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Newspaper

Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1879

Page

4

Fall River defalcations and grave robbery critique

The piece laments repeated defalcations by Fall River mill treasurers harming workers and wages, argues speculation drains resources, and predicts the Stewart grave desecration case will end with extortionists gaining. It condemns Judge Hilton as a target of grave-robbing extortion and warns grave robbery may become a lucrative business.

Fall River Concord Stewart Hilton Judge Hilton

Probable Health Precautions Curb Pestilence This Year

The article notes that with current sanitary precautions it is likely we shall escape all visitations of pestilence this year, emphasizing diligence and public health measures to prevent outbreaks.

Manchaug corporate power in elections sparks calls for reform

The Wallace committee is urged to scrutinize a Massachusetts village where a local mill owner allegedly dominates politics. Evidence claims coercion at polling sites, manipulated voter lists, and removal of workers for voting a different ticket. Tests of free ballots and broader Rhode Island patterns are cited, with a final note on Ingersoll’s stance in Maine and Ohio campaigning.

Manchaug Wallace Committee Massachusetts Republican Party Manchang Spirot Terrence Kennedy Mandaugh Corporation Manchaug Corporation Manchang Corporation Rhode Island

Ingersoll Demands Repudiation From White House

In a heated exchange the speaker declares he will tell the President exactly, I’ll see the Republican party damned first, as he insists on repeating his controversial remark to the President through the secretary. The confrontation underscores factional tensions in the era’s political discourse.

Abner Paine Hall Elizur Wright White House Ingersoll D. M. Bennett Albany Heywood Cupid Henry L. Pierce Republican Party

Boston and Philadelphia clash over new goddess design for Bland dollar

The article rails at perceived bias in the Bland silver dollar portrait. It traces the designer Mr. Morgan’s choice of Miss Anna Williams from Philadelphia as the sit for the goddess’ profile, notes Boston and New York objections, and quips that the chin should have come from Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or New York. It also touches on broader topics from Captain Webb to Nellie Grant and current political speeches, with satirical asides about public figures and ongoing news.

Boston New York Philadelphia Morgan Treasury Department Baltimore Anna Williams Washington Williama Miss Williame Goddess of Liberty Mr. Morgan America Republic United States Captain Webb Sandy Hook Manhattan Beach Boyton Sara Bernhardt Texas Bismarck Grant Georgia Far West Moody Elmira Jeff Davis Brenham Anna Dickinson San Francisco Mapleson London Tyler Civil Service Lamar Sprague Roscoe Conkling Harriet Beecher Stowe Nellie Grant Sartoris England Atlantic Ohio Grevy MacMahon Rambouillet Forest Illinois Chicago Evansville Ind Nina Vatican Nusbaum Missouri United States Signal Service Burlington Hawkeye Crane Fechter Booth Nina Kearney Philip Kearney Drkney Springs Lafayette St. Louis Marquis Robert Argyle Gold Hill Nev Comstock John Rogers West Chester Chester Heights Norristown France Massachusetts New York Commercial New Orleans Picayune Southwest Galveston New Orleans Norristown Herald Lee Lincoln South Pope Leo Cardinal Manning Rome Scotland Chicago St. Vincent’s Wigsby Tuabitha Rosie Tabitha Elmira Gazette Pompeii New York Express New Hampshire New York Commercial Advertiser Metropolitan Elevated Buffalo Express George Augusta New Haven Register Memphis Boniface Paris Jesse H. Drake Calvin Drake Aaron Drake Judah Drake

Tables of Pumped Puns and Quips across the Era

A sprawling collage of quips from London Punch to New Orleans Picayune and Cincinnati Commercial. It lampoons doctors, politicians, entertainers, and everyday life with wry observations on temper, weather, crime, prudence, and fashion. The item stitches humor about dogs, collars, goats, and the sea serpent into a brisk, dated miscellany.

Hop Bitters Recommended by Husband for Family Health

A man states his wife and daughter were made healthy by Hop Bitters and he recommends them to other people, claiming positive personal results and urging use.

Tion Dugan Offham Kent England William Irving Marwood

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