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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Apr 07, 1885

Page

4

Will Every Democrat Need The Globe Poster Sample Copies

In The Weekly Globe readers are asked to join a club by acting as agents. Posters and sample copies are available for purchase at two pounds each to spread the newspaper the issue promotes.

Advertising offer for six copies at $1 and 14 months for $5

An old time classified-style ad promotes a bulk offer: six copies for one dollar and a fourteen month term at five dollars. It also notes agents are wanted.

How to Be a Globe Agent

In towns with no Globe agent, a young man or boy is sought to canvass and represent The Weekly Globe. Where only a few subscribers exist, a new Globe agent is needed to boost the club. Agents can solicit subscriptions without hindering regular work. Posters and sample copies are free on request.

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Globe warns Maine subscribers of fraudulent solicitors

The Globe states it has no traveling agent in Maine and warns subscribers to avoid paying anyone other than the in-town Globe agent. The notice urges Maine readers to verify the agent’s residence before sending money.

Notice to Agents Urges Renewals and New Subscriptions

The notice asks agents to review their books for patrons due for renewal and to recruit new subscribers. It notes THE GLOBE offers cash commissions on renewals and new subscriptions and that all subscribers receive 14 months. Also mentions sample copies, forming a club, and general public interest items about politics and lumber prices.

GLOBE

Manning Reveals Available Assets View Of Treasury Balance

Secretary Manning posts a monthly statement showing the shift from the old system to an available assets approach. He argues the 100 million in gold is not available for debt payments and reclassifies assets and liabilities, yielding a net cash balance of about 22 million while preserving full comparison with the prior method. The report emphasizes clarity and the aim to inform the public.

Man-Ning Wade Manning Treasury Congress McCartoen Pacific Railroad

Absence of Spring Rains Threatens Mill Supply

The text warns that lack of heavy spring rains will hinder movement to the mills. With favorable conditions, the amount will still not meet the usual level and may be substantially lower.

Defend Legislators and Their Measures as Just

The minority argues for the lawmakers and their policy, asserting the issue is justice not intellect. They contend opponents are bright and cunning, and miscrediting them diminishes voters in the Commonwealth where rich and poor are equal and all are kings.

Grand Old Commonwealth

Work, Young Man, Work: A Boston Globe View 1885

A Boston Globe column urges youths to seek their level through steady effort not idle dreams. It argues against overexertion in skating and labor, praising perseverance, hustle, and practical work as paths to advancement, warning against complacency and easy promotions.

Tagious and Hvace Dream of Confederacy in Europe

The fragment mentions Tagious and Victor Hvace envisioning a confederacy of republics in Europe potentially coming to fruition. It hints at a political project or alliance but lacks concrete details such as dates places or participating entities. The terse text signals speculative diplomacy rather than a reported outcome.

Tagious Victor Hvace Europe

The Pearson Case and the New York Postmaster Choice

The piece argues President Cleveland’s pick of Postmaster Pearson in New York, a Republican appointee in a leading office, should be weighed against party loyalty and public service. It notes prior Democratic selections, mugwump considerations, and business support urging continuity, concluding Cleveland bears responsibility and may justify the decision if successful.

Pearson New York Cleveland Steve Exxiss Democratic Party Prarson Clarve

The Globe on workingmen's cause and weekly payment bill

The Globe pledges to advocate for the workingmen in a struggle against wealthier interests. It notes the Herald's shifting stance and criticizes lawmakers who question the bill, asserting the need for universal justice and free speech in guiding public policy.

United States General Court The Herald

False Protection and Wheat Tariffs Upset Global Farming

The piece argues against protectionist tariffs on cereals, citing Germany and France as examples. It contends that higher grain duties raise prices without boosting domestic farming, leaving farmers poor and prompting emigration as bread becomes scarce. It warns that such policy hurts the nation by exporting labor instead of cereals.

Germany France

Overwork and Overplay in Springtime Romance Debate

A toward the season piece argues that youth face conflicting pressures on study and recreation for both boys and girls. It mocks idealized gender roles and cites Baron Tennyson on love, noting spring brings sports and courtship as winter wanes and expenses loom.

