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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1892
Page
3
The article extols hardy roses and offers practical guidance for growing and arranging roses. It lists top hardy and climbing varieties, notes soil, spacing, pruning, and winter protection, and gives household tips for houseplant roses and pest control using bellows-applied hellebore and soap washes.
The article explains fall rose planting by burying pots an inch deep and packing soil, warns to water thoroughly as plants bloom differently when transplanted, and covers rose types Hardy hybrid perpetual Tender tea climbing and varieties like moss and bourbon roses. It urges climbing roses for walls, notes pest control with cleanliness and whale oil soap, and advises fall manure and spring pruning for strong establishment.
A elocutionist notes four distinct o sounds in the opening line of In Memoriam. He cites in of immortal son love and strong God as examples. A skilled ear might distinguish between sounds in son and love.
A passenger train on the Illinois Central was robbed near Hammond and Independence. The safe carried about $3000. robbers escaped into darkness. Officials from the express company and railroad seek to intercept them.
Col Joseph A Nunez of California issues an open letter condemning the Democrats and urging the Republican convention to nominate a candidate with broad public support. He names James G Blaine as a leading possibility but questions Harrison and other contenders, warning against machine politics and urging unity to avert national decline.
A quoted statement from an organizer of the 1856 California Republican party saying he has been active in every presidential election since and will continue, but refuses to support Benjamin Harrison or participate in a grim victory under a deadly march. dosrevu A. Nunez.
Sir Thomas F Brady urged Americans to subscribe to funds aiding west coast Irish cotters and fishermen. He and Baroness Burdett Coutts and Rev Father Davis have long supported loans of £1 to poor workers to travel to England for work, repayable in six months with interest. Brady administers three funds totaling £2689 subscribed, with loans of £6946 and £68 in free grants. capital stands at £2074. The loans have saved many from destitution, though some endured starvation before relief arrived. Subscriptions may be sent to the National Bank of Ireland or to Sir Thomas Brady in Dublin. Brady faces compulsory retirement as fishery inspector, widely believed to be punishment for his aid to the poor.
A New York Tribune piece recounts a conversation with a lion keeper at Barnum's Bridgeport headquarters. The keeper demonstrates the lion's tongue hooks called papill ae and explains teeth, claws, and tail hooks while debunking common tales about the ancient beast.
An amateur athlete Tobias Howens confronts Mr Standardoil over eligibility rules. Howens asserts his status to avoid disqualification for competing for money, while Standardoil questions the relevance of that status to the dispute.
In a chatty reminiscence Pucs recounts how Mr Spindle found a companion asleep during a call one evening. The speaker explains excusing themselves momentarily and letting the man sleep until his departure time.
Indiana interview by Samuel E. B. Morse editor of the State Sentinel disputes reports of a Cleveland Gray split. He insists no attempt has been made to force Gray out or secure a withdrawal letter. Morse cites surveys and conventions as proving Gray’s vice presidential potential and Cleveland opposition within the state.
Twenty representatives from nine local unions gathered in Boston to form a statewide Typographic Union organization. Officers from Springfield Worcester and Boston were elected and delegates endorsed uniting the state association with a unified purpose.
Delegates from near all leading machine trades groups met at the Commercial Hotel and formed the National Federation of Machinery Trades. The federation includes betatchery boiler-makers machinists jackery moulders and machine blacksmiths. only skilled workers of high grade will be admitted. John A. Montr o it was elected president.
A fragment notes Schopenhauer’s claim about the French as a nation of apes in a moment of ultrapesimism, while acknowledging their distinctive national traits and broader cultural stance.
Vast tracts of Sisseton Indian reservation lands in northeast South Dakota opened for settlement at noon, attracting thousands from Watertown and Pare. Filers lined up as lines of militia guarded the line and a signal guns announced the start. Land offered at $2.60 per acre after 14 months' residence.
The Cleveland Pattison faction led by Harrity secured a unit-rule pledged delegation at the Pennsylvania Democratic State Convention. Opposition figures Wallace and Guffey were largely sidelined amid fights at the doors and a temporary chairmanship by Beltzhoover. The platform endorsed Jefferson Jackson Tilden Cleveland era ideals, economy, local self government, honest money, civil service reform, and tariff repeal.
Fire at Pure Ice Chicago harms factory and warehouse. Deaths include actress Rita Booth in Binghamton and Waldorf Hotel workers in New York. Albany bills cut election inspectors in half. Other items report ship destruction off Fayal, mine fatalities, divorces, accidents and political moves across New York New Jersey Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Professor Blackie recalls annual London visits to Thomas Carlyle at Chelsea. He describes episodes of heated debate where Carlyle would not yield and even his wife urged him to listen, yet the philosopher remained unmoved and unfaltering in argument.
The fire commissioners report shows New York averages about 4000 alarms per year or over 10 a day. Roughly three quarters start between 7 am and 11 pm, less than one quarter from 11 pm to 7 am. The busiest hour is 8 to 9 pm and alarms are generally fewest 6 to 7 am. No clear weekday pattern emerges.
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