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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1885
Page
13
Democratic congressmen across the nation respond to tariff policy in the upcoming session. Collins Morrison Warner Mills and others advocate varied stances from reduction to targeted duties while urging protection or reform. Hiatt critiques Cleveland's policy and urges aggressive democracy without legislation for millionaires.
Congressman Collins argues the majority should press a reduction scheme to a vote under the previous question. He says the move is possible and aimed at advancing policy.
Raleigh man William R. Cox issues a note urging the party to fulfill pledges by cutting tariffs. He argues taxes tied to war needs should end when public service no longer requires them, placing responsibility on those who defend ongoing wartime levies.
Congressman Bragg writes from Fond du Lac asserting tariff reduction is key to national prosperity. He pledges to keep commercial freedom efforts in focus until a reasonable measure of freedom is achieved.
Congressman Lovering argues relief via tariff revision is unlikely this session and predicts the next Congress will curb internal taxes on whiskey and tobacco rather than tax-reducing measures for essentials. He criticizes the Republican tariff revision as benefiting monopolists and urges opposition to continued war taxes on daily necessities. H. B. Lovering.
N E Worthington member of Congress from Illinois tenth district writes from Peoria urging persistent effort to reduce taxation by widening the free list and revising and lowering duty rates generally.
The excerpt references Colonel Morrison and Waterloo, noting the majority party in the House should pursue tariff reduction this winter. It portrays a stance on tariff policy and its political implications, reflecting historical legislative debate.
W. K. Momrisoy asserts policies to yield all required revenue while preserving the internal revenue tax on tobacco and liquors, opposing any removal of the tax. The remark frames fiscal aims and policy stance on excise duties.
Corsicana report quotes Hon. R. T. Mills saying the Democratic party will push a tariff reduction this winter and across sessions until a revenue-friendly tariff is achieved without paralyzing labor or harming commerce. The call to enlist the people in the tariff war is noted alongside R. T. Minx.
From Marietta, Congressman A. J. Warner argues for tariffs on products with international production cost differences. He claims the majority party should support tariffs to offset varied governments and social systems that affect costs, protecting labor and ensuring fair share of wealth.
Congressman Martin B. Foran of the Cleveland district advocates a just and fair tariff revision. He argues for a reasonable modification that preserves incidental protection alongside revenue, outlining Democratic policy.
Crawfordsville farmer H Hiatt argues that Cleveland's administration mirrors Republican policy on finance tariffs land and railroads. He urges a bold labor-minded shift to curb monopolies, predicts Greenbackers growth, and says 150000 copies of his speech were circulated after a Greenback convention on October 11.
Bradstreet reports limited activity in merchandise and a drop in bank clearings across 32 cities to 1 008 072 108 from 1 103 188 207 last week. Eastern centers see disappointing dry goods, prices steadier, woollen outlook bright, and raw wool buyers favored. Tobacco crop totals peg Western leaf at 285 000 hogsheads vs 260 000 in 1885, with Virginia North Carolina leaf prices down. Total U S failures this week 204, year to date 9 162.
Curcaco November 27 Rev Dr T L Withrow of Boston who last Sabbath accepted a call to the Third Presbyterian Church is expected to arrive soon He will preach his first sermon to his new people December 26 The formal installation likely in January as the Presbytery holds the regular session.
Boston publisher New Music White Smith Co announces holiday piano selections and vocal offerings. Liszt Rhapsodie Hongroise No 6, Offenbach The Commodore suites, The Officer’s Waltz by Charles Coote Jr, Warblings at Eve arranged for two pianos, Gavotte Circus Renz, and Dana Waltz appear with prices from 35 to 60 cents. Vocal pieces include Choruses to Easter Anthem by E A Jones and Once in David’s Royal City carol. Sacred octavo two numbers O Lord How Manifold Are Thy Works and Thou Visitest the, with Fear No Foe from Pinsuit. How Fair is the Route by Watts with music by J Z Cummings, and The m Band His Violin from J A Manning. Earthquake comic piece Dar’s Gwine to be an Earthquake.
Alfred Townsend records conversations with Californians and prominent figures on politics, theater, and crime in San Francisco and New York. He praises Garfield's purity, profiles Isaiah W. Lees, and surveys Southern railroads, California legends, and theater earnings while gauging national mood and upcoming nominees.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher argues suffering stems from natural and social laws, heredity, and personal duty. He cites Providence, warns against avoiding duties to dodge pain, and urges endurance to gain virtue, citing family, church, and community as sources of shared sorrow.
