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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1898
Page
4
A fragment lists subscription rates with big months and three months options. Instructions direct subscribers to provide current and new addresses for address changes. Notices mention Second Class Matter status and advise against sending cash with payments.
Editorial notice from The Boston Post announces subscription requirements and renewal terms. It instructs readers to pay renewals to avoid discontinuation and to notify if unable to obtain the paper. It lists office addresses in Boston and New York hotels where the Post is available.
The article argues that uprisings across Spanish colonies reveal Spain's inability to govern beyond Europe. It claims Cuba and Porto Rico will fall to the United States while the Philippines seek independence, with the Carolines seizing freedom from Spain. The piece states the revolt exposes the acquired global legitimacy of Spanish rule as weak.
The revival of business brings a push for large combinations of capital across industry led by Standard Oil. Copper and steel show consolidation, threatening public welfare. The text warns such power would be nearly irresistible and urges local laws to restrain and hold these trusts accountable.
The 1900 armada led by Admiral Cervera sets out from Cadiz to strike the U S Atlantic coast but ends with wrecks along Cuba and about 2000 prisoners of war in U S custody. The return voyage to Spain proceeds in good condition amid friendly terms from Americans.
Prisoners of war held in Portsmouth report better physical condition than upon arrival from Santiago. Upon reaching home in Spain they will recall the aid and social courtesy shown by American hosts. The commander and officers will carry fond memories of captivity and the spirit of the American republic impressed upon them by their treatment.
The piece argues the President should proceed with a full War Department investigation despite Democrats and ex Secretary Lincoln declining to serve. It names General Dodge Senator Manderson and Colonel Sexton as loyal allies and calls for impartial appointees to offset pro Alger inclinations, with funds and witnesses to be secured from existing defence appropriations. It also notes public interest in accountability and includes unrelated anecdotes about wartime figures and city life.
General Miles orders the troops at Camp Wikoff to return home as fast as possible after a flawed setup at Montauk Point. The camp faced food, water, and living-condition shortcomings despite optimisms about the site for convalescents.
The Observant Citizen recalls a rider who steadied his bike and leaped onto a drive wheel after a car cut in on Warren Street. He escaped a nasty fall with no serious injuries but swore at the motorman for not stopping. The piece also notes baseball scheduling issues and Captain T. W. Ladd's improving recovery from appendicitis after Labor Day.
Norma Hildreth a bright 14 year old girl in a mountain village endures years of longing after Bob Spencer leaves to study music in Vienna. Four years pass with little contact as Norma graduates and cares for her ailing mother who dies, leaving Norma with Mary the housekeeper. Bob returns and proclaims lasting love, asking Norma to marry.
A sorrowful homecoming poem laments veterans returning from war as crowds cheer yet mourn the fallen and question the fate of youth. It contrasts brave soldiers with those who did not survive and mourns the cost of battle on families and the nation.
The Post invites entries for an Original Short Story contest with seven weekly prizes. Top prize is ten dollars, second five dollars, and four remaining stories receive two dollars each. Winners are named in Sunday's issue. Include full name and address, prepaid return postage, and fold manuscripts single side only.
A collage of lighthearted quips from Puck Chicago Evening Post Cincinnati Enquirer Boston Transcript Harlem Life reflected in wartime and home life. Jokes about patriotism sleep, doctors and gentility appear in brief humorous exchanges.
A Boston reader disputes a Civil War casualty comparison in The Post. He cites the Adjutant General's report showing Ninth Massachusetts Officers total eighteen and Second Massachusetts officers total seventeen for 1861 to 1864, urging correction.
A Boston Station 1 officer named Carr saved a young girl from an electric car in front of Station 1. Witness F. J. Abbott reports the officer jumped in front of the vehicle to lift the child to safety, risking his own life. The incident occurred Wednesday around 1 p.m. in South Boston.
A Springfield letter from a Civil War veteran argues the government should grant soldiers three months furlough and advance pay instead of mustering them out while still in need, accusing policy of making heroes into paupers. The writer recalls service at San Juan Hill and appeals to the President to act.
A Boston reader argues to keep wartime taxes in place until the national debt is paid and opposes letting European money dominate U S finances. The letter urges continued public works and a money system requiring labor, claiming prosperity depends on domestic investment and exchange.
Delicate evening bodices use chiffon mousseline de soie net and tulle, swathed over fitted linings. Cream mousseline de soie with folds and ribbons shapes the decolletage, while a five looped orange ribbon bow accents the neckline. A white tulle bodice features three inch flounces, velvet ribbon straps, and a red velvet rosette centerpiece.
The Havana commission arranging Cuba's evacuation by Spaniards includes Americans W. Tt. Sampson James F. Wade and M. C. Butler and Spaniards D. Rafael Montoro Secretary-General Jose Congosto and Assistant Captain-General Julian Gonzalez Parrado.
Professor Martin in Moscow has identified over one hundred Swedish silver vessels and ornate gifts, looted during the Thirty Years War and sent to the Czars. The items, mostly from Augsburg and Nuremberg workshops, were photographed with permission.
Menu items include lemonade tomato soup roast lamb chicken croquettes green peas sweet corn cucumbers mashed potatoes celery banana custard baked pears ice cream coffee and baked hamburg steak. The recipe directs soaking stale bread in cold water, mashing, mixing with ground beef and seasonings, shaping into a leaf and baking for one hour. Mrs A M Russell 7814 Trancock Street Everett Masa
A reader notes in Boston on Sept 12 1498 that Paris barber shops use bright polished aluminum combs to prevent scalp diseases per the city health board. He urges journals to mention this hygienic innovation and its public health value.
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