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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1887
Page
4
Cash terms required for THE WEEKLY GLOBE subscription offer. The paper promotes itself as the leading and only weekly Democratic newspaper in Boston with agents urged to inform Democrats about the publication.
An advertisement promotes the Readers Hand-Book and related reference works with prices from 2.50 to 3.50. It notes bundles with the Weekly Globe, subscription terms, binding details, and delivery free of postage. Offers include Dictionary of Phrases and Familiar Quotations among others.
An advertisement promotes Worcester's Pocket dictionary and Mandy Book of Synonyms as invi nable self education helps. Both include free year subscriptions to The Weekly Glory or The Weekly Glory, with terms of sending two new or old subscribers and payments of 1.25 or 2. Aimed at subscribers with mailed delivery and free postage to those who recruit others.
A request urges readers to subscribe to the Weekly Globe if they receive a copy and to recruit friends. It warns that non subscribers will not obtain another free copy and invites action by interested readers.
The Weekly Globe highlights two distinct features a full Congressional Record and a complete resume of foreign news. It promises weekly history of congressional actions and international events and markets club rates for readers.
A call to renew and form a local Democratic club. The notice invites residents to form a club, request posters sample copies and agents private rates, all free, and aims to grow Democratic subscribers in the town.
The Providence Journal reports a sweeping Rhode Island Democratic victory with major gains in the Legislature. It notes Republican losses and attacks the ring rule, crediting both Democrats and reform-minded Republicans for turning the state toward clean politics and honest governance.
The text notes Republicans claimed Speaker Carlisle could face a reelection contest, with Thorne challenging Carnison. Thorne drops his bid, conceding Carlisle’s election, and the piece argues a contested seat does not bar a member from being chosen speaker.
The article reflects on frequent maritime tragedies that slip from major headlines. It notes two ocean steamers sinking last week, ships struck by icebergs, storms threatening crews, and vessels abandoned at sea. The collective toll unseen by most underscores persistent danger from the sea.
The president's letter to the American Fisheries Union outlines his views on the retaliatory powers granted by Congress. It is presented as a calm and dignified statement fitting the occasion, expected to be read with general satisfaction.
The President stresses the gravity of possible Canadian aggression against American fishermen and vows to use all means to protect U S vessels. He urges fishermen not to provoke Canada, notes that national honor and rights trump individual interests, and invites Canada to consider consequences before any escalation.
Arbor day observed as a hopeful trend in public life. The piece notes Arbor day on the 30th and cites Nebraska as the origin of the tree-planting proclamation. It highlights Ohio and Cincinnati efforts, and Cape Cod’s 10000 acres of growing forests as proof of forestry growth. It argues holidays expand with labor-saving progress and emphasizes a blend of beauty and utility in tree planting.
The Isle of Thanet MP Colonel Kine Harman is named under-secretary to the lord-lieutenant of Ireland by Lord Salisbury, a move seen as evidence of Tory vigor under the coercion act. Harman, once a Home Ruler, shifted to the Tories and has long been despised in Ireland for land ownership and partisan stance.
Believers grapple with meaning after a recent southern European earthquake. The piece reflects on attempts to explain divine will through dispensations, contrasting Mont Carlo avoidance with a church roof collapse in refuge. It cites Cape Cod Unitarian churches struck by lightning in a storm as further testing faith.
A German man in Norwich visited a barber, paid for a shave and haircut, and asked to be billed for medicine. When told thirty five cents, he claimed he had no money and shouted to “change it to the Castle Garden.” He misunderstood “free” in reference to America, believing maps and goods were given away to newcomers.
A compact survey of global and domestic affairs as seen from the era. It notes Britain and Haiti disputes, German coercion in Alsace Lorraine, and labor influence in 1888 elections along with Rhode Island’s large turnout and the state’s fight against a corrupt ring. It mentions New York baseball crowds, Paris and London figures, and sketches of public figures and institutions.
North Middleboro March 23. Local tale recounts the Widder Brown and her daughter Tilly facing a secret elopement plan with Tom Whittaker. Parson Smith’s wedding vows reveal the scheme ends in tears as the Widder is found in distress and Tom departs town amid community chatter.
George Alfred Townsend surveys early spring in New York, noting strikes at the Equitable building and the rise of monumental office towers. He discusses urban growth, life insurance, and publishing moves, then recalls Lew Wallace and Ben Hur’s publication path and readers, ending with Broadway and bridge debates shaping the city’s center.
In a provincial French court an unsuccessful suitor staged a curious scene by locking a door and taking the key. An old maid, ruined by her case, plotted revenge as officials and lawyers were inside. The assembled court was left imprisoned until a locksmith could open the door.
Christine Nilsson weds Count de Miranda son of a former governess to the late Mercedes. The governess was raised to the rank of marchioness by the late Queen Alfonsa.
A brief note indicating a newspaper edition from 1887 has been enlarged by additional content. The readable fragment implies an expanded issue, prepared for Globe readers, suggesting extra material appended to the original edition.
Bradstreet's reports on labor markets across 33 cities. Total employed in 1887 shows higher wages and more workers than 1885 in 684 establishments, with 467 paying above 1885 levels and only two employers reporting wage declines. Details cover Fall River Lowell New Haven New York Pittsburg Chicago and others.
A fashionable Paris christening is an expensive social ritual with sponsors and guests exchanging elaborate gifts and sugar plums. Mothers and nurses expect liberal tips, and lace collars and heirloom bags frame the token presents. The custom blends status, utility, and pageantry in high society.
Jennie Jeffrey Hamson, later gypsy queen, was buried at Woodland cemetery Dayton following services in Jackson Mississippi where she died December 31. Representatives from twenty tribes attended the ceremony as the caravan procession filled streets with wagons tents and horses. Reverend Daniel Berger led the service and mourners sang in gypsy after the burial in the gypsy lot with a large crowd of mourners and police at the gate to restrain crowds.
A reader asks about restoring faded carriage lining with a stain without removing color. The column includes problems on wood sawing costs, a farm loan payment, a tree height calculation, and a fanciful egg barter puzzle with calculations and rules from a reader named Z. S. W. and Saucy Rat explanation.
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