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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1884
Page
4
On the second page appears the seventh paper in a series on growing crops profitably. The article focuses on hops with clear practical guidance for farmers. Next week will discuss the successful cultivation of small fruits in a similarly exhaustive and practical manner.
A new detective tale will follow the Tom Glone story. Although from the French, it is set in this country with scenes in New York and Boston. Several other detective stories are queued for publication.
Between now and August the excitement in politics will drive every voter to subscribe for a newspaper and you can reap the biggest harvest in four years.
The Weekly Globe declares it will be the most complete record of political events with a large editorial staff an army of correspondents a telegraph line to New York and global connections. It touts the newest Hoe presses and aims to publish the most valuable and freshest political news.
Every person who has forwarded subscriptions to the Globe and anyone willing to help push the Globe in their neighborhood is requested to send for the NEW RATES TO AGENTS. Now is the time to begin to canvass. Address Boston, Mass.
The Weekly Globe advertises a two month window to form clubs, offering 14 months to each subscriber. Anyone sending a club of five and $65 will receive a sixth copy free, making six copies for $5. Address Boston based inquiry to The Weekly Globe.
A pasted collection of subscription details and mailing instructions for The Weekly Globe along with assorted anecdotes and brief items. It includes an appeal about Remittance methods, letters to the paper, and several humorous or speculative notes about public figures and scientific anecdotes. The overall tone resembles a late 19th century urban newspaper fragment.
The speaker predicts Blaine will be nominated if he declines and suggests delaying a Republican convention until mid May. A copper toss is proposed to decide the nomination between Blaine and Grant, with a cautious note to prevent the Maine historian from influencing the result.
Privately it is said Sam J. Til den will lead a presidential bid to win the Democratic nomination or risk a disaster for the party. The piece argues Til den’s allies are Republican by instinct, calls for fresh leaders from the people, and insists no more Til dens in the party.
An analysis cites 1883 murder totals and lynching figures, arguing few killers face legal penalties. It critiques the expanding American legal system, its procedural quibbles, and a legal profession swelling to about 70,000, hindering swift justice.
The article notes severe dissensions within the Republican Party as multiple factions back different candidates. It highlights leaders and factions including BLADNE hosts, ARTHUR, LOGAN, and others, predicting a tumultuous convention with potential souring of support for any chosen nominee and sharp internal conflict.
The passage portrays the Democratic party as serene and full of capable leaders ready to accept leadership when called. It contrasts this with the Republican ranks, likening their organization to a tangle of Kee nedy cats bound together, amid internal disputes and rivalries.
The conflict at Parson Newman’s church continues despite the Newman party proclaiming Ranney’s side has yielded. Deacon Cummryas rants against Grant’s protege backers, threatens war paint and scalps, and vows belligerent action, while peace remains elusive and the congregation receives dark humor from the dispute.
Mexico faces a growing crisis as the president uses extraordinary powers to enforce a revenue stamp law. Merchants in major cities have shut stores for nearly a week amid calls of revolution, with troops deployed in Puebla and threats of license revocation for reopening. Rumors of government modification linger as violence fears rise. Separately, Cincinnati faces criticism over safety and riot rhetoric while tax relief proposals spark debate on funding public education. A Pennsylvania court mulls a Vanderbilt malignment case, and Canadian detention of Améro draws cross-border commentary. Real estate booms appear amid labor disputes and strategic investments.
Freight traffic paused for ten days to test two brakemen per train with a ten day trial. A committee of trainmen, conductors, engineers and superintendents will decide if a third brakeman is needed. The move aims to show peaceful labor capital relations in Lynn.
The piece criticizes internal revenue costs and officeholder pay while accusing Republicans of using government to push party loyalty. It notes Kentucky’s young shooter incident involving the attorney-general’s son and mentions Adam Badeau resigning as U S consul general at Havana over alleged missing consular accounts.
A compendium of curiosities, quotes, and social observations covering costs of repairs, medical statistics for Great Britain, clever anecdotes about clerks and tramp encounters, reflections on luck, naval rules, and political notes. It surveys diverse topics from birth anniversaries to labor demand in Florida and temperance views.
A collage of political comment and anecdotes from various papers notes harmony in the Republican party, opium trends in the West, church insurance for Dr William Taylor, salaries in Congress, conversion claims in St Louis, a fasts experiment in New Haven, a London testimonial for Mme Piccolomini, and light jests about marriage and reform. It cites remarks from New York Morning Journal Philadelphia Call Cincinnati Enquirer and Picayune with sharp, satirical tones.
A Hingham Journal notice recalls Primus Hall a celebrated colored soap boiler of Boston, claimed as a Mason and founder of the first lodge, and recalls the Hill's mixed Black community, notable figures, and clashes with surrounding neighborhoods. The piece also surveys 19th century milk adulteration in Boston, detailing color additives, water dilution, burnt sugar color, and dealer practices across several towns.
John and Martha tour markets selecting fish meats vegetables and fruit for a dinner. Prices span from 6 cents a head for lettuce to $2 a pound for Malagas and 125 for a gallon of maple syrup. Martha keeps notes while John tallies the total about $9.91, sparking debate on cost vs. appetite.
Foote the English comic actor wagered to ruin the famed Bath hotel head waiter. He entered with three injured companions a one eyed engineer an armless cavalry officer and a legless sailor. They demanded eye glasses gloves arms and legs to tease the waiter. The room descended into chaos as the waiter strained to maintain dignity and fled down stairs after Foote commanded him to remove his head ending in a lasting memory of the scene.
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Tombstone Arizona as a grim town with the Epitaph and editor Graves. It recalls last week's incident where townsfolk overpowered Sheriff Swinger, suspended a prisoner from a telegraph bracket to teach youths about law enforcement, and cites a coroner's verdict of death from emphysema possibly linked to strangulation or safety concerns.
Summer and winter prices imply adulteration with low quality copies of milk. Milkmen guard the truth about Benefit use amid public prejudice and fear. The New England Milk Association opposes the majority report on adulteration, while the Board of Health retains control and funding remains tight.
In Philadelphia Kensington a sheep named Brum owned by Stone McAlister killed forty rats in thirty four minutes on a wager. A brass collar and kid muzzle constrained him as spectators watched his rapid stamping, finishing the feat in just over nine minutes with eight rats dead in one stretch and the rest chased and slain until the fortieth rat fell.
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