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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1887
Page
4
Milk near Washington Street lists daily and weekly publication rates. Daily subscriptions run one year nine dollars, six months twenty four fifty, three months twenty two twenty five, and one month seventy five cents. Weekly Friday issues are one year one dollar. The notice states second class matter status and payment instructions to Post Publishing Company.
A Boston writer probes faith and mind cures amid cosmopolitan encounters in the city. He reflects on dress, manners, and individuality, argues cultivation over originality, and shares a citizenship tale of naturalization. The piece ends with a political letter urging reform and a new party as 1887 closes.
The review praises Jesse P Battershall s Food Adulteration and Its Detection as a timely addition to food inspection literature. It notes Massachusetts enforcement and state boards, highlights common adulterants in tea coffee milk sugar beer wines water vinegar and spices, and comments on the book s scope including laws digest and plates with emphasis on tea inspection.
The article argues the French government should not exile the Orleanist princes again and criticizes plans to counter the Comte de Paris manifesto. It cites General Boulang er as proof that popular figures crumble when neglected and questions M Rouvier and allies over their handling of perceived threats.
A street car using electric motive power has been tested on New York lines. The vehicle runs smoothly at fourteen miles per hour, stops quickly, and climbs grades easily. Batteries and motors under the seat allow forty miles of operation per charge. A second improved car is planned for use locally, with hopes to finally solve street railway transit delays.
The Conservative MP William John Evrelyn from Deptford hints at resigning his seat in opposition to government Ireland policy. A popular country gentleman, he joins a wider mood among English observers who doubt Mr. Balfour’s approach and call the government’s measures in Ireland cruel.
The communication on the political situation is printed to urge sober attention from politicians. It reflects growing feelings among progressive Democrats and Independents, sharpened by Worcester anti-administration activity. It argues that the Worcester convention overreached and that the President and reform aims remain stronger than the local politicians.
The Prohibition party in Rhode Island replaces Arnoup B Cuase with Thomas H Pennopy of Westerly for Congress in the second district. The Providence Journal warns that compromise threats Republican unity and predicts disaster for the party if Persopy runs again.
The fragment notes a political stance favoring a native candidate for the party long dominant in the state. No other readable context or specifics are available in the text.
The article notes New York Archists praise for the condemned Haymarket defendants while arguing sympathy stems from a belief they were punished for talk rather than murder. It insists trial records show Linaa, Spirs, Scunna Avu BeE Lt and others planned or carried out the killings. It laments others guilty have escaped justice.
The article discusses Sir John A. Macdonald's stance on the 1818 treaty with the United States regarding American fishermen in Canadian waters. It argues the treaty should reflect modern liberal maritime norms and hospitality rights, not the old illiberal view, and advocates interpreting or revising the treaty accordingly.
Believers in hereditary instincts are drawn to the NowLin family history as the case of James E. NowLin, who murdered his employer months ago, unfolds with theories of genetic compulsion and subsequent legal action.
An article cites William Nowlin who robbed a Commonwealth avenue house and his brothers James and John as arrest cases for breaking and entering. It notes their father’s death in prison and argues heredity may influence criminal behavior, suggesting a debate on moral responsibility and social science.
The piece recalls the 25th anniversary of William I and Bismarck’s Prussian leadership, tracing how the Mediation era and later wars reshaped Germany. It credits Stein’s military reforms, the Schleswig-Holstein dispute, and the Austria conflict for forging a modern German state while praising Bismarck’s peacemaking external course.
The new drama Pleasure at Drury Lane mainly displeases London critics as coarse and stupid with only the stagecraft and Harris clever finale amid Nice earthquake visuals offering any merit. The Saturday Review labels the work as gratuitous indecency, sparking debate on moral limits in melodrama.
The article notes a new wave of boycott tactics in England besides Northumberland miners protests. Lord Rawporten Courcuitt directs democracy rhetoric to Yorkshire farmers while several leading Tories refuse attendance at his meetings. It suggests Ranpourt may join the Radicals in time.
A cold wave has reached Minnesota and is moving eastward at strong speed, bringing sharp drops in temperatures and arctic air. Weather officials warn of frigid conditions, with exposure risks for unprotected people and livestock across affected regions.
A surprising cold morning serves as a practical warning, arguably more immediate than the signal service alerts. The remark emphasizes the chill as a notable early cue for readers.
A compilation notes several figures: Mohini the Indian scholar sails home to India. J B Sargent, in Washington, described as small with pink cheeks. Governor Richardson of South Carolina visits the capital. ex-bandit Jank James moves from St Louis to Texas then to Atlanta as a salesman. Governor Beaver of Pennsylvania praises Sunday schools and will address the Harrisburg Sabbath school convention in November. David T Sartlett, Baltimore mayoral candidate, a New Englander born in Hadley Mass who built an iron foundry in Hartford Conn. Miss Theresa Blackburn, eldest daughter of Senator Blackburn, plans marriage to J Treed Stewart of Cincinnati with ceremony Oct 21 at Versailles Kentucky officiated by Bishop Dudley. Stewart linked to Van Antwerp Bragg & Co publishing house. sisters to serve as bridesmaids.
F. W. Birp argues that the party platform favors civil service reform with a mix of support for the President and principles of merit and competency. He contends the convention’s resolutions endorse a balanced system of representative and non representative offices and oppose offensive partisanship while warning against spoils tactics.
Mrs. John Hostetter of Perry county welcomed triplets two boys and a girl named Grover Cleveland and Frances. The president sent a reply dated September 19 expressing gratitude and noting the names honor Mrs. Cleveland and himself. The letter was reported by Mr. Fry of Newport, Penn.
A critical survey of the Memoirs of Wilhelmina, noting Howells and Carlyle differing views. The piece discusses translations, French upbringing, and Sainte-Beuve’s praise, with emphasis on Wilhelmina’s letters to Frederick and the memoirs’ human, not pedantic, portrait.
A brief quote from the New York Graphic notes Mr. Foraker’s contention that he and Mrs. Foraker were slighted and that he is proud of such. The remark is presented as a public reaction in a newspaper clipping.
The Hartford Courant notes that the convention leaders seem set to shake the Mugwumps, believing their efforts will succeed in influencing the party. The piece frames the struggle as a high-stakes intra party clash during this year’s state gathering.
A Philadelphia Record editorial blasts protectionists for creating the current fiscal mess and fears they will dodge responsibility to business leaders, arguing they seek a loophole to escape accountability.
The Philadelphia Evening Telegraph urges President Cleveland to seek counsel from Philadelphia businessmen to learn about taxation. The call suggests this would be faster and more effective than other methods, arguing the aim is to learn what not to do rather than how to tax the nation.
The Boston Post denounces the state Democratic convention for equivocal remarks on civil service reform and labels the spoils plank as favoring insiders, reflecting its Beacon Hill liberal stance and elite audience.
A rapid montage of notes on famous figures and culture from Jane to Westinghouse. It references Jacob Sharp George Westinghouse Jr. Parosha Merwanja Jeejechow and Mary Langtry alongside jokes about politics, industry wool and prohibition anecdotes. Local quips and magazine quips.
A strong earthquake was felt in Santiago de Cuba with a 30 second tremor followed by two lighter shocks an hour later. Two people were injured and homes damaged. Additional tremors were reported in Guantanamo Manzanillo and Kingston Jamaica.
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