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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1890
Page
4
The Farm Journal is the leading agricultural monthly. It provides practical farmer information in short papers and condensed paragraphs. Regular price is 50 cents. 10 cents with The Weekly Globe. Address The Weekly Globe, Boston, Mass.
A brief note from The Fanciers' Review and The Weekly Globe praising fowl breeding care. It describes The Fanciers' Review as a large 16 page magazine and the best widely circulated journal of its kind. The piece includes a quotation attributed to Emerson about independence and solitude.
A national editorial urges the United States to celebrate the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, arguing it will boost finance, industry, and prestige. It condemns city rivalries and partisan games, insisting a national plan is essential and that Congress should fund a great, continent spanning exposition.
The passage extols the youngest yet greatest matron, stressing that the working people care most about its grand success. It frames the present triumph as a spur to broader industrial life and future prosperity for the masses.
An article examines the push by Mrs Jenness Miller and Miss Jenness to allow women to ride astride rather than side saddle. It praises their bifurcated skirt solution, argues the safer, more natural riding position, and notes the resistance of conventional norms among civilized society.
The text argues the German emperor bears responsibility for Bismarck's resignation, suggesting a new imperial policy oriented toward potential conflicts. It notes Prussia’s concessions since 1848, Bismarck's exile, and hints the emperor's volatile judgment could lead to wars or fragile peace. It explores possible alignments with France, Russia, Italy, Austria, and Britain, with Bismarck unlikely to approve aggressive moves.
The piece argues that if the chancellor seeks voluntary exile, the country faces calamities the emperor cannot avert. It notes Bismarck’s historic shield role, now removed, leaving the Emperor to bear full responsibility for governance. It cites ALVENSLEBEN as foreign minister pick and reflects on diplomatic obedience under a strong imperial policy.
This essay argues pessimism stems from vanity, discontent, and selfishness, urging early education to cultivate appreciation over complaint. It warns adults to shield children from grim views, teach prudence and self denial, and direct attention to noble, true, and beautiful ideals to prevent a culture of cynicism and fear.
A reflective passage describes the world losing a good soul as night follows day. It laments spoiled youth and a fault-finding heart drifting into troubled waters, suggesting only a miracle could turn such fate from despair to hope.
The article reviews new postage stamps featuring portraits of notable Americans from Franklin to Perry. It notes artful designs and bold coloring, likening the stamps to a gallery of distinguished figures while warning that the bloodlike wash could insult their images, reflecting republican ingratitude.
The nation should set aside local bickerings to help Louisville aid its relief and build a grand fair in Chicago in 1893. A March circulation estimate suggests $24 per person would fund national aid, spurring calls for a fair that reflects national bigness and greatness.
A 5000 dollar prize tale titled Beatrice by Rider Haggard opens this issue. The Workly Goose presents an intensely entertaining and thrilling story praised by famous readers Chauncey Depew Sherman Alger Porter Shrady and Grant’s physician. Octave Thanet starts a new serial We All.
F L Stanton Atlanta Constitution recounts a night beside a grave where a widow mourns her dead husband yet a rival lover declares a stronger bond. The poem contrasts devotion past death with new longing as a single rose dies on the grave and the speaker pleads to be loved in life.
The Book Buyer notes discussion on Tennyson’s successor. He doubts any fit candidate exists, recalls historical pay of laureates, questions wine allowance, and argues the post may be abolished as ancient offices are reformed.
A witty exchange in the New York Sun features a question about money’s voice and an answer noting money’s usefulness as companion after travel. The dialogue hints at money’s practical influence rather than any literal speech.
A composite column includes inquiries about the largest U.S. city population with Boston and Baltimore figures, then urges national patriotism by teaching the Star Spangled Banner in schools. Additional notes offer at home remedies for moths in furs and wart treatments with homemade nitrate of silver and salt brine tips.
Reader asks if a deputy revenue collector can also serve as selectman in Worcester. No clear ruling is provided. The note evokes various personal questions about wages, legality of pay stoppage, and naturalization timelines, with unrelated reflections on citizenship after a long stay abroad.
In a complex chain from bankruptcy assignee to B to A and back, with transfers by A’s wife and others and quit claim deeds, the court holds that if the tax sale process was correct, B holds the best title but neither B nor F can compel the other to accept immediate payment. F cannot force B to take cash for taxes, costs and interest, as both sides need the other to complete a market sale.
