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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1897
Page
4
The Boston Post announces subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with rates for various terms and a notice on changing addresses. It instructs subscribers to pay in advance, advises on discontinuation at expiration, and provides office contact and editor details.
Churches resume services as pastors and congregations return from summer holidays. The first Sunday in September followed by a public holiday may reduce attendance, yet yesterday the churches were reasonably full and preachers pleased with the renewing activity.
The article describes Labor Day celebrations in Boston and nationwide with elaborate preparations for a major labor parade. Public sports including yacht ing, rowing, wheeling, baseball and track events are planned, with double games in leagues and regattas on rivers and bays. It advocates celebrating Labor Day as a popular holiday to ensure its permanence.
The Hon. John H. Sullivan announces his candidacy for the Governor's council, urging voters in the fourth district to correct last year's blunder. He notes his distinguished state service and party loyalty and predicts the Republican nomination will be taken seriously this time.
Mr Sullivan notes his past success at the polls except last year and asserts the Democracy will dominate the district against any opponent. He is a respected citizen with public affairs experience and says there will be no farce in the fourth councillor district this year.
The past week saw continued speculative activity with sharp intraday swings in Sugar Northwest and Omaha. Investment stocks rose dramatically as profits were taken and market makers prepared for a renewed long push, while railroads bank earnings and nationwide trade indicators point to higher prices ahead.
The Treasury circular interpreting and enforcing the tariff on personal effects over $100 brought by American travelers is harshly criticized. The piece argues it burdens the poor and working class and unfairly taxes American students for books while allowing free entry for alien books and equipment.
Delegates of miners convening in Pittsburg are expected to approve a compromise rate of 65 cents per ton for the rest of the year with conference to set 1898 prices. The tentative raise is viewed as a step toward living wages and a substantial miners victory, though not full payment sought. The ongoing bituminous strike remains the main shadow on the industrial outlook.
Yesterday felt like perfect summer rather than early fall with beaches bustling and steamboat lines crowded. Bicycles priced from 20 to 30 dollars sold well while a Milwaukee firm touted high grade wheels ready for tire installation at seven fifty f o b, signaling fat retailer profits. The arrival in Boston of Byron B Johnson early mayor of Waltham linked to Ward temperance work foreshadowed his Europe trip since June 9 from Antwerp to Glasgow with Commissioner Clark.
The item notes a prior reference to ideal beer gardens and predicts a joint debate between two notables. It highlights J Reed Whipple's planned display of a Nuremberg pattern timepiece in La Touraine, with two foot dial and exposed mechanism. It also covers Wadsworth Harris joining Modjeska's company, plans for a city opera house, and local social notes along with a subway ice risk and a Newton steam roller incident.
The verse laments September as a fair harvest month and predicts autumn cold. It notes cricket chirps, trees shedding leaves, frost on the windows, and the desolation of wind swept dunes as summer ends. The poem hints at bleak weather returning and distant warmth fading.
A collage of short quips and anecdotes from multiple papers highlights light humor. Jokes on professors languages insomnia and love mix with playful banter about mutton lamb bonnets and a vanilla reply to a marriage dilemma, reflecting cheerful corner humor and social snapshots.
Alice Stepney, a schoolmistress, rejects affection from Dr. Hugo Blake who hides his nurse and then declares his love. She learns he is gravely ill and travels to the city. After days of worry, she stays beside him through a perilous night, and he awakens to her name seeking comfort, while she finally accepts him as a doctor.
Alphonse Daudet delays completing a realistic novel until the original dies. Dr W L Abbot of Philadelphia donates 1100 birds from the Malayan Peninsula to the Smithsonian, spanning 200+ species. Charles Haviland earns insignia upgrade within the Legion d honneur. Jennie Evert of Long Island graduates from Alfort Veterinary School in France. Miss Hunt raises Zenana work profile in Calcutta. English garden parties attract volunteers. Rudyard Kipling faces rail workers criticism over shop talk. Paula Hszalit, Vienna prodigy, rivals Hofmann in piano and shows compositional genius. Governor Leedy recalls aiding a newsboy, invites him to supper. Robert Barr laments irregular writing habits and lack of discipline. George Hearst and Justice Field’s wife fund a Washington statue of General Washington for France, totaling $35,000 with $22,000 raised and $13,000 more hoped.
Gingham gowns trend as September remains warm. Many dresses are styled for late summer while previewing winter features. Gingham offers a trim autumn look, light weight, and must be hung and fitted carefully with well lined bodices.
A fashion spread details gowns in green and yellow ginghams with black, heliotrope, and red crepe de chine accents. Describes a fitted skirt, bloused bodice, velvet vest, black guipure bolero, sash, long ends, and a yellow satin glove ensemble with a small yellow straw hat.
Boston letter writer Martha Moord Avery argues prosperity from grain and gold in Klondike risks widening wage gaps and sustaining the silver issue, while John Doyle envisions a new continental union and silver standard as economic protection for workers. The pieces reflect Progressive Era debates on currency, trade, and national identity.
Malden letter discusses farmer prosperity and urban price burdens under McKinley era policy, warning New England workers face higher costs while gold is scarce and silver remains contentious. Edward J. Murray notes rising wheat prices may delay gold standard shifts, foreseeing silver as a live political issue supported by Bryan.
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