Baron Tennyson Bluebirds

Consular Appointments and Senate Spoils Politics

The Senate reverses several consul nominations citing removals, signaling a push to reward party loyalty over fitness. The President should proceed with replacements, leaving confirmation to the next session and the public verdict. Consuls influence foreign relations and must align with government policy to avoid friction.

Senate Cleveland

France's Crisis Tests Republican System in Europe

A lengthy analysis warns that France's republican government teeters as Radicals led by Clemenceau press for dissolution of the Chambers. Potential cabinet shifts, Senate loyalties, and a looming general election threaten upheaval, with Legitimists and Bonapartists aiding radical aims. The piece frames peace as France's only hope to avoid a continental calamity.

France Frigcinet Clemenceau Rocue Fory Rochtrom Senate Grevy Chamber of Deputies Clemenchav England Europe

Central American Confederation Dream Ends on Chalcuapa Battle

A gold-hilted sword is found from the Chalcuapa battlefield as Barrios plots to unite Central America. The attempt collapses after Guatemala and San Salvador clash, leaving the dream of a confederation shattered and Barrios presumed dead.

Chaluapa Central American San Salvador Nicaragua Costa Rica Guatemala Honduras Central America Borino Barrios Barrio8 Barrios Zauprvar Chalcuapa

Three Female Inmates Expect Another Visitor in Prison

A visitor asked a trio of female prisoners if they were all the women there. One inmate replied there are only three ladies present at the moment, but they expect another lady soon, reflecting on the term’s degraded usage.

Notes of the Week spark talk of duels and politics

A wide-ranging column riffs on duels in modern America, honor codes, and political shifts. It comments on Secretary Lamar and the memory of Jacob Thompson, critiques forgiveness and memory, notes Mrs. Landers’ death at 105, and surveys Cleveland era nominations. It weaves in anecdotes from commerce, religion, and society with brisk, opinionated wit.

Washington Street America Blaine Cleveland Lamar Jacob Thompson Interior Jefferson Davis Landers Pekin Pearson Washington New York Maryland Georgia Mississippi Illinois South Carolina Alabama Florida Louisiana New England Pacific States Lewiston Journal London Henry Irving Burlington Phelps Chamberlain Moses Hiram H. Kimpton Massachusetts Kimpton New Haven Union Grover Cleveland Tennessee Senate Spilkins Turkey Versailles Louis XVI France Constantinople Paris Battleford Riel Winnipeg Duluth Lake Superior Montreal New York Medical College and Hospital For Women Fletcher Webster Bay State Monthly Daniel Webster Justice Duffy Jefferson Market William Zone Arthur Napoleon London Economist K. P Western Railroad

The President's Sister Presiding at the White House

Washington society anticipates Miss Cleveland guiding White House social life as the President's sister leverages quiet authority. The piece contrasts her simple, practical background with prior administrations, noting her influence on receptions, dress norms, and how social routines may shift under her guidance.

White House Colonel Lamont Miss Cleveland Legation Illyar Arthur Iss Cleveland Easil Washington Mrs. Stowe Ophelia Arthur Fostered Clevelands Jefferson Cleveland Capitol New York Holland Patent Black River Grover Hastings India John Cleveland Forestport John Brown Slayes Grover Cleveland General Brage

Letter to the President from a mugwump ally mis-spelled Nye

A San Francisco Ingleside personal letter to the President presents a mugwump’s coded critique of Cleveland’s cabinet, warning that loyal reformers may detach if current choices persist. The writer blends political satire with odd anecdotes including a hen’s death, closing with a cordial sign-off and a misrendered name.

Married at fourteen in a Trenton elopement case

In Mancolapan Monmouth county a 14 year old daughter of a wealthy farmer ran away with 23 year old farm hand James McCormick after being paid wages. They married at St. Michael's Episcopal Church with rector Nielson in Trenton. Archibal Vandervere sought police help as McCormick was jailed under a state minor marriage law. The girl refused to return home.

Washington Georgia Boston H Street Mr. Bancroft Fairfax County Potomac Senate White House Trenton N. J David A. Vandervere Mancalapan Monmouth County James McCormick McCormick Nielson St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Archibal Vandervere Mark

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