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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1891

Page

4

Do You Sing or Play The Saalfield Library Offer

The Saalfield Library of Vocal Music and Instrumental Music are new Globe Musical Supply Depot publications. Two numbers monthly feature sixteen pages each with three to six pieces priced 40 to 75 cents. Subscriptions to vocal or instrumental library cost 1.00 for twelve months with triple-time bonus options and a nine-cent music certificate.

Saalfield Library of Saalfield Library Globe Musical Supply Depot Weekly GLOBE Weekly Globe Dcal

Wall Paper Giveaway Promises Home Beautification

The Globe offers affordable wallpaper samples and bundles to spruce rooms without costly decorating. Three sizes cover small to large rooms with included borders, express shipping on purchaser accounts, free station delivery on $26 orders, and step by step hanging instructions. Subscriptions must request samples by sending 5 cents to Tax Weextr Grope in Boston.

Express United States Boston Mass

Boston Globe Brief Fragment Acts as Week’s Window

Fragmentary note from Boston appears as a short clipping with numeric codes and partial date markers. It reads like a cataloged wire item or public notice fragment with scattered digits and geographic hints, lacking complete context or identifiable events.

Post Office Notice with Miscellaneous Local Subscriptions

Fragmentary ad lists monthly and yearly subscription rates including Tae Dany Giose and Tae Schipay Gione. Entries show by mail options and postage prepaid, with a Newcrarer Company address in Boston and a note of second class matter.

Tae Dany Giose Tae Schipay Gione Tar Wrekty Grom Tae Guomi Newcrarer Co Washington Street Boston

Names for Sample Copies Ambitions for Subscrib ers

The notice asks readers to send 10 or 12 names of neighbors to THE WEEKLY GLOBE of Boston Mass. A sample copy will be mailed free to each addressed on a postal card.

Weekly Globe Boston Mass

Would she but lay her bow and arrows by

A terse verse fragment notes the idea of replacing ancient weapons with contemporary arms as a metaphor for changing times and methods.

Lowell

Europe Faces Famine as Grain Shortages Threaten Europe

The analysis warns of looming famine across Europe due to poor yields in Britain France Germany and Russia with Russia already suffering hunger. Tables show deficits and probable exports highlighting a global shortage of about 619 million bushels even if all excess grain is shared. The piece notes potential unrest from mass hunger and warns of broader societal collapse.

Europe Great Britain France Germany Russia

Confession of Judgment on McKinley Tariff Debate

The argument centers on the McKinley tariff’s impact, with defenders claiming prices won’t rise and imports won’t be blocked. Critics argue it raises costs for households while promising a wage boom, noting higher prices already visible to shoppers and workers.

Congress Benjamin Harrison McKiytry

James Russell Lowell and his moral patriotism

The article reviews James Russell Lowell noting his noble character from New England roots and his role as a poet who spoke against slavery. It discusses how his civil war era verses rallied the North, his later shift from radical to conservative, and his notable diplomacy as an American minister to Britain.

Lowel Massachusetts New England Wurrrior Lowrer St. James

Lowell Remembered As Man Of Letters And Gentleman

The passage honors a prominent English gentleman and American poet, praising his intellect and international regard. It notes his conservatism despite broad esteem and credits him chiefly as a man of letters. It lauds his Biglow Papers for capturing New England thought with wit and satire.

England Lowell Biglow New England

Unreasoning Race Prejudice Against Jews and Indians

The piece argues prejudice distorts facts about Jewish and Indian livelihoods. It cites Baron Hirsch and official figures showing Jews and Indians have farming and self support, while blaming oppression and confiscation by authorities and white greed for hardship and dependency.

Baron Hrrscn Eastern Europe Russia Argentine Republic

Hosea Biglow’s Place In American Satire

A literary appraisal of James Russell Lowell and his dialect satire Hosea Biglow. The piece argues the poems stand above much American and English literature, noting the local partisan polemics, soil rootedness, and universal moral lessons conveyed through sharp, catholic satire.

James Russelu Lowry Hosea Biglow

Hosea Biglow and the Northern War Moral in 19th Century Debate

The piece argues that Hosea Biglow’s anti-slavery and self-reliant political ethos remain timely. It cites lines on individual responsibility, condemns communal accountability, and highlights the power of the poem to express Northern sacrifice and resolve during and after the Civil War era. It notes the enduring impact of the poem and its letters on public virtue and patriotism.

Joan P.ropinson Judea Lord Macaulay Hosea Hosea Biglow Atlantic Monthly Cambridge Common College City Satan

Editorial Points From The World On National And Local Matters

The New York World nominates Grover Cleveland for New York governor and notes his past success. Discussions touch Harrison Blaine and Wanamaker, baseball training, Boston’s growing air value, Morty Stark’s true name, Stark lore, and upcoming Democratic conventions in Boston. Canada’s politics and a Herald note on Harrison’s retirement letter wrap the broad glance.

Death of Mrs JAMES K Powx Reflects Ancient World Echo

The piece laments the death of Mrs. JAMES K. Powx, noting the rapid passage of events from the Trojan era to modern times. It references poets like Lowest and discusses concerns about politicians, reforms, and notable figures, weaving obituaries with cultural commentary and satirical notes.

