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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1887
Page
4
A Globe survey urges farmers to adopt wheat testing practices to improve yields and quality. Officials emphasize soil health, seed selection, and timely planting to maximize production potential and profitability.
After extensive experiments and expense, THE WEEKLY GLOBE asserts its fertilizer will increase wheat production by 25 percent when properly applied. Directions for use are printed on each package.
Dissolve four ounces in one gallon of water. Put sixty pounds seed in four gallons water or proportional mix. Skim off light imperfect seeds, add seed manure in solution and stir to mix. Let seed lie 24 hours with occasional stirring. Do not let steeped seeds heat or their vitality will be impaired.
A prospectus offers a free package of Economic Seed Manure with a yearly subscription to the Weekly Globe. Subscribers must test the manure and report results, with the manure claimed enough to fertilize one bushel of wheat or about one acre of land.
Unsolicited testimonials from Andrew A Ward and others describe seed preparation solutions that accelerate germination, yield thicker stronger plants, and reduce weed competition. Reports cover corn cotton rye carrots beets onions celery and tobacco with earlier emergence and larger crops. Repeated notes claim savings in seed and labor and emphasize adaptability to grain and garden seeds.
Our new pictures are a great success by the mail orders and compliments received. The artist adds two more sets Little Sunbeam and Rosy Cheeks, of equal merit. This new set or either set with Sunshine magazine and The Weekly one year for only $1.30.
Subscriptions with expired status are informed that the Weekly Globe will send a circular offering Special and Confidential Inducements to renew. The notice explains the circular but specifies the withdrawal time as August 15. Renewals must be completed before August 15 to receive the advantages.
A new tale by Harry Mordaunt titled The Beacon Street Heiress or a Fortune Dearly Bought begins in The Globe. The story explores Boston life in vivid lights and shadows, with readers urged to form clubs and spread the word as installments appear and sample copies are offered.
The speaker argues that the government's policy of buying its own bonds at a premium has burdened taxpayers. They note bonds were issued with a 20 year non payment promise, later refinanced at lower rates, yet kept a high interest burden. The result is a treasury with surplus but no legal right to pay, forcing bondholders to demand unearned interest while the public bears costs. The piece warns Republicans will boast of this policy as a political achievement.
George Ticknor Curtis declares Mormonism a lasting religion and supports Utah’s constitution that bars polygamy. He criticizes a religious newspaper for suggesting admission as a pretext to ignore anti polygamy laws. He cautions whether Utah public opinion would sustain the ban after statehood.
A commentary on rapid social and economic change. Citing Hon. David A. Wellits, the piece notes a revolution in commerce since 1873 driven by the Suez canal, faster steam vessels, and expanded railroads. It contrasts the old orderly study of history with today’s swift, transformative currents.
The article contrasts the rise of labor-saving machinery and rapid transportation with traditional New England commerce. It notes shifting centers of gravity, decaying warehouses, and wealth creation while urging patience and fair distribution. It cites historical figures and questions the future path of progress. It also riffs on Colum LIS voyage and a playful postmortem speculation about a famed explorer’s U.S. visit.
The Buffalo Courier notes the government stores over 600 tons of gold and about 7600 tons of silver in Washington. It argues the hoard, funded by war taxes for decades, represents idle wealth wasted and withdrawn from use, urging reduced federal revenues and returning funds to the people.
Nearly four centuries after Columbus discovered America his remains have moved repeatedly. From Valladolid to Seville to Hayti to Santo Domingo to Havana his dust travelled as Guides offered relic tours. In 1795 the last interment was made and now another order for a new resurrection sends the dust across the Atlantic for burial at a distant site.
Report notes brutal flogging of state leased convicts in Georgia as they testified before a legislative committee. Governors orders show cause to annul leases. flogging boss dismissed amid calls for punishment of those responsible. The piece frames the system as akin to slavery and condemns the abuses.
A collage of satirical notes and opinions on Irish leagues, Ute chiefs, bail cases, labor, wealth, politics, and prohibition. It mocks social trends, court cases, and notable figures, ending with a humorous account of a Sing Sing camp meeting disrupted by a sudden ice rain.
A long knitting segment shares a brioche stitch baby jacket pattern by Eva M. Nivxs. Detailed steps include cast on, brioche rows, sleeve shaping, neck and shoulder finishing, and instructions for a white blue pink or red shawl with Lady Grey and Shetland wools.
Instruction laden knitting pattern describes armhole shaping brioche rows up to 49, then variations for rows 50 to 99, neck opening, border and sleeve details, turnbacks, ribbon threading, and a later lace panel sent by Mrs. Edgar. It emphasizes slipping stitches, brioche texture, and careful edge finishing for a decorative garment.
Cast on 84 stitches and knit across once in plain pattern for 16 rows. The rows describe multiple make 2s and make 1s with repeats, slips, and purl/knit alternations. Bind off sections in rows four and eight with various plain and purl-tog toppings.
The Hour offers practical tips on using worn silk scraps to weave a decorative rug or cover. It suggests fringing new color strips into yarn and knitting with bone or wooden needles, plus an option to weave soft chenille-like fabric for a table cover. A letter asks for corrections to a knitted leaf pattern. It warns against bogus at home employment schemes for women and advises readers to seek verified opportunities.
Husband berates a silent dog for barking through the night and threatens to flay the animal if it repeats. Wife expresses shock at the crude remark and pleads for mercy toward the dumb creature.
A Byfield two year old girl visited a baby with her aunt and upon returning home cried out that the baby cried until its face was bent over.
Housewives are urged to put up preserves with brass or porcelain lined ironware and glass jars. Articles cover syrup preparation, scalding, and methods for peaches pears apples damsons quinces and grape jam with steps for boiling time, color, and sealing for winter use.
An antiquated feature describes Louis XVI regalia, detailing the sword hilt and sheath valued at 65 815 dollars with 882 rose diamonds, and the Parure Blanche including 1266 stones, rubies and brilliants. The Holy Ghost insignia, shoulder diamonds, buttons, buckles, watches, and the Golden Fleece badge are enumerated with prices from thousands to hundreds of thousands, centering on the king’s courtly jewels. The entry notes the opulence wrung from famine era France and the prestige of the crown jewels.
Vanity Fair suggests aristocratic yet penniless peers hire as paid social introducers with fixed salaries. A duchess might charge 250 dollars, a marchioness 200, a countess 150, and so on, a cheap scheme amid whispered social misdeeds and coded stock bulletins naming discreet quirks.
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