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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1888
Page
4
A political appeal urges voters to rely on personal effort to aid a Democratic nomination or presidential election campaign rather than depending predominantly on the state committee. It stresses individual activity as key to success and influence.
A call to readers to form local committees to distribute The Weekly Globe and advocate for a Democratic President. The text urges individuals to act alone, subverting party control, by persuading others to subscribe and convert belief from Republican to Democratic, claiming a Democratic victory would be assured with enough effort.
The article argues cost dictates prices under free competition and warns that new forms of control rise to remove competition. It highlights a farmers trust across the Mississippi valley with central selling agencies, notes risks to consumers, and calls for legislative action to counter the shift away from competition.
The piece argues that large combines threaten individual incentive and social order. It warns that trusts may topple from top heaviness yet could dominate prices unless legislation checks them. It stresses a free electorate will resist trusts breaking natural trade reciprocity.
A historic dispute over refunding the 1861 direct tax unfolds in Congress with support from the Senate and House judiciary committee. Proponents argue for returning funds to those who paid, while opponents cite surplus and sectional interests. Filibuster tactics and partisan rifts delay action into December, as lawmakers clash over constitutional questions and the tax’s inequities.
James Russert Lowell argues that rigid party loyalty harms governance. He favors "measures, not men" and urges citizens to support their party only when it advances national interests, condemning both blind partisanship and zealotry while endorsing a balanced, principled approach.
The nation debates Mr BlLaine's health as doctors and lawyers clash over his condition after Europe trip. Dr Brickett, loyal family physician for 20 years, asserts he is perfectly well, while lawyer Harr defends BlLaine’s vitality. Fort Scott doctor and Indianapolis friend weigh in, amid questions of his candidacy and life insurance implications.
New York Herald notes Hawley’s presidential prospects dim after the American Exchange collapse. It mocks James Buare’s looming nomination and comments on Hawley’s failed presidency, while reporting Stanford’s costly tomb plans and a German betrothal custom contrasted with American practice. The piece ends by noting betrothal timelines differ between countries.
M. G. Williams extols beekeeping as a healthy affordable hobby fit for all, arguing it can boost household food supply and incomes. He lauds modern methods, sugar syrup feeding, Italian bees, movable frames, queen traps, and the shift from brimstone to humane practices.
A verse tale warns of the State of Tulait where lateness and neglect lead to a grim fate. The narrator describes the girl’s dream of a land where time and propriety fail, detailing wasted meals, missed events, and endless longing. The piece reads as a whimsical moral about punctuality and responsibility.
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