James K. Powx Powx Pok

Weekly Globe Private Circular Offers Free Sample Copies

A call for residents to form a local branch and request the weekly globe private circular and free sample copies sent to their town. The notice urges timely response and collection of the new promotional material.

Weekly Globe

Chicagoan Compares Oceans Laughingly With Lake Michigan

A light exchange features the Chicagoan remarking on the Atlantic Ocean while noting it cannot rival Lake Michigan in scale. The mock dialogue highlights regional pride and humorous misperception of distant seas.

Eppe

State predicts record crop after two weeks weather boost

The report notes a likely sharp improvement in agriculture as favorable weather may yield the greatest crop the state has seen. Analysts say a lighter weight season could follow, with a two week period expected to confirm the trend.

Trade decline noted as exports shrink despite raw material gains

London commentators via The Times say the Board of Trade returns show unsatisfactory export performance due to low value added in manufactured goods and subsidies from imported raw materials. Raw textile inputs rose by 700000 pounds and foodstuffs by nearly 300000, while MaKinley era restrictions depress trade paths and force circuitous routes, though exports to the United States hold in some headings.

London the Times Board of Trade United America Unite States

Inaugural Tariff Inquiry Under Way by Labor Commissioner

Washington August 10 Col Carroll D Wright commissioner of the department of labor directs a major study on tariff effects on prices. The inquiry covers 231 goods with monthly price data from 604 towns and wholesale markets. It aims to compare prices and wages from 1846 onward using official reports and multiple sources. This nonpartisan effort seeks comprehensive, unbiased results for Congress.

Washington Carroll D. Wright Department of Labor Congress Finance Committee Senate McKinley Col. Wright Puote Prig Res Industry Y. Saris Right Sock Hare Thrich Allison Hisco Pee

Secretary Foster Downplays Alarm Over Bond Refundings

In Washington on August 15 Secretary Foster stated that about 18.5 million dollars of 4 42 percent bonds have been extended and applications for another 2.5 million are in hand. He noted the treasury is lean but the public holds more money, affirming the gold standard and no need for alarm while reserving power to act if necessary.

Washington, D.C Foster Phesman Promaneld Proatal Doin Mansnerd Sherman

Tornado devastates Elizabethtown and surrounding area

A severe tornado struck Elizabethtown and nearby Columpus area between 3 and 4 am. The brick schoolhouse was split in two, a brick cottage collapsed injuring Charles Cisco and fatally injuring his son, and H H Trent’s house and others were damaged by fire and wind. Residents were injured, livestock losses reported, and weather aftermath included heavy rainfall.

Columpus Ind Elizabethtown Charles Cisco Cisco H. H. Trent

Destructive Midwestern Storms Cause Wide Damage

A powerful cyclone struck Minnesota with a five o clock strike, destroying the Iowa Minnesota & Dakota elevator and damaging the Burlington depot and church. The Niagara County heat wave killed and sickened hundreds, while lightning felled a home in Screven County and forest fires ravaged Cumberland County. A violent hailstorm swept Wilmar County Minnesota, burying fields under up to two feet of hail, shredding grain, and breaking sheds and windows across multiple counties.

Minnesota Lisworth Iowa, Minnesota & Dakota Congregational D. F. Cramer Burlington Niagara County N. Y New York Wallace Williams Screven Williams Cumberland County Wilmar County Minn Samuel Gilman Sauk Rapids Elk River Sherburne County Benton County Bey Harves Fields

Railroads shoulders prosperity as farmers reap large harvests

O. D. Ashley president of the Wabash says farmers in Kansas Nebraska Iowa report strong crops and he expects no rate hikes. He notes wheat harvests are robust and predicts increased rail shipments with steady rates as good crops drive prosperity.

Chicago Ashley Wabash Railroad Kansas Nebraska Iowa

Treasury shipments of small notes to West for crop movement

The treasury has sent small notes to the West for crop support totaling 6.25 million dollars, with nearly four million shipped in the current month. The distribution began July 16 and is expected to continue for some time.

Washington Treasury

Stickney Sells 650 Acre Chicago Land To Packers

A. B. Stickney, famed railroad man, sold 650 acres of the Stickney tract at Chicago to 20 Chicago packers not including Armour Swift and Morris. They plan to open vast stockyards at the new site after Stickney's Chicago trip where he closed the deal.

St. Paw, Minn A. B. Stickney Stickney Chicago Armour, Swift and Morris

Grain prices rise amid Russian rye ukase and European harvests

Reports from Europe describe rising rye and grain prices after the Russian railway authority limited shipments to the German frontier. Silesian millers urge Chancellor von Caprivi to abolish corn duties, forecasting widespread mill closures. Berlin and Amsterdam see rye dearer than wheat as Balkan harvests look strong.

Berlin von Capriyi Amsterdam Germany Russia Holland Italy Norway Sweden America Europe London Chingleput North Arcot Presidency of Madras India

Subscriptions Offer for Three Publications at 80 Cents

The Philadelphia Farm Journal Mrs Logan's Home Magazine and three publications are offered together to new and old subscribers for 80 cents total, a limited advance deal over the usual 50 cent price for each. Readers are urged to subscribe through THE WEEKLY GLOBE Boston MA.

The Farm Journal GLOBE Boston Mass

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