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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1896
Page
4
The Daily Post lists subscription options: one year 12.00, six months 1.50, three months 0.75, monthly 0.25. Sunday Post rates are one year 1.50, six months 0.75, three months 0.40. Notices request address changes, advance payment mandatory, and mail payments to the Post Publishing Company Boston.
An interview in a Havana paper quotes General Fitzhugh Lee calling his relations with Captain General Weyler cordial. The piece questions why Americans remain imprisoned in Havana fortress, denied civil trials and liberty under treaty despite amiable diplomacy.
An editorial urges a emphatic No vote on the biennial amendment. It argues annual elections safeguard popular government by allowing yearly accountability of state officials and legislators, warning that removing this right weakens voter control.
The article argues against a joint U S and Britain crusade against the Sultan of Turkey. It stresses that reform must come from the European powers that sustain the regime. It notes American reluctance to lead knight errant missions but affirms a decisive U S response if relations with an oppressed nation align with Britain's stance.
The New York New Haven Hartford and Boston and Maine annual reports for year ending June 30 1896 show rising operating costs and continued construction. NYNH&H boosted expenses by over 2 million dollars and 1894 by about 3 million yet maintained 8 percent dividends with a small surplus. Old Colony spends on grade crossing abolition with substantial state and municipal aid. Boston & Maine mirrors this expansive policy.
The report notes 5 percent capital stock expense for permanent improvements including buildings bridges signals and line reconstruction. An unexpended Haymarket balance of 697,781.99 from a 750,000 sale funded construction and real estate. the firm carries no floating debt and follows a cautious policy of not raising dividends to fund property expansion, boosting intrinsic value of New York New Haven Hartford and Boston Maine securities.
The piece argues that free coinage of silver would reduce real wages for workers, hitting women harder due to weaker unionization. It notes women in manufacturing face bigger hardship without organized labor to push for higher wages and cost of living, while men may gain less.
The writer notes the bloomer fad waning as women wear short skirts and loggins while praising vanity limits. He mentions exclusive Mayflower society, a drum corps parade with a barbecued steer for a political holiday, and a wager between G E Lothrop and a rival manager over how quickly the New Grand Theatre empties after a performance.
In a Scotland Yard club scene a veteran detective recalls the Hopewell diamond robbery of 1874 and a fateful encounter with a doppelgänger on a London station platform. The tale blends crime lore with personal turning points in the narrator’s life.
The Post announces weekly prizes for original short stories with awards of 10 dollars for first, 5 dollars for second, and 2 dollars for the remaining four. Female writers only may win, with male helpers allowed for plot and composition. Essays must be under 1000 words, submitted on one side, with name and address, to the Short Story Editor in Boston.
A collage of jokes and quips from various publications mocking manners and language. The items span topics from fashion and social foibles to politics and golf jargon, featuring wry dialogue and puns attributed to multiple era sources.
Miss Elizabeth C. Whelan of Beacon Street Boston wins the Post menu prize for last week. Her menu published Wednesday September 16 18% pleased many women readers of the Post with its variety of recipes for palatable dishes.
Herbert N Casson denounces debt as the root of bankruptcy and slavery. He argues moneyed interests, monopolies, and European finance drain American wealth and strain labor. He warns of national dependence, calls for fiat money and public ownership of machinery to end worker poverty.
The excerpt lists a full day’s meals including breakfast items like oranges bananas and broiled rump steak, dinner with fried halibut and baked apple pudding, and supper of cold chicken and veal with desserts. Includes two complete recipe sketches for soup and Bruce's apple pudding by H Belle Cameron of Boston, detailing ingredients and baking steps.
The will of the late Charles E Warburton owner of the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph bequeaths all his property to his son and daughter. Estate value estimated at $2,000,008. Various notes mention a Branch Mills Me visit, a Strange lawsuit in San Francisco, Stillman K. Wightman Yale graduate, Long Island Italian garden plans, Wyoming elector Mrs Sarah Malloy, six surviving army chaplains, Ella Collins to marry Colonel John F Hoobs ruler of the Jilka Islands, and his title to descendants.
The second edition of the Post Almanac is offered at ten cents per copy with a publication price of twenty five cents. It features full election reports, silver and gold statistics, financial tables, and a hundred useful topics. There are 432 pages and it is available at the Boston test counting room.
A reflective ode extols giving as the path to enduring happiness. It contrasts worldly wealth with the joy of charity, urging readers to act with love before life ends. The poem references moral renewal and the futility of ego, urging selflessness in every moment.
A new social club in the South End named Hebrew Progress Associates has organized. Officers elected include Fred E. Suzman as president Hyman Green baum as vice-president Harry Goodman as treasurer Ike Finkelstein as secretary and Morris Green as sergeant-at-arms.
The Church of the Unity missed Rev. Minot J. Savage D D yesterday as he did not appear to preach. Parishioners fear the church may go quiet and disperse after his farewell, with a meeting set for tomorrow to decide its future.
Thousands gathered on the Common and near the subway as orators spoke from soap boxes. A prominent religious gathering formed on the Charles street mall with hymns and addresses by Rev. E. J. Helms and Rev. Frederick H. Hamilton.
Lexington Chapter D A R marked the 100th anniversary of Washingtons farewell address with guests Miss Johnstone historian general Miss Main secretary general of the National Society Mrs Donald Mclean regent of New York City Chapter and local regent Mrs S Bowman Van Ness. The event included viewing relics charter presentation to town selectmen chairman George Muzzey and a luncheon followed by a patriotic letter from William Wirt Henry.
A fashion note advises delaying purchases if possible and predicting that medium broad toe shoes will dominate the coming season. Pointed toes have fallen from favor while broad flat toes rise, with concern for large-footed wearers. The piece highlights riding and cycling boots, including a patent leather riding boot with a chic cut.
The article discusses boots suited for shooting cycling golf and leisure, noting waterproof extension soles suede or kid materials and a shapelier fit than prior seasons. It suggests bootmakers could make boots from gown material, laced over the instep and finished at the knee with a strap and buckle.
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