A clergyman afflicted with catarrh for years found a prescription that completely cured him. Anyone sending a self addressed stamped envelope to Dr Lawrence at 212 East Ninth Street New York will receive the recipe free of charge. Also notes Kansas Inc Bible competition premiums.
Mr. O'Reilly of the Parker House shares expert instructions for Parker House baked beans and brown bread. As secretary of the New England Culinary Club, he explains precise methods and proves the recipes are exceptionally good, compensating for any lack of number.
The recipes for brown bread and beans as prepared by some of the world’s best cooks are presented. Readable instructions detail mixing and baking methods, offering a glimpse into traditional colonial fare and favored techniques used in expert kitchens.
Parker House recipe for baked beans instructs soaking overnight then cooking in pots with pork, salt, pepper, and brown sugar. Optional onion noted. Credits Don W O Ktheny at Parkes House and N E Culinary ub.
A 19th century recipe note details cooking beans with pork then baking with salt pepper and molasses for two hours. It also lists a brown bread formula using yellow Indian meal rye graham flour molasses baking powder and milk with steaming three hours and browning in a hot oven.
instructions for preparing baked beans with salt pork or corned beef, soaking and washing beans, layering pork, and slow baking in a brick oven or stove. suggests soaking overnight for old beans, cooking long hours, and trimming fat. notes location Kittery Maine and a person who loves beans.
Pick over and wash one quart of beans, stew until soft, then add nearly one-half cup molasses, one teaspoon sods, one teaspoon mustard, two teaspoons salt and one pork. Fill the pot with water and bake from 12 to 7. Keep adding water as it boils away. They are delicious. Housekeeper at sixteen. Somerville.
A historic recipe mixes Indian meal rye meal and graham with salt and soda. It uses sour milk and sweet milk plus molasses, then steam cooking for three hours and bake half an hour in a tight covered tin pint measure. Prepared by MBM J P Concord New Hampshire.
The Boston Weekly Koeny notes a well stocked apple market with greenings in fair demand and cranberries moving steadily at quoted levels. Dairy markets show steady northern creamery and general creamery firmness with several regions like Vermont and Franklin county quoted. eggs and fish trade quiet yet prices held. Hides, skins, and hops sectors remain subdued with muted activity and limited transactions.
The report lists varied commodity pricing and market activity including seeds like Clover and Jerse Seeds, starch derivatives, refined sugars, salt, teas and wool. Demand remains mixed with firm prices for some items and dull activity for raw stock. quantities noted in bonds and sacks, with weekly comparisons to prior periods.
Arrivals of live stock at Brighton and Watertown for the week ending Friday November 26 include Western cattle 660 Eastern cattle 325 Northern 671 totals 1659 Western sheep and lambs 7200 sheep and lambs 352 Northern sheep and lambs 4105 total 12457 Swine 2514 Veals 406 Horses 322 Prices for Western cattle per hundred pounds dressed weight range from 400 to 87 bo second quality and third quality figures given. prices for Western cattle per hundred live weight listed. hides and tallow prices per pound noted with regional variations including Brighton and country hides and lambskins sheep skins.
November 27 Gloucester market notes close of the 1526 fishing season for Fortune Bay fleet. Mutual Insurance starts a new year of risks. Mackerel and Georges cod outlook improves. trade slow around Thanksgiving but prices and receipts show varied activity across species and cargo.
On Saturday November 27 grain futures showed buoyancy amid foreign tips with wheat and corn futures and spot prices quoted for No 2 red winter and No 2 mixed shipments. Cotton and flour markets drifted with Liverpool advices. coffee, sugar, and molasses prices edged, while naval stores and petroleum markets reflected easing demand and rising supplies.
Bond and stock prices listed with bids and asks across railroads and utilities. Numerous ticker entries include Aspinwall 8644 Eastern HoatouLd edges, Metrop 4 B&M Mex Centa listings, Atlantic and Wise, plus regional lines like Lowell and Pennsylvanian. Names and figures scattered, with varied percent figures such as 39 20% and 2a series notes.
A notice invites boys and girls to join a club, try for one of the cash premiums, and send for free samples. It encourages reading the notice to discover who may win the $100 prize and to form a club seeking the sample forms.
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