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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1891
Page
4
Subscription rates listed at one copy per month and yearly prices with postage prepaid. The text notes postage by mail and annual fees with unclear typos. Names a Boston mass post office and library or company entry as part of the notice.
A newspaper fragment discusses a weekly circulation drive asking readers to submit names for free copies. It also analyzes Democratic and Republican positions on free sugar and tariff taxes, arguing sugar removal benefits economies and public revenue, and credits McKinley era policy critiques.
The piece likens President Harrison and his cabinet to a New Hampshire classroom dispute. Braman, once a top rival, is said to be kept inside admin ranks to "manage" him, while Blaine emerges as the chief pupil challenging the teacher. The metaphor explores power, pride, and control in late 19th century politics.
An pupil who excels at detecting errors in writing faces harsh discipline from a jealous teacher. The teacher enforces strict orders and even uses punishments like a switch, a chalk-line posture, and a dance stool. Visitors witness the scene as rumors grow of a clash with violent outcomes.
The New York World exposes GOP spending as political spoils for re election. Cannon gets 100000 for a Danville post office, Quay 50000 for Beaver Falls, Ingalls 100000 for Atchison, California lawmakers 700000, Wisconsin 250000, McKinney 100000 for Canton. The piece argues grab culture rampant and future loot unlikely before another chance.
The Vermont senator Edmuyns resigns citing personal reasons, reportedly to protect his family's health from Washington climate. His departure weakens the Republican presence in the Senate, with potential long vacancy since Congress reconvenes in December. The piece notes Vermont’s strong representation and sparsity of replacements.
A broad, period voice argues that farms decline from unprofitability and lack of labor, while funerals grow simpler and more private. It urges less display and more comfort for the living, promoting quieter services and restrained mourning practices.
Edward Foster discusses the flaws of the current state of U S Senate elections and argues for reform. He criticizes direct ballots and legislative deadlocks and suggests number of changes including state conventions for nominations but warns about partial cures and gerrymandering. Reform it altogether.
The passage argues soil is shrinking in value and hints at unseen forces pushing people away from farming. It asserts population shifts from agriculture despite natural fit and laments unemployed workers failing to find work in the rural economy.
The piece argues for direct popular election of U.S. Senators to replace state legislatures. It cites gerrymandering deadlocks and bribery as flaws in legislative selection and suggests wider voter involvement would curb corruption, with a direct appeal to the populace as a remedy.
The column lampoons the West trip by the President and Harrison, hints at Sherman’s possible resignation, notes Blaine’s political stance in Massachusetts, reports a Chicago gas trust, and foresees farmers using electric power. It questions sugar tariffs, mocks McKinley era finances, and critiques Brazil trade triumphs as a shield against Canada.
A Boston advertisement promotes The Globe wall paper with samples and three bundle sizes for rooms of different dimensions. Prices range from 1 75 to 2 75 plus a nine inch border, with free rail shipment for orders of 25 or more and club buying suggested. Send 5 cents for samples.
Letters to The Globe discuss home remedies for cracked fingers using glycerine and carbolic acid, methods to deter hens from escaping yards, recovering lost papers in the French spoliation claim, a bread making yeast rule, and how gun shot sizes are produced from shot towers through casting, moulding, or dropping.
A set of legal Qs covers marriage certificate return failures, six month limits, and whether ignorance voids a marriage. Also asks if a Boston hens license applies statewide, and if overseers may refuse aid to starving children awaiting after‑election funds. The Pub Stat 84 1 mandates relief for the poor.
The text states a will witnessed by three persons. it asks if recording is required for legality and whether there is a limit on the amount to leave a wife when no children exist. It notes that H.G. Will is not to be recorded until the maker dies and asserts there is no limit on a husband’s gift to his wife.
Questions arise when a buyer wants sole occupancy of a house with multiple tenants. Consider eviction steps, notice periods, and who bears costs. Historical reference notes a 1705 printer lineage and a long-standing book age as context.
A reader proposes fumigation with cinnamon bark on hot coals as a thorough disinfectant and claims it won’t injure plants or furniture, unlike sulphur. The letter also suggests arbor vitae as a flea remedy.
Inquiries include identifying a 1713 Edinburgh Bible printed by the heirs of Andrew Anderson and earlier notes asking if Germans funded beer in public schools. Also questions about the 3rd Massachusetts Regiment battles in the Civil War and sulfur fumigation experiences with pianos and gilt books.
Letter to the editor challenges post office rules in Melrose for denying delivery of a registered letter when a recipient is ill. The carrier refused release despite two family members offering to receipt, delaying delivery until the addressee arrived.
New sleeves extend to the knuckles and cover wrists fully. Designers favor exaggerated angles and dramatic lengths, with fashion followers approving bold silhouettes that blur the line between sleeves and hands.
On April 12 Sir Provo Wallis aged 100, oldest British admiral and former commander of the Shannon at Boston harbor in the 1818 Chesapeake action, is recalled with praise by Haligonians and historians. The piece links his career from early enlistment to the famed battle and its legacy in Halifax society.
The White-Smith Company publishes various piano and vocal works by E B Felton C A White and others. Listings include The Edith Gavotte Ariel Thinking O Tell Us Marky Birds Life's Eternal and a sacred quartets collection with vocal parts and key details. Pricing ranges from 40 to 65 cents with illustrated title pages and portrait inserts.
The Weekly Globe notes a Colorado town uses a revolver as a daily wear alarm to spread word of fires, with rapid dispersal of news through the community. The plan has drawbacks as the signal may mislead residents about whether a fight is occurring, leaving some disappointed.
A fragment from a humorous talk shows Mrs Gaddsby and Mrs de Schriet discussing marriage proposals by telephone. The dialogue suggests one character claims such telephonic proposals are common while another notes parental consent as the real condition.
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