toward the hill, with confectioners, apothecaries and caterers seen as acceptable early entrants while old mansions like the Otis house remain symbols of residential pride.
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Back Bay
Beacon Street
State House
Brimmer
Boston
Benecon Street
Europe
Harrison Gray Otis
Theard
Otis
Bottling parade highlights Boston trade shifts and street life
An essay on the evolving cotton trade and the rise of large firms alongside small shops contrasts consolidation with specialized stores. A vivid Boston scene follows, as a Bottlers' Protective Association parade displays bottles, kegs, and equipment through State Street, with sailors and a visiting Frenchman adding color as crowds endure delays.
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Boston
Mechanics
Taverner
CURRENT COMMENT THE SALOON PARTY
The Chicago editorial damns the anti saloon Republicans for courting saloon support by nominating three representatives, accusing them of hypocrisy and claiming the national committee sits in the wrong town as the party effectively becomes the saloon party in the fall.
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Chicago
National Committee
Wicked Chicago Sunday Rest Described Amid City Fever
The Chicago News laments the city’s lack of quiet Sundays despite churches charities and civic virtue. It notes scarce peaceful respite except on rainy Sundays, highlighting the weekday bustle that grips the metropolis.
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Chicago
Chicago News
Contested Wiles Draws Harsh Posthumous Judgment
The Albany Arcus notes the unpleasant reflection of a man as posterity judges him and his heirs face lawyers fees and transfer of property to parties he likely detested, lamenting the harshness of the law.
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Lalbany Arcus
Tow Tariff Party Strives For Revision Of Schedule
The Democratic party pledges reform of the tariff schedule and opposition to war taxes. It argues taxes foster monopolies and oppress labor and denies government protection of favored industries at the expense of national prosperity.
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Democratic Party
New Haven
Embalming Trade Quip From Omaha Republic
In a wry remark the Omaha Republic is quoted noting that Mr Dana paid for embalming General Grant and that Grant would have cheerfully paid for embalming Dana during his last twelve years. The exchange underscores mutual respect and the odd humor of postmortem commerce between public figures.
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Omaha
Knights of Labor Pledge Officers to Total Abstinence
The Knights of Labor pledge their General Assembly officers to total abstinence during their terms, a move praised by the Manchester Union as a strong moral lesson for the nation.
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General Assembly
Manchester Union
Fish Issuf Vision in Courier Journal Quote
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt muses on Blaine's possible election and a nation shaped by consuming New England fish, presenting a satirical political portrait of national diet and destiny.
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Blaine
New England
Louisville Courier-Journal
Shipbuilding contracts sought for efficiency and economy
The Providence Journal notes that no shipbuilder would refuse a government contract to build vessels. The sole concern is whether the government will award work to the most thorough and economical firm, free from political considerations.
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New Books on Education by Payne and Classical Roots
Professor William H. Payne reviews a science of education, urging teachers to study past wisdom rather than seek new lands. He highlights ancient Greece Egypt and Rome as models, critiques vague new education, and stresses continuity of growth with education as university study. Also notes prose poetry by Poe and others in Prose Poems.
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Greece
Plato
Socrates
Rome
Quincy
David
Michigan University
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New York
Harper & Bros
The Lay of the Last Minstrel illustrated edition review
An ornate edition of The Lay of the Last Minstrel features nearly a hundred illustrations supervised by A. O. Anthony, with banners knights and feudal scenes dominating the art. The Macmillan's Magazine October issue presents Goldwin Smith English travel reflections and Pater essays alongside translations of Denys l Auxerrois and the Pervigilium Venevis with a brief humor piece and a Quail shooting in America study by A. G. Bradley.
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Accleged
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Sir Walter Pcotel
Boston
Ticknor & Co
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England
Toral England
America
A. G. Bradley
Snarled jest and jibe thread through unrested autumn pages
A long collage of snappy jabs and cultural notes from a 19th century press. It mocks political factions, theater fads, and bragging art, while naming figures like Miss Cleveland Prince Napoleon and Jay Gould. The piece threads quips about palindromes hats wool and crimped bags through a portrait of public life in restless era.
General Arthur Shows Signs of Recovery in Washington
Washington Capital reports General Arthur is recovering well, his hair thinned and complexion brightening, though mesh loss noted. He remains cheerful, reads New York papers daily, writes letters, and receives visitors with physicians limiting numbers for medical reasons.
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Arthur
New York
Six men return from serpent search off Connecticut coast
The six men from New Haven who sailed Saturday in search of the sea monster reported back at night off Westport after a two day cruise off Casaine island. They did not sight the monster and failed to locate it, returning without reward. The bounty offered by G. B. Bunnell remained unclaimed.
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