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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1879
Page
8
Boston notices advertise draughts literature and periodicals with annual and single issue prices. Titles include Andersons Third Edition two dollars American Draught Player eight dollars and Spayths Game of Draughts one hundred fifty dollars Spayths Book for Beginners seventy five cents and Sweels Elements of Draughts sixty cents.
Letters from readers across multiple towns debate subscription handling and editorial changes. Mentions J M Snyder Fianazan East Berlin Andersons Third Beginner East Cambridge and Heffner analysis of positions No 645 and 654 with Black to move and win.
The Weekly Globe notes J W Brock of Hillsboro Ohio challenges a black win sequence and invites a white draw, wagering £60 a side to be decided in the Globe columns. A stake is set, eight weeks to show a forced win or draw, with the head of stakes held by the Globe’s draught editor. Also reports on visitors, match results, and Newark Turf picks at Huff's hovel.
The schedule lists a 42-game season for each city with Boston, Providence, and others visiting major hubs. Dates span May to September across Cleveland, Buffalo, Syracuse, Chicago, Cincinnati, and Toronto equivalents, detailing home and away slots and repeated clashes.
New York March 27 The National Rifle Association committee met with Captain W H Jackson of the 1878 American team and agreed on plans for the next international match to be held in September. Sir Henry Halford of Britain's 1877 team favors Palma at Creedmoor or any comparable U S range. Ireland and Scotland may waive rights to send teams if needed to form a British contingent. Creedmoor trials will continue to place foreign entrants on equal footing until their arrival.
A reflective piece argues women do not love work more than men but work mainly from necessity. It notes few take salaried roles without lower pay due to family responsibilities and stresses that many women are reliable, sober workers who support hungry families. Dr Butts Cough grip priced at 26 cents.
Address all communications and chess exchanges to W. W. Corran at 21 Exchange Place.
Correspondents advise Brownington readers to seek G H D Gossig's new chess work praised by Herr Steinltz. Newport notice provides London priced works in poetics with Wormaid's Cues Openings at 188 dollars and German Handbook at 450 dollars.
The fragment shows chess problem passages with moves and commentary. It notes solutions for multiple problems and mentions players and sources. It references Godthaab Greenland and a Danish Gambit game by Sorensen and C. J. The analysis discusses best replies, castling, and defense strategies in several variations.
The piece describes an upcoming living chess game in Washington society led by Mrs. Dr. Lincoln with eight blondes and eight brunettes as pawns and well known figures as other pieces. Miss Lillium Carpenter and Montgomery Blair are named for queen and king with two New York men moving the pieces. The event follows a Columbia DC version paused for Lent and mentions Senator Wade Hampton as a participant. The stock exchange brokers in New York reportedly enjoy chess after hours.
Katie Cobb expresses satisfaction with her new cell in Wethersfield state prison where she now works on sewing machines. She compares her modest attire to her trial garb and notes the prison job and pay. The report links her six years of illness and medical costs to a claimed cure by Hop Bitters, and includes a patent medicine notice from Rev. J. J. Mead offering a free receipt by mail.
An editorial note urges readers to check all advertisements and mention the paper when replying, asking to cite The Weekly Globe as the source of the ad. It emphasizes supporting the paper by referencing its advertisements.
Special notice from the Esterbrook Steel Pen Co of 26 John Street New York states they always maintain a large stock of their pens and will give all orders prompt and careful attention.
A 1879 statement from the Holman Liver Pad Company denounces imitators flooding the market with counterfeit pads. It warns of dangerous substitutes and fake “scientific” claims, reports a convention at No 93 William Street New York to standardize trusted distributors, and urges buying only HOLMAN LIVER PAD COMPANY remedies from reputable druggists.
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