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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
4
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with amounts for one year six months and three months. Readers are reminded to send address changes, and to send money by check, draft or money order payable to the Post Publishing Company.
The Boston Post announces subscription options at Bastorial Rooms and Boston offices with advance payment required. It directs readers to secure the paper at New York hotels if needed and to notify the editor about delivery issues. E A Grozier is listed as editor and publisher.
Secretary Alger dismisses Miles criticisms as absurd while Miles returns from Porto Rico with minimal losses and asserts most accusations are accurate. The clash pits soldier merit against political power as Miles threatens a court of inquiry and politicians seek to stall until elections.
The New York Yacht Club and the challenger representatives agree to restart international yacht races for the America's Cup in October 1899 with courses outside Sandy Hook. Debates focus on course suitability, with concerns over interference and sailing conditions, and calls for public support to police the course.
The text contrasts racing outcomes seen as flukes with late October scheduling hoping for better winds. It weighs New York Yacht Club course disadvantages against the Eastern Yacht Club’s favorable breezes and lack of crowding, arguing the international championship deserves optimal conditions.
The London papers condemn the killing of wounded Dervishes after battle as barbarism not to be excused by sophistry. They argue British civilization should win without such acts and insist on humane treatment of the wounded.
The passage warns against a New Jersey corporation forming to exploit Porto Rico by building power and gas systems, telegraph and telephone services, real estate, and mining ventures. It argues US sovereignty must prevent corporate monopolies and uphold home rules in the new possession.
The Vermont vote astonishes observers with Democrats gaining ground in governor and legislature while Republicans hold firm in Congress and state administration. Analysts see it as a nonrevolutionary shift, a straw showing the national political current and suggesting future surprises beyond the war era. The piece notes Vermont’s enduring Republican strength and hints at broader Democratic momentum.
Rev Edward G Porter delivered a Sunday discourse at the 150th anniversary of the Orthodox Church in Lincoln Massachusetts. The sermon was described as historical and highly interesting by observers and noted for its faithful minister. Eugene Tompkins reported a hot New York climate and relieved to be back in Boston. George H Norman remarked his four sons are home from the war and recovering well.
A satirical verse targets Ray Aguinaldo and others with jabs at freedom rights and nationalism. It mocks perceived cowardice and colonial attitudes, urging civilizing progress and signaling threats of enforcement. The piece blends insults with calls to embody American ideals.
Helen Towle, a struggling stenographer in Bellingham, persuades an editor at the Screecher to publish her short story. The payoff arrives as a $10 check and a promise of weekly work, easing her burden while she supports her widowed mother.
Autumn gowns will feature heavy trimming while skirts stay slim. The overskirt returns but remains slender, with braided designs forming a faux overskirt when absent. Semi coats rise to the knee, with pale green foulard gowns showing a yoke and pouched bodice, tight sleeves, lace flounces, and bows.
The notice invites readers to submit weekly meal plans for a family of five with a $10 per week limit. Entries must cover breakfast lunch and dinner with three to five meals daily. Competitions end Saturdays and winners printed Mondays. mail submissions to Cooking Editor, The Post, Boston.
Letter to the editor describes Private Leo P. Haley of Everett Place Charlestown and Private Anthony J. Foley of 14 Hull Street Boston, both returns from Cuba ill with typhoid malaria and bronchitis. Families are poor and unable to access state aid due to red tape. appeal urges philanthropic assistance and pharmacy reform.
The Post offers weekly prizes for original short stories with ten dollars to the best, five for the second, and two dollars each for four others. Winners named in Sunday editions. Stories must be 700 to 1000 words, single-sided, with full name and address, prepaid return postage, and folded manuscripts. Submit to Short Story Butler.
A meal listing detailing BREAKFAST items Iced Canteloupe Corn Flakes with Cream Broiled Mackérel Fried Potatoes Hot Corn Muffins Coffee LUNCHEON Sliced Tongue Vegetable Salad Bread Butter Fancy Crackers Fruit Iced Tea and Coffee DINNER Corn Chowder al.
A garbled OCR passage cites quotes from Fliegende Blatter, Maryland Journal, and Chicago Record. It mentions fashion, exhibits, and talents in a conversational exchange touching on women, men, and social outings.
A reader cites an instance of a drug store in the state leaving a non registered clerk in charge for days. The letter argues for stricter enforcement requiring registered clerks and condemns such practice.
A letter questions rail safety at Whittenton Junction and urges action by the railroad commissioners. It criticizes the New York and New Haven management for a timetable that leaves only five minutes of leeway between Park Square Kneeland Street trains, noting that any delay could cause a deadly collision. The writer laments storms and delays as constant risks and wonders why a collision had not occurred sooner.
The excerpt lists various items including donations to the Fish Free and Public Library in New Orleans, funds for rebuilding Lower Brixham Church, academic appointments at Lawrenceville School, discoveries in the Kremlin, diplomatic postings and refusals, potential resignations, and memorials. It also notes Russian university staffing issues, veteran naval service at Navarino, and Alexander Whyte’s appointment as scientific adviser to Uganda with plans for a botanical garden and nursery.
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