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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1900
Page
5
The world says it is not polite to talk about ailments. Dr Ayer invites readers to write about aches and pains and feelings. The cost is only the effort of sending a letter to Lowell Massachusetts. J C Ayer Company, Practical Chemists, Lowell Mass.
A fragment appears to describe individuals seeking guidance on embarking on housekeeping efforts. The readable text hints at questions about domestic duties and prior practices without detailing identities, dates, or outcomes.
The other passenger sought complete details about his companion including his great grandfather’s business as the race to back a 500 to 1 shot began.
A couple plans to go to housekeeping on $75 monthly. They estimate rent 22.50, furniture on installments, gas, groceries around 380, coal, a 5 dollar servant, and piano rent. In Denver Times notes a separate scene where a waiter demands proper names in a downtown lunch room over milk, pie, and ice cream.
A dialogue snippet features a character claiming recognition while a person insists on not recalling the speaker. The exchange occurs in a setting labeled as the keeper of the House of Correction, with an aside hinting at wages in the Washington Post.
A passenger questions a man headed for a third station to collect money for groceries. The grocer reveals details about family, finances, education, and housing in a brisk exchange. London Answers notes the overheard incident as a curious glimpse into social scrutiny.
A humorous exchange notes an automobile’s grim expression, asking what look it bears. The reply suggests the man behind the wheel seems desperate to reach home yet foresees he may not succeed. The line captures a perilous mood in city traffic.
On their way back from Kansas City the Washington correspondents broke the journey's tedium in many ways. Some slept to recover from convention fatigue while others read, smoked, talked, or attempted to put the buffet out of business as they worried about events ahead.
A couple plans a frugal household budget with music lessons a $4 rent a month, sewing machine $3 monthly payments, groceries and clothing totaling about $25 a month. A man in the smoking car wins cash then loses a ten dollar bet when a gust blows the promissory note out the door.
It reports Henry Miller's throat trouble may force a pause from the stage and medical treatment. Edward J. Morgan to take Sydney Carton in The Only Way. Minnie Seligman to star in When a Woman Loves by Pauline Phelps and Marion Short under Fred C. Whitney. Way Down East by William A. Brady enjoys Chicago success. Richard Mansfield to present Monsieur Beaucaire, from Tarkington. date undecided. Herod the Great project moving with Phillips writing. Tree has English rights. Parry re-signed for Metropolitan Opera. Dodson eyeing vaudeville. Clarice Vance to headline a Halloween farce next season. Grace George set to star in Her Majesty.
Destructive forest fires raged across Plymouth with ten miles by seven miles burned and a death, Mrs. J A Grown, reported as the firefight to stop the blaze continued. Homes and cranberry bogs burned including properties of Briggs Barker and Ellis many cottages and outbuildings lost. Fire crews and volunteers battled arms of flame toward Manomet Long Pond South Pond and Ship Pond Village as rescuers saved properties and searched for missing residents.
The Boston Post will continue three weekly cash prizes of 10 5 and 3 for photographs. Winners will be announced weekly in the Sunday Post and checks mailed on pay day. Submit title name address and any note of interesting circumstances with each image to Editor Photograph Contest the Post Boston.
Sept 13 Hyannis residents faced panic as a forest fire erupted at 10 am and grew rapidly. A large railroad crew labored to protect structures while Chief Train Despatcher Smith organized a volunteer backfire operation on the eastern end of the Mery Dunn road to halt the blaze. The effort continued through the night.
Firefighters battled a series of woodlands fires near a Cape Cod village described as the Hub of the area. Incendiary fire rumors circulated as trains fought the flames, with the town under a smoky pall and cinders raining down. Fire wards arrived late, sending hundreds to defend homes and businesses along the main street while the rear protected houses. The Tremont Theatre hosted Mrs. Fiske’s production with her troupe, including a long list of named players, amid preparations for Boston performances.
An advertisement extols Stomach Hitters as restoring stomach vigor and bolstering health. It claims the remedy guards against disease if the stomach functions properly and markets it as the best cure for indigestion dyspepsia constipation malaria and ague. It mentions a private revenue stamp on the container.
The street buzz centers on Hodge Podge and Co at the Museum with Dailey’s songs drawing crowds. Closing performances of Woman and Wine are set for Boston Theatre tomorrow. Monte Cristo opens Tuesday with James O Neill in the title role and a stellar cast. The Dairy Farm nears end at Tremont, Anna Held returns Sept 24 in Papas Wife, County Fair runs to Sept 29, Choir Invisible set for Oct 1. N S Wood shines in Out in the Streets winning theatergoers, especially ladies at bargain matinees. In Gay New York features Weighed on Yeast travesty at the Columbia Theatre, praised for merit.
The Angel of the Alley has thrilled large audiences this week at the Grand Opera House. The Byrne brothers return Monday with new vaudeville acts including 8 Bells and The Cross Roads of Life. Prelle's dogs draw large juvenile crowds at Keith's. The Rambler Burlesquars at Howard stage The Man Behind the Gun production with Ned Harson in old bos'n's mate garb. The Rossow Midgets entertain at Music Hall, Mrs Tom Thumb tours Austin and Stone's today and tomorrow, and Minco's City Club Burlesquers perform at Palace Theatre.
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