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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1888
Page
4
Rates are given for single copies per month and yearly subscriptions by mail. Tez Darr Gronz offers 50 cents monthly or 6.00 yearly. Tre Sexpay Grope charges 2.00 yearly. Tar Wexktr Grons 1.00 yearly. Postage prepaid. Published by Grose Newsraven Co. at 42 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts.
The Democratic party plans aggressive, continual work to win. They will distribute weekly newspapers like The Werkly Grose to every voter, arguing tariff reform and Democratic principles. Despite lacking official funds, they will fund the campaign by clubs ordering The Werkly Grose at 15 cents per copy through election time.
A satirical take on Blaine's arrival in the political arena amid Democratic praise and Republican critique. The piece mocks Blaine and Morton, notes expected campaign roles, and questions tariffs and European labor in a period tone. It mentions Grandson Harrison and Flanagan, and compares Blaine to historic landings.
The article argues that the GOP’s major campaign weapon in 1880 and 1884 warned business interests about a Democratic administration. It claims the gun of fear spiked in 1881, noting Republicans blamed Democrats for unsafe finances and damaged national credit, threatening foreign investors and the economy, with Garfield-era alarms shaping 1884 alignment.
The piece argues for tariff reform to lower wartime taxes, criticizes protectionist rhetoric, and asserts Democratic plans would reduce living costs. It contends Republicans push free trade opposition and warns against continued high taxation while highlighting England’s gains from U.S. policy and the dangers to domestic industry and labor.
The piece urges injuring England as a national aim, arguing high tariffs harmed Britain more than the United States. It cites 1846 to 1861 tariff effects, showing U S shipping and exports rising under low tariffs, then decline after 1861 as protection increased, with England crowding us from markets in Mexico, the West Indies, and China.
A political letter criticizes Mr Braine for equating wages with taxation in wage cut arguments. It accuses him of misnaming taxes as wages to mislead voters. The writer contends tariffs drive wage reductions and calls out selective attention by the public to economic rhetoric.
A political column questions workingmen who align with Democrats and argues the party’s stance will ease tax burdens on laborers. It contends real taxpayers are workers behind war taxes and warns against trusting Republicans’ framing of workingclass interests. The piece asserts workingmen possess common sense and reject the idea that higher taxes benefit them.
The New York Tribune opposes a minimum wage plan of 1.60 dollars a day for men and endorses Grover Cleveland for re election. The piece argues for steadier work and better wages to avoid past lockouts and strikes, stressing protection of American interests and market widening.
A Manchester Guardian critique argues that tariffs push costs onto the poor via monopolies while protecting profits for monopolists. It criticizes American protection and questions Cleveland policy, noting Indiana voters would favor Porter over Harrison as a presidential candidate.
An office boy relates a caller demanding the editor. The editor asks to admit the man, who is not a poet but insists on seeing the editor. The scene ends with the editor inviting the gentleman in.
Philip Walsh engineer Daniel Nalty pilot and George Howard steward of the tug Sanford report sighting a sea serpent at 3 AM off Nausett Beach between Watch Hill and Point Judith. They describe a huge monster about twice the tug’s length, with a high head, a flaring back fin, and eyes as large as saucers, swimming at about 10 miles per hour before vanishing.
Chicago rumor suggests Colonel James Russell Lowell plans to retire from poetry and enter the London saloon business. A Union League Club member says no letter has been seen, but notes Lowell’s declining popularity and a past Chicago lecture controversy.
Market quotations list broad range of groceries and price ranges. Halibut 18c, lemons 25c, butterfish 10c, lettuce 3-6c, grapes 30c, cantaloupes 10-26c, tomatoes 10-15c quart, green corn 26c a dozen, fresh salmon 18-25c, mackerel 8-15c, bananas 30c a dozen, peaches 16c, olives and berries priced per quart or basket. Prices largely steady from last week with district varieties including California and Nova Scotia offerings.
A four year old girl in Foxcroft was asked who made her. She answered Dad and when asked where God lives she said she does not know but it isn’t in this village. Dr Preron’s Favorite Prescription cures the peculiar weaknesses and diseases of women.
An aged-voice discourse argues for strict scalp cleanliness and regular brushing to improve hair health. It advocates weekly shampoos, sun exposure, and gentle care, warning against tight styles and heat, and recommending natural regimens with soapbark washes, eggs, lavender oil, electricity, and sage rosemary tincture to boost growth and ward off baldness.
Readers can obtain The Weekly Globe for one year plus a Dictionary of Politics for $1.25 with postage free Or choose The Weekly Globe through November 15 tied to the Political Campaign along with a Dictionary of Politics for 65 cents Postage is included in both offers and the deal highlights the campaign period pricing and added reference book delivery.
A paste of lime or lemon juice with rosewater and glycerine is described as a hair treatment, followed by an egg and glycerine rinse and a cap to protect dark hair. Remedies suggest potato parings boiled in rose water for color, castor oil with hedge roses scent, and brushing for shine. The piece closes with a colorful quote about a ninth inning baseball victory narrated in slang, mentioning Jimmy and Scully.
A New York Star piece satirically profiles an Assyrian out of town girl amid urban temptations. It contrasts her naive trust in strangers with the city’s bright shops, gowns, and modern flirtations while noting her Southern roots and familial ties. The piece ends musing on New York’s social mix and large families.
The Atlanta Journal recounts Rev Simon Richardson a famed preacher noted for mental brilliance. In a tale with Rev Sam Jones and others he plans to leave to write his prayer and insists he writes not to God but for men to hear his sermons.
While driving from Skowhegan to Hartland with my son, the observer tallies nine ladies driving two horse mowers and 17 young ladies driving one horse rakes, noting the scene in the Pittefeld Advertiser.
A call to subscribe to The Weekly Globe at 25 cents from now until November 16 to aid the party. Encourages forming a club, spreading sample copies, and convincing others to subscribe, addressed to The Weekly Globe in Boston Massachusetts.
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