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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1880
Page
4
A promotional notice announces sending THE WEEKLY GLOBE for one year without postage as part of a campaign week. It highlights no charges to subscribers and emphasizes the free trial period. The item reads like a catalog-style offer from a political campaign publication.
The Weekly Globe pledges to back the Democratic National Convention nominee and work to elect Democrats to Congress. It invites all good Democrats to aid by spreading the copy, expanding its influence, and forming large clubs in towns across the United States.
Mr John Dillon, county Tipperary member elect, plans a meeting next week to form a land league club here to aid those in need in Ireland, aligning with the home organization amid famine concerns. The article notes President Hayes’s expanding domestic plans and reflects on race and international politics with various quotes.
View of the Monroe message of December 2, 1823 notes no legislative action followed. It targeted France Spain and the Holy Alliance and was approved by U S citizens and Britain's Liberal party. Brougham praised it in the House of Commons as spreading joy among free men, and Mackintosh lauded it as exemplary for enlightened citizens.
The piece reports ongoing famine pressure in Ireland with rising infant hunger, clothing needs, and fever risk. It cites Rev. Hepworth and the New York Herald relief committee, noting thousands of children fed daily and calls for more garments. It also covers landowner disputes, Irish bishops' letters, and looming critical months as funds must grow to avert starvation.
The crown announced measures to relieve the country by initiating public works and providing loans to farmers. This plan implies a continued need for subscriptions within the nation, seen as essential by all observers.
The invader is described as likely to wield a leading influence in shaping the settlement of the Afghan problem, signaling a pivotal role in negotiations and future governance.
A historical critique attacks Republican efforts to use federal marshals at polling places, arguing such power would centralize control and intimidate voters. The piece denounces threats to override laws, warns of a “strong government” tactic, and asserts local authorities should guard ballots without federal troops or party-backed poll watchers. It highlights disputes over Grant and anti-Grant factions shaping the election, urging abolition of partisan election machinery.
The piece argues the Republican split over Grant and a third-term, contrasting Grant supporters with anti-Grant critics. It accuses both sides of opportunism, notes Democratic critique as weak, and foresees a Democratic victory while predicting limited interest from Democrats. The text references Judge Hear Forbes Brimmer and a Chicago delegation to register Grant’s nomination.
The piece analyzes Republican delegates as they coalesce around Grant, Blaine, and Sherman with Edmunds as a potential hinge. It notes New York and Pennsylvania for Grant, Ohio wavering, and Massachusetts as a weak spoiler, predicting a contested Chicago convention and possible Grant nomination by acclamation amid mounting defense needs.
Washington action to fund heavy ordnance for harbor defenses. Mayor Prince and city council harbor committee applauded as two U.S. foundries in South Boston and West Point could produce four 12 to 17 inch guns in two years, each $40,000. England’s fleet buildup cited as lesson in modern fortifications.
A collage of quips and snippets from various papers. jokes about weather, politics, cul ture and daily life, with puns on cows music and lamps. noted lines comment on Parnell Gladstone Maya and local curiosities, including anglers minnows and a hunter of oddities.
Feuillet’s The Little Countess is praised as a graphic French life story by a leading author. The printer offers either book with no postage, upon receipt of the marked price, to be sent to readers by T. B. Peterson & Brothers in Philadelphia.
A 19th century promotional letter from Ashland County praises the Gift-Ed Butter-Maker from Butter Improvement Co. It claims faster churning, higher butter yield, and better color, with a sample trial yielding 3.75 pounds in 12 minutes from one gallon of cream, while a control without the powder produced less.
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