A reader questions the legality and fairness of publishing delinquent taxpayers names. He notes the current report includes names paid months ago and asks if redress is possible, arguing towns may publish names with malicious intent or error and that payment timing varies before estate sales.
A question asks whether town selectmen may spend an appropriated sum for a specified purpose such as 300 for sidewalks on a different use and what legal remedy applies. It also inquires how to compel compliance if selectmen refuse to honor a town vote, noting BP. Je.
A reader asks if a broker can enforce a mortgage on horses four years after the husband’s death when the land was in the husband’s name and administration was taken out. The reply discusses legality of the security, the potential to levy on land after judgment, and timing of actions. The exchange also covers substitute motions in court and counsel dismissal rights and recoveries.
A homeowner asks if a neighbor’s house built directly on the sidewalk can be sued for decreasing property value. The reply notes there must be land-use restrictions to sue, and that one may use their land as long as no actual damage is done. Building style differences do not justify damages.
A reader asks if a shoe shop worker who washes up five minutes before whistle can have a half hour deducted. The reply notes it depends on shop custom. If five minutes is allowed before work ends, employer should not deduct. if others work full hours, the same rule should apply to S. E. L.
A remarkable accident near Marlboro House London occurred as a well known public official walked from St James Park to Pall Mall. At 6 o clock a violent shock struck his shoulder and a loud noise followed as he fell forward in a sudden seizure with unclear cause.
Reaching home he undressed for examination but no cause found for pain in shoulder and arm. A servant found a scorch mark about 11 inches long across the coat shoulder and down the back, the shock described as mysterious, with speculation of a meteor or falling star.
A portly cocker spaniel attends a New York Sun account of a dog that accompanies two quiet women to a table d hote restaurant near Union Square. The animal lies under the table and acts as a cushion while the ladies dine, occasionally growling at displeasing patrons before retreating for a dog shake and a bark.
A Saturday Review piece traces changing Lent customs from early church rules to medieval and modern practice. It notes varied fasting periods, weekday rules, and celebratory allowances, with references to popes bishops and saints guiding abstinence, including regional differences in Advent and a Spanish papal dispensation for almsgiving funds.
The April issue lists numerous piano and vocal pieces from Oliver Ditson Co and other publishers. It includes waltzes, dances, duets, and easy pieces by Hayes, Lang, Becht, Lutz, and others, with titles like Always Merry, Ave Maria, Queen's Guard, Myriad melodies, and literary readings alongside.
A clipped theatrical exchange unfolds at ten o clock in Pittsburg with the Czar and Czarina debating security measures and a steel lined nightgown as a grim joke about a presumed intruder, Kenanski, and a prison dream.
New rates announced for agents across occupations to recruit subscribers for The Weekly Globe. The notice promises the largest commission yet on a one dollar weekly subscription and invites interested parties to request the updated rate sheet.
A 1890 magazine inquiry gathers scientists and occult students answers on Hindoo fakirs Buddhist miracle workers and theosophists. They discuss inspiration, alleged feats like self burial, snake rods, disappearing boys, and the limits of esoteric power.
The author travels India and critiques Hindoo and Buddhist marvels as credulous or dishonest. He recounts a scene where a native performs a silk shawl over a snake trick, showing a vanished snake and a dead one, noting it as the remarkable Hindoo ruse seen in his rooms while vowing to attempt a duplication.
The narrator recalls Hindoo fakirs and miracles like upright chained metal, elephants vanishing into air, and a fascination with East mysticism. He jokes about chasing occult arts, noting his failed attempts with devilry and eventual interest in Buddhist teachings.
The narrator discusses Buddhist faith and miracles as described in the New Testament and recounts encounters with Mme Blavatsky, Col Gordon in India, and fakirs in Simla and Calcutta. The tale includes tales of roses appearing through ceilings, postmortem tests, and rituals observed by British officers and locals.
A New York Sun interview with a Brooklyn electric light lineman reveals frictions with Grand Street retailers over street lamp operation. He cites persistent complaints from frugal Hebrew merchants, billing disputes, and attempts to game the lighting bill. He recounts dangers and pranks faced on the job, including clumsy climbs, curious bystanders, and a cataract misread in a window brightness test.
In Pittsburg Bulletin satire or anecdote, Miss Bunker of Boston declares coffee is her invariable preference over tea. She praises coffee as a four bean species rather than a berry, linking it to home, while dismissing tea as barbaric and chocolate as tropical.
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